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Vemod MDI Background Control

This control does one thing, but does it well. It centers a picture on an MDI forms Client area. Windows Meta Files (WMF) can be transparent. Just place the control

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Restoring Your Database Safely

s I’ve shown in my previous 10-Minute Solution, “Choosing the Right Backup in SQL Server,” SQL Server provides you with numerous ways to back up your database, allowing you to

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Finding and Eliminating Duplicate Data

uring my years as a database developer I have often faced the task of finding and deleting duplicate data in a database. Duplicates impact data accuracy and credibility, and they

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Tooltab ActiveX Control for VB6

This control allows you to place several toolbars on very little space, bycreating several tabs and showing one toolbar for each tab. The user canswitch beetwen the tabs and the

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The ORA-01555 Error: A PL/SQL Developer Solution

he “ORA-01555 snapshot too old” error, which causes user transactions to fail, is a nightmare for Oracle DBAs and developers. It usually occurs after queries or batch processes have been

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Choosing the Right Backup in SQL Server

hen I started using SQL Server in version 4.2, backups were relatively simple. There were only two possibilities: a full backup or a transaction log backup. Starting with SQL Server

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Roll Your Own Swing-based XML Editor (Part II)

Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series about how to build your own XML editor. f you’ve been looking for a cross-platform, open-source, XML editor, you’ve likely