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  1. T-SQL functions to convert Strings to Tableshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/t-sql/t-sql-functions-to-convert-strings-to-tables.html

    2012 What? These were in a solution and I thought I'd note them on my site so I can refer to them more easily. How? Let's start with a function that just converts a string of words delimited by spaces to a table: CREATE FUNCTION dbo.[ufn_StringToTable]...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Transact-SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  2. Database Error: Unable to connect to the database: Could not connect to MySQLhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/database-error-unable-to-connect-to-the-database-could-not-connect-to-mysql.html

    was OK. Basically after I use my website (using the default Joomla welcome template with NO modifications whatsoever) I start to get the "cannot connect to MYSQL." I contacted my webhost, and the problem is the number of MYSQL database queries. It goes...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  3. Accessing a MySQL Database with Business Intelligence Development Studiohttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/accessing-a-mysql-database-with-business-intelligence-development-studio.html

    Click on "Connector ODBC" Download a version suitable to your system Install it Setup the ODBC Connection Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC) Click on the System DSN tab Select "MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver" > Finish Data Source Name...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  4. 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

    the alias "AS" is optional in MySQL (think it's optional for most SQL forms). I found that to add further tables, simply start with another "UNION ALL" clause with a note to give the 3rd table a different alias to the 2nd (so "C" instead of "B"): SELECT...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  5. Getting the mysql where in delimited string to workhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/getting-the-mysql-where-in-delimited-string-to-work.html

    -- get total number delimeters and add 1 -- add 1 since total separated values are 1 more than the number of delimiters -- start of while loop WHILE(ctr

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

    Data Activities by employees with start dates and end dates in a mySQL database. Objective User Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Total --------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- Me 09:00 07:30 08:00 07:00 06:00 00:00...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  7. Export/Import Database using MySQL Workbenchhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/export-import-database-using-mysql-workbench.html

    left hand panel: In the screen that appears, select your database, specify to export to a Self-Contained File and click on Start Export: Importing Before importing a SQL file, check that nothing in it instructs it to use a specific database (otherwise...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  8. UTF8 Unicode PHP MySQL for International Charactershttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/php/utf8-unicode-php-mysql-for-international-characters.html

    to ASCII), they weren't what we were looking for. The quick solution was to make the script run a MySQL command at the start: SET NAMES 'utf8' Now I need to run this command from within a Joomla! extension using the mysql Joomla! classes, here's how...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Personal Home Page
    • Language: en-GB
  9. Pancakeshttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/pancakes.html?catid=96&Itemid=165

    paper to smear it round before you make each pancake. Now get the pan really hot, then turn the heat down to medium and, to start with, do a test pancake to see if you're using the correct amount of batter. I find 2 tbsp is about right for an 18cm/7in...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Hobbies
    • Language: *
  10. Zoho Deluge: Check Time Booking Slotshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-deluge/zoho-deluge-check-time-booking-slots.html

    in, the time slot doesn't overlap a previous booking. How? Given a date/time and a duration, we will work out the requested start and end time: req_StartTime = input.Date_Field; req_Duration = 90; bool_doubleBooked=false; for each thisRecord in...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Zoho Deluge
    • Language: en-GB
  11. Hide Menu Item from Registered and Special https://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/hide-menu-item-from-registered-and-special.html

    admin interface with your website's style. The following is from http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=252258&start=0 at this date/time. Can't simply hide an item but can hide a menu (of course the menu could have been created with just one item...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Joomla
    • Language: *
  12. Windows 7 and Google Chrome incognito mode by defaulthttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/windows-7-and-google-chrome-incognito-mode-by-default.html?catid=61&Itemid=165

    Basically if you've just started using "incognito" mode with the Google Chrome web-browser, this article is just how to switch the quick launch shortcut (next to your start button). All the articles I googled were windows vista so I thought I'd share...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Google
    • Language: en-GB
  13. SSIS: Cannot open Data Flow Task: DTS.Pipeline.2 issuehttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/ssis-cannot-open-data-flow-task-dts-pipeline-2-issue.html?catid=74&Itemid=165

    I started getting this error: The task with the name "Data Flow Task" and the creation name "DTS.Pipeline.2" is not registered for use on this computer Why? We use a combination of MS Visual Studio 2008, 2010 and 2012. VS2008 for our old SSIS packages...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Integration Services
    • Language: en-GB
  14. Reminder on SSRS row separatorhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/reminder-on-ssrs-row-seperator.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    Services 2008 R2 (SSRS) What do I want? I have a report displaying room bookings. Each row lists the day, date, room name, start/finish times, booking details and the staff contact. I want an empty row to appear between each day in the list, so I have:...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  15. Increase Recent Documents Number in Windows XPhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/increase-recent-documents-number.html?catid=80&Itemid=165

    fond of downloading REG files and running them even if I have checked what it's doing. I'm putting a note here just for me: Start > Run > Regedit > OK Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Create New...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Windows OS
    • Language: en-GB
  16. Regular Expressions in SQLhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/regular-expressions-in-sql.html

    Practice makes perfect. Or in my case, any practice is a start. This article serves as a quick note on how to use regular expressions within SQL statements: How? For the following examples, I am pretending to select rows from a table called `STUDENTS`....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Databases
    • Language: *
  17. MySQL Transactions in PHPhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/mysql-transactions-in-php.html

    requires PHP 5.6 and above. For lower versions you can issue the MySQL commands directly like: mysqli->query("START TRANSACTION") mysqli->query("COMMIT") mysqli->query("ROLLBACK") Important note: Our tables must use an engine that supports transactions...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ike Francis
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  18. List last modified files using FTP Command-linehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/ftp/list-last-modified-files-using-ftp-command-line.html

    how do I do it using just Microsoft Windows? How? I don't have a clue. Here's what I've got so far: Open a command-prompt (Start > Run > Type COMMAND > OK) Type ftp my_ftp_host (where "my_ftp_host" is the hostname or IP of the server holding my site)...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: File Transfer Protocol
    • Language: *
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