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Creating Hashes in Ruby
Arrays are not the only way to manage collections of variables. Another type of collection of variables is the hash, also called an associative array. A hash is like an array in that it's a variable that stores other variables. However, a hash is unlike an array in that the stored variables are not stored in any particular order, and they are retrieved with a "key" instead of by their position in the collection... Create a Hash With Key/Value Pairs
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Installing a Guestbook Using CGI Scripts
When you create a website, sometimes you want to add more to it than you can with just HTML. That's where CGI scripts come in. CGIs can seem very tricky to use and install. But you will find that they aren't as hard as you would think.

Configuring SQL Server Agent
SQL Server Agent allows you to automate a variety of administrative tasks. In this tutorial, we walk through the process of using SQL Server Agent to create and schedule a job that automates database administration for a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database.
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An Introduction to Loops in PHP
In PHP there are several different types of loops. Basically what a loop does is evaluate a statement as true or false. If it is true it executes some code and then alters the original statement and starts all over again by re-evaluating it. It continues to loop through the code like this until the statement becomes false.
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