Dock Questions From a (Former) Windows User

Hi, I recently replaced my Windows machine with a Macbook. For the most part, I'm happy with the switch, but I can't help but feel there are a few things I miss from Windows.
For instance, the Start Menu. I've gotten so used to having it from my PC days -- is there something like it that I can download for OS X? Having everything in a single click would make the transition much easier for me.
My second issue is a bit difficult to explain. I work with a lot of Firefox windows while browsing the Internet; on a PC, if you have several browser windows open, they're all displayed seperately on the taskbar. But on Mac OS X, extra Firefox windows don't appear as a seperate objects on the Dock unless you actually hit the minimize button. Is there a way that extra windows -- whether it's multiple Word documents or multiple Excel spreadsheets -- can each appear on the Dock, seperately? It'd make it all easier to navigate. At least, for a previous Windows user.

Hello,
I understand where you are coming from, I just switched from YEARS of PC use to my Macbook last month.
After fighting OS X for weeks, the best thing to do really is to get used to using F9 (or for your Firefox example F10 which will display just the windows from the program that is currently "active" instead of all windows with F9).
I know youre not a keyboard guy but trust me this works great. Also on my PC I used alt-tab like it was my job, and luckily apple-tab does the same thing. Another nice trick to go through your firefox windows is to use apple-`(right above tab).
As for the start menu thing, I havent missed it one bit. I recommend replacing the start menu with apple-spacebar. This will bring spotlight up and just start typing the program and it will appear at the top of the list in about 1/10 the time (seriously) as it would going through the start menu. But if you really want to stray away from the keyboard then moving applications to the dock is a good suggestion and you could also clutter your desktop with aliases (shortcuts). Use F11 (**** ANOTHER keyboard shortcut) to show your desktop.
Good luck!

Similar Messages

Time Machine question from an ex Windows user

Simple question that sounds stupid but I just wanted to be sure. I'm new to Mac OS so bear with me on this
Let's say I install a program and I want to be rid of completely or it causes some issues, if I use Time Machine to go back to before I installed it will all of the folders/directories that the program created be gone or will it just pull the icon?

There is another way of using Time Machine that I don't think Camelot has mentioned. He is talking about using the in-system interface to flip back and forth in time and restoring individual files, but what you, metalrocker, originally asked was if you could go back to before you installed your program, and you can.
First, a warning. Doing what I describe below will put your entire computer back the way it was before you installed the program you are having issues with. All documents, files, e-mails (if stored locally) will go back to what they were before. You can still get newer ones from your time machine, though.
Second, the concept: Go find the DVDs that came with your computer. The first one is all you need, also called Mac OS X Install DVD. Put that into your computer. Now shut the computer down. When it starts back up, hold the C key pressed. This will make the computer start from the DVD. Starting up will be noticably slower from the DVD. You will eventually get a few questions about language, and you have to agree to a user license. Stop after that. You do NOT want to reinstall the operating system. Instead, look at the menu on the top of the screen. There should be one item called Utilities. On that menu, there should be an item called "Restore from Time Machine" or something similar. THAT function WILL bring your entire system back the way it was at a selected date and time.
Normally this is only used if you messed something up really bad, or if you had computer problems on one machine so serious that you decided to switch to a new computer, but wanted all the stuff from your old one... from before the troubles began.
Of course, this alternative is serious overkill if all you wanted was to remove a program. Most of the time, I just chuck the App icon out, and possibly take a look into your user Library/Application Support folder, to see if the application put anything in there, and if so, throw that out too.
There IS yet another method - there IS such a thing as uninstalling a program. It is usually not necessary, and rarely recommended, but if anyone wants to hear more about it, and is a little handy with the Terminal, give me a shout.

May be slightly simple question from a new Mac user: Why can't I quit safari? I cannot quit it from top menu bar neither to do it from dock? All other apps are working normally.

May be slightly simple question from a new Mac user: Why can't I quit safari? I cannot quit it from top menu bar neither to do it from dock? All other apps are working normally.

Or you can actived the right button on your magic mouse and click on they icon in the dock. then you select "stop" and it's out of your dock.
Greetings
*update: Sorry, my mistake! I didn't read your message correct! Sorry for the inconvience!

Former Windows user

Hi
I am a former Windows user and really like my Mac! COuple questions though:
1. In Windows IE, you could type the site name, hit Ctrl ENTER, and IE would add the prefix 'Http://' and the suffix '.com' to whatever you typed. For instance: Myspace, Ctrl ENTER becomes Http://myspace.com. Can this be done on a Mac too?
2. Whenever I am on a site and click the URL line, the cursor sits at the end of the line in append mode. I would like the whole URL line highlighted so that as I type, the full line gets replaced, instead of having to back space then type the new line.
3. The DELETE key just deletes info to the left of the cursor. Is there a key combo that will delete from the point of the cursor to the right?
Thanks
Rich

Hi Rich,
1. Just hit Return- Safari (and Firefox) will automatically fill in the rest assuming it starts with www and ends with .com. (This doesn't always work if you're using OpenDNS.)
3. Hold down function and hit delete. If you've got a full Apple keyboard, use the delete key two keys under the F14 key.
Good luck and congrats on your move- you won't regret it!
John
17" MacBook Pro (Intel Core Duo) Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2 GB RAM, 7200 RPM 100 GB Hard Drive

Error While opening a JSP page from inside form window

Hi,
I am using Oracle EBS 12.0.4 and using IE 7 as my browser.
Now when i am trying to open a jsp page form EBS Home page (after login) it is opening perfectly.The problem occurs when i tried to open jsp pages from inside form window.
E.g. From the home page when i tried to open a jsp page "Control Purchasing Periods" which is assigned in one of our custom responsibility(Manager Systems-->PO Super User-->Set up-->Financials-->Accounting-->Control Purchasing Periods) it opens a new log in page for the EBS. When i logged in it is showing
Error
You have insufficient privileges for the current operation. Please contact your System Administrator. Same is happening when i am trying to open User Page form user management responsibility from inside a form window.Where as it is opening fine from home page.
Please help.

Hi, hueesin
in error log i got this 4 new lines while performing the transaction from my host
[Thu Dec 30 13:27:39 2010] [error] [client 172.16.6.144] [ecid: 1293695859:172.16.48.61:25634:0:8748,0] Directory index forbidden by rule: /dev02/KMCTEST/apps/apps_st/comn/java/classes/
[Thu Dec 30 13:27:40 2010] [error] [client 172.16.6.144] [ecid: 1293695860:172.16.48.61:25328:0:8829,0] Directory index forbidden by rule: /dev02/KMCTEST/apps/apps_st/comn/java/classes/
[Thu Dec 30 13:28:06 2010] [error] [client 172.16.6.144] [ecid: 1293695886:172.16.48.61:25654:0:9225,0] File does not exist: /dev02/KMCTEST/apps/apps_st/comn/java/classes/oracle/forms/engine/RunformBundle_en_IN.class
[Thu Dec 30 13:28:06 2010] [error] [client 172.16.6.144] [ecid: 1293695886:172.16.48.61:25654:0:9226,0] File does not exist: /dev02/KMCTEST/apps/apps_st/comn/java/classes/oracle/forms/engine/RunformBundle_en_IN.propertieswhile in access log i got
172.16.6.144 - - [30/Dec/2010:13:32:51 +0530] "POST /OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/fnd/sso/login/webui/MainLoginPG&_ri=0&_ti=587084970&language_code=US&requestUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fkmctapp2.kmc.com%3A8005%2FOA_HTML%2FRF.jsp%3Ffunction_id%3D2014%26resp_id%3D50670%26resp_appl_id%3D7000%26security_group_id%3D0%26lang_code%3DUS%26params%3Df7B5hnH8rkFfR.idy0MT1JZrquJxVBy3CVpSV.GpXc0%26oas%3DAuZa28Bnhl7glqYyqXbjsg..&cancelUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fkmctapp2.kmc.com%3A8005%2FOA_HTML%2FAppsLogin&langCode=US&oapc=2&oas=rucHEnmoEQ25-3xRNnl0ZA.. HTTP/1.1" 302 708 1 "http://kmctapp2.kmc.com:8005/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=28636&resp_id=-1&resp_appl_id=-1&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US&params=Br702.NFW.nrlg1EodytbsK-Dc1k9ERgGeColziC.cPOIi7hiyjaPiR6AJ7.Lk4IUbiFt8MZ-sww1yPk9nLXIYqdPHfttMeywkt5IQhVsrG8Y9M-0CrrcAU8ZntmtaFjlkc2vXbUaot6TQpdqAPHJyaJn6YLsew516hhfiB2xemOmo6e-.WpPrlXfvBQG.XVr-Z8y-V4uRkwwHgWHTK.ju6jLsF35BmqTRszq39cgoHe38QZqjtonDRWgTFzvxooOAmX1EHPfxfMz88uKnVWnnzU-4996ZD8e3X0Dagp19gjOYgefJlT1fTUaFvMo3cP.-7Ypt0s4Cck.GhdFOnHRK1Ok6KdvnjFyjK-WHCy4ZHCvw3NZPREYBngqJc4gvnDziIu4Yso2j4kegCe-i5OCFG4hbfDGf7MMNcj5PZy1yFwJ8GIMHyNmCAg9Yo1bXn5cTHOy7xYWHyOD5.ax3JG6Q&oas=W0vxAqkroMB_7DgeNPZhYw.." "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)"
172.16.6.144 - - [30/Dec/2010:13:32:51 +0530] "GET /OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=2014&resp_id=50670&resp_appl_id=7000&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US&params=f7B5hnH8rkFfR.idy0MT1JZrquJxVBy3CVpSV.GpXc0&oas=AuZa28Bnhl7glqYyqXbjsg.. HTTP/1.1" 200 7534 0 "http://kmctapp2.kmc.com:8005/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=28636&resp_id=-1&resp_appl_id=-1&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US&params=Br702.NFW.nrlg1EodytbsK-Dc1k9ERgGeColziC.cPOIi7hiyjaPiR6AJ7.Lk4IUbiFt8MZ-sww1yPk9nLXIYqdPHfttMeywkt5IQhVsrG8Y9M-0CrrcAU8ZntmtaFjlkc2vXbUaot6TQpdqAPHJyaJn6YLsew516hhfiB2xemOmo6e-.WpPrlXfvBQG.XVr-Z8y-V4uRkwwHgWHTK.ju6jLsF35BmqTRszq39cgoHe38QZqjtonDRWgTFzvxooOAmX1EHPfxfMz88uKnVWnnzU-4996ZD8e3X0Dagp19gjOYgefJlT1fTUaFvMo3cP.-7Ypt0s4Cck.GhdFOnHRK1Ok6KdvnjFyjK-WHCy4ZHCvw3NZPREYBngqJc4gvnDziIu4Yso2j4kegCe-i5OCFG4hbfDGf7MMNcj5PZy1yFwJ8GIMHyNmCAg9Yo1bXn5cTHOy7xYWHyOD5.ax3JG6Q&oas=W0vxAqkroMB_7DgeNPZhYw.." "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)"
172.16.6.144 - - [30/Dec/2010:13:32:51 +0530] "GET /OA_HTML/cabo/images/swan/t.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 0 0 "http://kmctapp2.kmc.com:8005/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=2014&resp_id=50670&resp_appl_id=7000&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US&params=f7B5hnH8rkFfR.idy0MT1JZrquJxVBy3CVpSV.GpXc0&oas=AuZa28Bnhl7glqYyqXbjsg.." "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)"
172.16.6.144 - - [30/Dec/2010:13:32:51 +0530] "GET /OA_HTML/cabo/images/swan/errorl.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 0 0 "http://kmctapp2.kmc.com:8005/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=2014&resp_id=50670&resp_appl_id=7000&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US&params=f7B5hnH8rkFfR.idy0MT1JZrquJxVBy3CVpSV.GpXc0&oas=AuZa28Bnhl7glqYyqXbjsg.." "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)"
172.16.6.144 - - [30/Dec/2010:13:32:51 +0530] "GET /OA_HTML/cabo/images/swan/navBarUnderTopTabsBg.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 0 0 "http://kmctapp2.kmc.com:8005/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=2014&resp_id=50670&resp_appl_id=7000&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US&params=f7B5hnH8rkFfR.idy0MT1JZrquJxVBy3CVpSV.GpXc0&oas=AuZa28Bnhl7glqYyqXbjsg.." "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)"
172.16.6.144 - - [30/Dec/2010:13:32:51 +0530] "GET /OA_HTML/cabo/images/swan/footerBg.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 0 0 "http://kmctapp2.kmc.com:8005/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=2014&resp_id=50670&resp_appl_id=7000&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US&params=f7B5hnH8rkFfR.idy0MT1JZrquJxVBy3CVpSV.GpXc0&oas=AuZa28Bnhl7glqYyqXbjsg.." "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)"

Problems experienced by former Windows users

Over the last few weeks I have read many posts from those who have the desire to open the folder that contains the originals of their photos. Some tinkered with this folder and turned to Discussions for help when problems ensued. The thing that many seem to have in common is that they were previously using Windows. That has been very evident over the last few days. Is there any way a warning can be posted in a prominent place for these recent converts? Something like: "Attention former Windows users! DO NOT open the originals folder of your iPhoto library. If you do so, you will probably damage your photos." I am sure that someone else could come up with a better wording.
Just a thought.......

Post that suggestion at http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html.
OT

Organizational questions from a new iPhoto user

Hello,
I recently purchased iPhoto in hopes that it will help me view my photos easily. I have a large (about 3,000) existing photo collection. I keep this collection very organized, and all photos are in a folder hierarchy of the form 'Year->Month->Day'. The name of each photo begins with the date, such as '2007-01-17 Trees.jpg'. My questions about iPhoto in relation to my existing photos are as follows:
1) If I allow iPhoto to copy my photos, how does iPhoto organize the photos? Do I have any control over this organization or the file naming convention used? Will iPhoto recreate an intelligible directory structure with useful file names, or will all my subsequently imported photos be labeled as "PIC2315..." in a random directory structure?
2) Can I make it such that iPhoto imports my photos and takes the date from the first characters of the file name, and the picture title from the subsequent portion of the file name?
3) Not all of the dates in the metadata accurately reflect the date the photo was taken (some are old photos that were scanned in, some taken before digital cameras had extensive metadata), but the dates used at the beginning of the file names are accurate. Can I use iPhoto to update the date stamp on the photos in my library? Otherwise, the 'organize by date' option is not very useful.
4) Is there any way to move the iPhoto library folder? It looks like, as with iTunes, iPhoto locates its library folder in a conspicuous location, whereas I feel that these files should be relegated to a more discrete location, like the Library folder (in my opinion, the 'pictures' folder should be reserved for images; data files should be stored elsewhere). This is not a big issue, more of an annoyance that Apple imposes its organizational conventions on me without my consent.
Advice on any of these questions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much.
Adrian
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.1)

Hi Adrian
1) If I allow iPhoto to copy my photos, how does iPhoto organize the photos
Here's how the iPhoto Library Folder is organised:
In this folder there are various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command - very useful if you don't like the changes you've made.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
To your specific questions:
Do I have any control over this organization
No. The exception is if you take responsibility for the File Management (In the Preferences, Advanced Pane, Uncheck Copy Files to the iPhoto Library Folder...) That way you can leave your files untouched in your file structure. However, if you do this when you delete a file from iPhoto you will need to delete it from the Finder by hand. Not the case if you let iPhoto do the file management.
Will iPhoto recreate an intelligible directory structure with useful file names, or will all my subsequently imported photos be labeled as "PIC2315..." in a random directory structure?
Yes it will, the files will be in rolls that can be named via the iPhoto Window and which names will be reflected in the Finder. The Pictures will be named as per the file name.
I'm guessing that all of this is so that you can easily and quickly find a file if you need it. However, you're missing the point of iPhoto. It's a Photo Organiser. The idea is you import your pics into it, they are stored (in full view) in the Finder and then everything you need to do can be done via the iPhoto Window. Organise them, arrange them into albums (infinitely more flexible than your current folders - a single pic can be in any number of albums or slideshows, can be in Smart Albums, can be easily edited in external editors and exported easily.) Want to find a file? There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size.
3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
2) Can I make it such that iPhoto imports my photos and takes the date from the first characters of the file name, and the picture title from the subsequent portion of the file name?
No, it will take the date from the EXIF data. However you can edit the date, title etc. from the Info window (the wee 'i' bottom left hand corner.) I think that answers your next question as well.
4. You can put the iPhoto Library Folder anywhere you like, on an external disk, in another place on your HD, whatever. Apple aren't forcing you to do anything. (You can do the same with iTunes too). However, remember the iPhoto Library Folder contains Data and images.
One thing to remember is the standard warning: It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss.
iPhoto is a very good app, reliable and very flexible. But you do have to work with it. All the work you've done on your folders you can recreate in the iPhoto Window (just drag the folders to the Source Window where they will be imported into Albums). Think of it as a Front End to your photo collection. Up to now you've been using the Finder as a front end, iPhoto is a lot more flexible.
Feel free to ask more if you want further clarification or info.
Regards
TD

Calling report from a form with user input parameters

Hello,
I am new to Oracle reports. I have an application coded in 6i. I am currently running the application in Oracle Forms Builder 9i. There are also few reports which are called from the forms. Since the application was developed in 6i, the report was called using Run_Product. The forms pass a set of user parameters to the report using the parameter list pl_id. The syntax used was Run_Product(REPORTS, 'D:\Report\sales.rdf', SYNCHRONOUS, RUNTIME,FILESYSTEM, pl_id, NULL);
I learnt that the Run_product doesnt work in 9i and we need to use run_report_object. I have changed the code to use run_report_object and using web.show_document () i am able to run the report from the form. There are 2 parameters that need to be passed from forms to reports. The parameters are from_date and to_date which the user will be prompted to enter on running the form. In the report, the initial values for these parametes are defined. So, the report runs fine for the initial value always. But when i try to change the user inputs for the form_date and to_date, the report output doesnt seem to take the new values, instead the old report with the initial values(defined in the report) runs again.
Can someone give me the code to pass the user defined parameters to the report from the forms? I have defined a report object in the forms node as REPTEST and defined a parameter list pl_id and added form_date and to_date to pl_id and used the following coding:
vrepid := FIND_REPORT_OBJECT ('REPTEST');
vrep := RUN_REPORT_OBJECT (vrepid,pl_id);
But this doesnt work.
Also, Should the parameters defined in the forms and reports have the same name?

Thanks for the quick response Denis.
I had referred to the document link before and tried using the RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC procedure and ENCODE functions as given in the doc and added the following SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY in the RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC :
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_OTHER,' FROM_DATE='||:BLK_INPUT.FROM_DATE||' TO_DATE='||:BLK_INPUT.TO_DATE||' paramform=no');
But this also dint work. Please help me understand what difference does setting paramform=no OR paramform=yes make?
In the report, i have defined the user parameters as FROM_DATE and TO_DATE respectively so that they match the form datablock BLK_INPUT items FROM_DATE and TO_DATE.
My WHEN_BUTTON_PRESSED trigger is as below:
DECLARE
report_id report_object;
vrep VARCHAR2 (100);
v_show_document VARCHAR2 (2000) := '/reports/rwservlet?';
v_connect VARCHAR2 (30) := '&userid=scott/tiger@oracle';
v_report_server VARCHAR2 (30) := 'repserver90';
BEGIN
report_id:= find_report_object('REPTEST');
-- Call the generic PL/SQL procedure to run the Reports
RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC( report_id,'repserver90','PDF',CACHE,'D:\Report\sales.rdf','paramform=no','/reports/rwservlet');
END;
... and the SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY code in the RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC procedure is as:
PROCEDURE RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC(
report_id REPORT_OBJECT,
report_server_name VARCHAR2,
report_format VARCHAR2,
report_destype_name NUMBER,
report_file_name VARCHAR2,
report_otherparam VARCHAR2,
reports_servlet VARCHAR2) IS
report_message VARCHAR2(100) :='';
rep_status VARCHAR2(100) :='';
vjob_id VARCHAR2(4000) :='';
hidden_action VARCHAR2(2000) :='';
v_report_other VARCHAR2(4000) :='';
i number (5);
c char;
c_old char;
c_new char;
BEGIN
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_COMM_MODE,SYNCHRONOUS);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_FILENAME,report_file_name);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_SERVER,report_server_name);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_DESTYPE,report_destype_name);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_DESFORMAT,report_format);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_OTHER,' FROM_DATE='||:BLK_INPUT.FROM_DATE||' TO_DATE='||:BLK_INPUT.TO_DATE||' paramform=no');
hidden_action := hidden_action ||'&report='||GET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_FILENAME);
hidden_action := hidden_action||'&destype='||GET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_DESTYPE);
hidden_action := hidden_action||'&desformat='||GET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY (report_id,REPORT_DESFORMAT);
hidden_action := hidden_action ||'&userid='||get_application_property(username)||'/'||get_application_property(password)||'@'||get_application_property(connect_string);
c_old :='@';
FOR i IN 1..LENGTH(report_otherparam) LOOP
c_new:= substr(report_otherparam,i,1);
IF (c_new =' ') THEN
c:='&';
ELSE
c:= c_new;
END IF;
-- eliminate multiple blanks
IF (c_old =' ' and c_new = ' ') THEN
null;
ELSE
v_report_other := v_report_other||c;
END IF;
c_old := c_new;
END LOOP;
hidden_action := hidden_action ||'&'|| v_report_other;
hidden_action := reports_servlet||'?_hidden_server='||report_server_name|| encode(hidden_action);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_OTHER,'pfaction='||hidden_action||' '||report_otherparam);
-- run Reports
report_message := run_report_object(report_id);
rep_status := report_object_status(report_message);
IF rep_status='FINISHED' THEN
vjob_id :=substr(report_message,length(report_server_name)+2,length(report_message));
message('job id is'||vjob_id);pause;
WEB.SHOW_DOCUMENT(reports_servlet||'/getjobid'||vjob_id||'?server='||report_server_name,' _blank');
ELSE
--handle errors
null;
END IF;
In the code - " hidden_action := hidden_action ||'&'|| v_report_other; " in the RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC procedure above, how do i make sure that the v_report_other variable reflects the user input parameters FROM_DATE and TO_DATE ??? v_report_other is initialised as v_report_other VARCHAR2(4000) :=''; in the procedure. Will ensuring that the v_report_other contains the user input parameters FROM_DATE and TO_DATE ensure that my report will run fine for the input parameters?
Thanks in advance.
Edited by: user10713842 on Apr 7, 2009 6:05 AM

Question from a Newbie wireless user

Please excuse the naivete of this question. I'm completely ignorant on everything pertaining to wireless internet. My old Powerbook 400mHz G4 Titanium has never had wireless of any kind until this week when I bought a PCMCIA wireless adapter. Never used wireless, don't know anything about it.
I started following the instructions on the PCM adapter this morning to get it all set up. I plan to toggle back and forth between wired internet at home and the wireless adapter when I'm out on the road.
I was surprised when I saw the window where I enter my settings that there were no less than ten different internet services flying around the room in my house! I guess I have a lot of wireless neighbors and I could easily access their bandwidth.
I imagine the same would go when I'm in town sitting in the library. They welcome you to use their internet access, but it's in a busy end of town and I'm sure I'll see numerous services available there too.
So I'm clueless on this topic. Again, I've never used wireless internet before - but I've read about these guys who've been arrested in front of coffee houses for stealing bandwidth at WiFi hotspots when they weren't paying customers.
What's the deal with sitting in your living room and using your neighbor's internet access? I know it's not ethical and we should all get our own, but what are legalities? And say I hopped on to someone's internet access +quite accidentally+...how does one get caught if you do it quietly? And have people actually gotten into trouble beyond these two guys that made national news?
I guess my main question is exactly how careful do I need to be to set the correct access service when there are ten immediately available in a public place? Can I just click on whatever signal is strongest and log on without fear of being caught?
I hope somebody knowledgeable can set me straight on this.
Thanks.
-JOHN
ps. Here's the news item on these guys stealing wireless internet access:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/05/michigan-man-arrested-for-using- cafes-free-wifi-from-his-car.ars

You may find this technical article I've written helps you:
http://homepage.mac.com/rfwilmut/notes/wireless.html
It is fairly long, but it was originally written in response to some questions from a non-technical friend, and so I've tried to keep it as straightforward as possible.

Unable to have same library from two different windows user accounts

I recently spent about a week organizing and getting info correct on all my "millions" of songs. All of my music is in my itunes music folder, and organized.
I went over to my wife's windows user profile, and on itunes the library was incomplete. so i used the "add folder to library" function, to update her library to include all of the songs in the itunes music folder. It worked fine. but when i went back to my windows user profile, i got the "original file could not be found" message, on the majority of my songs. as a quick fix I deleted my library and used the "add folder to library" function, to update.
now I get the "original file could not be found" message on her library.
the files don't move, the just are not recognized by itunes on more than one "side" of windows.
it goes back and forth like this.
how can i get itunes on both windows user profiles linked to the same library, or pointed in the same place?
thanks for the help

If I understand correctly, your library file is the good one.
The default path in XP is
C:\Documents and Settings\ username \My Documents\My Music\iTunes
Try this article about multiple libraries, and see if you can open your library in her account:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/7.6/en/15502.html
You will need to brwose to the path in your account. She needs enough windows privileges to read/write it.
She'll need full access if you're on Vista, and it will be a sightly different path.

Former Windows user has basic questions...

Hey everyone:
I purchased my first Mac - a black MacBook laptop - last week. Up to this point, I've used Windows PCs. I am getting frustrated with my Mac because I can't figure out some basic navigational functions. Please help!
Is it possible to add a desktop icon to the Dock on my MacBook laptop? I frequently have to access items in the Macintosh HD. On my IBM I could just add a desktop icon to the bottom nav bar or double-click on the desktop itself to access it. On my MacBook end up having to hit F11 to get there. F11 is fine - except that I don't want to close all the open applications windows. Is there a way to either (1) add a desktop (or Macintosh HD) icon to my dock?
Also, is there a way to navigate open application windows easily (i.e. if I have 3 Firefox windows open and want to surf back and forth between them)? I though the apple key + the ~ key would allow that - but it's not working on my laptop.
Also, in Excel - if it possible to navigate to a cell with a formula and click something that highlights the other cells being referenced for the formula? On my IBM, hitting F2 shows the formula and highlights the referenced cells in different colors. My MacBook Excel only shows the formula...
Thanks!!
s

Scatterman,
For Photoshop, you might find this info helpful. Also, you might get everything you need from GIMP (open source, free software that does everything Photoshop will do), or one of the products based on it.
It sounds like you would benefit from some quality time spent just "feeling out" the OS X way of doing things, without necessarily jumping right in and trying to work, work, work. Take a bit more time, and pay attention to the little details that you might otherwise overlook.
For example, Expose. Pressing F11 will not close any windows, but it will quickly "wisk" them off the display so you can grab something on your Desktop. Once grabbed, another press of F11 brings all the windows back, just the way they were, and you can place your grabbed item where you like.
Also, drag and drop is more pervasive, goes way deeper, and is more flexible than in Windows. Items (files, folders, etc.) can be dragged into the Dock, but they can also be to either the Finder's Side Bar (left side) or Tool Bar (top) to create semi-permanent "shortcuts." Selected text in any application window can be dragged out of that window to your Desktop (or anywhere else in the Finder) to create "clippings" that work just like the clipboard (cut and paste), only creating semi-permanent "clipping files" that can be dragged into any other application window. I have entire collections of these "text clippings" that I use to populate my forum replies (instructions, links, commands, etc.).
In general, just about anything you are accustomed to in Windows is available in OS X, but it may look and/or feel different. In the end, however, it usually works better/easier/faster the OS X way. Keep looking, check Help, or ask here, and be patient in the meantime. Before you know it, you'll be an OS X wiz!
Scott

Some "Now Playing" questions from a former Zen XTRA user

Hello all...
I'm new to iPod, as my Creative Zen XTRA just had hard drive failure and I replaced it with a new 5.5G iPod. Anyway, in general iPod is very nice, but a couple of things that I liked about the Zen seem to be missing from the Now Playing screen on iPod.
1 - Scrolling tag information
It seems like only the song title will scroll when the title is too big to fit on the screen. However, I really need the album title to scroll as well. The Zen did so, but I cannot find any setting to make the album title scroll on iPod.
2 - Maintaining position when connecting
For some reason, the current position is lost when syncing to a computer. Is there any way to have it remember what it was doing and have it pick back up right there? Right now I'm in the middle of a 4065 song playlist and it's really annoying that I have to try and re-find the song I left off each night. The Zen never lost its current state. Also, position within the song would be nice, but I can tolerate just the song.
Anyway, those are really the only two things that bug me about the switch. But for me, those are significant. Is there a way to fix those?
Thank you!
5.5G 30GB Windows XP

No, no.

How-to consolidate bookmarks from 2 different Windows users

I have a few user names on my Desktop PC. I am running Windows 7 Home. And would like to consolidate my bookmarks lists.
In other words so each user gets the same bookmarks listing containing the sites of every one of the users put together in an amagamated form without repeats; a sort of an unique Master List of all bookmarks to be installed for every user to have it as soon as they open Firefox.
I am running Firefox 3.6 17, how do I make that Master List?
Is that what is described as 'syncing'?
Thank you kindly

It will involve a small amount of work.
The basic process is export the bookmarks to an HTML file, then import the HTML files to one user account. You can then use an add-on to eliminate the duplicates. Finally you can export the master list to a JSON file, and then restore the JSON file to the other computers.
* To export to an HTML file - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Exporting+bookmarks+to+an+HTML+file
* To import the HTML files - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Importing+Bookmarks+from+an+HTML+File
Note: The article refers to selecting "Organize Bookmarks" in the bookmarks menu, if any of the computers are using Firefox 4, you need to select "Show All Bookmarks" instead.
Once you have amalgamated the bookmarks into one user account, you can use the CheckPlaces add-on to remove any duplicates - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/checkplaces/
Finally, for details of how to export the bookmarks to a JSON file, and restore that file on the other computers, see https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Backing+up+and+restoring+bookmarks
If you want to keep the bookmarks in sync, the Firefox Sync add-on may be of use to you (this is built into Firefox 4) - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/firefox-sync/

Brand new macbook, former windows user

i just switched to mac from windows. i haven't actually received my computer yet (it shipped yesterday) but i've been doing some reading... i came across a website that recommended creating an "administrator" account and then a separate one for personal use so i don't accidentally change things i don't want to change. is this necessary or a good idea?
macbook

Welcome to Mac and these boards.
Not required at all.
The first time you turn your mac on you will be taken through the setup. you will create a user. this user will have admin privileges. all that means is that you can make system setting changes - it's good to be the admin
also, it will ask you for a user name and password - you do not have to put a password in if you don't want to (if you are the only one who uses the computer)
check out some of these vids:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/quicktours/
enjoy your new mac

X220 - questions from a potential new user coming from a macbook pro

I have been using a macbook pro as my primary laptop for the last few years.
But I think it will now be more useful for me to have a windows laptop because I need to run a lot of windows programs and running them on the macbook either via virtualization or dual-booting leads to a mediocre battery life (compared to running OS X). Good battery life is becoming more and more important to me.
Hence, I am considering getting a Thinkpad X220. I have never owned a Thinkpad or other Lenovo laptop. Any help with the questions I have below would be greatly appreciated.
The features I value most on my Macbook are excellent build quality, nice clear display, the multitouch trackpad (gestures such as three finger dragging etc), relatively quiet operation, and excellent technical support. I know Thinkpads are renowned for excellent build quality, but how does the X220 compare on the other features?
I don't expect any Windows laptop will have as good multitouch support as the Macbook. But how does the multitouch support on the X220 compare with other Windows laptops?
Looking at the configuration options for the X220 I see there are a number of screen options. Of the two screens with webcams, one is called HD and the other is called Premium HD. Are these screens the same as TN and IPS (which seem to be the terms used in reviews on the web)?
I am considering buying on ebay instead of new. What is a fool-proof way of identifying whether the screen is HD or premium HD (e.g. a marking or a device manager name)? I ask so that I can instruct ebay sellers to check/confirm the screen type for me.
How easy and costly is it to replace the HD screen with premium HD at a later date?

1) When referencing files to their hard drive
location on import, can I later move the files on the
hard drive using Aperture to do the moving?
according to the overview and a comment from joe schorr in another thread, yes
2) After importing raw photos (referencing them to
their location on a hard drive) and editing them, can
I:
a) manually sort the remaining images
b) then rename them in that order (so that the new
name appears on the hard drive as well)
c) then sort by filename?
not sure yet, will have to wait to play with it ...
3) When cropping, is there perspective control? For
instance, if I am shooting a building, can I
straighten the lines?
do you mean the ability to correct perspective distortion? No ...
4) Can websites be directly uploaded to a 3rd party
server using ftp or do I need to export the website,
then upload using a separate ftp program?
as of the current version, no, and no mention of it in the overiew of new features ...
5) Sometimes when exporting files to a TIF or JPG, I
would like to manage these new files in the program
as well. Is there a way to import files into
Aperture during the export process? Or, would I have
to manually import the exported files. And is there
a way to tie each exported file to its master?
no, manually import, make a stack out them ...
6) Is there dual monitor support?
always has been
7) When lifting and stamping adjustments from one
photo to another, is crop one of the adjustments that
can be used?
no mention in new features - wait and see
8) I have a MacPro with 2gb of ram, but how will the
performance be with the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT video
card?
cannot comment on 7300 GT performance with 1.5, it isn't out yet ...
9) How does batch renaming photos work with stacks?
For instance, if you rename a group of photos with
stacks, are the photos in the stack included in the
renaming process?
as far as i know, if there are selected the get added to the batch process ...
Thanks!
sure thing

Dock Questions From a (Former) Windows User

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for