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Get a Free C++ Compiler for Windows

Dev-C++ is a free graphical C++ compiler for Windows 95, 98 and NT. You can download it for free from: http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.htmlThe Dev-C++ package also includes a debugger and source file

The GNU C/C++ Compiler 2.95 is Here

The GNU project focuses on the development and distribution of open source software, including free compilers. The newly-released GCC 2.95 is a free C/C++ compiler. GCC 2.95 includes nearly a

Display Taskbar Icons for Borderless Forms

When you create a borderless form in VB (BorderStyle = 0) and make it visible to the taskbar (ShowInTaskbar = True), only the form’s caption shows and the form’s icon

Enhance Development with Registry Edits

Here are a couple useful Registry edits to enhance your day-to-day Visual Basic development. Save these Registry lines to a text file with a REG extension, and then double-click on

Catch Every TabStrip Click Event

You might have noticed that if you click on a TabStrip tab, then move the mouse pointer until it’s no longer over the TabStrip without releasing the mouse button, the

Convert File Size Into Proper Strings

Use this small API from the shlwapi (Shell Windowing API) DLL that ships with Internet Explorer (IE) to help you convert file size in bytes into proper strings such as

Sharing Files Between VB and VBA

You can easily share files such as standard code, form, and class modules (BAS, FRM, and CLS files, respectively) between VB and VBA by using the appropriate menu commands. Within

Handling Single Quotes in Values From ASP

Question: How can I prevent sending the contents of a form field containing single quotes to the server? Single quotes should be converted to double quotes in a way that