Bad/missing HAL.DLL

*Since the movers brought my Desktop PC to my new office, the PC has been slow, etc. **Machine seemed to be ok; but when Selecting [Safe Mode], two choices: * * *Window XP Professional* * *Window (default)* *The OEM **Support said that this means I have two operating systems. * *I aske

RE: [NF] VMware ESXi Server, and other VMware virtualization solutions

>> They do not offer Win2K3 cloud servers. You might be thinking of Rackspace Cloud *Sites*, which do offer Windows options. However, these are not servers: you cannot shell into them, add/remove software, change configurations, access the file system, etc. With a Cloud Server, you have a virt

Re: Generating GUIDs for primary keys in your app (VFP9SP2)

Rick Schummer wrote: >>> I generate them in the app, so my app is as database-agnostic as > possible.<< > > Me too. Saves me time maintaining different code bases in different stored > procedure languages. I also like controlling the timing of the keys so I can > use and propagate as needed. Oh Y

Re: Generating GUIDs for primary keys in your app (VFP9SP2)

Steve Ellenoff wrote: > What kind of performance penalty is there compared to integers when > doing joins? I'm not sure if there's any penalty or benefit, or what that penalty/benefit would be. I've never had the need to profile my join performance. Paul __

RE: Generating GUIDs for primary keys in your app (VFP9SP2)

>> I generate them in the app, so my app is as database-agnostic as possible.<< Me too. Saves me time maintaining different code bases in different stored procedure languages. I also like controlling the timing of the keys so I can use and propagate as needed. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. ww

Re: [NF] VMware ESXi Server, and other VMware virtualization solutions

On Jun 23, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Rick Schummer wrote: >>> I don't think that they offer Windows servers in the cloud yet; I > know that they've been negotiating with Microsoft for some time to > try to > come up with a licensing agreement that will make that possible.<< > > Good thing Ed is not

Re: Generating GUIDs for primary keys in your app (VFP9SP2)

What kind of performance penalty is there compared to integers when doing joins? At 07:32 PM 06/23/2009, you wrote: >MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: > > I like to design in n-tier fashion, so that I can use either a VFP or > > non-VFP (like MySQL) backend on the flip of a switch. > > > > I'm cr

Re: Generating GUIDs for primary keys in your app (VFP9SP2)

MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: > I like to design in n-tier fashion, so that I can use either a VFP or > non-VFP (like MySQL) backend on the flip of a switch. > > I'm creating a new framework that will use GUID primary keys instead of > integers. > > My question is this: is it best to gener

Generating GUIDs for primary keys in your app (VFP9SP2)

I like to design in n-tier fashion, so that I can use either a VFP or non-VFP (like MySQL) backend on the flip of a switch. I'm creating a new framework that will use GUID primary keys instead of integers. My question is this: is it best to generate those GUIDs from the app or use some stored

Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

On Jun 23, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > Honestly Ed how many people in prison say that they are falsely > imprisoned? Probably most. So what? > I have no idea what population % this involves. Out of the people > just for > murder could this strike 20% or 50%? Once aga

Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

At 13:45 2009-06-23, you wrote: >On Jun 23, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > > > This could tie up every lab in USA, CA, GB, just to go through all > > of our > > old cases let alone all the current testing we need today becasue we > > are all > > as good as CSI on a local level. ;0 > >

Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Jun 23, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > > > This could tie up every lab in USA, CA, GB, just to go through all > > of our > > old cases let alone all the current testing we need today becasue we > > are all > > as good as CSI on a l

Re: [OT] When should you not tweet?

Definately should win a Darwin award this year Michael Madigan wrote: > One less idiot to breed! > > --- On Fri, 6/19/09, Stephen Russell wrote: > > >> From: Stephen Russell >> Subject: [OT] When should you not tweet? >> To: "ProFox Email List" >> Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 5:45 PM >>

Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

On Jun 23, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > This could tie up every lab in USA, CA, GB, just to go through all > of our > old cases let alone all the current testing we need today becasue we > are all > as good as CSI on a local level. ;0 Ah, yes. Wouldn't it be wonderful i

Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

2009/6/23 Ricardo Aráoz > Facts, facts! Always facts before opinion! How much does a DNA test > cost? How much does keeping an inmate cost per year? How many more years > must he be in jail? After you answer these question there will probably > not be much room for opinion. > ---

Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

Stephen Russell wrote: > On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > > >> On Jun 22, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: >> >> >>> I thought that it was a move to STOP every blasted incarcerated >>> person from >>> filing a motion that demands a retrial. >>> >>

Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

Stephen Russell wrote: > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > > >>Supreme Court Denies DNA Evidence To Potentially Innocent Man >> >> http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/18/scotus-dna/ >> ( -or- http://bit.ly/eDCMT ) >> >>Imagine that: evidence exists that co

RE: VFP9: Runtime

>> Let me get this straight, you run a program that resides on a server from a workstation and the OS of the workstation knows the DLLs required is residing on the server ? I cannot test this at the moment, but I am almost sure that's not the case.<< As long as the runtime files are in the applic

Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Jun 22, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > > > I thought that it was a move to STOP every blasted incarcerated > > person from > > filing a motion that demands a retrial. > > No, not at all. DNA evidence that was not availabl

Re: VFP9: Runtime

This is true. Years ago with FoxproDos we experimented with having the libraries and our EXE on the local workstation and found that it made very little or no performance difference and was not worth the support effort. We always install the dll & ocx with our EXE and it has worked with every fo

Re: [OT] When should you not tweet?

One less idiot to breed! --- On Fri, 6/19/09, Stephen Russell wrote: > From: Stephen Russell > Subject: [OT] When should you not tweet? > To: "ProFox Email List" > Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 5:45 PM > > > > > -- > Stephen Russell > Sr.

RE: VFP9: Runtime

Hi Let me get this straight, you run a program that resides on a server from a workstation and the OS of the workstation knows the DLLs required is residing on the server ? I cannot test this at the moment, but I am almost sure that's not the case. E. __

Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > > >Supreme Court Denies DNA Evidence To Potentially Innocent Man > > > > http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/18/scotus-dna/ > > ( -or- http://bit.ly/eDCMT ) > > > >Im

Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

On Jun 22, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > I thought that it was a move to STOP every blasted incarcerated > person from > filing a motion that demands a retrial. No, not at all. DNA evidence that was not available at his trial is now available, and he has offered to pick

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Re: [OT] Twisted notion of justice

On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: >Supreme Court Denies DNA Evidence To Potentially Innocent Man > > http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/18/scotus-dna/ > ( -or- http://bit.ly/eDCMT ) > >Imagine that: evidence exists that could either exonerate an > innocent >

Re: [NF] VMware ESXi Server, and other VMware virtualization solutions

Ed Leafe wrote: > I don't think that they offer Windows servers in the cloud yet; I > know that they've been negotiating with Microsoft for some time to try > to come up with a licensing agreement that will make that possible. So what you do is get a Linux setup on the Rackspace cloud, s

RE: VFP9: Runtime

Rick: Thanks! Regards, Jack From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Rick Schummer [pro...@whitelightcomputing.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:35 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: VFP9: Runtime >> The run

Re: VFP9: Runtime

Rick Schummer wrote: >>> The runtimes have to be installed on the client machine(s).<< > > False. While they can be installed on the workstation and the performance is > marginally better, they can be installed on the server in the app folder. Indeed? Thank you, I didn't know that! ___

RE: [NF] VMware ESXi Server, and other VMware virtualization solutions

>> I don't think that they offer Windows servers in the cloud yet; I know that they've been negotiating with Microsoft for some time to try to come up with a licensing agreement that will make that possible.<< Good thing Ed is not in sales , but his advice is good to chat with a rep. I am wo

RE: VFP9: Runtime

>> The runtimes have to be installed on the client machine(s).<< False. While they can be installed on the workstation and the performance is marginally better, they can be installed on the server in the app folder. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.r

RE: VFP9: Runtime

Yep, you have to upgrade the VFP runtimes on all the clients also. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this

RE: VFP9: Runtime

Speaking of runtimes. When I upgrade from sp1 to sp2 do I have to do any thing with runtimes on client machine other than supply new exe. Jerry -Original Message- From: profox-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Jack Skelley Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 10:27 A

RE: VFP9: Runtime

Vince: Thanks Jack From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Vince Teachout [tea...@taconic.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 10:54 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: VFP9: Runtime Jack Skelley wrote: > Good Mo

Re: VFP9: Runtime

Jack Skelley wrote: > Good Morning All: > I guess I am missing something... > I have an app as an .exe on a server. When a user runs the app across the > network it reports that the runtime is not found. When I run the app from the > server there are no issues. Or if I run the app across the netw

Re: [NF] VMware ESXi Server, and other VMware virtualization solutions

Ed Leafe wrote: >Yes, those are real techs in San Antonio on the other end, not > a bot or an offshore contractor. So nice and refreshing to hear these kinds of things, on many levels. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolution

RE: Report Form - LARGE Point Size Req'd

Stephen - thanks for your suggestion. In the end, this is essentially what I did. In the report form - when you put an image on it - the image referene cam also come from a GENERAL type variable - and that is what I did - and got to work with the General field type for the first time. It all wor

Re: DynamicBackColor in Grid Column

SCRATCH THAT. :) Today it is running just fine! Must have been coincidental last night and something else must have kicked in on the server to slow things done... geeezzz :) -Philip Philip Borkholder wrote: > Hi Ted, > yes, the speed was ok before I put the condition in the columns. > heres is my

Re: DynamicBackColor in Grid Column

Hi Ted, yes, the speed was ok before I put the condition in the columns. heres is my code: .DYNAMICBACKCOLOR = [IIF(csrOpen->outcol={} OR csrOpen->incol={},RGB(255,255,0),THIS.BACKCOLOR)] It's strange because I've used dynamicbackcolor many times before. This time I'm customizing existing screen

RE: VFP9: Runtime

Al: No. The app was installed on the server so 'I thought' the app could find them in the system folder. I will try it. Thanks. Regards, Jack From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Allen [pro...@gatwicksoftware.co

RE: VFP9: Runtime

Did you try the runtimes in the exe directory ? Al -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Jack Skelley Sent: 23 June 2009 15:38 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: VFP9: Runtime Good Morning All: I guess I am missing somethin

VFP9: Runtime

Good Morning All: I guess I am missing something... I have an app as an .exe on a server. When a user runs the app across the network it reports that the runtime is not found. When I run the app from the server there are no issues. Or if I run the app across the network there are no issues (of c

Re: [NF] VMware ESXi Server, and other VMware virtualization solutions

On Jun 20, 2009, at 3:47 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > How long will it take to load up into the cloud 25 gig our smallest > client > to 250 gig our largest one? This is all SQL Server data. Do we > upload our > backups and logs and just restore away? Or is there another loader > for > de

Re: [NF] VMware ESXi Server, and other VMware virtualization solutions

On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Jun 19, 2009, at 9:36 PM, Gilbert M. Hale wrote: > > >> Why are others looking into virtual? $$ or copy paste to new device? > > > > I have saved over $40k going to this architecture thus far, and had > > I needed > > to license VirtualCenter

[OT] When should you not tweet?

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