November 2, 1999

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ActiveX Control to read URL properties

Question: I have a VB database application that, when I pass a unique id to a client object, opens that record (this explanation is simplified). I have to write an

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ADO Recordset

Question: Is there a way to programmatically reset the status of a record in an ADO 2.1 recordset? For example, I would like to change the status of a record

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Maximum String Length

Question: What is the maximum length of a JavaScript string? Answer: Although there is no specific limit on the length of a JavaScript String, there are practical limits on how

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Round to a Whole Number

Question: I have a program that calculates the number of people the government could send to college with the money they spend on certain defense programs. The script works, but

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Handling Single and Double Quotes

Question: I am trying to put lines of text into an array: messageArray = new Array();messageArray[0] = ‘Information deduced from the document’s content.’ I’m running into problems with the single

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Validate Data With Regular Expressions and XSL

xtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) has slowly been gaining a reputation as the SQL of the hierarchical data world. Even with only the partial implementation that Microsoft’s XSL offers, you can

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Behavior Code

y now I am sure that many Visual Basic developers are leveraging their Visual Basic skills to do some Web development. In this Solution, I’ll cover DHTML Behaviors, a new

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Consolidating Tables for Easier Database Maintenance

n designing a relational system, the simplicity of each individual relation belies the complexity engendered by the multiplicity of tables created by implementing that model. However, simply by observing “good

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Filter Data from a Database

n last month’s 10-Minute Solution, you learned how to display selective data from a database based on the user’s choice. This time you’ll see how to improve and optimize this