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I find the Replace function very useful when I want to avoid too many append operations just to insert non-printable characters. For example, the following statement: MsgBox “Disk not ready.”
To determine whether a String array contains a given item it seems that you can’t avoid writing a loop. However, you can do it with just one line of code,
Most API function that return a string require that you pass a buffer where they can place the result as a null-terminated ANSI string (a.k.a. ASCIIZ string). The calling code
Question: I created a program to Add User Account to my NT Server. It reads from a text file which provides the user info. Everything works fine, except that the
Question: I would like to know how to access a workstation which is configured and logged on to an NT domain, from another PC in a workgroup environment? Most of
Question: I need to know how to concatenate variables containing numbers, that is, string them together one after the other. Every method I know simply adds the various numbers together
Question: I’m creating a drag and drop program to design kitchens. How can I rotate a single picture using JavaScript? Answer: You can’t rotate an image using JavaScript. JavaScript doesn’t
Question: I am using the Dataspace and DataControl objects to interact with a database through Internet Explorer 4 using form elements. The data displays perfectly when I use this query:
Question: Can I use JavaScript to disable the one of menu items of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator? Answer: Sorry, you can’t modify the menus in Internet Explorer or Netscape
Question: What function would I use to take a given amount of money and add 6% sales tax? Answer: In JavaScript you could use: function addSalesTax(SubTotal){ return SubTotal * 1.06}
Question: How do I get the server date using JavaScript that is embedded in an HTML file? Answer: You can use server-side code (like Perl, ASP, and so forth) to
Question: I require Visual Basic code to resolve IP addresses stored in firewall logs generated by Checkpoint Firewall1. The aim is to report company access by user (assigned dedicated IP
Question: How do you reference an external JavaScript file from an HTML page? Answer: You can reference an external JavaScript file from your HTML page similar to the way you’d
Question: I have alerts and prompts intermingled on a page that collects information from the user. Is there a way to align them all so that they do not appear
Question: I want to close the window that opened a new window using window.opener.close().The problem is when this code is executed, some confirmation message pops up. Is there any way
Question: How do I convert an integer/float type into a string? Answer: Converting numbers to strings is much easier than you think. Because JavaScript is an untyped language, the interpreter
Question: I’ve been told that you cannot have dynamic virtual includes inJSP. Is this true? For example, is something like this going tocause problems? Answer: JSP is still relatively new,
Question: What is the difference between servlets and Java Server Pages? Which is preferred? Answer: Servlets and Java Server Pages are complementary APIs, both providinga means for generating dynamic Web
VB won’t let you save a breakpoint when you have a lengthy debugging session. Use Debug.Assert to create persistent breakpoints that trigger when you are in the environment, but not
You can print the entire document from the JavaScript using Parent.Print() function. Similarly, to print a frame from JavaScript, you can use parent.framename.print() in the code. For example, this code
ADO sets both the EOF and BOF properties to true if the recordset is empty. You can check these properties to determine if the recordset is empty or not instead
RDO and DAO data access components handle collisions while updating a database differently than the ADO data access component. The rdoResultset and Recordset objects contain BatchCollisionCount properties that indicate how
ASP won’t execute any script that follows the Redirect method. When ASP encounters Response or End methods, it immediately halts script execution in both the GLOBAL.ASA file and in the
Suppose you need to forward-declare class Interest, which is a member of namespace Bank. It would seem that all you need to do is use the class’s fully qualified name:
When working on a large VB application that uses hundreds of COM objects, the “429 can’t create object” error doesn’t give you much help in determining which object could not
The term “real time” has become a buzzword, as in “real time stock quotes” or “real time database queries”. However, neither a database-oriented system nor a NYSE stock ticker running
Not every call of a virtual function is resolved dynamically. In fact, in many cases the compiler resolves the call statically, even if the function is declared virtual. For example:
When developing applications, quite often you end up experimenting with different toolbar icons to test how well they serve their purpose. If you change an icon in an ImageList, you
Question: I am trying to count the number of users (sessions opened) to a given app. It easy enough to increment an Application variable with Session_Onstart and decrement it with
Question: Can I use a global variable in VBScript and make it accessible from any Web page? Answer: There is no such thing as a global variable in Web pages.











