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Using the Bulk Copy Program Properly

The Bulk Copy Program is still a handy utility for transferring data in and out of tables in SQL. However, using it properly requires that you learn the various command

Specifying the Locale

Closely related to the issue of internationalization is the java.util.Locale class. An instance of Locale represents a geographic, political, or cultural region, and may or may not correspond to a

Line Numbers Missing From Stack Trace

You may have seen “(Compiled Code)” in a stack trace and wondered why a line number was not displayed instead. This occurs because as of release 1.1.5 of the Java

Make the Ants March

To implement a quick and easy version of the old “marching ants” line around a control, place two CommandButtons, a Shape, and a Timer control on a form. Then insert

Using an Associative Array

An associative array (also called map or dictionary) is an array for which the index does not have to be an integer. An associative array stores pairs of values. One

Implement a ListView ItemDoubleClick Event

Double-clicking an icon or file name in Explorer is the standard way of launching an application in Windows. However, if you’re developing an app that uses the ListView control from