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Write to a Database Using SQL and ASP

n previous 10-Minute Solutions, I have covered how to retrieve data from a database and display it in the browser. The complement to that functionality is getting data from the

Using Command Line Arguments

Editor’s Note: Code in this Solution has been updated since its original publication. ne of the virtually forgotten features of Visual Basic is the ability to accept command-line parameters when

Memory Management

ven though the Java Virtual Machine performs automatic garbagecollection, you can’t completely forget about memory managementissues. How and when garbage collection is performed isimplementation dependent. Some JVMs will wait until

Validate Data With Regular Expressions and XSL

xtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) has slowly been gaining a reputation as the SQL of the hierarchical data world. Even with only the partial implementation that Microsoft’s XSL offers, you can

Sharing Data in an Application

isual Basic offers many methods for sharing data within an application. When we talk about sharing data, there are several possible levels of sharing: Within a procedure Within a form/code

Filter Data from a Database

n last month’s 10-Minute Solution, you learned how to display selective data from a database based on the user’s choice. This time you’ll see how to improve and optimize this

Behavior Code

y now I am sure that many Visual Basic developers are leveraging their Visual Basic skills to do some Web development. In this Solution, I’ll cover DHTML Behaviors, a new

Consolidating Tables for Easier Database Maintenance

n designing a relational system, the simplicity of each individual relation belies the complexity engendered by the multiplicity of tables created by implementing that model. However, simply by observing “good

Outlook View Control

he Outlook View control released by Microsoft allows you to display an Outlook folder in your application. The folder displayed in the control is fully functional; you can create, open,