Tip Bank

A cast is a conversion of data type on a variable. Casts can occur when you explicitly request them as in: Frame f = new Frame; Object o = ((Object)Frame);

One of the nice things about VB is the ability to redefine most of the built-in commands. For example, you can extend the functionality of the Trim family of commands.

Question: I have a menu frame that has a popup menu with many options and four buttons below it. How can I change the buttons’ destination links depending on the

Question: How can I get the system time using HTML and JavaScript? Answer: I’m assuming that by “system time,” you mean the time on the client machine. You can access

Packing resources (classes, sound files, images) in a JAR file is good way of reducing download time and decreasing distribution size. This tip shows you how to load images off

Here’s a cool way to swap strings: Declare Sub CopyMemory Lib “kernel32” Alias _ “RtlMoveMemory” (Destination As Any, _ Source As Any, ByVal Length As Long)Sub SwapString(String1 As String, String2

When using the WebBrowser control in VB, you might want to present information without having that data accessible to the end user. In this case, you can simply insert the

Question: In a site that has multiple servers (some top-of-the-line, others border-line) is it better to use PSTs (personal file folders)? In other words, does it enable Exchange to perform

Question: I have a main table where there are three fields: UserID, Postal code main, Postal code sub. I have a second table where there are two fields: Postal code,