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As explained elsewhere in this knowledge base, you are suggested not to rely on the OnStartPage method to get a reference to the main ASP objects, if your component is
Before going to production, you should ensure that the server-side script debugging is off for your ASP application. In fact, not only does server-side debugging slow down your application, it
When an interpreted client running in the IDE enters debug (break) mode, all the ActiveX DLL it’s using continue to be in run mode as usual, even though you won’t
Postfix operators, namely ++ and –, are less efficient than their prefix counterparts because the compiler usually creates a temporary copy of the object before applying the operator to an
Many programmers still use the non-standard, platform dependent BOOL typedef instead of using bool. There are many good reasons why you shouldn’t use BOOL; one of them has to do
In several occasions, C++ requires the use of integral constant expressions, for instance: array bounds, case expressions, bit-field lengths, and enumerator initializers must all be integral constant expressions. An integral
Another set of typedef names for integer types defined in < inttypes.h > is called “fastest minimum-width integer types.” Each of these typedef names designates aninteger type that is usually
The newly approved C99 standard defines a new header file called < inttypes.h >, which defines sets of typedef names for integer types. One of these sets defines integer types
Question: How do I dynamically convert HTML to WML? I would like to take data from, say, a stock-quote page, strip it, and display the info in WML. Answer: Some
ou’re probably familiar with the typical “SELECT * FROM Table” SQL statement, which returns all the records in a table. By adding a WHERE clause to a SELECT statement, you
lthough Java syntax borrowed heavily from C++, there are many C++ featuresthat Java chose to omit. At times, the lack of a particular featuremakes Java programs cumbersome to implement. One
n this article, you’ll continue building on the text editor that you created in Part I and Part II. As usual, the code is available for download by clicking here.
onsider this scenario: an administrative assistant maintains a staff list in Excel 2000. You want to publish the information on the corporate intranet. Your first thought might be to convert
Question: Can the ORACLE database talk with XML like SQL Server can? Answer: An XML parser is available in Oracle8i. Oracle is developing a product called Messenger that will allow
Question: Can I send an e-mail via WAP, handheld PC or other units when I’m on the go? Answer: There are lots of possibilities. You can set up a WML/ASP
Question: What is the range of data transfer bandwidth? Answer: In GSM, the usual data transfer rate is 9.6Kbps. Under High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD), you can get around
Question: Will doing an HTTP redirect via Response.redirect cause a problem for WAP? Answer: It all depends on what SDK you use, as well as exactly how you write your
Question: How do I capture the voice streaming from a mobile phone? I am working on mobile phones that run on a PC card (PCMCIA). Answer: Several software companies currently
Question: We have implemented a technology resource policy that includes the following: “5.5 Automatic Deletion of Stored E-mail. All e-mail stored on (Company Name) servers will be automatically deleted after
Question: I have a domain with a PDC server and a BDC server. I want to replace the PDC, where I have Exchange 5.5SP2, with a bigger server and basically
Question: I have a column in a grid that is of the data type date. In the InteractiveChange event, I have a code that takes the value entered in the
Question: How do I make a control keep the focus until a value within a specified range is entered? The control in question is a text box. Answer: The simplest
Question: Does Microsoft have a marketing plan to retire Visual FoxPro after the release of version 7.0? Answer: If Microsoft has a plan to retire VFP, they do not appear
The standard functions abs() and labs() (declared in ) return the absolute value of int and long, respectively. You can use these functions in computations that need absolute values. For
A small number of functions from the Standard Library have different signatures on C and C++. These functions are: strchr(), strpbrk(), strrchr(), strstr(), and memchr() as well as their wide-character
The following loop is very inefficient: for (int j=0; j
Most compilers nowadays have several options that reduce compilation time considerably. These options include incremental build, precompiled header files, and cached header files. By default, these options are turned off.
Question: I have written a simple application with one form. I compiled the project as an .exe. My exe works fine if I am inside VFP, but when I make
Question: How do I call a form from another form using a command button? Answer: You can put code into the Click event of the command button that executes a
Question: In a FoxPro 6.0 application, I want to be able to push a button anddisplay a report on the screen. This report should be displayed in a new window,











