What's up with this forum?

Hello again world.
The last time I went on vacation I was unable to login as "grand_poobah" when I returned.
So, I created a new account - "SkupperJack".
Now, I come back from another vacation to discover "SkupperJack" is gone and "grand_poobah" is back.
And I actually accumulated some Dukes as "SkupperJack".
Not that any of you care about any of this, but I was wondering if this new format has any other "gottchas" I should know about.
Thanx one and all.
Ciao for now.

I'm not liking the new forums. But hey, they're free, so I'm getting what I paid for.I beg to differ here; not everything needs to be quantifiable by money; this used
to be, and I hope still is, quite vivid forum which can be quite some fun too now
and then. There's no need to change that, as Sun just did. As you said, most of
the little (innocent) tricks don't work anymore, why? New trickery-dickery is
possible all of a sudden (see what silk.m did) and taken away again without
notice, and about everything everybody was used to, doesn't work anymore ...
I'm not liking the new forum either and we all have a right to mention that even
if this forum's free.
kind regards,
Jos

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What's wrong with this Forum? Why does Adobe take so long to reply to posts?!

What's wrong with this Forum? Why does Adobe take so long to reply to posts?!
This is actually "specific" to this Photoshop Forum.
I typically get responses back from other Adobe forum promptly.
Chime in.

The Adobe engineering folks DO duck in here from time to time - and that's a BLESSING! Please name any other big company where you get to interact with the engineers AT ALL. I can't. But I suspect the engineers actually have a lot oof real work to do, and their time here is necessarily limited.
Your comments are more along the line of "I pay a huge amount, for that I expect better support". These are very valid comments. But reality is different from what we may expect, and this forum is not the place to expect Adobe support participation AT ALL. In fact, the technical support people at Adobe often direct users to come here (something I've always found amusing).
At the higher level, Adobe may simply not be spending enough on support for literally millions of users. Is is greed or smart business to try to minimize support cost? That's up for individuals to decide.
I suggest you write a snail-mail letter to the Adobe president if you're not getting the support you need.
-Noel

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS FORUM'S SEARCH???

Every time I search for anything in this forum's search field I get 0 results.
It doesn't matter how broad I make the search category.
What gives?

simon.oconnor wrote:
Yup, Adobe's forums are some of the ABSOLUTE worst I've ever come across.
The search bug is to do with the time limit on age. By default it limits results to those for the past 90 days, except that it's obviously broken as it filters out EVERYTHING. Remove any time filter and you'll get search results.
Very poor forums, very poor.
I tried setting the search date from 90 days to All and still got 0 results.

What's wrong with this forum???

am i the only one that having trouble accessing this forum? 90% of the time i could not open this forum or, when opened, no topis were displayed at all....
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There does appear to be a problem with the topics being displayed for this forum. You aren't the only l. I'd try again tomorrow to see if there is a change.

What's wrong with this content type definition?

Could someone tell me what's wrong with this content type definition? When I click "New Folder" in a custom list, it should bring two fields 1) Name 2) Custom Order. However in my case when I click new folder, I see 1) Member (which is totally
weird) 2) custom order. Where is it getting that Member field from?
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">

<ContentType ID="0x012000c0692689cafc4191b6283f72f2369cff"
Name="Folder_OrderColumn"
Group="Custom"
Description="Folder with order column"
Inherits="TRUE"
Version="0">
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Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you had an issue about the custom content type with custom column.
I don’t think there is any issue in the content type definition, and it also worked well in my environment.
Did you have the Member field in the project?
I recommend you create a simple project only with one custom Order column and one custom Folder_OrderColumn, then you can add more fields one by one.
By doing this, it will be easier to find out the root cause of this error.
Thanks,
Jason
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I just upgraded to Mavericks and now my Intel iMac is running more slowly. There have been no other changes. What's up with this???

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What is it with this TPM BIOS screen?

Greetings,
Ive been given the task of creating SCCM MDT Windows 8.1 deployments to Surface 2 Pro machines.
On the first machine I updated the firmware to March 2014. From that point on it booted into the TPM screen and refused to budge. Doesnt matter what option I selected or changed on the TPM screen, it refused to continue - just kept on rebooting to
the TPM screen. Went on to the MS Surface support chat line and they got me to try a few things and eventually said "its a hardware problem". I suspect that it may have something to do with the firmware upgrade.
So I took out the second Surface Pro 2 machine and this time left the current firmware intact. I did a PXE boot to load our Windows 8.1 task sequence and during the first restart, up pops the TPM screen again!!! This time I selected exit and it continued
with the task sequence - phew!.
So what is it with this TPM screen? Is there any bios pre-configuration I can do to make sure it never pops up again?
Doing a bit of a Google search seems to suggest that there are some people having TPM screen problems.
Thanks
David Z

Do a search through the forum and you will find that something similar to this has been a common affliction. The relaunching of Aperture usually resolves the issue, however if it does not as you have experienced...
Potentially an error within the Aperture database.
Ensure you have backed up the library.
no guarantees but the basic maintenance steps may help.
Run your system maintenance using Disk utility on your system and data HDD's
Launch Aperture holding down the command option key, you are presented with two options, run one then the other. This will correct any permissions errors or database glitches.
Hopefully this helps.
Tony

What is wrong with this code? on(release) gotoAndPlay("2")'{'

Please could someone tell me what is wrong with this code - on(release)
gotoAndPlay("2")'{'
this is the error that comes up and i have tried changing it but it is not working
**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 2, frame=1:Line 2: '{' expected
     gotoAndPlay("2")'{'
Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1
Thanks

If you have a frame labelled "2" then it should be:
on (release) {
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or other wise just the following to go to frame 2:
on (release) {
     this._parent.gotoAndPlay(2);
You just had a missing curly bracket...

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I can't figure out what's wrong with this code

First i want this program to allow me to enter a number with the EasyReader class and depending on the number entered it will show that specific line of this peom:
One two buckle your shoe
Three four shut the door
Five six pick up sticks
Seven eight lay them straight
Nine ten this is the end.
The error message i got was an illegal start of expression. I can't figure out why it is giving me this error because i have if (n = 1) || (n = 2) statements. My code is:
public class PoemSeventeen
public static void main(String[] args)
EasyReader console = new EasyReader();
System.out.println("Enter a number for the poem (0 to quit): ");
int n = console.readInt();
if (n = 1) || (n = 2)
System.out.println("One, two, buckle your shoe");
else if (n = 3) || (n = 4)
System.out.println("Three, four, shut the door");
else if (n = 5) || (n = 6)
System.out.println("Five, six, pick up sticks");
else if (n = 7) || (n = 8)
System.out.println("Seven, eight, lay them straight");
else if (n = 9) || (n = 10)
System.out.println("Nine, ten, this is the end");
else if (n = 0)
System.out.println("You may exit now");
else
System.out.println("Put in a number between 0 and 10");
I messed around with a few other thing because i had some weird errors before but now i have narrowed it down to just this 1 error.
The EasyReader class code:
// package com.skylit.io;
import java.io.*;
* @author Gary Litvin
* @version 1.2, 5/30/02
* Written as part of
* <i>Java Methods: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming</i>
* (Skylight Publishing 2001, ISBN 0-9654853-7-4)
* and
* <i>Java Methods AB: Data Structures</i>
* (Skylight Publishing 2003, ISBN 0-9654853-1-5)
* EasyReader provides simple methods for reading the console and
* for opening and reading text files. All exceptions are handled
* inside the class and are hidden from the user.
* <xmp>
* Example:
* =======
* EasyReader console = new EasyReader();
* System.out.print("Enter input file name: ");
* String fileName = console.readLine();
* EasyReader inFile = new EasyReader(fileName);
* if (inFile.bad())
* System.err.println("Can't open " + fileName);
* System.exit(1);
* String firstLine = inFile.readLine();
* if (!inFile.eof()) // or: if (firstLine != null)
* System.out.println("The first line is : " + firstLine);
* System.out.print("Enter the maximum number of integers to read: ");
* int maxCount = console.readInt();
* int k, count = 0;
* while (count < maxCount && !inFile.eof())
* k = inFile.readInt();
* if (!inFile.eof())
* // process or store this number
* count++;
* inFile.close(); // optional
* System.out.println(count + " numbers read");
* </xmp>
public class EasyReader
protected String myFileName;
protected BufferedReader myInFile;
protected int myErrorFlags = 0;
protected static final int OPENERROR = 0x0001;
protected static final int CLOSEERROR = 0x0002;
protected static final int READERROR = 0x0004;
protected static final int EOF = 0x0100;
* Constructor. Prepares console (System.in) for reading
public EasyReader()
myFileName = null;
myErrorFlags = 0;
myInFile = new BufferedReader(
new InputStreamReader(System.in), 128);
* Constructor. opens a file for reading
* @param fileName the name or pathname of the file
public EasyReader(String fileName)
myFileName = fileName;
myErrorFlags = 0;
try
myInFile = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(fileName), 1024);
catch (FileNotFoundException e)
myErrorFlags |= OPENERROR;
myFileName = null;
* Closes the file
public void close()
if (myFileName == null)
return;
try
myInFile.close();
catch (IOException e)
System.err.println("Error closing " + myFileName + "\n");
myErrorFlags |= CLOSEERROR;
* Checks the status of the file
* @return true if en error occurred opening or reading the file,
* false otherwise
public boolean bad()
return myErrorFlags != 0;
* Checks the EOF status of the file
* @return true if EOF was encountered in the previous read
* operation, false otherwise
public boolean eof()
return (myErrorFlags & EOF) != 0;
private boolean ready() throws IOException
return myFileName == null || myInFile.ready();
* Reads the next character from a file (any character including
* a space or a newline character).
* @return character read or <code>null</code> character
* (Unicode 0) if trying to read beyond the EOF
public char readChar()
char ch = '\u0000';
try
if (ready())
ch = (char)myInFile.read();
catch (IOException e)
if (myFileName != null)
System.err.println("Error reading " + myFileName + "\n");
myErrorFlags |= READERROR;
if (ch == '\u0000')
myErrorFlags |= EOF;
return ch;
* Reads from the current position in the file up to and including
* the next newline character. The newline character is thrown away
* @return the read string (excluding the newline character) or
* null if trying to read beyond the EOF
public String readLine()
String s = null;
try
s = myInFile.readLine();
catch (IOException e)
if (myFileName != null)
System.err.println("Error reading " + myFileName + "\n");
myErrorFlags |= READERROR;
if (s == null)
myErrorFlags |= EOF;
return s;
* Skips whitespace and reads the next word (a string of consecutive
* non-whitespace characters (up to but excluding the next space,
* newline, etc.)
* @return the read string or null if trying to read beyond the EOF
public String readWord()
StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(128);
char ch = ' ';
int count = 0;
String s = null;
try
while (ready() && Character.isWhitespace(ch))
ch = (char)myInFile.read();
while (ready() && !Character.isWhitespace(ch))
count++;
buffer.append(ch);
myInFile.mark(1);
ch = (char)myInFile.read();
if (count > 0)
myInFile.reset();
s = buffer.toString();
else
myErrorFlags |= EOF;
catch (IOException e)
if (myFileName != null)
System.err.println("Error reading " + myFileName + "\n");
myErrorFlags |= READERROR;
return s;
* Reads the next integer (without validating its format)
* @return the integer read or 0 if trying to read beyond the EOF
public int readInt()
String s = readWord();
if (s != null)
return Integer.parseInt(s);
else
return 0;
* Reads the next double (without validating its format)
* @return the number read or 0 if trying to read beyond the EOF
public double readDouble()
String s = readWord();
if (s != null)
return Double.parseDouble(s);
// in Java 1, use: return Double.valueOf(s).doubleValue();
else
return 0.0;
Can anybody please tell me what's wrong with this code? Thanks

String[] message = {
    "One, two, buckle your shoe",
    "One, two, buckle your shoe",
    "Three, four, shut the door",
    "Three, four, shut the door",
    "Five, six, pick up sticks",
    "Five, six, pick up sticks",
    "Seven, eight, lay them straight",
    "Seven, eight, lay them straight",
    "Nine, ten, this is the end",
    "Nine, ten, this is the end"
if(n>0)
    System.out.println(message[n]);
else
    System.exit(0);

What's wrong with this function

What's wrong with this Function(PL/SQL) in this formaula column definition in Reports 6i
function currdateFormula return Date is
curr_date date;
begin
select to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MM-YYYY') into curr_date from dual;
return(curr_date);
end;
I get the following error in compiling
REP-1401. 'currdateformula'.Fatal PL/SQL error occured. ORA-01843 not a valid month.
The SQL select to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MM-YYYY') from dual; worked well in SQL Plus prompt.
I got a clean compile when i use just sysdate in the function (see below).
function currdateFormula return Date is
curr_date date;
begin
select sysdate into curr_date from dual;
return(curr_date);
end;
Appreciate your help
Raja Lakshmi

hello,
what you are trying to do :
fetch the current date and return it as the result of the formula-column.
what you are actually doing :
fetch the current date, convert it to text, assign this text to a date-variable which causes an implicit type-conversion.
in your case you create a date-string with the format dd-mm-yyyy. the implicit conversion then tries to convert this string back to date using the NLS settings of your session. depending on your NLS_LANG and NLS_DATE_FORMAT this might work, if your session-date-format is dd-mm-yyyy which obviously it is NOT as you get the error.
what you should do :
select sysdate into curr_date from dual;
this fetches the sysdate and stores it in your date-variable. there is no type conversion needed what so ever.
regards,
the oracle reports team

What's wrong with this SQL?

what's wrong with this SQL?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 9:35 AM Reply
Hi, everyone:
when I insert into table, i use the fellowing SQL:
INSERT INTO xhealthcall_script_data
(XHC_CALL_ENDED, XHC_SWITCH_PORT, XHC_SCRIPT_ID, XHC_FAX_SPECIFIED)
VALUES (SELECT TO_DATE(HH_END_DATE||' '||HH_END_TIME,'MM/DD/YY HH24:MI:SS'), HH_SWITCHPORT, HH_SCRIPT,'N'
FROM tmp_healthhit_load WHERE HH_SCRIPT !='BROCHURE' UNION
SELECT TO_DATE(HH_END_DATE||' '||HH_END_TIME,'MM/DD/YY HH24:MI:SS'), HH_SWITCHPORT, HH_SCRIPT,'N' FROM tmp_healthhit_load WHERE HH_SCRIPT !='BROCHURE');
I always got an error like;
VALUES (SELECT TO_DATE(HH_END_DATE||' '||HH_END_TIME,'MM/DD/YY HH24:MI:SS'), HH_SWITCHPORT,
ERROR at line 3:
ORA-00936: missing expression
but I can't find anything wrong, who can tell me why?
thank you so much in advance
mpowel01
Posts: 1,516
Registered: 12/7/98
Re: what's wrong with this SQL?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 9:38 AM in response to: jerrygreat Reply
For starters, an insert select does not have a values clause.
HTH -- Mark D Powell --
PP
Posts: 41
From: q
Registered: 8/10/06
Re: what's wrong with this SQL?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 9:48 AM in response to: mpowel01 Reply
Even I see "missing VALUES" as the only error
Eric H
Posts: 2,822
Registered: 10/15/98
Re: what's wrong with this SQL?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 9:54 AM in response to: jerrygreat Reply
...and why are you doing a UNION on the exact same two queries?
(SELECT TO_DATE(HH_END_DATE||' '||HH_END_TIME,'MM/DD/YY HH24:MI:SS') ,HH_SWITCHPORT ,HH_SCRIPT ,'N' FROM tmp_healthhit_load WHERE HH_SCRIPT !='BROCHURE' UNION SELECT TO_DATE(HH_END_DATE||' '||HH_END_TIME,'MM/DD/YY HH24:MI:SS') ,HH_SWITCHPORT ,HH_SCRIPT ,'N' FROM tmp_healthhit_load WHERE HH_SCRIPT !='BROCHURE');
jerrygreat
Posts: 8
Registered: 1/3/07
Re: what's wrong with this SQL?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 9:55 AM in response to: mpowel01 Reply
Hi,
thank you for your answer, but the problem is, if I deleted "values" as you pointed out, and then execute it again, I got error like "ERROR at line 3:
ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel", and I was then disconnected with server, I have to relogin SQLplus, and do everything from beganing.
so what 's wrong caused disconnection, I can't find any triggers related. it is so wired?
I wonder if anyone can help me about this.
thank you very much
jerry
yingkuan
Posts: 1,801
From: San Jose, CA
Registered: 10/8/98
Re: what's wrong with this SQL?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 9:59 AM in response to: jerrygreat Reply
Dup Post
jerrygreat
Posts: 8
Registered: 1/3/07
Re: what's wrong with this SQL?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 10:00 AM in response to: Eric H Reply
Hi,
acturlly what I do is debugging a previous developer's scipt for data loading, this script was called by Cron work, but it never can be successfully executed.
I think he use union for eliminating duplications of rows, I just guess.
thank you
jerry
mpowel01
Posts: 1,516
Registered: 12/7/98
Re: what's wrong with this SQL?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 10:03 AM in response to: yingkuan Reply
Scratch the VALUES keyword then make sure that the select list matches the column list in number and type.
1 insert into marktest
2 (fld1, fld2, fld3, fld4, fld5)
3* select * from marktest
UT1 > /
16 rows created.
HTH -- Mark D Powell --
Jagan
Posts: 41
From: Hyderabad
Registered: 7/21/06
Re: what's wrong with this SQL?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 10:07 AM in response to: jerrygreat Reply
try this - just paste the code and give me the error- i mean past the entire error as it is if error occurs
INSERT INTO xhealthcall_script_data
(xhc_call_ended, xhc_switch_port, xhc_script_id,
xhc_fax_specified)
SELECT TO_DATE (hh_end_date || ' ' || hh_end_time, 'MM/DD/YY HH24:MI:SS'),
hh_switchport, hh_script, 'N'
FROM tmp_healthhit_load
WHERE hh_script != 'BROCHURE'
UNION
SELECT TO_DATE (hh_end_date || ' ' || hh_end_time, 'MM/DD/YY HH24:MI:SS'),
hh_switchport, hh_script, 'N'
FROM tmp_healthhit_load
WHERE hh_script != 'BROCHURE';
Regards
Jagan
jerrygreat
Posts: 8
Registered: 1/3/07
Re: what's wrong with this SQL?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 11:31 AM in response to: Jagan Reply
Hi, Jagan:
thank you very much for your answer.
but when I execute it, I still can get error like:
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel
so wired, do you have any ideas?
thank you very much

And this one,
Aother question about SQL?
I thought I already told him to deal with
ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel
problem first.
There's nothing wrong (syntax wise) with the query. (of course when no "value" in the insert)

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