n part one of Comparing Computer Information, I covered some of WMI’s low-hanging fruit (meaning, information that is relatively easy to retrieve). However, there are other, rather interesting pieces of
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The WebStresser utility is a simple VB6 application that repeatedly sends an HTTP request to the Web server of your choice. You can use it to test the ASP or
Everybody knows the game of Life, where a program simulates the life of a cell colony that is subject to strict survival rules. This VB6 super-optimized implementation is so fast
ecause Oracle does not provide a tool for outputting messages in real-time, Oracle database developers have always faced the challenge of monitoring their stored procedure execution in real-time. They’ve had
he first step in my initiation as a SQL Server admin came after only a week or two on the job. I was confronted with a message that made my
ChoiceList is an ActiveX control that allows the programmer to present a user with a list of choices and encapsulates the code necessary to allow the user to select one,
s counterintuitive as it is, Oracle databases have no SQL command for assigning a new name to a table column yet they have such a command for renaming an entire
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