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  1. SSRS Dropdown parameter cannot be blank!https://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/ssrs-dropdown-to-allow-blank-values.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    parameter untouched (=""), the report complains saying "Report #3 parameter cannot be blank!". Before you ask, I have ticked both "Allow Blank" and "Allow NULL". How? This is the tough part. I was reading up on the MSDN page for the closest solution but...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  2. Windows 7 Aero Featureshttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/windows-7-aero-features.html?catid=80&Itemid=165

    and want to view them side by side. Click and drag one to the right edge of the screen and the other to the left. They will both resize automatically to fit the screen Aero Flip: Aero Flip 3D This Aero effect was in Windows Vista but not in XP. Activate...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Windows OS
    • Language: en-GB
  3. Apple Magic Trackpad with Windows 11 Intelhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/apple-magic-trackpad-with-windows-11-intel.html?catid=80&Itemid=165

    me pick from a list of available drivers" > Select "Bluetooth HID Device" and/or "Apple Bluetooth Precision Trackpad" (I did both as the former broke my cursor move but the latter restored it along with gestures). > Browse... > Select the downloaded...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Windows OS
    • Language: *
  4. Search a database with SOUNDEXhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/search-a-database-with-soundex.html

    first table_name.column_name where the match occurred (ordered alphabetically). ** ** -> Example: if a table has two rows, both with the typo: ** ** Row1: EthnicCode DnYa ** ** Row2: RegionCode DnYa ** ** -> Only Row1 will display in column source as...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Databases
    • Language: en-GB
  5. T-SQL Conversion failed when converting the varchar to data type inthttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/t-sql/t-sql-conversion-failed-when-converting-the-varchar-to-data-type-int.html

    the system thinks I might so it fails. I realised then the equals sign ("=") could be changed to a "LIKE" which will mean both values are expected to be a string. So with this in mind: SELECT r1.MapIn ( SELECT (COUNT(e2.EmpType)-1) AS MyCount FROM...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Transact-SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  6. Compare two databases using T-SQLhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/t-sql/compare-two-databases-using-t-sql.html

    first query from the awesome site that is StackOverflow: SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS Run this command against both databases and you have their full schemas. Use a comparison tool to compare the outputs. Method #2 Enhancing the above which...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Transact-SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  7. Data Randomization Function in Oracle PL/SQLhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/oracle-pl-sql/data-randomization-function-in-oracle-plsql.html

    'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ', ' '))) IS NULL THEN -- Determined submitted value as 'ALPHABOTH'; v_rand_param1 := 'A'; v_rand_param2 := LENGTH(p_original_value); v_returnedval := DBMS_RANDOM.STRING(v_rand_param1,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Oracle PL/SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  8. Merge the content of two similar tables in MySQLhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/merge-the-content-of-two-similar-tables-in-mysql.html

    number of different but similar tables. I'm looking to query the Title and the Introductions of any valid articles from BOTH tables and return one table with everything I want. Consider the following two tables exist: Joomla Articles (table name:...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  9. MySQL: Find records in one table that are not in another.https://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/mysql-find-records-in-one-table-that-are-not-in-another.html

    observed by the customer...) and then others not. The What I'm going to run these benchmark tests against a system that is both up and running via the front-end and back-end. It's MediaWiki CMS used by Wikipedia.org and the like. I like queries against...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  10. MySQL: Display Users and Duration in Matrix Timesheethttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/mysql-display-users-and-duration-in-matrix-timesheet.html

    DBA responsible for the system asked me to look at ways of reducing the load on the server and the solution was to separate both tables (activities and users) rather than trying to join these, and to let PHP do a bit more of the work: User Query...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  11. Some milestones for a website projecthttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/some-milestones-for-a-website-project.html

    major milestones that represent near completed websites, these are subject to extensive testing, compatibility and QA by both the developer and the publisher. Master – a completed, bug-free website approved by the customer and available online.

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Web-Development
    • Language: *
  12. What's the problem? Amusing computer issueshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/whats-the-problem-amusing-computer-reports.html

    "No it takes so long in the morning, this is quicker". Explained how logoff is not the same thing as restart and reminded on both IT and environmental policies. Tech Notes: For PCs: Run a command prompt and type systeminfo: Look for "System Up Time". A...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Web-Development
    • Language: *
  13. Regular Expression Basic Usage Exampleshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/regular-expression-basic-usage-examples.html

    expression could be used to search for characters equivalent to 'n' in a Spanish locale: [[=n=]] This expression matches both 'N' and 'ñ' in the following string: El Niño Source(s): Using Regular Expressions With Oracle Database

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Web-Development
    • Language: *
  14. CSS Background Without Causing Scrollbarshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/css/css-background-without-causing-scrollbars.html

    CSS: #contentbox { position: relative; top: 70px; width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 7px 30px 75px 30px; clear: both; z-index: 7; /* Fallback for web browsers that doesn't support RGBa */ background: rgb(255, 255, 255); /* RGBa with 0.6 opacity */...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Cascading Stylesheets
    • Language: en-GB
  15. Three boxes, two roll over, one falls outhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/css/three-boxes-two-roll-over-one-falls-out.html

    So this is an article to note an oddity when I was working with a Yootheme template called "yoo_sync". Some clever scripts (both mootools and jquery) using the equalize method to make div layers the same height, and in this case, the same width. It...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Cascading Stylesheets
    • Language: *
  16. Embed an FLV file into a web pagehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/html/embed-an-flv-file-into-a-web-page.html

    solution as crude as this. Copy the below code (beginning and ending with object tags) Paste it into your HTML page Replace both instances of the text "http://my.video.com/myVideo.flv" with the full url of your own FLV. Save the HTML page and publish...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Hypertext Markup Language
    • Language: *
  17. Creating a Top 10 chart with less codehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/php/creating-a-top-10-chart-with-less-code.html

    in table1 Format this count result by prefixing with leading zeros (for sorting purposes - eg. so 10 is not before 2) Store both the formatted count and the value of column1.table in the next array entry Reverse this array Display the first 10 rows of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Personal Home Page
    • Language: *
  18. Stop Excel Row Height Self-Adjust on Refreshhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/stop-excel-row-height-self-adjust-on-refresh.html?catid=110&Itemid=165

    the secrets to his tricks... no it wasn't really, time was the issue. Additional conditions Direct access to our databases, both development and production, means that anyone with access to the Excel spreadsheet can go and view the connections and see...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Excel
    • Language: en-GB
  19. Excel - Check a column for values found in another columnhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/excel-check-a-column-for-values-found-in-another-column.html?catid=110&Itemid=165

    a single cell value). Sheet2!$A$1:$A$4 is the range of words to find from Sheet2. Note that there is a dollar in front of both column name (eg. "A") and the row number (eg. "1") so that these don't automatically change when you copy the formula to other...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Excel
    • Language: en-GB
  20. Minimal Privileges for MySQL Database Backup Cron Jobhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/minimal-privileges-for-mysql-database-backup-cron-job.html?catid=111&Itemid=165

    another to copy the contents to a copy of the database accessible only by root and and this database "backuper" user. For both methods, I grant the following to the user doing the backup on the database I want a backup of: GRANT SELECT, LOCK TABLES,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: cPanel
    • Language: *
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