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Graphics in MDI Forms

To use a bitmap or other graphics in the client space of MDI forms,the only trick is getting the hWnd for that window so that you can useGDI functions on

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Automatically Repairing Corrupt Databases

When you’re using VB’s built-in database functionality, you’re likelyto get a corrupted database sooner or later. Use this code to open yourdatabases and automatically repair any corrupt ones: On Local

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Undo Changes in Text Boxes

Most professional applications have an Undo menu option under the Editmenu. If you want to have an undo feature for every text box, you may thinkyou need to create a

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Show Free Resources

It is sometimes useful to determine the amount of Windows resourcesavailable. You can show percentage of free resources in an about box, forexample, or to detect memory leaks in a

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Help Search on the Menu Bar

Ever wanted to add a “Search for Help on…” item in themenu bar? Here’s the secret: ‘Declares and Constant for Help Menu Declare Function WinHelp% Lib “User” _ (ByVal hWnd%,

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frames and cgi

Question: Is there a way to target dynamicly created html from a form in one frame to another using perl? Answer: Sure thing.