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Question: I have about 50 users on an “old” Exchange Server (version 5.0 SP2), and I need to move them to a new server. The problem is that the new
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
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
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
‘ Returns an array and initializes it with passed data.” It is similar to the Array function, but it works with’ array of any type. The type of the returned
Many VB developers use a class module to augment the capabilities of a control on a form. For example, consider this simple example, that formats a currency value in a
If you want to execute an application and waiting for its termination, you can follow two approaches. The “classic” approach is based on API functions such as OpenProcess, WaitForSingleObject and
You can retrieve the length of a standard windows media file (WAV, AVI or MIDI) using simple MCI functions. First, you must open the file with: Declare Function mciSendString Lib
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”
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, _
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
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
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
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
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
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
Question: How do I link an Oracle (8i) database to pull and push data from WML decks? Answer: An XML parser is available in Oracle8i. Oracle is developing a product
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.
Question: I’ve installed Exchange Server, and I’ve installed Outlook 2000 in the client, which is receiving email from POP3 accounts and three accounts from Exchange Server. How can I choose
Question: We are a small company of some 70 staff, 50 of which are located away from the office (clients site, home, etc.). I am about to migrate from Microsoft
Question: How do you set up Outlook 2000 and Exchange 5.5 to use resource scheduling accounts, such as conference rooms? There are several posts about how to do this without
Question: I have an attorney client who wants to have all his e-mail stored on his local workstation, not on the Microsoft Exchange 5.5 SP2 Server. In fact, he would
Question: Is there any way in Outlook/Exchange to send out a message to all users currently logged on (like a network broadcast)? We currently send system announcements (such as for
Most of Web developers may be familiar with the META REFRESH tag in HTML. This tag is used to take the user to another location automatically, after a specified delay.
When it comes to usability, the devil is in the details. Annoying little quirks can make your users hate to use your perfectly good web app. One easy (but often
Question: What is a run-time library? How are they different from other libraries? Answer: A library is essentially a file that contains compiled object modules (a module is an object
Question: How does the compiler handle dynamically allocated templated objects? As I have read, the compiler generates code for templated objects and functions according to the required data type. Answer:
Many sites don’t do a very good job focusing their users attention on the form controls that they have to fill out. It’s easy to jump from one form control
The DHTML capabilities (such as changing the text color/fonts/size dynamically) are very nice features to have, but unfortunately, they are not available on all browser applications. Essentially, DHTML features work
Checkbox control is one of the widely used controls in Web pages. However, it is important to understand that a name/value pair for the checkbox is only submitted with the










