ProFox April 2016

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Outlook and iCloud
by John Weller 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

I use iCloud with Outlook 2010 and have been very pleased with the way it operates however yesterday, after the recent major Win 10 patch, I can no longer access my calendar and contacts - I get the message that the information store cannot be opened. I have tried uninstalling iCloud and re-installing but no joy. Googling doesn't seem to provide any sensible answers. Has anyone else experienced this? John John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631

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Water/Sewer billing software -- hopefully easy money opportunity
by mbsoftwaresolutions＠mbsoftwaresolutions.com 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

I created a water billing software back in 2008. Here's a demo of it: http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com/demos/h2office/rough_overview_viewlet_swf.ht… (I realize some of those screens go by a bit too quick.) I'd like to take this to the open market. If anyone would like to partner this with me, send me an email. You'll get a copy of the source code and 50% commission for clients you bring in with signed agreement. I think (I hope!) this could be easy money. I know it's 2016, but maybe there's a water authority out there who would buy this. VFP9SP3 with MySQL backend, designed in n-tier fashion. Could be adapted for outside the US too if good fit. (I'm not sure how they do things across the pond for this?) I've got just the one customer still using this. Thanks! --Mike

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[ADMIN]
by Edward Leafe 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

As promised, I'm not letting my missing my ride last fall stop me! I'm registered to ride in the 2016 Tour de Cure, which is a cycling event designed to raise money to help research for a cure for diabetes. The ride will take place on Saturday, May 14, 2016. http://tour.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TC_homepage I'm planning on doing the 103 mile course, but getting back into that kind of shape will take a lot of work! So it would be great motivation to have all of you supporting me. Here is a list of the available courses: http://goo.gl/tjHq7E Of course, the goal isn't just getting my lazy butt into shape; it's to raise money to help lots of people. So if you can afford a few dollars, please go to my donation page and donate what you can. http://goo.gl/CSZfcB Thanks for your continued support! -- Ed Leafe --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/signed text/plain (text body -- kept) application/pgp-signature ---

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[NF] 'Tailing' log files.
by Alan Bourke 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

I log the hell out of everything to text files for debug and diagnostic purposes. Linux has a useful command called 'tail' which when used with the 'f' switch in a shell will continually display the bottom of a file, and automatically scroll it upwards as new entries are added. If you want a Windows alternative you can use PowerShell (as long as you're Windows 7 or later) Open a PowerShell prompt, change to the location of your log file and do: Get-Content .\mylogfile.log -wait -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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Norton will not let me send EXE - Need help fast
by Wes Wilson 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

I zip up an exe and send it to my customer as I have done for years. Last week, Norton would not let my customer unzip it. The "Run anyway" did not work. Norton deleted the exe. So I gave the exe a txt extension. Same thing. Did not even let us rename it to exe. It deleted is. We both have the latest version of Norton. Any suggestions? Wes Wilson, President ERW Custom Programming, Inc. Crescent Lake Plaza 5459 Elizabeth Lake Rd. Waterford, MI 48327 (248) 683-4182 LinkedIn Profile www.erw.com weswilson(a)erw.com --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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[NF] Backup Software
by John Weller 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

I am trying to install some backup software for a friend. The app I have used in the past is SyncToy which is very good at mirroring folders to a backup location however for some reason it won't install on his machine. It demands Net Framework version 2.61 (I think) but his PC has Net Framework version 4. I've heard that SyncToy can be a bit temperamental :-) My question is - can anyone recommend something as easy to use as SyncToy for someone who is a novice? I've looked at EaseUS ToDo but that stores the backup files as compressed files rather than in their native format like SyncToy. Thanks John John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631

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Re: [NF] Getting MySQL integer primary keys (NOT AUTOINC) idea...similar to VFP's old IF SEEK("TheTable","Keys","TheTable") AND RLOCK('Keys') idea
by Ted Roche 16 Apr '16

16 Apr '16

On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 2:57 PM, Gene Wirchenko <genew(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> Of course, if you were to create GUIDs, the universe would likely end >> first. > > > GUIDs are not that bad, are they? > Oh, indeed they are! The Entropy Heat Death of the Universe is not far behind the exhaustion of the GUID space. Perhaps they should be considered a Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com

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Re: [NF] Getting MySQL integer primary keys (NOT AUTOINC) idea...similar to VFP's old IF SEEK("TheTable","Keys","TheTable") AND RLOCK('Keys') idea
by Gene Wirchenko 15 Apr '16

15 Apr '16

At 13:16 2016-04-08, Ted Roche <tedroche(a)gmail.com> wrote: [snip] >Of course, if you were to create GUIDs, the universe would likely end first. GUIDs are not that bad, are they? I assume it would avoid a support call though. Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko

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Re: [NF] Your Experience with Virtualized Networks
by Ken Dibble 15 Apr '16

15 Apr '16

Thank you all for your responses. This has been very helpful. I'll get a little further around the bend of this learning curve and I may have more questions then. Ken Dibble www.stic-cil.org > > > > It's been suggested that I virtualize my network. To me the advantages are > > not clear but the risks are. > > >It really depends... We've been running a VMWare/ESXi host with up to 20 >VMs using VMWare Essentials now for almost eight years now, but are slowly >moving back to individual VMs. > >Advantages of a virtual infrastructure are: > >- fail over is easier (not cheaper!) done. All you need is a second server >and you can quickly move all machines to the new system. In an emergency, >you can even get cheaper desktop grade hardware and things will continue to >run albeit slowly, until the replacement hardware is available. > >- Backup is a lot simpler and cheaper. You don't need one server license >per server. We use VM Explorer which is a heck lot cheaper than Veeam. >Unlimited hosts, incremental backups... You can do hourly snapshots with >little impact and go back to a previous state almost instantly. > >- Combining hardware with low usage of resources. > >- Servers that communicate over the network are faster since the integrated >software has almost now latency and no bandwidth constraints, if they are >running on the same host. > > >Disadvantages are: > >- You really need expensive storage. We are running a RAID array with six >disks near-line SAS disks, and that's really the minimum. A single disk has >a limited number of write IOPS. If you do not increase that amount by >adding either more spindles or using SSD drives, than you will see a >significant performance decrease. Also, RAID controller become a lot more >important, if you are not using a dedicated SAN. A SAN means 10Gb Ethernet >or Fiber Channel, so a lot more expensive. > >- More complex. That's the reason for us to move back to individual >machines. If something breaks you need someone who knows what they are >doing. It'll work in a company that has multiple persons in IT. It doesn't >work when the company owner happens to be the IT guy. > >- More expensive. You really need server grade hardware. You need redundant >pieces of everything. You are limited in choices, because you suddenly have >to pay attention to the VMWare or Microsoft compatibility list, otherwise >you won't get support. > >-- >Christof > > >--- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html >--- > [excessive quoting removed by server]

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Edit CSV file
by Sytze de Boer 14 Apr '16

14 Apr '16

My client has asked me to export specified data to a CSV file That's the easy part. I have a CSV file with a header and 500 detail lines. Now he has asked that Column 1, Row 1, (the header) MUST be called *contactname Column 7, Row 1, (some details) MUST be called *PAYDUEDATE ....and a few others As you can see, this is more than 10 characters. I need some help here. Whats the easiest way to automate this? -- Kind regards, Sytze de Boer --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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