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  1. Achmed

    Perc 4/SC RAID 5, can't rebuild replacement drive

    Hi everybody, I've stopped sweating now- the 2 disc failure I had with my 3 disk RAID 5 setup is now only a 1 disk failure. I was able to force one of the failed drives back online and get into the OS. I did some quick backups and now I'm trying to replace the remaining failed drive. When I...
  2. Achmed

    need report to show 20 rows, combination of table info and blanks

    Hi everybody, looking for some advice- I'm printing a report that shows a list of people currently registered for a course followed by blank spaces for signing up more people when it's printed out example: 20 people allowed in a course total x people registered already in a table, where (x <...
  3. Achmed

    restore from backup to new server, can't access files

    Hi everybody- having a problem accessing restored files. Company A's server crashed, no data recoverable on the disks. They have tape backup, so I'm using the server from Company B to restore. Servers were purchased together, same model tape drives etc. I've restored the data to the local hard...
  4. Achmed

    exchange 2000 incoming email issue- delayed

    Hi everybody, running Exchange 2000. Had problem with outgoing email messages getting stuck in the queues, so I started using smarthost which has resolved that problem. Didn't cure the problem with incoming messages though: our ISP has set the secondary MX record to point to their servers as a...
  5. Achmed

    2000 sbs vpn connection works sometimes

    Hi all, here's the situation: I'm running Windows 2000 SBS and a Symantec Gateway 360 router. I setup port 1723 to pass through the firewall to the server's ip address. I can connect external machines to the VPN and Outlook attaches to Exchange successfully. The problem is that most of the...
  6. Achmed

    word to pdf email address hyperlink with symbol problem

    Hi all, enough banging my head off the wall on this one... I have a word doc with email addresses in it. I create a pdf and it keeps these addresses as links to be clicked on. However- if the address has a "." or a "_" in it, anything before the "." or "_" is ignored. For example, the address...
  7. Achmed

    epson TM-U220B receipt printer- need print server

    Hi all, I'm struggling with this one. I have an Epson TM-U220B receipt printer that I need to put on the network. Currently, it's connected to the serial port of one of the computers. I'd like to use a print server, but it has the wrong connector for the first print server I bought. I got one...
  8. Achmed

    Ricoh aficio 270 network printer installation problems

    Hi everybody, trying to install a Ricoh Aficio 270 (copier, fax, printer) on a Windows network (2003 Standard server, XP Pro clients). I try to set the ip address for this printer through it's menu, but it doesn't always keep my changes. When it does, I can't ping it's IP address from the...
  9. Achmed

    restore files from tape to brand new server

    Hi everybody, having trouble figuring out how to take my old tapes (previous server install) and read their contents with a new TapeWare installation (same server, new harddrives). Is there a way to browse the contents of the tapes I have leftover? I don't know what data is on these tapes, and...
  10. Achmed

    terminal services not printing from windows ME

    Having a problem- the Windows ME computer connects to the Windows 2000 Terminal Server, but can't print! I've run the script to be able to connect USB printers through the session- the printer is a Lexmark X6100. When the user logs in, the printer shows up in the list, and is able to be...
  11. Achmed

    linked contacts with Outlook- store more info in Access

    Hi everybody, Here's what I'm trying to do (with office 2003): I'm creating a database for storing information associated with various contacts. The contacts are in already in Outlook, so I linked to the Outlook contact table, which works fine (want to use Outlook for the emailing portion of...
  12. Achmed

    local IP printer through Terminal Services session

    Hi everyone, Here's my problem: Windows XP workstation. Printer installed on local network (192.168.1.100) Remote desktop connection to the Terminal Server (Windows 2000 Server). Printing works great through the Terminal Server session when the local machine is connected to the printer via...
  13. Achmed

    File repository error- can't open my reports!

    I'm using Crystal Reports v10. I installed Enterprise on one of our servers, and I'm logging in to acess my reports. It still allows me to log in and view the report names as usual, but when I try to open any one of them, I get this error. "File Repository Server error: Failed to communicate...
  14. Achmed

    SQL lookup in formula

    Hi everybody. I'm trying to base formulas on values in a SQL Server table, but can't get it to work. The formula is used to calculate sales data for weekly periods, so I created a table in SQL Server with 4 columns: Quarter; Week; DateFrom; DateTo. I want my equation, which looks like this...
  15. Achmed

    report design advice

    Hello all, I need to create a report and I'm wondering what a good way to gather the data would be. The report will summarize sales for various products in weekly periods. The data is stored in a table with approximately 500,000 records for the quarter (SaleDate, ProductCode, QuantitySold). The...
  16. Achmed

    drvmain.sdb corrupt

    Hi, I'm trying to fix an XP Pro machine that won't startup because it says that the file: c:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb is corrupt. It suggests using the repair install feature on the Windows CD, but that takes me to a prompt. What do I do? I tried replacing this file with the one on the...
  17. Achmed

    report - hide text box when value is 0

    Hi everybody, I'm running a report that summarizes invoices. I have a textbox that calculates the total of each invoice. It looks something like this: =NZ([Labour],0) + NZ([Parts],0) My problem is when both Labour and Parts are empty, the textbox shows a 0. I don't want this, but I can't seem...
  18. Achmed

    Report data from different tables in similar way

    I'm need help! I have to create a report that summarizes records from two tables. For simplicity, lets say table1 stores information about various cars. Each record in table1 stores Make and Model. The report lists this data as follows (which works fine). Volkswagen Jetta Honda...
  19. Achmed

    automatically show value in field based on previous field

    Hi everybody, I'm trying to make a form that will allow users to select, for example, desired options in a new car. The first field is the make of car, so if they select Porsche from the Make list, the next field is a drop-down for Model, containing 911 and Boxter (this part works, I'm just...
  20. Achmed

    ignore criteria if null

    Hi everybody, I'm trying to run a query to select data based on information entered in one of two fields in a form. For example, I want to select a list of people based on if the hair color or shoe size (these filds are not mandatory in the table). If I leave the hair color selection field in...

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