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Using Active Server Pages

Question: How do I use Active Server Pages to create WAP pages? Answer: By setting the MIME type, you can use ASP to write WML. This command accomplishes this: Response.ContentType

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Form Spinner Control

Question: When I create a spinner control and limit the upper and lower limits to specific integers, how do I wrap around the spinner to a specific integer range? For

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Populating Databases

Question: I am trying to populate the stores (demo) database with a SQL script through dbaccess. The script keeps on returning syntax errors. The script is as follows: DECLARE status

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Minimizing/Maximizing the VFP Window with Code

Question: How can I make the Visual FoxPro main window minimize and maximize through code? Answer: VFP forms and the _SCREEN object have a property called “WindowState” that can be

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What Are DCT Files?

Question: We have an application; within it is a file with the extension .DCT. What are .DCT files? Answer: DCT files are one of the files that Visual FoxPro uses

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Interfacing WAP Pages with Phones

Question: Can WAP pages be built to interface directly with a phone and its functionality? Answer: Yes, you can write WAP pages that will display and call phone numbers directly,

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Delete Duplicate Rows in a SQL Table

There are times when duplicate records somehow creep into a table despite your best efforts. This happens more in cases where data is loaded into table from other sources because