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Along with my DataJumble function and DataTumble procedure which also help scramble database tables sent to suppliers/developers, this is a function which simply finds random characters and inserts these. I would recommend using the DataTumble script over this one as this leaves data very difficult to work with: Before...
This is a stored procedure I've nabbed from some consultants from my day job. It shuffles the records and matching data values: Before: ID Name DateOfBirth --------- ------------ ----------- 1 John Smith 1988-06-24 2 Fred Bloggs 1972-11-17 3 Another User 1964-02-18 After: ID Name DateOfBirth...
Event 1 A friend reported her phone was constantly being drained, wasn't lasting the day on a full charge and knew how to close apps running in the background (double-click "home" button and hold down app until red minus buttons appear, tap red button)... I wouldn't usually take notice but I think this is a brilliant e...
We have a specific timetabling system for academic institutions and all our staff/students follow academic week numbers as opposed to calendar week numbers.
Really not work related but if you know your sharepoint site: Custom Error http:///_layouts/MySite.aspx?Error=You%20are%20a%20jerk%20and%20SharePoint%20does%20not%20share%20with%20jerks. Installer?
Why? So let's say my FTP client is not the most expensive (was FREE), nor the most advanced client out there, and I want to know what were the most recent files I modified and uploaded to a site, how do I do it using just Microsoft Windows? How? I don't have a clue. Here's what I've got so far:
For any web-developer who can program in PHP/HTML, this would be easy to hard-code and override. However, the article below demonstrates how to make this an option that your client can switch off/on using the Joomla Admin Panel. How?
I misunderstood what was going to happen when I started this. We have a SharePoint 2007 site and we have been asked to migrate links and calendar from an existing system. I was worried when following other instructions because I thought my personal calendar in Outlook 2007 would be completely shared with everyone who h...
We have a datawarehouse and we want to be able to count all the records in any table of the database that match on a particular warehouse load. This is a column value where the column is called "WarehouseLoadKey" and the value we want to search on is "3" (the 3rd incremental load). How? The below stored procedure can b...
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