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Error Handling Routines

Question: While converting source code from C to C++, I came up with difficulties in converting error handling routines like err_quit(),err_sys(),etc. Are there C++ versions of these functions and where

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Distribution List E-mail Stuck in Outbox

Question: When I try to send e-mail to the distribution list, it gets stuck in outbox. What should I do? Answer: I’d start by verifying that all of the addresses

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Software Required to Make ASPs

Question: Which software is required for Active Server Pages development? Answer: Internet Information Server (IIS) is the most common way to implement ASP, but there are other plug-ins available for

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How to Initialize an Array

Question: How do you initialize or assign values to an array in a class? Answer: The short answer is that you can’t initialize an array member as you would initialize

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Mail Access from Handheld

Question: Does OWA in Exchange 2000 have a feature for accessing e-mail through a handheld? Can I just type in the URL and retrieve my inbox? Answer: If only it

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NT Backup While Exchange Is Running

Question: Can I use NT Backup to get a complete backup of PRIV.EDB and PUB.EDB while Exchange is running? Answer: NT Backup is Exchange-aware so you do not need to

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System.exit(0)

Question: Most GUI examples show System.exit(0) as the window closing eventhandler. However, System.exit(0) is a bad way to exit applications.The specification says that the VM will exit when all the

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Synchronizing Workstation Clocks

Question: How do I synchronize all the Workstation clocks of a 100+ user community to the same reference? Answer: For NT 4.0, you can use the TimeServ.EXE, which is found

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ALTER TABLE Command

Question: I’ve archived/purged a few thousand rows of unnecessary data, but the disk space reading hasn’t changed. Do I need to use the ALTER TABLE command to reclaim empty space