Take a closer look at the 2 Gb limit that we are plagued with in different languages, and how to get around them.
Getting Past the 2 Gb File Limit
Published 01/22/2007
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Three Powerful Yet Untapped Features of NTFS
Published 06/21/2005
The NTFS windows file system has introduced several features that improve the performance, stability, and reliability of file storage. Of these, three features lend themselves to advanced methods of information storage and collation. Few applications have, however, made extensive use of these features. This article introduces these features and identifies some of the potential uses each one exhibits.
Managed Extensions: Using the .NET OLE DB Classes to Read Text Files
Published 09/28/2004
Tom Archer illustrates how to use the .NET OLE DB classes to read text files.
Open Source File Visual C++ Add-In
Published 09/06/2001
A Visual C++ add-in that opens a file that is stored anywhere in your Visual C++ x86 "Include" path.
CFileChangeEvent Class
Published 05/17/1999
CFileChangeEvent Class
Alerting the user when an open file has been changed by another application
Published 04/24/1999
Alerting the user when an open file has been changed by another application
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Understanding the C++ Utility Components in the C++ Standard Library
Published 10/26/2016
Learn more about a few commonly used components and explore their utility and usages.
Beginning C#: User-defined Type Conversion Operators
Published 11/14/2016
Become proficient with using type definitions in C#.
Doing Cryptography in Visual Basic
Published 11/18/2016
Learn about the various forms of encryption in Visual Basic and the differences among them.
The Value of APIs
Published 06/06/2016
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are where you have to be. It's not a matter of if as much as a matter of which.
