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OpenXML for Multiple Trips to the Database

Suppose you need to make multiple inserts (or updates or deletes) to a SQL Server database?for instance, inserting items in a shopping cart. In the past, you needed to loop

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Fixed-length Strings Using Templates

Instead of writing a string class that contains a (char *), why not write a string class with a fixed char array? Of course, it would be repetitive if you

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A Sparse Array of Any Type with Fast Access

A sparse array saves memory by not allocating memory for elements that are not initialized or to which you don’t need access. They’re quite easy using the STL map.This example

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Output Data into a File

Use the following code: #include void main(){ char name[15]; double salary; ofstream outFile(“FileName.txt”, ios::in); while (outFile){ outFile >> name >> salary; }}

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Outputting Currencies

How to print out a Currency in Java is an often overlooked topic. How should Currency be printed out in an international, standardized way?The java.text.NumberFormat class is used for outputting

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Copy Data from One File to Another

This wrapper class “FileCopier” copies data from one file to another. This class uses another class: “StreamCopier”. /** * Class: FileCopier * Author: Vivek Bagade * Date: 8/31/2001 * Description: