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Question: Is it possible in SQL 6.5 to write a stored procedure that has an ARRAY as an input parameter? I have done this with Oracle using Oracle Objects for

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Question: I am trying to do the SQL statements on the client side. Because I have declare int in the database, I need to convert the column before I can

Question: Is there any way to print all the source code in an application or library? Answer: You can use a product called PowerDoc to achieve this, or you could

Question: I know that there are several ways to Web-enable applications in PB. I am looking for the most cost-efficient and least time-consuming solution. Any ideas? Answer: This is a

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