Re: [Boston.pm] rsync for Windows

2005-09-26 Thread Tom Metro
Tolkin, Steve wrote: > I tried to find a version of rsync for Windows that does not require > cygwin. Is there one? Technically, no. But cwRsync: http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=6 is the most common solution to running rsync on Windows and

Re: [Boston.pm] Quotes and such [was] RE: script to "normalize" output of Windows dir command

2005-09-26 Thread Tolkin, Steve
Actually, the original poster (me) very trying to solve a different problem. I clearly specified that what was wanted is a perl program to convert the output of the Windows dir command into a structured text format suitable for use with sort and/or loading into a database. This would let me see

Re: [Boston.pm] setting "file save as" type

2005-09-26 Thread Alex Brelsfoard
Thank you very much! Yes this was for a browser. Using content-disposition I was able to do exactly what I wanted. Beautiful. --Alex On 9/26/05, john saylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi > > Alex Brelsfoard wrote: > > I have created a script that outputs a simple csv file to then be > importe

Re: [Boston.pm] setting "file save as" type

2005-09-26 Thread Sean Quinlan
On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 14:32 -0400, Alex Brelsfoard wrote: > Hey all, > > I have created a script that outputs a simple csv file to then be imported > into Excel. I get the save file as dialog box, but I was wondering if > there's anyway I can suggest a filename for it or at least a file type. The

[Boston.pm] setting "file save as" type

2005-09-26 Thread Alex Brelsfoard
Hey all, I have created a script that outputs a simple csv file to then be imported into Excel. I get the save file as dialog box, but I was wondering if there's anyway I can suggest a filename for it or at least a file type. The users for this system are really not all that technically savy. Ther

Re: [Boston.pm] Quotes and such [was] RE: script to "normalize" output of Windows dir command

2005-09-26 Thread Chris Devers
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, John Macdonald wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 12:48:08PM -0400, Ricker, William wrote: > > Chris Devers was however obviously looking for this rather specific > > elaboration of Santayana's, as it captures the inevitableness. > > > > [ "Any sufficiently complicated c or fo

Re: [Boston.pm] Quotes and such [was] RE: script to "normalize" output of Windows dir command

2005-09-26 Thread Ricker, William
> Actually, I think he was looking for Henry Spencer's old quote: > "Those who do not understand Unix are doomed to reinvent it > - badly." Phil was probably alluding to Henry alluding to Santayana, yes. I left out a step, thanks for the fill. bill

Re: [Boston.pm] Quotes and such [was] RE: script to "normalize" output of Windows dir command

2005-09-26 Thread John Macdonald
On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 12:48:08PM -0400, Ricker, William wrote: > Chris Devers was however obviously looking for this rather specific > elaboration of Santayana's, as it captures the inevitableness. > > [ "Any sufficiently complicated c or fortran program contains an ad hoc > informally- > [ spe

[Boston.pm] Quotes and such [was] RE: script to "normalize" output of Windows dir command

2005-09-26 Thread Ricker, William
Chris Devers asked, > There's a canned retort in here about those who fail to learn from > rsync will end up reinventing it, badly, but I can't quite find the > witty version I'm looking for (and, for that matter, I can't quite > remember the quote that I'm ripping off there, either...). to w

Re: [Boston.pm] script to "normalize" output of Windows dir command

2005-09-26 Thread Chris Ball
>> On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:28:12, Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > There's a canned retort in here about those who fail to learn from > rsync will end up reinventing it, badly, but I can't quite find the > witty version I'm looking for (and, for that matter, I can't quite > reme

Re: [Boston.pm] script to "normalize" output of Windows dir command

2005-09-26 Thread Chris Devers
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Tolkin, Steve wrote: > No. I actually use the freeware version program syncback at > http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html to do backup, and I think > it uses rsync (or similar) internally. But I do not just want to do a > full restore. I want to see what will be h

Re: [Boston.pm] script to "normalize" output of Windows dir command

2005-09-26 Thread Tolkin, Steve
Ben Tilly asked: Are you reinventing the rsync wheel? No. I actually use the freeware version program syncback at http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html to do backup, and I think it uses rsync (or similar) internally. But I do not just want to do a full restore. I want to see what will be