Although most settings can be stored in the registry these days, it is sometimes more practical to store settings in an INI file (e.g. you want to be able to manually go and change those settings regularly). [Read More]

The MSXML2 Library contains the class ServerXMLHTTP30 which can be used to send HTTP requests and posts over the web. [Read More]

Say for example you want to perform batch updates, but only want to do 100 records every minute. If you’re using a DLL or ActiveX EXE to do the job, the easiest way to halt program execution is to use the Windows API Sleep method. Just add the following declaration... [Read More]

Use the following command to see which ports are being used: [Read More]

This post provides my implementation of returning recordsets with SOAP messaging. A more complete article is Returning ADO Recordsets with SOAP Messaging by Chris Dengler. [Read More]