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July 27, 2000

Viewing Resource in Public Folder

Question: I have set up conference rooms as mailboxes in Outlook 2000, which is working well but I have a few questions: Currently, we have to schedule the room as

Reading Hotmail in Outlook

Question: Can I use Outlook 98 to read my hotmail messages like I can with Outlook Express? Answer: Not like you do with Outlook Express, no. With Outlook 2000, you

New Line Character in ASP

Question: How do I define a new line character in ASP? Answer: In ASP (VBScript), use the constant vbCrLF to add line breaks in your string variables: strString = “Hello”

Changing Limits on Message Size

Question: How do I change the size limits of messages in a mailbox? Answer: You can’t really set a limit on the individual messages already in a mailbox, but you

ASP Number Formatting

Question: How do I format my numbers in the format ######, where a number of 123 would display as 000123? Answer: Concatenate a string of zeros to the left of

Delete Files from SQL Server Local Machine

Ever wanted to delete files from the local machine that your SQL Server database is running? You can do it using the extended stored procedure xp_cmdshell like this: EXEC master..xp_cmdshell