November 6, 1999

You’re probably aware that most VB functions don’t work well with Null values, which is an issue when you’re working with database columns that can accept Nulls. For example, the

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If you’re developing a VB database application, you’re probably using a DSN (data source name) because it makes the access to your database file easier. Of course, when you distribuite

If you want to create an ADO Command using VB code, remember to always set the CommandType property to the appropriate adCmdxxxx constant value. If you don’t this, will be

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A reader tried to declare a template as a virtual member function of a class. However, his compiler refused to compile the code. The reader wanted to know what he

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The SQL Server 7.0 automatically recalculates the table’s distribution statistics when the number of changes reaches some predefined values. This automatic recalculation of the distribution statistics can cause problems such