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    how to connect MSAccess using connection string

    figured this much out... using a DSN for an app that we might want to distribute to end users just didn't seem right. we would have to get the user to set the DSN up or programmitically set one up in our code. there had to be a better way. after searching the past few hours, the best...
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    how to connect MSAccess using connection string

    in a simple MFC db app created by the wizard, how does one connect to a MSAccess database using a connection string instead of a DSN? basically, i jsut want to distribute an app without the user having to setup their own DSN and without creating a DSN on their machine. is this possible? and...
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    print screen button

    ok, i've tried a few things and now print screen works in MS paint but not in macromedia fireworks the problem isn't as urgent now, but i'd still like to know why it does it i've never used XP before but its a brand new computer with XP installed. i've only recently discovered the problem...
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    print screen button

    i've been trying to use the print screen key on the keyboard. when i go to paste it into a graphics package (any) it is missing nearly everything! for example, the start button is gone, the backgrounds are gone, basically all that it shows are the none-XP icons like standard menus, open...
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    lock windows key

    hi, i'm creating an application in visual c++ (for win 9x, ME, XP) and in it i want the program to be able to respond to all keys on the keyboard. after much reading, the only way to stop the windows keys opening the start menu seems to be with hooks and a dll file is there any easier way...
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    keyboard input

    i've figured it out! (well with help from Jim Geyer!) for anyone who's interested, Jim's response " you could code char Ch; later in code : case WM_CHAR: Ch = (char) wParam; " so using sprintf and TextOut, i've managed to dispaly the character as its typed from the keboard thanks...
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    array of strings

    ah ha! thanks for this! i did remember seeing something with the { and } in it but for the life of me couldn't find it again so dismissed it as something from another language anyway... this works perfectly though!
  8. alexisdumb

    array of strings

    hi, i'm trying to setup an array of words... basically i want it something like string words[2] = "word1", "word2", "word3"; i cannot get it to work and have included the string.h header. i want to keep it simple cos i'm dumb thanks for any help

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