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RE: [NF] Scanning documents to PDF

2007-05-20 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
This works pretty good. Guess I need to figure out how to pay for it Downloaded the 30 day trial and very pleased with it. Thanks, Virgil Bierschwale http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com http://www.jobsforourfuture.com/index.php -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [NF] Scanning documents to PDF

2007-05-20 Thread Pablo H Rivera Sr
Sorry Ted, after I sent it, I realized that I did try this before, but with the Adobe Acrobat Professional V.8 product. Hyperlinks (HTML or other types) in a document are disregarded (not retained) when you print to the "Adobe PDF" printer driver. I have the 2007 Office Suite and it can "convert" d

Re: [NF] I love contracting!

2007-05-20 Thread MB Software Solutions
Chet Gardiner wrote: > (and > had to pay his huge severance) I must learn how to get that kind of job...you know, the one where you get a huge severance after they cut you loose. The "Golden Handshake" as its called, right? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoft

Re: [NF] Scanning documents to PDF

2007-05-20 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/20/07, Pablo H Rivera Sr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does this "PDFCreater" retain the links in the resulting pdf > document? I don't know; I've never tried. What kind of links are you trying to retain? HTML links? -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com

RE: [NF] Scanning documents to PDF

2007-05-20 Thread Pablo H Rivera Sr
Does this "PDFCreater" retain the links in the resulting pdf document? PabloSr - Value, above all, persons, not things! Peace. Valora, sobre todo, personas, no cosas! Paz. - * -Original Message- *

Re: [NF] Scanning documents to PDF

2007-05-20 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/20/07, Virgil Bierschwale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Problem is VISTA's software for scanning appears to be the fax and scan > wizard which works good, BUT it doesn't let you export to a PDF which I need > to do. Download The Open CD (http://www.theopencd.org) to install PDFCreator, a prin

RE: [NF] Scanning documents to PDF

2007-05-20 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
Thanks, I probably need to buy a copy of that real soon. I found a way around it, sort of. I scan it in using windows scan and fax software and then print it to the "cutePDF" software. Thanks, Virgil Bierschwale http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com http://www.jobsforourfuture.com/index.php -

Re: [NF] Scanning documents to PDF

2007-05-20 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On May 20, 2007, at 4:47 PM, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: > Problem is VISTA's software for scanning appears to be the fax and > scan > wizard which works good, BUT it doesn't let you export to a PDF > which I need > to do. Virgil - -- Do it from inside Acrobat Professional if you have it. You

[NF] Scanning documents to PDF

2007-05-20 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
I've got a HP 3030 laserjet, fax, scanner that works good I need to scan in some documents and convert them to PDF so that I can put them on the new chamber of commerce web site that I'm building. Problem is VISTA's software for scanning appears to be the fax and scan wizard which works goo

Re: [NF] UMPC future prediction....what do you think?

2007-05-20 Thread Whil Hentzen (Pro*)
MB Software Solutions wrote: > (Should be NF...sorry!) > > > Interesting article: > http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9019900 OK, I finally had to read this. In 1984 (yes, honestly), I wrote an editorial for our local PC user group (this was hot

Re: [NF] UMPC future prediction....what do you think?

2007-05-20 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/19/07, MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Your thoughts on UMPC's future? A while ago, I dug up a presentation from the Boston Computer Society on Pen Computing - pre-Newton days - and it said the same things [1]. Dead on arrival. BillG is just hawking whatever they are selli

Re: Editor functions

2007-05-20 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/20/07, Lew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've lost track of my documentation for the 'undocumented' editor functions > which I believe reside in > foxtools.fll. Can anyone refresh my memory or send the url to this stuff? First place I'd look is http://leafe.com/dls/vfp, and yup, there it is!

Re: [NF] I love contracting!

2007-05-20 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Chet Gardiner wrote: > The last large corporations I worked for: > > 1) Had a wonderful "long range plan". > > Their "long range" plan was to replace their core business software with > the "state of the art" in order to impress Wall St. This software was > running in FoxPro Dos and FPW with

Re: [NF] I love contracting!

2007-05-20 Thread Chet Gardiner
The last large corporations I worked for: 1) Had a wonderful "long range plan". Their "long range" plan was to replace their core business software with the "state of the art" in order to impress Wall St. This software was running in FoxPro Dos and FPW with some VFP. Those of us in the Fox

Re: UMPC future prediction....what do you think?

2007-05-20 Thread MB Software Solutions
Alan Bourke wrote: > On Sat, 19 May 2007 16:52:04 -0400, "MB Software Solutions" > > >> Your thoughts on UMPC's future? >> > > Same as Tablet PC and voice recognition, i.e. niche. > > iow, "cute" but not practical for regular mainstay business work, eh? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB So

Re: [NF] Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it

2007-05-20 Thread MB Software Solutions
Bill Arnold wrote: > That should cover the bases. Frankly, the missing piece is my own > reluctance to switch gears and start treating sales as job # 1. Hire a commission-only sales guy to do this for you. Sure, you'll have to pay him a very good commission, but in the end, won't he be worth it?

Re: [NF] MySQL4 and MySQL5 residing on same machine

2007-05-20 Thread MB Software Solutions
Mark Stanton wrote: > When using MySQL for website work a powerful, though unfortunate, > reason for keeping 4 is that many hosts haven't updated their setups, > and hence one may be forced to use 4. > Good point...thanks! -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftw

RE: [NF] Lightweight Task Manager

2007-05-20 Thread Alan Bourke
On Sun, 20 May 2007 11:07:14 -0500 (CDT), "William Sanders / EFG" > I'd recommend Telemagic. Wow, I remember fighting MergeMagic in the very early 1990's. -- Alan Bourke [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Main

Re: [NF] Looking for old Windows 2000 Pro and Windows 2000 Server ISO images

2007-05-20 Thread Alan Bourke
On Sun, 20 May 2007 10:20:19 -0400, "Malcolm Greene" > Thank you! Any advice on how to determine if I have downloaded a valid > ISO image vs. an image with spyware? Well, it would be difficult to slipstream spyware into the Windows installation process, but if I wanted to do it I would install i

Re: UMPC future prediction....what do you think?

2007-05-20 Thread Alan Bourke
On Sat, 19 May 2007 16:52:04 -0400, "MB Software Solutions" > Your thoughts on UMPC's future? Same as Tablet PC and voice recognition, i.e. niche. -- Alan Bourke [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance

Editor functions

2007-05-20 Thread Lew
I've lost track of my documentation for the 'undocumented' editor functions which I believe reside in foxtools.fll. Can anyone refresh my memory or send the url to this stuff? Thanks. -Lew ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenanc

Re: [NF] MySQL4 and MySQL5 residing on same machine

2007-05-20 Thread William Sanders / EFG
Michael - You can STORE them on the same machine, but, IMO, it's not a good thing to RUN them concurrently. You can change up which one starts at boot time, as you need it. You'll need to change some registry entries as well, but it's a trivial thing. Sure, its a bit more work, not a pointy-clic

RE: [NF] Lightweight Task Manager

2007-05-20 Thread William Sanders / EFG
Malcolm - For a sales Geek? A GOOD SALES GEEK? I'd recommend Telemagic. Written in VFP, 45 day free trial, works very well. It does a lot more than just 'simple calendaring and reminders' my quickie notes on it here: http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~TeleMagic~SoftwareEng d/l here - http://www.

RE: [NF] I love contracting!

2007-05-20 Thread William Sanders / EFG
MM said - > And what is "the good employee?" Someone who does dumb things for > money, or someone who tries to give their expertise to save the > company from doing dumb things? Michael - wasn't this posting supposed to be about contracting? Typically an employee isn't a contractor, and vice-versa

Re: [NF] Looking for old Windows 2000 Pro and Windows 2000 Server ISO images

2007-05-20 Thread Malcolm Greene
Man-wai, > Google "windows 2000 torrent" if you really have the license key. Thank you! Any advice on how to determine if I have downloaded a valid ISO image vs. an image with spyware? Thanks, Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscripti

RE: [NF] Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it

2007-05-20 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
Bill, I can't promise nothing, but send me some info offline. I almost have all the pieces in place and I'd rather sell, put together projects, etc., rather then develop. Just not a back room type of guy, but as you say, we have to do what we have too in order to make a living. Thanks, Virgil B

RE: [NF] Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it

2007-05-20 Thread Bill Arnold
> > Maybe I'm still being naïve, but this does beg the question of who > > among us has a working arrangement with a VFP-savvy marketing company > > who understands how our world works and is willing to deal with us on > > an application specific - not framework, and not exclusive - basis? > > >

RE: [NF] I love contracting!

2007-05-20 Thread Stephen the Cook
Michael Madigan <> wrote: > And what is "the good employee?" Someone who does dumb things for > money, or someone who tries to give their expertise to save the > company from doing dumb things? I find that if you have the ability to present to the people you "think" are in power you are half wa

RE: [NF] Lightweight Task Manager

2007-05-20 Thread Stephen the Cook
Matthew Jarvis <> wrote: > Can someone recommend a nicely featured yet lightweight task manager > i.e. reminder program? > > I've got my sales manager harping on me to install Outlook just so he > can use the calendar thingy - and that ain't gonna happen... > > I use Outlook at home and like th

Re: [NF] Looking for old Windows 2000 Pro and Windows 2000 Server ISO images

2007-05-20 Thread Man-wai Chang
> When I went to the MSDN site, I discovered that all Windows 2000 > downloads are no longer available - Microsoft had to remove these > downloads from MSDN as part of their settlement with SUN regarding MS's > illegal changes to the Java JVM. Google "windows 2000 torrent" if you really have the

Re: [NF] MySQL4 and MySQL5 residing on same machine

2007-05-20 Thread Ed Leafe
On May 20, 2007, at 4:03 AM, Mark Stanton wrote: > When using MySQL for website work a powerful, though unfortunate, > reason for keeping 4 is that many hosts haven't updated their setups, > and hence one may be forced to use 4. Also, don't forget that there is absolutely nothing wrong wi

Re: [OT] An Inconvenient Poll

2007-05-20 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Yes. Below is an excerpt form the wiki under the section titled "Immediate responses to the Pearl Harbor attack". #--- Upon the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Presidential Proclamations 2525 (Japanese), 2526 (German) and 2527 (Italian) were signed. Many homes were

[NF] Looking for old Windows 2000 Pro and Windows 2000 Server ISO images

2007-05-20 Thread Malcolm Greene
I'm doing some testing for a customer and discovered that I needed to test our software against Windows 2000 Pro and Windows 2000 Server. (I have these environments running in a lab, but can't find our original CD images and need to do our tests in clean VM's vs. VM's created from my existing 2000

Re: [NF] MySQL4 and MySQL5 residing on same machine

2007-05-20 Thread Mark Stanton
When using MySQL for website work a powerful, though unfortunate, reason for keeping 4 is that many hosts haven't updated their setups, and hence one may be forced to use 4. Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@le