If you set the ListIndex property of a list-box or combo-box control, VB might generate an unwanted Click event. Instead of writing code to bypass the Click event, use SendMessage

To explicitly erase the contents of a string object, you can use the member function erase(): void f(){ char key; string msg = “press any key to continue”; cout

Many VB programmers use the Option Explicit statement to make sure each variable has been explicitly declared before using it. This means you’ll always notice a misspelled variable, which if

If your app uses temporary files, store the file name(s) in the Registry as you create them. When you exit the program, delete the temporary file and its related Registry

You can access the topmost element (the one pushed the latest) of a stack container by using the member function top(): #include #include #include using namespace std;void main() { stack

This code creates a smart input box. Every time you type something into this text box, the first letters of your string are compared against the members of a hidden

By default, iostream objects display bool variables as 0 and 1. You can override the default setting by inserting the formatting flag boolalpha to the object stream. Consequently, the symbolic

The operator dynamic_cast comes in two flavors: one uses pointers and the other uses references. Accordingly, dynamic_cast returns a pointer or a reference of the desired type when it succeeds.

You’ve probably noticed that the display time stops when an application pops up VB’s built-in MsgBox. Although the system timer continues to tick, the timer control isn’t updated every second,

You can simplify Win32 APIs by using enumerated types instead of constants. When you use enumerated types, VB provides you with a list of values when you define the API

Reflection plays an essential role in adding dynamism to Java. Using reflection, an application can dynamically (i.e., at run time) determine the state and behavior of any class. Reflection allows

The operator typeid returns a const type_info object associated with its argument. However, the returned object is a temporary one, so if you have to call several member functions from

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) provide a good way to apply a style sheet to a section of text. With CSS, you can redefine how HTML tags work, for example making

For some reason, Microsoft Internet Explorer installs over any previous or later versions of itself, so it is difficult to test your page on Internet Explorer 3, 4, and 5

Standard C provides two functions for the purpose of random number generation–rand and srand. The function rand generates a sequence of pseudo-random numbers. The term pseudo-random implies that the generated

Due to limited space on a form, you sometimes must keep the width of combo boxes small. Because a combo box lacks a horizontal scrollbar, some text might remain hidden.

Who said arrays in VB can’t change all dimensions while preserving data? I call this the “variable dimensions array,” and I use it when applications need data arrays with more

Question: I’m looking for a third-party library that does spell check and has some grammar rules. Answer: You have two solutions to this problem. One: you can purchase a third-party

Question: How can I import objects in code? I need to import to a library objects such as userobject and window, and not only datawindow. I use the function libraryexport

Question: Are there any tools that can generate back from PBD to PBL? Answer: There are no tools that I know of to reverse-engineer a PBD to a PBL. In

Question: I have a datawindow with a couple of fields where users can double-click to see a code table. The code table window is a response window. The problem is

Question: I am trying to develop a VB program to interface with a database from a third-party imaging product. The database is SQL Server and the product stores dates as

Question: I’m developing an application for NT 4.0, and I don’t want that a fell key combinations works. So the question is, where can I disable functions such as Alt+Tab

Question: I’ve written an application that uses external DLLs. It works fine on Win95. When I try to load it on NT, it says it can’t find any of the

Question: How do I create a partition for Windows 95 in a machine installed with Windows NT Workstation (NTFS)? Answer: First, you CANNOT INSTALL WIN/95 or /98 ON A NTFS

Question: I would like to write a function that receivesan integer and converts this into a string representing the integers value in binary. At the moment I am struggling to

Question: I need to pass an array of pointers to a class to a function. The function is: void myFunc(myClass *example[]); The problem is that I need to define the

Question: How can a unique filename be constructed that guarantees that it will be unique across processes? Answer: There is unfortunately no Java 1.1 analog to the POSIX tmpnam() C

Question: Does one need a runtime DLL for an .exe file written with MFC in Visual C++? Can one make a standalone .exe program with C++ that is small and