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June 23, 1999

Assigning Integers to an Enum Type

In C, it is valid to assign integers to an enumerated type. For example: /*** valid in C but not C++ ***/enum Status {good, bad};void func(){ Status stat = 1;

Initialize a Radio Button

Question: Is there a parameter that can be used within a radio button tag in an HTML form to set the default value for the radio group? Answer: The CHECKED

Processing a Transaction on One or More Remote Servers

In SQL Server 6.5, this command specifies that a distributed transaction managed by Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) starts and the transaction_name specifies a user-defined transaction name that is

Prevent Lenient Date Parsing

The java.text.DateFormat class and its java.util.SimpleDateFormat subclass are useful for formatting and parsing date and time values. For example, your application may allow a user to enter a date value

“Disable” the Browser’s Back Button

While there is no way to specifically disable the back button from within the browser, you can shortcut the navigation to another page. The trick is to catch the onbeforeunload