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SQL Right for Visual Basic App?

Question: I am writing a Visual Basic app that is all about a database created in Access 97 with about 500 records. I want to be able to filter things,

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Creating a Report for a Video Store

Question: I have a Visual Basic project about a video store, for which I have to produce a report that includes the following: Top 10 movies last month Number of

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Nested Selects

Question: In Microsoft Access you can use a query as the source for a select in a second query. Additionally, you can use two queries as the source by utilizing

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SQL Server Naming Conventions

Question: Microsoft naming conventions for Visual Basic (Hungarian notation) is well documented and widely used. Is there a similar/well-known standard for variables used in SQL Server stored procedures? Answer: Not

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Explaining Stacks

Question: Could you please give me a simple explanation to what stacks are? How do they work and what are their related features? Answer: Stacks are temporary resting places for

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Setting a RowCount Limit

Question: If I just want to see some data from a table, is there some SQL syntax to prevent 2 million rows from coming back without adding conditions on the

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Public Folder as an Outlook Address Book

Question: I am using Exchange Server 5.5 and Outlook 97 on about 30 workstations. I use a public folder to store shared contact info. On all but two of the