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Using the .NET File System Object Model

he .NET Framework doesn’t change the structure of the file system, nor does it build a new layer on top of it. More simply, but also more effectively for developers,

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Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines

‘ve been in this business long enough to know that wherever you find a software developer you’ll find at least a one-to-one relationship to a deadline. More often, you’ll find

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XQuery, the Query Language of the Future

Query will likely become the dominant language for querying data from most data sources. Although designed for querying XML data, you can use XQuery to tie together data from multiple

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It’s the Concept…

nspiration for my editorials comes from many diverse sources. Sometimes I get inspired from a song on the radio, a conversation with a friend, or a line from a movie.

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Creating a StatusBar Control with VFP 8

isual FoxPro 8 offers full support for themes and the XP style look. Unfortunately the Windows Common Control OCX that ships with VFP 8 doesn’t support this same look. This

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Collections Are Cool!

ntil recently, Visual FoxPro developers wanting to use collections often created their own classes that were nothing more than fancy wrappers for arrays. However, in addition to being a lot

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Structured Error Handling in VFP 8

isual FoxPro 8.0 introduces a new error handling mechanism known as “Structured Error Handling.” This mechanism uses Try/Catch blocks to wrap sections of source code and attach the appropriate error

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Member Classes Bring Flexibility

eed to define several pages in a PageFrame with different properties and settings? No problem. How about better control of grid column headers? No problem. By changing the way you