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Running Session_OnStart in the Global.asa File

Question: My Web site does not seem to be doing anything with the Session_OnStart procedure I have written. Any thoughts as to why? Answer: Many times programmers place the Global.asa

Adding Virtual Directories to Your Project

Question: I am importing an existing site into a Visual InterDev project. However, a key virtual directory is not being included in this import. How can I force/cajole InterDev to

Connecting to Databases from Web Servers

Question: In Visual InterDev I have successfully added a data connection. In the Data View I can see all my tables, fields, etc. My database resides on a SQL 7

Use a Hyperlink as a Submit Button

If your page design includes attractive and colorful fonts, you may not want to use an ordinary HTML Submit button on your form. Sometimes you may want to submit the

Get a Free Grip on the Output of the Process Object

There are times when you have to use the exec(…) method of java.lang.Runtime class to launch a program. For example: public void some_method()…String[] commandArray = new String[1];commandArray[0] = “some_program”;java.lang.Runtime rt

Determine Server With ServerVariables

Question: We have users coming into our homepage from two different servers. I would like to differentiate what gets shown (text, links, and so forth) based on the server that

Using Integral Types With Explicit Sizes

The actual size of the built-in integral types are machine dependent (see also the Tip Standards Provide Guarantees Regarding the Sizes of Integral Types): //built-in integral types with machine-dependent sizeschar