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February 1999 Contents
Issue Highlights...

Peter Wone takes us through using cookies... Server Side..
Jim Karabatsos finds much to like (and play with) in the Microsoft Scripting Control.
Ross Mack gets excited by ADO's ability to persist recordsets to local files in Much ADO about nothing.
Rupert Walsh takes a look at the interface needed to make your controls useful when you're Developing for Developers.

...you snap your fingers, and we're GONE!

October 1998 Contents
Issue Highlights...

Jim Karabatsos looks at the newest way to pass recordsets - via HTTP.
Ross Mack explores the wonderful world of Sockets Programming
Rupert Walsh presents Dir2HTML - a server-side component to display directory structure on the web and Mark Trescowthick gives us a simple ASP Discussion Forum.
Matt Gray looks at the VB6 WebClasses.

When will all this ASP stuff stop?

August 1998 Contents
Issue Highlights...

We take a first look at some of Visual Studio 6 - VB6, Visual Interdev 6 and VJ++.
Jim Karabatsos presents an ISAPI Filter DLL in Delphi which re-maps URLs.
Mark Trescowthick and Ross Mack look at some addins which Make Windows work that little bit harder.
Miles Forrest presents a handy routine to Validate an IP Address while we review Total Access Inspector 2000 and ChartFX Internet Edition.

...so, does Visual Studio 6 give me bang for my buck?

June 1998 Contents
Issue Highlights...

We review a sensational new reporting tool, ActiveReports as well as an Aussie Y2K Scanner for VB..
Jim Karabatsos takes us through the not-so-daunting process of creating an MTS package.
Stephan Grieger and Joseph Dannaoui look at batching stored procedures - using RDO and ADO.
Ross Mack looks at the basics of the SQL Select statement and examines some ways to make those last minute changes we all hate to foreign keys.

I wonder how that Stored Procedure batch is going?

	April 1998 Contents *Issue Highlights...* Jim Karabatsos explores Creating Remote DCOM objects on Specific Servers. Ross Mack sorts through some Crystal Connection Confusion. Gary Wisniewski looks at WINS Nodes for Fun and Profit. Matt Gray finds that a bucket of ASP can be replaced by just a Spoonful of Client while Brett Sheppard takes a first look at True dbInput.
*...can someone sort out this Crystal confusion?*

January 1998 Contents *Issue Highlights...* George Raudabaugh finds a fix for the Collections problems in VB5 SP2, and Gary Wisniewski goes one better and creates a drop-in replacement.. Jim Karabatsos discovers that properties are not confined to objects. Ross Mack looks at creating a script to install Web Sites.
	*... I've got that Collections problem solved!*

October 1997 Contents
Issue Highlights...

Jim Karabatsos explores a Vector Class for VB 5 and struggles to create a Win95 Screen Saver in Delphi.
Dan Appleman undertakes some Summertime Explorations.
Ross Mack looks at some of his favourite Shell Extensions.
Mark Trescowthick dives right in to Active Server Pages while Brett Sheppard takes a first look at True dbGrid 5.

...come on in, the ASP water's fine!

July 1997 Contents *Issue Highlights...* Mark Trescowthick takes a look at framing Active Server Pages. An exploration of streaming objects in VB5 is Jim Karabatsos' contribution. Dr Bob explains how to write Delphi Wizards.
	*The streaming interface can be defined as...*

	May 1997 Contents *Issue Highlights...* Jim Karabatsos in VB5 Rantings lets it all hang out on one of his favourite subjects. And finds the time to look at how to create Active Documents. Ross Mack takes a first look at ODBCDirect. Mark Trescowthick gets his feet wet in Active Server.
*What's all this Active Server about, anyway?*

March 1997 Contents *Issue Highlights...* Ross Mack in Java Past the Puns takes a long look at Java development environments. An ISAPI Filter DLL in Delphi is Jim Karabatsos' contribution. Our new Newsgroup Archive debuts, as does our new Delphi columnist, Dr Bob.
	*What makes a good Java environment, and where can I get one at this hour?*

	December 1996 Contents *Issue Highlights...* Stephan Grieger Distributing Application Updates - Update existing applications without boring patch disks. A Little Registry Hacking for HTML Editors by Ross Mack falls under the Internet Tools section. Wise 5.0 product review from the experts
*Microsoft's position in the PC world today - the villain we all love to hate*

August 1996 Contents *Issue Highlights...* Jim Karabatsos An Under-the-Covers Look at OLE - what constitutes an 'object' in the Windows environment Our resident SQL guru, Lisa Hooper, enlightens us on the intricacies of ODBC for Windows 95 plus the usual array of product reviews, including Apiary OCX Expert (for Delphi), and extensive product and programming support Q & A.
	The rumours about VB5 intensify almost by the day

May 1996 Contents
Issue Highlights...

Jim Karabatsos elaborates on how he works around the things he doesn't like about VB4 - find out more in Generating and Handling Events from VB4 Classes
Parsing Expressions of Interest - Ross Mack goes through the process of creating a useable library of function for parsing expressions in VB3
Lisa Hooper discusses the Cool Things in SQL Server 6.0
And a special focus on Java and ToolBook. Including - The Java Puzzle by Neville Franks, and Bringing VB Declares to Toolbook by Mark Trescowthick

One can only shake one's head in wonder at the Internet market

February 1996 Contents *Issue Highlights...* When should your VB programs use Databases, the Registry, .INI files, or Disk files, to save information? Find out in Persistence of Data by Dan Appleman Jim Karabatsos shows how to Create Win32 DLLs with the new Delphi32 Rob Parsons sent us a Generic Calendar Application and some good advice about "Beyond 2000"
	*Delphi 32... a real step forward for Win32 developers*

October 1995 Contents
Issue Highlights...

Ross Mack performs some maintenance work on a large client server app ...read up on Access Object Dependencies
A Delphi CheckList Component, by Jim Karabatsos, for use in your Projects
Mark Trescowthick tells us the road to success in installing a Windows 95 and Win 3.1 Dual Boot
Many hints and tips including; Excel VBA from Dermott Balson; API Calls from Ross Garner

The programming world digests VB4

VB4 Special Edition - September 1995 Contents *Issue Highlights...* Jim Karabatsos tells us about some VB4 Traps for Young Players VB4 Wars : The DAO Strikes Back Opening up the Enterprise Edition with Tom Couvret. Mark Trescowthick reviews VBA Companion, whilst John Mina "spots the differences" between VBXs and OCXs.
	*The road to 32 bits isn't always smooth*

	August 1995 Contents *Issue Highlights...* Gary Wisniewski is tempted to use the VB3 setup kit for a project Dan Appleman discloses some of SpyWorks hidden treasures Stephan Grieger explains the how-to's on rotating text and creating tabbed text boxes Plus... product reviews on: ImageKnife 2.0; CameraMan 2.0; FaxMan; and the Professional Access Toolkit
*The Delphi bandwagon would seem to be getting up a decent head of steam.*

MultiMedia Special - June 1994 Contents *Issue Highlights...* In two parts, Neville Franks gives us enhancing ComboBox functionality Jonathan Zuck discusses time conversions in Crystal Reports. Many multimedia product reviews, including : MediaBlitz; ToolBook 3.0; ColorBox Pro Version 3.0 Dan Appleman writes about distributing applications developed with VB
	*MultiMedia isn't just some passing fad or a toy*

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