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Question: Where can I find a good book or good doccumentation on Visual InterDev 6.0? Answer: As you’ve discovered, the online Help is disabled in the Visual InterDev March Pre-release.
Question: I know that the multimedia API is limited in the Windows CE environment, but is there any other way to control the audio device? What I want is to
Question: Can someone help with identifying/deciphering the hex instruction 0x70fd2b7b of JavaScript into a corresponding command? My application randomly causes the IE4 browser to crash. The instruction is always the
A constructor taking a single argument is by default an implicit conversion operator: class C { int I; //… public: C(int i);//constructor and implicit conversion operator //as well }; void
When initializing objects data members by a mem-initializer list, the compiler transforms the list into the order of the declaration of the data members in that class: class A {
The use of malloc() and free() functions in a C++ file is not recommended and is even dangerous: 1. malloc() requires the exact number of bytes as an argument whereas
If your class contains other object(s) as members, you should initialize the embedded object(s) in a mem-initializer list instead of assigning their values inside the class constructor: class Person {
All member functions implemented within a class declaration are by default inline: //file: A.hclass A { int a; public: int Get_a() { return a; } //declaration + definition; //implicitly inline
When working on developing or debugging an app that is created via automation (i.e. ActiveX DLL), keep in mind the following: if you invoke that app from a calling program
Be aware that the VB IDE hijacks the registry settings for your public classes when working on projects such as ActiveX DLLs and Controls. The IDE will temporarily replace (in
When passing a variant array by reference, make sure to use Dim to declare the statement before using Redim. Example: Private Sub Command1_Click()Dim x as integer ReDim v(2) As Variant
When you have multiple web pages calling the same client script code, locate the shared script code in a separate file (e.g. Shared1.js) and reference the shared code in each
You can change the types of files recognized by the DevStudio editor by adding the file type to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftDevStudio5.0IstudioProjectEditors For example, to allow JavaScript source files
Fast, Efficient and Easy Way to Initialize Local ArraysBy default, local data arrays created on the stack are not initialized; they contain garbage values. The easiest, most efficient and future-proof
Assigning an object to itself is disastrous, so whenever you have to define a copy constructor and assignment operator, make sure your code is guarded from such a mistake: class
Sometimes it may be tempting to declare class data members as public. However, this is not recommended for the following reasons: 1. Users of such class rely heavily on its
When developing stored procedures in SQL Server, use the SET NOCOUNT ON option at the start of your procedure. This will prevent the superfluous “row count” messages from being generated,
Never declare a variable as a “New” of type “object,” but always rather just as of type “object.” If you do so you will always increment the reference count of
Question: I developed a very tiny project in Visual Interdev: * Made a connection in de 32-bit ODBC (Control panel) with the Access97 Database and DSN name. * Add data
Question: Is there a way to ‘easily’ convert betweenHexadecimal and decimal with VB 5.0 Profesional.(ie. Without doing the long conversion from hex to ascii, then using the conversion factor, then
Question: How can I make shell level calls from a java program? For example, I want to execute the “ls -al” command from java and return its values back to
Question: How can we set icon images for the dialogs? Answer: There is currently (as of Java 1.1 and 1.2beta3) no way to set icon images for dialogs. On most
Question: A variable retrieves its contents in the byte form, since I require to convert into the string format . Which is the method used in java or rather how
Question: If i have a code like this in the while loop while (true){ java.util.date ldt_date = new java.util.Date() …} Will the ldt_date variable be initialized with new location in
Question: I want to make my Java program pause for a specified amount of time, but I don’t want to use a threading implementation. How can I do this? Answer:
Question: How can I convert an integer ascii representationof a number to its character equivalent in astring form. For example A= 72 What procedure will take in int 72 and
Question: I have a form that has three popup menus on it (among other things), and a hidden text box. A value is placed in the hidden text field based
It is bad programming practice to exit a subroutine or function at any point other than its end. If you want to bail out of a routine, and do not
When issuing SQL statements against SQL Server, consider fully equating all of your table or procedure names to include the database name, especially if you are using an existing data
Question: We have installed a Windows NT 4.0 server with remote access server service installed. I am able to connect to the NT server from home using a dial-up connection