RE: Eric Rudder

2015-07-13 Thread Lou Syracuse
Can't be many FoxPro folks left at MS :( -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 11:57 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Eric Rudder One less Foxpro guy at

RE: [NF] Another one bites the dust: MS writes off $7.8 B Nokia purchase

2015-07-09 Thread Lou Syracuse
YMMV but I have had a Lumia Icon since I updated from my HTC 8x, best phone I have ever had hands down. I do like Windows phone 8.1 but can't get the previews of Windows 10 on either phone so I can't comment there. When I become upgrade eligible soon I going to upgrade to: (I have no idea).

RE: [NF] 10 Security measures you should consider

2012-07-10 Thread Lou Syracuse
Re: #8: When I worked at a credit card company few years ago it was MANDITORY that all users lock their systems when leaving their desks. The software development department had a way to make sure everyone was in compliance: if you found someone's computer unlocked you had the right to send

RE: [NF] Business Notebook Recommendations

2012-06-28 Thread Lou Syracuse
Time to slip one of your latest home brewed creations into a thermos in place of coffee? I'll join you! Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of M Jarvis On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Michael Madigan

RE: [NF] Business Notebook Recommendations

2012-06-28 Thread Lou Syracuse
Reminds me of a time about 15 years ago... I was working for a family owned chemical company, and they were having one of the younger sons work in accounting, and he had no clue what was going on. Dude was driving Jennifer crazy, so much so that she was ready to quit. To vent a bit, she

RE: [NF] Business Notebook Recommendations

2012-06-27 Thread Lou Syracuse
Ditto. Or in my case, how my company runs me. :( Long story, but I've been programming on my personal notebook for the company I work for since late last year. My Development Server did not have enough HD space to store a copy of our production database (80GB), nor does my work-provided

[NF] Business Notebook Recommendations

2012-06-26 Thread Lou Syracuse
We looking for recommendations for business-level notebooks. My company is looking to purchase at least 6 notebooks right away for key personnel as part of our disaster recovery plan. These will be desktop replacements, which will attach to a USB3 docking station when in the office, and the

RE: [NF] Business Notebook Recommendations

2012-06-26 Thread Lou Syracuse
Not based upon your comments below... -K- -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Lou Syracuse Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 10:40 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Business Notebook Recommendations We looking

RE: [NF] Now what are you going to do?

2012-06-20 Thread Lou Syracuse
Yes, there are two versions: The 'stripped down' Win-RT-only version running on an ARM Processor, and the Professional version running full windows 8 on an Intel platform.Last time I checked the full version of Windows 8 will run VFP, although I haven't done any really exhaustive tests..

RE: Signature Capture, part two

2012-05-25 Thread Lou Syracuse
Maybe look at getting a tablet? I think they still sell those... Not sure if the Samsung series 7 slate can work with a pen, but is has touch screen so in theory it should but I can't find anything online that says one way or the other. I've seen demos with them running Windows 8, but it

RE: [NF] Don't go to Google.com today, unless you don't have any workto do...

2012-05-23 Thread Lou Syracuse
Well, thanks; no more work for me today. Lol I spent a LOT of time programming Roland synthesizers back in my younger days. I miss those days of sitting in front of a keyboard, a rack of synthesizers and a 32-channel mixer all weekend long... I think I still have a 5 1/4 disk with the

RE: [NF] Converting VFP App to New Tech.

2012-05-14 Thread Lou Syracuse
IMHO it is not so much that VB.Net is BAD per se, rather that C# has become more mainstream. I've done quite a bit of work with VB.Net over the years and found it to be an easier transition from VFP. But there is much more C# work out there to be had, and you'll find far more code samples

RE: [NF] Excel components

2012-05-14 Thread Lou Syracuse
Just basic stuff. Open a file, read through it and gather data to create an import file into another system. We asked a few stations/companies if they could send us data electronically, and so far the first two responses have been in Excel format and one in PDF. All we need is a simple text

[NF] CCleaner Was: [NF] HD Space Issues...

2012-05-10 Thread Lou Syracuse
Which version do you use/recommend?Outside of support they don't really say what the benefits are between the free and professional version. Thanks, Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Vincent Teachout An

[NF] Color scheme in VS2012

2012-05-09 Thread Lou Syracuse
For those who didn't like color scheme changes in the VS2012 beta: you won the fight, sort of http://www.winsupersite.com/article/developer/visual-studio-11-undergo-muchneeded-ui-makeover-prior-release-143017 [cid:image001.jpg@01CD2DC5.72174FB0] --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME

RE: Started learning C# today

2012-05-08 Thread Lou Syracuse
Their special rate of $99 has been in place for over 2 years, they just change the date on the homepage. I've been a member there for two years; remember to cancel if you don't want them to auto-renew you. :) It's not a bad deal, I use it more as a reference than sitting down and watching a

RE: HELP! I'm getting a record out of range in my new form.

2012-05-08 Thread Lou Syracuse
I inherited two fairly (overly might be a better word there) complex systems that were developed with the wizards using formsets. Worst apps I ever saw, but then again the skills of those who wrote them weren't so great either. Can't wait to re-write them someday... I blame those apps for

RE: HELP! I'm getting a record out of range in my new form.

2012-05-08 Thread Lou Syracuse
Yeah, but it hasn't changed in a decade either. lol Ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC On 5/8/2012 9:32 AM, Kurt Wendt wrote: ...It's the app generator wizard iirc that made me

RE: Importing from VFP into SQL2012

2012-05-04 Thread Lou Syracuse
I have similar problems in 2010R2. When I exported the VFP table to other formats (CSV, XLS,.. etc.) I had to deal with the bizarre field conversions SQL wanted to do... Woof! So now I just write VFP code to do it instead of using the SQL utility. Problem solved. YMMV, but that's what

RE: Recommended SET REPROCESS TO setting?

2012-04-24 Thread Lou Syracuse
I made this change to an app when I started here 2 years ago - the speed increase was tremendous. they apparently never heard of an IN clause, as they were still changing work areas manually using select 1 before issuing a string of replace statements. Those weren't the only changes I made to

RE: [NF] PowerPoint makes us stupid

2012-04-19 Thread Lou Syracuse
I think it was George Goley who at DevCon used to refer to Power Point as Power Pig, a hardware justification device and an excuse to buy more RAM. His sessions always had 3 slides: Welcome/intro, Who am I, and Thanks for attending. He always got them all out of the way in the first 15

RE: 2012 FoxPro Lifetime Achievement Award Committee

2012-04-10 Thread Lou Syracuse
Oh I think Ed has done plenty of Fox based work over his lifetime. Lol The fact that he may not be doing any Fox development work at this time is (IMHO) not relevant.Many of us on this list aren't working with the Fox anymore, or are doing it on a limited basis. Come to think of it I

RE: [NF] I wonder if I'll ever see the name Gartner and not feel disgust

2012-04-03 Thread Lou Syracuse
Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me. Then again, I've learned never to say 'never'. lol ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 10:19 AM To:

RE: [NF] What's average bandwidth?

2012-04-02 Thread Lou Syracuse
Clear has been advertising up a storm in the Los Angeles area as well. Been wondering about them myself... Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 12:03 PM To:

RE: [JOB] VFP 9/8/SQL/WestWind Contract to Perm / Dallas/Plano

2012-03-30 Thread Lou Syracuse
Actually I am working at home today, as I do every other Friday. It saves me a 40-mile each way commute on the worst traffic day of the week (405 South = parking lot on Friday afternoons). The house is quiet, kids are at school, wife is at work, the dogs are sleeping. I look forward to

RE: [NF] Love writing SMO based code to do data comparrisons

2012-03-28 Thread Lou Syracuse
Using SQL Server? Might be overkill, but this product rocks: http://www.red-gate.com/products/sql-development/sql-compare/ I used it at a previous gig to script database changes between versions of a large POS system. ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

RE: [NF] Love writing SMO based code to do data comparrisons

2012-03-28 Thread Lou Syracuse
writing SMO based code to do data comparrisons On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Lou Syracuse l...@iconmediadirect.com wrote: Using SQL Server?  Might be overkill, but this product rocks: http://www.red-gate.com/products/sql-development/sql-compare/ -- The salesman called me

RE: FW: Hentzenwerke Warehouse Clearance Sale extended

2012-03-27 Thread Lou Syracuse
I'm pretty sure it was Eddie, although we moved there right ever they went out of business. Then there was Nobody Beats The Wiz. I never found out the reason behind that name; I think they are gone now too. Been a while since I was back in NJ... ls -Original Message- From:

RE: DBC File Size

2012-03-07 Thread Lou Syracuse
+2 SDT was a huge help to me back when I worked with a frequently-changing DBC-based app. Saved me many hours in maintenance alone. Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson Sent: Wednesday, March

RE: Cannot Insert

2012-03-01 Thread Lou Syracuse
Don't do an append Blank, as explained below that sounds like the problem because you already have a blank in the Primary Key field in a another record. Instead do an Insert into and populate at least the primary key field. However the question then becomes what is the Primary Key field and do

RE: EDI

2012-02-23 Thread Lou Syracuse
I did a pilot project with the state of New Jersey many years ago where they wanted to use EDI to transfer data back and forth. We had an evaluation version of a heavily copy-protected program that would handle the formatting and transfer of the data. It required a LOT of setup work by the

RE: VFP9 Decompiler

2012-02-17 Thread Lou Syracuse
Wow! Ethically I would say no can do, unless getting them to fix it will take too long and affect your business. Frank. Frank Cazabon On 16/02/2012 12:49 PM, Lou Syracuse wrote: Anybody have/using/can recommend a VFP decompiler? Please don't laugh (too hard, anyway) We received

RE: [NF] Very strong set of issues in Are You a Bad Programmer.

2012-02-17 Thread Lou Syracuse
My guess is the latter... or just plain stupidity. :( ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 8:40 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Very strong set of issues in Are

RE: VFP9 Decompiler

2012-02-16 Thread Lou Syracuse
: Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:01 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: VFP9 Decompiler Lou, I have Refox if you want me to do it for you. Dave -Original Message- From: profox-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Lou Syracuse Sent: 16 February 2012 16:49

RE: Using VFP 9 to modify a VFP 7 system

2012-01-31 Thread Lou Syracuse
Didn't they change something in the menu file(s) that broke backward compatibility too? Not sure which version it was that was though.. -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Fred Taylor Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012

RE: Application Disable Switch

2012-01-30 Thread Lou Syracuse
Kind of like an issue I have now with a poker simulation program I have. I purchased it a while ago, and have a valid key for it - but after wiping my notebook and reinstalling it I find that the company appears to have closed up shop; their website is gone and the program can no longer

RE: Application Disable Switch

2012-01-30 Thread Lou Syracuse
On 01/30/2012 07:00 AM, Lou Syracuse wrote: Kind of like an issue I have now with a poker simulation program I have. I purchased it a while ago, and have a valid key for it - but after wiping my notebook and reinstalling it I find that the company appears to have closed up shop

RE: Weapons of mess destruction

2012-01-05 Thread Lou Syracuse
Pigs: the new sheep. You'll have to go back a few years in the archives to find the reference... RIP: JK Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Jarvis, Matthew Forget nukes, we are going to bomb, and be bombed,

RE: VFP9 64bit SQL Server

2012-01-05 Thread Lou Syracuse
What are you hearing? I haven't had any problems with 64 or 32-bit SQL. I only have a few VFP applications left though, and everything in them goes through Stored Procs. Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of

RE: [NF] -- Home Color Printer

2012-01-03 Thread Lou Syracuse
We have a bunch of Brother HL-2140 Black-only laser printers in the office, including the one on my desk. Been quite impressed with it. Have an HP Photosmart Premium all-in-one inkjet (I think that is what it is called) at home. Goes through toner like crazy... Lou -Original

RE: [NF] -- Home Color Printer

2012-01-03 Thread Lou Syracuse
About 6 months ago, when I sold a house. Faxes seem to preferred in the legal world... Other than that it has been years since I sent/received a fax. ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent:

RE: Not Responding

2011-12-28 Thread Lou Syracuse
I have the same issue with a .NET program, so it is not limited to VFP. It calls a StoredProc in SQLServer that takes an hour to run. I was thinking about creating a 'job' table.. get the ID and pass it along with the parameters to the Stored Proc from a second EXE (called from the first

RE: Not Responding

2011-12-28 Thread Lou Syracuse
the one who is running it for now so I can monitor it... Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Tracy Pearson Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 6:39 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: Not Responding Lou Syracuse

RE: [NF]: The software-as-a-service (SaaS) model ?

2011-12-20 Thread Lou Syracuse
Well there is a blast from the past. Haven't heard that name in a while... -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6:22 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject:

RE: date handling in sql server 2005 express

2011-12-15 Thread Lou Syracuse
Select @@LANGUAGE might do the trick. Returns us_english on my SQL servers here in the US. Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Rafael Copquin Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 1:12 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com

RE: [NF] Is anyone using any prepaid cell phones and how is the service?

2011-12-14 Thread Lou Syracuse
Funny you should mention this... we are looking at MetroPCS as well. My contract at Verizon ends next week. For 2 phones and one data plan we're playing about $125 a month. Plus the home phone... We can get 3 unlimited voice/data/web phones for less than we're paying now for 2 and a house

RE: [NF] Way to legally download (and own) movies?

2011-12-14 Thread Lou Syracuse
IANAL, but I think it is as long as you purchased the movie and own the physical disk. Basically you are making a backup-copy. Fair use. -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: Wednesday,

RE: [NF] Way to legally download (and own) movies?

2011-12-14 Thread Lou Syracuse
BUZZZ!! Not fair use! Lol ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:45 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Way to legally download

RE: [NF] Way to legally download (and own) movies?

2011-12-09 Thread Lou Syracuse
You will have an issue with CSS-protection disks though. Thus the need for AnyDvd from Slysoft... -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Christof Wollenhaupt Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 12:16 AM To:

RE: Problems Using VFP Beautify...

2011-12-09 Thread Lou Syracuse
I think that is why Dan Covill calls it uglify rather than beautify Lol ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Wendt Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 1:46 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: Problems Using

RE: [NF] Way to legally download (and own) movies?

2011-12-08 Thread Lou Syracuse
May not be the way you want to go, but... But check out at the tools at www.slysoft.com, I've been using them for years to make backups of my DVD's and take them with me on the HD of my notebook. Works great when going on vacation and the kids can watch their movies without bringing the

RE: [NF] WinZip ripoff warning

2011-12-07 Thread Lou Syracuse
I gave up on ZIP long ago and have been using 7-zip for creating archives. You can also use the 7Z format to make the archive files smaller (although it does take more time to compress). I haven't tried using it to backup to DVD's, so YMMV there although it does say it can split files into

RE: SQL Column not found

2011-11-10 Thread Lou Syracuse
Can you post the SQL?:) Did you use the Designer? If I recall correctly there was something it did with the order of the Join and ON clauses that caused problems - maybe that was the issue... Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

RE: [NF] A decade's worth of Windows mistakes that changed Microsoft (for better and worse)

2011-10-28 Thread Lou Syracuse
Thanks for the tip on TeraCopy, Alan. This may be the ticket to solve an issue I have been having that I haven't had time to research yet. :) Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: Friday,

RE: How to RELEASE a .app file from FoxPro IDE?

2011-10-14 Thread Lou Syracuse
Maybe you have a variable or object reference that isn't being released? If you open the debugger window after running the app is there anything under locals? As a total WAG, try this: Close all Clear all Clear memory Release all Release all extended And see if any of those commands help.

RE: [NF] the more it changes the more it stays the same

2011-10-11 Thread Lou Syracuse
As they say on TV and movie sets: Back to one! ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe Subject: Re: [NF] the more it changes the more it stays the same On Oct 11, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: SQL

RE: [NF] Fox Tshirt

2011-10-10 Thread Lou Syracuse
Well I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV (although I do work for an advertising agency), but... Microsoft owns the copyrights to FoxPro, and the logo is trademarked. So my guess (read my disclaimer above, and Ed's below) is there ARE legal issues with using it, the fact that they are

RE: developer research

2011-10-06 Thread Lou Syracuse
Well, IMHO the answer is like anything else... it depends. From a job standpoint it depends on the type of person you are looking for. Someone with 2-4 years experience in VFP and some SQL knowledge are not going to command as much as someone with 10+ years developing VFP with SQL server.

RE: Data on the Internet

2011-10-04 Thread Lou Syracuse
Jeez Matt I thought it had been a while since _I_ brewed up a batch, but 2003? Must have been a big batch. lol Lou Actually my last 3 batches all went bad and I'm about to give up on the process... -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-10-03 Thread Lou Syracuse
Thanks for the heads up Dave! I was kind of hoping someone had already taken the plunge and would share their experiences. :) I haven't used the eval version outside of playing around in Windows 8 yet, but if VMs run faster then it's definitely worth the upgrade. Lou -Original

RE: Ah memories ...

2011-09-30 Thread Lou Syracuse
I still have a green Microsoft jacket I bought from the 'Microsoft store' at the 95 DevCon at the San Diego Convention Center. And it still fits.. well, sort of. ;) That was my first DevCon, and I was glad the airlines weren't so strict about luggage weight back then as bought 5 books along

RE: Ah memories ...

2011-09-30 Thread Lou Syracuse
sparkling clean over the years... Wonder what I would get if I put that baby up on E-bay? -K- -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Lou Syracuse Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 11:20 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-30 Thread Lou Syracuse
http://www.kunal-chowdhury.com/2011/09/step-by-step-tutorial-to-setup-windows8.html As they did I used an evaluation of VMWare8 rather than the VMWare Player. I wanted to see the new version of VMWare anyway as I am not sure if I will upgrade my version 7 just yet. Besides being able to run

RE: [NF] Report has solar power on rise

2011-09-30 Thread Lou Syracuse
I prefer 3300 miles myself (So Cal). So does my wife who grew up there. Lol Actually we lived there 11 years after married, but we prefer it out here as you don't have to shovel sunshine. You do have to battle traffic, though. Actually it wasn't that bad, and if it wasn't for my time

RE: Quickbooks purchase

2011-09-28 Thread Lou Syracuse
Amazon? -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC I need to purchase Quickbooks so that I can integrate my applications with it. Years ago, I used cnet.com to show me the price of software from

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

RE: [NF] RIP Dell AT101 keyboard

2011-09-26 Thread Lou Syracuse
mean that I could blaze away at about 45 wpm, up from my usual 30+. g]) On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Lou Syracuse l...@iconmediadirect.com wrote: 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

RE: [NF] Windows 1 vs. Windows 8

2011-09-22 Thread Lou Syracuse
Be sure to specify what color the database will be in case he wants to change it. http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-11-17/ -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of John Weller Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011

RE: Checkbox labels - right aligned

2011-09-21 Thread Lou Syracuse
It's a bug. When I needed to do that I just added a separate label. :( -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Kent Belan Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 7:03 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Checkbox labels -

RE: [NF] Windows 1 vs. Windows 8

2011-09-15 Thread Lou Syracuse
Isn't that Microsoft's track record with OS'? Make a mess with every other version of Windows, and clean it up in the one after that? Windows ME (What a mess) XP Vista (An even bigger mess) Windows 7 ... next? ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

VFPOLEDB issues in SQL 2008R2 / Windows 7

2011-09-15 Thread Lou Syracuse
Just wondering if this is a Windows 7 thing, or a SQL 2008R2 thing, or an issue with my computer, . or something else? I'm trying to import data from a VFP database to a table in SQL2008R2. Everything is on my local Windows 7 based computer.I start the wizard in SMS and select

RE: VFPOLEDB issues in SQL 2008R2 / Windows 7

2011-09-15 Thread Lou Syracuse
] On Behalf Of Lou Syracuse Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 1:22 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: VFPOLEDB issues in SQL 2008R2 / Windows 7 Just wondering if this is a Windows 7 thing, or a SQL 2008R2 thing, or an issue with my computer, . or something else? I'm trying to import data from a VFP

RE: VFPOLEDB issues in SQL 2008R2 / Windows 7

2011-09-15 Thread Lou Syracuse
/ Windows 7 On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Lou Syracuse l...@iconmediadirect.com wrote: Just wondering if this is a Windows 7 thing, or a SQL 2008R2 thing, or an issue with my computer, . or something else? I had a lot of problems with simple imports (even CSV!) with SSMS on Win7Pro

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Lou Syracuse
I have heard this is already the case, however but I can't confirm it as I am still downloading the 4.8GB ISO file lol Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:54 AM

RE: [NF] Optimum online not sending mail through port 25

2011-09-08 Thread Lou Syracuse
Don't you just love that 'feature' on Charter - you can only send email from your home (so they can tell you are in their IP range).I take my notebook everywhere and like to keep the history of my conversations and I don’t like using their web-based email client. They have a little pocket

RE: [NF] Free/Cheap web hosting recommendations

2011-09-06 Thread Lou Syracuse
You've obviously never sat across from me a table. LolI have a bad habit of playing marginal hands too hard that I am working to overcome before our tournament begins... ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of

RE: [NF] Free/Cheap web hosting recommendations

2011-09-06 Thread Lou Syracuse
Thanks Mike - I will drop you a line directly in the next day or two. The group is deciding on a name. lol If you're ever looking for a game we'll save a seat for 'ya. Not sure how far a drive Van Nuys would be for you though... Lou -Original Message- From:

[NF] Free/Cheap web hosting recommendations

2011-09-02 Thread Lou Syracuse
I need a host for a really basic site for a small poker group.Very low traffic, no SQL. nothing fancy; just basic, static pages and a couple of files for download. Doing a search on free hosting turns up a TON of sites, more than I have time to research. Any recommendations?

RE: [NF] chat client for internal use only

2011-08-31 Thread Lou Syracuse
We use a pretty basic messenger from www.softros.com I don't administer it so I don't know anything below the surface - but it seems to work pretty well at about $10 per user (more users, lower per user cost). As always, YMMV... Lou -Original Message- From:

RE: [NF] Stanford university is offering free computer science courses online

2011-08-22 Thread Lou Syracuse
Thanks for the tip! Might be a bit basic for some of us, but there is someone in my office who has shown an interest in learning about databases and this could be just what she needs. Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On

RE: [NF] iso file ripper

2011-08-10 Thread Lou Syracuse
-Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Malcolm Greene Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 7:22 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] iso file ripper Virtual Clone Drive is great. Free too. +1 Malcolm +2. Use it

[NF] Video Editing Software

2011-07-29 Thread Lou Syracuse
I think this has been asked before, but. does anyone have a recommendation for a decent, low-cost Video Editing package? I just finished a little project where I had to video tape a skit for my department, but editing it was a PITA as the only software I have wouldn't run in Win7-64bit.

RE: [NF] Video Editing Software

2011-07-29 Thread Lou Syracuse
, 2011 8:31 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Video Editing Software On 7/29/2011 11:18 AM, Lou Syracuse wrote: I think this has been asked before, but. does anyone have a recommendation for a decent, low-cost Video Editing package? I just finished a little project where I had

RE: [NF] Video Editing Software

2011-07-29 Thread Lou Syracuse
8:47 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Video Editing Software On 07/29/2011 10:18 AM, Lou Syracuse wrote: I think this has been asked before, but. does anyone have a recommendation for a decent, low-cost Video Editing package? I just finished a little project where I had

RE: FormSets and PageFrames

2011-07-09 Thread Lou Syracuse
Welcome to my world. I stepped into a place where wizard-produced code, formsets, and binding directly to tables and locking the DBC in multi-user applications are commonplace. The only thing worse is the underlying code. Don't even get me started about SET DELETED OFF... Now that our

[NF] www.box.net

2011-07-07 Thread Lou Syracuse
Anybody have any experience using www.box.net? Our IT guy is interested in it. thought I'd check and see if anyone has anything good/bad to say about 'em. Thanks in advance, Lou LouS --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/related multipart/alternative

RE: vfp vs tsql

2011-05-31 Thread Lou Syracuse
As you have found SQL Server has no concept of record numbers... What you could do is add an integer column to that SQL Table (assuming you have rights to do so), and under the settings for that column expand Identity Specification and set (is Identity) to yes. This will set the column up

RE: [NF] New name for Skype?

2011-05-11 Thread Lou Syracuse
I think I'll wait for the 'R2' release, about 2 years later.. ls -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Paul McNett On 5/10/11 5:02 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: LOL!!! So...is this acquisition a good thing in your opinion?

RE: transact sql

2011-05-11 Thread Lou Syracuse
To quote Morris Day What time is it?I know, I'm dating myself with a 1980's R B music quote, but I've got a bunch of old-school tunes on the iPod today. I make no apologies. lol Beware: a date isn't always a date, and getdate() is a datetime. How is the data stored? Are you

RE: Free(*) to a good home: HackFox 6, the book and the Help File

2011-05-09 Thread Lou Syracuse
Ask nice and Ted may even autograph it for 'ya! He did for me when I bought mine at DevCon many years ago. I still have it, btw. :) For those who don't have them, you don't know what you're missing. The HackFox series of books are often referred to as the Bible of VFP Programming. A must

RE: [NF] Why the new guy can't code.

2011-05-09 Thread Lou Syracuse
THAT can be a scary thought. Then again, half of the people in the world have below-average intelligence... -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC On 5/9/2011 12:36 PM, Michael Madigan wrote:

RE: ICON in taskbar

2011-05-05 Thread Lou Syracuse
There is also an Icon propery on forms. Depending on how you use them (showWindow property) you may also need to define the icon there. Are you sure the icon has the proper formats? 16x16 and 32x32 are the standards, I believe -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

RE: AVG 2011 Alert!

2011-05-03 Thread Lou Syracuse
I've heard similar issues here with VFP applications moving to 'the vault'. :( I am SO glad I dumped AVG when my license expired earlier this year, after having nightmares trying to get a wireless printer to work. I understand their need to secure the system, but in the last year or so they have

VFP And Source Control - Revisited

2011-04-29 Thread Lou Syracuse
The battle has been won. I had my annual review yesterday, during which the topic of source control came up.Actually it was the IT Director who brought it up, saying that last week he had to restore files from a backup because the other programmer over-wrote code by mistake.Wish he had

RE: [NF] Bare Drive

2011-04-21 Thread Lou Syracuse
Just the drive. No rails. Probably no screws. No backup software. May or may not include configuration software (which I rarely use anyway). Check the feedback, looks like a lot of QA issues from Seagate are being reported on this drive. NewEgg is a good place to get stuff from. But I

RE: Testing for leap year?

2011-04-12 Thread Lou Syracuse
Something like this? dDate = ctod('2/28/'+year as a string) + 1 if month(dDate) = 2 ' leap year Else ' not leap year Endif Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC Sent: Tuesday, April 12,

RE: Clear a DateTime

2011-04-11 Thread Lou Syracuse
That should work as long as you don't have StrictDate set to 2 (Tools, Options, General tab. Year 2000 Compliance). IIRC we were being advised to use the brackets and avoid CTOD, CTOC,.. etc. to prevent Y2K issues. Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com

RE: I'm back...Just

2011-04-05 Thread Lou Syracuse
-Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:04 AM On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Ed Leafe e...@leafe.com wrote: On Apr 5, 2011, at 11:45 AM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote: Helped me keep my

RE: VFP9 Help has died

2011-03-30 Thread Lou Syracuse
No issues running VFP in 7-Pro-32bit(Intel E7500), 7-Pro-64bit (i7 Desktop), or 7-HomePremium-64bit (i7 notebook). I've even found 64-bit drivers for all of my 'toys' (MIDI/Audio interfaces, Flight-sim controls, .. etc.). All in all it has been very stable, although I was due some system

[NF] 3rd party sources for system recovery disks?

2011-03-28 Thread Lou Syracuse
A friend of my wife dropped off an older HP desktop over the weekend. She told me her husband clicked on the attachment of an email a delivery notice from UPS - not once but twice. (duh!) Then they tried to fix the problem themselves, and probably made it worse. The system is trashed, I

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