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Large WML Files

Question: Can I arrange the WML information on my server in one huge file and still have it delivered to a WAP device? Answer: The largest “deck” you can have

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Constraints on Social Security Number

Question: How do I put a named constraint on a social security number defined as number(9) so that no hyphens are allowed in? Answer: To prevent numbers with hyphens from

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E-mail Forwarding With Exchange 5.5

Question: How does a person in my office forward certain e-mails from his account in the office to his external e-mail account? Answer: Sounds to me like Auto-Replies to the

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Software to Convert Informix dat to dbf

Question: Is there any software that will convert database files from Informix to dbf files? Answer: I’m not aware of any. Sort of like rebuilding a Ferrari and putting in

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Stopping Services for Backup

Question: As backup for a client, can I write a script in Exchange to shut down the service, copy all the data files to another drive, and then restart the

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Bool Values

Question: How do I make 1 bool take 1 bit instead of 1 byte? Answer: Instead of an array, you should use an STL container that is specifically designed to

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Compiler for BOOL in C++

Question: Can you please name a few compilers that implement bool? Answer: Almost every C++ compiler nowadays supports bool. You don’t have to define or #include anything; bool is a

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Exchange Server Slow Down

Question: Why does our Exchange server randomly slow way down once a day? Answer: There are a number of reasons why that could happen. I suspect you may find some

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WAP Configuration

Question: I have a Nokia WAP server 1.1 and toolkit 1.2. When I try to look into a WML page using Wapman, it gives a 406 error. What do I