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Releasing Database Locks

Question: How can I release all existing database locks for all the sessions a specific user has started? Answer: The easiest way probably is to log that user out. Otherwise,

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ASP Error: ODBC Driver General Error

Question: I have been receiving the following (albeit general) error sporadically: “Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Driverserror ‘80004005’ [Informix][Informix ODBC Driver]General error.” This error has occurred when the code

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Date Time Values in Parameterized Queries

Question: I have a parameterized SQL statement like the following: “insert into eSession (ESessionID, eUserName, eLastActivityTime) VALUES(?,?,?)” It’s parameters are ‘bbb’,’name’ and ‘2000/01/01 22:23:25′, using an ODBC connection. I can’t

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IMC and Latency

Question: Outbound messages are being delayed randomly. You can send them to the same host—sometimes they don’t queue up long enough to even see. Other times they are there for

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Automating Backups

Question: Is there a command-line way to back up my Exchange databases without stopping the services, like the GUI can? Or, for that matter, is there any automated method of

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The hidden Collect method of the Recordset object

The ADO Recorset object exposes a hidden, undocumented member: the Collect property. This property is functionally similar to the Field’s Value property, but it’s faster because it doesn’t need a

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Cursors in Informix

Question: What is the purpose of using the fetch and declare cursor in Informix.4GL?How do you use the scroll cursor, and what are its advantages? Answer: Cursors allow you to

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Running Ace Reports from Within 4GL

Question: My ace report/shell script did not wait for user intervention. I have solved that with: script.sh < mytty > mytty But now the screen needs refreshing with a CTRL-R.

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Receiving Mail from the Internet

Question: How can I place my Exchange Server on a network with private addresses and have my MX record point to the server even though the server is behind a

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Backup Exchange in Windows 2000

Question: I have a Windows 2000 server where I have installed the Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3. I want to do a backup, but the Exchange option is empty

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Redirecting E-Mail

Question: How can I redirect mail sent to a particular mailbox to an external address? Answer: Outlook 2000 has the ability, in the Rules Wizard, to redirect mail. You’ll find

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Create a Table with Autonumbering

Question: I’ve tried to create a table (for my guestbook) with an auto increment column. Here’s my statement: CREATE TABLE guestbook(id mediumint(8) NOT NULL KEY(PRI) default(0) auto_increment, name varchar(30) NOT

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Retrieving Messages After Restore

Question: This weekend I did a restore of my Information store. I had to do a repairmidway through. This morning, a few people have told me they can’t opensome mail

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Embedding Applets in XML Documents

I came across this solution while trying to embed an applet in an XSL page I was using to transform my XML source document into HTML.If you want to cut

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MinimizeAllWindows – Minimize and restore all windows

Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib “user32” Alias “FindWindowA” (ByVal _ lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib “user32” Alias “SendMessageA” (ByVal _ hwnd

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Let the user copy floppy disks

The simplest way to help user copy a floppy disk is display the Copy Disk system dialog. You can do this with a one-line statement: Shell “rundll32.exe diskcopy.dll,DiskCopyRunDll 0,0”

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MaxSystemColors – The number of screen colors

Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib “user32” () As LongPrivate Declare Function GetDC Lib “user32” (ByVal hWnd As Long) As LongPrivate Declare Function ReleaseDC Lib “user32” (ByVal hWnd As Long, _

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ASP

Question: I’m working with ASP to retrieve records, but I keep getting an “Unexpected Error” near my recordset function. Why? Answer: Pinpointing exactly what’s wrong would be hard without actually

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Exchange Server Backups

Question: What is the best Backup Software available that will do a live backup of the Exchange Information Stores? Answer: I haven’t evaluated all of them, but we’ve been satisfied

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Current Time in Query

Question: Can I include something in the title line of a query to include the current date/time? Answer: You can use the GETDATE() function to return the current date and

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Help Files in Applications

Question: I created a “help” button in a form and coded this button’s click event as: { help } The code { set help to MyHelp.chm }is included in the

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ASP and WML

Question: Suppose I wanted to setup the IIS 4.0 to process the WML with ASP codes. Which MIME type should I configure: text/vnd.wap.wml or text/x-wap.wml? What is the difference between

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Wireless Transmission of Photos

Question: About how fast can the current wireless systems transmit a medium- to high-resolution digital photo? What’s currently the best way to do it? Will higher baud rates of wireless

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Creating an Application Setup Wizard

Question: How do I create an Application Setup Wizard from Visual FoxPro? Answer: VFP ships with a Setup Wizard, which builds three different types of installations: Standalone, Network, and Web.