Re: [NF] Router and switch question

2010-10-16 Thread gil hale
Correct Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Michael Madigan mmadi10...@yahoo.com Sender: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:49:17 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Reply-To: profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Router and switch question If I have a cable router

Re: [NF] Picked up phony anti-virus extortion malware

2010-08-12 Thread gil hale
Linux, Mac OS X, both effective fixes... Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Michael Madigan mmadi10...@yahoo.com Sender: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:12:41 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Reply-To: profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Picked up phony

Re: [NF] Just got strange request from boss.

2010-03-26 Thread gil hale
Peter, heal fast. Sorry to have missed previous mention of heart attack. Glad you are still with us, of course. Gil Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Peter Hart ph...@peterhartcomputers.co.uk Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:58:59 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF]

Re: [NF] Sharing a LogMeIn Rescue license

2010-03-03 Thread gil hale
I have a LMI account that includes LMI central, and I get LMI Pro for $36 per year as opposed to their retail pricing. If you would like to do so you are welcome to piggy-back onto my account to get LMI Pro for really cheap, and have all the goodies that come with LMI Central. We can work out

Re: [NF] Sharing a LogMeIn Rescue license

2010-03-03 Thread gil hale
Another Pro advantage is remote printing. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: MB Software Solutions, LLC mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:57:03 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Sharing a LogMeIn Rescue license Paul

Re: Epson ActionPrinter 5000 and Windows 7

2010-03-03 Thread gil hale
I have a friend with a nice HP dual quad xeon cpu machine with vista 64 bit OS. Pc runs great, until he installed an Epson R1900 ink jet printer. Excel began to run like a slug, and print speed and properties response with printer interface are horribly slow. Latest win64 driver from Epson was

Re: Epson ActionPrinter 5000 and Windows 7

2010-03-03 Thread gil hale
: Epson ActionPrinter 5000 and Windows 7 Most ink jet printers use the computer for all processing. That makes them cheap since there's no processor onboard. -Original Message- From: gil hale Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 3:15 PM I have a friend with a nice HP dual quad xeon cpu machine

Re: Test

2010-02-24 Thread gil hale
Ok, ignored Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Dave Crozier da...@replacement-software.co.uk Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:05:17 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Test Just testing my new domain mailserver as I haven't had any emails from profox today so please ignore!

Re: mouse clicks being buffered between forms

2009-07-06 Thread gil hale
As long as the behavior looks crisp to the end user the magic behind the scenes is lost to any sense of appreciation - except to us geeks g. Good background info, thanks... Gil Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Gene Wirchenko ge...@ocis.net Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009

Re: [NF] the end of Symantec?

2009-06-18 Thread gil hale
Free at what cost? If it fails to work as well as Symantec's AV solutions, who pays (dollars or time)? M$, or the hapless victim who was foolish to think that somehow this time for sure M$ actually got it right? My money is not on M$ to provide a thorough solution. Gil Sent via BlackBerry

Re: [NF] Is your AV really working?

2009-05-20 Thread gil hale
Linux blew it off Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Ed Leafe e...@leafe.com Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 22:10:55 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Is your AV really working? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eicar_test_file Sounds interesting - has

RE: Re: Re: Re: [NF] Re: When will I learn? try open office

2009-04-15 Thread Gil Hale RR
I'm going blind reading your post. LOL I think that have been intentional. My eMails sent from my Blackberry seem to do fine. I will test it out in a few moments by sending an eMail to ProFox... Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-

[NF] Blackberry generated email sample

2009-04-15 Thread Gil Hale
If you can read this, you are reading this. Or at least you already read it. This email was sent via a Blackberry Bold phone (ATT service). Gil Sent via BlackBerry by ATT ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

RE: [NF] Blackberry generated email sample

2009-04-15 Thread Gil Hale RR
Looks okay to me... Now you did not really think I was going to write a mini-novel on the BB do you? I may be crazy, but I ain't that stupid... Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Gil Hale Sent: Wednesday

RE: [NF] Yearly support fees vs. hourly fees

2009-04-14 Thread Gil Hale RR
: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Gil Hale RR Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 4:46 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] Yearly support fees vs. hourly fees We have a similar tax thing out here in NY state, where a service contract

RE: [NF] more secure or less threats?

2009-04-14 Thread Gil Hale RR
I suppose that if I ran all the protections within Vista made available, and hung my AntiVirus/AntiMalware/AntiAnti apps onto the machine, along with both a hardware and software firewall that really tightened things down I could perhaps still be able to read from, and maybe even still write to,

RE: [NF] more secure or less threats?

2009-04-14 Thread Gil Hale RR
infected with a virus! Mike Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Gil Hale RR mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:10:24 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] more secure or less threats? I suppose that if I ran all

RE: When will I learn?

2009-04-14 Thread Gil Hale RR
That sux. I have had to handle a few of these (we upgraded to Office 2007) issues as well. I know I can't hold onto yesterday/yesteryear forever, so I am learning to transition. Oh, by the way, that transition includes a lot less M$ related craziness than in the past. For End User client

RE: [NF] more secure or less threats?

2009-04-14 Thread Gil Hale RR
secure or less threats? On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Gil Hale RR mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com wrote: I suppose that if I ran all the protections within Vista made available, and hung my AntiVirus/AntiMalware/AntiAnti apps onto the machine, along with both a hardware and software firewall

RE: [NF] more secure or less threats?

2009-04-14 Thread Gil Hale RR
: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:08 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] more secure or less threats? On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Gil Hale RR mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com wrote: I am

RE: [NF] more secure or less threats?

2009-04-14 Thread Gil Hale RR
...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:29 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] more secure or less threats? On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Gil Hale RR mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com wrote: but with the Web Craze that has become so prevalent even

RE: [NF] more secure or less threats?

2009-04-14 Thread Gil Hale RR
, 2009 3:40 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] more secure or less threats? On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Gil Hale RR mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com wrote: Read a little less aggressively.  even that refers to internal File Servers being used at my client locations, where

RE: [NF] Re: When will I learn? try open office

2009-04-14 Thread Gil Hale RR
Same here re: use of .csv file format. Clean, simple, no bloat as with larger XML files. Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:40 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com

RE: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread Gil Hale RR
Got an email back from him after I quoted about 40 hrs of billable work...he says I was thinking about 4. I just want a macro. Well, I think it's safe to say I'll be passing on this project. ;-) All you have to do is Good thing you got that little misperception out of the way now

RE: Spreadsheet project

2009-04-13 Thread Gil Hale RR
Subject: RE: Spreadsheet project I hate when that happens. Still, if it saves him hours and hours, which it looks like it will, 40 hours isn't unreasonable at all. Maybe you can convince him. --- On Mon, 4/13/09, Gil Hale RR mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com wrote: From: Gil Hale RR mrgmh

RE: [NF] Yearly support fees vs. hourly fees

2009-04-13 Thread Gil Hale RR
I do not sell annual or other maintenance plans, and avoid that kind of terminology like the plague. It makes it too easy for folks to unplug a nice revenue stream. I do not sell my software solutions either. I provide maintenance (support) on a No Additional Charge basis! What the hell? Read

RE: [NF] Yearly support fees vs. hourly fees

2009-04-13 Thread Gil Hale RR
Agreed. One client gets an upgrade or bug fix, they all get it. Spread the cost over many clients, they all benefit. Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 11:10 AM

RE: [NF] Yearly support fees vs. hourly fees

2009-04-13 Thread Gil Hale RR
-Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 1:00 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Yearly support fees vs. hourly fees Gil Hale RR wrote

RE: [NF] Yearly support fees vs. hourly fees

2009-04-13 Thread Gil Hale RR
Wise move, and deepens the appreciation factor with your client. Pollyana mentality? Smile and the whole world will smile? No, just good business. Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions

RE: [NF] Yearly support fees vs. hourly fees

2009-04-13 Thread Gil Hale RR
, etc then it is not taxable. I am not a lawyer, just someone who has been through some terrible sales tax audits. One lasted over 6 months. - Original Message - From: Gil Hale RR To: profox@leafe.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 8:30 AM Subject: RE: [NF] Yearly support fees vs

RE: [NF] Yearly support fees vs. hourly fees

2009-04-13 Thread Gil Hale RR
listened to that call or not, but he continued to use us for a while after that. --- On Mon, 4/13/09, Gil Hale RR mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com wrote: From: Gil Hale RR mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com Subject: RE: [NF] Yearly support fees vs. hourly fees To: profox@leafe.com Date: Monday

RE: [NF] How my brain kept me from co-founding YouTube

2009-04-09 Thread Gil Hale RR
I have hated seeing superior marketing of inferior products out-perform vastly superior technology that was poorly marketed - often despite pricing variances. In fact, in some cases the higher priced product/service was more costly than the technically superior competition. Beta Max vs VHS,

RE: [NF] How my brain kept me from co-founding YouTube

2009-04-09 Thread Gil Hale RR
[mailto:profoxtech- boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 4:24 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] How my brain kept me from co-founding YouTube I wasn't even aware of 100VG http://www.io.com/~richardr/vg/ --- On Thu, 4/9/09, Gil Hale RR

RE: vfp9 and sqlserver express

2009-04-08 Thread Gil Hale RR
Funny you would ask that question at this moment in time. I am working with a client who is (trying) using SQL Server Express 2005 for a data warehouse project (yikes!), and I am using my VFP tables to populate his SQL temp tables used to update his SQL production tables. I created Updateable

RE: vfp9 and sqlserver express

2009-04-08 Thread Gil Hale RR
! Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:26 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: vfp9 and sqlserver express Gil Hale RR wrote: Funny

RE: vfp9 and sqlserver express

2009-04-08 Thread Gil Hale RR
CA, eh? I never tried to go there. It reportedly had problems in VFP v-8, and when v-9 came out I kept to my RVs and SQLEXEC code... I guess I could try it again, but no need in my case, at least not that I see... Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

RE: [NF] GMail is 5 today, still in beta?

2009-04-06 Thread Gil Hale RR
I am considering licensing the gMail Pro (I think that is what it is called). Beta or not, it is one of the best deals going. I use it to park client UserID and Password info, LAN/WAN config info, and any eMails I can't afford to ever risk losing - despite my all but nuclear missile proof backup

RE: [NF] 3 biggest lies we tell as developers

2009-04-02 Thread Gil Hale RR
Item 0 (tops the list), All you have to do is... Item 4, This won't take but about 2 weeks. Item 5, It will be done by (name month 4 weeks out, neglect to say you meant next year in said month)... Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

RE: [NF] 3 biggest lies we tell as developers

2009-04-02 Thread Gil Hale RR
biggest lies we tell as developers Wheres items 1, 2, 3 on your list? Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Gil Hale RR mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:01:41 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] 3 biggest lies we tell

RE: [NF] 3 biggest lies we tell as developers

2009-04-02 Thread Gil Hale RR
I have my machines running so safely they won't run at all! heh-heh -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of m...@mikewohlrab.com Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 12:59 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] 3

RE: [NF] 3 biggest lies we tell as developers

2009-04-02 Thread Gil Hale RR
Actually, my VFP7 compiled core app will run great on 32Mg RAM with a P-II CPU. It runs better with 64Mg, as some lower end machines share base RAM, hence a 32Mg machines may have only 30Mg. But that aside I develped the app on a P-90 Pentium machine with 128Mg RAM, and now test it under

RE: [NF] Never do this

2009-04-02 Thread Gil Hale RR
Hmmm... Loaded for me in 7 seconds. Oh, I forgot, I have 15mps downstream, and 1mps upstream g... Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:10 PM To:

RE: [NF] Never do this

2009-04-02 Thread Gil Hale RR
To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Never do this Gil Hale RR wrote: Hmmm... Loaded for me in 7 seconds. Oh, I forgot, I have 15mps downstream, and 1mps upstream g... Hi Gil! I tried some of the links. Every one I tried is dead. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http

RE: [NF] Never do this

2009-04-02 Thread Gil Hale RR
I iz jus a joshin wiff y'all g... -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:52 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Never do this Gil Hale RR wrote: Nuh uh

RE: [NF] Dual display control options

2009-03-30 Thread Gil Hale RR
bestbuy.com, get an Asus netbook/Notebook. We picked a few up for $270 - $340. They have external VGA ports, come with XP Home, WiFi, Ethernet, I get up to 1920 x 1200 (I run 1920 - 1080 for the Wide Screen TV, er, I mean, monitor), with either the Celeron M or Atom CPU they are plenty quick and

RE: [NF] Dual display control options

2009-03-30 Thread Gil Hale RR
) for $750.56, base price before shipping and tax was only $330. Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Gil Hale RR Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 4:30 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] Dual display control options

RE: [NF] How to diagnose and defeat the dangerous Conficker worm

2009-03-29 Thread Gil Hale RR
Hmmm, perhaps to check it out you ought to try to get infected, then run the scan g. Actually, if the threat has a known signature/pattern, and it is the only threat being looked for, yes - the scan can go very quickly. Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

Re: [NF] Mac easier to hack into then PC?

2009-03-20 Thread gil hale
The only thing I use Safari for is during the initial setup or reinstallation of a Mac, to test an Internet connection if it seems a FireFox connection to the Internet has died, and to access firefox.com to download and install FF as my default browser. Other than that I really find no use for

Re: SQLServer 2005 reading VFP v-7 tables (in .dbc)

2009-03-19 Thread gil hale
are working perfectly. Gil Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Stephen Russell srussell...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:35:47 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: SQLServer 2005 reading VFP v-7 tables (in .dbc) On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:03 PM, gil hale g...@gilhale.com

Re: SQLServer 2005 reading VFP v-7 tables (in .dbc)

2009-03-18 Thread gil hale
of connectivity to VFP7 tables within SQL Server 2005? I stand ready to receive your responses, and happy to have the help. Kindest Regards, Gil Hale [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http

Re: SQLServer 2005 reading VFP v-7 tables (in .dbc)

2009-03-18 Thread gil hale
You are right, it was not a full blown install. I had to play the hand I was dealt, and ended up following Kevin' suggestion. Gil Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Stephen Russell srussell...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:19:36 To: profoxt...@leafe.com

Re: SQLServer 2005 reading VFP v-7 tables (in .dbc)

2009-03-18 Thread gil hale
I had to alter some VFP fields as the SQL counterpart tables had the VFP Date fields defined as varchar! Eeeks... Gil Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Paul Hill paulroberth...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:37:26 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re:

RE: [NF] I deeply disparage Outlook! All this and more...

2009-03-07 Thread Gil Hale
Okay, I have not run into that little issue (yet), but I have my own little rant to tack onto yours, Ken... David Johnston (business associate) and I have a commercial client that is learning the techie ropes from us. But every once in a while they do something akin to innocently tossing a

Opinion Needed about The Dark Side

2009-03-06 Thread Gil Hale
Greetings all! I am seeking input from my associates re: a project that is actually for me this time. I picked up a Mac Mini the other month, and have yet to deploy it in my office, although that was the intent. It kind of made its way into the living room for testing with the new NetFlix

RE: Opinion Needed about The Dark Side

2009-03-06 Thread Gil Hale
[mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Paul McNett Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 11:49 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: Opinion Needed about The Dark Side Gil Hale wrote: My concern is that in the Mac (or Linux) I may never get that kind of application reliability with the amount

RE: Opinion Needed about The Dark Side

2009-03-06 Thread Gil Hale
]on Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 9:38 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: Opinion Needed about The Dark Side On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:29 AM, Gil Hale wrote: but is still weighing in at a swollen 571Mg 571 milligrams? That's not very much? ;-) My concern

RE: Opinion Needed about 'The Dark Side'

2009-03-06 Thread Gil Hale
Side' On Fri, March 6, 2009 12:20 pm, Gil Hale wrote: I may even start looking at a Google based solution and not worry about the OS on my own machine. Hmmm, the Dark Side of having choices is the research and decision part of it g... After the recent Gmail problems, are you sure you

RE: [NF] Using pcAnywhere

2009-03-01 Thread Gil Hale
one's own registered web site for all of this to work which is what is confusing me. Since pcAnywhere doesn't require a web site, how do they do it? - Original Message - From: Gil Hale g...@gilhale.com To: profox@leafe.com Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 12:12 AM Subject: RE: [NF

RE: Others who have left the ProFox office?

2009-02-27 Thread Gil Hale
office? Gil Hale wrote: Perhaps luckily for some folks on ProFox I have been buried beyond belief thus far this year. I pulled a 44 straight-through sting, grabbed 3 1/2 hours of rest, and went another 21 hours. Last night wrapped up another 22 hours straight. I hope it eases up soon

RE: [NF] Using pcAnywhere

2009-02-27 Thread Gil Hale
Go to www.logmein.com for a free version of their excellent remote control app. I use it heavily, and am now requiring clients get the Pro version (annual fee) so I can provide Tech Support without having to deal with VPN and/or Port Forwarding issues any more. Gil -Original Message-

RE: [NF] Using pcAnywhere

2009-02-27 Thread Gil Hale
With the free version of LogMeIn I use an ftp client with ZipGenius to upload/download files to/from my ftp server. It is a decent workaround for large files, with or without being compress. But the Pro version does have file transfer, as well as remote print support. Well worth the price of

RE: Others who have left the ProFox office?

2009-02-26 Thread Gil Hale
Perhaps luckily for some folks on ProFox I have been buried beyond belief thus far this year. I pulled a 44 straight-through sting, grabbed 3 1/2 hours of rest, and went another 21 hours. Last night wrapped up another 22 hours straight. I hope it eases up soon. Anyway, that is one of the main

RE: Reading/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2

2009-02-20 Thread Gil Hale
/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2 Gil, Progress != PostgreSQL... Paul Gil Hale wrote: Same same. I used ODBC, but I saw no reason it would not worked with SPT. I used SPT for MS SQL Server and Oracle a few years back. It looks like the PostgreSQL setup would be similar

RE: Reading/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2

2009-02-20 Thread Gil Hale
To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: Reading/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2 Gil Hale wrote: I have done some work with VFP and PostgreSQL, and found it to be quite easy to work with. My needs were quite simple, so I have not bothered to cut any of my commercial apps over

RE: Reading/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2

2009-02-20 Thread Gil Hale
Message- From: profox-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Gil Hale Sent: 20 February 2009 15:29 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: RE: Reading/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2 Perhaps my memory is not recalling correctly, but the use of != in PASCAL

RE: Reading/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2

2009-02-20 Thread Gil Hale
To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: Reading/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2 On Fri, February 20, 2009 10:29 am, Gil Hale wrote: Perhaps my memory is not recalling correctly, but the use of != in PASCAL means is equal to, as opposed to =, which is a value assignment operator. Under

RE: Venting about SET RELATION

2009-02-20 Thread Gil Hale
Only when the length of a field in two tables are not the same. It seems that I have seen the relationship try to link, but then ultimately does not. The behavior was fairly consistent except when I would browse and scroll quickly through a child table and would see what looked like data flicker

RE: Reading/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2

2009-02-20 Thread Gil Hale
Also dBase3, though: table-field (before Clipper?) I still have my dBaseIII + floppies and original documentation (yep, back when a manual was a real manual!). I guess I could look the table-field up to see if it is valid... Nah! I have to get this one project done before I go dig up stuff

RE: Venting about SET RELATION

2009-02-20 Thread Gil Hale
: Friday, February 20, 2009 3:59 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: Venting about SET RELATION On Fri, February 20, 2009 12:42 pm, Gil Hale wrote: Only when the length of a field in two tables are not the same. It seems that I have seen the relationship try to link, but then ultimately

RE: [ANN] Kristyne McDaniel passed away, Jan 9th, 2009 - Steve McDaniel's contact and address info

2009-02-19 Thread Gil Hale
...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 11:05 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [ANN] Kristyne McDaniel passed away, Jan 9th, 2009 Gil Hale wrote: What a shame. I met Kristyne and Steve

RE: Reading/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2

2009-02-19 Thread Gil Hale
I have done some work with VFP and PostgreSQL, and found it to be quite easy to work with. My needs were quite simple, so I have not bothered to cut any of my commercial apps over to PostgreSQL for a back end. But for what I needed (large database tables using parameterized views in VFP against

RE: Reading/writing to a Progress database from VFP9SP2

2009-02-19 Thread Gil Hale
Same same. I used ODBC, but I saw no reason it would not worked with SPT. I used SPT for MS SQL Server and Oracle a few years back. It looks like the PostgreSQL setup would be similar for that. I stayed with simple ODBC and parameterized views as that is all I needed at this time. Gil

RE: [NF} Windows XP Update Destruction

2009-02-18 Thread Gil Hale
I also have autoupdates turned off. But M$ has decided to ignore that setting for updates they deem too important to not get out there. There was an article about that in PC World recently. The same issue that bit Carl bit me with my AMD 2900 machine. So far my old tricks are useless. I have

RE: [ANN] Kristyne McDaniel passed away, Jan 9th, 2009

2009-02-18 Thread Gil Hale
What a shame. I met Kristyne and Steve in 2002 or so while in SoCal visiting. She and Steve were a lot of fun. I had no idea she had diabetes. They both loved, and had, Siberian Huskies. Lynda and I love our 3 (sometimes 4, when we dog-sit) Siberians. During a wildfire a few years back

RE: [ANN] Kristyne McDaniel passed away, Jan 9th, 2009]

2009-02-18 Thread Gil Hale
Hi! I went to the web site you mentioned, but I am not certain how Steve will get the cash out that we send, especially during what will likely be a lengthy probate session. I do not have their home address on file. Could you get that to me? I will send an eCheck to Steve as soon as I have the

RE: [ANN] Kristyne McDaniel passed away, Jan 9th, 2009]

2009-02-18 Thread Gil Hale
. Poor guy. She did everything to make certain Steve was cared for, and she ends up leaving before him. Thanks! Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Gil Hale Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 3:28 PM

RE: [ANN] Kristyne McDaniel passed away, Jan 9th, 2009]

2009-02-18 Thread Gil Hale
Very true re: if we had only known. I would far rather put some cash into the hopper for her monthly than provide funds for a memorial service. Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Michael Oke, II Sent:

RE: [ANN] Kristyne McDaniel passed away, Jan 9th, 2009]

2009-02-18 Thread Gil Hale
One of the Pearls Of Wisdom that she and Steve passed on to me years ago, when we had gone out to dinner in the Tarzana/Encino area (she had a gig with Countrywide Mortgage back then) was the list of 3 things a guy must do after turning 65: 1) Never trust a fart 2) Never pass a restroom

RE: [NF] Vista vs. Ubuntu Power Struggle

2009-02-14 Thread Gil Hale
I was a little cautious when moving from 8.04 to 8.10. I waited until I found an Acer laptop of a friend's that 8.04 did not light up WiFi for, and did not work with its sound card. So I went ahead and upgraded to 8.10. That version did work with the WiFi and sound card, perfectly. I have since

RE: Testing, testing. 1, 2, 1, 2.

2009-02-12 Thread Gil Hale
Not this early... g Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:40 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Testing, testing. 1, 2, 1, 2. Is this thing on? -- Alan

RE: [NF] Do you do pro bono work?

2009-02-10 Thread Gil Hale
I do pro bono work, cheerfully, for a medical center in Seneca Falls, NY. The owning physician has some programs directed at the elderly in his community. Once I saw how comprehensive the offerings were, and heard him chat with an associate about how it is his way of giving back, I decided to

RE: [NF] Do you do pro bono work?

2009-02-10 Thread Gil Hale
No good deed ever goes unpunished. I have had such punishments in the past. But thus far, with the folks I do pro bono work for currently it seems all has been going very nicely. I have not been abused by any of them. Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

RE: [NF] Microsoft Bugs?

2009-02-09 Thread Gil Hale
/pasting but not getting rid of the original emails? What gives, man? Gil Hale wrote: I mean, if they would have been carrying malaria that incident would have been almost as bad as... hmm... MS releasing Vista. Very good, Charlie! That brought a big assed grin to my face at the end

RE: [NF] Microsoft Bugs?

2009-02-09 Thread Gil Hale
Solutions, LLC mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: From: MB Software Solutions, LLC mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft Bugs? To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 3:13 PM Gil Hale wrote: Old habits

RE: [NF] Microsoft Bugs?

2009-02-06 Thread Gil Hale
I mean, if they would have been carrying malaria that incident would have been almost as bad as... hmm... MS releasing Vista. Very good, Charlie! That brought a big assed grin to my face at the end of a very long week. heh-heh... Gil -Original Message- From:

RE: [NF] Microsoft Bugs?

2009-02-06 Thread Gil Hale
heh-heh... -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 10:23 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft Bugs? On Feb 6, 2009, at 9:11 PM, Gil Hale wrote: I mean

RE: Remote Access

2009-02-03 Thread Gil Hale
Some guy awhile back was trying to get VFP apps to run on Linux via Wine. g Yeah, who was that Masked Man? Actually, I think there was a pair of those damned hoodlums involved, from within ProFox no less! Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

RE: Remote Access

2009-02-03 Thread Gil Hale
He succeeded and got threatened by M$. Then the VFP EULA changed with a service pack that came out. There is another person in our midst who worked with me in running one of my apps under Red Hat Linux a few years ago. It is that project I want to blow the dust off of and do the same under

RE: Remote Access

2009-02-03 Thread Gil Hale
Yep... -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Vince Teachout Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:14 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: Remote Access Paul McNett wrote: I thought he (mostly) succeeded, but

RE: [NF] Real World Dabo app

2009-02-02 Thread Gil Hale
Congrats guys! Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:39 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Fwd: [NF] Real World Dabo app Thought you all might be interested

RE: Remote Access

2009-02-02 Thread Gil Hale
FWIW, VNC on Linux doesn't tie up the real display/keyboard/mouse at the home base. Each user gets their own virtual display/keyboard/mouse. It works really well. Unless you hit the VNC Host using session = 0, in which case I do see the host system's current screen - which is great for

RE: SCSI drives and VFP data tables

2009-01-31 Thread Gil Hale
Aaahseems I had it backwards. Thanks. Well, SATA (SATA II) has pretty much eclipsed both IDE and SCSI in desktop and smaller/lower demand server class machines. IDE is heading toward the direction of becoming dead in the HDD arena. SCSI is hanging in there, but SAS is starting to edge

Re: [NF] FreeNAS was SCSI drives and VFP data tables

2009-01-29 Thread gil hale
Seagate 1.5 TB drives for data and boot from a USB drive. - Original Message - From: Gil Hale To: profox@leafe.com Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 6:05 AM Subject: RE: SCSI drives and VFP data tables Unfortunately with Linux I found (supposedly) I can't have RAID5, so I am opting

RE: SCSI drives and VFP data tables

2009-01-28 Thread Gil Hale
I believe they ended up morphing into the current day Diskkeeper (Diskeeper?) organization. Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Stephen Russell Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:39 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com

RE: SCSI drives and VFP data tables

2009-01-27 Thread Gil Hale
I had always found SCSI HDDs would out-perform IDE in an environment where we had multiple concurrent users hitting a shared HDD. With a single user IDE could kick SCSI's ass all day long (not a slow 5,400 rpm IDE though). SCSI was designed to handle multiple user I/O efficiently. It was also

RE: SCSI drives and VFP data tables

2009-01-27 Thread Gil Hale
-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 11:33 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: SCSI drives and VFP data tables On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:05:28 -0500, Gil Hale g...@gilhale.com said: Okay, that was my 2 cents That was an *essay*, Gil, but no less

RE: SCSI drives and VFP data tables

2009-01-27 Thread Gil Hale
:45 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: SCSI drives and VFP data tables On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Gil Hale g...@gilhale.com wrote: Once upon a time - maybe they still exist - there was something called video disks which boiled down to SCSI drives with the safety disabled

RE: SCSI drives and VFP data tables

2009-01-27 Thread Gil Hale
/6169336 --- On Tue, 1/27/09, Gil Hale g...@gilhale.com wrote: From: Gil Hale g...@gilhale.com Subject: RE: SCSI drives and VFP data tables To: profox@leafe.com Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 4:21 PM I bet they sold a lot to government agencies, then abandoned support within a few

RE: Monitor a FTP site for arrival of new/updated files

2009-01-25 Thread Gil Hale
I LOVE using SyncBack for file-by-file backup copies, and would be interested to see how it fares with the ftp related operations. Gil -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com]on Behalf Of Peter Hart Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009

RE: DIR into table

2009-01-12 Thread Gil Hale
I had to do that once, long ago. I took a brute force approach as it was a one-off situation. I shelled to Command Prompt and changed to the directory in question. I then ran dir *.dbf file_list.txt I then took the resultant file_list.txt and imported it into a table for analysis. I never

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