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Field Names Are Invalid

Question: I’m using SQL queries in Delphi 4 to access a database. Some of the field names in the database are either reserved keywords or invalid in some way (for

Finding Table Names

Question: If I don’t know the table names beforehand, how do I get the table names out of the database? Answer: Use this: SELECT NAME FROM SYSOBJECTS WHERE TYPE =

Troubleshoot Visual InterDev Navigation Bars

The navigation bar controls that come with Visual InterDev 6 cause more than their share of problems for newcomers. The most frequent complaint is that the navigation bar doesn’t show

Modify Swing’s Default Values

A previous tip, “Get a Hold of Swing Defaults,” shows how to obtain the default settings for Swing components. It is easy to change any default settings programmatically. For example,

Accessing Text File Data From ASP Pages

Question: Can I retrieve data from a text file instead of querying an Access database? Answer: Yes, you can access a text file from an ASP page. Use the FileSystemObject

Database Connection from ASP to dbase IV

Question: I have made a databaseconnection to a dbase IV database in VisualInterdev (with global.asa). In the Data View window I can see the tables, but when I open a

Format Function In SQL Statement

Question: I want to assign the result of a SQL statement to a multi-line text box, and I want to format the individual fields using the Format function. Can I