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Choosing a Column Depending on Procedure Argument

Question: Can I specify the column I want to select from as an argument to the procedure? Something like: create procedure show_product(language char(2), ID integer) returning char(255);define p_prod_name CHAR (255);select

Ensuring Database Security

Question: What are some of the ways that databases can be secured so that they can’t be hacked into, etc.? Answer: The first level of security is always the OS

Selective Exchange Restore

Question: Is there a way to perform a selective restore? I need to restore just one mailbox or public folder. I’m using the NT backup/restore utility. Answer: I’m afraid not.

CamelCase – Convert a string to camel case

‘ convert a string to camel case’ for example: CamelCase(“new file name”) => “NewFileName”‘Function CamelCase(ByVal Text As String) As String Dim i As Long ‘ convert all non-alphanumeric chars to

FormatPhoneNumber – Format a phone number

‘ Modify a phone-number to the format “XXX-XXXX” or “(XXX) XXX-XXXX”.Function FormatPhoneNumber(ByVal text As String) As String Dim i As Long ‘ ignore empty strings If Len(text) = 0 Then

ConvertCamelCase – Convert from a string in camel case

‘ change a sentence in CamelCase to a sentence with spaces’ for example ConvertCamelCase(“FileExchange”) => “File Exchange”Public Function ConvertCamelCase(ByVal Value As String) As String Dim i As Long For i