What is PHP_SELF
Can anyone explain what this piece of code is and what it
does?
$currentPage = $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"];
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It's a nice way of making a "root" relative link on a PHP
page, too.
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"Nate Baldwin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> It's just a pre-defined PHP variable containing the path
to the current
> script relative to the document root:
>
http://us3.php.net/manual/nl/reserved.variables.php
>
> brywilson88 wrote:
>> Can anyone explain what this piece of code is and
what it does?
>>
>> $currentPage = $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"];
>>
>> Code put in by Dreamweaver
>>
>> Thanks
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Why doesn't "$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']" in action= work for me.
I'm trying to make a form "self post", and was referred to the explanation at www.html-form-guide.com. I coded my page exactly as shown there, and even copied/pasted the action= code (simple as it is) to my form tag.
In my XAMPP test environment the submit yields:
Access forbidden!
You don't have permission to access the requested object. It is either read-protected or not readable by the server.
If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster (who would he be in a localhost environment?)
Error 403
When I tested on my Yahoo web hosting server, submit yieded:
The web page cannot be found.
The most likely causes are:
etc. etc.
Here's the code;
The following is placed at the top of the page immediately before the <html> tag:
<?php
// the following was to write the post info to a file to verify that this code was being executed - never happened.
$out = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
$fho = fopen(C:\xampp\htdocs\iod\testphpself.txt,wt);
fwrite($fho,$out);
fclose($fho);
if (isset($_POST['submit']))
$fstname = $_POST['firstname'];
$midinit = $_POST['midinitial'];
$lastname = $_POST['lastname'];
$milen = (strlen($midinit));
if ($milen == 0)
{$fullname = $fstname." ".$lastname;}
else
{$fullname = $fstname." ".$midinit". ".$lastname;}
echo "Information has been stored for : $fullname <br /><br />";
The following is the <form> code:
<form name="form1" method="post" action="<?php echo $SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">
Most of the above I gleaned from www.html-form-guied.com/php-form/php-form-action-self.html.
PLEASE! Can someone tell me where my error(s) is/are? I feel that I must be doing something wrong, but have no idea what it might be.creacontech wrote:
If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster (who would he be in a localhost environment?)
You.
I don't really understand what you're trying to do, but there are several mistakes in your PHP code.
<?php
$out = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
$fho = fopen('testphpself.txt','wt');
fwrite($fho,$out);
fclose($fho);
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$fstname = $_POST['firstname'];
$midinit = $_POST['midinitial'];
$lastname = $_POST['lastname'];
$milen = (strlen($midinit));
if ($milen == 0)
{$fullname = $fstname." ".$lastname;}
else
{$fullname = $fstname." ".$midinit . " ".$lastname;}
echo "Information has been stored for : $fullname <br /><br />";
?>
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Stand still and no clue whats happening after ....
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This is a puzzling one. I have completed the form. Click on Submit button. The form stands still and no clue whats happening?
Please advice.
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$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
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if (isset($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])) {
$editFormAction .= "?" . htmlentities($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);
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GetSQLValueString($_POST['Wid'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['title'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['firstname'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['surname'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['contactno'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['mobile'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['jobrole'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['courses'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['cpg2'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['mgrname2'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['troom'], "text"));
mysql_select_db($database_attending, $attending);
$Result1 = mysql_query($insertSQL, $attending) or die(mysql_error());
$insertGoTo = "ReportbyAll.php";
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header(sprintf("Location: %s", $insertGoTo));
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$rsattendance = mysql_query($query_rsattendance, $attending) or die(mysql_error());
$row_rsattendance = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsattendance);
$totalRows_rsattendance = mysql_num_rows($rsattendance);
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GetSQLValueString($_POST['title'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['firstname'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['surname'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['contactno'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['mobile'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['jobrole'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['courses'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['cpg2'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['mgrname2'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['troom'], "text"),
GetSQLValueString($_POST['Adate2'], "date"));
mysql_select_db($database_attending, $attending);
$Result1 = mysql_query($insertSQL, $attending) or die(mysql_error());
$insertGoTo = "Listing.php";
if (isset($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])) {
$insertGoTo .= (strpos($insertGoTo, '?')) ? "&" : "?";
$insertGoTo .= $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
header(sprintf("Location: %s", $insertGoTo));
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Register</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body {
font: 100%/0.8 Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background-color: #4E5869;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
color: #000;
/* ~~ Element/tag selectors ~~ */
ul, ol, dl { /* Due to variations between browsers, it's best practices to zero padding and margin on lists. For consistency, you can either specify the amounts you want here, or on the list items (LI, DT, DD) they contain. Remember that what you do here will cascade to the .nav list unless you write a more specific selector. */
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p {
margin-top: 0; /* removing the top margin gets around an issue where margins can escape from their containing div. The remaining bottom margin will hold it away from any elements that follow. */
padding-right: 15px;
padding-left: 15px; /* adding the padding to the sides of the elements within the divs, instead of the divs themselves, gets rid of any box model math. A nested div with side padding can also be used as an alternate method. */
a img { /* this selector removes the default blue border displayed in some browsers around an image when it is surrounded by a link */
border: none;
/* ~~ Styling for your site's links must remain in this order - including the group of selectors that create the hover effect. ~~ */
a:link {
color:#414958;
text-decoration: underline; /* unless you style your links to look extremely unique, it's best to provide underlines for quick visual identification */
a:visited {
color: #4E5869;
text-decoration: underline;
a:hover, a:active, a:focus { /* this group of selectors will give a keyboard navigator the same hover experience as the person using a mouse. */
text-decoration: none;
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width: 80%;
max-width: 960px;/* a max-width may be desirable to keep this layout from getting too wide on a large monitor. This keeps line length more readable. IE6 does not respect this declaration. */
min-width: 780px;/* a min-width may be desirable to keep this layout from getting too narrow. This keeps line length more readable in the side columns. IE6 does not respect this declaration. */
background-color: #FFF;
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background-color: #6F7D94;
/* ~~ This is the layout information. ~~
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.content {
padding: 10px 0;
/* ~~ This grouped selector gives the lists in the .content area space ~~ */
.content ul, .content ol {
padding: 0 15px 15px 40px; /* this padding mirrors the right padding in the headings and paragraph rule above. Padding was placed on the bottom for space between other elements on the lists and on the left to create the indention. These may be adjusted as you wish. */
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.footer {
padding: 10px 0;
background-color: #6F7D94;
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float: right;
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clear:both;
height:0;
font-size: 1px;
line-height: 0px;
-->
</style>
<link href="SpryAssets/SpryValidationTextField.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="SpryAssets/SpryValidationSelect.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script src="SpryAssets/SpryValidationTextField.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="SpryAssets/SpryValidationSelect.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript' src='TSScript/yahoo.js'></script>
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript' src='TSScript/event.js'></script>
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript' src='TSScript/dom.js'></script>
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript' src='TSScript/calendar.js'></script>
<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='TSScript/TSCalendar/calendar.css' />
<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript' src='TSScript/TSCalendar/TSCalendar.js'></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="header"><!-- end .header --><img src="Cerner At Imperial2.jpg" width="960" height="150" alt="" /></div>
<div class="content">
<h3>Attendance Register: </h3>
<?php
echo "Date ".date("d/m/Y");?>
</h3>
<form action="<?php echo $editFormAction; ?>" id="form1" name="form1" method="POST">
<table width="780" border="0" cellspacing="10" summary="Cerner@Imperial">
<tr>
<td><div align="right">* User ID</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><span id="sprytextfield1">
<input name="Wid" type="text" id="Wid" tabindex="1" size="18" maxlength="10" />
<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg"> a value is required.</span></span></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">* Title</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><span id="spryselect1">
<select name="title" id="title" tabindex="2">
<option value="0">Select</option>
<option value="Ms">Ms</option>
<option value="Mrs">Mrs</option>
<option value="Mdm">Mdm</option>
<option value="Mr">Mr</option>
<option value="Dr">Dr</option>
<option value="Professor">Prof</option>
</select>
<span class="selectRequiredMsg"> Please select an item.</span></span></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">* First name</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><span id="sprytextfield2">
<input name="firstname" type="text" id="firstname" tabindex="3" size="40" maxlength="30" />
<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg"> a value is required.</span></span></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">* Surname</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><span id="sprytextfield5">
<input name="surname" type="text" id="surname" tabindex="4" size="40" maxlength="30" />
<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg"> a value is required.</span></span></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">* Contact/ Bleep</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><span id="sprytextfield3">
<input name="contactno" type="text" id="contactno" tabindex="5" size="10" maxlength="6" />
<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">a value is required.</span></span></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">Mobile (optional)</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><input name="mobile" type="text" id="mobile" tabindex="6" size="25" maxlength="18" /> <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">A value is required.</span><span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Invalid format.</span></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">* Job role</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><span id="spryselect2">
<select name="jobrole" id="jobrole" tabindex="7">
<option value="0">Select</option>
<option value="Doctor">Doctor</option>
<option value="CNS/NP">CNS/NP</option>
<option value="Midwife">Midwife</option>
<option value="Other Staff">Other Staff</option>
<option value="Nurse IP HCA">Nurse IP & HCA</option>
<option value="Nurse OP HCA">Nurse OP & HCA</option>
<option value="IP Physician Assitant">IP Physician Assistant</option>
<option value="OP Phlebotomist">OP Phlebotmist</option>
<option value="Pharmacists">Pharmacists</option>
<option value="Therapist AHP">Therapist & AHP</option>
<option value="Medical Secretary">Medical Secretary</option>
<option value="Bed Manager">Bed Manager</option>
<option value="Medical Record Staff">Medical Records</option>
<option value="Medical Records Manager">Medical Records Mgr</option>
<option value="OP Booking Clerk">OP Booking Clerk</option>
<option value="OP Receptionist">OP Receptionist</option>
<option value="ED Admin">ED Admin</option>
<option value="Ward Administrator">Ward Administrator</option>
<option value="IP Wait List Clerk/Mgr">IP Wait List Clerk/Mgr</option>
<option value="Antenatal Supervisor">Antenatal Supervisor</option>
<option value="Clinical Coder">Clinical Coder</option>
<option value="Clinical Coding Mgr">Clinical Coding Mgr</option>
<option value="Pi Help Desk Backoffice">Pi Help Desk Analyst/Back Office</option>
</select>
<span class="selectInvalidMsg">Please select a valid item.</span></span></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">* Manager's Name</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><span id="sprytextfield4">
<input name="mgrname2" type="text" id="mgrname2" tabindex="8" size="40" maxlength="30" />
<span class="textfieldRequiredMsg"> a value is required.</span></span></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right"></div></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">* Course</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><span id="spryselect3">
<select name="courses" id="courses" form="form1" tabindex="10" title="course">
<option value="0">Select</option>
<option value="Doctors">Doctors</option>
<option value="Nurse IP">Nurse IP</option>
<option value="Nurse OP">Nurse OP</option>
<option value="Midwife">Midwife</option>
<option value="HCA">HCA</option>
<option value="Pharmacist">Pharmacist</option>
<option value="Back Office Staff">Back Office Staff</option>
<option value="AHP">AHP</option>
<option value="Pi Help Desk Analyst">Pi Help Desk Analyst</option>
<option value="Medical Secretary">Medical Secretary</option>
<option value="OP Phlebotmist">OP Phlebotmist</option>
<option value="Champion Users Doctors">Champion Users Doctors</option>
<option value="Champion Users Nurse IP">Champion Users Nurse IP</option>
</select>
<span class="selectRequiredMsg">Please select an item.</span></span></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">* Training Location </div></td>
<td><span id="spryselect4">
<select name="troom" required="required" id="troom" form="form1" tabindex="11" title="location">
<option value="0">Select</option>
<option value="CXH">Charing Cross</option>
<option value="HH">Hammersmith Hammersmith</option>
<option value="QEH">Queen Charlottee Hospital</option>
<option value="SMH">St Mary's Hospital</option>
<option value="WEH">Western Eye Hospital</option>
<option value="SCC">St Charles Community</option>
</select>
<span class="selectRequiredMsg">Please select an item.</span></span></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">* CPG</div></td>
<td><span id="spryselect5">
<select name="cpg2" required="required" id="cpg2" form="form1" tabindex="12" title="cpg">
<option value="0">Select</option>
<option value="CPG 1 Medicine">CPG1 - Medicine</option>
<option value="CPG 2 Surgery & Cancer">CPG2 - Surgery and Cancer</option>
<option value="CPG3 Specialist Services">CPG3 - Specialist Services</option>
<option value="CPG4 Circulatory Services and Renal Medicine">CPG4 - Circulatory Services and Renal Medicine</option>
<option value="CPG5 Womens and Childrens">CPG5 - Womens and Childrens</option>
<option value="CPG6 Clinical and Investigative Sciences">CPG6 - Clinical and Investigative Sciences</option>
<option value="CP7 Private Patients">CPG7 - Private Patients</option>
<option value="Others">Others</option>
</select>
<span class="selectRequiredMsg">Please select an item.</span></span></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td><input type="submit" name="submitbt" id="submitbt" value="Submit" /></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center">* Mandatory Fields</div></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="MM_insert" value="form1" />
</form>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<!-- end .content --></div>
<div class="footer"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var sprytextfield1 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationTextField("sprytextfield1", "none", {validateOn:["blur", "change"]});
var spryselect1 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationSelect("spryselect1", {validateOn:["blur", "change"]});
var sprytextfield2 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationTextField("sprytextfield2", "none", {validateOn:["blur", "change"]});
var sprytextfield3 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationTextField("sprytextfield3", "none", {validateOn:["blur", "change"]});
var sprytextfield4 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationTextField("sprytextfield4", "integer", {validateOn:["blur", "change"]});
var spryselect2 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationSelect("spryselect2", {invalidValue:"-1", isRequired:false, validateOn:["blur", "change"]});
var sprytextfield4 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationTextField("sprytextfield4", "none", {validateOn:["blur"]});
var sprytextfield5 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationTextField("sprytextfield5", "none", {validateOn:["blur", "change"]});
var spryselect3 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationSelect("spryselect3");
var spryselect4 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationSelect("spryselect4");
var spryselect5 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationSelect("spryselect5", {validateOn:["blur", "change"]});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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I can wake it by pressing a key, but the screen either comes on and goes black again after 10 seconds, or I get the Safe Sleep wake screen, and then it goes black after 10 seconds.
And at boot or when waking the MB, the front LED flashes 5 times. There are no error beeps.
I've tried changing RAM, but problems remain.
So what's all this? Any ideas?
The display doesn't seem dead, as it works to boot and wake. The MB works fine with external monitor.
It's weird, but I can't think of anything apart from the Firmware update. The problems started right after installing it.
Unfortunately, this model of Macbook doesn't have a Firmware Restoration image to download and burn to CD. It is the ONLY Mac at this point that doesn't have this!
I called Apple support and even bought the 49 Euro Pay Per Incident service, which proved to be the same as throwing 49 Euro out the window. The only "technical" support they provided was to Reset the SMC, which you can find out about FOR FREE at the Apple website. And which I'd done anyway. I'd also reinstalled the MacOS. Don't want to beef too much, but sheesh, you've already got a Macbook that might need costly repairs, and they make you pay 49 Euro BEFORE they even ask you about the problem and what you've done to try to solve it. I'm tempted to say "ripoff". I mean, if all they can offer you is the advice to reset the SMC - which Apple offers for free at their website - then that's pretty poor service for 49 Euro, to say the least.
Apart from the wasted 49 Euro, I'm pretty peeved about the Firmware update (or so it seems) wrecking a perfectly working 2008 Macbook. I don't know how to convince Apple of this, but I'm certainly going to try.Thanks for the reply.
Re. the Displays setting, the Macbook display isn't recognized and mirroring isn't an available option.
I've scoured the net and the idea of replacing the PRAM battery may be something to try. I read a post by a guy with a Macbook logic board screwed up by a Firmware update, which he solved by replacing the PRAM battery, as when you disconnect it you reset the logic board.
Which capacitor?
No luck so far with talking to Apple. I will try to get hold of someone a little more tech savvy and/or in a position of authority, as it seems that the Firmware is the culprit. Obviously a million other things could go wrong with a Macbook, but given the timing here it looks like the Firmware. Firmware updates can and occasionally do screw up a computer, as most manufacturers will warn you before you apply the update: PC makers, printer makers, etc. And they probably warn you that it's all your responsibility if anything goes wrong. But re. the Apple Firmware update:
1) it came thru Software Update
2) there was no warning
3) to make things worse, there's no Firmware Restoration image that I can burn to a CD to reflash the logic board: this is the only Apple computer that doesn't have a Firmware Restoration option
I'll try to get thru to a manager and convince him/her that the firmware may have been the cause.
Do you think an authorized Apple tech might have access to some way to do a firmware restoration? Something not avaiable to mere mortals? Because if not, the only solution looks like a new logic board. -
Format C drive, what steps to take for retaining all data of iTunes?
Hello
I want to format my C drive of Laptop and shift my itunes to E drive. I'm on windows 7. C drive is having itunes and in that I have synced my 2 iphones and 1 ipad.
Now I want to format the C drive and want to retain all the data, backup, media etc of my synced data with the itunes.
What I've done is that I transferred my music location from C to E drive by using apple forum discussion. I changed destination to E drive in ADVANCED TAB in Edit-Preferences. Then orgainzed data. That was successful.
Now please help me on what to do next so that i can retain my all my data of itunes safe before formatting my C drive.
Thanks in advanceThis definitely isn't intended as a substitute for tt2's tutorial (which is comprehensive and more detailed - in case of any differences I'd follow what's stated there), but in summary you should be doing the following. I've assumed that, as per your original post, you've changed your media location to E:\iTunes and consolidated the library. You now have a "split library" where:
E:\iTunes contains a folder called iTunes Media which in turn contains several subfolders such as Automatically Added to iTunes, Audiobooks, Music, ...
C:\Users\your user name\Music\iTunes contains the following folders and files:
Album Artwork (folder)
Previous iTunes Library (folder)
iTunes Library Extras.itdb (file)
iTunes Library Genius.itdb (file)
iTunes Library.itl (file)
iTunes Library.xml (file)
I'd suggest making sure that you're running the latest version of iTunes before proceeding - by default, this will be the version that you download and install when you rebuild your PC.
Before you change anything else, exit iTunes. Now copy all of the folders and files in C:\Users\your user name\Music\iTunes to the same folder on your external drive (E:) that contains your media folder. You should now have this:
or something very similar. Now restart iTunes while holding down the SHIFT key. You will see this dialog:
Select "Choose Library ..." and navigate to the folder on your external drive with the content as described above. Select the iTunes Library.itl file and click OK. iTunes will load - check that everything you expect to see is there.
You now have a "portable library", i.e., all your media and the files that iTunes uses to organize them. You can use this in conjunction with any PC running Windows and iTunes (noting limitations regarding your iTunes account and authorizations). As tt2 suggested in his response, before you go any further:
Make a backup of your new portable library to another device.
De-authorize your iTunes account.
Back up everything else you need to retain from the C: drive of your PC (this is beyond the scope of this forum - there's plenty of help out there on various Microsoft sites, etc.). Just remember that once you take the plunge and reformat the C: drive anything that you haven't backed up is gone ...
Once you've reformatted the drive and reinstalled Windows, install iTunes. As befpre, hold down the SHIFT key when you start it up and select the iTunes Library.itl file on your external drive. You can then re-authorize iTunes and be back in business ... -
What are the mandatory fields while creation of material master in differen
what are the mandatory fields while creation of material master in different views?
Hi Gopi,
This is purely depends on the function configuration, which would be done MM consultants. Kindly check with them.
thanks & regards
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Adobe Bridge in Photoshop - How to install Bridge and camera raw? And what is it all about?
Hi everyone! I am actually in love with this adobe photoshop. I used PSCS2 before, but later on upgraded to CS4. But I feel tired in upgrading to CS5.
One time, I found a tutorial in youtube about camera raw, and would really want to use it. But I was wondering how to install the camera raw. I believe camera raw is a plugin? so I downloaded the plugin here, installed it in my PS. I downloaded a file Camera Raw.8bi and paste it on my C drive - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS4\Plug-ins\File Formats.
I now am very confused, how will I open it? I do not have adobe bridge! After I installed the camera raw, I opened my PS. I clicked the file>then browse in bridge. I had an error, it's "error 2 photoshop11 undefined". Which is what I thought, I might have done something wrong with installing it.
My question is, do you still need adobe bridge installed in order to use camera raw?
If yes, how does it work? How am I suppose to open camera raw?
If no, how am I going to open camera raw without bridge?
And also, where will I download adobe bridge? I cannot find one here for CS4, only adobe bridge for CS5. I am wondering, is it okay to install adobe bridge CS5 and use it with my PS CS4?
I badly need help!WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a set of extensions to HTTP/1.1.
The main difference from FTP as far as I can see is that it allows you to edit documents on a remote web server.
WebDAV was used by the Apple server - MobileMe but is not generally supported by hosting services.
Using WebDAV you can mount a directory locally. This was how iDisk worked on your Mac and you could drag files onto it to upload them to the remote directory.
With WebDAV, a number of users can share a directory which is why its used in local networks but presents security problems when using a remote server.
If you are into file sharing rather than publishing, Dropbox or its new rival SugarSync are more appropriate. -
Black window bugs and lockups and crashes and WHAT'S WRONG?
First, I thought the problem was that my employer still uses Windows XP, with layers of custom security on top. But it happens at home, on my vanilla XP netbook.
So then I thought the problem was XP, which is, after all, obsolete. But now it is happening on my brand-new week-old laptop running 64 bit Windows 7 professional.
These are the problems:
(1) When recovering from sleep mode, or when I plug in a second screen, or even just from having the screen closed briefly, Firefox fails to redraw its window contents. I just get a black, empty window until I resize it or force a refresh. NO OTHER PROGRAM I USE HAS THIS PROBLEM.
(2) Sometime Firefox fails to redraw no matter what I do. I just had a totally black window, and when I clicked on the close box, a msgbox popped up, totally black inside, with a title like, "Are you sure you want to close?" I couldn't even see the "yes" and "No" buttons, and clicking where they usually are didn't work. I finally got it to close by hitting the enter key.
(3) Sometimes these problems are accompanied by a little vestigial micro-window, which has no contents, no close button, and no resize control. It's this nothing window with no title, but the title bar is long enough for maybe 20 characters. The most recent time this happened to me, the nothing window had a blinking text cursor inside, but typing had no effect. The only way to get rid of the micro-window is to close every single instance of Firefox, and then wait about 20 seconds. Then it disappears on its own. Sometimes it appears on its own without the black screen problem.
(4) All my favicons disappeared when I updated Firefox on my XP work computer, and they refuse to come back, even when I revisit the websites.
The computers involved are:
Dell E4200 running Win XP Pro
Acer One netbook running Win XP Home
Vostro 3350 running Win 7 Pro
All 3 computers are running Norton Security Suite (The E4200 is running an Enterprise custom load, the other two are running Comcast's free version)
And all 3 computers have been connected to a Displaylink USB video adapter (for a 3rd screen) at some point or another, meaning that the driver is loaded on all the computers, but the above problems occur without any external monitor at all connected.
Everything else is pretty vanilla.
I'm getting these issues every other day or so, and it is really starting to annoy me and make me worried that Firefox is unstable, with makes me worried that any unsaved work or even my hard drive data might be at risk.Try to disable hardware acceleration.
*Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
If disabling hardware acceleration works then check if there is an update available for your graphics display driver.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-upgrade-my-graphics-drivers -
Cannot send email from my iPhone or iPad. The server rejects a recepient for no apparent reason. The recipient is not new. This issue happens on reply or reply to all or froward; not a new email to the same recepient. What is happening?
I talked with a tech today and he said I cloud is having problems which should be resolved shortly.
In the mean time I used the .me smtp server settings which allowed me to send mail. -
I have a Y9 Computer Science Exam next week and I know that this will probably be one of the questions on it so I need to know the answer. What is the difference?
An If statement executes once IF the statement is true:
If 1 = 2/2 Then
Textwindow.writeline("True")
EndIf
A While statement executes WHILE the statement is true:
While 4 = 2+2
'Will keep looping while it is true
EndWhile
A For statement loops a number in increment:
For i = 1 to 10
'Every time through, i gets bigger by one until it equals 10
EndFor
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What is" LINE-COL2 = SY-INDEX ** 2."
can u explain what is '' ** "
FIELD-SYMBOLS <FS> LIKE LINE OF ITAB.
DO 4 TIMES.
LINE-COL1 = SY-INDEX.
LINE-COL2 = SY-INDEX ** 2. "what this will do
APPEND LINE TO ITAB.
ENDDO.Hi sunil,
1 ** means "To the power of"
2. eg. 5 ** 2 = 25
(5 To the power of 2 = 25)
regards,
amit m. -
What is the diffrence betweensy-tabix and sy-index
hi
can any one suggest me
what is the diffrence betweensy-tabix and sy-index
Thanks & Regards
kalyan.Hi Kalyan,
This question has been answered many times on SCN. Please make a search before posting a thread.
Read the Rules of Engagement.
Happy Posting.
Regards,
Chandra Sekhar -
What is difference between sy-tabix and sy-index.
SAP Seniors,
Can you please let me know what is difference between sy-index and sy-tabix.
I read the SAP help, it is confusing for me. it looks like both are same from help. please help me.
Thank you
Anitha.HI,
Here is a brief description of difference between SY_TABIX and SY_INDEX and using them with several conditions.
SY-TABIX
Current line of an internal table. SY-TABIX is set by the statements below, but only for index tables. The field is either not set or is set to 0 for hashed tables.
APPEND sets SY-TABIX to the index of the last line of the table, that is, it contains the overall number of entries in the table.
COLLECT sets SY-TABIX to the index of the existing or inserted line in the table. If the table has the type HASHED TABLE, SY-TABIX is set to 0.
LOOP AT sets SY-TABIX to the index of the current line at the beginning of each loop lass. At the end of the loop, SY-TABIX is reset to the value that it had before entering the loop. It is set to 0 if the table has the type HASHED TABLE.
READ TABLE sets SY-TABIX to the index of the table line read. If you use a binary search, and the system does not find a line, SY-TABIX contains the total number of lines, or one more than the total number of lines. SY-INDEX is undefined if a linear search fails to return an entry.
SEARCH <itab> FOR sets SY-TABIX to the index of the table line in which the search string is found.
SY-INDEX
In a DO or WHILE loop, SY-INDEX contains the number of loop passes including the current pass.
Hope this helps.
Thank you,
Pavan.
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