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October 4, 2002

Formulaic Answers—MathML and Internet Explorer
Giving your name and other properties—Excel: filenames and properties
Shorts

July 2, 2002

Getting A-Header—adding custom headers to HTTP requests
Windows on the World—working with IFRAMEs
Old School Data Access in ASP.NET—using the ADODB library in ASP.NET
Shorts

June 3, 2002

The Perfect Modal—don't lose your dialog
Get Help—and give it to your users
It' s Just a State of Mind—keeping track with ASP.NET
Shorts

February 14, 2002

Nesting Instincts—displaying hierarchical data in ASP.NET
In and Out of Context Menus—adding items to the Internet Explorer Context Menu
Framing Timeouts—timeouts between frames
Shorts

December 11, 2001

Delivering Data Behind the Scenes—DHTML behavior at work
O Cursor, Where Art Thou—finding yourself in a text box
Searching for Buried Tags—hidden resources
Shorts

November 6, 2001

Lingered Upon the Pools—conjuring wait screens with DHTML
A Magic Lantern—adding custom pop-up menus to the Internet Explorer toolbars
The Works and Days of Hands—simplify your life with the ASP.NET DataGrid control
Shorts

October 2, 2001

Who Can that be Knockin' at My Door—anonymous intranet users
.NET Final Frontier—using sharp objects with Internet Explorer
Pop Pop Shift Shift—stacking up
Getting Selective—stuffing those select boxes
Shorts

September 3, 2001

Instant Gratification—embedding the messenger
Send It Back—updating the server XML
Sorting Dates—non alphabetical file listings
Shorts

August 6, 2001

Can I Call You?—cross script calls
Don't Know (G)zip about XML—more (com)pressing XML
Shorts

July 5, 2001

Drawing the Line—charting progress with VML
Made in the Shade—shadowing DHTML Menus
Shorts

June 4, 2001

XML in a Squeeze—don't cache and apply a cold compress
Show Us What You've Got—displaying unknown XML data in a table
Hide and Seek—pop-up window notifications
Shorts

May 7, 2001

Dynamic HTAs—showing secure frames on the fly
Straight to XML—retrieving the XML source
Crossed Calls—calling cross script functions
Microsoft Agents to the Rescue—a talking Web page
Shorts—XML/XSL and Microsoft.com, Behavior Parameters, WebBrowser Control and Script Functions, and Display Updating and Long Running Script Calls

April 2, 2001

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle—reusing common code
Getting Cut Short in Internet Explorer 5.5?—printing, text boxes, and page breaks
The Log Less Traveled—rewriting history
Shorts—Saving XML documents on the client side, custom context menus, binary behaviors, and script in your pocket

March 5, 2001

Behaving in Style—Using XSL to output element behaviors
Save the Last GIF for Me—Saving images
Caching In on Storage—Storing data on the client
Get in the Zone—Zoning restrictions for hosted Web browser controls
Shorts—CSS and padded cells, Word docs opening in Internet Explorer, IHTMLDocument2 Object, and a synchronous scrolling sample.

February 5, 2001

Firing 'em all—Doing it the right way
Bridging the generation gap—Parent and child communication
Keep passing the open windows—New windows in custom Web browsers
Scrolling in sweet synchrony—Taking a little scroll together
Shorts—MSN Messenger contacts, array of strings vs. array of variants in VBScript, Z-indexes, and client-side script in an XSL document.

February 5, 2001

Firing 'em all—Doing it the right way
Bridging the generation gap—Parent and child communication
Keep passing the open windows—New windows in custom Web browsers
Scrolling in sweet synchrony—Taking a little scroll together
Shorts—MSN Messenger contacts, array of strings vs. array of variants in VBScript, Z-indexes, and client-side script in an XSL document.

January 1, 2001

Slick navigation—Building a drop-down list box
Are you asking us for a date?
Haiku Contest—Remember when we asked for haiku?
Going back and forth—Disabling the browser�s Forward/Back buttons

December 4, 2000

Giving the time of day—Time to get local
Putting it all together—Manipulating right frame from within left frame
Between the Windows—Reloading the parent window
Shorts—Bar charts in Internet Explorer, personalized context menu, AutoComplete, margin-top and margin-bottom attributes.

November 6, 2000

Arbitrary paths - How do I create arbitrary paths in VML?
   Coordinate Systems
   Path Notation
   Finally, a Cool Trick
Getting it together - How do I integrate text into my Vector Markup Language drawings on a Web page?
Being in charge - What if I want more control over my text?
And another thing - A Couple of Notes About VML
Links - Useful VML Links

October 2, 2000

Pesky addresses - Removing address bar entries
Getting into your <HEAD> - Retrieving data from within a

September 4, 2000

SELECTive data binding - In an XML bind
Down to the details - Retrieving client data
Color Me Badd - Colored scroll bars
Write once, work everywhere - Cross-browser development
Shorts: Reauthentication, permissions verification, execCommand, aligning text in input boxes, downloading Excel documents, tree controls, user names

August 7, 2000

Shoo, Excel, don't bother me - JScript not removing Excel processes
Popping around - Using the Internet Explorer 5.5 PopUp feature
You're missing the point, er, subject - A common Mailto: protocol mistake
Getting real numbers - Text-box entry validation
Shorts: Excel, WebBrowser control, opening windows, printing programmatically, quote symbols, Favorites icons

July 3, 2000

Going Back and forth - Disabling the browser's Forward/Back buttons
Sink it in - Handling events
Calling all elements - Calling form elements you've never met before
Turning the tables - Sending HTML to Office applications
Shorts: window.stop method, binary type files, line breaks in e-mail subject lines, BeforeNavigate2 event, canceling menus, objects in JScript, DHTML menus, e-mailing a Web page, Scripting.Dictionary, vertical text

June 5, 2000

Getting there faster - Using the Server.Transfer method
SELECT elements on the fly - Creating SELECT elements
From one frame to another - Linking into a different frame
Serving up cookies - Personalizing the user experience
Shorts: addRecord, data types, graphics, DirectAnimation, XML/XSL editor, shortcut icons, DHTML

May 1, 2000

Selecting smartly - Extending SELECT behavior
Magic made easy - Extending the functionality of the browser
Where are my controls? - Bring them down
Web Men Talking Award: Planet Source Code
Shorts: Shortcut icons, location property, dashes in numbers, printing, insertAdjacentHTML, close buttons, cross-frame scripting

April 3, 2000

He shoots, he scores - Slam-dunk preloading
A metaphorical mix-up - XSL and DSOs
A matter of timing - Refreshing UI elements
Choose everything - A non-standard UI for SELECT?
Web Men Talking Award: Dynamic Drive
Shorts: TOCs, database forms, URLEncode, surveys, automatic mail, "disconnect" dialog boxes, non-breaking spaces

March 6, 2000

History is now history - How to clear the history list?
Size matters - Limiting download size for Microsoft Agent
What's in a title? - How to get the title of the document loaded in Internet Explorer
Web Men Talking Award: Beyond the Basics
Shorts: <DIV> elements, intranet security, e-mail address validation, Microsoft Office & IIS, JavaScript routines, upgrading to Windows 2000, FrontPage 2000

February 7, 2000

History is now history - How to clear the history list?
Size matters - Limiting download size for Microsoft Agent
What's in a title? - How to get the title of the document loaded in Internet Explorer
A one, and a two, and a three ... - Counting characters in a TEXTAREA
Going to the source for the complete scoop - A question about using Java
Web Men Talking Award: VBnet
Shorts: Vertical scrollbar, licensing, history, link display, opener windows, auction sites, knowledge bases