November 5, 1999

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Incorrect IP Lookup

November 5, 1999

Question: I have an application which uses dialup networking. If I connectafter starting my application, InetAddress.getLocalHost() alwaysreturns 127.0.0.1. Even if I connect before starting up,then disconnect and reconnect, the IP

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Disabling the Command Window

November 5, 1999

Question: I have compiled a program as an .APP file. When I run this file from VFP 6, I would like to disable the close button until the user clicks

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Expose Multiuse Classes in ActiveX Control Projects

November 5, 1999

A lesser-known, new feature in VB6 is the ability to have MultiUse and GlobalMultiUse classes within an ActiveX control project. This is useful if you have ActiveX controls and creatable