The first type of file that every programmer writes to and reads from is an ASCII text file . A text file is a kind of computer file that is structured as a sequence of lines. Each line is terminated with a special character such as a line feed (LF) in UNIX or a carriage return (CR) and line feed (LF) in MS DOS. I have abstracted the details behind reading and writing files by encapsulating the logic into two classes for your use. The write text file class has…
Month: May 2011
Application Logging
Error handling and application logging are the most import tasks associated with programming that are over looked by many developers. After a program is released to the field, how do you know if it is performing as it should? Are there issues with the language execution (1-tier), with the database (2-tier) or with the middle-ware (3-tier) ? Many times, issues are only noticed and acted upon after several complaints have been issued. Here is a short list of why you should adding logging to all programs that you create. Traps…
2011 Goal Statement
The purpose of this site is to talk about data mining techniques. I have been working in the Information Technology sector for twenty plus years and want to pass along my experience to younger IT professionals. In the next six months, I will be talking about the following topics with plenty of sample code to start your own applications. VBScript began as part of the Microsoft Windows Script Technologies, launched in 1996. It is widely used among system administrators in the Microsoft environment. Every Microsoft Operating system has the cscript…