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Updating the End Date Field

Question: I have written the following SQL statement and want to update only the end date field (saaphy01.n5ajdd) in one file. How can I tell it in my query to

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Double-Count in a SQL Query

Question: I want to create two count-variables in one SQL query based on GROUP BY signum_chef. Is that possible? I’ve tried something like this: SELECT DISTINCT signum_chef, Antal=(SELECT COUNT (*)),

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Exchange Client vs. Outlook

Question: What is the difference between Microsoft Exchange and Outlook? We only use Exchange on our workstations, but I have an icon on my desktop for Outlook. Please explain. Answer:

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Error with Type M Field

Question: I’m trying to access a particular field via an ASP. I presently have a table displaying multiple fields. Everything works fine, but as soon as I try to add

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Using the Implements Statement

any people ask about how the Implements statement is used in Visual Basic. It is actually quite useful and allows you to build more flexible applications. Here’s what it is

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Using Metadata to Solve Complex Problems

s someone who genuinely likes SQL and relational databases, I get a particular kick out of seeing how database engines use relational tables themselves to store their own metadata. As

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Generating XML from ADO Recordsets

n an ideal world, the process of communicating between XML and the database world would be completely seamless and transparent?you point an XML DOM at a database, say Update or

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Recurses! Foiled Again!

ne of the terms that strikes terror into the hearts of Computer Science 101 students is recursion. Until you are able to think recursion through, the implications of it are

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Turn HTML Form Input Into Java Objects

avaServer Pages can make Web Application development a lot simpler.When coupled with JavaBeans, turning HTML form input into Javaobjects is a lot faster to implement. If you identify the mostcommon

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Track changes in system time and display resolution

Whenever the system time or the display resolution changes, Windows sends all the top-level windows (forms, in VB jargon) the WM_TIMECHANGE or WM_DISPLAYCHANGE message, respectively. Therefore, you can easily determine

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Determine when a TextBox control is scrolled

When the user scrolls the contents of a TextBox control – either by clicking on the companion scrollbars or by typing new characters in the edit area – the TextBox

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Optimized Paint procedures with subclassing

The Paint event doesn’t provide with information about which region of the form must be actually repainted, and therefore forces the programmer to repaint the entire client area, which in

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HTML Basics: Basic Text Tags

Basic Text Tagsith only a small set of HTML tags you can create a functional page. The set of tags in this section let you set up an HTML file

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Getting Graphics

o, you’ve decided to add some graphical pizzazz to your site: A dozen images, an animated GIF or two, a set of graphic dividers and bullets, and a cool background

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HTML Basics: Links

inking together different ideas and content is a basic strength of the Web. The very name “browser” comes from this idea. The browser lets you, from your desktop, browse through

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HTML Basics: Using Images

ell-used graphic images make a site more interesting, add information, and help with navigation. With a little forethought, you can use images that download quickly, display quickly, look good, and

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CSS Style Properties

he symbol means that the style property is not supported by Netscape Navigator 4.0.The symbolmeans that the style property is not supported by Internet Explorer 3.0.The symbolmeans that the style

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Getting Started With Web Graphics: The Basics

umans tend to be visual creatures?and the Web reflects who we are.Back when it started, the Internet was a text-only medium. Hard to imagine now, isn’t it? A bit like

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Designing with Sound

n this section, we discuss sound as a design element, and we explore some of the issues and considerations regarding sound on your Web site. The Audio Experience considers audio

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Inserting Audio

he following sections discuss linking to sound files, embedding sound files, autoplaying sounds, adding background sound, and using JavaScript to insert audio. We’ll continuously update and add more ways of

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Optimizing Design: Thumbnails

thumbnail is a miniaturized version of a full-sized image. As a design element it can enable you to show many images without the overhead of full-sized versions. One way to

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Optimizing Design: Interlacing

nterlacing is a technique for loading graphic files in a non-contiguous manner.GIF files can be saved in two ways, consecutive and interlaced. Consecutive GIFs are displayed on the screen line-by-line

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CSS: Color and Backgrounds

olor Values: name, #hex, rgb(R%, G%, B%), rgb(R, G, B)You have four options for specifying color: As a standard color name As a hexadecimal value As an RGB percentage As

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CSS: Units of Measurement

ou can measure CSS property values in one of two ways: As an absolute value As a relative value. Absolute values have a fixed, specific value. They let you, the