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Include Templates

Unlike ordinary classes and functions, which you declare in a header file and define in a separate .cpp file, a template

Limit Users Typing in Combo Box

The standard textbox has a MaxChars property that lets you limit the number of characters a user can type into it. The drop-down combo does not, but you can emulate

Design Extended Multiselect Listboxes

When you design a database in Access 2000, the most intuitive way or your users to look at the data they want might be to let them use xtended multiselect

Trim the Contents of HTML Form Elements

To use this tip, the HTML form element which is required for Null Check should assign the title property some value concatenated with “C.” For example: On the submit tag,

How to Schedule a Task

Here are three alternatives to scheduling a task run repeatedly without using threads:1.Using loop construct: boolean temp=true; While (temp) { for (int i = 0; i < 999999999; i++) {

Run a SQL Script File Using T-SQL

There’s no direct command to read a script file and execute it. But isql.exe and osql.exe come in handy when you have to execute a script file from within T-SQL.

Improve the Performance of Loops

Almost all Java applications require looping at some point or other. Even the slightest improvement in looping time can make a huge performance difference. Because the size of an array

How to Run a Java Application Without main()

Create one class similar to the following, add codes within the static block, and run the application. For example: public class A{ static void displayMe() { System.out.println(“I’m inside display Me

Make a Collection of All Inherited Classes

Say you want to have several classes-modifiers, and you want to execute a certain virtual function for each of them. The ideal solution is to create an abstract class with

Dynamic SQL Queries in a Stored Procedure

Dynamic SQL queries allow users to create statements on the fly using parameters or variables. The EXECUTE (EXEC) statement is used to implement dynamic SQL solutions in the stored procedure.

Abandoning the Fantasy of VB Migration Wizardry

or all the functional enhancements that .NET brings to a developer’s world and the excitement one might be feeling about putting these advances into practice, the truth is that this

Reallocating Memory Pointers

In any decent sized application, one of the most common activities is string manipulation at one level or another. One of the most common problems with string manipulation is the

Reading from a Property File

Sometimes it’s useful to get information from a text property file, especially when you want to change values inside classes without recompiling them every time. A simple (and fast) way

Run Java Applications Using the Many JARs File

You can do this without using the classpath directive at the command line. How? Easy! Just write a launcher! Here’s the code: /* Allow you to type “java QuickRunner” instead

Send an HTML Email Without Using the JavaMail API

Send an email without using JavaMail API, by using the Java Core packages(java.net.*;java.io.*) to pass three parameters. The first parameter is the SMTP mail server, the second parameter is the

Capture a Reference to a UserControl

Many programmers are familiar with declaring an object variable in class modules and other places to capture events from a form and handle them in a generic way: Private WithEvents

Find the Associated Executable

Sometimes you might need to determine the full path name to a Windows executable file associated with a given file extension. The usual recourse is to use the FindExecutable API.