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Using Date values in VB.NET
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The versatile Date datatype in VB.NET provides a large amount of built in functionality to manipulate dates and times. The ability to add, subtract and compare date values is very useful in particular.
For example, suppose you are managing hundreds of clients in an insurance company. Since insu
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Converting a date string entered by the user to a VB Date value.
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This code formats a date string entered by the user, adding slashes and correct number of year digits and converts it to a proper date format.
You can use the following code to make your user interface more friendly. It will help you in correcting and preventing mistakes over what date is entered.
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Create Transparent Forms in VB.NET
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Generally, the classes form the «b»System.Drawing«/b» namespace are used to draw objects and print text directly on a form or control. However you can have some interesting visual effects by modifying just a few properties of a form.
There are two new properties now which will allow you to create
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Passing data between Functions and Procedures in Oracle.
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In this code I've tried to show how data might be passed between functions and procedures in Oracle using cursor variables and collections.
I have made use of the example schema HR which is provided by Oracle.
The objective was to create a function that accepted a set of records passed to it a
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Microsoft 'Atlas,' an Ajax-based programming framework
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Microsoft releases "Atlas", its own AJAX based programming framework.
"It's a discrete technology that we haven't figured out how we'll distribute yet. It would make sense to deliver it as part of ASP.Net 2.0, but we haven't made packaging decisions yet." said Charles Fitzgerald, general manager
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Displaying Date-Time in different formats in SQL
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The TO_CHAR function, when applied to dates can be used to display a date-time in a user-defined format. This article will give you an introduction to the possibilities.
The following date format elements can be used together as shown in the examples to display date in a custom manner.
«b»Exam
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Sending mail from a PL/SQL program
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You can send e-mail from a PL/SQL program using the built in UTL_SMTP package. It is written on top of UTL_TCP and implements the SMTP protocol for sending email. You can use it to communicate with an SMTP sever outside the database.
Please note that UTL_SMTP can be used only to send mail though
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