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Using the FileSystemObject in an ASP Page

Question: I am using the FileSystemObject in an ASP page to check if a file exsts using the FileExists method. The problem is that I don’t want to hardcode the

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VB 6 and Outlook

Question: I need to create a VB utility that will read and parse a flat text log file (no problem here) and then automatically send an email with any error

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Query is not Updateable Error

Question: When trying to run the SQL statement, I get this error but I don’t know what it means: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error ‘80004005’ [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft

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How to Read Downloaded ASP Files

Question: I downloaded some ASP files from Netscape. When I try to read these files in Netscape, it gives me some error messages. Are there any “readers” for ASP files,

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Server.CreateObject vs. the OBJECT Tag

Question: What is the difference between creating objects using Server.CreateObject and the tag? Answer: The difference is when the object is actually created. Server.CreateObject makes an object whenever the code

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To RMI or Not to RMI

Question: We are now developing a Java-based remote monitoring systemapplication for our SCSI RAID subsystem products. This application canenable our customers to monitor the status, and change theconfiguration, of the

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Automatically Close Popup Window

Question: What can I add to an HTML file presented in a popup window called by a script to automatically close that popup window after so many seconds? I have