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ExplodeString – Add a filling char between a string’s chars

‘ “Explode” a string by inserting a given filling character’ between consecutive characters in the original string” The source string cannot contain Chr$(0) charactersFunction ExplodeString(ByVal Source As String, Optional ByVal

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VC++ to Aim at Full ANSI/ISO Compliance?

Herb Sutter is a recognized expert on C++ software development. Author of more than 150 technical articles and of the widely acclaimed books Exceptional C++ and More Exceptional C++, he

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Using Images for Table Borders

This method consists of creating empty rows and columns where an image will show through around a central cell that will contain the table’s content.To use an image as a

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Encrypt Your Userid and Password

The result is a password script that won’t crumble as soon as the user views the page’s source. Here’s the code: Enter username: Enter password: Related Posts Valve to support

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Prevent a Document from Getting Cached

Preventing the document from being cached ensures that a fresh copy of the document will always be retrieved from the site, even during the user’s current session, regardless of how

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Page Redirection

There is no Response object method that will redirect/forward a page visitor to another page after a specified amount of time.To achieve this you can use following two methods:1) Using

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Eliminate All Database Connection Logic from ASP

Eliminate any database connection logic from your ASP pages by implementing a simple VB component that wraps up the most common ADO functionalities and in conjunction with a UDL. 1.

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Format the Given Date into a Required Date Format

You can change the given format into the required date format using the CONVERT Function. Here’s an example: companyid peo———– ———–104 1998-09-30104 1999-09-30104 1999-12-31104 2000-03-31104 2000-06-30104 2000-09-30104 2000-12-31104 2001-03-31104 2001-06-30104

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Use ISQLW for Messenger Service in an Intranet

It’s possible to send messages from one system to another system in an Intranet by using ‘xp_cmdshell’ extended stored procedure in MS SQL Server. The usage of this procedure can

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Write One toString() Method for Most All Your Classes

public String toString(){ StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer( 256 ); sb.append(“[Field Name] [Value] “); Class curr = this.getClass(); while(curr != null){ Field[] field = curr.getDeclaredFields(); for(int i=0; i

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The Difference between “==” and “equals”

The basic difference between the “==” and the “equals” method is to compare the two entities on either side of the operator or the method. But when objects are compared,

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Using Property Files instead of Hardcoding Values

Oftentimes, you hard code values like URL Related Posts Using the FileTime Class in JavaJury Orders Oracle to Pay HPE $3 Billion in Itanium LawsuitBYD unveils new plug-in hybrids in

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Use IN in place of OR

If you use OR against a table when you are trying to retrieve rows on matching criteria, it will search the table as many times as matching criteria you gave.

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Using the dir() and the dir$() Functions

It’s possible to use the dir() and the dir$() functions to list directories. However, many programmers handle the two first returns from the functions “.” and “..” by using an

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Set Fraction Digits

To reduce the number of fraction digits in a double type variable, follow the code sample below. This can be useful in money calculations. Firstly, create a NumberFormat instance and

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Don’t Worry about Sorting

It is possible to sort any type of array of elements, even if you don’t know a sorting algorithm. First, pass an array variable to sort the method (which is

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Exception Specifications — Myth and Reality

When exception specifications were added to C++ a few years ago, they looked very promising. However, as is often the case in a programming language Related Posts Java Support for

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Place a Member Initialization List in a Constructor

In the following example, a member initialization list appears in the inline definition of the constructor, inside the class body: class ratio {private: int x, y;public: ratio(int top, int bot)

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Use Control/Space for VB IntelliSense

You can press Ctrl-Spacebar to make IntelliSense prompt you for variables, methods, properties, or events at any point in a code window.For example, if you have a variable named myvariable,

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Avoid Regenerating Overlay Images

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