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ADO Connection String

Question: What is the syntax for accessing a FoxPro 2.5 table using an ADO connectionstring? I want to be able use a DSN-less connection and access different tables depending on

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Take Advantage of ADO Optimizations

A common user scenario in a development environment is where the code typically opens a connection, executes a row or non-row returning command, processes results, and closes the connection. For

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Avoid File DSN Usage Whenever Possible

The File DSN usage should be avoided whenever possible. Instead, use System DSN; it is, on average, twice as fast. Also, File DSN is less secure because the database name,

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Select Maximum Five Result

Question: How do I find out the top-five best sale items? I want the maximum five items to be listed. Answer: In version 7, SQL Server has conveniently provided the

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Query Performance Comparison

Question: What is faster: two LIKE statements or one BETWEEN? ((MyData LIKE ‘02105_’) OR ((MyData LIKE ‘02106_)MyData BETWEEN ‘021050’ AND ‘021069’ Please advise. Answer: When trying to decide which is

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Refer to Members of a Collection With the Full Name

You can access all variables directly by calling Request(variable) without the collection name. In this case, the Web server searches the collections in this order: QueryString Form Cookies ClientCertificate ServerVariables

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Windows 2000 Boot Disk

Question: I have installed Windows 2000 on my laptop. I would like to create an emergency start disk akin to Windows 98. My current partition is FAT32. I created a

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Dual Processor Support

Question: Does Microsoft plan on implementing dual processor support in Windows “Millenium” and will it be based on NT? I’m just trying to decide whether I should upgrade my Win98

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NT Workstation 4.0 Home Network

Question: I have two PCs at home which are used by various members of my family. I want to connect them as a small network. Can I do this by

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Schedule a Batch File

Question: I need to schedule a batch file to automatically run at night. I have tried every variation of the “AT” command from a command line on the Windows NT

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Object Containment and Member Initialization

Question: I would like to know for containment (having objects as data member), what is meant by “if the inner class object’s constructor requires parameters, the initialization syntax must be

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Defining an Array of Strings

Question: I have 20 predefined strings that I want to put into an array of strings. Here is my idea: #include static std::string array[20]; If I do just this, I

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Using the Assert Macro

Question: I am not sure if it is good when I use the assert macro in the following code: int sum(int number)// Precondition: number => 1// Postcondition: return sum from

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ReplaceWordEx – Replace whole words, with your choice of delimiters

Option Explicit’————————————————————————‘ This enum is used by both InstrWordEx and ReplaceWordEx” It uses a binary value to determine what separator characters are allowed’ bit 0 = allow spaces’ bit 1

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InstrWordEx – Find a whole word, with your choice of delimiters

‘————————————————————————‘ This enum is used by both InstrWordEx and ReplaceWordEx” It uses a binary value to determine what separator characters are allowed’ bit 0 = allow spaces’ bit 1 =

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Contact List in Public Folder

Question: I’m looking to make an online contact list without creating a whole new ASP page for my company. I was thinking that I could simply put the Outlook contact