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    Non-interactive ufsrestore

    The "r" option restores everything on tape. I only want to restore certain file systems. Cheers for your suggestion.
  2. PADFOR

    Non-interactive ufsrestore

    How do you specify the volume, and owner/mode on the command line using the command ufsrestore? At the moment I have a script that use the following command: ufsrestore xf <servername>:/dev/rmt/1 << EOF 1 y EOF
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    X-Selection greyed out after a couple of hours

    When I want to copy data from Unix to windows I use the copy x selection option. After a while the option becomes greyed out, and the only way to resolve the problem is to reset Exceed. I am currently running Exceed version 6.0.1.0 on NT4. Is there any patches/solutions available for this...
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    Calculate how many days are between now, and the 31/6/89

    Can someone please tell how to calculate the number of days between now, and the 31/6/89?
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    AWK Print Format

    I need to print a variable with single quotes around it. I have tried the following awk command: awk -F: '{print &quot;\'&quot; $1 &quot;\'&quot;}' <filename> It produces the error: Unmatched &quot; I would like to print the variable in the format: '<variable>' Any suggestions would be...
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    Deleting Multiply mails in the Inbox

    Anyone know how to delete all the mails in the inbox at once? i.e. so you don't have to do it one-by-one.
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    Validate Date Format

    Cheers for that piece of script.
  8. PADFOR

    Validate Date Format

    Thanks for your reply. a) what shell you are running Kornshell b) where the date comes from the user types in the date c) where it's going. It's compare against the system date Is the above script written for Ksh or Csh?
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    Validate Date Format

    If I store a date in a variable, how can I verify that it is in the correct format? For example if the variable temp1 contains 20011010, how can I be sure that the variable contains 8 characters, and that they are all digits. Cheers
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    How do I get perl to interface with rpc.yppasswdd?

    Hi, I'm trying to write a perl script that will allow my users to change their passwords through NIS as well as updating the Samba password database. I can get the Samba part working on my own, but I was wondering if anyone had done anything with rpc.yppasswdd or if they can do it via...
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    ADO Connection String

    I am trying to implement a three tier client/server database using VB, and SQL Server. I am having trouble with the connection string in my data services tier. The code can be seen below: Private Sub Class_Initialize() 'Create the Recordsets On Error GoTo HandleError Set...
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    Form Navigation

    How do I navigate from the sub-form back to the main forms using keyboard. When the focus is in a sub-form, it remains there. How do I capture a key (TAB) (keyboard event) when I am leaving the sub-form to put me back into the main form? Can this be done using Macros? Cheers PADFOR
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    Access Database - Automatic Installation

    Is there a program or code that would automatically installed a Access database straight from a CD onto a computer? Cheers PADFOR
  14. PADFOR

    Access Database - Automatic Installation

    Is there a program or code that would automatically installed a database on to a persons computer? PADFOR
  15. PADFOR

    I changed my primary key data type

    Thank you for your solution, It works. PADFOR

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