Tip Bank

Question: I work with large blobs and I would like that when I accessed them in the TDBMemo window they showed theyr final portion instead of their beginning. Is it

Question: Is there any way with HTML, JavaScript, Javaor whatever to disable the “Back” and “Forward” buttons in the Netscape toolbar? As content on the Web enters the realm of

Question: How do I make my Delphi programs go to sleep? Answer: Note:Since the following was written, Delphi 2.0 has added a Sleep command. The following code can be used

Question: I have no experience with object-oriented languages, havingonly learned BASIC when I was a child. Most people say Java is easy,but in my case it’s not. I don’t understand

Question: The ‘greater-than’ vs. ‘comment’ dilemna Answer: There is a trick in writing JavaScripts which all developers should learn as soon as possible. When putting a script in your HTML,

Question: How can I create a form that will roll up; that is, a form that whenclicked will reduce its height to nothing but the title bar? Answer: I have

Question: How do I restore a window’s size and position? Answer: This new tip comes from Hamish. He has converteda TurboPascalfor Windows routine that allows you to save and restore

Question: I want to be able use a Web frontend for a databaseapplication. I would like to use Java to process theuser input and C for accessing the database. Myquestion

Question: I’m a VB programmer who is new to Delphi. How do I centralize event handling for related controls?In VB, there is a concept of control arrays in which each