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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

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Copying Table Rows

Question: I have two databases and two tables in them have the same structure (same columns etc.). How do I copy some rows from one database to another? Both tables

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SMTP Mail Send Problem

Question: We are sending over 50K of outgoing e-mails an hour. Today the queue fills and we can only handle about 20K an hour. At some point the mail server

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Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 DTS and Informix

Question: I’m curious if you or anyone else has successfully created a data warehouse in SQL Server 7.0, using DTS to import/extract info from Informix, running Elite time/billing application? Answer:

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Send on Behalf Of/Reply Problem

Question: If I set up a delegate and they send a message on my behalf, the reply goes to my delegate. How can I force the reply to come to

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Allow Users to Reset Your HTML Form

You can use HTML forms to provide an efficient interface for collecting user information. You can include various types of controls like textbox, check box, buttons, listbox, and so forth

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Maximum Number of Objects on a Form

Question: Is there any way to get more than 255 objects on a VB form? Answer: No, there’s not a way to pass the limit of 255 objects per form.

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Using Format Function to Right Justify

Question: When using printer.print statements to send output directly to the printer, it used to be possible in QB PDS to use something like “printer.print format(number, “###,###.00”) to get right

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Using Variables in SQL

Question: I have connected a form to the DB using an ADODC. I connect fine, I can read the DB if I put a literal in my sql: recordsource =

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Database Integration

Question: I am developing an application in VB6 that uses its own DB. I need to link my application’s DB with clients’ DBS or even ERP systems. Therefore, I need

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Initializing Array of UDT’s

Question: Here’s some simple code in Test.bas: Public Type MY_RECORD Field1 as String Field1 as StringEnd Typein frmTest.frmGeneral DeclarationsPrivate mArrayOfRecords() as MY_RECORDForm_Load ‘this line of code BOMBS If IsEmpty(mArrayOfRecords) then

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Copying Part of a String

Question: I have a little problem which I can’t solve. I will give the question with an example. I’m working with Excel. In a cell the string “100dpi.txt” is written.

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Checking If a File is in Use

Question: How can I check to see if a file is in use/open? Answer: An easy way to do this is to attempt to open the file for writing. If

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Manually Positioning Buttons in a Java Applet

You can use Java’s layout managers to maintain the relative position of objects in an applet without manually repositioning them as the applet’s size changes. However, you may occasionally want

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Where Should Template Definitions Appear?

Normally, you declare functions and classes in a .h file and place their definition in a separate .cpp file. With templates, this practice isn’t really useful because the compiler must