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Question: Is it possible to have threads in C++ like you can in Java? Answer: Sure you can have threads in C++. However, unlike Java, C++ uses external thread libraries

Question: How do I assign a specific address location to a pointer (e.g., If I want *ptr to point to 0x5800FF)? Answer: You have to use an explicit cast: void

Question: How can I set the PDQPRIORITY for every user in the database? I am also trying to get Xtree to work on the same system so I can better

Question: What does a return code of 100 mean on a START REPORT statement? Answer: If this is an Informix error, and it probably is, Informix lists the following error

Question: How do I forward appointments made to a public calendar to a set group of people? Answer: That’s fairly easy to do. First, open your folder list (View |

Question: Is there a workaround to gain access to Microsoft’s public calendar using Outlook Web Access? Answer: The workaround is on its way—it’s called Exchange 2000. Outlook Web Access gets

Question: How do I make the toolbar not movable? Answer: To disable the toolbar control from the user, you need to alter a property on your application object. In the

Question: Our Sun E450 system seems slow, especially when 20 users log in together to our Baan ERP system. The physical RAM is 640MB and the disk space has about

Question: Is there a way to write a script at the Outlook client that will make sure the message size—including an attachment—doesn’t exceed our limit as soon as the message