Re: [OT] Still can't believe this

2008-12-10 Thread Pete Theisen
Michael Madigan wrote: I bet if they cut her nose off and BBQ it, they could feed half of Africa. http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/Barbra-Streisand-One-Ugly-Old-Lady-2.jpg Hi Michael! She isn't Belgian. The Africans only eat Belgians nowadays. They even waffle on that. I bet he kept

RE: VFP index corruption

2008-12-10 Thread Dave Crozier
Jean, Over the past 2 years we haven't had a single index or database corruption even though our tables are around the 1.5Gb individual size with indexes that range from 100 to 700Mb with about 130 users working 24/7. Prior to this time of stability we had VFP 9 without SP1 and more importantly

[OT] Looking to rent out a bathroom.

2008-12-10 Thread Michael Madigan
Is this ia joke or real? I guess it's a joke. http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/907788944.html * Impeach Blagolevich http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike ___ Post Messages to:

Re: VFP index corruption

2008-12-10 Thread Jean MAURICE
Jean, have you got RECNO() in your index expressions ? another jean ! -- Jean MAURICE Grenoble - France - Europe www.atoutfox.org www.aedtf.org ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

Re: [OT] Looking to rent out a bathroom.

2008-12-10 Thread Pete Theisen
Michael Madigan wrote: Is this ia joke or real? I guess it's a joke. http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/907788944.html Hi Michael! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061170/ LOL! -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ ___ Post Messages to:

RE: VFP index corruption

2008-12-10 Thread Michael Madigan
I agree, rewriting the whole application just for index corruption doesn't make sense. I've not had any index problems lately. In the past they have all been caused by bad hardware or opportunistic locks being turned on. --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Dave Crozier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From:

Re: VFP index corruption

2008-12-10 Thread Michael Madigan
I worked with a dufus who had databases related on recno(). Unbelievable. * --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Jean MAURICE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jean MAURICE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: VFP index corruption To: ProFox Email List

Re: VFP index corruption

2008-12-10 Thread Brian Abbott
Hi Jean Just to reinforce what Dave Crozier has said, we have quite a few customers with 30+ users and tables 1Gb+. Our experience over the last several years has been that the key to stability is the network infratructure. If the hardware/network is good, monthly reindexing is sufficient

[NF] Verizon tech admits service rolling disconnects

2008-12-10 Thread Pete Theisen
Hi Everybody! So today, after a month I *finally* got to speak to a verizon tech. He checked my equipment and found that I had full speed service, and that is my problem. Verizon doesn't have enough backbone access to service everyone they have sold service to so they randomly disconnect the

RE: VFP index corruption

2008-12-10 Thread Geoff Flight
To be fair, index corruption isn’t the primary reason for rewriting. Its an 11yo app that started life as Fox for windows 2.6. all modal windows, lousy database architecture and in need of a savage interface rebuild. But the index corruptions are a pain and not easy to detect but I welcome the

Re: DAFUG - December 2008

2008-12-10 Thread Richard Kaye
Hi Rick, Do you know if Toni is willing to make this presentation available to those of us who are not in the Detroit area? Rick Schummer wrote: Detroit Area Fox User Group (DAFUG) presents: Getting Started with SVN/Tortoise By Toni Feltman of F1 Technologies Thursday, December 11, 2008

spell check on the fly with standard VFP textbox?

2008-12-10 Thread Richard Kaye
The subject says it all. Has anyone here attempted to mimic the behavior of a full blown word processor, say using GDI+, in VFP? -- Richard Kaye Vice President Artfact/RFC Systems Voice: 617.219.1038 Fax: 617.219.1001 For the fastest response time, please send your support queries to:

[NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
I'm 100% sure that I had my Windows Update setting set to just notify me but don't download until I explicitly say so. I come to my laptop this morning and find that it's been rebooted and then a friendly Your computer was updated! message appears. I go to check the setting and it was (re-?)set

Re: DAFUG - December 2008

2008-12-10 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
On Wed, December 10, 2008 7:13 am, Richard Kaye wrote: Hi Rick, Do you know if Toni is willing to make this presentation available to those of us who are not in the Detroit area? Boy, I'd love to see this presentation as well!! ___ Post

Re: spell check on the fly with standard VFP textbox?

2008-12-10 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
On Wed, December 10, 2008 7:20 am, Richard Kaye wrote: The subject says it all. Has anyone here attempted to mimic the behavior of a full blown word processor, say using GDI+, in VFP? Do you mean where it underlines the word after you're done spelling it if it's not found in the dictionary?

Windows Security update affecting VFP?

2008-12-10 Thread Dave Crozier
I just had a raft of updates through from Microsoft for their Patch Tuesday and noticed that one of the security patches affects VFP. Anyone got any further details? I didn't think that VFP used any of the standard controls, having them all encoded within VFP itself. Redmond classifies six of

RE: DAFUG - December 2008

2008-12-10 Thread Rick Schummer
Do you know if Toni is willing to make this presentation available to those of us who are not in the Detroit area? I do. Toni is using this time at DAFUG as a rehearsal to a webinar she will be doing through F1 Technologies in the near future. Rick White Light Computing, Inc.

RE: [NF] Verizon tech admits service rolling disconnects

2008-12-10 Thread Wolfe, Stephen S Civ USAF AMC 6 MDSS/SGSI
Is this DSL service? v/r //SIGNED// Stephen S. Wolfe, YA2, DAF 6th MDG Data Services Manager 6th MDG Information System Security Officer Comm (813) 827-9994 DSN 651-9994 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Wednesday,

[OT] AIG boondoggle, Asking for another $10 Billion

2008-12-10 Thread Nicholas Geti
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/142790/Black-Hole-AIG-Needs-Another-10-Billion?tickers=aig,gs After all the money AIG's had shoveled at it, why does it need another $10 billion? Because, as the Wall Street Journal reports, the money its gotten from the government are supposed to

RE: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread David Smith
I agree, having been bitten by this on numerous occasions. The only way I've ever been able to successfully block Windows Update is to ban the address in my firewall. One trend I've seen recently from Microsoft is that they are suggesting you turn it on during installations of their add-ons like

RE: [OT] Boogieman continues to stonewall his birth certificate

2008-12-10 Thread Wolfe, Stephen S Civ USAF AMC 6 MDSS/SGSI
What do you mean I won't understand you in a thousand years? ggg Anyway, my wife is an espanol girl and having been married to her for 36 years a little bit of espanol has leaked my way. My wife's family is sorely disappointed in me for not being fluent in Castellano? I'm just lazy, what can

Re: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread Malcolm Greene
Michael, +1. I have the same thing happen to me. EXTREMELY frustrating. Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list:

RE: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread Francis I. Coppage, Jr.
Dave, What address do they use for these updates? Francis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Smith Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic I agree,

Re: [NF] Verizon tech admits service rolling disconnects

2008-12-10 Thread Alan Bourke
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:45:31 -0500, Pete Theisen [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Thoughts? Comments? Highly illegal under Terms Of Service ? -- Alan Bourke [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

RE: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread Alan Bourke
http://www.kevinscrate.com/blog/2007/08/17/stop-a-forced-reboot-after-a-windows-update/ Which doesn't answer the original question as to why it does it when you told it not to, but will stop the reboot at least. -- Alan Bourke [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: VFP index corruption

2008-12-10 Thread Stephen Russell
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 3:02 AM, Dave Crozier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jean, Over the past 2 years we haven't had a single index or database corruption even though our tables are around the 1.5Gb individual size with indexes that range from 100 to 700Mb with about 130 users working 24/7.

Re: Windows Security update affecting VFP?

2008-12-10 Thread Alan Bourke
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-070.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5B1F28A9-DA8D-463A-8AE4-DFC8FCC6C41Adisplaylang=en Remote Code Execution flaw apparently. Nice. -- Alan Bourke [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread Paul McNett
Malcolm Greene wrote: +1. I have the same thing happen to me. EXTREMELY frustrating. If you want to get around vendor maliciousness or incompetence like this, here's what you do: 1) Get your system updated to the service pack/patch level you are comfortable with. Only update to the latest

Re: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread Alan Bourke
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:30:45 -0800, Paul McNett [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: 2) Turn automatic updates off I think the issue is that the Windows Update components update themselves even if Windows Update is off. -- Alan Bourke [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

RE: Windows Security update affecting VFP?

2008-12-10 Thread Dave Crozier
Alan, As a matter of interest the OCX files that it appertains to are: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=958370 Dave Crozier -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: 10 December 2008 16:18 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re:

Re: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread Paul McNett
Alan Bourke wrote: On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:30:45 -0800, Paul McNett [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: 2) Turn automatic updates off I think the issue is that the Windows Update components update themselves even if Windows Update is off. There's a service to turn off too, something like Windows Update

RE: [NF] Verizon tech admits service rolling disconnects

2008-12-10 Thread Gil Hale
Screw those peckerheads! Move to a different service if you can. That is so very wrong. I bet if you read the terms conditions you will find they disclosed their right to suspend service as they see fit. But that does not make it right. You could file a harrassment suit in small claims, and

RE: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread David Smith
http://v6.windowsupdate.microsoft.com https://v6.windowsupdate.microsoft.com http://*.download.windowsupdate.com http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com https://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com http://update.microsoft.com Thanks, Dave

RE: [NF] Verizon tech admits service rolling disconnects

2008-12-10 Thread David Smith
Gee, their slogan It's the network has taken on a new meaning for me now. Thanks, Dave David Smith Systems Administrator Doan Family of Dealerships (585) 352-6600 ext.1730 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.upstatedigitools.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[NF] MS Word Mail Merge multi detail band?

2008-12-10 Thread Steve Ellenoff
Any Word Mail Merge gurus out there know how to simulate multi detail bands? I have a vfp app which generates a dbf of people who should receive a word document selected by the user and this works just fine, ie, I've got automation doing the merge automatically. The problem is on some of the

Re: [OT] AIG boondoggle, Asking for another $10 Billion

2008-12-10 Thread Leland Jackson
Yep, below is a link to more about Collaterilized Debt Obligations. Mortage Backed Securites are but one form of CDO: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collateralized_debt_obligation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortgage-backed_security Regards, LelandJ Nicholas Geti wrote:

Re: [NF] MS Word Mail Merge multi detail band?

2008-12-10 Thread Paul Hill
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Steve Ellenoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any Word Mail Merge gurus out there know how to simulate multi detail bands? I have a vfp app which generates a dbf of people who should receive a word document selected by the user and this works just fine, ie, I've got

[NF] Dabo 0.9.0 Released

2008-12-10 Thread Ed Leafe
We are proud (and relieved!) to finally release Dabo 0.9.0, the first official release of the framework in six months. We haven't been taking it easy during that period; rather, we made some changes that clean up some weak spots in the codebase, and as a result can offer a much more solid

Re: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread Paul Hill
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Alan Bourke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:30:45 -0800, Paul McNett [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: 2) Turn automatic updates off I think the issue is that the Windows Update components update themselves even if Windows Update is off. Not here.

Re: [NF] Dabo 0.9.0 Released

2008-12-10 Thread Jeff Johnson
Congratulations Guys! Your tireless efforts and dedication to Dabo serve as an inspiration for all of us! Keep up the great work! Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 Phoenix Python User Group - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ed Leafe wrote: We are proud (and

Re: [NF] MS Word Mail Merge multi detail band?

2008-12-10 Thread Steve Ellenoff
Thanks Paul- I had thought of doing something similar but the problem with it I think is the formatting of the table in the Word Document, ie, they want each record/row of the table to have a border around it, so I would think this would not work using the Memo field approach of manually

Re: [NF] Dabo 0.9.0 Released

2008-12-10 Thread Malcolm Greene
Congratulations Ed and Paul!! Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive:

Re: [OT] Boogieman continues to stonewall his birth certificate

2008-12-10 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Wolfe, Stephen S Civ USAF AMC 6 MDSS/SGSI wrote: What do you mean I won't understand you in a thousand years? ggg Anyway, my wife is an espanol girl and having been married to her for 36 years a little bit of espanol has leaked my way. My wife's family is sorely disappointed in me for not

Re: [NF] KUbuntu no more woes (sort of)

2008-12-10 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Gil Hale wrote: WooHoo! Excellent progress. I had to dig up a 3rd party driver for one of my machines for Ubuntu v-8.04 earlier this year. Well worth the digging around. Google rox! Gil ps - you can try posting to ProLinux.com also. There are a few of us Linux Geeks out there,

Re: [NF] Dabo 0.9.0 Released

2008-12-10 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Ed Leafe wrote: We are proud (and relieved!) to finally release Dabo 0.9.0, the first official release of the framework in six months. We haven't been taking it easy during that period; rather, we made some changes that clean up some weak spots in the codebase, and as a result can offer

RE: [NF] KUbuntu no more woes (sort of)

2008-12-10 Thread Gil Hale
Will do. But you'll have to deal with my rants (blokes at ProLinux won't be happy with you inviting me there :-P ). Your loss, our gain. Besides, that is what filters and Delete buttons are for g... Gil -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf

Re: [NF] Dabo 0.9.0 Released

2008-12-10 Thread Ed Leafe
On Dec 10, 2008, at 3:51 PM, Ricardo Aráoz wrote: Errhh... is it me or you forgot to post the news in dabo list? You mean like http://leafe.com/archives/showMsg/406999 and http://leafe.com/archives/showMsg/407000 ? -- Ed Leafe ___

Re: [NF] Windows Update setting reset to Automatic

2008-12-10 Thread Stephen Russell
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:49 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm 100% sure that I had my Windows Update setting set to just notify me but don't download until I explicitly say so. I come to my laptop this morning and find that it's been rebooted and then a

Re: [NF] Dabo 0.9.0 Released

2008-12-10 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Ed Leafe wrote: On Dec 10, 2008, at 3:51 PM, Ricardo Aráoz wrote: Errhh... is it me or you forgot to post the news in dabo list? You mean like http://leafe.com/archives/showMsg/406999 and http://leafe.com/archives/showMsg/407000 ? -- Ed Leafe Funny, I see it in

Re: [NF] Dabo 0.9.0 Released

2008-12-10 Thread Ed Leafe
On Dec 10, 2008, at 4:56 PM, Ricardo Aráoz wrote: Funny, I see it in your web site, but no matter how much I click on Get Mail the bloody message won't show up. Maybe something wrong with Bigfoot not re-sending to my gmail account? Well, it'll show up sooner or later. Not

Re: DAFUG - December 2008

2008-12-10 Thread Richard Kaye
Thanks, Rick (And Toni, too...) Rick Schummer wrote: I do. Toni is using this time at DAFUG as a rehearsal to a webinar she will be doing through F1 Technologies in the near future. Rick White Light Computing, Inc -- Richard Kaye Vice President Artfact/RFC Systems Voice: 617.219.1038

Re: spell check on the fly with standard VFP textbox?

2008-12-10 Thread Richard Kaye
I mean similar to the way Word or Thunderbird behaves where it spell checks as you type and puts that squiggly red line under anything it thinks is a typo. MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: Do you mean where it underlines the word after you're done spelling it if it's not found in

Re: [NF] Verizon tech admits service rolling disconnects

2008-12-10 Thread Pete Theisen
Wolfe, Stephen S Civ USAF AMC 6 MDSS/SGSI wrote: Is this DSL service? Hi Stephen! Yes. So today, after a month I *finally* got to speak to a verizon tech. He checked my equipment and found that I had full speed service, and that is my problem. Verizon doesn't have enough backbone

Re: [NF] Verizon tech admits service rolling disconnects

2008-12-10 Thread Pete Theisen
Alan Bourke wrote: On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:45:31 -0500, Pete Theisen [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Thoughts? Comments? Highly illegal under Terms Of Service ? Hi Alan! No doubt. They don't give a . -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/

Re: [NF] Verizon tech admits service rolling disconnects

2008-12-10 Thread Pete Theisen
Gil Hale wrote: Screw those peckerheads! Move to a different service if you can. Hi Gil! Probably can't. Credit is shot. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

Re: spell check on the fly with standard VFP textbox?

2008-12-10 Thread Malcolm Greene
Richard, There are several companies that offer ActiveX spellchecking controls that do what you want. Here's are 2 that come to mind: http://www.chadosoftware.com/ http://www.wintertree-software.com Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com

[OT] Look for Blagolevich to be found dead of a suicide

2008-12-10 Thread Michael Madigan
Look for Blagolevich to be found dead of a suicide. Obama will try to kill him before he flips. Let's see what happens. * Impeach Blagolevich http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike ___ Post Messages

Re: [OT] Look for Blagolevich to be found dead of a suicide

2008-12-10 Thread Pete Theisen
Michael Madigan wrote: Look for Blagolevich to be found dead of a suicide. Obama will try to kill him before he flips. Let's see what happens. Hi Michael! Then he will have to come clean on the birth certificate and all the hidden school records. Man, what a case that will be. In other

Re: [OT] Look for Blagolevich to be found dead of a suicide

2008-12-10 Thread Michael Madigan
I bet Ted Kennedy killed Jack Kennedy so he could get a piece of Marilyn Monroe * Impeach Blagolevich http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Pete Theisen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Pete Theisen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: spell check on the fly with standard VFP textbox?

2008-12-10 Thread Allen
Maybe put word on a form and use it direct. Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Kaye Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: spell check on the fly with standard VFP textbox? I mean similar to