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Question: My SQL statement at the moment is: SELECT * FROM NewsItemsHow do I sort the dates in descending order? Answer: Use the ORDER BY clause to sort the results

Question: Is there an ODBC driver that can connect our existing Informix database on Unix to SQL Server 7.0 on NT 4.0? Answer: Yes. You need to run the Informix

Question: Can you put a variable within quotations?For example: Shell “Explorer.exe (?var)” Answer: You have to concatenate the two strings together. If your variable is named var, you would call

Question: How do I create a simple WML application with JSP and Beans? Answer: Be sure to set your content output type appropriately and just have it generate the WML.

Question: Is there a WAP SDK emulator available for the Mac platform? Answer: In a perfect WORE (Write Once, Run Everywhere) world, the Java-based emulators should run on Macintosh. I’m

Question: I am building an e-commerce site with SQL as the database. When an order is placed, how do I have the database set the HandlingCharge column to 5 if

Similar to a procedure call in many programming languages, Server.Execute in IIS 5.0 calls a different ASP file as if it were part of the same ASP file. And it

Question: If I create an ASP that outputs WML, can I use the Nokia Toolkit 6150 phone to view the ASP output? Answer: Yes, you can use the emulator tools

Question: How do I connect my new Jornada 548 to the Internet and, once connected, access AOL (not AOL mail)? Answer: AOL provides AOL Instant Messenger in Windows CE format.