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Question: I am a little puzzled by the question and answer headed”Databases: how can I use two different Data Controls to displaydata from a single DataSource and Table?”What is the
Question: I’m porting my C code to Java and would like to know how I would implement the C enum keyword to Java. Answer: There is no convenient mechanism for
Question: I’ve been poking around the net and have seen several development environments for creating Java applets/applications. What software do I need to create JavaScripts that I can use on
Question: Is there any way with HTML, JavaScript, Javaor whatever to disable the “Back” and “Forward” buttons in the Netscape toolbar? As content on the Web enters the realm of
Question: I am trying to construct an applet that accepts data from the user and performs several calculations on that data.I would like to give the capability to print out
Question: How can a server written in Java work like a UNIX daemon? To me it seems that a server cannot be an applet. Is it a standalone application? Answer:
Question: Hi, I just started to program in Java in Win95 platform. Even though I/O through files has already been discussed, I am having trouble reading a double from the
Question: How can I get the version of Windows at runtime? Answer: Use the WinAPI call to GetVersion. GetVersion returns 3.1for Win 3.1, 3.11, WfW 3.11 and Win NTwhen called
Question: I am using Microsoft’s Active Server Pages for a web application I am working on. In the application I must take user input (via an html form) and insert
Question: I am using frames and would like to disable the Print button on Internet Explorers’ toolbar when a particular document is shown within a frame.I can get it to
Question: How can my Windows NT users access NetWare’s file andprint resources? Answer: In order for Windows NT users to be able to access NetWare 3.x or 4.xresources, the following
Question: How can I install a second Novell server on my network without having togo through CDs or floppy disks? Answer: If you already have a Novell 4.x server installed
Question: How does DNS work? Answer: Domain Name Service (DNS) is a service that is contained in the TCP/IP protocolsuite and provides a way of mapping IP addresses to names;
Question: There has got to be a way to disable the ‘view source’ feature of IE. People can freely view passwords or product cost information if it’s included in your
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Question: I want all documents that I open from a child frame to be “target=_top”, but I don’t want to add “Target=” to every HREF tag. Is there a way
Question: I am repeatedly getting a ‘Volume Full for Direct File System’ message on my SQLBase Server while I’m loading data to my DBs. I couldn’t find any documentation regarding
Question: Is it possible to let the browser automatically turn off when it is left idle for certain period of time using like VBScript and ActiveX? For example, there isn’t
Question: Can I set the object height & width in VBScript to the current size of the browser? Answer: Using the InternetExplorer object, you can access the Height and Widthproperties,
Question: When I try to access a specific file on my Novell 4.1 server, I get amessage that says that the file is in use. How can I find out
Question: I have many workgroups in my enterprise with different demands on theLAN. How can I improve the performance on my LAN without spending too much money? Answer: Ethernet allows
Question: How do I make my Novell servers talk to each other on an IP network? Answer: Although IPX is the preferred communications protocol on a Novell network,sometimes it may
Question: What are the differences between bridging and routing? Answer: A bridge is a device that connects two or more network segments. A routeris also a device that connects two
Question: How do I route IP traffic on my Novell server? Answer: In order to take advantage of the TCP/IP networking protocol on your Novell3.x or 4.x server, you first
Question: I’m trying to migrate an application I created in SQLWindows to Centura and it had some Windows API function calls in USER.EXE. Porting it to Centura, the “Cannot find
Question: What do subnet masks mean and how do they work? Answer: Subnetworks help improve performance, reduce congestion, enhance securityand allow us to isolate networks. On a wide area network,
Question: Do the table partitioning features (fragmenting) in XPS solve the problem of unloading old data in a data warehouse?Specifically, I need to delete up to 400MB of old data
Question: Oracle 7.3, Microsoft Access 2.0 and up, and Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 all provide methods by which a single SQL command can update a table using multiple values looked
Question: In a data warehouse, loading/transforming data is a significant process. Do Informix non-logged databases provide significant performance gains in loading and transforming data? Answer: YES! Though your needs may
Question: Set explain on fails (sqlcode: 586 (I think) ISAM: 1) (Could not open sqexplain.out). We have plenty of disk space and file permissions. It even failed as “root” in
Question: Both of the following questions deal with the extend function; more specifically, how Informix handles dates:1. I’ve used “extend(var, day to day)” in a program since December ’96 with