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Using the Visual Basic Snapshot Data Object

The Visual Basic Snapshot data object is closely related to the Dynaset data object, but differs in several key respects. Snapshots are stored entirely in RAM on the user’s local

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Using SQL Aggregate Functions Is Efficient

All SQL-compliant systems, including Microsoft JET SQL, have a set of functions to return computed results of numeric data stored in a column. All the aggregate functions create effects that

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Displaying a List of Checkboxes

All of the aggregate components in Swing–that is, components made up other components, such as JTable, JTree, or JComboBox–can be highly customized. For example, a JTable component normally displays a

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Listing All Environment Variables

Environment variables are useful for gathering data about a client’s system settings, but different servers have different environment variables available to them. To find out what environment variables are available

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Books Covering Visual Basic 6 and Web Classes

Question: I am building Web pages using Visual Basic 6, Web Classes, HTML, DHTML, and JavaScript. Do you know of any good books that actually explain this type of programming?

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Building a Web Site With Database Design

Question: I am designing a Web site for a conference. Over 2000 attendees are going to use the Web site for registering online, as well as for other interactive tasks,

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Refreshing Using the META Tag

Question: What HTML tag do I use to have the screen refresh every two minutes? Answer: The following META tag will work. The value of the CONTENT parameter will determine