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This article will discuss how to programmatically backup data CDs under Visual Basic.NET.
If you haven't already noticed, .NET framework doesn't provide a direct method to copy from a CDRom drive to a specified destination. The following example shows that you can't directly obtain a stream over the CDRom device using the drive letter.
(It halts with an UnauthorizedAccessException error.) The following try also fails:
Recursive SQL in UDB/LUW (you can use 'recursive' and 'SQL' in the same sentence)
A growing number of database queries lend themselves to recursive solutions. It's not always easy to spot when recursion is called for, especially for people unaccustomed to the technique, but it's an extremely powerful tool. When used properly it can solve problems that can't otherwise be easily solved.
There are many common definitions for recursion. The one that perhaps describes it best with regards to SQL is, ...
You need passwords for many websites and you know that it's unwise to use the same password everywhere. You have also heard that it's important to use "strong" passwords -- but they can be hard to remember. This article describes several options that will let you use, and easily remember, a hard-to-crack password that is different for every website where you login.
Background Some network security folks go overboard when they talk to users about passwords. For instance, we hear "It must be 14 characters long" Oh, puleeeezzze! Nobody is going to ...
This article is about Cross-Site Scripting, Request Forgery and other same origin policy based attacks which are very much still prevalent or at least should still be in our minds as developers. As one of the great webmasters said: "...with great power, comes great responsibility!"
Therefore, this is intended to be an informational resource for those new to web development to ensure that these important web security vulnerabilities are known and considered when developing new web applications/sites. Furthermore, the focus will be on two of the most common, being Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery to be explained ...
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