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API Registry Calls

Question: I have code in Visual Basic that allows a user to search the Registry and return a value from the passed key and path. Can you show me a

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WAP Gateway and WML Documents

Question: Do I necessarily need a WAP gateway in order to view WML documents that reside on my Web server, or what is the WAP gateway for? Answer: You don’t

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Getting the Next Set of Results

Question: I’m getting the first “page” of data from a table and I’m wondering about getting the next page… I’m using the query: SELECT TOP 50 ID, Name, Address, Phone,

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Problem with Using Ontape

Question: I am running Informix 7.3 on SCO Openserver 5. I run Ontape every morning and it has been going fine. Starting yesterday I’ve been getting the following error: Archive

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Creating a New ID

Question: I am new to VFP. I want to create a unique number for a customer ID field in a table. The VFP sample program “tastrade” simply uses NEWID() as

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ODBC Installation

Question: I’m trying to install the of Informix for WinNT and during the process I get error number 126? Answer: Have you rebooted your system after installing the ODBC? It

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Multiple Line Headers on Grids

Question: Can I have multiple line headers on grids? Answer: No, you cannot have multiple line headers on grids in VFP, but you can simulate them by overlapping a shape

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SP to Obtain a Substring

Question: How do I create a stored procedure to obtain a substring of a char field from the first “[” encountered until the last-1 character? For example, I have a

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Implementing Push Technology in WAP

Question: How can I implement an alert messaging system (such as a system for instant notification of delays in flight schedules) for WAP-enabled devices? Answer: Most phones have e-mail addresses.