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Validate Form Input on the Client Side

If you are developing Web pages that provide HTML forms to the user, then you may notice that many times invalid data gets submitted. To reduce such invalid input, you

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Loading the JDBC driver

When a Java applet or application loads a JDBC driver, the code is dynamically retrieved from the network. Loading the Sybase JDBC driver requires a simple line of code: Class.forName(“com.sybase.jdbc.SybDriver”);

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Use Java’s Vector Class for Faster Performance

When performance is an issue, static arrays perform better than dynamic storage structures. However, if a static structure won’t work, consider using Java’s Vector class instead of the LinkedList class.

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Specifying Dependencies

When writing Java-based services we occasionally require dependencies. That is, our services must start in a certain order. You can specify what services your code is dependent on by overriding

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Use Appropriate Properties for CSS Positioning

When using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) positioning, you can apply a number of techniques to make your code faster. When accessing and setting the position of an element, instead of

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Using ANSI SQL Versus Transact SQL

Question: Is it advantageous to use ANSI SQL syntax or SQL Server syntax? For example, Inner Joins: Select * from T1 inner Join T2 on t1.id=t2.idSelect * from T1,T2 where