RE: Unit quantities

2016-12-20 Thread Michael Glassman
I think the answer depends on whether or not your client needs to know the number of apples on hand at any given time. If not, I'd recommend having separate lines items for singles, cartons, and pallets. (This is what we do in our publishing company, where the commodity is non-perishable books, n

Re: Unit quantities

2016-12-20 Thread Mike Copeland
I would use the lowest common denominator, each, to track inventory on hand, and offer sales of 1, 2, 3, etc. with a few "convenience" quantities, like Dozen, Carton, Case, Pallet, Truck load, etc. Just use a separate table, like "catalog" or something that has your Apple SKU reference and the

Re: [NF] pay for java now?

2016-12-20 Thread Stephen Russell
Our ERP here at work is all in java. RPITA and full of surprises with respect java version and what will work and what no longer works. They also do a command line call for all SQL data. I was pretty impressed with that, to be honest. On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 3:15 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Dec

Unit quantities

2016-12-20 Thread Sytze de Boer
In my accounting/invoicing system, clients create product items. Let's say you sell Apples You can sell single apples apples in a carton (e.g. 25 apples per carton) cartons of apples on a pallet (e.g. 50 cartons per pallets) I would like to know how YOU handle the Quantity management. Do you crea

Re: [NF] New MBSoftwareSolutions.com website

2016-12-20 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
Interesting reply from my website guy after he reviewed this thread: -- Hi Mike, A few things about SEO: 1) The only page that had a "This is a test description" META description tag was the home pag

Re: [NF] Sophos now offering free home AV protection for up to 10 devices.

2016-12-20 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2016-12-20 05:52, Alan Bourke wrote: On Tue, 20 Dec 2016, at 10:28 AM, John Weller wrote: I don't know John, I just noticed it today. I was a paid Sophos customer years ago (XP era) because it was the lightest footprint out there, but I think I ditched it once the first version of Security

Re: [NF] pay for java now?

2016-12-20 Thread Ed Leafe
On Dec 20, 2016, at 2:05 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > java was OS fifteen years ago just like python. Oracle bought Sun 10 years > ago. It may have been "open source", but it was never free software. Free software lets you do with it whatever you like. For example, if Oracle somehow bought th

Re: [NF] pay for java now?

2016-12-20 Thread Stephen Russell
java was OS fifteen years ago just like python. Oracle bought Sun 10 years ago. I would agree that for you java is too restrictive in how to program with it. On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Dec 20, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Stephen Russell > wrote: > > > > Oracle never letting

Re: Malware in Fox2Bin on VFPX CodePlex

2016-12-20 Thread Gianni Turri
In Chrome to download anyway you must go into All downloads page. Gianni On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:45:44 -0500, Ted Roche wrote: Yep, I think so, too. I should have said, "Malware WARNING..." for the subject. Strange that FireFox and Chrome have some built-in checks that flag .ZIP files from code

Re: [NF] pay for java now?

2016-12-20 Thread Ed Leafe
On Dec 20, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > > Oracle never letting us down. > > "The database giant is understood to have hired 20 individuals globally > this year, whose sole job is the pursuit of businesses in breach of their > Java licences." > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/

Re: Malware in Fox2Bin on VFPX CodePlex

2016-12-20 Thread Ted Roche
Yep, I think so, too. I should have said, "Malware WARNING..." for the subject. Strange that FireFox and Chrome have some built-in checks that flag .ZIP files from codeplex or something. There was no obvious "Download and take your chances" option, though I can likely dig through the browser opti

Re: Malware in Fox2Bin on VFPX CodePlex

2016-12-20 Thread Dave Thayer
On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Gianni Turri wrote: > Hi Ted, > > I have downloaded it, despite the warning, and then I have analized the > content with Windows 10 Windows Defender and MalwareBytes Antimalware and it > seems ok. > > Same here with Firefox and McAfee. Maybe an overzealous AV is

Re: [NF] Arago

2016-12-20 Thread AndyHC
Well that's actually true, Assembly Language course at Lodge Rd London, if you wanted your source code 'interpreted' (printed above the punch holes) then you had to learn how to plug-wire the circuit board of the interpreter to read/feed-back the character punch codes. And I do remember seeing

Re: Malware in Fox2Bin on VFPX CodePlex

2016-12-20 Thread Gianni Turri
Hi Ted, I have downloaded it, despite the warning, and then I have analized the content with Windows 10 Windows Defender and MalwareBytes Antimalware and it seems ok. Probably depends on the fact that it contains some .exe and some .vbs files. Gianni On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:07:43 -0500, Ted Roc

Re: Malware in Fox2Bin on VFPX CodePlex

2016-12-20 Thread Jan Bucek
Dne 20.12.2016 v 17:07 Ted Roche napsal(a): I tried to download Fox2Bin this morning, but both Chrome and Firefox warned me the file contained malware, so proceed with caution. I have downloaded and tested it, Avast says it is clear. All sources seem to be included, maybe somebody looks at it?

Re: [NF] Arago

2016-12-20 Thread AndyHC
... and the pub was next door but one... won a pint off the IBM SE for the first working macro (IBM MacroAssenbler!) On 20-Dec-2016 9:04 PM, Alan Bourke wrote: On Tue, 20 Dec 2016, at 03:26 PM, Kurt Wendt wrote: would you REALLY Actually go out to a Pub while compiling??? 15 - 20 minutes is

Re: [NF] Arago

2016-12-20 Thread Ken Dibble
Easy peasey. We had to time our instructions to when they came up under the magnetic reader on the drum, and make sure the mercury tubes didn't get tilted... or something like that... Here we go, "Oh, sure, you kids had compilers and cards and paper tape. We had to wire our logic directly onto

Re: [NF] Arago

2016-12-20 Thread Fred Taylor
Been there, done that. (punch cards (80 and 96 column), paper tape, and wiring boards) Fred On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Ted Roche wrote: > Here we go, "Oh, sure, you kids had compilers and cards and paper > tape. We had to wire our logic directly onto the circuit boards." > > http://dilb

[NF] pay for java now?

2016-12-20 Thread Stephen Russell
Oracle never letting us down. "The database giant is understood to have hired 20 individuals globally this year, whose sole job is the pursuit of businesses in breach of their Java licences." http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/16/oracle_targets_java_users_non_compliance/ -- Stephen Russell Sr

Re: [NF] Arago

2016-12-20 Thread Ted Roche
Here we go, "Oh, sure, you kids had compilers and cards and paper tape. We had to wire our logic directly onto the circuit boards." http://dilbert.com/strip/1992-09-08 On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 11:50 AM, Dave Crozier wrote: > Agreed Alan. > > I was even worse off when I started because you could g

RE: [NF] Arago

2016-12-20 Thread Dave Crozier
Agreed Alan. I was even worse off when I started because you could guarantee that all your punched cards be dropped on the twice daily dash to the computing lab for their compilation slots and have to be hurriedly re-assembled after which there was always one out of order and your program comp

Re: [NF] New Yahoo way of signing in WITHOUT a password

2016-12-20 Thread Gene Wirchenko
At 20:35 2016-12-19, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: On 2016-12-19 12:31, Gene Wirchenko wrote: I do not have a cell phone myself. I never would have guessed, Gene. Wow. Consider me stunned. :-) What do I need one for? Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko __

Malware in Fox2Bin on VFPX CodePlex

2016-12-20 Thread Ted Roche
I tried to download Fox2Bin this morning, but both Chrome and Firefox warned me the file contained malware, so proceed with caution. The link located here: https://vfpx.codeplex.com/releases/view/116407 seems to be the problem. I've sent in a message via the "Contact Us" page. -- Ted Roche Ted

Re: [NF] Arago

2016-12-20 Thread Alan Bourke
On Tue, 20 Dec 2016, at 03:26 PM, Kurt Wendt wrote: > would you REALLY Actually go out to a Pub while compiling??? 15 - 20 minutes is plenty of time for a swift half and a pork pie. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm ___ Post M

RE: [NF] Arago

2016-12-20 Thread Kurt Wendt
Andy - that's pretty funny! U Brit's w/Ur funny terms. I know Fag is a Cig - but, here in the USA - its used completely differently. However, would you REALLY Actually go out to a Pub while compiling??? Regards, Kurt Wendt Senior Systems Analyst Tel. +1-212-747-9100 www.GlobeTax.com -Or

Re: [NF] Arago

2016-12-20 Thread Stephen Russell
I read the product name and in my mind I make it Argo and then I remember the line "Argo screw yourself." On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 2:58 AM, Alan Bourke wrote: > When I was in college doing VMS Pascal on a VAX 11/780 minicomputer, it > could easily take 15 or 20 minutes to compile a program if the

Re: [NF] Sophos now offering free home AV protection for up to 10 devices.

2016-12-20 Thread Alan Bourke
On Tue, 20 Dec 2016, at 10:28 AM, John Weller wrote: I don't know John, I just noticed it today. I was a paid Sophos customer years ago (XP era) because it was the lightest footprint out there, but I think I ditched it once the first version of Security Essentials came out. -- Alan Bourke al

Re: [NF] Sophos now offering free home AV protection for up to 10 devices.

2016-12-20 Thread John Weller
Sounds interesting. I currently use M$ Defender (was Security Essentials) and have never had a problem. Would you recommend a change to this one? Sophos has a good reputation. John John Weller 07976 393631 01380 723235 Sent from my iPhone > On 20 Dec 2016, at 10:13, Alan Bourke wrote: > >

[NF] Sophos now offering free home AV protection for up to 10 devices.

2016-12-20 Thread Alan Bourke
https://home.sophos.com/help Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) What kind of security measures does Sophos Home utilize? Sophos Home protects with both signature-less/behavioral-based (zero day) and signature based detection, including on-demand malware scan, on-access malware scan, malicious

Re: [NF] Arago

2016-12-20 Thread Alan Bourke
When I was in college doing VMS Pascal on a VAX 11/780 minicomputer, it could easily take 15 or 20 minutes to compile a program if there were 150 other people all doing the same thing. A good grounding in getting it right first time. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm