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    Any cyclists here? Strava based question around using power data from a ride in video overlays

    Hi All, It's been many years since I have been here! So, when I ride my bike I want to be able to extract power data from the ride and overlay this data on videos I record on my GoPro. Here are the issues: * The ride data includes power data from my power meter * When exporting data, it is a...
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    "Save As" dialogue is missing "favorites" option

    Hi All, Maybe I am going daft here, but, before IT rebuilt my PC I was sure I could pull up my list of `Favorites` in the left hand part of the dialogue when saving files in apps. like Excel and Word. This option has disappeared now and I can't see how to reinstate it. All I get now is: My...
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    Output full result string from xpath query

    Hi All, I am using XML Spy on PC and I have a manipulation issue. I have a requirement to output more than I currently get from the xpath query below: //illustration/image[@src=""] from this XML: <illustration id="CHOWIN104STYPRO_002"> <image src=""/> <caption> <head>Stainless steel...
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    How to rename a batch of files using spreadsheet`

    Hi All, I have the need to take a list of files named in an Excel spreadsheet and rename them. Column A has the file names as they stand. All files are in a single directory. Column B has the corresponding names that I want to convert the files to. I.E. A1=oldname.jpg A2=newname.png. What...
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    Unlink project does not work

    Hi All, When I try and unlink a project from a `master project file` that holds many links to other projects it does not work. The method is: Right click on project, select task information, click on advanced tab and untick the `Link to Project` box When I close the dialogue and re-open it...
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    Is it possible to search for unresolved image links?

    Hi All, I would like to be able to run a search on a HTML file to show a list of unresolved links to images within. The images will be held locally (but in a different directory). Any help will be much appreciated! Jimbo
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    Using validation rule to control input strings in form

    Hi All, I am a complete newbie at MS Access (2003) and I am creating a database. I want to control what people enter into the forms to ensure accurate data. So, these are the conditions I need to build into my form entry: * ISBN entry needs to be either 0 10 or 13 numbers in length I have...
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    Advice needed on what spec PC to get X2!

    Hi All, I am going to buy 2 PC's. One for my Mum-in-law and one for me. I have descibed the spec below that we would like. I want: Just base unit. Good photo editing power. As quiet as possible. Editing multiple hi-res images on CS2. Multiple apps open at same time with minimal slowness/lag...
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    using non standard extentions in InDesign

    Hi All, We are migrating to using InDesign as a typesetting system. We currently have a file extension naming convention which is agnostic in that our technical editors use .f1, .f2, .f3 etc, extensions to figures, as opposed to .tif or .eps. Our previous typesetting system had no issues with...
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    Functional difference between the PC and Mac Indesign?

    Hi All, I am working on an implementation of Indesign on the PC for around 4 users. - Does anyone know if there any functional differences between the Mac and PC versions? - Is it just the shortcuts that are different? - Is it just a culture thing that makes people not want to use the PC...
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    File on NT server from Mac is corrupt. Cannot open, move, copy, delete

    Hi All, Have tried this question on the Mac forum with no joy, so I thought I would speak to the NT boffins (if there are any left!) I am running an NT4 server (SP6) and also some OSX Macs. Sometimes (getting more often) when a file is moved from the Mac to the NT system a file will become...
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    Corrupt file on NT server from Mac, cannot delete, open, copy etc

    Hi All, Have tried this question on the Mac forum with no joy, so I thought I would speak to the NT boffins (if there are any left!) I am running an NT4 server (SP6) and also some OSX Macs. Sometimes (getting more often) when a file is moved from the Mac to the NT system a file will become...
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    Resource for corrupting a file?

    System: NT4 server SP6, Mac OSX Hi All, I have a situation where every now and again a file that originates from the Mac on OSX which is moved to my NT4 server becomes corrupted. It has been an image (tiff or EPS) and this week it was a plain text file. It was fine one day and corrupt the...
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    Problems protecting a custom Word template

    XP Pro, Word 2003, Dell P4 Evo Hi All, I am embarking on doing documentation for my department and I want to make sure that it all comes from the same Word template so the styles are all the same. I also want others to be able to create their own documentation and for their Word application...
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    Need to extract HTML from Quark on OS X

    Hi All, Firstly, I am not a Mac guy so please excuse my lack of knowledge. I run a department with some Macs and we have a need to extract HTML from Quark that is running on OSX. The Mac that we currently get our HTML from Quark is on OS 9 using Textractor. We need something that will work like...
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    Help me replace string in a file with contents of array please!

    Hi All, I have a file called $topics_final with contents that look like this: 329/7461/301 129 329/7461/302 159 329/7461/303 116 329/7461/304 258 329/7461/305 154 329/7461/305 200 {NEWS HERE} 329/7461/311 202 329/7461/311 155 329/7461/315 47 329/7461/315 218 329/7461/315 137 329/7461/315 299...
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    re-install for USB controller

    Hi All, I have managed to delete my USB controller from my systems folder! Is there a site that I can easily get what I need to reinstall the USB controller? Also, when I get the controller back in place, what do I need to do to make sure that the PC automatically detects my USB based modem...
  18. Jimbo2112

    Sorting the contents of a file

    Hi All, I have a script that creates a file with the following format of contents: 329//1110 15 329//1110 106 329//1110 170 329//1091 21 329//1092 201 329//1093 36 329//1093 201 329//1094 161 329//1094 43 329//1095 144 329//1095 140 329//1095 170 329//1095 33 329//1099 38 329//1099 298...
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    Finding PID for print process in perl script on Win NT???

    Hi All, I have a script that works in Win NT and fires up Acrobat to print pdf's from a list and then move them to another place. What I need to do is catch the PID of the print function that Acrobat uses so I can check when the printing has finished before trying to move the file. I have seen...
  20. Jimbo2112

    how to do a recursive find for files in directory structure?

    Hi All, I am hoping to use File::Find to run a simple recursive find routine on a directory structure for files that start with an underscore. I am used to using the find command in Unix which looks similar to find2perl in structure, but I have had no joy in converting this in Perl! Can...

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