PKZIPC encryption, keys and reliability

2011-06-30 Thread Greg Keogh
Folks, for several weeks now I have been stuffing backups into cloud storage. Simply because it's convenient in batch files, I have been using PKZIPC V6 with switch like these -cryptalg=AES,256 -pass=MyL0ngSafePassw0rd to prepare the files for backup. I mentioned this to my cat and he asked me

Re: SQL CLR table as function parameter

2011-06-30 Thread djones147
Greg Using xml (tables/parameters) in sql databases should be your final last ditch choice, they perform woefully badly. What exactly are you trying to do that can't be done with 1. Repeatable calls to the same prepared sp. 2. Sql in clause generated in code? 3. Sqlcmd query? 4. Bulk

RE: SQL CLR table as function parameter

2011-06-30 Thread Greg Keogh
Using xml (tables/parameters) in sql databases should be your final last ditch choice, they perform woefully badly. It's ok, no problem. I didn't explain earlier that what's actually happening: A stored proc has to get a variable number of key/value pairs out of a table, then join them in a

[OT] Java Updates

2011-06-30 Thread Ian Thomas
I use IE browser and some XML utilities (eg, Stylus Studio) that use JRE and somehow I have the two annoying services Java Update Checker + Java Update Scheduler that have no idea of how to deal with Windows security. Every update attempt on my Win7 Standard User system fails, if I let it proceed.

RE: [OT] Java Updates

2011-06-30 Thread Ian Thomas
I should add that the Oracle/Sun error I get is 25099, and the Oracle Java website has this note - SYMPTOMS While Java installation is in progress, a message box with the following error is displayed: Error 25099. Unzipping core files failed. CAUSE The actual root cause of this issue

ashx and session

2011-06-30 Thread Greg Keogh
Just a warning about ashx pages ... When my browser first arrives at the URL of my ashx handler, the Session is null becuse it's so early in the lifecycle. I planned to pull parameters out of the request query string and use them to perform some lookups and pre-fill Session values. Sadly, the

Re: ashx and session

2011-06-30 Thread Michael Ridland
Hey Greg You can enable the session, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2156524/asp-net-session-is-null-in-ashx-file Thanks, *Michael Ridland | ThinkSmart Digital* Managing Director P. 0404 865 350 E. mich...@thinksmartdigital.com.au W. www.thinksmartdigital.com.au T. www.twitter.com/rid00z L.

RE: ashx and session

2011-06-30 Thread Greg Keogh
You can enable the session, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2156524/asp-net-session-is-null-in-ashx-f ile Good grief. I didn't think it was possible, so I didn't search. I couldn't find the damn Interface for 5 minutes, it turns out it's in System.Web.SessionState, and it's one of those