November 6, 1999

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is an API that enables Java developers to access any tabular data source (e.g relational databases) from Java code. The API comes as a set of

Editor’s Note:This text has changed from the original version. Have you ever needed toconvert a byte array (byte []) into a displayable hex string? The JDK does notprovide this capability

The argument type of a function template is normally deduced automatically. For example: int n = max (5,10); /* max deduced because 5 and 10 are of type int */

One reader posted the following question: “I have two classes that have the same member functions and data members. However, the member functions perform different operations. Why can’t I do

If you need unique string IDs and don’t have a sure-fire way of either generating or guaranteeing the generated ID is unique, then you need a Universally Unique ID (UUID)

Here’s a quick way to drop a drive’s folder hierarchy into a TreeView control. The advantage to using this method is that folders are enumerated only when a node is

Have you ever tried to pass a VB system color constant-such as vbButtonFace-to an API call that asks for a color? I frequently need to use system colors for GDI

Say you’ve written a cool add-in for the VB design environment. It’s got its own menu item in the Add-Ins menu, and when you click on it, your add-in launches

Sometimes it’s necessary to share variables between multiple instances of an application. For example, you might want to share a database connection. Here’s how: Create an ActiveX EXE with an