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June 14, 2000

Alternative Sharing for Outlook Folders

Question: Can we publicly share Outlook folders in Outlook 97, without using Microsoft Exchange Server? Answer: The easiest solution for you would be to upgrade to Outlook 2000 and use

Get SQL Before Execution

Question: Is there any way to capture SQL at the transaction object level? Answer: If you are using a datawindow/datastore object, then you can add code to the SQLPreview event

Dynamic Global Variable Declaration

Question: Can I declare a global variable at runtime? Answer: Yes and no. You cannot add a global variable at runtime, but you can dynamically create an object and store

Outlook / Exchange Shared Calendars

Question: We have an Exchange server and are running Outlook 2000 on dozens of workstations. What is the best and easiest way to share calendars? Answer: Well, you don’t specify

Disable Toolbar Control

Question: How do I make the toolbar not movable? Answer: To disable the toolbar control from the user, you need to alter a property on your application object. In the

Validation of Textbox

Question: How do I validate a textbox, which doesn’t have any control source, so if it’s empty it should not lose the focus until the user enters some value? Answer:

Multiple Inserts Error

Question: What does the following Informix error message mean, and what can I do to prevent it: “could not position within a file via an index” It happens when I

Database Limits

Question: I read recently that Exchange databases, like the Public and Private Information Stores, are highly susceptible to corruption when exceeding 4GB. Our Exchange 5.5 (Standard Edition) claims a 16GB

Moving a User’s Folder

Question: We have a user on Exchange Server that no longer can access his account (“User does not have permission to log on to Microsoft Outlook”). I remember seeing an