Excel PivotTable Filter List Orderinghttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/excel/excel-pivottable-filter-list-ordering.html

05 September 2011 the "Row Labels" Move the field back into "Report Filter" Done! The filter dropdown should retain the order. Alternatively Similar to the above, open a Microsoft product Bang "Head" against wall. Bang "Head" against wall. Bang "Head" against wall....

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Excel
• Language: en-GB

SSRS External Images don't displayhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/ssrs/ssrs-external-images-dont-display.html

19 September 2011 that used to do this, we could use the HTML attribute "OnError" to load an alternative image. We would like something similar for SSRS. Solution #2: Alternative image if file does not exist More of a workaround than a solution but by asking some...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
• Language: *

Joes Network Transmission Detector (JTD)https://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/joes-network-transmission-detector-jtd.html?catid=40

29 September 2011 (ie. not connected to the internet), this program is extremely boring and doesn't do anything. But unlike many other similar programs which add to the network traffic, this program adds NOTHING to the network traffic, and therefore is a much better...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Product Documentation
• Language: *

SSRS AlphaNumeric Parameter Validationhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/ssrs/ssrs-alphanumeric-validation.html

07 November 2011 Valid" ) Additional If like us, you've made a report containing a link dependent on parameters submitted, we had to apply a similar IIF statement block to the Font color and the Action target as well within SSRS.

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
• Language: en-GB

Print Directory Contents to a Filehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/windows-os/print-directory-contents-to-a-file.html

19 July 2012 entry to the context menu (when you right-click on an object). The following is a method of adding this as a single command similar to how we add the "Command prompt from here" option (now built-in to Windows 7). I added this option for him in Windows 7...

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

Search a database for a string (MySQL, T-SQL)https://www.joellipman.com/articles/database/search-a-database-for-a-string-mysql-t-sql.html

08 October 2012 a PHP script which behaves like PhpMyAdmin, in that it automatically lists a database structure and the fields to modify similar to an excel spreadsheet. Now without using PHP, I need standalone SQL scripts that can simply be used to search an entire...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Databases
• Language: en-GB

Sync Outlook 2007 Shared Calendar with SharePoint 2007https://www.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/sharepoint/sync-outlook-2007-shared-calendar-with-sharepoint-2007.html

09 November 2012 The following steps show you how SharePoint will open a shared calendar if you don't already have it in your Outlook 2007. Similar to you opening a shared calendar, the sharepoint calendar will sit separate to the others. Once it's in your Outlook, you...

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

T-SQL Conversion failed when converting the varchar to data type inthttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/database/t-sql/t-sql-conversion-failed-when-converting-the-varchar-to-data-type-int.html

14 May 2013 to data type int" then read on. How? So where does the 'B110' string come from, well from one of our tables which looks similar to the following: Table: DMExtractEmployeeTable ------------------------------------------- ID Name EmpType CodeType 1 Joe...

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

SSIS Script: convert UPPERCASE to Mixed-Case using TitleCasehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/ssis/ssis-script-convert-uppercase-to-mixed-case-using-titlecase.html

04 October 2013 do not apply for "MacDonalds" because of names like "MACK" and "MACHURA". " and ", "la", "le", " van ", " de ", " of " and similar should remain lowercase. How? The SSIS Script component task has to be generic, it should only apply this to columns we...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: SQL Server Integration Services
• Language: en-GB

Problem creating SSRS report subscriptionshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/ssrs/problem-creating-ssrs-report-subscriptions.html

11 November 2013 trying to create a new subscription to a SQL Server Reporting Server (SSRS) report and you are getting a warning message similar to the following: Message from webpage Subscriptions cannot be created because the credentials used to run the report are...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
• Language: en-GB

Client Services: Website Development Agreementhttps://www.joellipman.com/static-items/client-services-website-development-agreement.html

15 November 2013 cycle, there are advantages to working on my own: I can keep costs low, I have scripts which have sped up development on similar projects, I have bespoke project management systems which manage my work accurately (eg. my Project Analysis Manager -...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Static Items
• Language: *

Generate a Timesheet in MySQL https://www.joellipman.com/articles/database/mysql/generate-a-timesheet-in-mysql.html

05 December 2013 your timesheet. Why? I'm being tasked to work with EPM (Microsoft Enterprise Project Management) more and more. Similar systems have popped out that support some form of time recording and activity logging. The example below however is within a...

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

MessageBox or AlertDialog in Android Javahttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/google/androidos/messagebox-or-alertdialog-in-android-java.html

20 October 2014 A quick article on how to display a OK/Cancel popup which I use as a message to the user for debug purposes. Why? It's similar to javascript's message box or confirm box, only Android let's you redesign the dialog. For my purposes I have used an XML as...

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

Android: Keytool and Google Maps displaying greyhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/google/androidos/android-keytool-and-google-maps-displaying-grey.html

31 October 2014 Creating a Google Maps project in Android Studio (v0.8.6 beta) "creates" a SHA1 along with the project name: something similar to: 5B:3D:C4:92:CA:D5:12:89:45:1D:E2:64:CF:C8:21:F8:04:38:F2:3E;com.example.myapp. By default this is the SHA1 of your...

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

PHP Issue: simplexml_load_string parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !https://www.joellipman.com/articles/web-development/php/php-issue-simplexml-load-string-parser-error-input-is-not-proper-utf-8-indicate-encoding.html

02 August 2016 language character set and trying to load it in PHP with the function simplexml_load_string(). The error I get is something similar to: PHP Warning: simplexml_load_string(): Entity: line #: parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Personal Home Page
• Language: *

AutoHotkey - MS Windows 10 - Open Apps on Multiple Monitors and Desktopshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/automation/autohotkey/autohotkey-ms-windows-10-open-apps-on-multiple-monitors-and-desktops.html

18 July 2019 know of a feature where you can have another virtual desktop on your device. For those that don't know it, the feature is similar to mobile phones where you swipe left/right to reveal another screen of app icons. The same can be done to the desktop...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: AutoHotkey
• Language: en-GB

Zoho CRM/Creator - Common Errors & Gotchashttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-crm-creator-common-errors-gotchas.html

06 February 2020 parameters:m_CreateRecord headers:m_Header ]; Problem: Value is empty and 'get' function cannot be applied Following a post similar to the above example by InvokeURL and then getting a JSON response back, the response does not seem to be read as a map:...

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

Zoho Creator: Download uploaded file and attach to Sales Order in Zoho Bookshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-creator-download-uploaded-file-and-attach-to-sales-order-in-zoho-books.html

15 May 2020 the file to the CRM and Books record A successful response to the Zoho Books attachment (per file) should be something similar to the following: { "code": 0, "message": "Your file has been attached to the sales order.", "documents": [ { "document_id":...

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

AutoHotkey: Get Media Information and Displayhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/automation/autohotkey/autohotkey-get-media-information-and-display.html

07 August 2020 AutoHotkey v1.1.33.02 What? This is a copied article just to store a permanent reference for if I ever need to build an app similar to the file explorer in the Microsoft Windows OS. Why? I had an app for use in MS Windows 7 to display the properties of...

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

Zoho Creator: Create a Widget which uses JavaScripthttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-creator-create-a-widget-which-uses-javascript.html

24 October 2020 your app: In the browser url, type https://127.0.0.1:5000/app/widget.html, your browser page should now display something similar to the following: Note that for every action you are doing in the Safari browser, there will be a log in the terminal:...

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