Recent content by RayBec

Thanks! I'll take a look.

I've got a laptop with two usb's. One of them is bad. is there a device I can use to basically split the usb? I need one usb to hook up a printer and the other to hook up to a chemical testing device.

Thanks for the input. The Studio question was simply based on info from Microsoft pushing the studio versions.

Thanks. I appeciate the input.

I've been developing in Microsoft Access for years. I now have an opportunity to do some development work and the client doesn't want to purchase Access. Is there a big difference between VB6 and Access (on the coding side). Which VB package do I need...just VB or Visual Studio or what do...

I've been developing in Microsoft Access for years. I now have an opportunity to do some development work and the client doesn't want to purchase Access. Is there a big difference between VB6 and Access (on the coding side). Which VB package do I need...just VB or Visual Studio or what do...

I've used mysql extensively on a linux server. Now have a potential client who says they run novell web server. Will mysql work on it?

Can you elaborate a bit...I'm got a similar problem.. I've got a drop down box that the user completes. After completing the form, the user hits the submit button and the application lets him/her know what fields haven't been completed properly. The problem is that even though I've completed...

Thanks for the help...I've generated a little module to automatically send e-mails to a specified group...the system prompts for an attachment and it works fine. However, we have a newsletter that goes out and I'd like to be able to insert an object instead of an attachment. I can't find...

The sendmail idea sounds really good. Thanks.

goboating...Thanks for the input. I've been on tek-tips for a while trying to figure this one out. I've seen lots of your work. Impressive. What advice would you give for getting the file out to the local machine? I've got lots of non-technical folks that will to pull these reports/files...

The application resides on the Linux server. I've got folks from around the region accessing the server from the web on windows machines. The odd thing (at least for me)...is that I can upload files from a personal computer and it works fine.

Yes. That's what I'm trying to do. If this isn't possible, what is the best approach....I've got an Oracle database and need to be able to provide users with the ability to generate reports off of the database. The reports are standardized...do you create the file on the Linux server and then...

I'm trying to create/write to a file on a local machine using Windows. The server is LINUX. I can write to a file on the server and I can upload a file from the local pc (accessing the web site), but I can't write to the local pc. I've tried the open (outfile,">c:/filename.txt")...

Sorry, can't help you...but do you know of a method to output a file to a local machine? The local machine is accessing the web site and is running windows, while the perl machine is running linux. Thanks.