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Hiding Taskbar

Question: I was wondering how to hide the taskbar in NT/95? Answer: To hide the task bar you will need to declare two API calls. These two API calls will

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Application Termination

Question: I have a message box that comes up to warn the user that they are terminating the application as it normally should be left running. I want to know

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Copying char array to integer

Question: I have a char array, for example: char orig_amt [20]. I need to convert this to an int orig_amt so I can do some calculation. Is there a command

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Attach Table

Question: I have 2 databases in SQL7. I need to attach one table, TB1, from DB1 to DB2, to run a join query. My query uses TB1 from DB1 and

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Modifying Generated SyntaxFromSQL Datawindows

Question: When creating a Datawindow from SyntaxFromSQL function with a group break, the Trailer Group Totals and the Summary Totals get generated with a Format of #,##0.00. I would like

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Recovering a Corrupt pbl

Question: I have a pbl which gives gpf’s when I try to open it in PB v6.5. I am able to see some syntax when I view the pbl in

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Command Line Arguments

Question: I have a small console program that requires I pass arguments for it to run specific functions. I want to change the code so it automatically runs a set

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Passing Arguments to ASP pages

Question: I know that when using products like Cold Fusion, you can pass parameters to the page that does the work. Example: [*.cfm]. I have been trying to do this

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Class Members and Their Values

Question: I want to get the member names of a class and their values by names. Is this possible with C++ alone or do I need a tool for this?