Repeated Results

Hello all! :)
I'm having a bit of trouble with some results of a selection. My current selection includes the following fields:
Year | Month | Current Month Measure | Previous Month Measure | Previous Year Measure
The Previous Month and Previous Year measures have been defined by Time Series functions in the Administration Tool. When I select the above mentioned columns, I get the following sample results:
Year Month Current Month Previous Month Previous Year
2006 Jan 121,345
Feb 122,364 121,345
121,345
121,345
121,345
121,345
121,345
Mar 166,521
Apr 122,532
I tried making the subject area again and results became:
Year Month Current Month Previous Month Previous Year
2006 Jan 121,345
Feb 122,364 123,466
123,466
123,466
123,466
Mar 166,521 132,322
132,322
132,322
132,322
Apr 122,532 152,475
152,475
152,475
152,475
I tried removing other tables connected to the fact table to isolate the fact and period table and it seems that the problem's with one or more of the three: the fact table, the period table, and/or the dimension, but I no idea which.
Hope somebody has an idea regarding this. Thank you very much! :)
Regards,
Cha :)

hi! :)
i've found the solution to my problem. it seems that in defining dimensions, the field that can most define the uniqueness of the level should be defined as the primary and chronological key of that level.
just to explain, the source of my period dimension provides data defining each day or date available; meaning each day has its own record key. my fact table, on the other hand, is an aggregate that focuses on monthly details. the fact table, despite being an aggregate, uses the record key of the last day of the month to relate to the period table.
i initially used the record key to define the primary and chronological key for the dimension (since it's still unique for each month) but it seems to include the daily keys as well. so instead of the record key, i used a field from the period table that defined the end-of-month date for the record's actual date (all dates have a corresponding end-of-month date field), that would distinctly identify each date to a single date.
maybe somebody who knows this better could also explain it better, haha. anyway, problem solved! :)

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<span><a href="http:// /" target="_blank">All News ></a></span>
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<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
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Any help please.
Thank you,
Sowjanya.

Hi,
If you just want to show Title and Description below the image, you take consideration of using the OOTB Picture Library Slideshow Web Part, it provides such functionality can
meet your requirement.
Here is a link about How to Use the Picture Library Slideshow Web Part in SharePoint 2013:
http://community.bamboosolutions.com/blogs/sharepoint-2013/archive/2013/03/29/how-to-use-picture-library-web-part-for-sharepoint-2013.aspx
If you want to develop your own Slider, I would suggest you take a look at these JavaScript Image Slider plugins which can make us easier to create a custom one:
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/freebies/javascript-sliders-scrollers/
http://wowslider.com/
http://www.woothemes.com/flexslider/
Best regards
Patrick Liang
TechNet Community Support

Monitor backlight comes on briefly, then blanks out

I'm using a COMPAC PRESARIO laptop that's running WINDOWS XP. I've had the system 7 years & had a couple viruses that were supposedly cleaned up, but it was done by someone else so I'm not sure of this.
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION & CORRECTION EFFORTS TO DATE:
When the computer is turned on the COMPAC logo comes up, but soon blanks out, though not thoroughly on occasion, just goes real dark, with images faintly visible. Unfortunately, the behavior is not consistent, sometimes not lighting at all, other times as previously described, not visible at all, or visible up to WINDOWS logo page, then blank. If power is disconnected for 48 hours or better it will sometimes remain visible for a period of time, so long as it doesn't enter hibernation mode, though that trick hasn't worked recently; then the above problems repeat. I have connected a COMPAC FS7600 monitor to it to see if it is indeed a monitor problem, but that also blanks out after WINDOWS logo displays, prior to reaching log-in stage, the monitor power button going from the green it has while visible to the amber that signals a disconnect (I think). I've been forced to do hard shutdowns repeatedly, resulting in the "Windows encountered a problem with the last start-up" & have tried the "last working configuration" option, but that hasn't helped, so I'm at a loss on what to try next.
One of the answers here indicated the backlight could be replaced. If so, how would I go about that if it comes to that?
I am a freelance illustrator & writer, whose work & income depend on a working system, so I'm currently unable to produce the products clients desire; as such, this problem is imperative to correct. Any & all assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hello @darenderer ,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand you're having issues with the display on your notebook going blank.
If the issue persists on an external monitor chances are the issue is not hardware related, though when it goes dim and is barely visible that does sound like a bad backlight which is kind of strange.
We can test this by trying to load the BIOS. If the BIOS loads and displays properly this would tell us the hardware is OK. To access the BIOS tap F10 while the notebook boots up. If this is displaying OK you may need to restore the default BIOS settings which is usually done with F9 while in the BIOS. You should see the keyboard shortcut in the bottom right corner of the screen to confirm this shortcut.
If the BIOS does not display you could be looking at a hardware issue. The issue being intermittent like this might suggest a bad connection to the backlight or display. You can see how to remove and reconnect these connections in the Maintenance and Service guide available in the User Guides section of your products support page here: HP - Drivers & Downloads.
It would help to know which product and operating system you are using. For information on finding your product and model numbers click here: How Do I Find My Model Number or Product Number? To see which version of Windows you are using click here: Which Windows operating system am I running?
Let me know if this helps!
Please click the "Kudos, Thumbs Up" at the bottom of this post if you want to say "Thanks" for helping!
Please click "Accept as Solution" if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
The Great Deku Tree
I work on behalf of HP.

Set an indeterminate number of variables

Hi fellow scriptologists... I thought I was good at this but I'm not as good as I thought I was...
I need to create a number of variables (Variable1, Variable2 etc) based on the contents of a list of indeterminate length - headings of a document that's likely to change each time it's run. I'd like to assign a name to each variable that reflects its initial value ("Camera", "Shot", "Take", "Slate") although generic names would do, but my impression is that there's no way to ascribe a string to a variable name based on anything done within the script - you simply have to name it or you end up redefining another variable. And if you don't know how many you need, do you need to declare them all up front in order to be able to set them as required?
There may be a way, but I can't figure out how... any input appreciated.

Hello
You might be looking for something like hash table perhaps? Unlike other modern scripting languages, AppleScript has never had built-in hash table. Here's some options.
Option 1. Use unnamed collection in lieu of named variables. This is straightforward method which should suffice in most cases.
E.g., use:
set vars to {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
in lieu of:
set var1 to 1
set var2 to 2
set var3 to 3
set var4 to 4
set var5 to 5
Option 2. Implement your own hash table (associative array) if you really want to.
E.g.,
set h to assoc()'s new(127)
h's store({"var1", 1, "var2", 2, "var3", 3, "var4", 4, "var5", 5})
--return h's ht
--return h's fetch("var4")
return h's fetch({"var3", "var5"})
on assoc()
    script o
        property name : "assoc"
        property version : "0.12"
        property ht : {} -- ht entry is {} or list of {key, value}
        property sz : 0 -- given in new(); prime number for better performance
        property xx : {}
        property cc : {}
        on hash(s)
                anything s : key coercible to string
                return integer : hash code
            set cc to (s as string)'s id as list -- OS X 10.5 or later
            set result to 73
            repeat with c in my cc
                (result * 37 + c) mod 1048573 as integer
            end repeat
            result mod sz + 1 as integer
        end hash
        on fetch(argv)
                anything or list argv : key or list of keys (key can be anything coercible to string)
                return anything or list : value or list of values associated with given key(s)
                    (returns missing value for non-existent key)
            if argv's class = list then
                set xx to {}
                repeat with a in argv
                    set my xx's end to fetch(a's contents)
                end repeat
                return my xx's contents
            else
                repeat with h in my ht's item hash(argv) -- linear search in collision
                    if h's item 1 is argv then return h's item 2
                end repeat
                return missing value
            end if
        end fetch
        on store(argv)
                list argv : {key, value} pair or {key1, value1, key2, value2, ...} pairs
                return list : for given pair {k, v},
                        {k, v} if k does not exist in table; or
                        {{k, v}, {k, v1}} if k exists in table, where v1 is old value for k
            local argc
            set argc to count argv
            if argc > 2 and argc mod 2 = 0 then
                set xx to {}
                repeat with i from 1 to argc by 2
                    set my xx's end to store(argv's items i thru (i + 1))
                end repeat
                return my xx's contents
            else if argc = 2 then
                -- separate chaining
                local p, v1
                set {k, v} to argv
                set p to hash(k)
                repeat with h in my ht's item p -- linear search in collision
                    if h's item 1 = k then
                        set v1 to h's item 2
                        set h's item 2 to v
                        return {{k, v}, {k, v1}} -- {new entry, old entry}
                    end if
                end repeat
                set end of my ht's item p to {k, v}
            else
                error my name & "::store(): odd number of arguments." number 8001
            end if
        end store
        on scratch(argv)
                anything or list argv : key or list of keys to delete
                return anything or list : value or list of values associated with deleted key(s)
                    (returns missing value for non-existent key)
            if argv's class = list then
                set xx to {}
                repeat with a in argv
                    set my xx's end to scratch(a's contents)
                end repeat
                return my xx's contents
            else
                -- delete key and return key's value if any
                local p, v, h
                set p to hash(argv)
                repeat with i from 1 to count my ht's item p -- linear search in collision
                    set h to my ht's item p's item i
                    if h's item 1 = argv then
                        set v to h's item 2
                        set my ht's item p's item i to false
                        set my ht's item p to my ht's item p's lists
                        return v -- key's value
                    end if
                end repeat
                return missing value
            end if
        end scratch
        on keys()
                return list : list of stored keys (in internal storage order)
            set xx to {}
            repeat with p in my ht
                repeat with h in p
                    set end of my xx to h's item 1
                end repeat
            end repeat
            return my xx's contents
        end keys
        on values()
                return list : list of stored values (in internal storage order)
            set xx to {}
            repeat with p in my ht
                repeat with h in p
                    set end of my xx to h's item 2
                end repeat
            end repeat
            return my xx's contents
        end values
        on new(m)
                integer m : size of hash table to be created (prime number for better performance)
                return script : initialized hash table object
            if m's class is integer and m > 0 then
                set sz to m
                repeat sz times
                    set end of my ht to {}
                end repeat
                return o
            else
                error my name & "::new(): invalid size." number 8000
            end if
        end new
    end script
end assoc
Regards,
H

Canon on screen manual

I just up-graded to OS 10.6.8 (snow leopard). The on screen manual for my Canon MX 300 multipurpose machine disappeared and attempts to reinstall it from the CD have repeatedly resulted in an error message: : "Help viewer cannot be opened because of a problem. Check with the developer to make sure Help Viewer works with this version of Mac OS." etc.
I have discussed this with Canon support and they say that it is a Mac problem. I suspect they are correct. The printer-scanner-fax all work just fine. The MP Navigator works.
How can I get my directions back on-screen
"Quo Vadis?"

Hi Ken,
I just ran through the setup of my MP980 using the BU-30 and it all seemed to work okay for me. Using the Bluetooth Setup Assistant the MP980 series-1 was displayed as a Printer and on clicking Continue there was a very brief message about pairing and using 0000 for the passkey. However before I could enter the key the assistant closed and then showed the printer was paired and connected.
I then opened Print & Fax and selected to Add the printer using the Default view. The MP980 appeared after several seconds with the Kind column showing 'bluetooth' and when selected the Print Using menu changed to the MP980 series. Clicked OK to complete the creation of the print queue and was then able to print to it from Preview.
The thing I did notice with the Bluetooth app in Sys Prefs was that after a document had printed the printer was showing 'Not Connected'. But as soon as I selected to print again this would change to 'Connected'.
Regarding the driver, Canon is showing v10.26 for the iP100, which is the same version used by other models. If you connect the iP100 to the Mac via USB and then run Software Update you should get an even later version (10.30.3.0) that is also part of the [Canon Driver Update v2.3|http://support.apple.com/downloads/CanonPrinter_Drivers_for_Mac_OS_X_v106] update.

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