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The members of an enumerated type are called enumerators. For example: enum Direction { Up, // an enumerator Down // another enumerator }; int main() {} An enumerator’s scope is

I receive many questions from readers asking for guidance on how to port an existing C++ app to a different compiler or platform. Porting software can be very easy or

On modern operating systems, a process consists of an executable file that the OS loads into the system’s memory and executes. A process normally has an entry point and one

Question: How do I drop a table column? Answer: To drop a column, use this syntax: ALTER TABLE Employees DROP COLUMN HomePhone Just remember that you can’t drop a column

Question: I have two questions: 1. How can I determine what the server’s lock mode currently is (e.g. WAIT, NO WAIT, etc.), without actually setting it at the same time?

Question: What are the differences between Provider=MSDASQL.1 and Provider=SQLOLEDB.1 in an “Open” “Select” statement? Also, what is the difference (if any) between “ADO” AND “OLE/DB”? And finally, in Visual Basic,

Question: If I have the option of using the uniqueidentifier or int data type for a primary key, will choosing the uniqueidentifier mean a significant performance degradation? Answer: The uniqueidentifier

Question: I need a query that retrieves info from an Oracle table and a query that retrieves info from a SQL Server table. The info has to be joined together

Question: Using C or C++ for CGI programs, is there a way to make a CGI program that calls another CGI program, and then takes the output of that called