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  1. northernbloke

    arcserve database connection

    I am trying to create a reporting module for our server backups. I can get into the Veritas backup databases, through a SQL connection. Any ideas as to how I would connect to an Arcserve database? Arcserve seems to add an ODBC by Centura, if this helps. Thanks, N'Bloke
  2. northernbloke

    Spanning Tree Updates - Disables LAN Port

    I've been thrown into a network to try and solve a problem... The network is built around Cisco 3750G, using VLANs. The problem is that when a mobile workstation is connected via a Linksys 5 port switch (EZXS55w), the 3750G shuts down that port. I'm told that this is due to the spanning tree...
  3. northernbloke

    Public variable on forms 1 & 2

    Newbie question, so my appologies. Have I missed something glaringly obvious?? if I declare a variable on Form1 as public, shouldn't I be able to see it on Form2 ?? I can put the declaration onto a standard module, but is that the way it should be ?? sorry, I may be misreading this stuff.
  4. northernbloke

    report using more than 1 field

    I'm new to Access, and so I'm trying to to simple things. I a books database, of a single table with 5 fields: ID (auto generated) Author Title Category Type what I am wanting to do is create a report that will allow me to choose for example all books with Author of Microsoft, and a category...
  5. northernbloke

    Crystal reports 4.5 - BTrieve 2.12

    this is a stab in the dark, and straw clutching. I have some BTR files *DDF files - using the BUTIL app they do look like BTrieve files. I have a very old btrieve ODBC driver 2.12 (when it was INTERSOLV). this is all running on Win95 - thats why its all old. the files were created from our...
  6. northernbloke

    form fields - setting focus

    Probably forgetting something basic here: I have a form with 4 text fields and I want to set focus to the first. Problem is that this is an array. <input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;names[]&quot;> what I was going to do was this: <body...
  7. northernbloke

    @array making a name out of 2 variables

    I am suffering badly, What I am trying to do is pass a @array to a sub, but I want the @array to be obtained from 2 vars, like thus: %arr_names = { &quot;01&quot;, &quot;bill&quot;, &quot;03&quot;, &quot;sam&quot;, &quot;06&quot;, &quot;copies&quot;, &quot;08&quot;, &quot;copies&quot...
  8. northernbloke

    download file from http server

    I am looking after our intranet. One of the sections is about virus alerts. I am wanting to write a perl script that can download a text file from the following address: http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/infofeed/topten.txt The script will need to be run outside the browser (via launchpad). Is...
  9. northernbloke

    new to databases - where to go?

    Hi, I play arround with lots of things (?). I am now faced with creating a utility for our intranet... Armed with only Perl / CGI I am required to build a database for PC hardware/software issues. in brief. when a PC problem arises I need to add it, and the solution, to the database. I am...
  10. northernbloke

    Lifecycle - describe a full project??

    Hi, I'm working within a tiny IT department (5 supporting 500+ on hardware & software). As such we have no real lifecycle to guide along the way. are there any good sites or examples to look at. is any method better than another ? help and pointers welcome.
  11. northernbloke

    reading from files.

    I am having problems with my data files. They are created elsewhere and contain lines of text between 12 and 3000 characters. These Chars contain escape and special chars (line feed form feed etc). ie: e à ¯ï    z| “act_mdowe  e  MANDYDOWEPC e à ¯ï  “...
  12. northernbloke

    foreach or map (perl 5)

    I am a recent perler... I have perl 5 on my box. I am digging my way through perl and I have come across the map function. @newlist = map(&mysub($_), @list); is this better/worse than foreach - or are they the same thing ??
  13. northernbloke

    New installation of activeperl - install modules??

    I am new to Perl, please be gentle. I have installed ActivePerl on NT4 Workstation. I have some scripts that a colleague wrote - including references to Date::Calc (Steffen Beyer) Trying to follow the installation instructions.. Perl Makefile.PL (writes the makefile OK) nmake (gives me an...

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