From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Sun May 6 23:47:49 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 23:47:49 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Microsoft Expression Web Message-ID: <463EAF75.1090005@earthlink.net> Looking for feedback on this new web design tool from Microsoft PB From john at winhaven.net Mon May 7 09:52:21 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 09:52:21 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Microsoft Expression Web In-Reply-To: <463EAF75.1090005@earthlink.net> References: <463EAF75.1090005@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <037c01c790b7$51d2c190$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> I've read good reviews on it. There is a free trial download on MS's site. According to MS phone support - none of the MDSN subscriptions will include it. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley Looking for feedback on this new web design tool from Microsoft From djkr at msn.com Mon May 7 11:47:31 2007 From: djkr at msn.com (DJK(John) Robinson) Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 17:47:31 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Microsoft Expression Web In-Reply-To: <037c01c790b7$51d2c190$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: It might be worth checking that MS phone support again (or just ignoring it): I've got conflicting information. >From MSDN Subscriptions WebLog http://blogs.msdn.com/msdnsubscriptions/default.aspx - "Expression Web is now included as a core offering within MSDN Subscriptions" The quote is by Seth Adams, Program Manager, MSDN Subscriptions, Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007, and conflicts with what he said previously on the same web page on Feb 13! However, Expression Web *is* available right now on MSDN Subscriber Downloads in no less than nine languages. I'm downloading it. John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: 07 May 2007 15:52 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Microsoft Expression Web I've read good reviews on it. There is a free trial download on MS's site. According to MS phone support - none of the MDSN subscriptions will include it. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley Looking for feedback on this new web design tool from Microsoft _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From john at winhaven.net Mon May 7 12:27:47 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 12:27:47 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Microsoft Expression Web In-Reply-To: References: <037c01c790b7$51d2c190$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <03e801c790cd$089b9d60$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Thanks! That's good news. I asked the person I talked to relay that I would not purchase it separately as I already spend too much on MSDN Universal. Maybe the masses made a difference? Na. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John) Robinson It might be worth checking that MS phone support again (or just ignoring it): I've got conflicting information. >From MSDN Subscriptions WebLog http://blogs.msdn.com/msdnsubscriptions/default.aspx - "Expression Web is now included as a core offering within MSDN Subscriptions" The quote is by Seth Adams, Program Manager, MSDN Subscriptions, Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007, and conflicts with what he said previously on the same web page on Feb 13! However, Expression Web *is* available right now on MSDN Subscriber Downloads in no less than nine languages. I'm downloading it. From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Mon May 7 14:10:23 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 14:10:23 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] outlook express 6 to outlook 9 Message-ID: <463F799F.1030104@earthlink.net> Aarrgh, Microsoft software ... much bloat, less functionality. Docs say to export msgs from OE6 then import to O9. But O9 cannot read the file created by OE6. Anybody know something about this? PB From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Tue May 8 19:22:34 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 17:22:34 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] outlook express 6 to outlook 9 In-Reply-To: <463F799F.1030104@earthlink.net> References: <463F799F.1030104@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <4641144A.7070509@shaw.ca> Try this site "Inside Outlook Express" http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE4 or this general Outlook Portal site http://www.slipstick.com Peter Brawley wrote: >Aarrgh, Microsoft software ... much bloat, less functionality. > >Docs say to export msgs from OE6 then import to O9. But O9 cannot read >the file created by OE6. Anybody know something about this? > >PB > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Wed May 9 12:05:18 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 10:05:18 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually Message-ID: <021401c7925c$38722640$0501a8c0@HAL9005> Dear list: I got a new flat screen for a machine a couple days ago. Working fine for a few days. This morning, won't display and shows a message "Out of Range". So I plug in the old CRT. It works. I plug the new flat screen into my laptop. It works. I plug the new flat screen into another computer. It works. I take an older flat screen plug it into the computer that's not working. It works but displays a box in red that says "signal out of range". All the display setting are the same. The box that's not working is my son's. But I don't think he changed anything. Could the video board have gone bad? Is that what it sounds like? Or maybe firmware? Or a change in the operating system? What would you do? Delete and reinstall the drivers? (The flat screen came with no CD so I assume the drivers are video board level.) (Like I know what the hell I'm talking about.) Anyone know what 'Out of Range' might mean? Any advice appreciated. From ssharkins at setel.com Wed May 9 12:34:43 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 13:34:43 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Problem with Word Automation Message-ID: <000001c79260$5c0a19b0$e6b82ad1@SusanOne> 'Print customer slip for current customer. Dim appWord As Word.Application Dim doc As Word.Document 'Dim rst As ADODB.Recordset 'Dim strSQL As String 'Set appWord = GetObject(, "Word.Application") Set appWord = New Word.Application 'With appWord 'Set doc = appWord.Documents("Customer Slip") On Error GoTo errHandler Set doc = appWord.Documents.Open("C:\WordForms\Customer Slip", , True) As you can see from the commented lines, I've tried a number of ways to retrieve a Word document named Customer Slip -- I want to fill predefined fields with Access data. If I tried to set the Documents property to the file name I get a "bad file" error. If I try to do it in the .Open method, I get the following: -2147417851 Automation error The server threw an exception. I don't have a clue what that means. Susan H. From djkr at msn.com Wed May 9 12:49:30 2007 From: djkr at msn.com (DJK(John) Robinson) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 18:49:30 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually In-Reply-To: <021401c7925c$38722640$0501a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: Hi Rocky I don't know, but here's what I would look at. I guess the flat monitors are both analogue (that is, accept an analogue signal), rather than digital? I reckon some combination of resolution (eg, 1280 x 1024) and refresh rate (eg, 85 Hz) is responsible for providing a higher data rate than the monitor will handle. Try reducing either or both, eg, to 800 x 600 and 60 Hz, which any monitor should support. Is that OK? If so, try gradually increasing resolution and/or refresh rate until it fails, then back off one step. If all that works, then you can tinker with your optimum acceptable combination. Good luck! John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: 09 May 2007 18:05 To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually Dear list: I got a new flat screen for a machine a couple days ago. Working fine for a few days. This morning, won't display and shows a message "Out of Range". So I plug in the old CRT. It works. I plug the new flat screen into my laptop. It works. I plug the new flat screen into another computer. It works. I take an older flat screen plug it into the computer that's not working. It works but displays a box in red that says "signal out of range". All the display setting are the same. The box that's not working is my son's. But I don't think he changed anything. Could the video board have gone bad? Is that what it sounds like? Or maybe firmware? Or a change in the operating system? What would you do? Delete and reinstall the drivers? (The flat screen came with no CD so I assume the drivers are video board level.) (Like I know what the hell I'm talking about.) Anyone know what 'Out of Range' might mean? Any advice appreciated. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From garykjos at gmail.com Wed May 9 13:06:18 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 13:06:18 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually In-Reply-To: <021401c7925c$38722640$0501a8c0@HAL9005> References: <021401c7925c$38722640$0501a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: As John said, you maybe have gotten it set for a combination of settings that the monitor doesn't support. Try setting it to a very common one like 800x600 and see what that does. Then adjust it from there. If the monitor has documentation it might list the combinations it understands. Used to be that there were only a couple choices of resolution and refresh rates but now the video cards can generate a lot of combinations and not all the monitors can handle some of them. Good luck. GK On 5/9/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: > Dear list: > > I got a new flat screen for a machine a couple days ago. Working fine for a > few days. This morning, won't display and shows a message "Out of Range". > > So I plug in the old CRT. It works. > > I plug the new flat screen into my laptop. It works. > > I plug the new flat screen into another computer. It works. > > I take an older flat screen plug it into the computer that's not working. > It works but displays a box in red that says "signal out of range". > > All the display setting are the same. The box that's not working is my > son's. But I don't think he changed anything. > > Could the video board have gone bad? Is that what it sounds like? Or maybe > firmware? Or a change in the operating system? > > What would you do? Delete and reinstall the drivers? (The flat screen came > with no CD so I assume the drivers are video board level.) (Like I know > what the hell I'm talking about.) > > Anyone know what 'Out of Range' might mean? > > Any advice appreciated. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Wed May 9 13:20:37 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 14:20:37 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Problem with Word Automation In-Reply-To: <000001c79260$5c0a19b0$e6b82ad1@SusanOne> References: <000001c79260$5c0a19b0$e6b82ad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: On 5/9/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > 'With appWord > 'Set doc = appWord.Documents("Customer Slip") > > On Error GoTo errHandler > Set doc = appWord.Documents.Open("C:\WordForms\Customer Slip", , True) > > As you can see from the commented lines, I've tried a number of ways to > retrieve a Word document named Customer Slip -- I want to fill predefined > fields with Access data. > > If I tried to set the Documents property to the file name I get a "bad file" > error. If I try to do it in the .Open method, I get the following: > > -2147417851 > Automation error > The server threw an exception. > > I don't have a clue what that means. Is this a cut & paste? If it is Set doc = appWord.Documents.Open("C:\WordForms\Customer Slip", , True) should probably be Set doc = appWord.Documents.Open("C:\WordForms\Customer Slip.doc", , True) you left off the .doc -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From ssharkins at setel.com Wed May 9 13:30:07 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 14:30:07 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Problem with Word Automation In-Reply-To: References: <000001c79260$5c0a19b0$e6b82ad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: <002901c79268$1cd3dfd0$e6b82ad1@SusanOne> Nope, same errors, even with the .doc extension -- but you're right -- even if I fix the current error, that was bound to still be a problem. Susan H. If it is Set doc = appWord.Documents.Open("C:\WordForms\Customer Slip", , True) should probably be Set doc = appWord.Documents.Open("C:\WordForms\Customer Slip.doc", , True) you left off the .doc From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Wed May 9 13:54:58 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 11:54:58 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <025501c7926b$8a9e13c0$0501a8c0@HAL9005> John and Gary: Well 60Hz refresh seems to have done it. It was already at 800x600 but the refresh was 85Hz. Now the mystery, which will probably never be solved, is why this flat screen worked for 4 days then today wouldn't. It would seem that the refresh rate got changed somehow but AFAIK, you really have to go out of your way to do that. Thanks and regards, Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John) Robinson Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 10:50 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually Hi Rocky I don't know, but here's what I would look at. I guess the flat monitors are both analogue (that is, accept an analogue signal), rather than digital? I reckon some combination of resolution (eg, 1280 x 1024) and refresh rate (eg, 85 Hz) is responsible for providing a higher data rate than the monitor will handle. Try reducing either or both, eg, to 800 x 600 and 60 Hz, which any monitor should support. Is that OK? If so, try gradually increasing resolution and/or refresh rate until it fails, then back off one step. If all that works, then you can tinker with your optimum acceptable combination. Good luck! John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: 09 May 2007 18:05 To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually Dear list: I got a new flat screen for a machine a couple days ago. Working fine for a few days. This morning, won't display and shows a message "Out of Range". So I plug in the old CRT. It works. I plug the new flat screen into my laptop. It works. I plug the new flat screen into another computer. It works. I take an older flat screen plug it into the computer that's not working. It works but displays a box in red that says "signal out of range". All the display setting are the same. The box that's not working is my son's. But I don't think he changed anything. Could the video board have gone bad? Is that what it sounds like? Or maybe firmware? Or a change in the operating system? What would you do? Delete and reinstall the drivers? (The flat screen came with no CD so I assume the drivers are video board level.) (Like I know what the hell I'm talking about.) Anyone know what 'Out of Range' might mean? Any advice appreciated. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.6/794 - Release Date: 5/8/2007 2:23 PM From djkr at msn.com Wed May 9 14:13:00 2007 From: djkr at msn.com (DJK(John) Robinson) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 20:13:00 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually In-Reply-To: <025501c7926b$8a9e13c0$0501a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: There are microscopic spiders in Windows that sometimes get naughty and play with things... (Anyone got a better explanation?) I used to have a problem storing Christmas lights in my attic. Put them away in January, working, get them down next December - not working. Cause? Spiders! John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: 09 May 2007 19:55 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually John and Gary: Well 60Hz refresh seems to have done it. It was already at 800x600 but the refresh was 85Hz. Now the mystery, which will probably never be solved, is why this flat screen worked for 4 days then today wouldn't. It would seem that the refresh rate got changed somehow but AFAIK, you really have to go out of your way to do that. Thanks and regards, Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John) Robinson Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 10:50 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually Hi Rocky I don't know, but here's what I would look at. I guess the flat monitors are both analogue (that is, accept an analogue signal), rather than digital? I reckon some combination of resolution (eg, 1280 x 1024) and refresh rate (eg, 85 Hz) is responsible for providing a higher data rate than the monitor will handle. Try reducing either or both, eg, to 800 x 600 and 60 Hz, which any monitor should support. Is that OK? If so, try gradually increasing resolution and/or refresh rate until it fails, then back off one step. If all that works, then you can tinker with your optimum acceptable combination. Good luck! John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: 09 May 2007 18:05 To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually Dear list: I got a new flat screen for a machine a couple days ago. Working fine for a few days. This morning, won't display and shows a message "Out of Range". So I plug in the old CRT. It works. I plug the new flat screen into my laptop. It works. I plug the new flat screen into another computer. It works. I take an older flat screen plug it into the computer that's not working. It works but displays a box in red that says "signal out of range". All the display setting are the same. The box that's not working is my son's. But I don't think he changed anything. Could the video board have gone bad? Is that what it sounds like? Or maybe firmware? Or a change in the operating system? What would you do? Delete and reinstall the drivers? (The flat screen came with no CD so I assume the drivers are video board level.) (Like I know what the hell I'm talking about.) Anyone know what 'Out of Range' might mean? Any advice appreciated. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.6/794 - Release Date: 5/8/2007 2:23 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From garykjos at gmail.com Wed May 9 14:18:59 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 14:18:59 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually In-Reply-To: <025501c7926b$8a9e13c0$0501a8c0@HAL9005> References: <025501c7926b$8a9e13c0$0501a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: Yep. Mystery. I've had video settings get screwed up on my work computer. I have two monitors and sometimes it forgets the second one. A reboot usually fixes me again. GK On 5/9/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: > John and Gary: > > Well 60Hz refresh seems to have done it. It was already at 800x600 but the > refresh was 85Hz. > > Now the mystery, which will probably never be solved, is why this flat > screen worked for 4 days then today wouldn't. It would seem that the > refresh rate got changed somehow but AFAIK, you really have to go out of > your way to do that. > > Thanks and regards, > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John) > Robinson > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 10:50 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually > > Hi Rocky > > I don't know, but here's what I would look at. > > I guess the flat monitors are both analogue (that is, accept an analogue > signal), rather than digital? > > I reckon some combination of resolution (eg, 1280 x 1024) and refresh rate > (eg, 85 Hz) is responsible for providing a higher data rate than the monitor > will handle. Try reducing either or both, eg, to 800 x 600 and 60 Hz, which > any monitor should support. Is that OK? If so, try gradually increasing > resolution and/or refresh rate until it fails, then back off one step. If > all that works, then you can tinker with your optimum acceptable > combination. > > Good luck! > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at > Beach Access Software > Sent: 09 May 2007 18:05 > To: List > Subject: [dba-Tech] Monitor on the fritz - but not actually > > > Dear list: > > I got a new flat screen for a machine a couple days ago. Working fine for a > few days. This morning, won't display and shows a message "Out of Range". > > So I plug in the old CRT. It works. > > I plug the new flat screen into my laptop. It works. > > I plug the new flat screen into another computer. It works. > > I take an older flat screen plug it into the computer that's not working. It > works but displays a box in red that says "signal out of range". > > All the display setting are the same. The box that's not working is my > son's. But I don't think he changed anything. > > Could the video board have gone bad? Is that what it sounds like? Or maybe > firmware? Or a change in the operating system? > > What would you do? Delete and reinstall the drivers? (The flat screen came > with no CD so I assume the drivers are video board level.) (Like I know > what the hell I'm talking about.) > > Anyone know what 'Out of Range' might mean? > > Any advice appreciated. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.6/794 - Release Date: 5/8/2007 2:23 > PM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From dwaters at usinternet.com Wed May 9 15:45:48 2007 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 15:45:48 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? Message-ID: <000601c7927b$06d8e960$0200a8c0@danwaters> I have a Network Administrator question - which I am not. I have an Access FE/BE system installed at a customer. This system has an AutoUpdater file (on the server) which copies updated system files from the Server to the Client as needed when the Client tries to log in. However, on Client PC's where the user does not have local Admin permissions, this copying is being stopped, so the system won't run. Is there a way to create some type of exception so that a Client PC can receive the updated files when a user logs in who doesn't have local Admin permissions? Thanks! Dan Waters From jon at tydda.plus.com Wed May 9 15:57:15 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 21:57:15 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? In-Reply-To: <000601c7927b$06d8e960$0200a8c0@danwaters> References: <000601c7927b$06d8e960$0200a8c0@danwaters> Message-ID: <003401c7927c$9fd90b30$0300a8c0@jt2b> Yes, if the PC uses Windows XP, you can right click on the shortcut or program file and set it to run as another user, it's precisely for that purpose. You'll need your administrator to put their username and password in for you, and remember that when they change their password, they'll have to change the one in the shortcut. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 21:46 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? I have a Network Administrator question - which I am not. I have an Access FE/BE system installed at a customer. This system has an AutoUpdater file (on the server) which copies updated system files from the Server to the Client as needed when the Client tries to log in. However, on Client PC's where the user does not have local Admin permissions, this copying is being stopped, so the system won't run. Is there a way to create some type of exception so that a Client PC can receive the updated files when a user logs in who doesn't have local Admin permissions? Thanks! Dan Waters _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From dwaters at usinternet.com Wed May 9 16:08:31 2007 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 16:08:31 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? In-Reply-To: <003401c7927c$9fd90b30$0300a8c0@jt2b> References: <000601c7927b$06d8e960$0200a8c0@danwaters> <003401c7927c$9fd90b30$0300a8c0@jt2b> Message-ID: <000b01c7927e$32d12390$0200a8c0@danwaters> John, Could you give me more detail? This will be applied to an Access .mdb file rather than a shortcut. Is this done in the Security tab? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:57 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? Yes, if the PC uses Windows XP, you can right click on the shortcut or program file and set it to run as another user, it's precisely for that purpose. You'll need your administrator to put their username and password in for you, and remember that when they change their password, they'll have to change the one in the shortcut. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 21:46 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? I have a Network Administrator question - which I am not. I have an Access FE/BE system installed at a customer. This system has an AutoUpdater file (on the server) which copies updated system files from the Server to the Client as needed when the Client tries to log in. However, on Client PC's where the user does not have local Admin permissions, this copying is being stopped, so the system won't run. Is there a way to create some type of exception so that a Client PC can receive the updated files when a user logs in who doesn't have local Admin permissions? Thanks! Dan Waters _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jon at tydda.plus.com Wed May 9 16:19:32 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 22:19:32 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? In-Reply-To: <000b01c7927e$32d12390$0200a8c0@danwaters> References: <000601c7927b$06d8e960$0200a8c0@danwaters><003401c7927c$9fd90b30$0300a8c0@jt2b> <000b01c7927e$32d12390$0200a8c0@danwaters> Message-ID: <003501c7927f$bccef490$0300a8c0@jt2b> How does the Auto updater run now? If it was me, I'd make a shortcut to the executable or batch file, and stick it in scheduled tasks. In there, there's an option to use different credentials, and the same option is available on Shortcut/Advanced tab of the shortcut properties. At least that's how mine run at work. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 22:09 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? John, Could you give me more detail? This will be applied to an Access .mdb file rather than a shortcut. Is this done in the Security tab? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:57 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? Yes, if the PC uses Windows XP, you can right click on the shortcut or program file and set it to run as another user, it's precisely for that purpose. You'll need your administrator to put their username and password in for you, and remember that when they change their password, they'll have to change the one in the shortcut. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 21:46 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? I have a Network Administrator question - which I am not. I have an Access FE/BE system installed at a customer. This system has an AutoUpdater file (on the server) which copies updated system files from the Server to the Client as needed when the Client tries to log in. However, on Client PC's where the user does not have local Admin permissions, this copying is being stopped, so the system won't run. Is there a way to create some type of exception so that a Client PC can receive the updated files when a user logs in who doesn't have local Admin permissions? Thanks! Dan Waters _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From dwaters at usinternet.com Wed May 9 17:01:49 2007 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 17:01:49 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? In-Reply-To: <003501c7927f$bccef490$0300a8c0@jt2b> References: <000601c7927b$06d8e960$0200a8c0@danwaters><003401c7927c$9fd90b30$0300a8c0@jt2b><000b01c7927e$32d12390$0200a8c0@danwaters> <003501c7927f$bccef490$0300a8c0@jt2b> Message-ID: <000301c79285$a65ac260$0200a8c0@danwaters> Each client has a shortcut to the AutoUpdater, which is on the server. Each time a user wants to open my system, the AutoUpdater will first check for needed files on the Client, update if needed, then open the FE file on the client, then will close itself. I think the best thing to do is to apply the security change to the AutoUpdater file on the server. Does that sound right? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:20 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? How does the Auto updater run now? If it was me, I'd make a shortcut to the executable or batch file, and stick it in scheduled tasks. In there, there's an option to use different credentials, and the same option is available on Shortcut/Advanced tab of the shortcut properties. At least that's how mine run at work. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 22:09 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? John, Could you give me more detail? This will be applied to an Access .mdb file rather than a shortcut. Is this done in the Security tab? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:57 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? Yes, if the PC uses Windows XP, you can right click on the shortcut or program file and set it to run as another user, it's precisely for that purpose. You'll need your administrator to put their username and password in for you, and remember that when they change their password, they'll have to change the one in the shortcut. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 21:46 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? I have a Network Administrator question - which I am not. I have an Access FE/BE system installed at a customer. This system has an AutoUpdater file (on the server) which copies updated system files from the Server to the Client as needed when the Client tries to log in. However, on Client PC's where the user does not have local Admin permissions, this copying is being stopped, so the system won't run. Is there a way to create some type of exception so that a Client PC can receive the updated files when a user logs in who doesn't have local Admin permissions? Thanks! Dan Waters _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jon at tydda.plus.com Wed May 9 17:12:58 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 23:12:58 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? In-Reply-To: <000301c79285$a65ac260$0200a8c0@danwaters> References: <000601c7927b$06d8e960$0200a8c0@danwaters><003401c7927c$9fd90b30$0300a8c0@jt2b><000b01c7927e$32d12390$0200a8c0@danwaters><003501c7927f$bccef490$0300a8c0@jt2b> <000301c79285$a65ac260$0200a8c0@danwaters> Message-ID: <003b01c79287$3389af10$0300a8c0@jt2b> Actually, just looking at it, I think you can only apply the credentials to the shortcut rather than the file itself. But it's not a big deal to make one shortcut and copy it around to other pc's. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 23:02 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? Each client has a shortcut to the AutoUpdater, which is on the server. Each time a user wants to open my system, the AutoUpdater will first check for needed files on the Client, update if needed, then open the FE file on the client, then will close itself. I think the best thing to do is to apply the security change to the AutoUpdater file on the server. Does that sound right? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:20 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? How does the Auto updater run now? If it was me, I'd make a shortcut to the executable or batch file, and stick it in scheduled tasks. In there, there's an option to use different credentials, and the same option is available on Shortcut/Advanced tab of the shortcut properties. At least that's how mine run at work. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 22:09 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? John, Could you give me more detail? This will be applied to an Access .mdb file rather than a shortcut. Is this done in the Security tab? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:57 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? Yes, if the PC uses Windows XP, you can right click on the shortcut or program file and set it to run as another user, it's precisely for that purpose. You'll need your administrator to put their username and password in for you, and remember that when they change their password, they'll have to change the one in the shortcut. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 21:46 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? I have a Network Administrator question - which I am not. I have an Access FE/BE system installed at a customer. This system has an AutoUpdater file (on the server) which copies updated system files from the Server to the Client as needed when the Client tries to log in. However, on Client PC's where the user does not have local Admin permissions, this copying is being stopped, so the system won't run. Is there a way to create some type of exception so that a Client PC can receive the updated files when a user logs in who doesn't have local Admin permissions? Thanks! Dan Waters _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From dwaters at usinternet.com Wed May 9 17:34:43 2007 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 17:34:43 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? In-Reply-To: <003b01c79287$3389af10$0300a8c0@jt2b> References: <000601c7927b$06d8e960$0200a8c0@danwaters><003401c7927c$9fd90b30$0300a8c0@jt2b><000b01c7927e$32d12390$0200a8c0@danwaters><003501c7927f$bccef490$0300a8c0@jt2b><000301c79285$a65ac260$0200a8c0@danwaters> <003b01c79287$3389af10$0300a8c0@jt2b> Message-ID: <000401c7928a$3d62b650$0200a8c0@danwaters> Thanks Jon! I'm going to try creating custom permissions for the single file on the server, but if that doesn't work, then we'll go for the credentials route for the shortcut on each client. Great Help! Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 5:13 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? Actually, just looking at it, I think you can only apply the credentials to the shortcut rather than the file itself. But it's not a big deal to make one shortcut and copy it around to other pc's. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 23:02 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? Each client has a shortcut to the AutoUpdater, which is on the server. Each time a user wants to open my system, the AutoUpdater will first check for needed files on the Client, update if needed, then open the FE file on the client, then will close itself. I think the best thing to do is to apply the security change to the AutoUpdater file on the server. Does that sound right? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:20 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? How does the Auto updater run now? If it was me, I'd make a shortcut to the executable or batch file, and stick it in scheduled tasks. In there, there's an option to use different credentials, and the same option is available on Shortcut/Advanced tab of the shortcut properties. At least that's how mine run at work. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 22:09 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? John, Could you give me more detail? This will be applied to an Access .mdb file rather than a shortcut. Is this done in the Security tab? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:57 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? Yes, if the PC uses Windows XP, you can right click on the shortcut or program file and set it to run as another user, it's precisely for that purpose. You'll need your administrator to put their username and password in for you, and remember that when they change their password, they'll have to change the one in the shortcut. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: 09 May 2007 21:46 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Modified Non-Admin Rights? I have a Network Administrator question - which I am not. I have an Access FE/BE system installed at a customer. This system has an AutoUpdater file (on the server) which copies updated system files from the Server to the Client as needed when the Client tries to log in. However, on Client PC's where the user does not have local Admin permissions, this copying is being stopped, so the system won't run. Is there a way to create some type of exception so that a Client PC can receive the updated files when a user logs in who doesn't have local Admin permissions? Thanks! Dan Waters _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From ssharkins at setel.com Thu May 10 12:55:12 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 13:55:12 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] More on Word Automation Message-ID: <001a01c7932c$5c5cd3e0$3a32fad1@SusanOne> I'm using the following procedure to copy Access data to a Word form -- it's incredible simple. I'm wondering if there's a way to use this process to fill multiple forms instead of using the merge feature? Susan H. From ssharkins at setel.com Thu May 10 12:59:34 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 13:59:34 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] More on Word Automation In-Reply-To: <001a01c7932c$5c5cd3e0$3a32fad1@SusanOne> References: <001a01c7932c$5c5cd3e0$3a32fad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: <001b01c7932c$f8ad0080$3a32fad1@SusanOne> Foot... Private Sub cmdPrint_Click() 'Print customer slip for current customer. Dim appWord As Word.Application Dim doc As Word.Document On Error Resume Next Err.Clear Set appWord = GetObject(, "Word.Application") If Err.Number <> 0 Then Set appWord = New Word.Application End If Set doc = appWord.Documents.Open("C:\WordForms\CustomerSlip.doc", , True) With doc .FormFields("fldCustomerID").Result = Me!CustomerID .FormFields("fldCompanyName").Result = Me!CompanyName .FormFields("fldContactName").Result = Me!ContactName .FormFields("fldContactTitle").Result = Me!ContactTitle .FormFields("fldAddress").Result = Me!Address .FormFields("fldCity").Result = Me!City .FormFields("fldRegion").Result = Me!Region .FormFields("fldPostalCode").Result = Me!PostalCode .FormFields("fldCountry").Result = Me!Country .FormFields("fldPhone").Result = Me!Phone .FormFields("fldFax").Result = Me!Fax .Visible = True .Activate End With Set doc = Nothing Set appWord = Nothing Exit Sub errHandler: MsgBox Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description End Sub I'm using the following procedure to copy Access data to a Word form -- it's incredible simple. I'm wondering if there's a way to use this process to fill multiple forms instead of using the merge feature? Susan H. From carbonnb at gmail.com Fri May 11 07:59:10 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 08:59:10 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] More on Word Automation In-Reply-To: <001a01c7932c$5c5cd3e0$3a32fad1@SusanOne> References: <001a01c7932c$5c5cd3e0$3a32fad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: On 5/10/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > I'm using the following procedure to copy Access data to a Word form -- it's > incredible simple. I'm wondering if there's a way to use this process to > fill multiple forms instead of using the merge feature? There sure is. All you need to do is use a recordset instead of Access Form fields. Something along the lines of this air code: Do While not rst.eof Set doc = appWord.Documents.Open("path\to\base\document.doc") with doc .FormFields("fldCustomerID").Result = rst.Field("CustomerID) .FormFields("fldCompanyName").Result = rst.Field("CustomerName) '... etc end with ' Now here you can either save the doc with a new name, ' or just leave it open for the OP to deal with. loop That's pretty much all there is to it. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From ssharkins at setel.com Fri May 11 08:22:54 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 09:22:54 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] More on Word Automation In-Reply-To: References: <001a01c7932c$5c5cd3e0$3a32fad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: <004c01c793cf$816483b0$45bc2ad1@SusanOne> I tried a recordset, guess I just didn't get it right the first time -- I'll try again -- thanks Bryan. Oh! I see where I made mistake -- you called the document each time -- yes, that makes perfect sense to me now. Thanks! Susan H. On 5/10/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > I'm using the following procedure to copy Access data to a Word form > -- it's incredible simple. I'm wondering if there's a way to use this > process to fill multiple forms instead of using the merge feature? There sure is. All you need to do is use a recordset instead of Access Form fields. Something along the lines of this air code: Do While not rst.eof Set doc = appWord.Documents.Open("path\to\base\document.doc") with doc .FormFields("fldCustomerID").Result = rst.Field("CustomerID) .FormFields("fldCompanyName").Result = rst.Field("CustomerName) '... etc end with ' Now here you can either save the doc with a new name, ' or just leave it open for the OP to deal with. loop That's pretty much all there is to it. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/785 - Release Date: 5/2/2007 2:16 PM From bgeldart at verizon.net Fri May 11 22:06:49 2007 From: bgeldart at verizon.net (Bob Geldart) Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 22:06:49 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client Message-ID: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> Eudora has been giving me fits for the last six months or so. I'm looking for a change. I use Outlook at the office and am comfortable with it. Can't get it to work properly at home though--problem connecting with the server. Tried Mozilla Thunderbird for a few days and was a little disappointed--it imported my mailboxes and messages from Eudora, but not the address book and none of the filters. But the problem is the wife gets very frustrated trying to learn a new mail program. So I'd like to find something that looks and feels similar to Eudora. Anyone have any suggestions for a good mail program? My gripe with Eudora is that it seems to take forever to close the program. After I exit, the disk access light glows bright and steady. Norton System Doctor shows expanding swap file, and then a warning about low virtual memory. If I try to shut down the computer, Win tries to close a number of programs including ccApp and Eudora.exe--this may be 10-15 minutes or more after exiting Eudora. It may be a WinXP issue, or even NAV, but it seems to me to be Eudora. Thanks for the suggestions. Bob Geldart BGeldart at verizon.net Maynard, MA From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Fri May 11 21:37:49 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 12:37:49 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> Message-ID: <4645287D.9404.B74389E@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Pegasus Mail? http://www.pmail.com On 11 May 2007 at 22:06, Bob Geldart wrote: > Anyone have any suggestions for a good mail program? Pegasus Mail? http://www.pmail.com Pegasus Mail for Windows - Features Pegasus Mail does all the basics of e-mail extremely well, and far more than that... This list is by no means comprehensive - it concentrates on the highlights. * Security, security, security: Pegasus Mail protects you from even the worst HTML-borne virus and trojans, and protects your privacy by intercepting web bugs. Pegasus Mail is immune to *all* the exploits that affect the "other" mailer - browse your mail with genuine confidence. * View your folders in either a multi-pane mode (like the "other" mailer) or in Pegasus Mail's powerful "classic" mode, where each folder has its own window and can be manipulated separately. Switching between these views is as simple as clicking a single button. * Mail filtering; Pegasus Mail pioneered this in 1991, and it's still the most powerful implementation of automated rule-based filtering you'll find in a mail client. * Content control allows you to apply comprehensive rules to trap spam and unwanted mail * MailMerge allows you to create customized form letters to multiple recipients * Support for all major Internet mail-related protocols - SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, LDAP, PH * SSL Support on all protocols for secure mail access * Distribution lists allow easy management of large mailing databases * Support for multiple "identities" - easily-selectable groups of preference settings * Support for multiple users on the same machine as well as on networks. * Multiple folder formats and the ability to "mount" other users mailboxes on your desktop * Powerful message editor with full formatting capabilities * Full support for the Internet MIME protocol, including digests and alternative message types * Comprehensive HTML mail generation, in a responsible form - no remote images, scripts or other nasties, just a good range of tables, images and the other formatting you need for real mail. * Powerful, multiple addressbooks with aliasing ("nicknames") and full user detail records * Automatic listing of local users * Complete support for Novell NetWare local area networks, in both NDS and Bindery modes. * Selective download allows you to preview a POP3 mailbox before downloading it. * Offline operation allows you to read and compose your mail while you are not connected to the Internet. * Many ease-of-use features, including easily-accessible lists of recently-used addresses, directories and files, and address completion in any address field. * Message reader supports wrapping options to handle even the most deviant messages * Rich plugin interface allows third-party extensions and mail forms to be developed * Template interface allows you to design complex mail forms using a simple text editor * Spelling checker, with UK English and US English dictionary, and user dictionary additions. * Highlight signficant messages using your own colour schemes * Sort your mail by date, size, sender, subject, colour or thread, in ascending or descending order * Grouped views allow you poweful extended views of the mail in your folders, including presenting message threads based on their activity. * View attachments directly from within the program * Supports confirmation of reading and confirmation of delivery requests * Glossaries allow you to store commonly-used texts and expand them with a single keystroke * Automatic replies and automatic forwarding when interfaced with our Mercury mail server * Powerful encryption interface - the program has its own encryptor, and by adding readily available plugins, can support encryptors such as PGP. * Noticeboards allow controlled posting and reading in public mail areas, much like Internet news. * Optional copies to self ("sent mail" in other programs), with the ability to prompt for a folder where the copy should be placed, and full mail filtering support to file your copies. * Selectable and user-adjustable toolbars * Incredibly rich preferences set allows you to control practically every aspect of the program * Rich options for reporting new mail while the program is minimized on your desktop * Automatic hyperlinking of URLs and e-mail addresses, even in non-HTML messages * Over 300KB of well-indexed, logically-arranged online help * Drag and drop attachments from the desktop to Pegasus Mail * Notepads give you an easily-accessible workspace for storing notes and work in progress * Circulation messages allow you to send a message or document to successive people in order for comment and amendment. * Full DDE interface * Telephone message form for the office environment * Support for multiple simultaneously accessible POP3 and IMAP mailboxes. * Powerful Select feature allows you to select messages based on arbitrarily complex conditions * ... and much more. The program is free - download it and see if it has the features you need. -- Stuart From bgeldart at verizon.net Sun May 13 11:53:03 2007 From: bgeldart at verizon.net (Bob Geldart) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 11:53:03 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <4645287D.9404.B74389E@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <4645287D.9404.B74389E@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <0JHZ00J1NLDYPWQ7@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> Stuart, Pegasus was an option I'd come across years ago and since forgotten. Looks good, and the screen feels a lot like Eudora, which will please the wife. Took a few minuters to get the connection & server settings to work, but it seems to be running alright now. No automated importing of addresses and filters, but I can deal with that (and need to discard a lot of chaff). Thanks for the suggestion. Bob At 5/11/2007 09:37 PM, Stuart McLachlan wrote: >Pegasus Mail? >http://www.pmail.com > >On 11 May 2007 at 22:06, Bob Geldart wrote: > > > Anyone have any suggestions for a good mail program? > >Pegasus Mail? >http://www.pmail.com > >Pegasus Mail for Windows - Features > >Pegasus Mail does all the basics of e-mail extremely well, and far more >than that... This list is by no means comprehensive - it concentrates on >the highlights. > Bob Geldart BGeldart at verizon.net Maynard, MA From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 13 11:10:09 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 12:10:09 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google News Message-ID: <29f585dd0705130910s55cfa40ah7a221bc1cc027d21@mail.gmail.com> I don't get out much, but I didn't even know there was such a thing as Google News until it was described in the book I'm reading, "The Google Story". I went there today and began to customize my page to suit my arcane interests. I'm just wondering who else uses it and what you think after you've used it for a while. TIA, Arthur From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 13 11:20:01 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 12:20:01 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Installation modifications Message-ID: <29f585dd0705130920h4a3dcbebh2974f794b744a8d3@mail.gmail.com> In the past month, due to work demands, I have had to learn my way around (or at least vaguely into) three programming languages (Java, C++ and C#). Most of the C# requirements were already installed, but nothing related to Java or C++. So I got some books and installed some CDs and downloaded this and that from Sun and Oracle and elsewhere. This is no big deal, or precisely two clicks large. Now when I boot up I get two error messages, almost identical, that say Windows doesn't know what program created default.bar and default.br1. The extension is the only difference in the messages. Since I've installed so much software lately, I haven't the foggiest notion which new software may be complaining to me. I went to fileExt and it listed a couple of what I assume are games. There are no games on this box. Actually, there is the bundle that came with this HP box, but I have never so much as run one of them even once, so they are not the culprit. Anyone have any idea what program likes the name default.bar? TIA, Arthur From bheid at sc.rr.com Sun May 13 11:34:05 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 12:34:05 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Installation modifications In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705130920h4a3dcbebh2974f794b744a8d3@mail.gmail.com> References: <29f585dd0705130920h4a3dcbebh2974f794b744a8d3@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000601c7957c$866de1e0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> >From this page: http://extensions.pndesign.cz/file-extensions-list-beginning-with-b:f:b It looks like it might be: .bar - dBASE Application Generator horizontal bar menu object file .bar - Unix BAR compressed file archive -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 12:20 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Installation modifications In the past month, due to work demands, I have had to learn my way around (or at least vaguely into) three programming languages (Java, C++ and C#). Most of the C# requirements were already installed, but nothing related to Java or C++. So I got some books and installed some CDs and downloaded this and that from Sun and Oracle and elsewhere. This is no big deal, or precisely two clicks large. Now when I boot up I get two error messages, almost identical, that say Windows doesn't know what program created default.bar and default.br1. The extension is the only difference in the messages. Since I've installed so much software lately, I haven't the foggiest notion which new software may be complaining to me. I went to fileExt and it listed a couple of what I assume are games. There are no games on this box. Actually, there is the bundle that came with this HP box, but I have never so much as run one of them even once, so they are not the culprit. Anyone have any idea what program likes the name default.bar? TIA, Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Gustav at cactus.dk Sun May 13 11:58:26 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 18:58:26 +0200 Subject: [dba-Tech] Installation modifications Message-ID: Hi Arthur Looks like left-overs from Total Commander: http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm /gustav -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 12:20 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Installation modifications In the past month, due to work demands, I have had to learn my way around (or at least vaguely into) three programming languages (Java, C++ and C#). Most of the C# requirements were already installed, but nothing related to Java or C++. So I got some books and installed some CDs and downloaded this and that from Sun and Oracle and elsewhere. This is no big deal, or precisely two clicks large. Now when I boot up I get two error messages, almost identical, that say Windows doesn't know what program created default.bar and default.br1. The extension is the only difference in the messages. Since I've installed so much software lately, I haven't the foggiest notion which new software may be complaining to me. I went to fileExt and it listed a couple of what I assume are games. There are no games on this box. Actually, there is the bundle that came with this HP box, but I have never so much as run one of them even once, so they are not the culprit. Anyone have any idea what program likes the name default.bar? TIA, Arthur From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 13 12:00:53 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 13:00:53 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Installation modifications In-Reply-To: <000601c7957c$866de1e0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> References: <29f585dd0705130920h4a3dcbebh2974f794b744a8d3@mail.gmail.com> <000601c7957c$866de1e0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <29f585dd0705131000x751a9e32qe9d7fdddc048bd8e@mail.gmail.com> Thanks much for the suggestions, but neither of those exists on the box in question. Recent installs have included Oracle, JDeveloper, Sun's Java stuff, and the CDs included in several books. I realize that's not much evidence to go on, but hey, this group is full of CSIs. :) A. On 5/13/07, Bobby Heid wrote: > > >From this page: > http://extensions.pndesign.cz/file-extensions-list-beginning-with-b:f:b > > It looks like it might be: > .bar - dBASE Application Generator horizontal bar menu object file > .bar - Unix BAR compressed file archive > > From ssharkins at setel.com Sun May 13 12:31:46 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 13:31:46 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google News In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705130910s55cfa40ah7a221bc1cc027d21@mail.gmail.com> References: <29f585dd0705130910s55cfa40ah7a221bc1cc027d21@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000901c79584$95a4dda0$0434fad1@SusanOne> Interesting -- this morning I was at a blog where the subscription instructions offered Goggle News -- I didn't pursue it, but maybe I should. I guess they're trying to compete with the RSS readers? Susan H. I don't get out much, but I didn't even know there was such a thing as Google News until it was described in the book I'm reading, "The Google Story". I went there today and began to customize my page to suit my arcane interests. I'm just wondering who else uses it and what you think after you've used it for a while. From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 13 13:29:39 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 14:29:39 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Installation modifications In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <29f585dd0705131129j1bf75b3ew548598431446a549@mail.gmail.com> Right you are, Gustav! I should have thought to just to a dir default.b* /s and I would have known where they were -- which I just did and there they were. Incidentally, I really like this program. It reminds of the old days, when Peter Norton had not yet been bought out, and customised the s**t out of Norton Commander, so it could compile Clipper and C code with appropriate switches, and so on. I am just learning how to make TotalCmd behave similarly. Not quite there, but I can do C# and VB.NET projects. And I also want to mention a product that I truly admire, called UModel, which you might guess does UML diagrams. It can reverse-engineer code in several languages and product UML 2.1 diagrams. The automatic layout is not the prettiest, particularly for complex projects, but it works. And it's inexpensive. So if anyone here besides me has a need to create such diagrams, Google UModel and you'll get there. There's an eval copy, of course. Arthur On 5/13/07, Gustav Brock wrote: > > Hi Arthur > > Looks like left-overs from Total Commander: > > http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm > > /gustav > > From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 13 13:33:18 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 14:33:18 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google News In-Reply-To: <000901c79584$95a4dda0$0434fad1@SusanOne> References: <29f585dd0705130910s55cfa40ah7a221bc1cc027d21@mail.gmail.com> <000901c79584$95a4dda0$0434fad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: <29f585dd0705131133j1942b2ddv4b1878470d65aa38@mail.gmail.com> They offer RSS as one way to receive, but their deal is that you get it all in one page, which you can customize. First thing I did (big surprise) is create a custom category called Database, then drag it to a prominent position. Immediately I got five news stories about databases. The lead was about Red Hat but I'm promiscuous at least as far as OSs are concerned, so I read it. A. On 5/13/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > > Interesting -- this morning I was at a blog where the subscription > instructions offered Goggle News -- I didn't pursue it, but maybe I > should. > I guess they're trying to compete with the RSS readers? > > Susan H. > > I don't get out much, but I didn't even know there was such a thing as > Google News until it was described in the book I'm reading, "The Google > Story". I went there today and began to customize my page to suit my > arcane > interests. I'm just wondering who else uses it and what you think after > you've used it for a while. > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 13 13:39:23 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 14:39:23 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <0JHZ00J1NLDYPWQ7@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <4645287D.9404.B74389E@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <0JHZ00J1NLDYPWQ7@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> Message-ID: <29f585dd0705131139q36a77416we48f456fefe31307@mail.gmail.com> Not at all to rebut your opinion, just to say that since I switched to Gmail I haven't a complaint in the world. From bgeldart at verizon.net Sun May 13 14:56:52 2007 From: bgeldart at verizon.net (Bob Geldart) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 14:56:52 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705131139q36a77416we48f456fefe31307@mail.gmail.co m> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <4645287D.9404.B74389E@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <0JHZ00J1NLDYPWQ7@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <29f585dd0705131139q36a77416we48f456fefe31307@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <0JHZ009RJTWN7SP1@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> GMail is what? Google?? Bob At 5/13/2007 01:39 PM, Arthur wrote: >Not at all to rebut your opinion, just to say that since I switched to Gmail >I haven't a complaint in the world. >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com Bob Geldart BGeldart at verizon.net Maynard, MA From bgeldart at verizon.net Sun May 13 15:17:08 2007 From: bgeldart at verizon.net (Bob Geldart) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 15:17:08 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705131139q36a77416we48f456fefe31307@mail.gmail.co m> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <4645287D.9404.B74389E@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <0JHZ00J1NLDYPWQ7@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <29f585dd0705131139q36a77416we48f456fefe31307@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <0JHZ009R6UV18BM1@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> Arthur, Just took a look at Google's info. This looks interesting, but I don't think I'm ready to move to it yet for a number of reasons, most of which have to do with not upsetting th ewife. When she can't figure out a program, she gets frustrated and I have to make things right. Maybe later. I might try an account and play with it myself. Thanks for the suggestion. Bob At 5/13/2007 01:39 PM, you wrote: >Not at all to rebut your opinion, just to say that since I switched to Gmail >I haven't a complaint in the world. Bob Geldart BGeldart at verizon.net Maynard, MA From carbonnb at gmail.com Sun May 13 14:20:03 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 15:20:03 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <0JHZ009R6UV18BM1@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <4645287D.9404.B74389E@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <0JHZ00J1NLDYPWQ7@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <29f585dd0705131139q36a77416we48f456fefe31307@mail.gmail.com> <0JHZ009R6UV18BM1@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> Message-ID: On 5/13/07, Bob Geldart wrote: > Arthur, > > Just took a look at Google's info. > > This looks interesting, but I don't think I'm ready to move to it yet > for a number of reasons, most of which have to do with not upsetting > th ewife. When she can't figure out a program, she gets frustrated > and I have to make things right. > > Maybe later. I might try an account and play with it myself. You can use GMail with an e-mail client. They offer POP3 & SMTP access. So you can have the best of both worlds. :) -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From carbonnb at gmail.com Sun May 13 14:22:34 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 15:22:34 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <4645287D.9404.B74389E@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <4645287D.9404.B74389E@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: On 5/11/07, Stuart McLachlan wrote: > Pegasus Mail? > http://www.pmail.com Why make it a question Stuart. It should be a statement. Pegasus Mail!! I'll second Stuart's Pegasus Mail recommendation. I've tried others and have always gone back to Pegasus. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Sun May 13 14:37:38 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 14:37:38 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google News In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705130910s55cfa40ah7a221bc1cc027d21@mail.gmail.com> References: <29f585dd0705130910s55cfa40ah7a221bc1cc027d21@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <46476902.6040403@earthlink.net> I discovered it a couple of years ago, and like you thought it would be a boon. I soon realised I was seeing news I'd seen 12-24 hours earlier on other primary sources and non-automatic portals. I haven't looked at it much in the last year because I almost never learn anything from it. PB ---- Arthur Fuller wrote: > I don't get out much, but I didn't even know there was such a thing as > Google News until it was described in the book I'm reading, "The Google > Story". I went there today and began to customize my page to suit my arcane > interests. I'm just wondering who else uses it and what you think after > you've used it for a while. > > TIA, > Arthur > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun May 13 16:40:09 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 07:40:09 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705131139q36a77416we48f456fefe31307@mail.gmail.com> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net>, <0JHZ00J1NLDYPWQ7@vms048.mailsrvcs.net>, <29f585dd0705131139q36a77416we48f456fefe31307@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <464785B9.31490.14AE0F6B@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> On 13 May 2007 at 14:39, Arthur Fuller wrote: > Not at all to rebut your opinion, just to say that since I switched to Gmail > I haven't a complaint in the world. That's fine as long as you are happy to have a commercial third party store your mail for you and do what they want with it. Remembering of course that it still in Beta and they could lose your mailbox at any time with a system upgrade. -- Stuart From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun May 13 16:42:25 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 07:42:25 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net>, <0JHZ009R6UV18BM1@vms046.mailsrvcs.net>, Message-ID: <46478641.28416.14B01FAD@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> On 13 May 2007 at 15:20, Bryan Carbonnell wrote: > > You can use GMail with an e-mail client. They offer POP3 & SMTP access. Yep as a mail SERVER, there is a lot going for them. -- Stuart From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 13 16:51:17 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 17:51:17 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google News In-Reply-To: <46476902.6040403@earthlink.net> References: <29f585dd0705130910s55cfa40ah7a221bc1cc027d21@mail.gmail.com> <46476902.6040403@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <29f585dd0705131451h69a08b65w2fb16afb147177bb@mail.gmail.com> Not to dispute your take on it, but have you tailored it? I created two new sections and immediately received stories that had not previously appeared. The sections I created were rather narrowly focused, too; I think it might be much be informative to search for "Al Kaida" or "Conrad Black" than to search for what I searched for. Maybe I will try that in a moment. I also want to try some really-narrowcasted topics like "shepherds" and "bagpipes". Can you imagine? Five news stories about the current events in bagpipes? LOL. This just in: "Piper misses note in Glasgow." On 5/13/07, Peter Brawley wrote: > > I discovered it a couple of years ago, and like you thought it would be > a boon. I soon realised I was seeing news I'd seen 12-24 hours earlier > on other primary sources and non-automatic portals. I haven't looked at > it much in the last year because I almost never learn anything from it. > > PB > > ---- > > Arthur Fuller wrote: > > I don't get out much, but I didn't even know there was such a thing as > > Google News until it was described in the book I'm reading, "The Google > > Story". I went there today and began to customize my page to suit my > arcane > > interests. I'm just wondering who else uses it and what you think after > > you've used it for a while. > > > > TIA, > > Arthur > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From fahooper at trapo.com Sun May 13 17:30:33 2007 From: fahooper at trapo.com (Fred Hooper) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 18:30:33 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Blink In-Reply-To: <464785B9.31490.14AE0F6B@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <002f01c795ae$52406af0$65cee044@fredxp> A couple of days ago I read about Blink (by eEye.com) at http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm in the conversation with Marc Maiffret. It's the right price, free for 12 months in the US for home use so I installed it (replacing the ZoneAlarm suite). My computer now seems about twice as fast. >From what I read, it protects against things that nothing else does -- which sounded good to me. Anyone else tried it? From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 13 19:09:02 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 20:09:02 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <46478641.28416.14B01FAD@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <0JHZ009R6UV18BM1@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> <46478641.28416.14B01FAD@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <29f585dd0705131709n38db9204veddc3e9c4ebb145d@mail.gmail.com> So does that mean that I can specify a thing or two and then download everything that is currently stored on Gmail? My personal security and backup is like WAY superior to theirs. LOL. (Momentary hallucination, sorry.) On 5/13/07, Stuart McLachlan wrote: > > On 13 May 2007 at 15:20, Bryan Carbonnell wrote: > > > > > You can use GMail with an e-mail client. They offer POP3 & SMTP access. > > Yep as a mail SERVER, there is a lot going for them. > > -- > Stuart > > From carbonnb at gmail.com Sun May 13 19:19:07 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 20:19:07 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705131709n38db9204veddc3e9c4ebb145d@mail.gmail.com> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <0JHZ009R6UV18BM1@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> <46478641.28416.14B01FAD@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <29f585dd0705131709n38db9204veddc3e9c4ebb145d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: On 5/13/07, Arthur Fuller wrote: > So does that mean that I can specify a thing or two and then download > everything that is currently stored on Gmail? My personal security and Yep. In your e-mail cleint, just setup the POP and SMTP settings and away you go. Except for outgoing you'll have to use Rogers servers. They block port 25 IIRC, which is the SMTP port > backup is like WAY superior to theirs. LOL. (Momentary hallucination, > sorry.) Care to share what you took> :) -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun May 13 20:02:36 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 11:02:36 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net>, <29f585dd0705131709n38db9204veddc3e9c4ebb145d@mail.gmail.com>, Message-ID: <464841CC.582.37A34354@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> On 13 May 2007 at 20:19, Bryan Carbonnell wrote: > On 5/13/07, Arthur Fuller wrote: > > So does that mean that I can specify a thing or two and then download > > everything that is currently stored on Gmail? My personal security and > > Yep. In your e-mail cleint, just setup the POP and SMTP settings and > away you go. Except for outgoing you'll have to use Rogers servers. > They block port 25 IIRC, which is the SMTP port GMail uses Ports 465 or 587 and SSL (aka STARTTLS) for SMTP. I don't know if Rogers will be blocking those. Similarly, you need to configure POP3 on Port 995 with SSL. See http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12103&topic=1556 for details of how to configure various email clients. -- Stuart From carbonnb at gmail.com Sun May 13 20:25:52 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 21:25:52 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Mail client In-Reply-To: <464841CC.582.37A34354@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> References: <0JHW002PLOH3HX91@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> <29f585dd0705131709n38db9204veddc3e9c4ebb145d@mail.gmail.com> <464841CC.582.37A34354@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: On 5/13/07, Stuart McLachlan wrote: > On 13 May 2007 at 20:19, Bryan Carbonnell wrote: > > > On 5/13/07, Arthur Fuller wrote: > > > So does that mean that I can specify a thing or two and then download > > > everything that is currently stored on Gmail? My personal security and > > > > Yep. In your e-mail cleint, just setup the POP and SMTP settings and > > away you go. Except for outgoing you'll have to use Rogers servers. > > They block port 25 IIRC, which is the SMTP port > > > GMail uses Ports 465 or 587 and SSL (aka STARTTLS) for SMTP. > I don't know if Rogers will be blocking those. Knowing Rogers, I'm sure they do. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Sun May 13 21:15:37 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (jwcolby) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 22:15:37 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] OT: Comodo firewall Message-ID: <20070514021537.84F86BD3D@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Is anyone out there using Comodo firewall pro? I have it, I like it, and I am actually considering standardizing on it. OTOH I need to learn more about it because (for example) when I turn it on to "custom" it prevents the other SQL Server from seeing the servers running behind that firewall. I am just wondering if anyone out there knows how to configure it to allow other machines inside of my internal network to establish a trusted zone (I know that it can do that) and what protocols to allow, etc. Firewalls just have too many tweaks and I do not understand them well enough to function. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Sun May 13 22:05:25 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (jwcolby) Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 23:05:25 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] [AccessD] OT: Comodo firewall In-Reply-To: <20070514021537.84F86BD3D@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Message-ID: <20070514030524.4D046BCD2@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Well, that turned out to be too easy. I downloaded comodo onto the new server, deleted all of the existing rules re specific protocalls, used the wizard on both systems to set up a trusted zone and voila, they can see shared folders. To get SQL Server happening I had to register the servers and then switch back and forth between the servers answering affirmative on the Comodo prompts and Voila, each server can see the other's server. Too bad they don't make an AV. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 10:16 PM To: Tech - Database Advisors Inc.; 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: [AccessD] OT: Comodo firewall Is anyone out there using Comodo firewall pro? I have it, I like it, and I am actually considering standardizing on it. OTOH I need to learn more about it because (for example) when I turn it on to "custom" it prevents the other SQL Server from seeing the servers running behind that firewall. I am just wondering if anyone out there knows how to configure it to allow other machines inside of my internal network to establish a trusted zone (I know that it can do that) and what protocols to allow, etc. Firewalls just have too many tweaks and I do not understand them well enough to function. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Mon May 14 15:04:37 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 15:04:37 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google News In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705131451h69a08b65w2fb16afb147177bb@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: "Piper misses note in Glasgow." How could they tell?? :-) Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 4:51 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Google News Not to dispute your take on it, but have you tailored it? I created two new sections and immediately received stories that had not previously appeared. The sections I created were rather narrowly focused, too; I think it might be much be informative to search for "Al Kaida" or "Conrad Black" than to search for what I searched for. Maybe I will try that in a moment. I also want to try some really-narrowcasted topics like "shepherds" and "bagpipes". Can you imagine? Five news stories about the current events in bagpipes? LOL. 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From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Mon May 14 15:14:52 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 15:14:52 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google News In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4648C33C.20507@earthlink.net> >"Piper misses note in Glasgow." >How could they tell?? :-) If you cannot, you aren't a Scot :-) . PB Hale, Jim wrote: > "Piper misses note in Glasgow." > How could they tell?? :-) > Jim Hale > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur > Fuller > Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 4:51 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Google News > > > Not to dispute your take on it, but have you tailored it? I created two > new sections and immediately received stories that had not previously > appeared. The sections I created were rather narrowly focused, too; I > think it might be much be informative to search for "Al Kaida" or > "Conrad Black" than to search for what I searched for. Maybe I will try > that in a moment. I also want to try some really-narrowcasted topics > like "shepherds" and "bagpipes". Can you imagine? Five news stories > about the current events in bagpipes? LOL. This just in: "Piper misses > note in Glasgow." > > > > *********************************************************************** > The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or > entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or > privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or > other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by > persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. > If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and > delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, > you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any > attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for > any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > From fuller.artful at gmail.com Mon May 14 16:51:31 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 17:51:31 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] w2k3 server Message-ID: <29f585dd0705141451nf3ddd70h10dde6b32c5fadf4@mail.gmail.com> I am so reluctant to risk my main squeeze by installing another os, so I have my ex-squeeze with 1.5 GB ram and lots of space and running xp pro sp2. Can I readily switch this baby to w2k3? I'd like that, but having just recorded approximately 500 CDs I'm a tad scared of blowing all that too. I know virtually nothing about such things as VMWare, and I'm so scared to risk a box finding out. It is extremely difficult to back up a 500GB box -- well maybe not for the wealthy but for us peons it is problematic. I will ask the totally absurd question, the best of all possible worlds. A single box runs: 1. DOS 6.22 2. Ubuntu 3. XP sp2 4. the cp/m emulator that I have for both DOS and Ubuntu The box boots, presenting the first three as options. The box has two drives, one important (i.e. client-related stuff) plus one experimental/nostalgic. The 250GB disk is XP and work-related plus holds all my recorded music. The 80GB holds DOS 6.22 plus some flavour of Linux (Ubuntu perhaps, or Suse Enterprise 10.1). The Windows xp boot (disk) holds the cp/m virtual machine and then all I have to figure out is how to get the contents of several 5.25 floppies onto a CD so I can plant them in the virtual cp/m machine. I expect that only the old-timers here will have any idea what the last part is about. But I have access to the second computer I ever worked on, and I did some work on it that I would love to recover, if only to realize how naive my code was way back then. So: this part is difficult, at least for my aging mind: 1. computer with 64k ram running cp/m, with a pair of floppies each capable of storing 126k of data. That sounds laughable now, but dBaseII, SuperCalc and WordStar could all run in that space, not simultaneously of course. 2. Back when I ran this box as my main squeeze, I had a 300 baud modem, later upgraded to 1200 and then 2400. We also had serial cables to cross over and copy the software to a Millenium and an Eagle. (Boy, this is going back.) 3. What I want to do, if at all possible, is grab the data and software from a bunch of cp/m disks (5.25 format) and get that stuff onto a CD and then copy it onto my second squeeze and set up both a cp/m and dos environment there. I want to run dBaseII and my first code on a virtual cp/m box and then repeat this on a DOS virtual box. Last week I gave away about a dozen computers to a place that rebuilds/recycles them and then gives them to not-for-profit orgs. Maybe I ought to have retained one, but too late. You might ask, why would someone want to do this? You might also never have heard of Pong. These things are related. I want to look at and run the first code I wrote. It was ambitious. The first program I ever wrote was for Commodore 64 and it was the game of craps. It could handle 4 players and all their side bets and paid off (virtually) at standard casino odds. My next program was preposterously ambitious. I have no way to read the disks from either, except to run them on their source machines. Anyone have any suggestions how this might be achieved? It doesn't really matter that my sources are disks created on Commodore and Apple II with a cp/m card. It's more a question of how to take such ancient data and bring it into Now. I never claimed to be a hardware guy, or even a low-level software guy. But I sense that this problem can be solved and probably already has. Ideas, suggestions, etc. most welcome. Arthur From Gustav at cactus.dk Tue May 15 04:48:59 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 11:48:59 +0200 Subject: [dba-Tech] w2k3 server Message-ID: Hi Arthur Don't waste time on such a change of OS. In fact, you gave the answer yourself why not to do so. On the other hand, don't hold back using VMware, indeed the VMware Server. It is amazing software and, though not officially supported, runs well on WinXP. It installs very easily and given you have some ram available (you need more than 1.5 GB) you can easily set up a virtual server for testing. Then, if you need, you can move the test server to a production server in minutes just by moving the files for that virtual server to the new environment. The single feature, that you can back up a full server installation as a simple file backup, has done that if at all possible we install all new servers at clients as virtual servers. /gustav >>> fuller.artful at gmail.com 14-05-2007 23:51 >>> I am so reluctant to risk my main squeeze by installing another os, so I have my ex-squeeze with 1.5 GB ram and lots of space and running xp pro sp2. Can I readily switch this baby to w2k3? I'd like that, but having just recorded approximately 500 CDs I'm a tad scared of blowing all that too. I know virtually nothing about such things as VMWare, and I'm so scared to risk a box finding out. It is extremely difficult to back up a 500GB box -- well maybe not for the wealthy but for us peons it is problematic. I will ask the totally absurd question, the best of all possible worlds. A single box runs: 1. DOS 6.22 2. Ubuntu 3. XP sp2 4. the cp/m emulator that I have for both DOS and Ubuntu The box boots, presenting the first three as options. The box has two drives, one important (i.e. client-related stuff) plus one experimental/nostalgic. The 250GB disk is XP and work-related plus holds all my recorded music. The 80GB holds DOS 6.22 plus some flavour of Linux (Ubuntu perhaps, or Suse Enterprise 10.1). The Windows xp boot (disk) holds the cp/m virtual machine and then all I have to figure out is how to get the contents of several 5.25 floppies onto a CD so I can plant them in the virtual cp/m machine. I expect that only the old-timers here will have any idea what the last part is about. But I have access to the second computer I ever worked on, and I did some work on it that I would love to recover, if only to realize how naive my code was way back then. So: this part is difficult, at least for my aging mind: 1. computer with 64k ram running cp/m, with a pair of floppies each capable of storing 126k of data. That sounds laughable now, but dBaseII, SuperCalc and WordStar could all run in that space, not simultaneously of course. 2. Back when I ran this box as my main squeeze, I had a 300 baud modem, later upgraded to 1200 and then 2400. We also had serial cables to cross over and copy the software to a Millenium and an Eagle. (Boy, this is going back.) 3. What I want to do, if at all possible, is grab the data and software from a bunch of cp/m disks (5.25 format) and get that stuff onto a CD and then copy it onto my second squeeze and set up both a cp/m and dos environment there. I want to run dBaseII and my first code on a virtual cp/m box and then repeat this on a DOS virtual box. Last week I gave away about a dozen computers to a place that rebuilds/recycles them and then gives them to not-for-profit orgs. Maybe I ought to have retained one, but too late. You might ask, why would someone want to do this? You might also never have heard of Pong. These things are related. I want to look at and run the first code I wrote. It was ambitious. The first program I ever wrote was for Commodore 64 and it was the game of craps. It could handle 4 players and all their side bets and paid off (virtually) at standard casino odds. My next program was preposterously ambitious. I have no way to read the disks from either, except to run them on their source machines. Anyone have any suggestions how this might be achieved? It doesn't really matter that my sources are disks created on Commodore and Apple II with a cp/m card. It's more a question of how to take such ancient data and bring it into Now. I never claimed to be a hardware guy, or even a low-level software guy. But I sense that this problem can be solved and probably already has. Ideas, suggestions, etc. most welcome. Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue May 15 07:41:58 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (jwcolby) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 08:41:58 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook - two personal folder icons Message-ID: <20070515124200.97992BDA8@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> I have two personal folder trees in Outlook. They appear to contain identical information / subfolders / stored messages / address books etc. They appear to be identical. Is there any way to get rid of the second one? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Tue May 15 07:43:28 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 13:43:28 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook - two personal folder icons Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFD53@ALCEXLG1> Right click on it and select close? Jon -----Original Message----- From: jwcolby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 1:42 PM To: 'Tech - Database Advisors Inc.' Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook - two personal folder icons I have two personal folder trees in Outlook. They appear to contain identical information / subfolders / stored messages / address books etc. They appear to be identical. Is there any way to get rid of the second one? John W. 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Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From john at winhaven.net Tue May 15 10:12:16 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 10:12:16 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook - two personal folder icons In-Reply-To: <20070515124200.97992BDA8@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> References: <20070515124200.97992BDA8@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Message-ID: <003701c79703$6cd0fc80$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Hi John, In Windows Explorer: Back up the PST file where the emails are located. The PST files are stored in C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook folder by default (I generally move them to My Documents\Outlook but that is another story). These are hidden folders/files, so you have to unhide hidden files. Then delete one of the offending duplicate personal folders. In Outlook 1) Right click on the folder and select "Close". 2) Close Outlook, then right click Outlook Icon on the desktop. Select Properties, select Data Files. Remove the links to the backup .pst file. 3) Under the folder named HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Outlook Internet Settings you will have a series of folders with long hexadecimal numbers. Two of the folder will point to your *.pst file. You will next to export one of them (Registry | Export registry) and then delete the exported hexadecimal folder. Start Outlook, if it is not working correctly. Close outlook and import the registry file you just exported. Export the other hexadecimal folder and delete it. Start Outlook again. (sound a little like a guessing game?) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby I have two personal folder trees in Outlook. They appear to contain identical information / subfolders / stored messages / address books etc. They appear to be identical. Is there any way to get rid of the second one? From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Tue May 15 17:03:45 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 08:03:45 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook - two personal folder icons In-Reply-To: <003701c79703$6cd0fc80$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <20070515124200.97992BDA8@smtp-auth.no-ip.com>, <003701c79703$6cd0fc80$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <464A2E41.8721.1F105FEC@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Sounds to me more like he has two entries in his profile pointing to the same .pst. I'd try just removing the second one from the profile before I went poking around in directories and the registry. On 15 May 2007 at 10:12, John Bartow wrote: > Hi John, > In Windows Explorer: > Back up the PST file where the emails are located. The PST files are stored > in C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application > Data\Microsoft\Outlook folder by default (I generally move them to My > Documents\Outlook but that is another story). These are hidden > folders/files, so you have to unhide hidden files. > > Then delete one of the offending duplicate personal folders. > > In Outlook > 1) Right click on the folder and select "Close". > > 2) Close Outlook, then right click Outlook Icon on the desktop. Select > Properties, select Data Files. Remove the links to the backup .pst file. > > 3) Under the folder named HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows > Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Outlook Internet Settings you will > have a series of folders with long hexadecimal numbers. Two of the folder > will point to your *.pst file. You will next to export one of them (Registry > | Export registry) and then delete the exported hexadecimal folder. Start > Outlook, if it is not working correctly. Close outlook and import the > registry file you just exported. Export the other hexadecimal folder and > delete it. Start Outlook again. (sound a little like a guessing game?) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby > > I have two personal folder trees in Outlook. They appear to contain > identical information / subfolders / stored messages / address books etc. > They appear to be identical. Is there any way to get rid of the second one? > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- Stuart From ssharkins at setel.com Tue May 15 19:14:23 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 20:14:23 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about "casting" Message-ID: <003c01c7974f$2b87a930$6eb62ad1@SusanOne> What's the difference between a podcast and a webcast? Susan H. From john at winhaven.net Tue May 15 19:41:25 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 19:41:25 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook - two personal folder icons In-Reply-To: <464A2E41.8721.1F105FEC@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> References: <20070515124200.97992BDA8@smtp-auth.no-ip.com>, <003701c79703$6cd0fc80$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <464A2E41.8721.1F105FEC@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <00ab01c79752$ef2b6720$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Hi Stuart, I assumed he tried that as that is what I do every time this happens to me - so that is definitely good advice if he hasn't tried that yet. It is the result of importing files and settings and such. I've never read an exact pinpoint description of how or why it happens but I've run across it a number of times. A PITA for sure. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sounds to me more like he has two entries in his profile pointing to the same .pst. I'd try just removing the second one from the profile before I went poking around in directories and the registry. From carbonnb at gmail.com Tue May 15 20:45:49 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 21:45:49 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about "casting" In-Reply-To: <003c01c7974f$2b87a930$6eb62ad1@SusanOne> References: <003c01c7974f$2b87a930$6eb62ad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: On 5/15/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > What's the difference between a podcast and a webcast? A podcast is a file, usually mp3 but could be a video, that you download to you computer so that you can transfer it to an iPod or similar device to listen to offline A webcast is usually streaming media(audio/video) that you can only watch in your web browser while online. Here is what Wikipedia says about them http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcast -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From ssharkins at setel.com Wed May 16 09:17:00 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 10:17:00 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about "casting" In-Reply-To: References: <003c01c7974f$2b87a930$6eb62ad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: <005801c797c4$ed0dd780$afb82ad1@SusanOne> Thanks Bryan. That makes sense given the terms. Susan H. A podcast is a file, usually mp3 but could be a video, that you download to you computer so that you can transfer it to an iPod or similar device to listen to offline A webcast is usually streaming media(audio/video) that you can only watch in your web browser while online. From ssharkins at setel.com Wed May 16 09:59:26 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 10:59:26 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question Message-ID: <000001c797ca$cd80d970$bcbc2ad1@SusanOne> I know how to reduce worksheet bloat, but I'm wondering how much of a problem it really is? I don't work with Excel enough, so I don't have the means to test. Can bloat seriously impact performance? Susan H. From fuller.artful at gmail.com Wed May 16 10:02:59 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 11:02:59 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows Scripting Message-ID: <29f585dd0705160802j3e650595ia7fbc4a6f8094904@mail.gmail.com> Is anyone here expert or at least experienced with this? I know virtually nothing and have been asked to know something. Arthur From john at winhaven.net Wed May 16 11:07:31 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 11:07:31 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows Scripting In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705160802j3e650595ia7fbc4a6f8094904@mail.gmail.com> References: <29f585dd0705160802j3e650595ia7fbc4a6f8094904@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <01dc01c797d4$4f5db270$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Hi Arthur, Here's a nice set of instructions for windows scripting: http://searchwincomputing.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid68_gci1 077544,00.html You may have to register but its free and worth it. HTH John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 10:03 AM Is anyone here expert or at least experienced with this? I know virtually nothing and have been asked to know something. From jon at tydda.plus.com Wed May 16 14:20:15 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 20:20:15 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <000001c797ca$cd80d970$bcbc2ad1@SusanOne> References: <000001c797ca$cd80d970$bcbc2ad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: <003d01c797ef$3b7108f0$0200a8c0@jt2b> Yes, totally. We've got some spreadsheets at work that just keep track of courier requests etc, and they have lines added, removed, and coloured maybe 10 times a day. After a year or so, they get to a big enough size that some of the lower end PCs just can't open them, and that's only around the 5-6mb mark. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: 16 May 2007 15:59 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question I know how to reduce worksheet bloat, but I'm wondering how much of a problem it really is? I don't work with Excel enough, so I don't have the means to test. Can bloat seriously impact performance? Susan H. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From ssharkins at setel.com Wed May 16 15:03:52 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 16:03:52 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <003d01c797ef$3b7108f0$0200a8c0@jt2b> References: <000001c797ca$cd80d970$bcbc2ad1@SusanOne> <003d01c797ef$3b7108f0$0200a8c0@jt2b> Message-ID: <000501c797f5$555cdf40$4a32fad1@SusanOne> Wow -- I had no idea -- thanks Jon! I wanted to write about bloat on an Office blog, but didn't know if it really mattered. Susan H. Yes, totally. We've got some spreadsheets at work that just keep track of courier requests etc, and they have lines added, removed, and coloured maybe 10 times a day. After a year or so, they get to a big enough size that some of the lower end PCs just can't open them, and that's only around the 5-6mb mark. From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Wed May 16 15:15:33 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 13:15:33 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <000501c797f5$555cdf40$4a32fad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: <017501c797f6$f5a2baa0$0501a8c0@HAL9005> XL bloats? Who knew? How do you unbloat? (the sheet, that is; not you) Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:04 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question Wow -- I had no idea -- thanks Jon! I wanted to write about bloat on an Office blog, but didn't know if it really mattered. Susan H. Yes, totally. We've got some spreadsheets at work that just keep track of courier requests etc, and they have lines added, removed, and coloured maybe 10 times a day. After a year or so, they get to a big enough size that some of the lower end PCs just can't open them, and that's only around the 5-6mb mark. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/805 - Release Date: 5/15/2007 10:47 AM From jon at tydda.plus.com Wed May 16 15:22:50 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 21:22:50 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <017501c797f6$f5a2baa0$0501a8c0@HAL9005> References: <000501c797f5$555cdf40$4a32fad1@SusanOne> <017501c797f6$f5a2baa0$0501a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <004401c797f7$f99d4b60$0200a8c0@jt2b> You have to copy everything from the spreadsheet into a new one, relink everything, copy all the vba across and save it... voila, you get a new document with the same features as the other one, but around half the size. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: 16 May 2007 21:16 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question XL bloats? Who knew? How do you unbloat? (the sheet, that is; not you) Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:04 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question Wow -- I had no idea -- thanks Jon! I wanted to write about bloat on an Office blog, but didn't know if it really mattered. Susan H. Yes, totally. We've got some spreadsheets at work that just keep track of courier requests etc, and they have lines added, removed, and coloured maybe 10 times a day. After a year or so, they get to a big enough size that some of the lower end PCs just can't open them, and that's only around the 5-6mb mark. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/805 - Release Date: 5/15/2007 10:47 AM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Wed May 16 15:25:07 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 15:25:07 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <000001c797ca$cd80d970$bcbc2ad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: I'm not sure what you mean by bloat. I've not run into this (except with pivot tables). Could you explain? I do continually have a problem with orphaned links since I seldom start with a new workbook but almost always crib from existing workbooks. I have an addin that dates back to 97 days that helps clean up broken links. Jim Hale http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q188449 -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:59 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question I know how to reduce worksheet bloat, but I'm wondering how much of a problem it really is? I don't work with Excel enough, so I don't have the means to test. Can bloat seriously impact performance? Susan H. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Wed May 16 15:37:07 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 13:37:07 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <004401c797f7$f99d4b60$0200a8c0@jt2b> Message-ID: <017601c797f9$f8a40c60$0501a8c0@HAL9005> Sounds like a job for a piece of code behind the spreadsheet. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:23 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question You have to copy everything from the spreadsheet into a new one, relink everything, copy all the vba across and save it... voila, you get a new document with the same features as the other one, but around half the size. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: 16 May 2007 21:16 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question XL bloats? Who knew? How do you unbloat? (the sheet, that is; not you) Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:04 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question Wow -- I had no idea -- thanks Jon! I wanted to write about bloat on an Office blog, but didn't know if it really mattered. Susan H. Yes, totally. We've got some spreadsheets at work that just keep track of courier requests etc, and they have lines added, removed, and coloured maybe 10 times a day. After a year or so, they get to a big enough size that some of the lower end PCs just can't open them, and that's only around the 5-6mb mark. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/805 - Release Date: 5/15/2007 10:47 AM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/805 - Release Date: 5/15/2007 10:47 AM From jon at tydda.plus.com Wed May 16 15:52:46 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 21:52:46 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <017601c797f9$f8a40c60$0501a8c0@HAL9005> References: <004401c797f7$f99d4b60$0200a8c0@jt2b> <017601c797f9$f8a40c60$0501a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <004801c797fc$28730d90$0200a8c0@jt2b> I read somewhere that it saves all the "undo" information in the workbook, and I'm not sure there's a way to get rid of it without starting over in a new wb. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: 16 May 2007 21:37 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question Sounds like a job for a piece of code behind the spreadsheet. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:23 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question You have to copy everything from the spreadsheet into a new one, relink everything, copy all the vba across and save it... voila, you get a new document with the same features as the other one, but around half the size. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: 16 May 2007 21:16 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question XL bloats? Who knew? How do you unbloat? (the sheet, that is; not you) Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:04 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question Wow -- I had no idea -- thanks Jon! I wanted to write about bloat on an Office blog, but didn't know if it really mattered. Susan H. Yes, totally. We've got some spreadsheets at work that just keep track of courier requests etc, and they have lines added, removed, and coloured maybe 10 times a day. After a year or so, they get to a big enough size that some of the lower end PCs just can't open them, and that's only around the 5-6mb mark. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/805 - Release Date: 5/15/2007 10:47 AM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/805 - Release Date: 5/15/2007 10:47 AM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Wed May 16 16:13:43 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 16:13:43 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <000501c797f5$555cdf40$4a32fad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: I found this on the net: Jim Hale Honey Can I Shrink the Spreadsheet ? Rodney POWELL Microsoft MVP - Excel The basic Excel workbook file size is only about 14 kb. Efficiently written VBA code will not cause an Excel project to become excessively bloated, but several things are more likely to cause a project to grow larger than necessary are: Saving a workbook in certain backward-compatible file formats. Storing a lot of forms, controls, custom toolbars, or graphic images in the workbook. Either formatting in empty cells or having acres of cells with formulas. This last item is the most common cause of Excel file bloat, since a Worksheet's UsedRange properties continually expands to encompass the entire area that has ever been used. How to Reset the UsedRange Property We want to get Excel to "forget" all that unecessary file size. The way to overcome this manually is to delete the rows (and columns) that formerly had data or formatting and save the file. Select all the rows past the last populated row. You must select the grey row labels so the entire rows will be actually removed and not just cleared. The same applies for excess columns. >From the Edit menu, select the Delete > EntireRow command. Once this is done, you need to Save the workbook. This will reset the UsedRange property. Note: You can also go into the VBE (Visual Basic Editor) and execute the command ActiveSheet.UsedRange in the Immediate window to reset the UsedRange without having to save. Preventative Measures When formatting, it is best to not include a large number of extra cells, unless you format an entire column or row. If you format 1,000 cells, Excel stores 1,000 format specifications. If you format an entire row or column, Excel only has one format to store. Similarly, try to not extend formulas for thousands of rows if it can be avoided. And, if your spreadsheet looks like one large patchwork quilt, consider if maybe it can be restructured and organized into a few separate efficient sheets within the same workbook. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 3:04 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question Wow -- I had no idea -- thanks Jon! I wanted to write about bloat on an Office blog, but didn't know if it really mattered. Susan H. Yes, totally. We've got some spreadsheets at work that just keep track of courier requests etc, and they have lines added, removed, and coloured maybe 10 times a day. After a year or so, they get to a big enough size that some of the lower end PCs just can't open them, and that's only around the 5-6mb mark. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. From ssharkins at setel.com Wed May 16 16:51:11 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 17:51:11 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: References: <000501c797f5$555cdf40$4a32fad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: <002d01c79804$54547220$77bc2ad1@SusanOne> Jim, this was what I planned to write about. Jon, have you ever tried this? Anybody? I'm wondering what the difference is between just deleting rows and columns and creating a new sheet or workbook. Susan H. I found this on the net: Jim Hale Honey Can I Shrink the Spreadsheet ? Rodney POWELL Microsoft MVP - Excel From jon at tydda.plus.com Wed May 16 16:59:39 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 22:59:39 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <002d01c79804$54547220$77bc2ad1@SusanOne> References: <000501c797f5$555cdf40$4a32fad1@SusanOne> <002d01c79804$54547220$77bc2ad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: <004f01c79805$80373a70$0200a8c0@jt2b> I've not seen that before, we just tend to start a new wb. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: 16 May 2007 22:51 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question Jim, this was what I planned to write about. Jon, have you ever tried this? Anybody? I'm wondering what the difference is between just deleting rows and columns and creating a new sheet or workbook. Susan H. I found this on the net: Jim Hale Honey Can I Shrink the Spreadsheet ? Rodney POWELL Microsoft MVP - Excel _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Wed May 16 17:24:11 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 17:24:11 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <002d01c79804$54547220$77bc2ad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: How about this for an article. I have a cashflow statement with many accounts down (rows) and actual, prior year and plan across (columns). I need to hide the rows that are 0 all the way across and, more importantly, unhide rows that were zero but now have data. I always forget to unhide the new rows which obviously creates problems(accountants are anal about things adding). This will automatically hide/unhide rows whenever the user activates the sheet. :-) Jim Hale Private Sub Worksheet_Activate() On Error GoTo Err_Process Call HideRows("cashflownew", 14, 26, 4, 6) The_End: Exit Sub Err_Process: MsgBox "The following error occured: " & Error$ Resume The_End End Sub Function HideRows(strWSheetname As String, intStartRow As Integer, intEndRow As Integer, _ intStartCol As Integer, intEndCol As Integer, Optional intDecimalplaces As Integer = 3) Dim x As Integer, intFlag As Integer, y As Integer Application.ScreenUpdating = False Worksheets(strWSheetname).Select For x = intStartRow To intEndRow intFlag = 0 For y = intStartCol To intEndCol If Round(Cells(x, y).Value, intDecimalplaces) = 0 Then intFlag = 0 + intFlag Else intFlag = 1 + intFlag End If Next y If intFlag = 0 Then Rows(x).Hidden = True Else Rows(x).Hidden = False End If Next x End Function -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 4:51 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question Jim, this was what I planned to write about. Jon, have you ever tried this? Anybody? I'm wondering what the difference is between just deleting rows and columns and creating a new sheet or workbook. Susan H. I found this on the net: Jim Hale Honey Can I Shrink the Spreadsheet ? Rodney POWELL Microsoft MVP - Excel _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Thu May 17 18:00:04 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 16:00:04 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <002d01c79804$54547220$77bc2ad1@SusanOne> References: <000501c797f5$555cdf40$4a32fad1@SusanOne> <002d01c79804$54547220$77bc2ad1@SusanOne> Message-ID: <464CDE74.6020602@shaw.ca> If you turn on Track Changes, the file may bloat I believe Excel stores VBA code as P-Code or maybe just some meta-data about the P-Code. Much the same way access does. Problem is this is a one way growing operation. Every change made requires the metadata to be rebuilt and as such it will generally take up more space. Now, even though you might fully cut 1/3 of the modules and code out of the project, when you save it is not going to get any smaller, it's just going to have much more 'whitespace' in the meta data. To reduce file size , you could get "VBA Code Cleaner" add-in from Baarns Consulting (www.baarns.com) (But one thing you need to note is that, that add-in was not designed for Excel 2000. In case it doesn't run in Excel 2000, you may need to modify the code a bit.) http://archive.baarns.com/software/ Or see this for other methods http://www.ozgrid.com/Excel/ExcelProblems.htm http://www.bmsltd.ie/MVP/Default.htm Look for Rob Bovey code cleaner http://exceltips.vitalnews.com/Pages/T1248_Sudden_Increases_in_Workbook_File_Size.html I am guessing that code methods above use something like this to reduce file size, similar to Access SaveAsText method moving code to a new mdb. Function SaveVBAasText() Dim iCount As Integer Dim tFileName As String Dim tPath As String Dim SuffixTxt As String tPath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\ObjectsAsText" & Format(Now(), "yyyymmddhhnnss") & "\" MkDir tPath SuffixTxt = ".txt" Debug.Print tPath 'Now save For iCount = 1 To Application.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents.Count tFileName = tPath & Application.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents.Item(iCount).Name & SuffixTxt Application.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents.Item(iCount).Export tFileName Next Debug.Print tFileName End Function Susan Harkins wrote: >Jim, this was what I planned to write about. > >Jon, have you ever tried this? Anybody? I'm wondering what the difference is >between just deleting rows and columns and creating a new sheet or workbook. > > >Susan H. > > >I found this on the net: > >Jim Hale > >Honey Can I Shrink the Spreadsheet ? > >Rodney POWELL >Microsoft MVP - Excel > >__ > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From jon at tydda.plus.com Thu May 17 18:10:11 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 00:10:11 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question In-Reply-To: <464CDE74.6020602@shaw.ca> References: <000501c797f5$555cdf40$4a32fad1@SusanOne><002d01c79804$54547220$77bc2ad1@SusanOne> <464CDE74.6020602@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <005c01c798d8$84f07ee0$0200a8c0@jt2b> Oh god yes, track changes is VERY bad, and so is sharing a workbook. Just don't do it. Ever. Ever! Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: 18 May 2007 00:00 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Excel bloat question If you turn on Track Changes, the file may bloat I believe Excel stores VBA code as P-Code or maybe just some meta-data about the P-Code. Much the same way access does. Problem is this is a one way growing operation. Every change made requires the metadata to be rebuilt and as such it will generally take up more space. Now, even though you might fully cut 1/3 of the modules and code out of the project, when you save it is not going to get any smaller, it's just going to have much more 'whitespace' in the meta data. To reduce file size , you could get "VBA Code Cleaner" add-in from Baarns Consulting (www.baarns.com) (But one thing you need to note is that, that add-in was not designed for Excel 2000. In case it doesn't run in Excel 2000, you may need to modify the code a bit.) http://archive.baarns.com/software/ Or see this for other methods http://www.ozgrid.com/Excel/ExcelProblems.htm http://www.bmsltd.ie/MVP/Default.htm Look for Rob Bovey code cleaner http://exceltips.vitalnews.com/Pages/T1248_Sudden_Increases_in_Workbook_File _Size.html I am guessing that code methods above use something like this to reduce file size, similar to Access SaveAsText method moving code to a new mdb. Function SaveVBAasText() Dim iCount As Integer Dim tFileName As String Dim tPath As String Dim SuffixTxt As String tPath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\ObjectsAsText" & Format(Now(), "yyyymmddhhnnss") & "\" MkDir tPath SuffixTxt = ".txt" Debug.Print tPath 'Now save For iCount = 1 To Application.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents.Count tFileName = tPath & Application.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents.Item(iCount).Name & SuffixTxt Application.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents.Item(iCount).Export tFileName Next Debug.Print tFileName End Function Susan Harkins wrote: >Jim, this was what I planned to write about. > >Jon, have you ever tried this? Anybody? I'm wondering what the difference is >between just deleting rows and columns and creating a new sheet or workbook. > > >Susan H. > > >I found this on the net: > >Jim Hale > >Honey Can I Shrink the Spreadsheet ? > >Rodney POWELL >Microsoft MVP - Excel > >__ > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Fri May 18 13:52:10 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (jwcolby) Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 14:52:10 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] using virtual machines Message-ID: <20070518185209.07CC0BD0D@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> How do you guys use Virtual PC? I was reading Red Tape this morning (from MSNBC.COM) and he talked about putting your browser (and by extension your email client) on a virtual PC so that if you happen to run into an infected web site that tries to download code onto your PC, the damage is isolated to your virtual machine. Seems like a neat idea. So I though I's ask you guys how you use VPC. If you were going to use this idea, would you do so with a tiny virtual hard drive? It seems like it would be inconvenient to switch between virtual machines just to do browsing and email but I never really seriously using it don't really know that. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Fri May 18 14:11:12 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (jwcolby) Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 15:11:12 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual PC - use a virtual firewall? Message-ID: <20070518191110.57EDEBC79@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> I assume that you would treat a virtual PC instance just as you would a normal PC, running a software firewall, an antivirus etc? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk Fri May 18 14:29:19 2007 From: mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk (Martin Reid) Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 20:29:19 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual PC - use a virtual firewall? References: <20070518191110.57EDEBC79@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Message-ID: John I have only used then for two things. Running MS beta software which means I can isolate the stuff form my PC and for running stuff in work. The work stuff runs on Virtual Servers, for example SharePoint, SQL Server etc as a development environment. I have had an entire virtual network running on an XP pc, Win Server 2003, 2 XP Pro clients but one of our Server guys set it all up for me and it worked really well. Mainly we have been playing about with Virtual Machines but I suspect we will move into this area especially application virtulisation. One thing they did tell me was the more RAM the better! Martin Martin WP Reid Training and Assessment Unit Riddle Hall Belfast tel: 02890 974465 ________________________________ From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of jwcolby Sent: Fri 18/05/2007 20:11 To: 'Tech - Database Advisors Inc.' Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual PC - use a virtual firewall? I assume that you would treat a virtual PC instance just as you would a normal PC, running a software firewall, an antivirus etc? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Fri May 18 14:46:53 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 15:46:53 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] using virtual machines In-Reply-To: <20070518185209.07CC0BD0D@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> References: <20070518185209.07CC0BD0D@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Message-ID: On 5/18/07, jwcolby wrote: > How do you guys use Virtual PC? I was reading Red Tape this morning (from > MSNBC.COM) and he talked about putting your browser (and by extension your > email client) on a virtual PC so that if you happen to run into an infected > web site that tries to download code onto your PC, the damage is isolated to > your virtual machine. Seems like a neat idea. > > So I though I's ask you guys how you use VPC. If you were going to use this > idea, would you do so with a tiny virtual hard drive? It seems like it > would be inconvenient to switch between virtual machines just to do browsing > and email but I never really seriously using it don't really know that. If you have a computer that can handle it, I'd say go for it. I have a friend that does all his browsing in a VM. Would I do it if I had the horsepower? No I wouldn't. Too much hassle AFAIC. That isn't to say I don't use VMs. I do. I have a server setup to mirror the DBA mail server so that I can test changes before applying them to the server. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From carbonnb at gmail.com Fri May 18 18:42:27 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 19:42:27 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual PC - use a virtual firewall? In-Reply-To: <20070518191110.57EDEBC79@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> References: <20070518191110.57EDEBC79@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Message-ID: On 5/18/07, jwcolby wrote: > I assume that you would treat a virtual PC instance just as you would a > normal PC, running a software firewall, an antivirus etc? Yep. I would if you are online with it. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Mon May 21 11:49:23 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 11:49:23 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] automate network login Message-ID: <4651CD93.6070008@earthlink.net> One of out XP boxes manages to gain access to other nodes on our P2P workgroup network (esp the W2K pseudo-server) without requiring a simple user=Administrator, blank-password login. The other XP box, and the SuSE 9 box, insist on a login. Evidently I once knew how to persuade a box to skip the workgroup login. No longer :-) . Does anyone know how to do it with XP? With SuSE? TIA. PB From carbonnb at gmail.com Mon May 21 12:09:23 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 13:09:23 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] automate network login In-Reply-To: <4651CD93.6070008@earthlink.net> References: <4651CD93.6070008@earthlink.net> Message-ID: On 5/21/07, Peter Brawley wrote: > One of out XP boxes manages to gain access to other nodes on our P2P > workgroup network (esp the W2K pseudo-server) without requiring a simple > user=Administrator, blank-password login. The other XP box, and the SuSE > 9 box, insist on a login. Evidently I once knew how to persuade a box to > skip the workgroup login. No longer :-) . Does anyone know how to do it > with XP? With SuSE? TIA. If I understand what you are asking, then the box that login automatically more than likely has a user/password combo that is identical to the pseudo server. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From john at winhaven.net Tue May 22 12:39:11 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 12:39:11 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] FW: [AccessD] Web site Hosting Companies Message-ID: <000001c79c98$1c2ef530$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Jim Lawrence > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 5:36 AM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: [AccessD] Web site Hosting Companies > > Hi All: > > Would anyone be able to recommend a web hosting company? The > site would have to support Microsoft products like ASP, > ASP.Net and MS SQL. A good price is a definite plus. > > TIA > > Regards > Jim > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Thu May 24 21:08:15 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (jwcolby) Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 22:08:15 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] VPN routers Message-ID: <20070525020817.91070BD0A@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Does anyone have recommendations for reasonably priced routers that handle VPN? I am looking for something in the "under $200" range, that I can setup VPN between my laptop and my home office, where the router handles the VPN tunnel. It does not have to handle the wireless stuff, I have a wireless router that I can plug in behind it if necessary. I use the vpn "stuff" built in to Windows XP to connect to clients already. I need to get the same kind of thing set up at my home office. As you might have guessed, I am not a notwork kind of guy so take that into account. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From john at winhaven.net Fri May 25 00:01:19 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 00:01:19 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] CounterSpy Competitive upgrade Message-ID: <006a01c79e89$bc1772f0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Sunbelt has just modified it's competitive upgrade special to include users of free anti-spyware. This is a darn good deal. CounterSpy v2 is very stable, very good and low on resource drag. http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-Office/CounterSpy/Competitive-Upgr ade/ From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Fri May 25 03:14:47 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 09:14:47 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] VPN routers Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE09@ALCEXLG1> My Netgear DG834PN has a VPN tunnel thingy on it, I don't use it, but the website suggests that it's fairly easy to set up. Jon -----Original Message----- From: jwcolby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 3:08 AM To: Tech - Database Advisors Inc. Subject: [dba-Tech] VPN routers Does anyone have recommendations for reasonably priced routers that handle VPN? I am looking for something in the "under $200" range, that I can setup VPN between my laptop and my home office, where the router handles the VPN tunnel. It does not have to handle the wireless stuff, I have a wireless router that I can plug in behind it if necessary. I use the vpn "stuff" built in to Windows XP to connect to clients already. I need to get the same kind of thing set up at my home office. As you might have guessed, I am not a notwork kind of guy so take that into account. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri May 25 03:52:05 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 10:52:05 +0200 Subject: [dba-Tech] CounterSpy Competitive upgrade Message-ID: Hi John What is the normal and the special price for this? /gustav >>> john at winhaven.net 25-05-2007 07:01 >>> Sunbelt has just modified it's competitive upgrade special to include users of free anti-spyware. This is a darn good deal. CounterSpy v2 is very stable, very good and low on resource drag. http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-Office/CounterSpy/Competitive-Upgrade/ From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri May 25 03:56:18 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 10:56:18 +0200 Subject: [dba-Tech] VPN routers Message-ID: Hi John and Jon We use mostly Draytek and some Linksys models. Also Zyxel. Don't know the pricing in the US. Most quality modern routers handle VPN. The difference is the count of channels and features. /gustav >>> Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk 25-05-2007 10:14 >>> My Netgear DG834PN has a VPN tunnel thingy on it, I don't use it, but the website suggests that it's fairly easy to set up. Jon -----Original Message----- From: jwcolby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 3:08 AM To: Tech - Database Advisors Inc. Subject: [dba-Tech] VPN routers Does anyone have recommendations for reasonably priced routers that handle VPN? I am looking for something in the "under $200" range, that I can setup VPN between my laptop and my home office, where the router handles the VPN tunnel. It does not have to handle the wireless stuff, I have a wireless router that I can plug in behind it if necessary. I use the vpn "stuff" built in to Windows XP to connect to clients already. I need to get the same kind of thing set up at my home office. As you might have guessed, I am not a notwork kind of guy so take that into account. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Fri May 25 09:34:20 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 09:34:20 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] VPN routers In-Reply-To: <20070525020817.91070BD0A@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Message-ID: I have used the linksys vpn routers successfully, one at home one at my factory. The cheapest will handle 2 separate vpn tunnels, I also have one that will handle 4 tunnels with 2 separate internet lines with auto switchover if one goes down. At one point I had both DSL and cable but cable became sufficiently trustworthy that I got rid of the backup. "So easy even an accountant can do it" :-) Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 9:08 PM To: Tech - Database Advisors Inc. Subject: [dba-Tech] VPN routers Does anyone have recommendations for reasonably priced routers that handle VPN? I am looking for something in the "under $200" range, that I can setup VPN between my laptop and my home office, where the router handles the VPN tunnel. It does not have to handle the wireless stuff, I have a wireless router that I can plug in behind it if necessary. I use the vpn "stuff" built in to Windows XP to connect to clients already. I need to get the same kind of thing set up at my home office. As you might have guessed, I am not a notwork kind of guy so take that into account. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Fri May 25 09:57:04 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 09:57:04 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] OEM XP pro for sale Message-ID: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Edp No=2571830&CatId=672 FWIW tiger direct has OEM windows XP pro for $139.00. I grabbed one with Amex membership points. Note: This version of Microsoft Windows XP cannot be upgraded from earlier versions of Windows. If your operating system is Windows 2000/ME/98 you must backup your data before installation. This OEM version will only allow a clean Install, and your existing data will be deleted *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. From john at winhaven.net Fri May 25 10:33:04 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 10:33:04 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] CounterSpy Competitive upgrade In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000001c79ee1$fe03ca80$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Hi Gustav, CounterSpy is normally $19.95. The annual renewal cost is $9.95. They offer a fully functional 15 day trial so if I need to cleanup a PC that doesn't have CS then I download the trial to do that. I've pretty much gone to recommending AVG Free and CounterSpy for SOHOs. AT&T customers get to use CA's AV for free so for them its CAAV and CounterSpy. (When Sunbelt fortifies CounterSpy with a full AV database and is certified as AV then I will evaluate dropping the additional AV product.) For business clients we're using CA's SMB Security Suite. CA's anti-spyware is also very good. CounterSpy v2 is truly second generation anti-spyware and has some interesting new technologies built in such as "first scan" which is similar to how an AV scans before windows boots up. I placed a write up about it on the web at: http://www.winhaven.net/security/spyware.html Sunbelt also has (mostly) enterprise level products which is how I first got involved with them. I'm impressed with Sunbelt's support. Something I can't say about too many software companies these days. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 3:52 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] CounterSpy Competitive upgrade Hi John What is the normal and the special price for this? /gustav From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri May 25 10:41:31 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 17:41:31 +0200 Subject: [dba-Tech] CounterSpy Competitive upgrade Message-ID: Thanks John! /gustav >>> john at winhaven.net 25-05-2007 17:33 >>> Hi Gustav, CounterSpy is normally $19.95. The annual renewal cost is $9.95. They offer a fully functional 15 day trial so if I need to cleanup a PC that doesn't have CS then I download the trial to do that. I've pretty much gone to recommending AVG Free and CounterSpy for SOHOs. AT&T customers get to use CA's AV for free so for them its CAAV and CounterSpy. (When Sunbelt fortifies CounterSpy with a full AV database and is certified as AV then I will evaluate dropping the additional AV product.) For business clients we're using CA's SMB Security Suite. CA's anti-spyware is also very good. CounterSpy v2 is truly second generation anti-spyware and has some interesting new technologies built in such as "first scan" which is similar to how an AV scans before windows boots up. I placed a write up about it on the web at: http://www.winhaven.net/security/spyware.html Sunbelt also has (mostly) enterprise level products which is how I first got involved with them. I'm impressed with Sunbelt's support. Something I can't say about too many software companies these days. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 3:52 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] CounterSpy Competitive upgrade Hi John What is the normal and the special price for this? /gustav From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 27 07:43:22 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 08:43:22 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] This just in from GMail Message-ID: <29f585dd0705270543uff7cca0ieefded188166552b@mail.gmail.com> You can now attach files up to 20MB in size to a gmail message. Of course, the recipient would have to have a mail carrier that allows such attachments. On the other hand, if you need to send such a file to somebody, just tell the recipient to create an email account at gmail.com. It's free and no invitation is required. As for me, I much prefer gmail to anything else I've ever used. Should you try it out, you can also grab all your old email from that account and pull it into gmail. The foregoing is unbiased. I did not buy Google shares when they were a pittance. DARN! Idiot! As Homer says, "Stupid brain!" Arthur From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 27 15:09:30 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 16:09:30 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] GIF or BMP to ICO? Message-ID: <29f585dd0705271309w5e6c5e10rd0b45320b60b5374@mail.gmail.com> Is there some utility that will convert a GIF or BMP to ICO format? I just want to turn a company logo into an icon for the status bar when the Access app is minimized. TIA, Arthur From andy at minstersystems.co.uk Sun May 27 15:22:49 2007 From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk (Andy Lacey) Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 21:22:49 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] GIF or BMP to ICO? In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705271309w5e6c5e10rd0b45320b60b5374@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000201c7a09c$cc01f090$c67fd355@minster33c3r25> IrfanView will do that I reckon Arthur. http://www.irfanview.com/ -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Arthur Fuller > Sent: 27 May 2007 21:10 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] GIF or BMP to ICO? > > > Is there some utility that will convert a GIF or BMP to ICO > format? I just want to turn a company logo into an icon for > the status bar when the Access app is minimized. > > TIA, > Arthur > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sun May 27 15:26:40 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 13:26:40 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] GIF or BMP to ICO? In-Reply-To: <29f585dd0705271309w5e6c5e10rd0b45320b60b5374@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <00ff01c7a09d$571a4ec0$0301a8c0@HAL9005> I think Irfanview will do it. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 1:10 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] GIF or BMP to ICO? Is there some utility that will convert a GIF or BMP to ICO format? I just want to turn a company logo into an icon for the status bar when the Access app is minimized. TIA, Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/819 - Release Date: 5/26/2007 10:47 AM From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 27 15:35:53 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 16:35:53 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Gmail question Message-ID: <29f585dd0705271335v53977ac0kb3ad6246ecddf7dc@mail.gmail.com> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to have Gmail notify me with a sound that email has arrived, as Outlook does? TIA, Arthur From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun May 27 15:40:37 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 16:40:37 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] GIF or BMP to ICO? In-Reply-To: <00ff01c7a09d$571a4ec0$0301a8c0@HAL9005> References: <29f585dd0705271309w5e6c5e10rd0b45320b60b5374@mail.gmail.com> <00ff01c7a09d$571a4ec0$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <29f585dd0705271340h1be0e622yd5383a8759881ee2@mail.gmail.com> Thanks, guys. I appreciate it. On 5/27/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: > > I think Irfanview will do it. > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 1:10 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] GIF or BMP to ICO? > > Is there some utility that will convert a GIF or BMP to ICO format? I just > want to turn a company logo into an icon for the status bar when the > Access > app is minimized. > > TIA, > Arthur > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/819 - Release Date: 5/26/2007 > 10:47 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From jon at tydda.plus.com Sun May 27 17:45:51 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 23:45:51 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Message-ID: <000001c7a0b0$c6e122c0$0200a8c0@jt2b> I?ve just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I?d run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm?s AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It?s good ? runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I?m kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I?ve only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive who knows what?s been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! Jon From bheid at sc.rr.com Mon May 28 19:14:12 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 20:14:12 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: <000001c7a0b0$c6e122c0$0200a8c0@jt2b> References: <000001c7a0b0$c6e122c0$0200a8c0@jt2b> Message-ID: <000301c7a186$499fd690$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Ok Jon, I bought it on your recommendation. It better be good! LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I?ve just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I?d run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm?s AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It?s good ? runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I?m kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I?ve only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive who knows what?s been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! Jon _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Tue May 29 00:37:14 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 00:37:14 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] maxthon Message-ID: <465BBC0A.8020600@earthlink.net> Anybody have experience with this new browser (well, sort of new ... it has 40m users in China)? PB From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue May 29 00:39:29 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 22:39:29 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Message-ID: <00ad01c7a1b3$ba4c9ef0$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Dear List(s): A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing system and go to a new one. The problem is: 1) the current product has no data import or export functions 2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business 3) the platform is Informix 4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and password 5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the user name and password). 6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. 7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is working OK. But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into something with support, I would guess. If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system with my own. Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? MTIA Rocky P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the details - find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not mine but the imposter. From carbonnb at gmail.com Tue May 29 04:49:30 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 05:49:30 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] maxthon In-Reply-To: <465BBC0A.8020600@earthlink.net> References: <465BBC0A.8020600@earthlink.net> Message-ID: On 5/29/07, Peter Brawley wrote: > Anybody have experience with this new browser > (well, sort of new ... it has 40m users in China)? All it is is a new face on IE. I've used it in a previous incarnation, when it used to be called MyIE or something like that. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Tue May 29 06:48:20 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 13:48:20 +0200 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy References: <000001c7a0b0$c6e122c0$0200a8c0@jt2b> <000301c7a186$499fd690$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <000601c7a1e7$418b1620$1800a8c0@s1800> I downloaded and installed it. It found WinControl, a Keylogger! Thanks a lot, Jon. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Heid" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Ok Jon, I bought it on your recommendation. It better be good! LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I've just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I'd run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm's AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy. it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It's good - runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I'm kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I've only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive. who knows what's been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! Jon _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 28.05.2007 11:40 From accessd at shaw.ca Tue May 29 12:34:19 2007 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 10:34:19 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <00ad01c7a1b3$ba4c9ef0$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <0JIT00B3HCL2SCK0@l-daemon> Hi Rocky: How are they getting the data out of their database now? Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Cc: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Dear List(s): A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing system and go to a new one. The problem is: 1) the current product has no data import or export functions 2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business 3) the platform is Informix 4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and password 5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the user name and password). 6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. 7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is working OK. But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into something with support, I would guess. If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system with my own. Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? MTIA Rocky P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the details - find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not mine but the imposter. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue May 29 12:48:00 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 10:48:00 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <0JIT00B3HCL2SCK0@l-daemon> Message-ID: <002e01c7a219$80139e80$0301a8c0@HAL9005> They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no support for the application. But it's working. I think they're getting nervous though, and, they want to export their data before picking a replacement system. Converting the existing data would be key. Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So when the user started looking around the internet for support, he found me. If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go for my system. But no one there knows what the user name and password is for the Informix db. The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. Regards, Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Hi Rocky: How are they getting the data out of their database now? Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Cc: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Dear List(s): A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing system and go to a new one. The problem is: 1) the current product has no data import or export functions 2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business 3) the platform is Informix 4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and password 5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the user name and password). 6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. 7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is working OK. But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into something with support, I would guess. If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system with my own. Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? MTIA Rocky P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the details - find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not mine but the imposter. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 11:40 AM From garykjos at gmail.com Tue May 29 13:09:09 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 13:09:09 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <002e01c7a219$80139e80$0301a8c0@HAL9005> References: <0JIT00B3HCL2SCK0@l-daemon> <002e01c7a219$80139e80$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: You MIGHT be able to text search though the actual software code and find it if it's not encrypted. Search for something like "password=" with a text editor. GK On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: > They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, MRP, > inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a Singapore > software house - is out of business. So there's no support for the > application. But it's working. I think they're getting nervous though, > and, they want to export their data before picking a replacement system. > Converting the existing data would be key. > > Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in Singapore > took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So when the user > started looking around the internet for support, he found me. > > If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll convert it > to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go for my system. But > no one there knows what the user name and password is for the Informix db. > The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. > > Regards, > > Rocky > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > Hi Rocky: > > How are they getting the data out of their database now? > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at > Beach Access Software > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Cc: List > Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > Dear List(s): > > A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing system > and go to a new one. The problem is: > > 1) the current product has no data import or export functions > 2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business > 3) the platform is Informix > 4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and password > 5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says they > tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the user name and > password). > 6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. > 7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. Just if > they want to open the back end directly. The program is working OK. > > But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into something > with support, I would guess. > > If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system with my > own. > > Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? > > MTIA > > Rocky > > P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore took the > name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, which is what > this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web and found me. So I > called him tonight in Singapore to get the details - find out if he had a > bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some screen shots of the opening > screens, and I saw right away it was not mine but the imposter. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 > 11:40 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From accessd at shaw.ca Tue May 29 13:23:23 2007 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 11:23:23 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <002e01c7a219$80139e80$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <0JIT00F47EUTT901@l-daemon> Hi Rocky: Maybe if you can get access to the actual database it might be directly extractable. It might be in un-encrypted format so it can be just read out... if you decide to attempt that route I have a few code pieces, written in VB that will allow you to scan and extract the data.... (Did that with a client's ACPAC database a few years ago.) Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:48 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no support for the application. But it's working. I think they're getting nervous though, and, they want to export their data before picking a replacement system. Converting the existing data would be key. Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So when the user started looking around the internet for support, he found me. If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go for my system. But no one there knows what the user name and password is for the Informix db. The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. Regards, Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Hi Rocky: How are they getting the data out of their database now? Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Cc: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Dear List(s): A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing system and go to a new one. The problem is: 1) the current product has no data import or export functions 2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business 3) the platform is Informix 4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and password 5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the user name and password). 6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. 7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is working OK. But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into something with support, I would guess. If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system with my own. Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? MTIA Rocky P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the details - find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not mine but the imposter. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 11:40 AM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue May 29 13:29:24 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 11:29:24 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <004601c7a21f$486c4710$0301a8c0@HAL9005> I'll ask, but I'll be a quarter that the code is compiled. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:09 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password You MIGHT be able to text search though the actual software code and find it if it's not encrypted. Search for something like "password=" with a text editor. GK On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: > They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, > MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a > Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no support > for the application. But it's working. I think they're getting > nervous though, and, they want to export their data before picking a replacement system. > Converting the existing data would be key. > > Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in > Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So > when the user started looking around the internet for support, he found me. > > If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll > convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go for > my system. But no one there knows what the user name and password is for the Informix db. > The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. > > Regards, > > Rocky > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim > Lawrence > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > Hi Rocky: > > How are they getting the data out of their database now? > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky > Smolin at Beach Access Software > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Cc: List > Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > Dear List(s): > > A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing > system and go to a new one. The problem is: > > 1) the current product has no data import or export functions > 2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business > 3) the platform is Informix > 4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and > password > 5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says > they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the > user name and password). > 6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. > 7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. > Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is working OK. > > But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into > something with support, I would guess. > > If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system > with my own. > > Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? > > MTIA > > Rocky > > P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore > took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, > which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web > and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the details > - find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some > screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not mine but the imposter. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: > 5/28/2007 11:40 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 11:40 AM From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue May 29 13:29:59 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 11:29:59 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <0JIT00F47EUTT901@l-daemon> Message-ID: <004701c7a21f$5d597c60$0301a8c0@HAL9005> I'll see if there's some way I can get hold of that database. I'll call him again tonight. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:23 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Hi Rocky: Maybe if you can get access to the actual database it might be directly extractable. It might be in un-encrypted format so it can be just read out... if you decide to attempt that route I have a few code pieces, written in VB that will allow you to scan and extract the data.... (Did that with a client's ACPAC database a few years ago.) Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:48 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no support for the application. But it's working. I think they're getting nervous though, and, they want to export their data before picking a replacement system. Converting the existing data would be key. Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So when the user started looking around the internet for support, he found me. If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go for my system. But no one there knows what the user name and password is for the Informix db. The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. Regards, Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Hi Rocky: How are they getting the data out of their database now? Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Cc: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Dear List(s): A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing system and go to a new one. The problem is: 1) the current product has no data import or export functions 2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business 3) the platform is Informix 4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and password 5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the user name and password). 6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. 7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is working OK. But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into something with support, I would guess. If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system with my own. Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? MTIA Rocky P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the details - find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not mine but the imposter. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 11:40 AM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 11:40 AM From john at winhaven.net Tue May 29 13:59:13 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 13:59:13 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: <000001c7a0b0$c6e122c0$0200a8c0@jt2b> References: <000001c7a0b0$c6e122c0$0200a8c0@jt2b> Message-ID: <037301c7a223$734cb330$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Jon, Even more impressive - it runs well on my lowly 2,4 Ghz P4 :o) The 16 items could have been remnants from another AS's cleaning that didn't get all the pieces. (I'm trying to be an optimist ;o) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 5:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I?ve just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I?d run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm?s AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It?s good ? runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I?m kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I?ve only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive who knows what?s been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! From garykjos at gmail.com Tue May 29 14:22:04 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:22:04 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <004601c7a21f$486c4710$0301a8c0@HAL9005> References: <004601c7a21f$486c4710$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: Strings like a connection to database might still be intact. Probably not but it's possible. Depends on what tool it was created with. It's not LIKELY that it would be found but it's not completely out of the question either. Does the application do reports that could be printed to a text file and then read back in as data? I've done a lot of that kind of stuff. It's a pain to stip off the column headings etc and get to the data columns but it's doable. Harder when the reports are multi-line but still doable. GK On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: > I'll ask, but I'll be a quarter that the code is compiled. > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:09 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > You MIGHT be able to text search though the actual software code and > find it if it's not encrypted. Search for something like "password=" > with a text editor. > > GK > > On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software > wrote: > > They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, > > MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a > > Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no support > > for the application. But it's working. I think they're getting > > nervous though, and, they want to export their data before picking a > replacement system. > > Converting the existing data would be key. > > > > Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in > > Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So > > when the user started looking around the internet for support, he found > me. > > > > If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll > > convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go for > > my system. But no one there knows what the user name and password is for > the Informix db. > > The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. > > > > Regards, > > > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim > > Lawrence > > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM > > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > > > Hi Rocky: > > > > How are they getting the data out of their database now? > > > > Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky > > Smolin at Beach Access Software > > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > Cc: List > > Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > > > Dear List(s): > > > > A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing > > system and go to a new one. The problem is: > > > > 1) the current product has no data import or export functions > > 2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business > > 3) the platform is Informix > > 4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and > > password > > 5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says > > they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the > > user name and password). > > 6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. > > 7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. > > Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is working > OK. > > > > But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into > > something with support, I would guess. > > > > If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system > > with my own. > > > > Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? > > > > MTIA > > > > Rocky > > > > P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore > > took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, > > which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web > > and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the details > > - find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some > > screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not mine > but the imposter. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: > > 5/28/2007 11:40 AM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > -- > Gary Kjos > garykjos at gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 > 11:40 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue May 29 16:17:23 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:17:23 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <005c01c7a236$c0733d60$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Reports to a file - that's an option. PITA, but could be some $$ for me. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Strings like a connection to database might still be intact. Probably not but it's possible. Depends on what tool it was created with. It's not LIKELY that it would be found but it's not completely out of the question either. Does the application do reports that could be printed to a text file and then read back in as data? I've done a lot of that kind of stuff. It's a pain to stip off the column headings etc and get to the data columns but it's doable. Harder when the reports are multi-line but still doable. GK On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: > I'll ask, but I'll be a quarter that the code is compiled. > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:09 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > You MIGHT be able to text search though the actual software code and > find it if it's not encrypted. Search for something like "password=" > with a text editor. > > GK > > On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software > > wrote: > > They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, > > MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a > > Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no > > support for the application. But it's working. I think they're > > getting nervous though, and, they want to export their data before > > picking a > replacement system. > > Converting the existing data would be key. > > > > Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in > > Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So > > when the user started looking around the internet for support, he > > found > me. > > > > If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll > > convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go > > for my system. But no one there knows what the user name and > > password is for > the Informix db. > > The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. > > > > Regards, > > > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim > > Lawrence > > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM > > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > > > Hi Rocky: > > > > How are they getting the data out of their database now? > > > > Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky > > Smolin at Beach Access Software > > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > Cc: List > > Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > > > Dear List(s): > > > > A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing > > system and go to a new one. The problem is: > > > > 1) the current product has no data import or export functions > > 2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business > > 3) the platform is Informix > > 4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and > > password > > 5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says > > they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the > > user name and password). > > 6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. > > 7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. > > Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is > > working > OK. > > > > But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into > > something with support, I would guess. > > > > If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system > > with my own. > > > > Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? > > > > MTIA > > > > Rocky > > > > P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore > > took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, > > which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web > > and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the > > details > > - find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some > > screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not > > mine > but the imposter. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: > > 5/28/2007 11:40 AM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > -- > Gary Kjos > garykjos at gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: > 5/28/2007 11:40 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 11:40 AM From mike.tope at dsl.pipex.com Tue May 29 17:58:36 2007 From: mike.tope at dsl.pipex.com (Mike Tope) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 23:58:36 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] maxthon References: <465BBC0A.8020600@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <008001c7a244$e47cf9e0$0207a8c0@charybdis> Yes, Maxthon is just a skin on IE. But a skin with mouse gestures. I like it, I've used it for years. Mike Tope ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Carbonnell" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:49 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] maxthon > On 5/29/07, Peter Brawley wrote: >> Anybody have experience with this new browser >> (well, sort of new ... it has 40m users in China)? > > All it is is a new face on IE. > > I've used it in a previous incarnation, when it used to be called MyIE > or something like that. > > -- > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, > shouting "What a great ride!" > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Tue May 29 19:02:42 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 17:02:42 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <005c01c7a236$c0733d60$0301a8c0@HAL9005> References: <005c01c7a236$c0733d60$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <465CBF22.9070101@shaw.ca> You could use Monarch to read the print files for about $300 Maybe you get lucky The default user and password for Informix is informix http://www.virus.org/default-password/view/All/18/ Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: >Reports to a file - that's an option. PITA, but could be some $$ for me. > >Rocky > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:22 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > >Strings like a connection to database might still be intact. Probably not >but it's possible. Depends on what tool it was created with. It's not LIKELY >that it would be found but it's not completely out of the question either. > >Does the application do reports that could be printed to a text file and >then read back in as data? I've done a lot of that kind of stuff. >It's a pain to stip off the column headings etc and get to the data columns >but it's doable. Harder when the reports are multi-line but still doable. > >GK > >On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software >wrote: > > >>I'll ask, but I'll be a quarter that the code is compiled. >> >>Rocky >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:09 AM >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >> >>You MIGHT be able to text search though the actual software code and >>find it if it's not encrypted. Search for something like "password=" >>with a text editor. >> >>GK >> >>On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software >> >>wrote: >> >> >>>They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, >>>MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a >>>Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no >>>support for the application. But it's working. I think they're >>>getting nervous though, and, they want to export their data before >>>picking a >>> >>> >>replacement system. >> >> >>>Converting the existing data would be key. >>> >>>Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in >>>Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So >>>when the user started looking around the internet for support, he >>>found >>> >>> >>me. >> >> >>>If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll >>>convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go >>>for my system. But no one there knows what the user name and >>>password is for >>> >>> >>the Informix db. >> >> >>>The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Rocky >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim >>>Lawrence >>>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM >>>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>> >>>Hi Rocky: >>> >>>How are they getting the data out of their database now? >>> >>>Jim >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >>>Smolin at Beach Access Software >>>Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM >>>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >>>Cc: List >>>Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>> >>>Dear List(s): >>> >>>A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing >>>system and go to a new one. The problem is: >>> >>>1) the current product has no data import or export functions >>>2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business >>>3) the platform is Informix >>>4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and >>>password >>>5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says >>>they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the >>>user name and password). >>>6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. >>>7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. >>>Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is >>>working >>> >>> >>OK. >> >> >>>But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into >>>something with support, I would guess. >>> >>>If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system >>>with my own. >>> >>>Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? >>> >>>MTIA >>> >>>Rocky >>> >>>P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore >>>took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, >>>which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web >>>and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the >>>details >>>- find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some >>>screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not >>>mine >>> >>> >>but the imposter. >> >> -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue May 29 19:09:22 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 17:09:22 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <465CBF22.9070101@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <006b01c7a24e$c6a724e0$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Thanks. I'll give it a go. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:03 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password You could use Monarch to read the print files for about $300 Maybe you get lucky The default user and password for Informix is informix http://www.virus.org/default-password/view/All/18/ Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: >Reports to a file - that's an option. PITA, but could be some $$ for me. > >Rocky > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:22 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > >Strings like a connection to database might still be intact. Probably >not but it's possible. Depends on what tool it was created with. It's >not LIKELY that it would be found but it's not completely out of the question either. > >Does the application do reports that could be printed to a text file >and then read back in as data? I've done a lot of that kind of stuff. >It's a pain to stip off the column headings etc and get to the data >columns but it's doable. Harder when the reports are multi-line but still doable. > >GK > >On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software > >wrote: > > >>I'll ask, but I'll be a quarter that the code is compiled. >> >>Rocky >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:09 AM >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >> >>You MIGHT be able to text search though the actual software code and >>find it if it's not encrypted. Search for something like "password=" >>with a text editor. >> >>GK >> >>On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software >> >>wrote: >> >> >>>They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, >>>MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a >>>Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no support >>>for the application. But it's working. I think they're getting >>>nervous though, and, they want to export their data before picking a >>> >>> >>replacement system. >> >> >>>Converting the existing data would be key. >>> >>>Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in >>>Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So >>>when the user started looking around the internet for support, he >>>found >>> >>> >>me. >> >> >>>If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll >>>convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go >>>for my system. But no one there knows what the user name and >>>password is for >>> >>> >>the Informix db. >> >> >>>The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Rocky >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim >>>Lawrence >>>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM >>>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>> >>>Hi Rocky: >>> >>>How are they getting the data out of their database now? >>> >>>Jim >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >>>Smolin at Beach Access Software >>>Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM >>>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >>>Cc: List >>>Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>> >>>Dear List(s): >>> >>>A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing >>>system and go to a new one. The problem is: >>> >>>1) the current product has no data import or export functions >>>2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business >>>3) the platform is Informix >>>4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and >>>password >>>5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says >>>they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the >>>user name and password). >>>6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. >>>7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. >>>Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is >>>working >>> >>> >>OK. >> >> >>>But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into >>>something with support, I would guess. >>> >>>If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system >>>with my own. >>> >>>Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? >>> >>>MTIA >>> >>>Rocky >>> >>>P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore >>>took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, >>>which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web >>>and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the >>>details >>>- find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some >>>screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not >>>mine >>> >>> >>but the imposter. >> >> -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 11:40 AM From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue May 29 23:30:35 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 21:30:35 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <006b01c7a24e$c6a724e0$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <003401c7a273$44d7ca80$0301a8c0@HAL9005> So I've got this 1GB database, theoretically Informix. The file name is rootdbs_dat.000. Anyone know any Informix? Is there an ODBC drive I could use to link to this? I tried Googling but it was confusing. Not like grabbing the Foxpro driver or something like that. TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:09 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password Thanks. I'll give it a go. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:03 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password You could use Monarch to read the print files for about $300 Maybe you get lucky The default user and password for Informix is informix http://www.virus.org/default-password/view/All/18/ Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: >Reports to a file - that's an option. PITA, but could be some $$ for me. > >Rocky > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:22 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > >Strings like a connection to database might still be intact. Probably >not but it's possible. Depends on what tool it was created with. It's >not LIKELY that it would be found but it's not completely out of the question either. > >Does the application do reports that could be printed to a text file >and then read back in as data? I've done a lot of that kind of stuff. >It's a pain to stip off the column headings etc and get to the data >columns but it's doable. Harder when the reports are multi-line but >still doable. > >GK > >On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software > >wrote: > > >>I'll ask, but I'll be a quarter that the code is compiled. >> >>Rocky >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:09 AM >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >> >>You MIGHT be able to text search though the actual software code and >>find it if it's not encrypted. Search for something like "password=" >>with a text editor. >> >>GK >> >>On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software >> >>wrote: >> >> >>>They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, >>>MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a >>>Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no support >>>for the application. But it's working. I think they're getting >>>nervous though, and, they want to export their data before picking a >>> >>> >>replacement system. >> >> >>>Converting the existing data would be key. >>> >>>Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in >>>Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So >>>when the user started looking around the internet for support, he >>>found >>> >>> >>me. >> >> >>>If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll >>>convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go for >>>my system. But no one there knows what the user name and password is >>>for >>> >>> >>the Informix db. >> >> >>>The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Rocky >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim >>>Lawrence >>>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM >>>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>> >>>Hi Rocky: >>> >>>How are they getting the data out of their database now? >>> >>>Jim >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >>>Smolin at Beach Access Software >>>Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM >>>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >>>Cc: List >>>Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>> >>>Dear List(s): >>> >>>A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing >>>system and go to a new one. The problem is: >>> >>>1) the current product has no data import or export functions >>>2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business >>>3) the platform is Informix >>>4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and >>>password >>>5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says >>>they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the >>>user name and password). >>>6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. >>>7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. >>>Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is >>>working >>> >>> >>OK. >> >> >>>But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into >>>something with support, I would guess. >>> >>>If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system >>>with my own. >>> >>>Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? >>> >>>MTIA >>> >>>Rocky >>> >>>P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore >>>took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, >>>which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web >>>and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the >>>details >>>- find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some >>>screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not >>>mine >>> >>> >>but the imposter. >> >> -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 11:40 AM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 11:40 AM From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Tue May 29 08:03:37 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:03:37 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> Yeah, it found some trojan downloaders on mine, which was kinda scary! Jon -----Original Message----- From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:48 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I downloaded and installed it. It found WinControl, a Keylogger! Thanks a lot, Jon. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Heid" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Ok Jon, I bought it on your recommendation. It better be good! LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I've just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I'd run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm's AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy. it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It's good - runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I'm kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I've only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive. who knows what's been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! Jon _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 28.05.2007 11:40 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From dwaters at usinternet.com Wed May 30 07:37:32 2007 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 07:37:32 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> Message-ID: <001f01c7a2b7$4b5190a0$0200a8c0@danwaters> Jon & Lembit, What were you using previously that did not find the keylogger or the Trojan downloaders? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:04 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Yeah, it found some trojan downloaders on mine, which was kinda scary! Jon -----Original Message----- From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:48 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I downloaded and installed it. It found WinControl, a Keylogger! Thanks a lot, Jon. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Heid" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Ok Jon, I bought it on your recommendation. It better be good! LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I've just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I'd run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm's AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy. it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It's good - runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I'm kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I've only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive. who knows what's been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! Jon _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 28.05.2007 11:40 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Wed May 30 07:51:44 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 07:51:44 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: <001f01c7a2b7$4b5190a0$0200a8c0@danwaters> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> <001f01c7a2b7$4b5190a0$0200a8c0@danwaters> Message-ID: <465D7360.8070707@earthlink.net> For us CounterSpy found about a half-dozen Trojans that SpywareBlaster & SpyBotS&D didn't recognise. PB ----- Dan Waters wrote: > Jon & Lembit, > > What were you using previously that did not find the keylogger or the Trojan > downloaders? > > Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:04 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy > > Yeah, it found some trojan downloaders on mine, which was kinda scary! > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:48 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy > > > I downloaded and installed it. > It found WinControl, a Keylogger! > > Thanks a lot, Jon. > > Lembit > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bobby Heid" > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:14 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy > > > Ok Jon, > > I bought it on your recommendation. It better be good! LOL. > > Bobby > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:46 PM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy > > I've just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of > updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I'd run Spybot 1.4, > Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm's AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy. > it picked up 16 items that needed treating. > > > > It's good - runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 > Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) > > > > I'm kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system > though, although I've only had this new build installed for just over a > month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive. who > knows what's been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! > > > > > > Jon > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Wed May 30 08:00:49 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 14:00:49 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE5B@ALCEXLG1> Dan I've used: Spybot 1.4 Ad-Aware 1.06 Zonealarm Pro (With Anti-Spyware) Mischel Trojan Hunter 4.2 Spy Sweeper Panda Online ActiveScan Pro AVG Pro Scared you yet? :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:38 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Jon & Lembit, What were you using previously that did not find the keylogger or the Trojan downloaders? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:04 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Yeah, it found some trojan downloaders on mine, which was kinda scary! Jon -----Original Message----- From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:48 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I downloaded and installed it. It found WinControl, a Keylogger! Thanks a lot, Jon. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Heid" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Ok Jon, I bought it on your recommendation. It better be good! LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I've just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I'd run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm's AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy. it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It's good - runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I'm kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I've only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive. who knows what's been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! Jon _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 28.05.2007 11:40 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From john at winhaven.net Wed May 30 08:35:52 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 08:35:52 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> Message-ID: <051001c7a2bf$723752b0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Do any of you find Adawre or Spybot S&D to be relevant any more? To be sure they were pioneers in this area but I'm just wondering if their day is done. From john at winhaven.net Wed May 30 08:35:52 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 08:35:52 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE5B@ALCEXLG1> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE5B@ALCEXLG1> Message-ID: <051101c7a2bf$727c7200$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> I've had Pest Patrol (now renamed to CA Anti-Spy) running along with periodic scanning with XBlocker, Ewido AS online (Now AVG AS), Adaware, and Spybot S&D. I also occasionally scan with other tools and online scanners. Other than cookies, I've not had other issues show up. Pest Patrol has an active component also but I think CounterSpy's is much better so since CSv2 came out I've turned Pest Patrol's active protection off. I do have it scheduled to run a scan at noon every day - which is Pest Patrol's greatest strength - it can run a scan in about a minute! I just cleaned a client's laptop that had Norton 360 and SpySweeper installed, and updated on it. It had he "SpyLock" spyware on it. When discussing the issue on CounterSpy's technical support forum, the SunBelt staff was surprised that SpySweeper would allow it through and I got the impression that they have a lot of respect for that product. I think maybe the client's kids had disable it while using his laptop. If I'm on a customer site and need to run Spyware scans I generally use XBlocker or AVG's online scanners. If they agree to try the CounterSpy 15 day trial (or just purchase it outright) then I download and install it and skip the rest. From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Wed May 30 08:37:47 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 14:37:47 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE65@ALCEXLG1> I like the way that Spybot adds bad domains to your list of places not to allow you to surf to in IE, and Ad-Aware has been the only thing that's picked anything up for me for a while, but I'll see how that changes on Sunday when I run my regular scans. Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Bartow [mailto:john at winhaven.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:36 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Do any of you find Adawre or Spybot S&D to be relevant any more? To be sure they were pioneers in this area but I'm just wondering if their day is done. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From Gustav at cactus.dk Wed May 30 10:03:49 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 17:03:49 +0200 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Message-ID: Hi Jon It found three nasties: Trojan.Unclassified.gen Look2Me Inlook Express and one harmless: Weatherbug Spybot S&D found none of these. The trial license for TrojanHunter has expired. Wonder what it would have found; it used to find "anything" but I haven't used it for a while. /gustav >>> Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk 30-05-2007 15:00 >>> Dan I've used: Spybot 1.4 Ad-Aware 1.06 Zonealarm Pro (With Anti-Spyware) Mischel Trojan Hunter 4.2 Spy Sweeper Panda Online ActiveScan Pro AVG Pro Scared you yet? :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:38 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Jon & Lembit, What were you using previously that did not find the keylogger or the Trojan downloaders? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:04 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Yeah, it found some trojan downloaders on mine, which was kinda scary! Jon -----Original Message----- From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:48 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I downloaded and installed it. It found WinControl, a Keylogger! Thanks a lot, Jon. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Heid" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Ok Jon, I bought it on your recommendation. It better be good! LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I've just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I'd run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm's AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy. it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It's good - runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I'm kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I've only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive. who knows what's been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Wed May 30 10:21:27 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 08:21:27 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <000b01c7a2ce$31b92b50$0301a8c0@HAL9005> I'm getting the impression that Counter Spy is the pack leader at the moment, based on our collective experience. I tried it - it found a couple of innocuous things. But I didn't compare to Adaware or Spybot. I sure would like to be able to run one program instead of three or four. I'm on the 15 day trial. Looks like I may have to go for it. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:04 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Hi Jon It found three nasties: Trojan.Unclassified.gen Look2Me Inlook Express and one harmless: Weatherbug Spybot S&D found none of these. The trial license for TrojanHunter has expired. Wonder what it would have found; it used to find "anything" but I haven't used it for a while. /gustav >>> Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk 30-05-2007 15:00 >>> Dan I've used: Spybot 1.4 Ad-Aware 1.06 Zonealarm Pro (With Anti-Spyware) Mischel Trojan Hunter 4.2 Spy Sweeper Panda Online ActiveScan Pro AVG Pro Scared you yet? :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:38 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Jon & Lembit, What were you using previously that did not find the keylogger or the Trojan downloaders? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:04 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Yeah, it found some trojan downloaders on mine, which was kinda scary! Jon -----Original Message----- From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:48 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I downloaded and installed it. It found WinControl, a Keylogger! Thanks a lot, Jon. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Heid" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Ok Jon, I bought it on your recommendation. It better be good! LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I've just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I'd run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm's AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy. it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It's good - runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I'm kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I've only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive. who knows what's been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.3/824 - Release Date: 5/29/2007 1:01 PM From fuller.artful at gmail.com Wed May 30 11:37:07 2007 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 12:37:07 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] CatFish Message-ID: <29f585dd0705300937k3d97e3d2n36175cb73e28565c@mail.gmail.com> This will be of interest only to those who have several dozen or hundreds of CD | DVD backups and cannot find any bloddy thing when you need it. I want to recommend CatFish. CatFish requires no installation. Copy its files into a directory and you're loaded and ready to fire. Stick in a CD or DVD or point it to your HD; doesn't matter. I have about a dozen DVDs filled with backups as of some moment in time. I pumped them all into CatFish. CF records each one as a distinct DB, but records them all in a list, and allows cross-DB searches. I looked to the right and conjectured that I have about 1000 CDs and/or DVDs lurking on the shelf. Today I pumped in about 100 of same. The only thing lacking in CatFish is the ability to read zips and catalog their contents as if they were directories. But since the source is freely downloadable as well, I will soon embark upon this enhancement. My C++ skills are a tad shaky but what a wonderful excuse to sharpen them. A. From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Wed May 30 11:48:03 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 09:48:03 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <003401c7a273$44d7ca80$0301a8c0@HAL9005> References: <003401c7a273$44d7ca80$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <465DAAC3.9010007@shaw.ca> http://www.carlprothman.net/Default.aspx?tabid=90#ODBCDriverForInformix http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/zones/informix/ ODBC driver for Informix (along with native drivers) is a part of ClientSDK, available for free downloads from IBM site http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/preconfig.jsp?id=2007-04-27+12%3A11%3A20.641125R&S_TACT=104CBW71&S_CMP= You may have to run ODBC against a functioning Informix server with a valid user id password Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: >So I've got this 1GB database, theoretically Informix. The file name is >rootdbs_dat.000. Anyone know any Informix? Is there an ODBC drive I could >use to link to this? I tried Googling but it was confusing. Not like >grabbing the Foxpro driver or something like that. > >TIA > >Rocky > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at >Beach Access Software >Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:09 PM >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > >Thanks. I'll give it a go. > >Rocky > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly >Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:03 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > >You could use Monarch to read the print files for about $300 > >Maybe you get lucky >The default user and password for Informix is informix > > http://www.virus.org/default-password/view/All/18/ > >Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: > > > >>Reports to a file - that's an option. PITA, but could be some $$ for me. >> >>Rocky >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:22 PM >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >> >>Strings like a connection to database might still be intact. Probably >>not but it's possible. Depends on what tool it was created with. It's >>not LIKELY that it would be found but it's not completely out of the >> >> >question either. > > >>Does the application do reports that could be printed to a text file >>and then read back in as data? I've done a lot of that kind of stuff. >>It's a pain to stip off the column headings etc and get to the data >>columns but it's doable. Harder when the reports are multi-line but >>still >> >> >doable. > > >>GK >> >>On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software >> >>wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>I'll ask, but I'll be a quarter that the code is compiled. >>> >>>Rocky >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >>>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:09 AM >>>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>> >>>You MIGHT be able to text search though the actual software code and >>>find it if it's not encrypted. Search for something like "password=" >>>with a text editor. >>> >>>GK >>> >>>On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software >>> >>>wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, >>>>MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a >>>>Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no support >>>>for the application. But it's working. I think they're getting >>>>nervous though, and, they want to export their data before picking a >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>replacement system. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Converting the existing data would be key. >>>> >>>>Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in >>>>Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So >>>>when the user started looking around the internet for support, he >>>>found >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>me. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll >>>>convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go for >>>>my system. But no one there knows what the user name and password is >>>>for >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>the Informix db. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. >>>> >>>>Regards, >>>> >>>>Rocky >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim >>>>Lawrence >>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM >>>>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>>>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>>> >>>>Hi Rocky: >>>> >>>>How are they getting the data out of their database now? >>>> >>>>Jim >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >>>>Smolin at Beach Access Software >>>>Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM >>>>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >>>>Cc: List >>>>Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>>> >>>>Dear List(s): >>>> >>>>A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing >>>>system and go to a new one. The problem is: >>>> >>>>1) the current product has no data import or export functions >>>>2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business >>>>3) the platform is Informix >>>>4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and >>>>password >>>>5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says >>>>they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the >>>>user name and password). >>>>6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. >>>>7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. >>>>Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is >>>>working >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>OK. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into >>>>something with support, I would guess. >>>> >>>>If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system >>>>with my own. >>>> >>>>Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? >>>> >>>>MTIA >>>> >>>>Rocky >>>> >>>>P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore >>>>took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, >>>>which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web >>>>and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the >>>>details >>>>- find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some >>>>screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not >>>>mine >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>but the imposter. >>> >>> >>> >>> > >-- >Marty Connelly >Victoria, B.C. >Canada > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 >11:40 AM > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 >11:40 AM > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From john at winhaven.net Wed May 30 14:15:37 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 14:15:37 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: <000b01c7a2ce$31b92b50$0301a8c0@HAL9005> References: <000b01c7a2ce$31b92b50$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <004801c7a2ee$e7f88ad0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> The X-Cleaner http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php and AVG online Anti-Spy scanner: http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/ are good double checkers for CounterSpy. They don't have to be installed and clean what they find (unlike many "free" scanners). -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:21 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I'm getting the impression that Counter Spy is the pack leader at the moment, based on our collective experience. I tried it - it found a couple of innocuous things. But I didn't compare to Adaware or Spybot. I sure would like to be able to run one program instead of three or four. I'm on the 15 day trial. Looks like I may have to go for it. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:04 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Hi Jon It found three nasties: Trojan.Unclassified.gen Look2Me Inlook Express and one harmless: Weatherbug Spybot S&D found none of these. The trial license for TrojanHunter has expired. Wonder what it would have found; it used to find "anything" but I haven't used it for a while. /gustav >>> Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk 30-05-2007 15:00 >>> Dan I've used: Spybot 1.4 Ad-Aware 1.06 Zonealarm Pro (With Anti-Spyware) Mischel Trojan Hunter 4.2 Spy Sweeper Panda Online ActiveScan Pro AVG Pro Scared you yet? :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:38 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Jon & Lembit, What were you using previously that did not find the keylogger or the Trojan downloaders? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:04 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Yeah, it found some trojan downloaders on mine, which was kinda scary! Jon -----Original Message----- From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:48 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I downloaded and installed it. It found WinControl, a Keylogger! Thanks a lot, Jon. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Heid" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Ok Jon, I bought it on your recommendation. It better be good! LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I've just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I'd run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm's AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy. it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It's good - runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I'm kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I've only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive. who knows what's been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.3/824 - Release Date: 5/29/2007 1:01 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Wed May 30 14:28:40 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 21:28:40 +0200 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> <001f01c7a2b7$4b5190a0$0200a8c0@danwaters> Message-ID: <007001c7a2f0$baed40b0$1800a8c0@s1800> I used Spybot Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Waters" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Jon & Lembit, What were you using previously that did not find the keylogger or the Trojan downloaders? Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:04 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Yeah, it found some trojan downloaders on mine, which was kinda scary! Jon -----Original Message----- From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.dbamail at t-online.de] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:48 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I downloaded and installed it. It found WinControl, a Keylogger! Thanks a lot, Jon. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Heid" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Ok Jon, I bought it on your recommendation. It better be good! LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I've just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I'd run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm's AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy. it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It's good - runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I'm kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I've only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive. who knows what's been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! Jon _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 28.05.2007 11:40 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. 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Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.4/825 - Release Date: 30.05.2007 15:03 From carbonnb at gmail.com Wed May 30 14:36:30 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 15:36:30 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> Message-ID: On 5/29/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > Yeah, it found some trojan downloaders on mine, which was kinda scary! Careful. I just tried it and got a false positive on a VSS file. I know it's a false positive, 'cause it's an Access DB I'm currently working on. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From john at winhaven.net Wed May 30 15:18:00 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 15:18:00 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> Message-ID: <007701c7a2f7$9eed1d70$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Bryan, A lot of chatter about false positives on their forum. Usually remote admin type things. If you send it in to Sunbelt they'll add to their list of false positives and work it out so it isn't in the future. John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:37 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy On 5/29/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > Yeah, it found some trojan downloaders on mine, which was kinda scary! Careful. I just tried it and got a false positive on a VSS file. I know it's a false positive, 'cause it's an Access DB I'm currently working on. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Wed May 30 15:20:08 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (jwcolby) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 16:20:08 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook - two personal folder icons In-Reply-To: <20070515124200.97992BDA8@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Message-ID: <20070530202009.5A807BD69@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> My apologies to all on this list. I had a rule that moved all the messages from this list to a subfolder and marked the messages as read. Here I am thinking nobody is on this list at all and when I finally discover this I have 50 or so unread messages, many of them answers to my questions. Sorry about that guys, and I will now go and read your answers to my questions. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:42 AM To: 'Tech - Database Advisors Inc.' Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook - two personal folder icons I have two personal folder trees in Outlook. They appear to contain identical information / subfolders / stored messages / address books etc. They appear to be identical. Is there any way to get rid of the second one? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Wed May 30 15:22:46 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (jwcolby) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 16:22:46 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook - two personal folder icons In-Reply-To: <464A2E41.8721.1F105FEC@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <20070530202247.2C6FBBD79@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> Stuart, When you say "two entries in my profile" what does that mean? What / where is the profile and how do I edit it? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 6:04 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Outlook - two personal folder icons Sounds to me more like he has two entries in his profile pointing to the same .pst. I'd try just removing the second one from the profile before I went poking around in directories and the registry. On 15 May 2007 at 10:12, John Bartow wrote: > Hi John, > In Windows Explorer: > Back up the PST file where the emails are located. The PST files are > stored in C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application > Data\Microsoft\Outlook folder by default (I generally move them to My > Documents\Outlook but that is another story). These are hidden > folders/files, so you have to unhide hidden files. > > Then delete one of the offending duplicate personal folders. > > In Outlook > 1) Right click on the folder and select "Close". > > 2) Close Outlook, then right click Outlook Icon on the desktop. Select > Properties, select Data Files. Remove the links to the backup .pst file. > > 3) Under the folder named HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows > Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Outlook Internet Settings you > will have a series of folders with long hexadecimal numbers. Two of > the folder will point to your *.pst file. You will next to export one > of them (Registry > | Export registry) and then delete the exported hexadecimal folder. > | Start > Outlook, if it is not working correctly. Close outlook and import the > registry file you just exported. Export the other hexadecimal folder > and delete it. Start Outlook again. (sound a little like a guessing > game?) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby > > I have two personal folder trees in Outlook. They appear to contain > identical information / subfolders / stored messages / address books etc. > They appear to be identical. Is there any way to get rid of the second one? > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- Stuart _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Wed May 30 15:29:28 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (jwcolby) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 16:29:28 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: <037301c7a223$734cb330$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <20070530202928.8B14CBDBB@smtp-auth.no-ip.com> LOL, it's pretty sad when 2.4g P4 is lowly. ;-) John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:59 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy Jon, Even more impressive - it runs well on my lowly 2,4 Ghz P4 :o) The 16 items could have been remnants from another AS's cleaning that didn't get all the pieces. (I'm trying to be an optimist ;o) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 5:46 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy I?ve just downloaded and installed Counter Spy - ?15 for 3 years worth of updates was too silly a price to pass up. This evening, I?d run Spybot 1.4, Ad-Aware 1.06, ZoneAlarm?s AS tool and diskclean before I ran Counter Spy it picked up 16 items that needed treating. It?s good ? runs nice and small in the background, even on my E6600 Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM ;-) I?m kinda worried as to how long some of these things have been on my system though, although I?ve only had this new build installed for just over a month, it picked up things in the windows folder on the old hard drive who knows what?s been allowed to happen? Scary stuff! _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Wed May 30 16:56:31 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 14:56:31 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password In-Reply-To: <465DAAC3.9010007@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <005e01c7a305$626fb340$0301a8c0@HAL9005> Still need that pesky user name and password. But I'm forwarding your ideas. Monarch looks like the best solution. Thanks. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:48 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password http://www.carlprothman.net/Default.aspx?tabid=90#ODBCDriverForInformix http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/zones/informix/ ODBC driver for Informix (along with native drivers) is a part of ClientSDK, available for free downloads from IBM site http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/preconfig.jsp?id=2007-04-27+12 %3A11%3A20.641125R&S_TACT=104CBW71&S_CMP= You may have to run ODBC against a functioning Informix server with a valid user id password Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: >So I've got this 1GB database, theoretically Informix. The file name >is rootdbs_dat.000. Anyone know any Informix? Is there an ODBC drive >I could use to link to this? I tried Googling but it was confusing. >Not like grabbing the Foxpro driver or something like that. > >TIA > >Rocky > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >Smolin at Beach Access Software >Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:09 PM >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > >Thanks. I'll give it a go. > >Rocky > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of >MartyConnelly >Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:03 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > >You could use Monarch to read the print files for about $300 > >Maybe you get lucky >The default user and password for Informix is informix > > http://www.virus.org/default-password/view/All/18/ > >Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: > > > >>Reports to a file - that's an option. PITA, but could be some $$ for me. >> >>Rocky >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:22 PM >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >> >>Strings like a connection to database might still be intact. Probably >>not but it's possible. Depends on what tool it was created with. It's >>not LIKELY that it would be found but it's not completely out of the >> >> >question either. > > >>Does the application do reports that could be printed to a text file >>and then read back in as data? I've done a lot of that kind of stuff. >>It's a pain to stip off the column headings etc and get to the data >>columns but it's doable. Harder when the reports are multi-line but >>still >> >> >doable. > > >>GK >> >>On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software >> >>wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>I'll ask, but I'll be a quarter that the code is compiled. >>> >>>Rocky >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >>>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:09 AM >>>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>> >>>You MIGHT be able to text search though the actual software code and >>>find it if it's not encrypted. Search for something like "password=" >>>with a text editor. >>> >>>GK >>> >>>On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software >>> >>>wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, >>>>MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a >>>>Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no >>>>support for the application. But it's working. I think they're >>>>getting nervous though, and, they want to export their data before >>>>picking a >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>replacement system. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Converting the existing data would be key. >>>> >>>>Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in >>>>Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So >>>>when the user started looking around the internet for support, he >>>>found >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>me. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll >>>>convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go >>>>for my system. But no one there knows what the user name and >>>>password is for >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>the Informix db. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. >>>> >>>>Regards, >>>> >>>>Rocky >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim >>>>Lawrence >>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM >>>>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>>>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>>> >>>>Hi Rocky: >>>> >>>>How are they getting the data out of their database now? >>>> >>>>Jim >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >>>>Smolin at Beach Access Software >>>>Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM >>>>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >>>>Cc: List >>>>Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password >>>> >>>>Dear List(s): >>>> >>>>A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing >>>>system and go to a new one. The problem is: >>>> >>>>1) the current product has no data import or export functions >>>>2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business >>>>3) the platform is Informix >>>>4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and >>>>password >>>>5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says >>>>they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the >>>>user name and password). >>>>6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. >>>>7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. >>>>Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is >>>>working >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>OK. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into >>>>something with support, I would guess. >>>> >>>>If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system >>>>with my own. >>>> >>>>Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? >>>> >>>>MTIA >>>> >>>>Rocky >>>> >>>>P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore >>>>took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, >>>>which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web >>>>and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the >>>>details >>>>- find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some >>>>screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not >>>>mine >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>but the imposter. >>> >>> >>> >>> > >-- >Marty Connelly >Victoria, B.C. >Canada > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: >5/28/2007 11:40 AM > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: >5/28/2007 11:40 AM > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.3/824 - Release Date: 5/29/2007 1:01 PM From carbonnb at gmail.com Wed May 30 18:32:28 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 19:32:28 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: <007701c7a2f7$9eed1d70$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1> <007701c7a2f7$9eed1d70$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: On 5/30/07, John Bartow wrote: > Bryan, > A lot of chatter about false positives on their forum. Usually remote admin > type things. If you send it in to Sunbelt they'll add to their list of false > positives and work it out so it isn't in the future. I guess this just proves you have to NOT let software like this do anything automatically. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From john at winhaven.net Wed May 30 19:45:57 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 19:45:57 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy In-Reply-To: References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CFE36@ALCEXLG1><007701c7a2f7$9eed1d70$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <00f201c7a31d$0d955ce0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Yes, automatically removing things is not a good practice. But I automatically quarantine suspected malware because I can undo the quarantining. And of course during the process any product you should have the option to allow something to remain regardless of what the programmers think of it. I have a couple of hacking programs that tend to show up when scanning with new programs. I just place them on the exceptions list. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:32 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Counter Spy On 5/30/07, John Bartow wrote: > Bryan, > A lot of chatter about false positives on their forum. Usually remote > admin type things. If you send it in to Sunbelt they'll add to their > list of false positives and work it out so it isn't in the future. I guess this just proves you have to NOT let software like this do anything automatically.