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  1. SSIS Convert a string into a datehttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/ssis-convert-a-string-into-a-date.html?catid=74&Itemid=165

    and date conversions which I try and use depending on the situation. This is a quick article on how I got time conversion working in an SSIS package which read from a text file. Note that the example below converts a string in European Date Format (ie....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Integration Services
    • Language: en-GB
  2. SSIS: How to loop through multiple flat files as data sourceshttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/ssis-how-to-loop-through-multiple-flat-files-as-data-sources.html?catid=74&Itemid=165

    to be used as source data have the same number of columns and where the column widths match. How? I've adapted my real working product with an example. As my work was for a Personnel/HR project, and data confidentiality is somewhat important, some of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Integration Services
    • Language: en-GB
  3. SSRS / MDX Date Querieshttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/ssrs-mdx-date-queries.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    I find myself using date ranges endlessly as I've been working in SSRS. The below is derived from a collection of various sources across the web as well as some of my own. These are what worked in my environment: WinXP, BIDS (vs2008), TFS (vs2010), SSRS...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  4. Before and After, Highs and Lowshttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/before-and-after-highs-and-lows.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    134 Report 002 192 2010 12 Report 003 305 2010 479 Report 001 202 2011 84 Report 002 202 2011 45 Report 003 287 2011 94 A working example using the ReportServer database in SSRS 2008 R2: SELECT Catalog.Name AS ReportName, DATEPART(dayofyear,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: *
  5. Problem creating SSRS report subscriptionshttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/problem-creating-ssrs-report-subscriptions.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    of data sources used in SSRS so I'm going to try and cover the ones I have used previously and what we needed to get them working. Custom DataSource Upload the report to the ReportServer. Hover the mouse cursor over it and click on the dropdown arrow to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  6. SSRS: Performance Improvements: SELECT TOPhttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/ssrs-performance-improvements-select-top.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

    search for "SMITH" as a surname would make the report spin for about 10 minutes without the possibility to cancel (link not working!?) and eventually would display circa 3000 matching results. If I attempted to check this in "preview" mode using...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Language: en-GB
  7. How to change local folder for TFShttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/how-to-change-local-folder-for-tfs.html?catid=79&Itemid=165

    Intelligence Development Studio 2008 (BIDS) and connected it to a Team Foundation Server 2010 (TFS) instance and set my working local folder to my home directory. When the rest of my colleagues installed it however, they decided to use a common local...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Team Foundation Server
    • Language: *
  8. Administrator Program Shortcut without Prompthttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/administrator-program-shortcut-without-prompt.html?catid=80&Itemid=165

    Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" for Start In..., I leave this blank but you could specify a working directory. OK the dialogs and close the Task Scheduler Right-click on an empty space on the desktop and select New > Shortcut...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Windows OS
    • Language: *
  9. 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

    A quick article to get an Apple Trackpad working with an MS Windows 11 Pro (Intel 64) workstation. Why? I forgot my work Macbook at home and rather than drive the commute back and forth again, I took my previous biscuit box out (a Dell MFF Optiplex...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Windows OS
    • Language: *
  10. Reorder Columns in a Tablehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/reorder-columns-in-a-table.html

    Though maybe this is derived from a template and depending on if you are using MS Internet Explorer... Can't get it working? I use whatever is most useful and Google's Chrome is the fastest browser I have. Here are some ways to do this: Method: MySQL...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Databases
    • Language: *
  11. T-SQL Record Separatorhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/t-sql/t-sql-record-separator.html

    blank or full of hyphens/dashes. Stage #2: Replace values in last data row with blanks The trick to this is to get Stage #1 working for you with your query and then for every column of data that you are extracting, you will need to use the case...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Transact-SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  12. 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

    AND ref.[RefSheet] = 'myPayrollCategory' AND ref.[RefSystem] = 'myPayrollSystem' -- Yields "Conversion failed..." Working version: -- Corrected query (output values enclosed in apostrophes) SELECT CASE WHEN emp.ContributionValue=1 THEN '5010' WHEN...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Transact-SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  13. T-SQL: Parse an XML valuehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/t-sql/t-sql-parse-an-xml-value.html

    find so I've posted an article below detailing how to parse or extract values from a string containing XML code. Why? I'm working with a system which stores XML strings in a database and rather than a separate file, it stores these in a row. How?...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Transact-SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  14. Basic Oracle Stored Procedure Structurehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/oracle-pl-sql/basic-oracle-stored-procedure-structure.html

    and are easier to pull off. After much umming and aah-ing, I have written this article as a note for me to demo a working stored procedure and how to use cursors. I'm told I need to use this for SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) which is why I'm...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Oracle PL/SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  15. Fix Oracle Tnsping 3511 without Windows Registryhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/oracle-pl-sql/fix-oracle-tnsping-3511-without-windows-registry.html

    re-prompted for credentials) Cannot run System Registry (not even DOS REG Query!!!) All oracle utilities and connections working on my computer (except for TNSPING). TNS_ADMIN is another environment variable used that we must maintain (current value at...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Oracle PL/SQL
    • Language: en-GB
  16. 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

    through the menus and installation screen to get rid of anything that was not visibly used on the website. The website was working fine and I was able resume my click-happy habits. It's a given that in my test, there was only 1 user (me). There are...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: en-GB
  17. Convert foreign characters to English alphabethttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/database/mysql/convert-foreign-characters-to-english-alphabet.html

    all the accents from foreign characters and return the English equivalent. Why? A content management system (CMS) that I'm working on has just gone international and started including the names of places in other countries. This is nice but its search...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: MySQL
    • Language: *
  18. Project Plan for Freelance Websitehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/project-plan-for-freelance-website.html

    Focused?) Explain Domain Registration process (for client to do so they retain overall control of the company) Who will be working on this project? (supply contact details) Rates (usually £9/hour for non-e-commerce sites or £15/hour for e-commerce)...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Web-Development
    • Language: *
  19. Some milestones for a website projecthttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/some-milestones-for-a-website-project.html

    prototype or Vertical slice – normally a few sections of the website are produced with many of the website features in and working, this allows reviewers to get a feel for the site, the level of usability, the saleability of the product and technical...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Web-Development
    • Language: *
  20. List of Font Awesomehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/website-development/list-of-font-awesome.html

    I needed to use these in a template I was working on. Font awesome is a brilliant tool for webdevelopers who want icons that can be any size of any color without compromising on image quality or overhead maintenance. It's basically a font set that has...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Joel Lipman
    • Category: Web-Development
    • Language: *
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