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CComplexNumber – A class for dealing with complex numbers

Option Explicit’——————————————‘ A class for dealing with complex numbers’——————————————‘ The main propertiesPublic Real As DoublePublic Imaginary As Double’ Initialize this complex number’ (returns Me)Function Init(Real As Double, Imaginary As Double)

Insert a picture into a RichTextBox control

Here’s a simple method to programmatically insert an image into a RichTextBox control, by copying it into the clipboard and then pasting it into the control: Private Declare Function SendMessage

Determining an Absolute Row Index

Often properties and methods associated with grid controls don’t provide an absolute row index of current or selected rows (relative to the actual first row and not the first displayed

Storing Character Large Objects in an Oracle Table

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Use SET When Referencing Values in an ADO RecordSet

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Be Careful How You Name SQL Server Stored Procedures

When creating stored procedures in a database other then the Master database, avoid using the ‘sp_’ prefix. System stored procedures are the only ones that should use the ‘sp_’ prefix.

Forward Declaration of Classes and Structs

You can use the keywords class and struct in forward declarations interchangeably. For example: class X; // fwd declaration uses ‘class’X *p;struct X // definition uses ‘struct'{};void f(){ p=new X;}

Overcoming Debuggers’ Limitations

Many symbolic debuggers limit the length of symbols they can display. For example, the Visual C++ debugger can display strings that contain up to 255 characters. Suppose you have a

Covariant Template Parameters

Suppose you need to define a function that takes a vector object and performs certain operations on it. The function has to be generic, that is, it should handle all

Portable Locks

Sometimes you need to make sure that only one instance of the same application can run at any given time. Although every platform defines different locking schemes, you can use

Function Object Bases

To simplify the process of writing custom function objects, the Standard Library provides two classes that serve as base classes of such objects: std::unary_function and std::binary_function. Both are declared in

The remove_if() algorithm

The remove_if() algorithms (defined in the standard header ) has the following prototype: template ForwardIterator remove (ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last, Predicate pred); The first two arguments mark the sequence’s beginning

The remove() Algorithm

The Standard Library defines the std::remove() algorithm, which moves desired elements to the front of a container and returns an iterator pointing to the end of the sequence of the

MB ProgressBar Control

This control is a great substitute for the ProgressBar included in the Common Windows Controls package and can give a nicer look to your applications. It has a BackColor property,

Add an horizontal scrollbar to a ListBox control

By default, VB ListBox controls don’t display an horizontal scrollbar, so if the items you add to the controls are wider than the control’s Width, the end user isn’t able

The fmod() Function

The modulus operator can only be applied to integral types. To compute the remainder of two floating point variables, you have to use the fmod() function instead. Fmod() is declared

The Procedures Sort Add-In

The Procedures Sort Add-In is a great add-in for those who like well-organized code. You can use it to sort your procedures in the active CodeWindow alphabetically. It preserve all

VB IDE and ObjectContext

A myth that is still being spread in various VB and MTS/COM+ related newsgroups, is that an application can not obtain a reference to the MTS or COM+ ObjectContext in