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Debug Error Handlers

Visual Basic gives you the option to turn off error trapping in your projects. This is useful when you suspect that your error handlers contain errors themselves. To turn off

Convert a Text File into Access MDB

It can be troublesome to convert a text file into an Access database. It takes a lot of time to open the file for sequential access and create new records

Quick and Easy SCHEMA.INI

To create a SCHEMA.INI file for a text file quickly and easily, let the ODBC setup and drivers do it for you. Go to the Control Panel and start ODBC.

SQL and Tables

Question: If I have a table open, can I execute SQL.Open?I was going along fine querying different tables, but now I have a table.open and am trying to query the

Who Has File Open on NT Server?

Want to know who has a particular file open on your NT Server? In NT 3.51, you could use File Manager to select a file on your server, use the

Estimating Resource Percent Allocation

When generating project plans or timelines, never consider a resource as being 100% available. Most tracking tools allow you to put in the resource percent allocation. Even if someone is

Resizing Images on the Fly

Question: I know that with DHTML, it is possible to resize images using the Onmousover event handler, but the example shown on the Microsoft Dev site involves basically switching between

Center Page Vertically

Question: How do I center a page in a window vertically, without using returns or tables? Answer: It’s easy to center the page horizontally–all you need to do is use