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Opening an Access DB

Before starting, add the Microsoft DAO 3.51 Object Library Reference. Private Sub Form_Load() Dim WkSp As Workspace Dim dB As Database ‘Define the file .MDW where are the users and

Use ‘With..End With’ in Your ASP Scripts

You can use the ‘With … End With’ statements if you are using VBScript 5.0 or later. It helps to improve performance. This runs slower: PersonObj.FirstName = “Sandeep”PersonObj.LastName = “Gain”PersonObj.City

Fix MSVC++’s “for”

MSVC has a small, but annoying bug with the scope of variables defined in “for” loops. For example, the following fragment is valid C++, but will not compile on MSVC:

Win32 Equivalents for C Runtime Functions

Many of the C runtime functions have direct equivalents in the Win32 application programming interface (API). However, when you use C-Runtime functions, you need to have C-Runtime startup code and

Using goto to Exit a Nested Loop

Loops (for, while, do..while) are used often in code?especially nested loops. Eventually, you need to exit the loop by using a “break” statement. However, if you are inside of a

Use Stringbuffer When Appending to Strings

In Java, Strings are immutable objects. This means that they cannot be modified in any way after they are created. When you attempt to modify a String object, you often

Writing Objects To Files

For a number of reasons, you might need to write an object to a file for future usage. Perhaps your applet needs to keep some sort of “state” and between

Determining the Operating System at Runtime

The following java code allows you to identify the operating system on which your application is running: class OperatingSystem{ public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println (“Operating system : “

Code to Restart or Shut Down Your System

There are lots if times when the system needs to be restarted, for example, after changing the autoexec.bat path. Here is code you can use, in the place of writing

SetIEToolbarPicture – Change IE toolbar image

‘ Set the path of the picture used as background of the IE5/5.5 toolbar’ Note: requires the SetRegistryValue, CheckRegistryKey and CreateRegistryKey ‘ routines, you can find them in the CodeBank’

ClearIEHistory – Clear Internet Explorer history

‘ Clear the IE History’ Notes:’ This routine requires the DeleteRegistryKey and CreateRegistryKey routines,’ you can find them in the CodeBankPublic Sub ClearIEHistory() Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001 Dim sKey As

GetIEToolbarPicture – The path of IE toolbar image

‘ Get the path of the picture used as background of IE 5/5.5 toolbar’ Note: requires the GetRegistryValue routine, you can find it in the CodeBank’ Example:’ MsgBox GetIEToolbarPicturePublic Function

Copy a directory tree

Creating a VB routine that copies a whole directory tree can be a time-consuming job, but fortunately you don’t have to do it. In fact, you can quickly create an

FlashSound API: The Sound of Invisible Flash

ave you ever wanted to add interactive sound and backing music to a Web site but were unable to use Flash because you didn’t require any visual presentation? Now there’s

Convert an Exception StackTrace to a String

This feature will be required if you want to store exceptions in a database: import java.io.*;public class Test{ public static void main(String args[]) { String trace = exceptionToString(new Exception(A new

Using System.gc() to Force the Garbage Collector

The garbage collector works automatically, whether you request it to or not. However, it is possible to make a garbage collector request, by invoking the System.gc() method. When garbage collector

Creating a Recordset for Testing

When working with pages, the database is not always available. Sometimes, you need to access a test recordset. Here are is an example of how to create a function that

Overriding toString()

While definitely not required, overriding the toString() method in your classes will make their use much easier. Although java.land.Object provides basic implementation for this method, it is far from being

<fstream> Open Modes

The library defines the following open modes and file attributes: ios::app // appendios::ate // open and seek to file’s endios::binary // binary mode I/O (as opposed to text mode)ios::in //