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Progress SQL SELECT into file
The things you learn. Send your Select statement to a file using Progress SQL OUTPUT TO myfile.txt. SELECT * FROM MasterTable WITH EXPORT. Perform a self join (alt is the alternate name of the table you are self joining) SELECT MyTable.Name, MyTable.Sales-Rep,...
The Telarah Times Goes Mobile
I have an Android based HTC Desire Phone. I use it to read the news in the mornings after waking up. One of the frustrations I have found is trying to read web pages that are designed for people with 19" to 24" monitors on the tiny Android screen. I appreciate when a...
Before I forget – Sending POST variables using jQuery
You can pass in POST variables as follows with key=value pairs thusly: $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "some.php", data: "name=John&location=Boston", success: function(msg){ alert( "Data Saved: " + msg ); } }); or using an object var ref_num_url =...
Getting Higher Screen Resolution for a Ubuntu 11.04 Guest in Virtual Box
I have a Linux Mint 10 Host with Virtual Box 3.2.8 OSE installed. I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 Beta as VBox guest but the VBox Guest Additions that come with VBox 3.2.8 won't compile for the X11 on Ubuntu 11.04 so I was restricted to 1024x768 resolution. My monitor...
Delete the Dot SVN Subversion Directories from a Working Copy
I use subversion to keep track of configuration file changes in the /etc directory on some of my Linux boxes. However I have found occassionally some of the scripts that run against files in /etc/* descend into the .svn directory and try to execute the svn version...
Returning Shell Folders Using Wscript.Shell and Kix
User profiles have moved between Windows XP and Vista/Windows 7 so to create portable logon scripts you need to be able to resolve the correct locations of a users Desktop, Favourites etc. Using Wscript.Shell's SpecialFolders property you can return the correct path...