A little assistance and some big help needed

I seem to be running into a problem migrating an MSAccess 2000 database to XE.
I open the omwb2000.mde, select the database and define the location for the schema and data export.
The DAO msi opens and I get error 1706. No Valid Source could be found for product DAO. the windows installer cannot continue.
If I cancel the DAO and if I add forms and reports from the .mde I get error #5 - XML Exporter. Invalid procedure or call argument (the database location) Database Schema Export did not complete successfully.
Any help is very appreciated.
My local environment is:
Win XP SP2
Office 03 SP2
Oracle XE
OMWB 10.1.0.4.0

Hi,
Have you tried re-registering the DAO dao360.dll? If, for some reason, your MDAC install has gotten corrupt, you'll need to re-register. Try executing the following from the Start | Run command:
regsvr32 "c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\dao\dao360.dll"
I would also recommend using the omwb2003.mde, and converting your MS Access 2000 database to 2003, seeing as you have MS Access 2003 installed on your machine. We recommend using the version of the Exporter Tool that corresponds with the version of MS Access installed on your machine.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Hilary

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Likewise for backing up, because all my files are in subfolders within C:// My pictures / Lightroom / Pictures, to back up I was simply going to set up windows to copy that latter folder onto my external HDD everytime I plugged it in. This would be pointless however if it isn't physically overwriting the original photo with my edited version?
LR will never overwrite your original photos.
You can save most of the catalog content into the xmp-part of the original photo, which is either a sidecar-file (.xmp) or part of the file format, like for DNG, TIFF, PSD, JPG. To do so you select the image in LR and hit <ctrl> s. Or you set it up for continuous update, which creates a lot of operations while you play back and forth in develop.
I do that on my own, typically twice per file: once I am done with develop, once I am done with keywording and other metadata update.
LR contains records about your images, i.e. a set of instructions how they are to be interpreted. That is all.
So of course you need LR to export the result of these instructions, which is actually pretty quick.
To backup your images you need to do that just once, plus you backup your LR catalog. Or if you save xmp to the files, you can do another backup once xmp is ready.
I would not consider this pointless. You just have to think that there are 2 places with data for your images: the images themselves and a database with interpretation instructions.
3. Editing 2
Something else I like to do is make lots of different edits to the same photo. For example, at the moment I'm editing a photo of a pier at night. I spent ages adjusting colours and lighting and so on, and now it looks great. But I would also like to save a copy of that photo with the "old age photo" effect preset on. Is this possible? and how do I do it? Other than obviously importing a duplicate?
Yes, this is one of LR's beauties: you create a so-called *virtual copy*, which is just a 2nd record for the same original image file with different interpretation settings, like black-and-white, a different crop size, different development etc. You can have as many virtual copies as you like, and you'll see them as additional thumbnails.
Virtual copies are not saveable into xmp, though. There is another concept which is saveable into xmp: snapshots. but these are different states in develop history, and you do not see outside develop module that you have several.
If you export virtual copies e.g. to jpg one file per virutal copy will be created.
4. & 5. & 6 - Misc:
4. Simple question - how do I add tags, keywords or comments if I haven't done it on import?
5. My camera doesn't have built in GPS. Is it possible for me to manually geotag photos (in a batch, say for a Summer Holiday to NY), could I manually add a geotag for all these photos?
6. I also forgot to add copyright information on import for some, is it possible to do this after import and how?
7. I normally shoot in JPEG. I probably shoot shoot in RAW as everyone tells me to do so. Are there any significant advantages in terms of quality, and for editing with?
Thanks for any help given. I appreciate this is a lot of questions, but I could really use the advice.
ad 4: you use the library module, metadata panel to enter.
ad 5: you use the map module. Either you manually drop your images on a map, or you have a separate GPS track to load and have LR assign via matching time-stamps.
ad 6: like 4
ad 7: You don't need JPG from your camera, you can achieve better results viy LR from RAW. Yes, there are significant advantages as to editing headroom.
Overall, may I suggest my favorite learning material for LR? First watch Julieanne's Tutorial Videos.
Then go play and use Victoria Bampton's eBook or paper copy of her "Missing FAQs to LR4": http://www.lightroomqueen.com/books/adobe-lightroom-4-missing-faq/
Have fun,
Cornelia

GROUP BY and ORDER BY help needed

I have got an sql query where I have the need to pull out the latest copy of duplicate info, but what is happening is that the first instance is being displayed. The query I have is this:
SELECT *
FROM tbl_maincontenttext
WHERE fld_menusection = 3
GROUP BY fld_webpage
ORDER BY fld_timedate DESC
Basically, I have content that is listed under menu section 3, but within that I will have several copies of content that will relate to a specific webpage (eg: about us). What is currently happening is that GROUP BY is obviously grouping the similarly named 'about us', but it is pulling the first record it comes across out of the database rather than the latest updated record.
As you can see, I am trying to get the query to order by fld_timedate which is a CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, but it's not working!
I'm hoping that there is some sort of SQL that I am unaware of that will help me group by and display the latest update/content.
Thanks.
Mat

It would help if you could show us the table definition. Your SQL statement is ambigous because you are selecting all table columns, yet only including one column in the group by clause. A SQL statement must contain all selected columns that are not aggregates. Most DBMS will return an error for this statement. Others that don't return an error will return unexpected results.

A little memory and imac selection advise needed

This new round of core 2 duo imacs are making me FINALLY comfortable in switching to the Mac. Primarally for video editing. Can't afford FCP so FCE will be my choice. I also am a Adobe CS2 user. The current machines come with 1 gig of memory. Would I be ok with that amount or would I soon regret not paying the $175 for uping it to 2 gig? Also, screen size. Using the machine mostly for photos and video, is $500 worth the 4 extra inches? I've seen these machines at a local apple store and they are beautiful to say the least. I just didn't know if the 24 was a little over the top or not.
Any advise?
Sony P4 2.53ghz Windows XP

Hi(Bonjour)!
Get as much memory as you can, specialy if the extra chips are added at apple factory if the extra modules replace the originals one, leaving two slots available for future expansion( in fact: 2 slots because memory module are added in pair set, there are 4 slots used in pair in intel iMac: 2 filled with factory installed modules, and 2 free).
Ask for this information when buying from apple store, may be the newer models don't have this limitation as pre-intel iMacs.
Third party memory is usually cheaper that apple's one, but you'll have to use the third and forth slot. If your needs exceed this amount in future, you'll have to replace two modules with a bigger ones, leaving two smaller modules unused in your hand.
For your screen question:
as I see on apple imac's web site:
-the 24" model offers 1920 by 1200 pixels display area (16:10 aspect ratio). That seems that your can preview HDV content at full resolution (like on Apple Cinema HD display 23" and 30 " 16:9 aspect ratio).
-the 20" model offers 1680-by-1050 resolution (16:10 aspect ratio), not enough for HDV display in full resolution, but okay for previewing scaled down HDV content.
You get wider viewing angle with the 24", but the same contast ratio for two models.
If you plan to do some HDV editing in future (FCE HD can do that), the extra cost is okay.
Pay attention to buy the current version of Final Cut express HD 3.5 to use it with intel iMac. Previous version are not universal one.
Michel Boissonneault

CSS11506 - Some basic help needed

Alright, I have a CSS11506 in the lab and I am trying to configure it into a reverse proxy config. So I would like to have all inbound http requests hit the CSS and then have it redirect to our web server on correct DMZ. Having never setup a CSS before I need some help.
- Is my service type proxy-cache, type redirect or type transparent cache ?
I know this should be fairly easy to do with the 11506. Can you also provide some docs explaining the config walkthru.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers
Dave

Thanks, that explains a few things.
So assuming the following, DMZ web server ip is 192.168.20.50 and VIP for CSS is 192.168.20.100, basically I would want to redirect all inbound http requests from 192.168.20.100 to the 192.168.20.50 using the following CSS config ?
service rprox1
ip address 192.168.20.50
protocol tcp
port 8080
active
owner clee
content redirect_rule
add service rprox1
vip address 192.168.20.100
protocol tcp
port 8080
url "/*"
Like I said, never configured one yet so this is my first attemtp.
Thanks again for the help
Cheers
Dave

BIG HELP NEEDED BIG TIME!!!!!

my iPod is not turning on for some reason!! No its no on hold, and yes I tried too reset it. Its just completley blacked out! I was sitting there listening to my music then I was going to charge it but, all of a sudden it went blank!
can someone PLEASE help me please!!

First, let's make sure you're resetting properly;
Hold the MENU and SELECT (center) buttons until you see the Apple logo to reset. It may take several attempts and is best performed while connected to power. You may need to hold the two buttons for ten seconds or so before it actually resets.

US iBook and UK Keyboard help needed..

Hey there.
Some time ago my girlfriend bought an iBook G4 from eBay. We both use the iBook and use a UK Mac keyboard with it, the only problem is is that the pound sign, when used comes out as the $ sign on the iBook and # when using the UK keyboard. Number 3 is supposed to be the pound sign when shift and 3 are pressed, how do assign the key to show the pound sign? It's annoying cause' everytime we need to use the sign we have to resort to using the 'special characters' option. I hope someone can help, thanks!

Hi Tymon,
You will need to set your keyboard input menu to UK. Do the following:
1. Fire up System Preferences
2. Select the International icon
3. Within the International preferences window select the Input Menu tab
4. Ensure Keyboard Viewer is ticked (not needed here but very useful to have available)
5. Scroll down and tick on the British Keyboard box
6. If it's not already ticked, select the "Show input menu in menu bar" box (bottom left of the window).
That's it. You will now notice a flag in the top right of the menubar. It should be the British flag. If not, simply click on the flag and select British. Your keyboard input layout should now be in the familiar British flavour.
Kryten

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