Question: I am using “NetUserGetInfo” API call to get the NT user profile. I use: typedef struct _USER_INFO_3 How can I parse the “usri3_flags” member in detail? Answer: Use this:

Question: What is the maximum number of columns allowed in an Informix table? Answer: For Informix 7.3X, the maximum number of columns in a table is 2,767.

Question: Is it possible to migrate from Informix SQL to Informix for Windows NT? Answer: Yes. Informix for Windows NT is now on version 7.31. This has the exact same

Question: How do I change the environment inside a program (filename.4gl)? Example: setenv TBCONFIG $tbconfig.01 Answer: I don’t think you can do it. If you’re running a 4gl program, you

Question: I want to purchase some software that will translate Informix 4GL to any of the following: Java, C, C++, or Perl. We have two applications that we need to

Question: void foo(const int x) { // not altering x} Herb Sutter in Exceptional C++, pg.177 says, “const pass-by-value is unuseful and misleading at best.” I disagree, at a glance

Question: Can 16-bit software run in Windows 2000 platform? Answer: The answer is yes and no. Many 16-bit software programs run just fine in W2K, as they did in NT

Question: Why will this code not work with IE 5.5? Answer: It’s not a question in this case of JavaScript not working with IE 5.5, but of Java not working

Question: How do I make a method deprecated? Answer: Deprecating a method or entire class is as simple as using the “@deprecated javadoc” tag in its documentation. For example: /**

Question: I’m trying to make a calculator program using switch statements for +,-,* and /. I know how to handle and divide by zero error. I also have to use

Question: I have a frameset that consists of two frames. The top frame is a horizontal frame that displays a bulletin message in a banner if there is some sort

Question: Is it possible to use JavaScript to create a custom page and pass all the values in the page to an online form such that I do not have

Question: What is the significance of const return type from a function?Similar to: const int func1(); Answer: The const in this position guarantees that the caller of the function doesn’t

Question: Is there a profiler like JProbe which supports the Microsoft Virtual Machine? I already tried the -prof switch on the command line, but that doesn’t do everything I need.

Question: If I can use the “InetAddress” class to acquire the IP address of a computer, is there a way to get the computer’s name from an IP address? Answer:

C++ inherited from C the global variable errno which indicates the success status of a previous operations. An errno value of 0 indicates that the previous operation was successful whereas

To avoid undesirable changes to an argument passed by reference, you pass it as a const parameter. For example: void f(const string & s); // f can’t change s However,

In a previous tip, I discussed techniques for treating a vector object as an array. The two main forms of obtaining the internal array’s address are: &*v.begin(); // obtain address

The value of an uninitialized automatic enum variable is indeterminate. Uninitialized global and static enum variables have a zero value by default. In this regard, enum variables are similar to

The operator % returns the remainder of dividing its two operands. For example: b=10%3; // b equals 1 Don’t confuse the modulus operator with the division operator: c=10/3; // division,

Question: Is it possible to make changes to the text on the tabs? Answer: Sure, with the tab you want to change selected, just click Form > Rename This Page.

Question: We have Informix IDS 7.30 running under SCO 5.0.5. Backups by ontape fail with an error: “I/O read chunk 90, pagenum 2, pagecnt 1 –> errno = 9″But when

Question: How can I lock a row in a table from a stored procedure? Answer: You shouldn’t have to worry about locking. It’s done automatically by the engine when you

Question: We have plans to upgrade our AIX operating system to version 4.3. We are using Informix 7.31. Do we need any new Informix components (compilers etc.)? Answer: You probably

Question: I have seen plenty of text on script dealing with mouseovers, or ‘animation’ where an image can change every few seconds, but is there a way I can write

Question: I need to perform a validation on five fields in a form. The logic is: If field1 length >0 then disallow form submission if field2,field3, field4, and field5 are

Question: I want to set up a series of links in a pop-up window which, when clicked, will (a) close the popup window and (b) redirect the main page to

The iostream family of classes provides the following member functions and operators for checking the stream’s state: bool good() // returns true if no error flag is setbool eof() //