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SSW Monthly Newsletter
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This newsletter is a service offered exclusively to clients of Superior
Software for Windows. It offers the latest product news as well as Hot
Tips which will help you get the most from your existing SSW
Products and Services.
1. THE ACCESS/ASP/SQL SERVER USERS GROUP SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY 19 July
2. PRODUCT NEWS www.VB123.com - The Toolshed
3. HOT TIPS FOR DEVELOPERS
4. DATABASE NEWS - TolBay City Agents
5. ASP Guru? Work at SSW!
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1. The Access/ASP/SQL Server User Group
Sponsored by Microsoft and SSW
Wednesday 19th July 2000, 5:45 pm
www.ssw.com.au/accessUG
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What do I bring along?
Just your self.... and a hot tip on any of these topics:
* Access
* ADP
* VB
* HTML / Front Page
* ADO
* ASP
* SQL Server or
* Hot Sites
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2. www.vb123.com - the Toolshed
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"The Toolshed" is a collection of resources for Microsoft Access,
Visual Basic, Microsoft Graphs and Charts, HTML, Active Server Pages and
FrontPage and is well worth a visit. It runs on your computer and includes
a search engine. It includes all the resources at vb123.com plus source
code, databases and other files.
For more information go to http://www.vb123.com/toolshed/default.htm
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3. Hot Tips for Developers
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**SQL Server Hot Tip**
I want to give the user a combo box with a list of all the current databases
on my SQL Server so they can select. How do I do this?
To enumerate the databases on the current server, you can use this SQL:
SELECT * FROM sysdatabases WHERE sid <> 0x01
The sid column identifies the database creator. The hexadecimal value
0x01 signifies that the database is internally created
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**Access/Visual Basic Hot Tip**
Using the CALL statement to call a function
Most people associate the CALL keyword with SUB PROCEDURES. If a function
returns a value but the value returned is not always used (e.g. so the
function can be used in expressions) it can be a pain to create a dummy
variable to store the returned value from the function. The CALL statement
can be used in Visual Basic to run a function without storing the value
returned.
i.e.
' Common Method
Dim varRetValue as Variant
varRetValue = ProcessOrders(strOrderID)
' OR (USING THIS TIP)
' Using CALL Statement
Call ProcessOrders(strOrderID)
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**Access/VB/SQL Tip**
We used to always use a SSW function called FileOpenMDB() . These days
we don't deal with Access backends as often as SQL backends. So instead
of storing the BACKEND path like
C:\CiscoDB\CiscoData.mdb"
these days we just store a connnection string like
Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Persist Security Info=False;User ID=sa;Initial Catalog=SSWData;Data
Source=chook
Here is a the function we use to edit connection string
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Private Function strUDLEdit(strDatabasePath As String) As String
'-----------------------------------------------------------------------
'Requires Reference: Microsoft OLE DB Service Component 1.0
'Allows to open udl interface with existing connection string and edit
it
'Example: ctldatabasepath = strUDLEdit(ctldatabasepath)
'Created 22/06/2000 - ST
On Error GoTo Err_strUDLEdit
strUDLEdit = ""
'Requires Reference: Microsoft OLE DB Service Component 1.0
Dim UserDefLink As MSDASC.DataLinks
Set UserDefLink = New MSDASC.DataLinks
Dim cnn As ADODB.Connection
Set cnn = New ADODB.Connection
cnn.ConnectionString = ctlDatabasePath
Dim bolDummy As Boolean
bolDummy = UserDefLink.PromptEdit(cnn)
strUDLEdit = cnn.ConnectionString
Set cnn = Nothing
Exit_strUDLEdit:
Exit Function
Err_strUDLEdit:
If Err = 91 Then
MsgBox "Select Full Path of Access Database (OLEDB Provider string)",
vbOKOnly + vbExclamation, "Validation"
ElseIf Err.Number = -2147217805 Or Err.Number = -2147467259 Or Err.Number
= -2147217843 Then
MsgBox "Initialization string cannot be retrieved.", vbCritical
+ vbOKOnly, "Validation"
Else
MsgBox "Error number: " & Err.Number & " "
& Err.Description, "strUDLEdit"
End If
Resume Exit_strUDLEdit
Resume 'Move to here for debugging
End Function
Sergei Tchernykh
Got a hot tip you want to share? Email 696e666f72407373772e636f6d2e6175
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4. SSW Solution Tolbay City Agents
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SSW was commissioned by City Agents to build a custom database to manage
the day-to-day running of their business. City Agents is a legal searching
firm employed principally by lawyers to carry out searching, paralegal
and agency work. As such they have to keep control of many small but nonetheless
important tasks and have these integrated into a solid reporting and accountable
system.
The database was built using ADP (Access Data Projects) in Access 2000
with MSDE as the backend. It took approximately 15 development days.
Mark Scott, director of City Agents, said "We are very pleased with
the outcome, speed and flexibility of the database and its cost."
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5. Love New Technology? Work at SSW
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SSW is looking for an articulate Senior Database Developer focused on
new
technology and dedicated to getting the job done.
SQL SERVER + Stored Procedures
ASP
COM+
SSW is also looking for a Graphic Designer who knows HTML and is strong
at developing
a great corporate 'look and feel'.
Attractive Salary will be negotiated.
Call us 61 2 9953 3000 to arrange an interview.
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or
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