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Check if VARIABLES are set with Bash

I have a script that needs to check if it is called with an environment that contains two variables OPERATOR_ADDRESS DELEGATOR_ADDRESS if it does not find them it will call a script ./getNodeAddressBech32.sh to set them and continue. How do you (properly) check for a...

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Clear the DNS Cache in Firefox

If you have edited your C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts file to add a custom DNS entry and run ipconfig /flushdns and Firefox is still returning the old address enter the following in the browser location bar and then click the Clear DNS Cache button...

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N-Central Poor Mans Report Manager

The problem with N-Central Report Manager is that it is only supported using a rather old version of SQL (Something like 2016). If you use the MAPS (Microsoft Action Pack Subscription) you only get licenses for the latest versions (SQL Server 2019) Inspired by a...

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Undeprecate my Powershell

So I was attempting to create a Powershell script that would Create an Azure AD Application and do the Application Admin consent aswell The script I had as a sample used AzureRM to get a refresh token and then get an access token to then do the POST to the...

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