Beginner hoping for advice

At my office, we have people doing data entry into several kinds of document templates to produce documents. Is there a way to write a program that will ask the worker for the data, and then produce these word files automatically? Do I need to use XML? Sorry, I'm just starting out! Thanks!

I need the output to be in Microsoft Word .doc format. I want to create reports that detail our clients schooling and work experience - these reports are all the same regarding most of the body of the text, they differ only regarding the names, dates of schooling and work, number of schools studied at, etc. At the end I need to keep these files by saving them onto the hard drive, and printing the out.
How can I have a GUI form take information and then build the document with the relevant pieces - ie., if he has schooling, then include x paragraph in the report, if he has work experience then include y, if he has both include x and y, etc.?
How does XML help me here? I don't mind having a more complicated program because my boss is giving me the time and this could be my opportunity to enter the programming world.

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Beginner hoping for general help - Long

Forgive the intrusion on this particular board, but I am not at all learned when it comes to databases and distributed computing, despite the fact I hold a degree that says I should be.
In short, I coded an application for my father's accountancy practice some years ago now. He now wishes to deploy it in a server-client manner (up to 4 offices (all with closed networks - each office would have separate data), ~5 employees each using it at once at each office). Basically, I have no idea how to do this. I could create a TCPclient and server module to 'pool' data on a server and distribute it, but no doubt it will end up being erroneous and slow. Henceforth, I assume the best way to go about this is to incorporate some form of database. (Data is currently just held in a simplistic fashion on each local machine, read line by line into the program, any more than 100,000 concurrent records is pretty slow).
However, I have a number of queries regarding this whole process.
I have no idea (at all) how best to even start, despite looking over the tutorials on this site. Do I need to get my hands on a database driver thing (technical) like Oracle or Cloudscape? What I basically want is a database driver which can be distributed with the application onto a number of client machines, as well as a server version. The clients can connect to the server to retrieve current data, and add to it across a closed network.
The other offices would be charged (not much at all - they are 'friends' - my budget for this whole thing is 1000 UK pounds or around $1800...) so I guess I need to purchase licenses if I use oracle or cloudscape. Am I likely to be way out of budget? I was looking on the Oracle site, but did not even know which product I needed to achieve my goals. (They were mind-blowingly expensive either way, but as I have said, my knowledge in this area is pathetic and hence I have no idea of the value of these products).
I hope my queries are clear. Since I don't really know what it is I want within the context of 'networking', it is hard to explain my requirements.
Thank you in advance.

Hi.
It is unlikely you need to pay for a database. You can use free databases like MySQL ( http://www.mysql.com ) if you want a relational database. Or you could use Prevayler ( http://www.prevayler.org ) if you want to avoid object to relational mapping and if you can hold the entire object graph of your system in the server's memory. There are also many other free solutions like McKoi ( http://mckoi.com/database/ ). These are all good.
There is no reason for the client/server interaction to be slow if you get the granularity of communication right. In general, avoid lots of small grained interactions. However, the best way to understand what is a good level is to try it and be prepared to refactor. Above all, don't design for assumed performance characteristics - experiment.
One question that might affect your design decisions significantly, however, is the type of connections that your offices have; if they have a dial-up, you probably want to minimise client/server interactions. If they have a permanently-on connection, then you have more freedom.
Regards,
Lance

Looking for advice on fixing my Ibook

Hello all,
First post here and it's going to be a long one, so I apologize in advance for that and thank anyone who manages to wade though to give advice. Trying to get as much info into this to hopefully help you help me.
I have an Ibook G4 that was handed down to me in the last year due to my old comp dying. It was working perfectly until approximately one month ago.
The issues started with the original hard drive. Without doing anything new on my computer I started randomly having strange issues with various apps. I rebooted the computer and got the kernel panic message telling me to reboot the computer. I did so and then immediately went to the ?/finder icon screen. After trying Disk utility from the disks that came with the laptop, I just got errors when trying to repair the disk and repair permissions was not even available.
I took my laptop into my local apple store for advice and after they saw what it was doing they told me my hd had failed and offered to happily replace it for somewhere around $200. I happily thanked them for their help and went on my way.
I picked up a western digital 160 gig eide drive and installed it myself without problems. I was able to install the os from the included disks and then upgraded to 10.4 plus all downloaded updates. It worked fine for a couple days and then I decided all was well so started adding music to itunes since I finally have the hd space to add new music to my ipod. After a couple days of use Itunes started giving me errors while changing songs in Itunes and while clicking on any screen other than Itunes. Firefox then started acting strangely so I decided to reboot.
I was unsuccessful at getting fully loaded in again so I booted from the included disk and repaired permissions and disk using disk utility. This fixed the problems temporarily, however itunes was immediately giving me the error messages again. Continue forward a bit and now I get errors in disk utility saying that it failed to repair the disk.
I then gave up and decided to just wipe the drive and start over again. I used the erase the writes 0's over the whole drive which errored out towards the end. I suspected I might just have a bad drive but decided to reboot and just erase (basic quick one), partition, and install the os. That install also failed towards the end of disk one install. Went into best buy where I bought the hdd for advice and they agreed it sounded like a failed hdd too. Bought another one (to return the prior one for a full refund after I swap it out) and install it.
At this point I am getting pretty comfortable to dismantling this laptop so it only takes me around 1.5 hours or so fortunately, however as soon as I got the hd installed and tried to format in disk utility it wouldn't even show up on the screen even though I could hear it spinning. I was suspicious of the hd cable since it just doesn't seem like there is enough of it to make a good connection to the logic board, so I took the bottom of the comp off and just messed with the cable/logic board connection a bit. This was able to get the hd showing up in disk utility.
Got 10.3 and downloads installed because I don't have the 10.4 disk with me right now. Every time the computer rebooted during the update process, it went to the ?/finder icon screen. I had to hold down the power button to shut down and then power back up after which it would boot up fine. Already concerned about what this meant but just went with it.
Due to the issues I haven't tried installing anything else or even using many apps. I downloaded firefox and a couple other dmg's in preparation for upgrading the os in the morning. I moved a couple of those files to my partition successfully but after trying to move a final one the finder locks up. Nothing would load after finder reloaded so I rebooted. Now the computer just goes to the gray screen with the apple on it and a loading circle on the bottom but never gets past it. I also periodically get the kernel panic reboot computer message on this screen as well (not every time though)
My next step for trouble shooting will be trying to pick up a new hd cable, however this may be difficult without access to a computer I can do online ordering on.
Now for some of my thoughts. After all of that and many many hours spent using google and searching these forums I have seen a couple suggestions which could apply. The kernel panic messages could indicate that I am having memory issues, however I just can't see where that would cause files getting corrupted and causing me to have to repair permissions and disk. I can see where the hd cable failing could be causing issues, but I don't understand how that could account for everything when I don't even move the computer and it starts having issues.
I am to the point of desperation with this computer. I want nothing more than to just throw it on the ground and jump on it and maybe introduce it to a sledge hammer, however I just cant fit in purchasing a new computer right now. Paying my local apple store hundreds of dollars to try to fix something they may not even be able to fix also just doesn't seem like a viable option when I feel capable of fixing a large portion of issues myself (more familiar with pc's at this time unfortunately though).
Thanks to any of you out there who make it through this book where I probably give far too much detail. I am open to any advice you have to give to me at this point for where to go from here.

There's the possibility that the new hard drive you purchased has a problem. The only way to really check that is with another computer with no known issues.
Do you need the computer to be portable? If so, pick up a portable enclosure. Otherwise, any enclosure that will house the hard drive would be fine. Get the drive into the enclosure, then install the OS to it. If it runs fine while in the external enclosure, there's some connection inside the machine--possibly the cable--that has failed you. If you still have problems when the drive is in an enclosure, that suggests a problem with some part of the logic board or perhaps the drive itself is faulty.
~Lyssa

New to photoshop, looking for advice on creating a stencil design, can anyone explain how to do this

Heya,
So I'm hoping to get back into photoshop, my knowledge at the moment is pritty minimal, but i'm going to start learning how to use it again.
I'm new to this forum and don't intend to come on here often for advice but i hope that someone would be kind enough to point me in the direction that i'm looking for, i would be very grateful.
Firstly, i haven't yet decided which adobe photoshop product is best suited for what i'm looking for and i aim to go and explore the trials first to find out.
I'm looking to create designs with software that doesn't really have any limits in terms of creating designs.
I was wondering if someone could give me some links to a tutorial or something that explains how to create the stencilling effect in the image that is seen as a tree with a cityscape in the background, and possibly the other effects seen on the t-shirt. I know it might be a lot to ask but it would really mean a lot if someone could explain how you create effects like this.
Here's the image:http://www.gifts.com/products/Kohls/Mudd-Tree-Tee?p=6886:1945256129:35
I know that the image is small, it was the best i could currently find, i hope that you can still see it well enough.
Thank you in advance
I really appreciate it!!

First you may want to google »photoshop tutorial distresssed«.
As for combining images like that a combination of Blend If-settings (one can split the handles by alt-click-dragging them)), Layer Groups set to Blend Modes other than Pass Through and Grtadient Maps may be employed to maintain high editability.
One could also just use the images as Layer Masks for Solid Color Layers (and use Levels or Curves to get the intended contrast), though.

Request for advice on best Network Architecture please

I have a first generation Time Capsule (-n), a first generation Airport Extreme Base Station (-n), an Airport Express (-g), and an ISP supplied cable modem/wireless router ("Netgear Cable Wireless Gateway") which has 4 ethernet ports.
I would be very grateful for advice on how best to configure a network(s) to suit the following needs with best achievable speed throughout please:
1) Internet access for n-capable 2010 iMac (wired is fine), together with Time Machine backup to Time Capsule.
2) Internet access for n-capable 2008 MacBook Pro (wired most of the time is fine, but occasional Wireless), together with Time Machine backup to Time Capsule.
3) Internet access for iPad 2 (Wireless)
4) Internet access for iPhone 4 (Wireless)
5) Internet access for iPhone 3G (Wireless)
6) Access for all the above devices to printer connectable by ethernet only (no integral WiFi)
7) Airplay access for all the above devices to iTunes library on iMac, to play through speakers connected to Airport Express (-g).
8) Ad hoc WiFi internet access (with password) to visiting -n and -g capable devices (laptops, smartphones etc.) to maximise network speed available to above devices (ie. I don't want visiting devices to slow down the network available to my devices, listed above).
9) Back to my Mac remote access to iMac/Network via the internet from MacBook Pro when I'm away.
Where possible, if I can use the devices I have to boost network strength throughout the house, this would be a bonus. Needless to say, I am keen to make my network as secure as possible, particularly the remote access aspect, so am happy to grant access to specific MAC addresses only.
The computers are running 10.7.2, the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 run iOS 5.0.1, the iPhone 3G runs the latest version of iOS 4. I have Airport Utility 5.5.3.
I am a complete beginner, and am new to terms like NAT, bridged etc., so please be gentle with me, and explain in the simplest possible terms, starting from the beginning! If you could detail where I physically need to connect devices with a cable or rely on a wireless connection, that would be a big help.
Thank you for taking the time to read this far! Looking forward to hearing from some of you networking gurus!
Best regards

oh, and I also have two LaCie NAT drives with ethernet connections which I'd like to be able to access from the iMac and the MacBook Pro...
Thanks!

First post - Asking for advice

Hi all,
For work and personal reasons I have decided to try to learn Java. I don't have much experience with computer languages - just the BASIC I learnt at school 20 years ago and messing around with VBA in Excel.
To start with I'd just like to ask for advice so I hopefully start in the right way.
Firstly, I have downloaded an online book by Bruce Eckel called 'Thinking in Java'. Does anyone have an opinion on if this is a good source to learn from, and if not, a recommendation?
Also, is it best to get an IDE, or just use Notepad to start with?
Lastly, are there any conventions for where to put 3rd party packages and my own code? I'm thinking specifically of the code that comes with the Bruce Eckel book unless anyone puts me off learning from it.
Any other advice for someone starting out would also be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading, and I hope I won't be asking too many dumb questions as I go along.
Gary

In the hope that it will save typing out long paths,
I've created a new folder in the c drive (called
Java), with 2 folders inside that - one for 3rd party
libraries (if that's the right word),which I've
called lib (is that bad?) and one for my code (code).
I'm sure it will grow but I'm hoping that will be
enough for me to start learning.lib and code are fine... I use tools and projects respectively at home, but it really doesn't matter that much. What does matter - if you are interested in handling things somewhat fundamentally - is this. You are going to be building and running, setting classpaths, referring to that libs folder etc from command line scripts (batch files) or build scripts (like ant). That location will at some point change, so you want to make your scripts flexible and define that path in only one place. For the same reason, relying on the CLASSPATH environment variable is often discouraged.
At first you'll probably not be using scripts but just type the commands on the console, that's fine, just at some point you'll get tired of typing the same things over and over :-)
The packages that come with the Bruce Eckel book (which are all in a folder called COM) If I'm not mistaken, com would be the root package folder for Eckel's source, as in for example package com.bruceeckel.util. To keep it separated from other libraries which may also have com as first package part, I'm thinking that folder com should be e.g. here:
C:\Java\libs\ThinkingInJava\com
C:\Java\libs\ThinkingInJava\com\bruceckel\util\I hope I'm not confusing you now, but in the long run you will be glad if your libraries are organized properly. The meaning of packages and their relation to folders is explained in Eckel's book so it will become clear.
As for getting there, you seem to have the right attitude, good luck and have fun!

Hoping for some help with a very frustrating issue! I have been syncing my iPhone 5s and Outlook 2007 calendar and contacts with iCloud on my PC running Vista. All was well until the events I entered on the phone were showing up in Outlook, but not

Hoping for some help with a very frustrating issue!
I have been syncing calendar and contacts on my iPhone 5 and Outlook 2007 using iCloud 2.1.3 (my PC is running Vista). All was well until the events I entered on the phone were showing up in Outlook, but not the other way around. I’ve tried the usual recommended steps: deselecting calendar and contacts in the iCloud control panel and then re-selecting, signing out of the panel and back in, and repairing the Outlook installation in control panel. I even uninstalled iCloud on the PC and downloaded it again (same version).
The furthest I’ve gotten is step 2 (and once, step 3) of 7 while performing “Outlook Setup For iCloud.” At that point I get, “Your setup couldn’t be started because of an unexpected error.” After the first attempt at all this, all my calendar events disappeared from Outlook, although they are still in iCloud calendar and on my phone.
Sound familiar? Any ideas on how to solve this iCloud/Outlook issue? Thanks much in advance!

Hoping for some help with a very frustrating issue!
I have been syncing calendar and contacts on my iPhone 5 and Outlook 2007 using iCloud 2.1.3 (my PC is running Vista). All was well until the events I entered on the phone were showing up in Outlook, but not the other way around. I’ve tried the usual recommended steps: deselecting calendar and contacts in the iCloud control panel and then re-selecting, signing out of the panel and back in, and repairing the Outlook installation in control panel. I even uninstalled iCloud on the PC and downloaded it again (same version).
The furthest I’ve gotten is step 2 (and once, step 3) of 7 while performing “Outlook Setup For iCloud.” At that point I get, “Your setup couldn’t be started because of an unexpected error.” After the first attempt at all this, all my calendar events disappeared from Outlook, although they are still in iCloud calendar and on my phone.
Sound familiar? Any ideas on how to solve this iCloud/Outlook issue? Thanks much in advance!

I have a MacBook Pro 5,4 running OSX 10.6.8 and Safari 5.1.10. A website i like has a known bug with 5.1.10 and recommends I install a newer version of Safari or use Firefox or Chrome. Just looking for advice on the best approach. Thanks!

I have a MacBook Pro 5,4 running OSX 10.6.8 and Safari 5.1.10. A website i like has a known bug with 5.1.10 and recommends I install a newer version of Safari or use Firefox or Chrome. Just looking for advice on the best approach. Thanks!

Unfortunately, Safari cannot be updated past 5.1.10 on a Mac running v10.6.8.
So, the options are to upgrade to a newer OS X or use Firefox or Chrome.
Be aware, Apple no longer support Snow Leopard v10.6 > www.ibtimes.com/apple-kills-snow-leopard-os-x-106-no-longer-receives-security-u pdates-1558393
See if your Mac can run v10.9 Mavericks > OS X Mavericks: System Requirements
If so, you can download and install Mavericks for free from the App Store.
Read prior to upgrading > Upgrading to 10.7 and above, don't forget Rosetta! | Apple Support Communities

TS1538 Hi hoping for some help please/ My laptop was in for repair & now doesnt regognise ipad or iphone, it is now being recognised as a camera. Laptop will not allow me to update/reinstall I Tunes. Cannot get driver reinstalled

HI hoping for help pls, laptop was recently repaired& cloned, now will not recognise iphone or ipad, only sees iphone as a camera. Have spent ages trying to reinstall itunes to get so far and for it to fail. TRying desperately to reinstall driver for iphone now , have gotten as far as last steps to find folder in cdrive, found mobile file and there is no driver file at all. Am not the brightest tech lady so any easy to understand tips please am lost and cannot sync either pad or phone.

you have a ps cs4 license for mac and you have some way of finding your serial number.
if yes, download an install the installation file. if you already have the installation file, what is its name and file extension? (eg, if it's one file, it should be a dmg file.)
if you need the installation file,
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Hi there. I hoping for help. I am struggling with both...

hi there. I hoping for help.
I am struggling with both my WRT54G router set-up and i can't seem to use your online chat system. I hope that you can help.
I have just moved from Hong Kong to New Zealand and I'm trying to install my WRT54G, bought in Hong Kong, to connect to a Telstra braodband internet connection, but when I follow the instruction CD-ROM I get to the point (number 6 - although this point is numbered 7 in the instructions?!?) when I have connected the router it then says it is checking my settings and then it asks me to put in a password. It then checks my system again and then asks me for the password again, and this repeatedly. I can't get past this point. Because this was happening I pushed the reset button on the back of the router, but it still asks me for a password (I have tried using admin as the password without success) and then goes through the check and asks me for the password again. Any help would be great.
Thanks.
Michael Anthony

What windows OS are you running? It may have not installed correctly.
First go to control panel in start menu, then add/remove programs. it should be in there.
If you do not see it there then go to programs files and see if it is there. if so you can delete the folder it is in, then run disk clean up.
By manually setting up did this work? would like to know the end results.

New System Build For Premiere 5.5 Looking For Advice

Hi there, this is my first time on here and it looks like this is the best place for advice.
So I've been tasked to build a new computer for a client for Premiere 5.5. He's running a very basic studio setup and his main complaint is how it takes
such a long time to render video. He told me it takes him about 6 hours to render a 40 minute sequence to MPEG2 standard(this is what he mostly renders as). I did some playing around and it turns out that his current system is relatively good but it uses a HD 6990 as its GPU(which can't even take advantage of Premier's hardware rendering capability!)
Now initially I was going to go the all SSD route with a a budget of about $2500 or so. However, after doing some reading on here, I've decided that this
isn't necessarily the best way. So I will only run the OS of an SSD. Here is what I have so far:
PROCESSOR:
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Socket LGA1155, 3.40Ghz, 8MB L3 Cache
(I will overclock this as much as possilbe with the Noctua cooler)
MOTHERBOARD:
Asus P8Z68-V Pro Socket 1155 Intel Z68 Chipset
RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600MHz (PC3-12800) 16GB (4x4GB) Dual Channel Kit
VIDEO CARD:
EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD Superclocked 1280MB GDDR5 (012-P3-1573-AR) nVidia GeForce GTX 570Chipset(797MHz) 1280MB GDDR5 Memory(3900MHz)
POWER SUPPLY:
OCZ ZX Series 1000W Fully Modular 80 Plus Gold Certified Power Supply (OCZ-ZX1000W)
HARD DRIVES:
OCZ Vertex 2 SATA II 2.5" 120GB Solid State Drive (OPERATING SYSTEM DISK)
Western Digital VelociRaptor (WD3000HLFS) 300GB SATA II 10000RPM 16MB x2 (Project Disk Run in RAID 0)
Western Digital VelociRaptor (WD3000HLFS) 300GB SATA II 10000RPM 16MB x2 (Output Disk Run in RAID 0)
CPU COOLER:
Noctua NH-D14 Six Heatpipe Dual Radiator CPU Cooler
OPTICAL DRIVE:
ASUS DRW-24B1ST Black SATA
Now if there are any suggestions, PLEASE let me know how I can improve this build. I really don't want to disappoint the guy, especially if he isn't going to get a great performance boost in terms of rendering time. Considering he can't use GPU acceleartion right now on his $600+ card, I would imagine this should be a better build.
Also, will there be a problem if I run four hard drives in RAID 0 mode using the motherboards onboard RAID capability?

Photomaster,
I think you are on the right track to speed up this guys system (2600k w/ OC, dual RAID 0) and I second Harm's comment about large 7200 drives being better than the prev. generation VR 300GB drives (HLFS series).
Be aware however that "rendering" does mean different things, and if you are thinking that MPE will increase AME rendering to MPEG2-DVD by 10x you will be very disappointed! Here is the rest of the story...
Timeline rendering, as benchmarked in PPBM5, will indeed speed up on the order of 10x with the addition of MPE using the appropriate nVidia hardware. PPBM5 is a test carefully constructed test that represents how long it takes for Adobe Premiere Pro to prepare (render) a timeline for playback. In actual use, your results will vary. Some timelines may only be sped up by 2x (i.e. very complex and/or using non-MPE effects, filters, etc.) to more than 1,000,000x faster for the case where a non-MPE system requires rendering, whereas the MPE system can play back the timeline without ANY rendering (i.e. simple SD timelines with MPE compliant effects).
Next, full timeline rendering and "exporting" from a Premiere Pro timeline to MPEG2-DVD format are both sped up, but more on the order of 2x. On my fast quad-core system, I'm getting about a 1.8x improvement from MPE assistance using the PPBM5 project for testing.
Finally, using Adobe Media Encoder (AME), and I can only speak for CS5, the MPE hardware does not even come into play and does not speed things up at all. On a positive note, Harm has reported that AME ver. 5.5 ran just over 2x as fast as ver 5.0.3; possibly the newer version is in fact tapping the MPE hardware for this gain?
Regards,
Jim

Asking for advice--for beginning (but artistic) photographer. Recommend Lightroom 5 or Photoshop Elements 12 (Windows 7 OS)?

Asking for advice--for beginning (but artistic) photographer. Recommend Lightroom 5 or Photoshop Elements 12 (Windows 7 OS)?

MarwanSati your install log appears to be free of errors. I would recommend you post your inquiry about accessing this feature within the Photoshop Elements forum.

Is MS exchange the only way to keep mail synced across all devices? Can Mac mail do this without exchange? I have iPhone,iPad and new MacBook Pro, and looking for advice please.

Is MS exchange the only way to keep mail synced across all devices? Can Mac mail do this without exchange? I have iPhone,iPad and new MacBook Pro, and looking for advice please.

As Bob says, any iMap service can do this. GMail can, iCLoud mail can too.
Both of these can be used with Mail on any device.

Hoping for a quick response : EXP and Archived REDO log files

I apologize in advance if this question has been asked and answered 100 times. I admit I didn't search, I don't have time. I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow, and I need to know if I'm correct about something to do with backup / restore.
we have 10g R2 running a single instance on a single server. The application vendor has "embedded" oracle with their application. The vendor's backup is a batch file using EXP - thus:
exp system/xpwdxx@db full=y file=D:\Orant\admin\db\EXP\db_full.dmp log=D:\Orant\admin\db\EXP\db_full.txt direct=y compress=y
This command is executed nightly at midnight. The files are then backed up by our nightly backup to offsite storage media.
Te database is running in autoarchive mode. The problem is, the archived redo files filled the drive they were being stored on, and it is the drive the database is on. I used OS commands to move 136G of archived redo logs onto other storage media to free the drive.
My question: Since the EXP runs at midnight, when there is likely NO activity, do I need to run in AutoArchive Mode? From what I have read, you cannot even apply archived redo log files to this type of backup strategy (IMP) Is that true? We are ok losing changes since our last EXP. I have read a lot of stuff about restoring consistent vs. inconsistent, and just need to know: If my disk fails, and I have to start with a clean install of Oracle and nothing else, can I IMP this EXP and get back up and running as of the last EXP? Or do I need the autoarchived redo log files back to July 2009 (136G of them).
Hoping for a quick response
Best Regards, and thanks in advance
Bruce Davis

Bruce Davis wrote:
Amardeep Sidhu
Thank you for your quick reply. I am reading in the other responses that since I am using EXP without consistent=y, I might not even have a backup. The application vendor said that with this dmp file they can restore us to the most recent backup. I don't really care for this strategy as it is untested. I asked them to verify that they could restore us and they said they tested the dmp file and it was OK.
Thank you for taking the time to reply.
Best Regards
BruceThe dump file is probably ok in the sense it is not corrupted and can be used in an imp operation. That doesn't mean the data in it is transactionally consistent. And to use it at all, you have to have a database up and running. If the database is physically corrupted, you'll have to rebuild a new database from scratch before you can even think about using your dmp file.
Vendors never understand databases. I once had a vendor tell me that Oracle's performance would be intolerable if there were more than 5 concurrent connections. Well, maybe in HIS product ..... Discussions terminated quickly after he made that statement.

Asking for advice on adding products with descriptions to webpage

I am a web design and dreamweaver newbie and am in my very limited experience, working on creating a virtual mall. I'ts something I always wanted to do...go figure..lol. I do have a lot of companies that will advertise and I have access to their Java and HTML links. I have created (in my mind...lol) I pretty decent start on a homepage from a free template and I want to create pages with pictures and descriptions but I am not sure the best way to go. I cannot afford to have a pro do this for me so I am fishing for some good advice. I know about creating tables but I hear that tables are so 90's and dreamweaver can do it better in a different format. I have looked through the forums for advice but not have found what I am specifically looking for. The way I have it from the homepage is that I have links to product types in the content portion of spry accordian and created pages akin to my homepage to display them but from there...not sure. I do not have a lot of available free time, hardly any to be honest, so if anyone can point me in a good direction or have any good ideas, I would really appreciate it. Here are my questions:
1. Is there a better method to display products besides tables in CS4, and if so, how would I best proceed? The idea is 3 columns and 4 rows of products with descriptions underneath. The links provided by the companies would take them to the company website to purchase. I didn't want to alarm the companies by posting a site without some products available but I need some help.
2. Is it possible and if so, is it a good idea to add a spry tabbed panels into the content portion of the spry accordian? Would I have to establish an editable region or something specific to allow it to be functionable?
Separate Question:
1. I am not sure if I can even ask this coherently but will give it a shot Does DW have a tutorial on adding some type of flash css or revolving pictures to be built into my header area on the homepage? I do have DW fireworks and I really want to spruce it up...
I will load the homepage online today to www.virtmallshop.com. The product links pages won't be availabe except one to give a reference. Understand that you all know a heck of alot more about this then me so please be kind!
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For Umlaut, you could probably use phonetic keyboard. Highly recommended.
Use "Ukelele" to create keyboard layout and use dead key to map umlaut (like 'u = ü). With phonetic keyboard you can type as fast as with native keyboard (if not faster) and in unlimited number of languages, without re-learning the layout.
Brackets are quite easy accessible on Apple keyboard.

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