Solving technology problems, one at a time
IMPORTANT If you have never used the SCORM-ready learning module template before, please go back to Part 1: Features, Outline your Module to learn how to set it up correctly.
I often use the command console.log() to trace the execution of my javascript functions in Firebug’s or Safari’s consoles. The only problem is, Internet Explorer doesn’t understand console.log() and moreover, it doesn’t error out gracefully.
Continue readingHere’s an example of CSS styles you can use to create nice soft drop shadows around elements on a web page: <style> #test { -moz-box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #666; -webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #666; box-shadow:
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The other day I received a PDF file that need to be converted back to Word or text format. But every attempt to save it from Acrobat Pro to Word resulted in the error shown above:
Continue reading“Acrobat was unable to make this document accessible because of the following error:
Could not save page structure. [12]
Please not that some pages of this document may have been changed. Because of this failure, you are advised to not save these changes.”
I use Groupwise at work, and other accounts for everything else, and I have them all in Mail.app so I can go through all my new mail quickly. Mail.app cannot do Groupwise calendaring and appointments,
Continue readingA very useful displays an RSS feed as a list of article excerpts within a webpage.
The screenshot below shows the way the original script displays the RSS feed. A list of article excerpts is displayed in the center column of a portal site..
When writing a script to display an RSS feed, I got the following error:
Error: Object required: '[string, 136]'
This is because I was using the SET command to create a string, as shown below:
Dim itm
itm = lnk.link
Response.Write(itm)
Dim itmid
Set itmid = Split(itm,"=")(1)
resulted in the error
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Error: Object required: '[string, 136]'
A previous post covered the steps to copy table structure and data to a new or existing database.
To copy all the objects (tables, users, constraints, etc.) from one SQL Server database to another database, use the Generate Scripts function in SQL Server Management Studio.
In the Object Explorer, right click the name of the database. Select Tasks > Generate Scripts…
Click Next.
Secure wifi networks often require installation of a certificate on mobile devices trying to connect. Apple provides a utility to allow companies to create configuration (“.mobilconfig”) files for iPhone and iPad that install the appropriate settings and certificates for their wifi network.
These .mobileconfig files can be put on the web for download to the device through Safari, but sometimes this doesn’t work. If the web server is not configured with the correct MIME type (application/x-apple-aspen-config for .mobileconfig files), the device’s Safari browser may not allow it to be downloaded. The link may not even function at all – it is not clickable in some cases.
If this happens, you can still install the .mobilconfig file by downloading it on a laptop or desktop computer and emailing it to your i-device. When you click on the attachment, it should start the installation process. However, you may have to change the extension to “.der” before emailing it to have it recognized as a certificate.
The University of Michigan has .mobilconfig files available for connection to the MWireless network and U-M VPN, and I found that emailing them to my iPad as described above was the only way I could install them.
Continue readingIf you have a Captivate 4 file that refuses to generate any SCORM support files when publishing, check your Publish settings. Make sure that “Fullscreen” is not checked in the publishing settings. Then it will publish fine.
Since you are eliminating the Captivate generated code for maximizing the window, you may want to add that back in. To force the Captivate window to maximize to full-screen upon opening, add the following to the head of your published HTML file:
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