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July 8, 1999

Passing Text Fields

Question: I need to pass large fields of text. Problem is, some of the text has single quotes in it ( ‘ ). How do I pass these text fields

Migrating Data from R:BASE to SQL

Question: My company has been using R:BASE in the past and we recently upgraded our network and installed SQL. How can I migrate my old R:BASE data into SQL? I

Determining Visual Fox Pro Field Length

Question: Is there a way, using Visual FoxPro, to determine the maximum number of characters (not spaces) in a field? I am working with a table that has over 3

Visual Foxpro History

Question: I want to know where Visual Foxpro came from. Can you give me a history of this language? Answer: Visual Foxpro evolved from a product called Foxpro. Foxpro started

Choosing a Career in FoxPro

Question: I’m equally comfortable using both VB and FoxPro. Each product has its pros and cons. I think VB has a better developed IDE and debugging facilities. FoxPro, on the

Recovering Data from SQL Database

Question: How can I recover data from my SQL database after a stored procedure replaced a whole table with incorrect values? Answer: Chances are you cannot do so. Well, it

Differences Between NT Servers and NT Workstations

Question: What is the difference between NT servers and NT workstations? Are they different machines or just different operating systems? Answer: NT servers and NT workstations run the same operating

Static vs. Dynamic SQL

Question: What is the difference between static and dynamic SQL? For that matter, what are they? Answer: Static SQL statements are embedded in the source code of a program. They

Changing NT 4.0 File Ownership

Question: Is there any way to change the ownership of files and directories with scripts or programs? Answer: You can use the SubInAcl.exe file (included in the NT 4.0 Resource