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(...) You are pretty close to the mark. Here's some snippets from what I heard back from the licensing guys at MySQL: Michael Widenius wrote: (...) That last paragraph is pretty interesting -- theyopenly admit they're using the sales of the Win32 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hi everyone, Has anyone ever tried to put their collection of sets on the web? I'm trying to, but having a problem doing it. I want to create a site where the user is able to choose a set (preferably from a drop-down menu) in the left frame and have (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote (...) I am aware. What I'm doing is read-only so that's not really an issue. All I want is SQL-type queries on a huge mound of text data, so MySQL seems suitable. Moz (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) others from Lugnet. I will add you to the email list for discussion. I think that if we all work together, it will be very nice. I am working out a plan for allowing updates to the dat files to be sent out that will add new pieces and new set (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Just be careful with MySQL. It currently supports NO transaction or concurrency control whatever. If you're good and you're careful, that's OK but you need to be aware. There are other solutions out there for about the same per seat cost that do (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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We are developing an Inventory Database Using MS Access. What we need is to be able to add inventory from new sets as quickly as possible. To do this we have set up a querie that displays the inventory of the set and the current instock inventory. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Alternately, it might be that they're chosing to make it for sale for the platform with the most mass-market potential, and for techie niche platforms, give it away, which won't hurt their bottom line much, but will increase their geek cred. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Perl also does well if you do need to use the program again later. Why would it be otherwise? (...) Someone selling a program for one platform but giving it away for free for another platform is, in my opinion, rabid advocacy. It only hurts (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Jeremy: (...) [...] (...) Hmprf! Don't call my Ada progras "scripts"! But yes. Generally people use Perl for CGI programs. If you get it right the first time, and don't need to use the program again a few months later it is probably also ok for the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Thanks a lot. I'll look into this soon. -Chris (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It might be noted that the book _Learning Perl_ (at least the Win32 "Gecko Book" (1)) has a sample guestbook app in the chapter on CGI. The guestbook data is saved as a serialized CGI object, but you could easily snarf it later and write it to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) First thing first: Perl. Anything else is just a script. ;-) I'd recommend saving the questionnaire data into a database straight from the CGI script. You might want to look into MySQL and the Perl module Msql-Mysql-modules; having a working (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Which ssh for Win32? (Was: Which telnet emulator for Win32?)
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(...) Weird episode, great quote. I actually have it in a WAV file somewhere--one of my cow-orkers *needed* it. Steve (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hi all, I have a question about web based survey forms. I want to design a form for a local watershed group. The form will be a combination of yes/no, fill in the blank, and choices(ie 1-10, 11-20, etc.). Is it easy to compile the responses into a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) PuTTY. <URL:(URL) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Very interesting. Probably beyond the scope of what I'm doing now though. (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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It's not available yet, but a freeware SSH client called FiSSH is in the works by some folks at UC San Diego working with others at MIT. Go here for more details: (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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[ (X)FUT lugnet.admin.general and lugnet.off-topic.geek ] Matthew Miller: (...) Now that you ask for it... I did consider if it would be practical to train an ANN to classify the posts[1]. Play well, Jacob 1) If you take this seriously, you might (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) This ia a way cool telnet; thank! Okay, now for extra credit... :-, I need a quick-and-dirty ssh client for Win32, preferrably something which can fit on a floppy, run on Win95 *AND* WinNT, and is cheap but relateively bug-free. Whiz-bang (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Trouble...not sure. (...) (URL) all OSS, so it makes life easier. I beleive (don't know) that the VNC client for Mac is stable, it's just the server that is beta. You'll need the matching packages for your linux system. They come in .deb and (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Good points. It can be argued that massive flame-war threads *are* indicative of the level of community. If only because people care enough to get into long-winded pointless debates. (...) Not sure about this, except to look for posts with (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) A resounding "yes" on all counts. Cool, thanks! :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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[ (X)FUT lugnet.off-topic.geek and lugnet.admin.general ] Steve: [...] (...) Few or many messages per thread? - few messages per thread could mean - quick correct answers - nobody cares to discuss anything - many messages per thread could mean - (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Doh! I had no idea there was a function to do it already! DaveE (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think NetTerm is what you're looking for. <URL:(URL) The "phone book" is less than user friendly, unless they've fixed that since I last looked. (I use ssh exclusively these days, so it's SecureCRT for me. (actually, a great terminal (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hey all, I'm getting fed up with my current Win32 telnet emulator. Having broken my teeth on Telix and Telemate (DOS dialup term apps), I'm noticing a surprising lack of features in every telnet emulator I've come across. I am currently using (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Oh, no argument there. MS's cert stuff is certainly a cash cow for them, and so pitifully unprofessional compared to other companies' like Novell's. NT 4 came out when - 1996? The training materials I used this year contain errors, typos, and (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I meant that M$[1] was the one continuing to suck the money out of the industry by pushing certification stuff on people and companies. --Todd [1] I have to write "M$" for Microsoft, to avoid confusiong with MS for Mike Stanley :-) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yep, that's the impression I got. The 2 people I know who passed it probably know half what I know and they thought it was cake. (...) Thanks! I've only been playing with NT since a year or so after 4.0 came out, and only been working with it (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Dunno - is that a rhetorical question? I'm not sucking much money at all out of the industry right now, although I hope to be sucking a lot more (DO NOT quote that out of context John Neal) out of it within the next 6 months. Then again, the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yeah, that's how I'm leaning. I've done the entry-level jobs that would probably look for A+. Not doing those now, not looking to do them in the future. (...) I hear you. Now I just need to get UTK to spring for Cisco training... (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Employment purposes. I do a great job at whatever I put my mind to, and believe me, if I just wanted to pat myself on the back for exceeding at something I could come up with something a LOT more fun to do than any computer-related (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Try this: $string = lc $string; Alternatively, I think this will work also: $string =~ tr/[A-Z]/[a-z]/; But if you *REALLY* want to make it look impressive (to a 1st-year programmer anyway :-), you could do: @upchars = qw( A B C D E F G H I J (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Any nice easy way to make a string all lower case? ("nice easy way" being defined as being less than 5 lines...)I seem to remember being able to use 'pack' to do that in some fashion or another... and of course I foolishly tried: "$string =~ (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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A+ is worth it only if your employer pays for it. Doesn't get you anything as far as hiring purposes. If you've used computers since you were a child, you should pass this in 5 minutes. It's an easy test. When I hired a lot a year or so ago I was (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) What good is any certification program which exists that its proponents may suck even still more money out of the industry? --Todd (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) A+ is the certification equivalent of an entry level position. It's easy to pass if you know much of anything about basic PC/printer hardware and whatever the current Microsoft O/S is. (win3.1 when I took it) If you have any certifications (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Buegs the question: Are you getting certified for employment purposes, or just for self-inflicted brownie points? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Well, I'm sure the Microsoft-bashers won't care, but I aced the Server in the Enterprise exam today. That gives me another MCP cert. I'll ace Workstation on Friday then move on to TCP/IP, Proxy, and Net Essentials. Probably go ahead and knock out (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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This is what I was talking about last week. Glad you found it. The bridge animation appears to move in non-whole stud increments which is (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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