We can all use an extra tip or trick to help us out in our programming endeavours. Here you will find tips of all kinds: shortcuts, cool undocumented (or sparsely documented) features, clever programming techniques, bits of code... Anything that will make programming in Power++ easier or more productive. This section depends on you! If you have a great tip that you think others will appreciate, send it in!

On with the tips!

• August 15^th, 2000: General infos about creating and using COM server

• July 11^th, 2000: How to insert quotes (') in SQL tables without parameters
• July 11^th, 2000: Connect from MS Word, Excel and Access to SQL Anywhere

• July 28^th, 1999: Cell color in WGrid

• February 21^st, 1999: Set Plus or Minus Sign on TreeView
• February 7^th, 1999: Scrolling to new current column in Datawindow control
• February 7^th, 1999: Using templates in the Power++ framework

• January 22^nd, 1999: Advantage Database Engine

• October 31^st, 1998: Starting an unattended process from a form Create event
• August 30^th, 1998:
• August 18^th, 1998: Common Control Updates

• June 22^nd, 1998: Topmost Tip

• May 22^nd, 1998: Multiline Tooltip
• May 16^th, 1998: How to use your own class(es) in more than one project

• April 15^th, 1998: Retrieving table names on the specified DNS
• April 4^th, 1998: Shared Data Segments
• April 4^th, 1998: Changing the look of the ProgressBar
• April 1^st, 1998: Sharing Database Handles with PowerBuilder

• March 7^th, 1998: Ellipsis Style for labels

• February 1^st, 1998: A Secret Message

• January 25^th, 1998: Accepting Keystrokes in a Static Window
• January 18^th, 1998: Preventing Multiple Instances With Semaphores

• November 23^rd, 1997: Owner-Drawn Controls 101 - Tab Controls
• November 9^th, 1997: Setting the Default Printer In Power++
• November 2^nd, 1997: Dialogue Concerning Dialogs

• October 26^th, 1997: Component-Creation and Property Sheets
• October 19^th, 1997: Sharing Resource Icons Among Targets
• October 5^th, 1997: Authenticated SQLAnywhere And Power++

• September 28^th, 1997: STL Fun - Part 2 Updated October 5^th, 1997
• September 21^st, 1997: STL And Power++ Updated September 23^rd, 1997
• September 13^th, 1997: Sorting children in a WTreeView control
• September 6^th, 1997: Passing information back and forth with tab controls

• August 30^th, 1997: Using functions for your whole application
• August 24^th, 1997: Warning: Using "full debug" wcmdda20.dll with DataWindow
• August 17^th, 1997: Using your Version Resources in code
• August 10^th, 1997: Quick database engine tips
• August 3^rd, 1997: Setting up accelerators for a tab control

• July 27^th, 1997: Tips on using the ApplicationClass
• July 21^st, 1997: Checking for errors in tab control data
• July 13^th, 1997: Fixing up focus problems with labels and command buttons
• July 7^th, 1997: How to respond to KeyDown events in a combo box

• June 28^th, 1997: Launching the user's web browser - Updated August 2^nd, 1997
• June 21^st, 1997: Getting FDX to work with current date masked text boxes
• June 14^th, 1997: Selecting/skipping Wizard pages
• June 7^th, 1997: How to give your tab controls standard Windows behaviour
• June 3^rd, 1997: Adding controls to a WToolbar control

• May 24^th, 1997: Tips about MinimumTrackingSize and Wizards

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