Tutorials & Articles
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Dynamic menus and the .NET Framework
by Jon VoteIn March we showed you how to create a dynamic menu with Visual Basic 6.0. Now we approach the same task using the .NET framework, covering basic OO on the way.
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Native code without sacrificing .NET performance
by Peter VarholCalling native code from your .NET application has performance implications. We explain how to use the right method to call your native code, and how to measure its performance.
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Ant on the make
by Sing LiJava's been slow to acquire a 'make' facility, but now it's finally got one in the shape of Ant
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J2EE and JAX-RPC Web Services
by James WintersHow to use Sun's latest toolkit to implement a JAX-RPC Web Service in a J2EE container
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Dynamic menus & the menu API
by Jon VoteMenus are things that we tend to take for granted until we need to do something a little different, and then we discover that there's more to them than the menu editor. But it's easy to create dynamic menus in VB 6 – or any language – using the menu API.
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Certification choices
by Andy ThomsonHow can you decide between MCSD and MCAD certification?
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USB interfacing
by Harry FairheadA potential solution to the thorny problem of USB interfacing
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Extreme Programming
by Will StottIf you've ever wondered about the ‘other' meaning of XP, welcome to the world of Extreme Programming.
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Advanced textbox manipulation
by Ian ElliotIn many ways the textbox is VB's main input and output device. Find out some clever ways of using it as Ian Elliot gets advanced with textboxes, and finds out how to drag his words and add pictures.
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MySQL table options
by Kay EwbankThere's more than one type of table in MySQL, so Kay Ewbank explains the range of possibilities, and gives us a practical introduction to transactions.
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99 Bottles
by Paul ParksWho said programming was serious stuff? Here's a C# program that outputs the song "99 Bottles Of Beer On the Wall.".
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Saving the DC context
by Joseph M. NewcomerHaving trouble keeping your DC intact? Here's an article on how to do this far more easily using ::SaveDC/::RestoreDC, or CDC::SaveDC/CDC::RestoreDC, as well as a C++ class to make it even easier
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Dialog Box Control Management
by Joseph M. NewcomerWhy you should never call EnableWindow or other such calls except in one central place. Think of control enabling as a set of constraint equations. Much easier to maintain if the computations are centralized. Find out how I do it, and why I think this is a good way to do it.
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Interview with Thearon Willis
by James CrowleyAn Interview with Thearon Willis, author of Beginning SQL Server 2000 for VB Developers.
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Command Line Parameters
by James CrowleyHow to access any command line parameters sent to your application
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Interview with Rob Vieira
by James CrowleyAn Interview with Rob Vieira author of Professional SQL Server 2000
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SQL vs DAO
by James CrowleyPerformance differences between SQL and DAO
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Trim Command
by James CrowleyHow to use Trim to remove trailing spaces
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Online Support As A Driver Of Success
by James CrowleyProfessional web designers and developers need to be highly skilled technologically in terms of being able to understand programming and software issues in order to be able design compelling websites.