Tip Bank

Question: Can JavaScript be used to access the client’s printer? Answer: No. JavaScript was designed so that malicious JavaScript programmers would have very little power to make their victims miserable.

Question: I am trying to write a Java applet which canretrieve data from the user and then write itto a file on the server. Unfortunately I do nothave the access

Question: How do you calculate sqrt()? Answer: Of course the best way to compute square roots is to useMath.sqrt(),but I assume your question is academic. I’m not sure of the

Question: How do you lock a file in Java to prevent simultaneous multipleaccesses? Answer: If you’re concerned about simultaneous access by independent processes,you’ll have to rely on the host OS

Question: How can I pop up a dialog like TOpenDialog in the corner of my screen instead of the center? Answer: This is kind of a weird one, because normally

Question: How can I create a generic procedure that will load data from a table intoTListBox? Answer: Actually, this tip pertains to any control that has a property such as

Question: I’ve been poking around the net and have seen several development environments for creating Java applets/applications. What software do I need to create JavaScripts that I can use on

Question: How can I create a form that has a list box that I can perform an incremental search on? Answer: There are a couple of ways to do this.

Question: I have been experimenting in trying to create windows without the VCL using the WinAPI functions CreateWindow and CreateWindowEx and WNDCLASS and WNDCLASSEX structured but it never create the