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ODBC Installation

Question: I’m trying to install the of Informix for WinNT and during the process I get error number 126? Answer: Have you rebooted your system after installing the ODBC? It

Problem with Using Ontape

Question: I am running Informix 7.3 on SCO Openserver 5. I run Ontape every morning and it has been going fine. Starting yesterday I’ve been getting the following error: Archive

Temporary Table Creation

Question: What is the advantage of creating temporary tables? Answer: SQL query optimizers, while usually very efficient and accurate, sometimes refuse to evaluate a query in the most efficient manner.

Creating an Executable File from a Project

Question: I copied my executable file and the VFP6R.DLL, VFPRENU.DLL, FOXUSER.DBF and FOXUSER.FPT files to my user’s PC. When I try to run it, the screen form flashes and the

Maximizing the Browse Window

Question: When I use the BROWSE command it always displays the results in a normal window. Is there a command to maximize the browse window in the program? Answer: The

Informix 9.20 Memory Leak?

Question: Does Informix 9.20 have a memory leak? We’ve doubled our physical memory since upgrading, taken a number of tuning actions, but the product keeps grabbing more memory. No appreciative

Implementing Push Technology in WAP

Question: How can I implement an alert messaging system (such as a system for instant notification of delays in flight schedules) for WAP-enabled devices? Answer: Most phones have e-mail addresses.

Determining the Client

Question: The request.servervariables(“HTTP_USER_AGENT”) method does not seem to return the type of client (e.g., Netscape or Nokia handset) for mobile devices. Is this the correct way to find the type

WAP Gateway and WML Documents

Question: Do I necessarily need a WAP gateway in order to view WML documents that reside on my Web server, or what is the WAP gateway for? Answer: You don’t

Asset Failed: Slot 1 Not Free in Page

Question: My NT production system is down. Here’s a breakdown: Update terminations, with error Inf -603, commit failed on table rfblg; RDBIF_SQL error on BSEG Running onchecks report BLOB Problems;

Exchange Server and Windows 98

Question: Can Exchange Server run with Windows 98 or does it require NT? I want to use Outlook as a common pool of contact information within my office. However, when

Seeing Exchange Admin Permissions

Question: We use a GG in the NT domain to assign permissions to Exchange Admin. I have added a backup person to this group, thinking that they would then have

Providing a Much Nicer 404 Error

Question: A user on my site clicks to retrieve a URL outside of my site, but the link is dead and the user receives a 404 error. Do you know

Outlook Not Starting

Question: One machine on our NT 4 network (using Exchange 5.5 and Outlook 2000) cannot start Outlook. The error message is always along the lines of “Network Problems are preventing

Displaying Quotations from Text Files

Question: How do I return only the first four lines (a quotation) of a txt-file to my asp-file? Answer: Use the FileSystem Object to open the text file and then

Proper Casing of a Word

Question: How do I pick out the first letter in a word and convert it to an uppercase? Answer: Use this code: strWord = UCase(Left(strWord,1)) & Mid(strWord,2) This will convert

Writing to File from Several Functions.

Question: The code below creates a file, Basket.doc, in the current directory. I am using a compiler with a component I would like to place in fWrite() to let me

Hexadecimal Array

Question: I am trying to create an array of 256 hexidecimal values but am havingsome problems. How do I create a valid array using hexadecimals? Answer: Whether you use hexadecimal

Problem with Pointer-to-Member in Templates

Question: I am trying to write a template that somewhat resembles how an inner class works in Java: template class Callback{public: Callback(T& t) : parent(t) { } void Execute() {

Protected Constructors

Question: Can a constructor in Java be declared as protected? Answer: Yes, Java constructors can be declared as protected. You will usually declare protected constructors when you do not intend

Views in SQL

Question: I have a text field in a table that returns the entire field when queried. As soon as I create a view in SQL Enterprise Manager though, the text

Mouse movement control

Question: Can you tell me if there’s a way that I can force the mouse to move to a certain position on the screen, e.g. 20 pixels down, 15 pixels

Informix’s Future

Question: What is the future of Informix with Oracle and others seeming to pull so far ahead? Answer: Granted, I am a dyed-in-the-wool Informix bigot, but here’s my take. Disclosure:

Archiving Public Folders

Question: How are public folders archived? I have not been able to find a way to set the archival schedule on a public folder. Answer: Public folders aren’t archived, per

Sizeof Structure as Defined, Not Allocated

Question: Given: pre>typedef struct{ byte a; byte b; byte c; byte d; byte e;} LETTERS; sizeof(LETTERS) returns eight bytes because of padding by the compiler for alignment.How can I determine

Static Memory or Heap?

Question: When I creating a class, I declare several large arrays, and some integers within one ofof class function members.Within main, I call new, making the object declared on the

MTS Objects Containing ADO

Question: I have an MTS object that contains an ADO connection object which I use in an ASP page. I look at the MTS console and confirm that the package