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Going Right to the Source

Dr. James Gosling designed the original Java programming language and implemented its original compiler and virtual machine. He is a vice president and Fellow at Sun Microsystems, in addition to

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Save Time with Form-Building Routines

SP programmers frequently develop Web apps that rely on displaying data within forms linked to a back-end database. To do this, you either create forms displaying data contained within a

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Close Connections When You Are Finished With Them

By proactively closing connections when they are no longer needed, you reduce demand on the database server and make resources available to other users. Connections are closed when they go

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System.out Vs. System.err

System.out leads the output to the standard output stream (normally mapped to the console screen). System.err leads the output to the standard error stream (and, by default to the console,

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Setting the Expiration Date in ASP

Records can be deleted depending upon an expiration date in ASPThe sample code is given below: set connected= server.createobject( Related Posts Setting the Log Level in JavaIBM Launches DeveloperWorks PremiumMicrosoft’s

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Using the Command.Tag Porperty to Enable Buttons

Use the Command.Tag property to enable one button to be used for two distinct states (On/Off, True/False). This is helpful for changing filters, modes, etc. It saves screen Related Posts

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Run Your RMI Implementation Under Java 2

If you’re running the client or server with Java 2, then you’ll need to specify a security policy file, to prevent SecurityExceptions being thrown. This policy file will allow your

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Trim Multiple Spaces in a String to a Single Space

If a string has two or more consecutive spaces, this will bring them down to a single space. Private Function TrimToSingleSpace(strToTrim As String) As StringstrToTrim = Trim(strToTrim)Do Until InStr(1, strToTrim,

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How to Read Client-Side Cookies From a Servlet

Reading cookies from a servlet is easy. You can gain access to any cookies sent by the browser from the javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest passed to the servlet’s doGet, doPost, etc methods. HttpServletResponse

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Display a Checked Listbox With Selected Items Only

Add 2 list boxes to a form: list1 and list2. Set list1 Related Posts Internet slowdown in Pakistan sparks fearsTip: Count the Number of Active ASP.NET SessionsMicrosoft 365 Copilot adds

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Find Unfinished Code

Never walk away from a routine that is not functionally complete but that will still compile. You might forget, or be out sick, and the module may never be finished.

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How to Write Underlined Text

Interestingly, underline is not a supported font style, i.e., you cannotsay Font.UNDERLINE to draw an underlined text. The trick is to use Graphics.drawLine() method to draw a line just below

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Minimizing Flicker in Animation

Flickering in animation is caused due to the default behavior ofupdate() function. This default behavior first clears the screen and then calls paint() to do the painting. Overriding the update

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Setting the Default Memory Limit of the JVM

To set the memory limits of the JVM in a Java application, run the program using following switches: java Related Posts AI tool from Cambridge predicts Alzheimer’sCongress weighs ending Section

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Order By Column Not Row with rs.Getrows

This ASP script will enable you to order your database by columns instead of the default by rows, which is not easy on the eye. Due to the way HTML

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Who Is Using the Oracle Database?

There is a table called v$session, which is visible if you haveDBA privileges. This table contains an entry for each session connected to the Oracle database. To see who is

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Alternative to Using

Use this code to notify a form that displays another form when the displayed form is closed Related Posts Setting Up a PROXY User in MySQLTCS Enters US MarketShiba Inu’s

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Using the PaintPicture Method

It is possible to use the PaintPicture Method of the PictureBox or Form by entering different dimensions for source height/width and destination dimensions.Here is a sample:1) Create a new Standard