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Image Pop-Ups

Question: I want to have an image pop up, like a tool tip, when I hover over specific text. Is there any way to do this with DHTML or Javascript?

Remote NT Web Administration

Question: I want to provide the facility to add/delete/modify Windows NT users from a remote browser. However, I don’t know how to do it. Can you kindly help? Answer: This

Apostrophe causes syntax error in SQL query

Question: I have a problem with the add and update query in SQL. I am trying to update the database with a string which contains one or more apostrophes. SQL

Creating a For/Next Loop

Question: I tried using the replace function as shown below, but I receive an error on using “Next i”. Function formatOutput( theText )Dim iDim sNewStringFor i = 1 to Len(theText)

Designing a Pull-down Menu Over an Object

Question: Is it possible to design a pull down menu that will show over an object? Every way that I’ve tried still hides the part of the menu behind the

Calling a Nested Procedure in ASP

Question: Can we call a nested procedure in ASP? Answer: Nope. This isn’t supported in any Visual Basic-variant language. Having done nested procedures before (Pascal, I think), I never saw

Filtering Recordset Data

Question: After retrieving data into a recordset object, I want to filter this data. I tried using the objRs.filter method of ADO, but it doesn’t seem to work. This is

Determine How Fast Your ASP Scripts Really Are

Often when you’re developing script, you may want to determinejust how long the code takes to run. To do so, take advantage ofASP’s built-in Timer function. As you may know,

Using Active Server Pages

Question: How do I use Active Server Pages to create WAP pages? Answer: By setting the MIME type, you can use ASP to write WML. This command accomplishes this: Response.ContentType

Form Spinner Control

Question: When I create a spinner control and limit the upper and lower limits to specific integers, how do I wrap around the spinner to a specific integer range? For

Problem with Client SDK Driver Version 2.4

Question: After I install this driver, I see the error message when starting Lotus Notes Application: “The application uses CTL3D32.DLL, which is not the correct version. This version of CTL3D32.DLL

Interfacing WAP Pages with Phones

Question: Can WAP pages be built to interface directly with a phone and its functionality? Answer: Yes, you can write WAP pages that will display and call phone numbers directly,

What Are DCT Files?

Question: We have an application; within it is a file with the extension .DCT. What are .DCT files? Answer: DCT files are one of the files that Visual FoxPro uses

Minimizing/Maximizing the VFP Window with Code

Question: How can I make the Visual FoxPro main window minimize and maximize through code? Answer: VFP forms and the _SCREEN object have a property called “WindowState” that can be

Populating Databases

Question: I am trying to populate the stores (demo) database with a SQL script through dbaccess. The script keeps on returning syntax errors. The script is as follows: DECLARE status

Security of WAP Pages

Question: Can WAP pages be secure? Answer: Absolutely. WAP pages can be used for sending and receiving confidential information, such as credit cards and/or bank account statements. WAP was designed

Delete Duplicate Rows in a SQL Table

There are times when duplicate records somehow creep into a table despite your best efforts. This happens more in cases where data is loaded into table from other sources because

Use of LIKE in SQL

The LIKE statement is often used in SQL queries with wildcards to find data that issimilar to a matching pattern. PL/SQL has two forms of wildcard: _ and %. The

Transaction Independence in Oracle8i

In a nested procedure environment, I have often felt the need to isolatethe transactions of the child/called procedure from the parent/calling procedure’s transactions. Until Oracle8i, it used to be a

Use Style Sheets to Create Floating Text

Use Cascading Style Sheets to create a floating text paragraph. First, add the attribute in the document’s section: Now, add the content you want to display in the window: Visit

Reading From an Excel File

Question: Is there a way to store data in an Excel file from an ADO recordset by doing some sort of block read/write instead of reading/writing every data field in

Date Subtraction

Question: I have a date field store in one of my database tables. How do I pull a record from that table within seven days of today’s date? today’s date

Using PL/SQL in VFP or SQL Server

Question: Can I use Oracle’s PL/SQL in Visual FoxPro or SQL Server 6.0? Answer: No. PL/SQL is a language native to Oracle, not Microsoft’s products. Each Microsoft database product has