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Create a Single Instance of an Object

There are situations when you need to insure that only a single instanceof an object is created in a program. Examples of this include aconnection to a database system, a

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Where Am I?

When your applet is executing in a browser environment, it might be handy to know what the current URL in the browser is. Although Java is not really great at

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Talking To Your Applets

To allow your applets to operate in different environments, it’s quite handy to be able to pass certain parameters to them at runtime. When embedding an applet in a HTML

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What’s That Name Again?

Net-related technology is already moving at a frightening pace, but vendors are actively making things more confusing by continuously coming up with new names for slight variations on existing technology.

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It’s All a Matter of Trust

If you’re building applets using Microsoft’s Visual J++, you might encounter problems the first time you try to run your applet outside of the development environment. Typical examples of this

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Where’s My Package?

Regardless of the Java VM you’re using, from time to time you’ll encounter a client that is unable to run your applet because of an “undefined package” error, even though

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Calling a CGI script that returns nothing

Question: Hi, Ohh great and powerful one(just kidding). hhhhmmmm, yeah, i am calling ascript form my Form that spawns a process and does not have to return any HTML; what

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Clean and Compact Your Code

The last thing you should do before creating your final EXE is clean your code. This tip explains how to clean the garbage from your project that is sometimes left

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Scrollable Viewport for a Picture

It’s easy to make a scrollable viewport for a picture in both VB3 VB4. In addition to a picture, you can also use other objects that grow. First, create a