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Looking for Snip.exe to (Un)register Components

Question: I’m looking for a copy of snip.exe. This program registers/unregisters components/DLLs under a given directory. Answer: I don’t know about SNIP, but how about an even easier method? Copy

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File Security Under NT/2000

Question: I am trying to back up my server, but there are no freeware products that will save the ACLs off the files on the backup. Tape backup is not

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Record Locking

Question: Can I find information regarding the user and 4GL program or process that is locking an SE database record? I am using SE 5.08. Answer: I’m not sure about

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Informix Error Logging

Question: Does Informix keep a log of runtime errors? If it does, where can I find it? Answer: Yes. It’s probably in your $INFORMIXDIR, but it does not have to

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Date Insertion Format

Question: I am using VB6 with ADO 2.1. I am trying to insert a date value into a column that is of the Date datatype. I am receiving a date

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SQL Stored Procedure Problem

Question: I am writing a SQL statement that dynamically dumps the databases on the SQL servers. However, when I run the procedure as a stored procedure it falls out of

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Exchange Administrator Program

Question: What file extensions do I need to copy to a NT Workstation in order to install the Exchange Administrator Console? Answer: Let’s not make life any more difficult than

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Deleted E-mails

Question: Is there any way to recover e-mails deleted from Exchange through Outlook 2000? Answer: Yes, if you have Deleted Item Recovery enabled. If you do, you should see a