Solving technology problems, one at a time
In most Windows applications, the version number is listed under Help > About. For some reason, IIS Manager is an exception. There are significant differnces between versions of IIS, so it’s crucial to know which
Continue reading
When running Java or other types of applications which use an XML file as part of the input, you may see this error: The Processing Instruction Target Matching “[xX][mM][lL]” is Not Allowed.
Often the cause is a malformed XML file, with a common problem being a blank line accidentally inserted before the required first line of the xml:
[ A blank line here will cause the error ] <?xml version-"1.0"?>Continue reading
We are using an ASP script to create iCal files from a database, so another department can display the events on their web-based calendar.
Their calendar page is outside the corporate firewall. The ASP script needs to reside on and IIS server within the firewall. I needed a fool-proof way to transfer the ical file nightly out to an external web server so it could be accessed by any calendar applications that need to use it. The best way I’ve found so far is to create a batch file with command-line FTP instructions, and add it to a Windows scheduled task.
After a server containing a SQL Server database is restarted, you may get the error
Connection Error: (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.
Or you may get an error like the one below:
Continue reading"A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connection.s (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 40 – Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 2)”
While setting up Nutch on a Mac, I kept getting this error in the terminal:
Error: JAVA_HOME is not set
To fix the error on OS X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard), enter the following at the command prompt:
export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)
On 10.5 and above, the command line tool /usr/libexec/java_home dynamically finds the top Java version specified in Java Preferences for the current user. Using this method will allow the path to automatically change as software updates change Java versions.
Continue readingHere’s how to give this account permissions in the SQL Server database, when the database is located on the same box as the application.
To export the table structure and data from one SQL Server database to another existing or new database, use the Export Data… function in SQL Server Management Studio. This procedure will not copy any of the other database objects such as constraints, stored procedures, or users.
Many web applications require that you set up an ODBC Data Source which serves as a sort of pointer to a particular database which specifies which driver and credentials to use to connect. Here’s how to set up one for SQL Server/SQL Server Express on a Windows 2003 server.
A quick troubleshooting tip for Mac users: If you are having problems with image icons in the Finder that look like generic jpeg icons instead of icon previews, try relaunching the Finder. Select Force Quit
Continue readingI have an old Mac notebook that I use for surfing the internet or to store and upload photos while on trips. While travelling around this summer I found that it would no longer connect
Continue reading