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  1. thorntone

    Help with regex

    Hi. Long time IT pro, first time Perl user. Trying to perform what I expect to be a straight forward parse of data strings from a file. The file is the output header info for a scanned file that is being picked up by a fax (yes, Fax) server. The specific lines in question of the file are...
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    Create Linked Server in MS SQL Server

    In reverse order: 3.SQL Server 2000 2.I used Enterprise Manager to create the linked server. I created is as a "Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers" 1. the only thing I left off the error message is "0x80004005:", which followed "Initialize returned". Laignappe: THe ODBC driver is...
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    Create Linked Server in MS SQL Server

    THere are a number of similar posts, but I've been unable to successfully create a Pervasive linked server in MS SQL Server. I've got Peachtree running Pervasive v9.1. I've successfully created an ODBC connection on the server that houses SQL Server. The DSN for the ODBC connection is...
  4. thorntone

    Shared Excel Workbook: Hidden columns problem

    We have a dozen or so people using a shared Excel workbook. The spreadsheet in question has a number of columns for every day of the month. In an attempt to get everyone to enter info in the right spot (remember the saying about herding cats?), we hid prior and later dates. However, as each...
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    Change heading and orientation of subreport

    Hi, I'm running Crystal 8.5 and need to figure out how to initiate a sub-report that has different headings and even orientation from the calling report. The parent report is an invoice and the subreport is linked based on the invoice number from the parent. The parent is in landscape, and...
  6. thorntone

    Crystal, Citrix & Concurrent Reports

    We have an app that uses Crystal runtime dll's that we're trying to run in a Citrix environment. When multiple users run reports at the same time, we get "unexpected" results. The vendor has introduced a locking mechanism to eleveate the problem, but now only one user at a time can...
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    Application Has Exclusive Control

    Thanks for the help. We tapped into a power greater than IT, the teacher grapevine. We soon found someone who knew someone, who knew... Anyway, the product was Kids Desk by Edmark, and there was a hidden administrative menu. Once found, I was able to set it up as needed. Thanks Again.
  8. thorntone

    Application Has Exclusive Control

    HI. I'm an experienced WinTel guy, but am lost in the Mac world. My wife teaches, and has acquired a couple of Macs for her classroom that appear to be 3-5 years old, but she cannot use them as a single application has exclusive control. When they're booted, I see some icons at the bottom of...
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    Orphaned SPIDs running Crystal from DLL called by ASP

    We have a problem with orphaned user spid's in MS SQL Server when we run a crystal report through a DLL called from ASP code. The spid is initiated when the report call is made, but never clears out. Interestingly, the database association to the spid changes from the database the report is...
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    Orphan Database Connections, Crystal thru VB

    We have a problem with orphaned user spid's in MS SQL Server when we run a crystal report through a DLL called from ASP code. The spid is initiated when the report call is made, but never clears out. Interestingly, the database association to the spid changes from the database the report is...
  11. thorntone

    Performance using Calculated Parameters in Select

    I've got a performance issue when using a calculated value in my select statement. I'm inexperienced with Crystal, but experienced with both SQL and other reporting tools. The database table I'm reporting against has a time field which is the number of seconds since a point in time. The...
  12. thorntone

    Listener Problem

    Hi, we're running Oracle 8 on NT and have recently observed an odd problem. Only a couple of client machines are having problems. As example one of them is running Crystal reports against the Oracle database. These reports have successfully run for months, but now fail. If you run the Easy...

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