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Force Uppercase Characters in a Text Box

To change text in a text box to uppercase as soon as the user types it in, use this code: Private Sub txtname_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer) ‘Puts in uppercase as soon

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Register ActiveX Components Manually

Not all ActiveX DLL and OCX files include installation programs to properly register the control. You need to run REGSVR32.EXE manually to perform the registration. You can save time by

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Destroying Collections’ Items

Many programmers mistakenly believe they can remove all the items from a collection by setting the collection itself to Nothing: Dim children as New Collection…Set children = Nothing This technique

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Writing to Paradox Tables With Delphi

Question: I am unable to post records permanently to Paradox tables using Delphi 3. The records appear in the table object but disappear after I exit Delphi and start another

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Win API

Question: Is there a way under Delphi 3 and 4 to determine if a previous instance of the application is already running? Answer: Yes, there is a way to determine

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Radio Button

Question: How can I make the contents of a table change when the user selects a different radio button? Just like “Button” input type has an event called “onClick,” is