October 22, 1999

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Convert a Number to a String

Question: How do I convert an integer/float type into a string? Answer: Converting numbers to strings is much easier than you think. Because JavaScript is an untyped language, the interpreter

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Cannot Use JavaScript to Get Server Date

Question: How do I get the server date using JavaScript that is embedded in an HTML file? Answer: You can use server-side code (like Perl, ASP, and so forth) to

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Closing the User’s Browser Window

Question: I want to close the window that opened a new window using window.opener.close().The problem is when this code is executed, some confirmation message pops up. Is there any way

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Disable Browser’s Menu Items

Question: Can I use JavaScript to disable the one of menu items of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator? Answer: Sorry, you can’t modify the menus in Internet Explorer or Netscape

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Resolving IP Addresses

Question: I require Visual Basic code to resolve IP addresses stored in firewall logs generated by Checkpoint Firewall1. The aim is to report company access by user (assigned dedicated IP

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Function for Adding Sales Tax

Question: What function would I use to take a given amount of money and add 6% sales tax? Answer: In JavaScript you could use: function addSalesTax(SubTotal){ return SubTotal * 1.06}

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Insert Persistent Breakpoints

VB won’t let you save a breakpoint when you have a lengthy debugging session. Use Debug.Assert to create persistent breakpoints that trigger when you are in the environment, but not

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Print the Frame From JavaScript

You can print the entire document from the JavaScript using Parent.Print() function. Similarly, to print a frame from JavaScript, you can use parent.framename.print() in the code. For example, this code