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Question: How can I load a list like a TComboBox Items property with the list of valid aliases at runtime? Answer: There are two ways to do this. The first

Question: I have an applet with dialog boxes, text fields and buttons.What can I do with the user input? How do I get it out of the applet?What else can

Question: I am a little puzzled by the question and answer headed”Databases: how can I use two different Data Controls to displaydata from a single DataSource and Table?”What is the

Question: How can I include random numbers drawn from a Poissondistribution in my applications? There is only a Gaussian distribution in java.util.Random. Answer: Well, this one is a little off

Question: When dragging and dropping fields from the table editor onto a form, the field text appears above the field. For the sake of faster development, is there any way

Question: Is there a SQL equivalent to Delphi’s Pos() function? Answer: You bet. It’s called the SUBSTRING function. Like the Pos function,the SUBSTRINGfunction in SQL will return a substring of

Question: Is there a way to manipulate the appearance of the individual buttons in a TRadioGroup? Answer: This subject falls into the yeah, it’s something you could do, but should

Question: Hi, I just started to program in Java in Win95 platform. Even though I/O through files has already been discussed, I am having trouble reading a double from the

Question: When you open a table in both the Database Desktopand a self-written Delphi app, and you post a record in your own app, the changes are reflected automatically in