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Choose the Right Value of User Connections Parameter

User Connections parameter is used to set the maximum number of simultaneous connections to SQL Server. However, the actual number of connections may be less, depending on database environment. The

TreeToys Class

VB2TheMax’s friend J.Swierz has sent us this great class module, that lets you add fancy and eye-catching tooltips to TreeView controls, that appear when you scroll the control with the

Determine if a Form is Open

Question: I have this real cool function to determine if a Form is Open which works fine in Access 97, but not in VB 6.0 because it does not support

Retrieving the Greatest Value from a Group

Question: I have a table like this one: Day_Period_Money (daydate date, period number, amount number); Here is an example of some data: daydate period amount01/01/99 1 1001/01/99 2 2001/01/99 3

Returning a Certain Number of Rows

Question: How do I get a query to return only a certain number of rows? For instance, a search criterion might return 100 rows, but I only want to see

NullPointerException

Question: Since there are no pointers in Java why is there aNullPointerException? Answer: It is a bit misleading to say that Java does not have pointers.Reference variables are very similar

Removing a Duplicated Item

Question: I have tried the following code: SELECT distinct title, id from table where …..order by title and it returns: A 001A 002B 003 The result I want is: A

Creating a Schedule Timetable

Question: I have a table with five columns. They are “No. of People,” “Tour1,” Tour2,” “Tour3,” and “Tour4.” I want to set up a query that shows me how many

Inactivity Timeout

Question: I’d like incorporate an inactivity timeout for an application.When there is no mouse or keyboard activity in the application fora certain period of time, I want to close all

Answering SQL Queries in Excel

Question: I’ve got an Excel workbook composed by a series of pages (worksheets). One of them is called ‘Wholesales’. I’ve tried to retrieve values even with basic syntax: select *

Inserting Images to SQL Using a SP and N-tier App

Question: I am in the process of creating an n-tier database application and am stuck at storing images to the SQL Server database. Any help would be appreciated. Obviously, I

SQL Standard for Concatenation

Question: What is the SQL standard for concatenation? Answer: In SQL Server, you can do something like SELECT “Me” + “You” gets you MeYou In Oracle, I believe the symbol

Performing a Word Search in SQL

Question: How do I perform a word search in SQL? I want to find all rows containing the word “time” by itself and not any rows containing “time” as part

Converting from Varchar to Number

Question: I have a table that contains numbers defined as varchar. How do I convert from varchar to number? Answer: Try using the CONVERT function. If that is not an

Asynchronous Processing

Question: I have written an ActiveX EXE. that handles Batch Reporting requirements on a large amount of data. Even though it is an Out-of-Process “server”, it still seems to execute

Overriding a Deprecated Function

Question: I have a class that extends one class and implements an interface.The interface requires a getName() method.At the same time the class I am extending has a getName() functionthat

Finding the Identity Fields

Question: I am working on a database program that will insert random data into all fields in the database. What the program is supposed to do is look for field

Procedures Crossing Servers

Question: I am creating a data warehouse and need to SELECT and INSERT data across servers using SQL Server 6.5. Is there any way I can code this in my

Moving the Master and MSDB Databases

Question: How can I move the master and msdb database devices to another disk in SQL Server 6.5? Can I mirror them and then unmirror them, swapping to the mirror

Toolbar Icon Without a Menu Item

Question: How do I create a toolbar button without also creating a menu item? Answer: Add a menu item as normal and then set the toolbar details for the menu

yymmdd-to-yyyymmdd Date Format

Question: Is there a way to automatically convert the date format from yymmdd to yyyymmdd? Answer: Yes there is. Check out the STYLE argument of the CONVERT function, which displays

Listview Control Colors

Question: I have a number of bitmaps displayed in the Listview control. However the colors are limited and are very different when they are displayed in a graphics program. Is

Developing Windows CE Apps

Question: Can Visual FoxPro be used to develop applications for Windows CE? Answer: No, Visual FoxPro cannot be used to develop applications for Windows CE. However, you could develop VFP

Unable to Update Cursor

Question: When I try to build an app (.exe) I get the error message “Cannot update the cursor.” All the prg, menu, and forms seem to work (i.e., compile with

Sending Internet E-mail

Question: I am trying to send e-mail from my PowerBuilder app to an e-mail address that is not in my address book; it’s an Internet e-mail address. I do not

Different Toolbar Text from Toolbar Tip Text

Question: How do I get short names for my toolbar text, but longer text for the toolbar tips? For example, I’d like the toolbar tip to read “Usage Statistics” but

Message Box for Unsaved Changes

Question: How do I get a message box to appear if users have not saved their work, asking them if they want to save their work? (I am using PowerBuilder