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  1. harebrain

    Does Microsoft call you?

    Yesterday, a guy claiming to be from Microsoft called me on my cell phone. (He had an Indian accent, so that's plausible.) He said that there was a virus on my laptop (I have 3 laptops) and he wanted to walk me through fixing it. I told him I was at work and couldn't get to "my laptop," so he...
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    VB6 and UTF-8

    It seems as though we flogged this subject to death years ago, but I'm hesitant to rely on the ten-year-old threads I found that are, at best, ambiguous. So here we go again: Is there a straightforward way to handle UTF-8 files with VB6? I think my challenge in the end will be to read UTF-8...
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    SQLLDR into multiple tables

    I'm receiving data in Excel, which is easy enough to save as CSV for SQLLDR. (Score!) The spreadsheet is w-i-i-i-de: several tables are laid out side-by-side. I'm trying to use SQLLDR to get the data into several tables. An extract of my code looks like this: LOAD DATA APPEND INTO TABLE...
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    cmd Puzzler

    This cmd script is giving me a headache. (I inherited it from I don't know whom, and was told to make it work.) It's a simple version-saver: invoked in Explorer's context menu, it copies the selected file to a folder named "PreviousVersions." It inserts a date/timestamp into the filename...
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    FAQ Update

    Announcement I've updated faq426-6460. It's worth noting the inclusion of IBM's DeveloperWorks XML site. If you haven't seen it, the link is in the FAQ. Check it out!
  6. harebrain

    RegistrySmart thoughts?

    A couple of days ago, I got to a state where IE wouldn't launch, i.e., click on the shortcut or an HTML doc, the cursor spins, then nothing. I finally got IE back by disabling some add-ons. (Windows search turned that up.) Before I got to that, though, I fell for downloading a Vista registry...
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    Multiple desktop.ini files on desktop

    All of a sudden my desktop has a couple of desktop.ini files on it. Same name, and when I open the properties, hidden is checked, but they obviously aren't. How can there be more than one with the same name? Why did they show themselves? Virus?
  8. harebrain

    Computing the 8060 row-size

    Is there a stored procedure that will compute the [maximum] size of a table's rows? It seems like that would be handy to know before altering a table.
  9. harebrain

    BBCoder tool available thread102-1313237 (cont.)

    Griffyn, Sorry, that config.ini of mine screwed things up and I can't get to the reply area anymore. (I don't know how you did it.) The access violation is gone, but I don't seem to be getting much of the formatting. (See below.) // for automatic syntax highlighting see faq102-6487 // for...
  10. harebrain

    Newbies FAQ

    Hello all, I invite you to visit and rate faq426-6460 which was recently made available. I have personally used each of the cited resources. They are all current as of the date of posting. I will also entertain suggestions for inclusion. (Thanks to Diancecht for her contribution!) Regards...
  11. harebrain

    Resources for those who want to learn XML

    We're often asked to recommend books or other resources to those who are new to XML. This should get the newbie started. First, try an online tutorial on XML. The "Partners" panel in the left column of these pages has many good links to these. You can start at Zvon - Guide to XML for one...
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    Carly Fiorina cries for govt bailout

    From the washingtonpost.com: An organization of high-technology executives yesterday renewed industry calls for government spending and tax cuts to spur research, improved mathematics and science education and policies that make building technology infrastructure a national priority. Read the...
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    Progress DB back-end without the 4GL front-end

    Is anybody using Progress as a database server but blowing off the 4GL and using a different development environment? Is there a better connectivity option than ODBC? Thanks, David
  14. harebrain

    XSL general entity treatment

    Hi all, I have an XML document that I need to reformat using XSL, basically changing all the attribute=&quot;value&quot; stuff to their own child elements. This works great EXCEPT & quot ; and & #34 ; get changed to &quot; (34 is ASCII for &quot;) while & amp ; remains as-is. Why? Aren't < >...

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