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Question: How do I redirect the output of a SQL query to a file? Answer: Use the isql command-line switches to redirect the output of a query to a file.

Question: I’m running Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3) and have developed an ActiveX Server (EXE) using Visual Basic 6 (Service Pack 3). How come whenever I try to create

Question: I am a young programmer trying to learn C++. I have finished the three books that I own, but none of them cover queues or stacks. I have searched

Question: How do I take a SQL 6.5 database that is residing on one machine and move the entire database to another machine? Answer: I have three methods for you

Question: I want to show my users when a record was last updated. Is there any way to display the timestamp field? Answer: The timestamp field is not a good

Question: I am using SQL Server 6.5 for my database needs and Visual C++ as a front-end. The problem is that sometimes when I switch on the server (where the

Question: How does Spy++ make the borders of a window blink when you select “Highlight” from the right-click menu? I have a MouseProc in the hook chain, so I can

Question: Can I use ADO-connected recordsets with MTS? From the information I can find it seems that MTS does not handle them. Answer: You can, but the question is, do

Question: What is the best source, print or online, for learning how to implement persistence in C++? I want to save my objects to disk and restore them, and I