From the monthly archives:

November 2005

LINK: Mailbox limits

November 26, 2005General Tech

Yep, those mail box limits some companies set defy explanationhttp://www.secretgeek.net/mailboxlimits.aspsg’s note in the comments about the 5.25″ backup cracked me up

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SQL: Compare case in WHERE clause

November 26, 2005General Tech

Here’s one of those really easy SQL tips that I always forget (in fact I’m just posting it here for ease of finding later) In VFP it is easy to compare case ie SELECT fields FROM mytable   WHERE UPPER(field) == field If you want to compare case in a SQL Server database that is case insensitive, just convert [...]

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VFP: Google to buy Visual FoxPro

November 25, 2005General Tech

Originally I was going to post this on April 1 next year, but in the end I decided I couldn’t wait that long… A few of us were chatting around the coffee machine at work the other day discussing what would happen if Google bought Visual FoxPro from Microsoft. It’s an interesting idea and one that [...]

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VFP: Sydney VFP User Group year end meeting on 14 December 2005

November 25, 2005General Tech

The final Sydney VFP User Group meeting for 2005 has been postponed by two weeks.We will now be meeting on Wednesday 14 December. Still at the usual venue and time.www.svfpug.com.au 

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VFP: FoxTabs issue…

November 25, 2005General Tech

You might be wondering how FoxTabs is coming along. Well, all fine except for one little issue that is a potential showstopper…Scott has posted here with the details.  

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LINK: Music CD copy protection

November 3, 2005General Tech

An interesting piece on Music CD copy protection. Keep it in mind when you next consider purchasing a CD.http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8273Here’s the analysis:http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.htmlBTW: We finally have iTunes in Australia now (as of Tuesday 25 Oct 2006)

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SQL: Installing SQL 2005

November 2, 2005General Tech

I installed SQL 2005 successfully after removing VS Beta 2 (and the SQL CTP that came with it).For anyone who needs to remove Beta 2 the following steps may be useful:1. Download the RTMs from MSDN Subscriber Downloads(assuming you are a Subscriber)
2. Uninstall SQL Server CTPThe following wouldn’t work for me so I had to [...]

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VFP: OzFox Lite conference announced

November 2, 2005General Tech

I’ve just posted details of OzFox Lite 2006 on the OzFox site.OzFox Lite is a low cost conference for Australian VFP developers, similar to the CodeCamp concept. Oz developers, keep the weekend of March 25 and 26 next year free.We are looking for talented Australian developers to present.
Think of this as a big VFP User [...]

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VFP: Microsoft support here and there

November 2, 2005General Tech

wOOdy comments that Microsoft support for VFP isn’t the same everywhere. If this is the case then I agree with him that it is hurting – how disappointing for the German community who have such a strong voice globally (and even more so now given the latest FoxTalk news).

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VFP: FoxTabs beta available

November 2, 2005General Tech

The FoxTabs Beta is available.
http://www.vfpsolutionexplorer.com/Default.aspx?tabid=61
This version is much more stable than the Alpha (but is still just a Beta – you’ve been warned) and is now ready for us to start adding features. Please let us know what you’d like included using the forums on the site.Source code is included and we ofcourse welcome any [...]

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