Often when inserting information in a database we need to know the value of the autonumber/identity field so that we can insert related data in another table. MSSQL Server provides a SCOPE_IDENTITY() function for just such a purpose (PHP/MySQL users have the mysql_insert_id() function -- lucky).

*This is in the generic section because there is no MSSQL Server or Database section.

The basic framework of an Ajax-enabled web page. The following JavaScript shows how to send a request for an XML file and how to receive that request. Of course, in a real life scenario, you'll have to implement better error trapping and actually do something with the XML that gets returned.

If you're an IE user you may have noticed that when you hover on a medium to large sized image, a toolbar appears in the corner of the image. It's basically useless as it accomplishes nothing that can't be done with a right-click.

Luckily, Microsoft has included a way for webmasters to disable this function.

Here's a simple JavaScript solution to hide your e-mail from many spam scripts while still providing clickable hyperlinks to your visitors.

Web crawlers and visitors with JavaScript disabled will see: me [at] mydomain [dot] com. I've seen a lot of people that just leave it at this, but it seems a bit unprofessional in my opinion. With the following code, we can replace that with a fully functional hyperlink.