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Spell checker

Question: Is there a shareware or vbx that can be implemented to check the spelling of a text box field? Answer: If you know the machine you are running your

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Registering

Question: When I try to cutomize controls, I got a error message says “Object Serve Not Correctly Registered”. Following my friend’s opinion, I used the regocx32.exe in c:program filesmicrosoft visual

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Is there a Mac-based modeler that outputs VRML?

Question: Is there a Mac-based modeler that outputs VRML? Answer: Yes, ModelShop from Electric Cafe can output VRML 1.0 from its version2.5 software (a VRML 2.0 version is coming soon).

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Creating Office 97 Toolbars

Question: Is it possible to create toolbars like such inOffice 97 in Visual Basic 4/5 ? Answer: Take a look at the In Depth section at Ask the VB Pro.

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Visual Basic Fonts

Question: I wrote an application in VB4.0 (16 bit) anddistributed it to a few friends. I then madesome changes to the Font property on a few of theforms and make

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Using Control Collections

Question: I created a collection of textbox controls within the same form, using the usual copy option from the edit menu. This collection seems Ok.I try to set properties for

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How to Send to the Printer

Question: I am very new to Visual Basic and have just run this simple program:For x = 1 to 10Print xNext xEndThis produces a list of numbers from 1 to

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Cascading Menu

Question: I am a new commer to VB and have been wondering if it is possible to have cascading pull down menus like the ones I see on the Win95’s

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Toolbar image list

Question: I am trying to setup a toolbar using the MS windows common controls. How do you initialize the image list? The toolbar works but I cant get a image

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Why Do I Need OS/2?

Question: I have just started working with an application developed in VB that my co-workers say can only be run in the Windows environment through OS/2. Supposedly the program uses

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Updating Many Columns

Question: I’m looking for a syntax that can be used to update several columns in an SQLtable. Although I’ve found a number of topics related to ‘update’, they allseem to

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What is normalization?

Question: Will you please help me in locating a definition of the term “normalizeddatabase”? Answer: Normalization of relational databases is the process of ensuring that thedatabase does not contain redundant

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Length of Table and Column Descriptors

Question: What is the length of a table name or a column name?I know that for some engines it is 18 characters.Is this a SQL limitation or engine limitation ?

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WHERE (multiple values)

Question: I have a form in which the user can select multiple values of “Manufacturer” from a drop-down list. The query should then select from the database all records in

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Can I filter DDDW values out of itself?

Question: I have a tabular DataWindow with a DDDW. Can I filter the dddw to include only valuesthat have NOT already been selected ? Answer: There is a short, a

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QueryWhere()

Question: Can I use more than one criteria in the QueryWhere(“col1=’val1′”&”col2=’val2′) to refresha bound grid? I would really appreciate an answer or a solution; we are on the border line

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Definition/Summary of ISQL

Question: I would appreciate an introductory definition/summary of ISQL (Interactive SQL?). Answer: As you’ve guessed, ISQL is an acronym for Interactive SQL. In general,ISQL describes any tool or interface that

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Creating Auto-Incrementing Columns

Question: How can I make a column that will automatically increment by one each timea new row is inserted into the table? Answer: The solution will depend upon the database

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Converting Legacy Data

Question: What are the advantages of converting a PC-based Cobol application to a P- based relational database? Answer: The most compelling advantage of converting legacy data into a relationaldatabase management

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How to determine current filter/sort associated with DataWindow

Question: How can I determine the current filter and/or sortassociated with a DataWindow?For example:s_old_filter = dw_1.WhatsTheCurrentFilter()dw_1.SetFilter(“”)dw_1.Filter()// Do somethingdw_1.SetFilter(s_old_filter)dw_1.Filter() Answer: You can use the Describe function:ls_OldFilter = dw_1.Describe( “datawindow.table.filter” )

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Phonetic Searches

Question: How can I perform a phonetic search in SQL? I need to search a database ofnames, but exact matches won’t work. Using phonetic matching, I could finda name registered

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Dynamic UserObject in Tab Control

Question: I’m looking for a way to put a dynamic UserObject in a Tab Control. The PowerBuilder documentation mentions a technique to put it in a window, but nothing for

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Adding a Column at a Specific Position

Question: How can I add a column to a table (not just at the end of the table)? For example: create table test(first_col char(20),second_col char(20)); I want to alter table

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OPO Example Archive??

Question: Does an archive or site exist thathas examples or templates for Power Objects? I’ma neophyte, and would like to start with somealready developed applications that I can modify.Specifically, I’m

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List of files in a directory

Question: I need a way of letting the user pick a file name or names from a list. I would prefer this not to be in a dialog box. In

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Record Count by Quarter

Question: I have a table set up with training records by date. I want to produce a query that will count how many training sessions took place for each quarter

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Stripping concatenated fields

Question: I have a table that contains a concatenated field delimited by colons. The field contains approximately six values I want to house as separate columns on the table. How