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Displaying Items Above ActiveX Controls

Question: I am using tags as dropdown menus at the top of my pages. But if I have an ActiveX control below my menu then the dropdown menus’ fall drops

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Passing Dates to Databases from ASP

Question: How can I pass a date to a database using ASP? Answer: The answer depends on what database you are using. Say you are using a variable called ‘strDate’

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Submitting a Form Without a Submit Button

Question: How can I submit a form in ASP without a user clicking on a button? I tried: nameofform.submit() but I get the error: Microsoft VBScript runtime error ‘800a01a8’ Object

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Generating KeyEvents

Question: How can I generate a Key Event from Java?I need to generate a KEY_TYPED Event, so the focused Component accepts it like normal key action. Answer: All you have

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Editing Report Details in Print Preview

Question: Is it possible to edit report details in a print preview window? For example, if the report previewed has a line in it that I wish to remove, can

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Cannot Use Server.CreateObject on Client

Question: I created an ActiveX DLL that contains a class used to hold application settings. I registered the DLL (and a subsidiary DLL) on the Web server, but when I

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Global Variables

Question: One of the things left out of Java that we had in C++ wasglobal variables. Is there a way to use global variables in Java? Answer: Even though Java

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List Selection Actions

Question: When someone selects one item on my list, I want an inputfield to appear next to it. How do I do this? Answer: Rather than provide you with the