The Blog Revisited – 2
MSXML component provides you with everything that you need to read,parse or write an XML file However when you write an XML file the file contains no indentation etc to make it readable. While working on code to introduce indents in an XML file I wrote a general component to do it easily which is described in Easy way to writing XML.
I worked extensively in FoxPro 2.6 for DOS for years. A most common and fatal error that I encountered was “Not a Database File” error, which simply means that you lost your data and needed to restore from backup. In fact the database was recoverable if I had known the DBF file format specification. I got into it and developed a software that recovers files with such errors. Low Level Handling of DBF Files describes the DBF file specification and an application to read DBF file headers. Not a Database File Error in DBF describes an application which recovers data from a corrupted database file.
Event logs are a good place to log errors etc from within an application. Event Logging in Windows describes how to use WinAPI functions to achieve the same.
I find myself much comfortable with Google when looking for info, thanks to the its advanced feature. While you can always use the “Advanced Search” link on Google, Advanced Searching with Google describes it for you.
When I first learnt Windows (3.1) the first thing that fancied me was the INI files. Working with them was fun. The fun continued with Registry in Windows 95. The Windows Registry,
Getting Started with Registry describes basics of Registry.
When the blog started I had planned to put in posts related to my personal details. The posts FlashBack, The BBC Micro Computer/, My time with BBC Micro, Dry Run, The world is a small place were for the same.
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