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Win 3.x APIs Equivalent in Win 95

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

How do subnet masks work?

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,

Updating a Table with Multiple Values

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

Informix non-logged databases

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

Set explain on fails

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

Importance of DataBlades

Question: Why are DataBlades so important, as opposed to building application logic separate from the database? Answer: Though at first glance it appears that DataBlades and application logic operate similarly,

What does the “://” in a URL mean?

Question: What does the “://” in a URL mean? I understand the “http” and thedomain name, but there must be a reason for the “://”. Answer: Actually its not “://”

Can I do a “binary dump” using Perl?

Question: Can I do a “binary dump” using PERL? Meaning, can I “compile” a PERL script to binary form? If this is possible, I would greatly appreciate some “how to.”

How do I get the information back to me?

Question: I have completed my form but cannot figure out how to get theinformation sent back to me. In other words, when someone clicks SUBMITthey get an error message! I

JPEG and GIF — which to use, and when?

Question: The graphics on my Web pages are all now in GIF format. Someone told me that I should convert all these GIFs over to JPEG format, because it is

Using interlaced GIFs as buttons in a form

Question: I want to create ‘back’ and ‘exit’ buttons that look the same as the’submit’ and ‘reset’ buttons that are in the &#060FORMS&#062 commands,and place them all together in a

How can I implement a counter on my page?

Question: How can I implement a counter on my page, like the oneyou use, to show how many visitors have been to my site? Answer: The most common way to

Support for Unicode Consortium

Question: Does Centura support the Unicode consortium? Is there a way to use it with Centura Web Developer? And with SQLWindows 5.0.X? Answer: First, find out what your Unicode requirements

Disconnecting Process with SQLConsole

Question: I’m running SQLBase Server 5.2.1-PTF8 for Windows NT, and I’m running SQLConsole 1.0.2 on a Workgroups 3.11 client. All clients are WFW3.11 and communicate with the server via TCP/IP.

Opening a Password Protected Access Database

Question: I am developing an application in VB 4.0 connecting to an Access 7.0Database. I do not want to set up database security with groups, users andpasswords. All I want

Common Dialog – folder selection?

Question: In Word 7.0, under Tools, Options, File Locations tab, there is a dialog that comes up to define the folder containing certain types of files. This dialog allows folder