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Applet Filename Change Problem

Question: I have a Java applet I got off the Internet that I want to use on my server. I have tested it on mycomputer and it works fine, but

Reflection – Constructors and array params

Question: I need to call a constructor of a dynamically loaded class, and thatconstructor takes a single parameter which is an array of strings,(i.e., constructor(String [] args). How can I

Simulating Keystrokes

Question: I am building an add-on application in Visual C++ 6.0. How can you send a key combination (such as Control+K) to another application to invoke a menu shortcut (for

Intercept File Operations

Question: I am trying to write a utility program. I need a way to intercept all file open/save operations and get the info about the name of the file so

How do I make a shortcut in Windows 95/98

Question: I would like to create a shortcut on the desktop. How do I do that without copying a file to the windowsdesktop directory? Answer: The basic approach is to

Frame Content to Image Object

Question: In my application, I want to convert the content of a component into a GIF image. I know how to convert an Image object to a GIF, but I

Sorting Strings in an Array

Question: I have a list of filenames in a String array. I’d like to sort them into alphabetical order. Is there a class to do this, or must I implement

Delaying a Program

Question: Can you please tell me how to delay the program flow in Java? I can’t find any implementation of delay(). Answer: To introduce a delay into your program, use

Inner Classes

Question: Why can’t I have a static member in an inner class? Answer: The simple answer is that static member variables and methods aredisallowed by the Inner Classes Specification that

Splash Page Creation

Question: I would like to show a splash page and have it time out after approximately five seconds. How do I do that? Answer: Presumably you would like to display

Writing to the NetServerEnum Description Field

Question: Is it possible using code to write to the description field that is returned by the NetServerEnum calls? Answer: Yes, you can write to the description (or comment field

NT RAS error codes

Question: Where can I go to decipher Microsoft error codes? I am having trouble making one NT workstation dial in to my RRAS server; I get a TCP/IP error code

Frame Positioning

Question: Is it possible to reposition the frame of a standalone application? My application starts up at the upper left corner of my monitor every time. Answer: Yes, you can

The Trouble with Triggers, Part III

n this section I will provide an approach to coding and debugging triggers and discuss the new features that have been added in SQL Server version 7 regarding triggers. Why

Sort by date

Question: In a project tracking database, one of the columns in a table contains the date in this format: MM/DD/YY. I would like to be able to see a listing

Exporting Select Query to CSV File

Question: Using the following SQL statement, I could export a select query into a dbf file at c: emp est.dbf INSERT INTO test IN ‘C: emp’ ‘DBASE IV;’ SELECT *

Listviews Item Selection

Question: How can I select the whole row (with a bigger blue line) in a listview control? The default selects just the item located in the first column. Answer: That

Printing a line at the detail band

Question: I want to print a line at the detail band onlyif it’s on the last row of the page; otherwise, itshould not print at all. Answer: To achieve this,

Page allocations in a sql table

Question: I am getting all kinds of errors on a database table that have something to do with page allocation in the database (error 1109). I would like to drop

Socket Buffer Size

Question: How do I set the socket input and output buffer sizes in Java? Answer: You cannot set the socket input and output buffer sizes in Java versions prior to

What is SQL?

Question: What are the types of features available and its respective characteristics? How does this language help in relational databases? Answer: May I suggest you obtain Joe Celko’s introductory book

Cannot index

Question: SQL Server 6.5 does not allow an index to be placed on the bit datatype. Does this affect performance when doing queries that filter on the bit, or are

Using a stored procedure like a subquery

Question: I’m trying to get something like this to work. How can I take the output of a stored procedure and use it in a subquery? create procedure pcore asselect

Documenting my tables, triggers

Question: We use SQL Server 6.5 (7 in a few weeks). I’m looking for a good tool to generate ERDs and overviews of my database tables. Which software can you

pass variables to a pb app

Question: My PowerBuilder application is a contact system. It includes a case-based reasoning system that uses customer account numbers to guide users through actions. I need to be able to

Changing the current directory

Question: How does one change the current working directory of a Java program or a java.lang.Process? The equivalent of the Unix chdir system call seems to be absent. Answer: There

Rich Text Edit – Syntax Highlighting

Question: I’m building an application where the user can type several lines of text and save it to disk (as plain text). It would be nice if some words appeared

Opening an applet socket to the originating server

Question: I have a server application that I want an applet client to connect with. How can the applet determine the address of the originating serverwithout having to hard-code the