RE: Automating outlook tasks

2011-09-26 Thread Stephen Weeks
Dave ... your solution worked, Freds was good but it still caused an error on the Delete line "Parameter is not optional" Thanks guys for your help ! On Friday, September 23, 2011 1:05 PM, "Dave Crozier" wrote: > Steve, > Me being stupid here. The tasks collection is dynamic so when you delete

Re: [NF] For those interested in Big Data

2011-09-26 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Dave Crozier < da...@replacement-software.co.uk> wrote: > or slow to access say because you have more than > about 5,000 files in a folder then it totally screws you. > I guess you're talking about a win server here ? Right now i have around 50.000 files on a lin

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:26 AM, Andrew Stirling wrote: > Hi Mike > > Basically politicians dreamt up a concept and allowed Civil Servants, > who know nothing about software, to being conned by business. > > Oh boy does tha --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Jean Laeremans < laeremans.jeanma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:26 AM, Andrew Stirling wrote: > >> Hi Mike >> >> >> Basically politicians dreamt up a concept and allowed Civil Servants, >> who know nothing about software, to being conned by b

RE: [NF] Windows 1 vs. Windows 8

2011-09-26 Thread Alan Bourke
On Sunday, September 25, 2011 3:58 PM, "John Weller" wrote: > > Documents folder to the D drive; it appears on this version of Windows 8 > that that is no longer possible without a registry hack (I may be wrong, > This version maybe, but this version isn't even a beta. I would be astonished i

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Alan Bourke
Regarding the NHS, The Register sums it up nicely: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/22/nhs_it_fail/ It's just as you would imagine - a bunch of sales types promised the sun, moon and stars to a load of government types who wanted to look good, while nobody in the NHS could agree what they act

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Mike Copeland
This sounds exactly like the kind of folks I want to have in charge of my health decisions! What your government should have done was to call President Obama and have him 'splain all about that inefficiency junk that he has identified and has the solution for. He could have gotten your program

RE: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread John Weller
A friend of mine was involved in a similar project. They spent months interviewing users to determine exactly how the system would be used, what the users wanted and designing the interface screens. They then submitted the results to the big boss who promptly set about changing it to what she tho

RE: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Alan Bourke
On Monday, September 26, 2011 9:53 AM, "John Weller" wrote: >They then > submitted > the results to the big boss Three's that 'boss' word again. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscripti

Re: [NF] Late for work again

2011-09-26 Thread Alan Bourke
I wonder if the guys who have been tinkering with that for 20 years are known as 'FOCS pros'. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profo

Re: [NF] Late for work again

2011-09-26 Thread Pete Theisen
Alan Bourke wrote: > I wonder if the guys who have been tinkering with that for 20 years are > known as 'FOCS pros'. Hi Alan, Nah, violates M$ patent. The cesium models seem to be the super cool feature set. But size and price seem to be limiting. http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cesium.html Pretty

[OT] Snooki Socialism

2011-09-26 Thread Pete Theisen
Hi Everybody, http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=46435 "If Greece were a person it would be Snooki." -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http

[OT] Jews and Janitors

2011-09-26 Thread Pete Theisen
Hi Everybody, Well, who doesn't get confused sometimes? http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=46449 "Obama says: "You don't want billionaires to pay the same tax rate as Jew... I mean janitors." "OK. Maybe I'm being too hard on Barack... After all, who hasn't confused 'Jew' with 'Janitor'

[OT] Bammer invites web users to create petitions

2011-09-26 Thread Pete Theisen
Hi Everybody, Example: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/abolish-tsa-and-use-its-monstrous-budget-fund-more-sophisticated-less-intrusive-counter-terrorism/c7L94bFB Of course, it is BS. And, once you create an account you are on the enemies list, LOL. -- Regards, Pete http://pet

RE: [NF] RIP Dell AT101 keyboard

2011-09-26 Thread Lou Syracuse
I picked up one of those after visiting your office, and it quickly became one of my all-time favorite keyboards. After it died (didn't survive a relocation, which was the last time I let ANYONE pack up any of my computer equipment) I wasn't able to find another one. I ended up getting a Logit

Re: [NF] RIP Dell AT101 keyboard

2011-09-26 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
How about: http://www.clickykeyboards.com/ Ken (My favorite was a Mac SE-era keyboard. The keys were about 2" high, and clicked away like a typewriter. I could type like a demon on that. [And by "demon" I mean that I could blaze away at about 45 wpm, up from my usual 30+. ]) On Mon, Sep 26, 2011

Re: [NF] For those interested in Big Data

2011-09-26 Thread Fred Taylor
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Jean Laeremans < laeremans.jeanma...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Dave Crozier < > da...@replacement-software.co.uk> wrote: > > > or slow to access say because you have more than > > about 5,000 files in a folder then it totally screws you

[OT] What outsourcing is really about

2011-09-26 Thread Pete Theisen
Hi Everybody, We have a hard time making a living because our own upper class is not quite convinced we deserve to live. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire Garment work is almost all in the third world now. Low and behold last December http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl

Re: [NF] For those interested in Big Data

2011-09-26 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/26/11 8:37 AM, Fred Taylor wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Jean Laeremans< > laeremans.jeanma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Dave Crozier< >> > da...@replacement-software.co.uk> wrote: >> > >>> > >or slow to access say because you have more tha

Re: [NF] For those interested in Big Data

2011-09-26 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Fred Taylor wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Jean Laeremans < > laeremans.jeanma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Dave Crozier < > > da...@replacement-software.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > or slow to access say because you have mor

Re: [NF] For those interested in Big Data

2011-09-26 Thread Fred Taylor
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Jean Laeremans < laeremans.jeanma...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Fred Taylor wrote: > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Jean Laeremans < > > laeremans.jeanma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Dave Crozier

RE: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Jarvis, Matthew
> > A friend of mine was involved in a similar project. They spent months > interviewing users to determine exactly how the system would be used, what > the users wanted and designing the interface screens. They then submitted > the results to the big boss who promptly set about changing it to w

[OT] You can vote, but don't you DARE drive to the polling place!

2011-09-26 Thread Pete Theisen
Hi Everybody, King Abdullah might see himself as a screaming leftist, but he left out one detail in his suffrage program. http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/09/26/saudi-women-can-vote-but-what-about-their-right-to-drive/ -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ __

Re: [NF] For those interested in Big Data

2011-09-26 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Fred Taylor wrote: > Thanks, Jean. It's always good to know about little tidbits of information > like that. Now, if only we could be sure things like that remain true > across future versions of the OS's. In Windows case, they've had this > issue > since NT.

Re: [NF] For those interested in Big Data

2011-09-26 Thread Paul Hill
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Jean Laeremans wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Fred Taylor wrote: > >> Thanks, Jean.  It's always good to know about little tidbits of information >> like that.  Now, if only we could be sure things like that remain true >> across future versions of the

RE: [NF] RIP Dell AT101 keyboard

2011-09-26 Thread Jack Skelley
Good Afternoon: Nice website! But they are all sold. So I guess we aren't the only ones looking for 'clicky' keyboards. Lou - I can kick myself for not having more of those keyboards to just grab one when needed. When I go to hamfests I always head to the flea market area and look through the pi

RE: [NF] RIP Dell AT101 keyboard

2011-09-26 Thread Allen
Talking of old printers, My local chemist (in France that is) has an old okidata dot matrix printer of the type I used to look after some 20 years ago. Al -Original Message- Good Afternoon: But, I have found things like Epson dot matrix printers for free however. We are talking the MX, RX

Re: [OT] You can vote, but don't you DARE drive to the polling place!

2011-09-26 Thread Michael Madigan
Since American women were given the vote back in 1920 they've given up Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson,. Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.  We should think about repealing the 19th amendment.  From: Pete Theisen To: ProFox Email List Sent: Monday, September 26

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 9/25/2011 4:26 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: > Right on. I've seen entire industries put their money into lousy > projects just because everyone else did. I've heard several stories similar to this. This reminds me of Jim Eddins' story about some place he was at where the VB6 devs were trash-tal

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 9/25/2011 7:55 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: > Does anyone on the list know what the deal is with the huge software > ($17B) program in the UK that was supposed to be used to manage all > healthcare for the nation? I heard the plug was pulled and the program > scrapped entirely. > > Just wondering wh

[NF] rackspace cloud pricing

2011-09-26 Thread Jarvis, Matthew
Looking at an ad on bottom of a page for the Rackspace Cloud... States Linux starting at 1.5 cents per hour... States Windows starting at 8 cents per hour... Hmmm - I'll take Linux please Thanks, Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst IT Department McKenzie-Willamette

Re: [NF] rackspace cloud pricing

2011-09-26 Thread Ed Leafe
On Sep 26, 2011, at 2:11 PM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote: > Looking at an ad on bottom of a page for the Rackspace Cloud... > > States Linux starting at 1.5 cents per hour... > > States Windows starting at 8 cents per hour... > > Hmmm - I'll take Linux please Hey, someone's gotta keep

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Mike Copeland
Actually, they are quite excellent at wasting money...professionals I would say. Mike Original Message Subject: Re: [NF] Programmers From India From: MB Software Solutions, LLC To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 9/26/2011 2:05 PM On 9/25/2011 7:55 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: > Do

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Fred Taylor
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:05 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote: > On 9/25/2011 7:55 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: > > Does anyone on the list know what the deal is with the huge software > > ($17B) program in the UK that was supposed to be used to mana

Re: [NF] rackspace cloud pricing

2011-09-26 Thread Mike Copeland
Ed, any chance there will be a Linux version of Junglebook from Rackspace? (accept my apologies if there already is) My point is that instead of using a Windows workstation to perform nightly backup, I would like to set up a Linux box to handle itmuch more reliable. Mike Original

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Mike Copeland
Original Message Subject: Re: [NF] Programmers From India From: Fred Taylor To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 9/26/2011 2:25 PM Maybe we should all withhold our tax monies until they get it through their thick skulls that it's the PEOPLE's money, not THEIR money. Fred -

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Jeff Johnson
On 09/26/2011 11:58 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: > On 9/25/2011 4:26 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: >> Right on. I've seen entire industries put their money into lousy >> projects just because everyone else did. > > I've heard several stories similar to this. This reminds me of Jim > Eddins' st

FOxpro and JAVA

2011-09-26 Thread Jean Haidar
 Does anyone knows how to interface  Foxpro and java.  need to run some queries from Java  to get data from DBF tables? thanks. jhhai...@sbcglobal.net --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

Re: [NF] rackspace cloud pricing

2011-09-26 Thread Ed Leafe
On Sep 26, 2011, at 2:25 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: > Ed, any chance there will be a Linux version of Junglebook from Rackspace? > (accept my apologies if there already is) I'm assuming that you meant JungleDisk, not the book by Rudyard Kipling. ;-) If so, I think you're in luck: from htt

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread Ed Leafe
On Sep 26, 2011, at 2:25 PM, Fred Taylor wrote: > Maybe we should all withhold our tax monies until they get it through their > thick skulls that it's the PEOPLE's money, not THEIR money. [OT], please. -- Ed Leafe ___ Post Message

RE: [NF] RIP Dell AT101 keyboard

2011-09-26 Thread Jack Skelley
Al: Oki 192? I think the 193 was the wide carriage flavor. Another printer that was tough to kill! My friend uses a Epson Action Printer 5000 he bought 20 years ago as a refurb directly from Epson (I told him about this deal) that he still used to print his monthly invoices to customers. I think

RE: [NF] RIP Dell AT101 keyboard

2011-09-26 Thread Lou Syracuse
That's funny - I actually saw an old Epson FX/RX printer in service over the weekend at a credit union office here in Long Beach. The case looked like it had seen better days, but it was working same as it always had. I know what you mean about bringing more parts home, have the scars to prove

RE: [NF] RIP Dell AT101 keyboard

2011-09-26 Thread Allen
Yup that's the one Al -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Jack Skelley Sent: 26 September 2011 21:51 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] RIP Dell AT101 keyboard Al: Oki 192? I think the 193 was the wide carriage f

Re: FOxpro and JAVA

2011-09-26 Thread Alan Bourke
Well, for direct access you're looking at a JDBC driver on the Java side, and the one from HXTT seems to be the most popular. You could also write a web service in VFP that can supply the data in JSON or XML. On Monday, September 26, 2011 12:37 PM, "Jean Haidar" wrote: >  Does anyone knows how to

Re: [NF] rackspace cloud pricing

2011-09-26 Thread Mike Copeland
Excellent! Thanks Ed! I knew it was jungle something... (I also knew it was just a matter of time until the OT police cracked down...sorry about the abuse.) Mike Original Message Subject: Re: [NF] rackspace cloud pricing From: Ed Leafe To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 9/26/201

[OT] Crime in the fifty states

2011-09-26 Thread Pete Theisen
Hi Everybody, http://www.divinecaroline.com/22323/99603-i-m-arrest-what-fifty-bizarre Alabama It’s illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church. (one for each state) -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/

[OT] And Snooki for VP to round out the "Jersey" ticket

2011-09-26 Thread Pete Theisen
Hi Everybody, http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/278388/kean-confirms-christie-boomlet-it-s-real-robert-costa The media libs won't hate her the way they did Sarah. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ ___ Post Me

Re: [NF] rackspace cloud pricing

2011-09-26 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 9/26/2011 3:17 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > Hey, someone's gotta keep Ballmer swimming in money! > > I've spent a good chunk of time on the code that provisions new cloud > servers to make sure that Windows and Linux instances are kept on different > physical machines, since Windows licen

Re: [NF] Programmers From India

2011-09-26 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 9/26/2011 3:34 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: > On 09/26/2011 11:58 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: >> On 9/25/2011 4:26 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: >>> Right on. I've seen entire industries put their money into lousy >>> projects just because everyone else did. >> >> I've heard several stories simi

Re: [NF] rackspace cloud pricing

2011-09-26 Thread Ed Leafe
On Sep 26, 2011, at 11:03 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: >> I've spent a good chunk of time on the code that provisions new cloud >> servers to make sure that Windows and Linux instances are kept on different >> physical machines, since Windows licensing is per physical host, not per