subject: Win2000 Prof and NT4.0 Server Domain

text:
Hi,
I have two NT 4.0 Servers on my lan (PDC and BDC) and several NT 4.0
 workstations joining the domain. Everything works well and I can see
 all workstations and servers in Network Neighborhood. Two days ago I
 tried for the first time Win2000 Prof. It joined the domain but I
 can't see the other domain  workstations and servers in Network
 Neighborhood. I have to look for them in the Entire Network ->
 Microsoft Windows Network -> 'My Domain'. Do you know if it possible
 to solve this problem?

 Thank you very much, Paolo Mattioli


author: EvB

subject: cannot enter bios

text:
Hi,

Ik got an Dell Latitude Laptop. I just got it but now i see that i can't
enter the bios because there is an password on it. i do not know the
password and guy i bought it from says he has no idea. are there any optopns
to reset is to all bios deafults s it loses it password?

thank you for the tip!


author: Gary

subject: Re: cannot enter bios

text:
EvB wrote:

If it is only the bios that is passworded (ie you can boot the machine
to an os) there is a small util called killcmos on the net - do a google
search for it and use at your own risk.


author: Jim

subject: Re: cannot enter bios

text:
On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:56:20 GMT, "EvB" <[email]> wrote:

Have you tried a Google search?
There are many companies that will remove a password from Dell laptops
(for a fee) as long as you are willing to certify you are the lawful
owner.
Here are a few I found
http://mrbios.batcave.net/
http://www.usedpc.com/lappasrem.html
http://members.lycos.co.uk/d35b595b/
Of course I can't state strongly enough you should be the lawfull
owner of the machine to utilize these services.


author: Conor

subject: Re: cannot enter bios

text:
In article <8_jj9.949294$oa7.32885984@Flipper>, [email] says...
Take it back to the person it was stolen from...


subject: Re: cannot enter bios

text:
"Conor" <[email]> schreef in bericht
news:[email]...
optopns

Bitch


author: mark News

subject: Not Licenced Error

text:
I have VB5 which has always run well but recently I get an error telling me
I am not licensed to use the common dialogues when I try to load them. Has
any one any Ideas?
I think a program i installed overwrote the original with a newer copy. How
can I get the original back?
Regards Mark


author: Johan Bechthum

subject: Re: Not Licenced Error

text:
See the article in the Microsoft-KowledgeBase
Q177799 - PRB: "License Information for This Component Not Found" Error
at:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q177/7/99.ASP

Johan.

"mark News" <[email]> schreef in bericht
news:8parcr$suu$[email]...
| I have VB5 which has always run well but recently I get an error telling
me
| I am not licensed to use the common dialogues when I try to load them. Has
| any one any Ideas?
| I think a program i installed overwrote the original with a newer copy.
How
| can I get the original back?
| Regards Mark
|
|


author: Chris S.

subject: Re: Not Licenced Error

text:
In comp.lang.basic.visual.misc mark News ([email])
wrote...

Hello Mark,
Go to this link and follow the procedure given. Should fix you right up.
http://pbdr.com/vbtips/gen/cdlg32er.htm

-Chris Swartz


author: Allamarein

subject: Fortran 95 Tutorial

text:
Where can I download tutorials for  fortran 95. Indeed I need to
understand quickly like recall functions, etc..
Some examples could help me.


author: Clive Page

subject: Re: Fortran 95 Tutorial

text:
In message
<[email]>,
Allamarein <[email]> writes

The most comprehensive tutorial on-line that I know about is this one
from the University of Liverpool:

http://www.liv.ac.uk/HPC/HTMLFrontPageF90.html


author: baf

subject: Re: Fortran 95 Tutorial

text:
On 05/07/2010 03:59 AM, Allamarein wrote:

http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/COURSES/cs201/NOTES/fortran.html


author: Stuart Luppescu

subject: selecting non-contiguous pages in dvips

text:
I need to put the first two and last two pages of my document in a
separate output file because they are going to be printed on heavy
stock as the cover. I tried this line:
dvips -o cover7777.ps -t letter -D 600 -pp 1:2 -pp 39:40 report2001

The problem is that I have 4 pages of front matter and then the main
body of text, which starts at physical page 5, is TeX page 1 again.
So, the above dvips command gives me page 1, 2, 1, 2, 39, 40. How can
I get it to give me only PHYSICAL pages 1 and 2?

(I tried -pp =1:=2, but it didn't like that. I also tried -p =1 -l =2
-pp 39-40, but only 39 and 40 printed.)

Thanks very much.


author: David Kastrup

subject: Re: selecting non-contiguous pages in dvips

text:
Stuart> I need to put the first two and last two pages of my
    Stuart> document in a separate output file because they are going
    Stuart> to be printed on heavy stock as the cover. I tried this
    Stuart> line: dvips -o cover7777.ps -t letter -D 600 -pp 1:2 -pp
    Stuart> 39:40 report2001

    Stuart> The problem is that I have 4 pages of front matter and
    Stuart> then the main body of text, which starts at physical page
    Stuart> 5, is TeX page 1 again.  So, the above dvips command gives
    Stuart> me page 1, 2, 1, 2, 39, 40. How can I get it to give me
    Stuart> only PHYSICAL pages 1 and 2?

    Stuart> (I tried -pp =1:=2, but it didn't like that. I also tried
    Stuart> -p =1 -l =2 -pp 39-40, but only 39 and 40 printed.)

I think it would like that if it got a chance to see it.  The shell
likely interprets it away.  Put quote marks around it, like

-pp '=1:2'
or such.


text:
On 19 Oct 2001, David Kastrup wrote:

    Stuart> I need to put the first two and last two pages of my
    Stuart> document in a separate output file because they are going
    Stuart> to be printed on heavy stock as the cover. I tried this
    Stuart> line: dvips -o cover7777.ps -t letter -D 600 -pp 1:2 -pp
    Stuart> 39:40 report2001
    Stuart> The problem is that I have 4 pages of front matter and
    Stuart> then the main body of text, which starts at physical page
    Stuart> 5, is TeX page 1 again.  So, the above dvips command gives
    Stuart> me page 1, 2, 1, 2, 39, 40. How can I get it to give me
    Stuart> only PHYSICAL pages 1 and 2?

    Stuart> (I tried -pp =1:=2, but it didn't like that. I also tried
    Stuart> -p =1 -l =2 -pp 39-40, but only 39 and 40 printed.)

 David> I think it would like that if it got a chance to see it.  The shell
 David> likely interprets it away.  Put quote marks around it, like
 David>
 David> -pp '=1:2'
 David> or such.

Nope. This didn't work. I get ``bad list specifier'' error messages. I
did manage a work-around, but putting \setcounter{page}{100} at the
beginning of the front section, so there were no duplicated page
numbers. (The actual page numbers didn't matter since I don't print
them at all in the front section, anyway.) But it rather annoys me
that there is no capability to do this.

______________________________________________________________________
Stuart Luppescu         -=-=-  University of Chicago
$(B:MJ8$HCRF`H~$NIc(B        -=-=-  [email]
http://www.consortium-chicago.org/people/sl.html
http://musuko.uchicago.edu/pubkey.asc for PGP Public Key
ICQ #21172047  AIM: psycho7070


author: Dan Luecking

text:
Stuart Luppescu <[email]> wrote in message news:<[email]>...
[...]

You could run dvips twice.

You can also use dvips to get all pages and then extract the
pages you want with
  psselect 1-2,_1-_2 report2001.ps cover7777.ps

Dan Luecking


author: Alessandro Fachin

subject: Create a cookie with cookielib

text:
Hi, i am trying to forge a new cookie by own with cookielib. But i don't
still have success. This a simply code:

import cookielib, urllib, urllib2
login = 'Ia am a cookie!'
cookiejar = cookielib.CookieJar()
urlOpener = urllib2.build_opener(urllib2.HTTPCookieProcessor(cookiejar))
values = {'user':login}
data = urllib.urlencode(values)
request = urllib2.Request("http://localhost/cookie.php", data)
url = urlOpener.open(request)
print url.info()
page = url.read(500000)
print page
print cookiejar

the output of this is:

Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:20:05 GMT
Server: Apache
X-Powered-By: PHP/5.1.6
Set-Cookie: user=Alex+Porter; expires=Sat, 03-Feb-2007 11:20:05 GMT
Content-Length: 11
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8

Array
(
)
<cookielib.CookieJar[<Cookie user=Alex+Porter for localhost.local/>]>

And here is the code of cookie.php that i've create for this example:

<?php
setcookie("user", "Alex Porter", time()+3600);
?>
<?php
// Print a cookie
echo $_COOKIE["user"];
// A way to view all cookies
print_r($_COOKIE);
?>

if anyone could help... Thank you


author: Matthew Franz

subject: Re: Create a cookie with cookielib

text:
I'm not sure what you mean be forge, but if you mean set an arbitrary
cookie manually (vs. one that was provided by the server).  just use
add_header() in http://docs.python.org/lib/request-objects.html

It may be possible to use CookieJar for this purpose but I've only
used it for manipulating cookies set by the server...

And  I would agree that Python cookie APIs are less intuitive than
what are available in others such as Jakarta HttpClient....

- mdf

On 2/3/07, Alessandro Fachin <[email]> wrote:


author: John J. Lee

subject: Re: Create a cookie with cookielib

text:
I'm going to post this if it kills me (this was my first response in
this thread, my normal newsfeed has gone bad so can't post
reliably...)

Alessandro Fachin <[email]> writes:

So the server has sent you a cookie back, and cookielib accepted it.

Success!

What your PHP program prints out is information about cookies that
were received *from* the browser (or from your script, in this case).
It does not print information about cookies that it is sending *to*
the browser.  Your PHP program is not a time machine, so it can't
print out information about a cookie that was *not there* in the
request you sent.  And the cookie was not there in the request you
sent because the server hadn't sent the cookie yet!

Send a second request (either in the same run of your program, or by
saving and loading the cookies), and you should see a cookie sent back
to the server (and then printed out by your PHP script in the response
you get back).  Web sites and web applcations sometimes use a trick
like a using a redirect or "Refresh" to get the browser to send a
second request, so that they get the cookie they set sent back to the
server again, without the user needing to perform any second action.

Also note that saving and loading cookies with cookielib will by
default drop "session cookies", unless you explicitly ask otherwise.

John


subject: Re: Create a cookie with cookielib

text:
"Matthew Franz" <[email]> writes:

There's not really intended to *be* an API, for most purposes -- you
just let it do its stuff.

What do you like from HttpClient?

John


subject: Re: Create a cookie with cookielib

text:
Matthew Franz wrote:

Yes is exactly what i want to do... i don't known because i looked at
cookielib to set cookie data, cookie are simply http header :) Inserting
values with add_header() or addheaders() it works. Thank you


subject: Re: Create a cookie with cookielib

text:
Alessandro Fachin <[email]> writes:

No, you don't ;-)

Fine, but see my other post -- I think you misunderstand how cookies
work.

John


subject: Re: Create a cookie with cookielib

text:
John J. Lee wrote:

Maybe you misunderstand me... While i wrote "cookie are simply http
header :)" i want to said that i've look at wrong thing, cookielib are not
needed... Anyway thank you for help, regards.


author: XooX

subject: Epson Stylus Color 440

text:
How can i change the Epson StylusColor 440's cartridges, even if they are
not exausted and the printer's led isn't ignited?
Thanks


author: tomcas

subject: Re: Epson Stylus Color 440

text:
XooX wrote:
You follow the procedure for replacing an old or outdated cartridge.If
neither of the ink out lights are solid or flashing, then hold down the
load/eject Button for three seconds. The print heads will have moved
slightly to the left and the power light will be flashing at this point.
  Change the cartridge and then Press the load/eject Button.  The
printer will now begin charging the ink delivery system. When the
printer is done charging, the Power light will stop flashing.

Here is the link for the  animation for those who need it.

http://files.support.epson.com/flash/sc670_/oldink.html


author: Arthur Entlich

subject: Re: Epson Stylus Color 440

text:
I don't know the exact procedure on this model offhand, but if no one
else comes through, go to Epson's website (www.epson.com) and find the
US site (or your country site) and click on the link.  Go to support and
find the 440 manual as a pdf file, and download.

There will be a section called something like "How do I replace an
expired or old cartridge", and it will indicate which front button
presses to press to actuate the function to move the head to the change
position.

Art

XooX wrote:


subject: Re: Epson Stylus Color 440

text:
You hold down the button that has the ink droplets on it for 3 seconds or
until you hear it start to move.  If you just tap the button you will get a
cleaning cycle.

It is on page 108 of the Epson owners manual for the 440 on the Epson web
site.  Look on the left hand side for drivers and support.  Then go to
inkjet printers, then the 440.


author: David Komatsu

subject: ** The Sound Newsletter #10 **

text:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
|                  The Sound Site Newsletter                        |
|                                                                   |
| Issue #10               Sept/Oct 1992                     (Y)     |
---------------------------------------------------------------------
|     Copyright (C) 1992 by David Komatsu  All Rights Reserved.     |
---------------------------------------------------------------------
|  This may be distributed to bulletin boards, FTP sites or other   |
|  media as long as there is no charge to receive the newsletter    |
|  o Submissions for next issue being accepted now                  |
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Note from the Editor
--------------------

Here is the 10th edition of the Sound Site newsletter.  I would like to
welcome the many college students and professors back from summer.  You
will be happy to note that a USENET newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
has been created for the discussion of soundcards.  Well enjoy this
issue will focus on several FAQL's (Frequently Asked Question Lists)
which provide much information.

We are looking for column authors as well as a programming expert
to start a programmers corner in the Sound Newsletter.  If you
would like to do this or add any other input please contact me.

Please use the two addresses below to send comments and
submissions to the Sound Newsletter.

[email]
[email]

The Sound Newsletter is now posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard as
well as comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc and rec.games.ibm.pc.misc.  We are also
a part of SB-NET.  See the bottom for a list of BBS and FTP sites
that carry the Sound Newsletter.

I regret that I can no longer maintain a large mailing list if anybody
is willing to help set up one let me know.  The sound newsletter is
still mailed out to FTP site admins, BBS operators, program authors,
and contributors.  If you do not have access to newsgroups or FTP sites
then I'll try and accommodate you also.

-----> Dave

In this issue
-------------
o Special Thanks
o Do you want to announce a new product?
o Feature Articles & News
  o A Look at Frequently Asked Question Lists
    o Pro Audio Spectrum
    o Audio Guide
    o Gravis Ultrasound
o Sound Bits
  o CD-Box v2.11 (Update)
  o New Programs and Updates
o Anonymous FTP sound Sites

Special thanks to the following for supporting the Sound Newsletter
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Charles A. Thompson                     : PAS 16 FAQL
 ([email])
Guido Van Rossum                        : Audio Formats FAQL
 ([email])
Mike Moffat                             : Feature Article
Jim Oldroyd
  ([email])                        : Saffron FTP Site Admin

And to all the FTP sites and bulletin boards carrying the Sound
Newsletter and of course all the dedicated readers who make it worth
the effort.

Do you want to announce a new product?
---------------------------------------

If you have written a SHAREWARE, FREEWARE, or PUBLIC DOMAIN program
that is designed to play sound files, is a multimedia demo or
is a sound demo please e-mail me at [email].  We can
feature your program in the Sound Newsletter as well at trickle
it to our various FTP sites.  If you want your program featured
please include a brief description of the program.

Alternatively you can mail all sound programs to me on a 3.5" disk Low
or High Density to:

David Komatsu
Sound Program Submission
4826 Likini Street
Honolulu, HI  96818

Feature Article & News
----------------------

Well unfortunately we do not have a feature article for this issue so I
would like to take the time to answer one of the most asked questions that
I see floating around on bulletin boards.

Where can I find MOD files?

The two "best" sites for MOD files are as follows:

saffron.inset.com (192.94.75.2)
    /pub/sound/samples/mod
    /pub/sound/samples/newmods
    /pub/sound/samples/pro-mods

ftp.brad.ac.uk (143.53.2.5)
    /misc/mods
    /incoming/mods

Finally I would like to take a moment to preview the next issue and also
ask for your help.  The Sound Newsletter #11 will be featuring multimedia
demos.  All of which I hope to have available on saffron.  Currently among
others saffron stocks Cronolog and Unreal.  If you know of any other
demos or would like to write a review of a demo please contact me.  All
help is much appreciated.

Frequently Asked Questions Lists (FAQL)
----------------------------------------

There is so much information that exchanges hands on bulletin boards
and internet.  Most of this information is exchanged through newsgroups
or forums or special interest groups.  These groups gain new readers
everyday and many times the questions asked begin to repeat themselves.
Therefore Frequently Asked Questions Lists were devised.  These lists
contain tremendous amounts of information and help reduce traffic.
It is always recommended that before posting a question a user look
through the FAQL because it may already contain the answer.  I want
to take a few minutes to feature several of these lists.  I have clipped
some pieces out to give an idea what they look like.  All FAQLS are
available on our site at SAFFRON.INSET.COM.  BBS operators may also
ask for a copy via E-mail for inclusion on their board.

***********************************************************
*  FAQL's available on Saffron.inset.com  pub/sound/faql  *
***********************************************************

(*) == Featured in this issue

audio26.faq     Audio File Formats (9/92) by Guido Van Rossum (*)
card.faq        List of Known Sound Cards (9/92) by Dave Cole
proaudio.faq    Pro Audio Spectrum FAQL 1.0 (8/82) by Charles A Thompson (*)

Media Vision FAQLS

mpcup.faq       Media Visions multimedia PC upgrade kits (1/92)
proaud.faq      Pro Audio Spectrum (1/92)
proplus.faq     Pro Audio Spectrum Plus (7/92)
thun.faq        Thunder Board (1/92)

If you are maintaining a FAQL or know of any other FAQL's I would
appreciate it if you could mail me at "[email]".
I would like to keep Saffron updated with these FAQLs.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

The Pro Audio Spectrum FAQL is maintained by Charles A. Thompson who
can be reached at: [email].  The Soundletter
thanks Charles for allowing us to print the below pieces of his
excellent FAQL.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
|       The Pro Audio Spectrum Frequently Asked Questions List       |
|                            Version 1.0                             |
|                            August 1992                             |
----------------------------------------------------------------------

1)  What are the PAS/+/16?
2)  What are the specs for the PAS-16?
3)  Are the PAS cards Soundblaster and Adlib compatible?
4)  How does the PAS-16 compare to the Soundblaster Pro?
5)  How does the PAS-16 compare to the Gravis Ultrasound?
6)  Will I have problems using a PAS card with a fast computer (486)?
7)  Will OS/2 drivers be available for the PAS cards?
8)  What software comes with the PAS-16?
9)  Is setting up a PAS+ or PAS-16 hard?
10) I have installed my PAS+ or PAS-16, but the sound from games is
    very low and hard to hear.  What's wrong?
11) Is there a development kit available for the PAS cards?
12) How can Media Vision, the maker of the PAS cards, be reached?
13) How good is the quality of various sampling rates?
14) How much memory does the PAS-16's MVSOUND driver take up?
15) Where can I purchase a PAS-16 or PAS+ card?
16) What is the Media Vision Pro-16 Multimedia System package and what
    does it contain?
17) What SCSI CD-ROM drives are supported by the PAS-16 and PAS+?

------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  What are the PAS, PAS+, and the PAS-16?

The PAS was the original PAS card.  It is capable of FM synthesizing,
and digital sound.  It can do 8 bit digital sampling and 8 bit digital
playback (I don't know at what rate).  The PAS has shielding built
into it that eliminates background noise that can be created by many
of the components of computer systems (hard drives for example).

The PAS+ is the new version of the old PAS.  I don't believe the PAS
is for sale anymore, as the PAS+ has probably replaced it.  The PAS+
is capable of FM synthesizing, and digital sound.  It has the
shielding that the original PAS had.  It can do 8 bit digital
sampling and 16 bit digital playback.

The PAS-16 is currently the most advanced sound card in the Pro Audio
Spectrum line.  It is capable of FM synthesizing, and digital sound.
It can do 16 bit digital sampling and 16 bit digital playback.  It
has the shielding that was present in the original PAS.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
2)  What are the specs for the PAS-16?

Here are the specs for the PAS-16.  I understand that the specs for
the PAS+ are identical, except that the PAS+ can only do 8 bit
sampling, and requires you to specify when you want SB compatibility
mode on or off.
(Sorry, I don't have specs for the original PAS.)

Compatible with the following sound standards:

SoundBlaster  (version 1.5--currently fine for any software)
Adlib
Thunderboard
Pro Audio Spectrum
MPC
Windows with Multimedia
Windows 3.1

True 16 bit stereo sound

--16 bit stereo playback and recording (16 bit linear DAC)
--Sampling/playback at 8, 12, and 16 bit PCM 4kHz-44kHz in stereo
--Dynamic filtering 2Hz-22kHz programmable
--ADPCM compression (2:1) and decompression (2:1, 3:1, 4:1) mono mode
--Microphone, external line-in, and CD-audio inputs (enables you to
  make CD-quality 16-bit recordings from a variety of sources)
--Shielded circuitry and dynamic filtering for low noise and clear
  sound

Advanced 20 Voice Stereo Synthesizer

--Yamaha YM262 (OPL-3) synthesizer
--4 operator FM synthesized sound for true stereo
--16 bit FM DAC
--General MIDI compatible

Audio Mixing

--Internal synthesizer (stereo)
--Digital audio (stereo)
--CD audio (stereo)
--External line-in (stereo)
--Microphone
--PC speaker
--10 channels with stereo enhance

Volume Control

--Master volume:  0 to -62dB (1 dB/step)
--Input mixer +1 to -60dB (2dB/step)
  Signal quality (1 V p-p reference)
  Dynamic range and signal to noise
--Synthesized and mixed audio:  85 dB
--Sampled audio PCM:            90 dB
--Total harmonic distortion:  0.05%

Frequency Response

--30 Hz - 20 kHz (+- 3 dB)

Audio Outputs

--Drive level: 11.5 V (p-p)
--Power:  4 watts per channel (software controllable volume, bass, and
  treble)
--Load impedance:  will drive 4 or 8 ohm speakers
--Output connections:  stereo mini jacks (1/8 inch)
                       (same with line in)

16 bit PC Interface

--16 bit DMA
--Selectable IRQ (2-7, 10-15)
--Selectable DMA (0-3, 5-7)
--Software selectable DMA and IRQ settings with auto configuration

MIDI Interface (Requires Optional MIDI Mate)

--Full duplex MIDI port (can record and playback at the same time)

IBM Standard Joystick Port

High Performance SCSI Interface (Requires Optional SCSI Cable Kit)

--Supports CD-ROM drives, SCSI hard drives, removable/erasable optical
  drives or removable cartridge drives
--690 kB per second

Connectors

--Internal CD-Audio Connector at J5 is a 5-pin header connector,
0.100" space header, pin 1=ground, 2=right in, 3=ground, 4=left in,
5=ground.
--The MIDI/Joystick Port is a D-15S connector type.  The pinouts are:
    1   +5VDC
    2   JOYSTICK 1 FIRE 1
    3   JOYSTICK 1 X
    4   GROUND
    5   GROUND
    6   JOYSTICK 1 Y
    7   JOYSTICK 1 FIRE 2
    8   +5VDC
    9   +5VDC
    10  JOYSTICK 2 FIRE 1
    11  JOYSTICK 2 X
    12  MIDI OUT (GROUND on MIDI Mate and Thunder Board)
    13  JOYSTICK 2 Y
    14  JOYSTICK 2 FIRE 2
    15  MIDI IN (+5VDC on MIDI Mate and Thunder Board)

System Requirements

--IBM PC, AT, 80286, 80386, 80486, or 100% compatible
--640k RAM memory
--DOS 3.1 or higher
--Hard disk with 6 MB free space
--16 bit slot (card measures 7 7/8" by 3 7/8")
--External speakers (4 to 8 ohm)
  Optional
--Headphones:  1/8 inch stereo phone plug
--Microphone:  1/8 inch mono plug, supports 600 to 10K ohm dynamic
--External amplified speakers

3 Year Limited Warranty
----------------------------------------------------------------------
12) How can Media Vision, the maker of the PAS cards, be reached?

Contact Media Vision Technical Support for technical assistance on:

Stereo Studio F/X, SP Spectrum, Software Controlled Mixer (PAS.EXE),
TrakBlaster Pro, Monologue v3.0 for DOS, Music and Sound Effects
Library, AudioMate, Windows Drivers and Pocket Tools.

If you need a software update, a Return Material Authorization (RMA)
number for a defective product, RMA status, or have any non-technical
customer-related issues, contact Customer Service.

                          Media Vision, Inc.
                         47221 Fremont Blvd.
                          Fremont, CA  94539

Main:                  (800) 348-7116 or (510) 770-8600
Sales:                 (800) 845-5870
Tech Support &
Customer Service:      (800) 638-2807 or (510) 770-9905
FAX:                   (510) 770-8648 or (510) 770-9592

BBS: (510) 770-0968 2400 baud (8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit)
     (510) 770-1661 2400 baud (8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit)
     (510) 770-0527 9600 baud (8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit)

Assign your own account name and password.

Compuserve: GO MEDIA VISION or send mail to [email].

Upgrade information: (800) 283-1596 extension 100

----------------------------------------------------------------------
24) I have some questions about TrakBlaster Pro.
    (TrakBlaster Pro troubleshooting)

--While running TBPRO, a MOD file plays for 20 seconds then abruptly
stops and system hangs up.
This is caused by a DMA conflict.  Make sure the PAS-16 section is not
set for DMA 1 unless the SB compatibility has been disabled.

--Does TBPRO support high-order DMA and IRQ?
No.  TBPRO only supports DMA 1,3 and IRQ 2,3,5,7.

Hope this gives you an idea.  The entire FAQL can be found on SAFFRON
in the:           directory

The Audio Formats FAQ is maintained by Guido van Rossum ([email]).
It is an EXCELLENT resource for audio formats and includes easy to
understand explanations as well as indept technical notes on certain
formats.  To all using SUN's or NeXT machines to play sounds this is
a MUST read file.  The Soundnewsletter would like to thank Guido Van
Rossum for allowing the following reprint.  The entire FAQ can be found
on SAFFRON.

FAQ: Audio File Formats (version 2.6)
=====================================

Table of contents
-----------------

Introduction
Device characteristics
Popular sampling rates
Compression schemes
Current hardware
File formats
File conversions
Playing audio files on UNIX
Playing audio files on micros
The Sound Site Newsletter
Posting sounds

Appendices:

  FTP access for non-internet sites
  AIFF Format (Audio IFF)
  The NeXT/Sun audio file format
  IFF/8SVX Format
  Playing sound on a PC
  The EA-IFF-85 documentation
  US Federal Standard 1016 availability
  Creative Voice (VOC) file format
  RIFF WAVE (.WAV) file format

Popular sampling rates
----------------------

Some sampling rates are more popular than others, for various reasons.
Some recording hardware is restricted to (approximations of) some of
these rates, some playback hardware has direct support for some.  The
popularity of divisors of common rates can be explained by the
simplicity of clock frequency dividing circuits :-).

Samples/sec     Description

5500            One fourth of the Mac sampling rate (rarely seen).

7333            One third of the Mac sampling rate (rarely seen).

8000            Exactly 8000 samples/sec is a telephony standard that
                goes together with U-LAW (and also A-LAW) encoding.
                Some systems use an approximation; in particular, the
                NeXT workstation uses 8012.8210513 samples/sec.
                (Can anyone explain why?  SGI software calls this rate
                "codec-rate".)
11 k            Either 11025, a quarter of the CD sampling rate,
                or half the Mac sampling rate (perhaps the most
                popular rate on the Mac).

16000           Used by, e.g. the G.722 compression standard.

22 k            Either 22050, half the CD sampling rate, or the Mac
                rate; the latter is precisely 22254.545454545454 but
                usually misquoted as 22000.

32000           Used in digital radio, NICAM (Nearly-Instantaneous
                Companded Audio Multiplex [IBA/BREMA/BBC]) and other
                TV work, at least in the UK; also some DAT machines
                can do it.  It is also the standard long play speed
                for DAT non linear encoding.

44056           This weird rate is used by professional audio
                equipment to fit an integral number of samples in a
                video frame.

44100           The CD sampling rate.  (Professional DAT also supports
                this rate.)

Current hardware
----------------

I am aware of the following computer systems that can play back and
(sometimes) record audio data, with their characteristics.  Note that
for most systems you can also buy "professional" sampling hardware,
which supports much better quality, e.g. >= 44.1 k 16 bits stereo.
The characteristics listed here are a rough estimate of the
capabilities of the basic hardware only (and even here I am on thin
ice, with systems becoming ever more powerful).

machine             bits            max sampling rate    #output channels

Mac                 8               22k                  1
Apple IIgs          8               32k / >70k           8(st)
PC/Soundblaster     8               13k  /22k            1
Atari ST            8               22k                  1
Atari STe,TT        8               50k                  2
Amiga               8               ~29k                 4(st)
Sun Sparc           U-LAW           8k                   1
NeXT                U-LAW,8,16      44.1k                1(st)
SGI Indigo          8,16            48k                  4(st)
Acorn Archimedes    ~U-LAW          ~180k                8(st)
Sony RISC-NEWS      8, 16           37.8k                ?(st)
VAXstation 4000     U-LAW           8k                   1
Tandy 1000/[TS]L    8-bit           22k                  3

4(st) means "four voices, stereo"; sampling rates xx/yy are
different recording/playback rates.

All these machines can play back sound without additional hardware,
although the needed software is not always standard; only the Sun,
NeXT and SGI come with standard sampling hardware (the NeXT only
samples U-LAW at 8000 samples/sec from the built-in microphone port;
you need a separate board for other rates).

The new VAXstation 4000 series lets you PLAY audio (.au) files, and
the as-of-yet-unreleased package, DECsound, will let you do the
recording.

The SGI Personal IRIS 4D/30 and 4D/35 have the same capabilities as
the Indigo.

The new Apple Macs have more powerful audio hardware; the latest
models have built-in microphones.

Software exists for the PC that can play sound on its 1-bit speaker
using pulse width modulation (see appendix); the Soundblaster board
records at rates up to 13 k and plays back up to 22 k (weird
combination, but that's the way it is).
Here's an overview of popular file formats.

        Self-describing file formats
        ----------------------------

extension, name   origin          variable parameters (fixed; comments)

.au or .snd       NeXT, Sun       rate, #channels, encoding, info string
.aif(f), AIFF     Apple, SGI      rate, #channels, sample width, lots of info
.aif(f), AIFC     Apple, SGI      same (extension of AIFF with compression)
.iff, IFF/8SVX    Amiga           rate, #channels, instrument info (8 bits)
.voc              Soundblaster    rate (8 bits/1 ch; can use silence deletion)
.wav, WAVE        Microsoft       rate, #channels, sample width, lots of info
.sf               IRCAM           rate, #channels, encoding, info
none, HCOM        Mac             rate (8 bits/1 ch; uses Huffman compression)
none, MIME        Internet        (see below)
.mod or .nst      Amiga           (see below)

Note that the filename extension ".snd" is ambiguous: it can be either
the self-describing NeXT format or the headerless Mac/PC format, or
even a headerless Amiga format.

File conversions
----------------

    SOX
    ---

The most versatile tool for converting between various audio formats
is SOX ("Sound Exchange").  It can read and write various types of
audio files, and optionally applies some special effects (e.g. echo,
channel averaging, or rate conversion).

SOX recognizes all filename extensions listed above except ".snd",
which would be ambiguous anyway, and ".wav" (but there's a patch, see
below).  Use type ".au" for NeXT ".snd" files.  Mac and PC ".snd"
files are completely described by these parameters:

      -t raw -b -u -r 11000

(or -r 22000 or -r 7333 or -r 5500; 11000 seems to be the most common
rate).
The source for SOX, version 5, was posted to alt.sources, and should
be widely archived.  To save you the trouble of hunting it down, it
can be gotten by anonymous ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu, in the
directory usenet/alt.sources/articles, files 5581.Z through 5585.Z.
(These files are compressed news articles containing shar files, if
you hadn't guessed.)  I am sure many sites have similar archives, I'm
just listing one that I know of and which carries a lot of this kind
of stuff.  (Also see the appendix if you don't have Internet access.)

A compressed tar file containing the same version of SOX is available
by anonymous ftp from ftp.cwi.nl [192.16.184.180], in /pub/sox*.tar.Z.
You may be able to locate a nearer version using archie!

Ports of SOX:

- The source as posted should compile on any UNIX system with 4-byte
  integers.

- A PC version is available by ftp from ftp.cwi.nl (see above) as
  pub/sox4*.zip; also available from the garbo mail server.

- The latest Amiga SOX (corresponding to version 5) is available via
  anonymous ftp to wuarchive.wustl.edu, files
  systems/amiga/audio/utils/amisox*.  (See below for a non-SOX
  solution.)

- Work is currently in progress to get SOX ported to VMS (watch
  comp.os.vms for announcements).

        Sun Sparc
        ---------

On Sun Sparcs, starting at SunOS 4.1, a program "raw2audio" is
provided by Sun (in /usr/demo/SOUND -- see below) which takes a raw
U-LAW file and turns it into a ".au" file by prefixing it with an
appropriate header.

        NeXT
        ----

On NeXTs, you can usually rename .au files to .snd and it'll work like
a charm, but some .au files lack header info that the NeXT needs.
This can be fixed by using sndconvert:

        sndconvert -c 1 -f 1 -s 8012.8210513 -o nextfile.snd sunfile.au

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Creative Voice (VOC) file format
--------------------------------

From: [email]

(byte numbers are hex!)

    HEADER (bytes 00-19)
    Series of DATA BLOCKS (bytes 1A+) [Must end w/ Terminator Block]

- ---------------------------------------------------------------

HEADER:
=======
     byte #     Description
     ------     ------------------------------------------
     00-12      "Creative Voice File"
     13         1A (eof to abort printing of file)
     14-15      Offset of first datablock in .voc file (std 1A 00
                in Intel Notation)
     16-17      Version number (minor,major) (VOC-HDR puts 0A 01)
     18-19      2's Comp of Ver. # + 1234h (VOC-HDR puts 29 11)

- ---------------------------------------------------------------

DATA BLOCK:
===========

   Data Block:  TYPE(1-byte), SIZE(3-bytes), INFO(0+ bytes)
   NOTE: Terminator Block is an exception -- it has only the TYPE byte.

      TYPE   Description     Size (3-byte int)   Info
      ----   -----------     -----------------   -----------------------
      00     Terminator      (NONE)              (NONE)
      01     Sound data      2+length of data    *
      02     Sound continue  length of data      Voice Data
      03     Silence         3                   **
      04     Marker          2                   Marker# (2 bytes)
      05     ASCII           length of string    null terminated string
      06     Repeat          2                   Count# (2 bytes)
      07     End repeat      0                   (NONE)

      *Sound Info Format:       **Silence Info Format:
       ---------------------      ----------------------------
       00   Sample Rate           00-01  Length of silence - 1
       01   Compression Type      02     Sample Rate
       02+  Voice Data

  Marker#           -- Driver keeps the most recent marker in a status byte
  Count#            -- Number of repetitions + 1
                         Count# may be 1 to FFFE for 0 - FFFD repetitions
                         or FFFF for endless repetitions
  Sample Rate       -- SR byte = 256-(1000000/sample_rate)
  Length of silence -- in units of sampling cycle
  Compression Type  -- of voice data
                         8-bits    = 0
                         4-bits    = 1
                         2.6-bits  = 2
                         2-bits    = 3
                         Multi DAC = 3+(# of channels) [interesting--
                                 this isn't in the developer's manual]

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sound Bits
----------

DISCLAIMER: The Sound Newsletter provides no guarantee on the
performance of the software or products mentioned in this newsletter.
The information is provided to give the reader an idea on how the
products operate.

******************************
*       CD Box v2.11         *
* written by Jeffrey Belt    *
******************************
**********************
* CD-Box (shareware) *
**********************

CD-Box is a VGA & mouse player & playback shell to play music on an AdLib
  or SoundBlaster card. It provides a common high-level interface to
  multiple sound file formats (.CMF .MOD .MUS .ROL .VOC), with extras:
  internal .CMF & .MOD support (with Pause), multiple song selection,
  random selection, automatic handling of bank files, song files and song
  lengths, playback from .ZIP files, and most all, nice graphics and
  animation!

CD-Box v2.11 is a minor update to CD-Box v2.10, the previous net release.
  Essentially keyboard support has been added, for the minority who still
  have problem with mice. Also a 4-bar display has been added in .MOD
  playback, and most command line parameters accept wildcards now
  (removing and viewing songs in the database).

There is also another change, which may be unwelcome: CD-Box, starting
  with version v2.11, has become shareware. The fee is low ($10), it only
  is to offset the costs of development which are getting pretty high as
  CD-Box gets more powerful (registering and buying stuff, even simply getting
  info from the net). You don't HAVE to pay, only if you want
  CD-Box to get even better (internal support for all formats, and support
  for more) and maybe even get under Windows. You might also decide the
  version you have is fine and not be bothered by your conscience, and so
  not pay. It's your choice.

As an incentive, if you register, a volume control and the possibility of
  skipping forward and backward within the song is available for .MOD
  files (the lowest row of buttons flips over to reveal a new set).

Required:    VGA (320*200*256 colors), AdLib or SoundBlaster
Recommended: Microsoft compatible mouse

I insist on user feedback. I currently am not on the net (CD-Box v2.11 has
  been uploaded thanks to the editor of this excellent publication), this
  is why your feedback via snail-mail is so important. I'm counting on
  you!

Jeffrey Belt
7 rue de la Garenne
77240 - CESSON
FRANCE

CD-Box V2.11 appears on
Simtel 20
saffron.inset.com  /pub/sound/players/cdbox211.zip

*****************************
*  New Programs and Updates *
*****************************

Modedit v2.20 (Update)
---------------------
             1.1  WHAT IS MODEDIT?
             ---------------------

             ModEdit  is  a  music  editor/sequencer for the IBM PC family
             that allows you to write music with  4  tracks  of  digitized
             instrument   sounds.   The  file  format  used  is the "Amiga
             Module" format.  ModEdit can load and save  Modules,  meaning
             that  Modules  created  by  other  programs  (even  on  other
             computers such as the Amiga) can be used by ModEdit, and that
             the Modules created by ModEdit can be  used  by  any  program
             that can use Modules.

             1.2  WHAT IS NEEDED TO RUN MODEDIT?
             -----------------------------------

             To run ModEdit, you need:

             -  An IBM or compatible, 640K recommended.
             -  The executable editor program MODEDIT.EXE.

             To hear  the  music,  you  also  need  one  or  both  of  the
             following:

             -  The resident module player MODRES.COM  by  Mark  J.   Cox,
                which  allows  you to hear your music as you write it from
                within ModEdit.  (Included with ModEdit.)

             - The external module player MODPLAY (MP.COM) by Mark J. Cox,
               which allows  you  to  play  Modules  outside  the  ModEdit
               environment.

             NOTE:  To  run  MODPLAY  or MODRES, you must have a 10 MHz or
             faster machine.

saffron.inset.com /pub/sound/players/moded200.zip

WinMod Pro V0.02B2 by James Holderness (NEW)
--------------------------------------

WinMod PRO is a MOD file player for Windows using the multimedia
waveform audio services. It requires Windows version 3.1, and some sort
of soundcard that has an asynchronous waveform driver. Synchronous drivers
like the PC speaker and Adlib drivers are not really suited for MOD
file playing (as implemented in this program), although if you play
around with the settings described in the System Options section below,
you may be able to get them to work (sortof).

WinMod PRO should be able to play noisetracker, soundtracker, protracker
and screamtracker files. It is also able to play modules compressed with
the Windows COMPRESS utility. When scanning a directory, it only searches
for files with MOD, NST and STM extensions, or their compressed forms
(MO_, NS_ and ST_).

saffron.inset.com /pub/sound/players/wmp002b2.zip

New Mod files
-------------
eguale1.mod     : Equale
fugueg.mod      : Fuge in g (Classical)
guitarous.mod   : Guitarous
hawaiian.mod    : The Hawaiian Wedding Song
tocatta.mod     : Tocatta in Fugue (Classical)

saffron.inset.com /pub/sound/samples/newmods

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------------------------------

To connect to an anonymous FTP site do the following (we are using the
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ftp saffron.inset.com   or    ftp 192.94.75.2
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If you know of any other Sound ftp sites please forward the information
this way.  If you know the administrators of the below sound sites or
you are in charge of one of the below sound sites please e-mail me so
we can join efforts.  Your input to this sound-list would be greatly
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calvin.nmsu.edu         128.123.35.150 Sounds from Tiny Toons
                                       dir: pub/toon-gifs/sounds
ccb.ucsf.edu            128.218.1.13   (.snd), players. (*)
                                       directory: Pub/Sound_list
garbo.uwasa.fi          128.214.87.1   (.stm), players (*)
ems.media.mit.edu       18.85.0.104     csound
ftp.brad.ac.uk          143.53.2.5     misc/mods  incoming/mods
ftp.ee.lbl.gov          128.3.112.20   sounds (au files)
                                       directory: sound/*.au
saffron.inset.com       192.94.75.2    SoundBlaster/Adlib, (*)
                                       (.mod, .stm, .snd) [Rogue]
sciences.sdsu.edu       130.191.224.2  sounds
snake.mcs.kent.edu      131.123.2.222  SoundBlaster & Adlib stuff
                                       directory: pub/SB-Adlib
sumex-aim.stanford.edu                 (.snd) files
terminator.cc.umich.edu 141.211.164.8  sounds and misc archive site
ucsd.edu                128.54.16.1    sounds for sparc
uop.uop.edu             138.9.200.1    Modplay
xanth.cs.odu.edu        128.82.8.1     startrek sounds
                                       dir: pub/star-trek/stsounds.
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subject: Re: ** The Sound Newsletter #10 **

text:
Does anyone know if the SoundBlaster Digest is still being electronically
published?  I think it was based in Toronto.  If it is is there a way to
post the current SBD to this forum every month?  A  FTP site would work also.

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author: David Empson

subject: Re: Imac in one room, speaker(s) another

text:
Michelle Steiner <[email]> wrote:

Upgrading to a more modern wireless router and getting the Airport
Express to join its network (as I described earlier) would be the best
solution.

If the Airport Express creates a wireless network and the iMac is
connected to both that network and the D-Link, you may be able to get it
working reliably, but everything has to be configured carefully.

You will effectively be setting up two separate IP networks. The D-Link
and Mac form one network, and the Airport Express and Mac form a
separate network. The two networks must use different ranges of IP
addresses so the Mac knows which interface to use.

(I'd expect the LED on the Airport Express to be blinking orange in this
configuration, because it will be complaining about not having anything
plugged into its Ethernet port.)

The key question: what IP address range is the D-Link supplying via its
DHCP server?

This can be identified on the iMac by looking at System Preferences >
Network > Built-in Ethernet > TCP/IP. The fields of interest are the IP
address assigned to the Mac, and the subnet mask.

Most routers assign addresses that start with 192.168.0 or 192.168.1,
and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Some assign addresses that start
with 10, and a subnet mask of either 255.255.255.0 or 255.0.0.0.

The subnet mask identifies how to interpret the IP addresses. The first
few dot-separated numbers in the IP address (corresponding to '255's in
the subnet mask) identify the network, while the last few numbers in the
IP address (correpsonding to '0's in the subnet mask) identify
individual computers on the network.

The D-Link and iMac Ethernet must have the same "network" part of their
IP addresses (which they will have if the D-Link is acting as a DHCP
server).

The Airport Express and iMac Airport must have the same "network" part
of their addresses, but it must not be the same as the one used by the
D-Link and iMac Ethernet.

The Airport Express will typically be acting as a DHCP server for its
network, so the main point is to configure its DHCP server to use
different settings from the D-Link's DHCP server.

For example, if the D-Link is using IP addresses starting with 192.168.1
and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, the Airport Express cannot use
addresses which match that pattern, but could use 192.168.0, 192.168.2
(or higher), or 10.x.x.x.

The iMac must have its network interfaces in the right order. You want
Built-in Ethernet higher up the list than Airport, so that Internet
traffic will go through the D-Link.

You should also turn off Internet Sharing on the iMac. It will only be
confusing matters.

You might run into a problem where the iMac doesn't bother to acquire an
IP address on its Airport network. That can be avoided by using a static
IP address, but I'd rather wait to hear more details about the IP
addresses you are currently using before going into further detail.


author: Robert Montgomery

text:
David Empson wrote:

I think I'd rather buy a new router.

The D-Link 604+ configuration > Advanced page for DHCP says:

Starting IP address: 192.168.0.2
Ending IP address: 192.168.0.33

IP address: 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.0.1


text:
Robert Montgomery <[email]> wrote:

You will just need to make one setting change on the Airport Express,
and possibly one on the iMac.

Given that, you need to configure the Airport Express to NOT use
addresses starting with 192.168.0. Pick any other option, such as
192.168.2 (just to avoid any possible conflict with a future router you
get which might use 192.168.1). You could also use any address range
starting with 10.

I suggest configuring the Aiport Express DHCP server to alocate
addresses in the range 192.168.2.2 through 192.168.2.99 (for example).
The Airport Express will be 192.168.2.1.

That gives you the option of being able to configure the iMac's Airport
interface to use a static address of 192.168.2.100 (up to
192.168.2.254), if it turns out this is necessary for reliable
operation.


text:
David Empson wrote:

So do you mean that all I'd have to do would be to change the existing
range of IP addresses listed on my DHCP page from the current:

Starting IP address: 192.168.0.2
Ending IP address: 192.168.0.33

to:

Starting IP address: 192.168.2.2
Ending IP address: 192.168.2.99

and then restart the router and then configure Airport Utility again?

Robert


text:
David Empson wrote:

Thanks, David.

Those instructions are unclear to me.

For example, I've scoured my D-Link configuration pages, and nowhere
there does it says "Airport Express DHCP server" or "Airport Express".

What exactly would I type, and where?

Robert


text:
Robert Montgomery <[email]> wrote:

This is getting back to my earlier suggestion that you could set up the
Airport Express to create a wireless network which is independent from
the wired network created by the D-Link, and the iMac would be joining
both networks.

I had already discounted this as a practical solution, because you have
another PC you want to connect wirelessly, which I didn't know about
when I posted that article. If the PC connected to an independent
wireless network created by the Airport Express, it would be unable to
access the Internet.

I suggest you abandon this plan and go with the later and better
solution of getting another wireless base station which can be attached
to the D-Link, so that everything will be on the same local network.

None of the suggestions above are relevant to the dual base station
configuration.


author: Peter Duempert

subject: Wanted: Experiences with: Initial keystroke

text:
Hi pine'rs,
   I've experimented with "inital keystroke"-s and wanted to e.g.
export the 1st message from INBOX to some file in $HOME. This works e.g.
with
	pine -Ii,j,1,CR,e,a,CR,d,CR,q

i.e. the exported o/p is in  $HOME/a.

If I want to have a more meaningful o/p-fileid, say
	more_than_1_char
I'd like to know how to specify such a lengthier string.

A similar problems arises if I wanted to select a range of message-ids or
specifying a "bounce"-address.

Hope for some help,
Peter


author: Nancy McGough

subject: Re: Wanted: Experiences with: Initial keystroke

text:
On 5 Mar 2003 Peter Duempert ([email]) wrote:

Have you tried surrounding the string in double quotes? According
to the Pine Help on initial-keystroke-list, which is here

<http://www.washington.edu/pine/tech-notes/config.html#initial-keystroke-list>

that should work.

Hope this helps,
Nancy


text:
Nancy,
   if You use PINE's online-help with resp. to "initial keystroke",
i.e.
	Main-Menu -> Setup -> Configuration
		Search for "keystroke"
		Use ? for help
You're told, that expanding a list enclosed in doublequotes, e.g.
	"ABC" is equivalent to A,B,C
i.e. not the thing I'm looking for.

So, I'l wait for some other reply.
 Regards, Peter

On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Nancy McGough wrote:


author: Eduardo Chappa

text:
*** Peter Duempert ([email]) wrote in comp.mail.pine today:

:)    I've experimented with "inital keystroke"-s and wanted to e.g.
:) export the 1st message from INBOX to some file in $HOME. This works e.g.
:) with
:) 	pine -Ii,j,1,CR,e,a,CR,d,CR,q
:)
:) i.e. the exported o/p is in  $HOME/a.
:)
:) If I want to have a more meaningful o/p-fileid, say
:) 	more_than_1_char

Try something like "name_of_folder" instead of just one letter.

:) A similar problems arises if I wanted to select a range of message-ids
:) or specifying a "bounce"-address.

Do you mean messages numbers?. Do you have enabled

"[X] enable-aggregate-command-set"

If so, you should use the ";" command, but you need to escape it in a unix
shell, so something like

  pine -I i,\;,a

will select all messages. If you've never used the ";" command, I
recommend you that you try it first in the index screen before you try it
in an initial keystroke. Every time that you press a key after ";" you
will have a different menu, which you need to read in order to know what
key to push next. This will tell you what to write in the initial
keystroke list.

After you have finished using the ";" command, the next command that you
will want to use is the "a" command. This command will apply the same
instruction to the group of selected messages (say delete them, save them,
bounce them, etc).

I hope this helps you,

Eduardo
http://www.math.washington.edu/~chappa/pine/


text:
*** Peter Duempert ([email]) wrote in comp.mail.pine today:

:) Nancy,
:)    if You use PINE's online-help with resp. to "initial keystroke",
:) i.e.
:) 	Main-Menu -> Setup -> Configuration
:) 		Search for "keystroke"
:) 		Use ? for help
:) You're told, that expanding a list enclosed in doublequotes, e.g.
:) 	"ABC" is equivalent to A,B,C
:) i.e. not the thing I'm looking for.

Could it be that you need to escape the quotes? For example something like

pine -I i,j,1,s,\"test\",CR

will save the first message to the folder called test.

Eduardo
http://www.math.washington.edu/~chappa/pine/


author: Jeff Franklin

text:
On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Eduardo Chappa wrote:

Yeah, I agree with Eduardo.  It sounds like your shell is stripping the
quotes before pine ever gets a chance to see them.  You could wrap the
whole argument in single quotes, like 'i,...,CR'.

Jeff


author: Henry Cline

subject: G3 SCSI cable?

text:
My new G3 has a SCSI connector, but comes w/o a cable unless you get the
zip drive installed as well. The documentation states that the ribbon
cable can only be supplied/installed by an Apple Auth Dealer. Do they mean
literally? or can the ribbon be bought and installed as easily as it
looks, just by snapping in.

Also, if indeed this is easily done, any recomendations on URL's to find
SCSI ribbons for sale?

TIA
Henry CLine


author: [redacted]

subject: MI5 Persecution: Post Office 14/11/02 (24363)

text:
Balham Hill Post Office (14/Nov/2002)

Certainty level: 80%

By mid-November 2002 the persecution had again dwindled, as happens sometimes, when along came this item.
I spent most of my time at home, going occasionally to the shops in Clapham South, or into town to meet people. On this particular
Thursday I only left the house once, for less than fifteen minutes to post a letter (special delivery, because my ordinary and
recorded delivery letters had been disappearing en route for some time - not that anyone would accuse MI5 of such petty harassment).
At the post office counter there was an Asian guy talking into his mobile phone and grinning away. There is a probability that
his comments were directed at me, as I will explain further. The second segment of audio closely follows the first segment.

"you'll do it today? let's meet about 3 o'clock and have some lunch. I got stuff to do and I'll go to the bank,
get this sh.. fucking moving yeah. Even just a little bit do something. He doesn't understand, you know what it is,
I don't want to tell him again cause then he might, he thinks we're having a go at him, I'm not having a go at him,
I'm explain to him"

Explanation: The guy is talking about some bloke who is unnamed, however it might be interpreted as being in code about me.
"I'll go to the bank"... variously interpretable, either literally, or as sounds-like "wank" which has been a consistent
theme in MI5's abuse. "get this shit fucking moving"... abuse... could be interpreted as MI5's criticism of my inertness.
The state spends hundreds of thousands of pounds a year - they want to see some result, not just neutrality and ordinariness.
"he doesn't understand"... MI5 claim I'm stupid... but the numbers and bits of paper prove otherwise, so perhaps what that
is really about is their agents' subconscious perception of themselves.

"having a go at him"... sounds like they're having a go at me, doesn't it? You might take the audio at face value and assume
it's about some other guy, but it's normal MI5 procedure to pretend to be talking about someone else, and make the content of
the message very relevant to me, or their perception of me.

"for some reason it doesn't get into his head, I don't know why... he's lost it completely, hasn't he"

What reason is there for it not getting into his (my) head? Stupidity is implied. Also implied is that it does get into his head;
we're intentionally causing him damage. He's lost it completely... for some time I have suffered from OCD... lost it completely
is the persecutors' observation of my illness, which they see through the surveillance on my home, which they caused.

24363


author: jammer

subject: find help

text:
I  am trying to find all directories of a certain name.
I use `find . -name certainName -type d`;
I do not need to go below the current directory.
I tried adding -depth 1 to find but that doesn't do what I want.

Is there a 100% perl way of doing what I need?

I read the documentation for File::Find and it doesn't seem to only
find directories.


author: Vicky Conlan

subject: Re: find help

text:
According to <[email]>:

Does this do what you want?

opendir(DIR,".");
@dirs = grep {/certainName/ && -d $_} readdir(DIR);
print Dumper(\@dirs)'


author: Sherm Pendley

subject: Re: find help

text:
jammer <[email]> writes:

Use the -d file test operator to filter out non-directories in your
wanted() function. See:

    perldoc -f -x

sherm--


author: Marek Williams

subject: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
<Starting a new thread>

I had JetAdmin 2.53 which worked fine with my 5SiMx in my home
network, although I rarely needed JetAdmin. Now I have added an 8000DN
to the network and 2.53 can see it, but lists it as "unknown device."
Little wonder, as the 8000 series came out after version 2.53 of
JetAdmin.

So I downloaded WebJetAdmin, and it can see both printers. However, I
can't figure out how to use it to download fonts to the hard disk that
is installed in the 8000. It recognizes the hard disk, however.
(Actually, I can't figure out much of anything in WebJetAdmin -- the
terminology and functionality is pretty incomprehensible.)

I've been given to understand that you can't do this with WebJetAdmin
and that you need Resource Manager instead. So I downloaded and
installed HP Resource Manager, but it cannot see either printer on the
network at all.

Then I downloaded and installed JetAdmin 3.42, which I assume should
be able to see both printers, but it also fails to see any printers,
not even the 5SiMx. Both Resource Manager and JetAdmin 3.42 give me
the "no printers found" message instantly on being launched. I mean,
it is so fast there is no way that either program is even taking the
time to poll the network. They aren't even looking. Computer is
Windows 2000, SP3. The network is functioning fine -- I can print to
either printer without a problem. Both printers are turned on when I
try this and the lights on the network switch are lit up for each
device. I use TCP/IP for both printers, the 5SiMx is set to
192.168.1.4 and the 8000 to 192.168.1.14.

It's got to be some setting in Resource Manager and JetAdmin 3.42, but
I've looked everywhere and can't find it. If I do a "refresh printer
list" the programs still see nothing. Anyone have any idea what is
wrong?


author: Warren Block

subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
Marek Williams <[email]> wrote:

What happens if you use manual discovery instead of auto and put in the
printer's address?


subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
On Tue, 01 Oct 2002 00:23:20 -0000, Warren Block <[email]>
dijo:

With JetAdmin 3.42 I get "Unable to communicate with device, Cannot
locate device on network."

The problem seems to be that neither program can find the network.
Meanwhile, JetAdmin 2.53 does find the network, as does WebJetAdmin.
And the network is functioning fine, as I can print to either printer.

These two programs are acting as though they are looking for the wrong
network address. (I know nothing of these things; I just poke at stuff
until I get it to work.) My network is at 192.168.1.x and
255.255.255.0. In JetAdmin 3.42 went into Options -> Preferences ->
TCP/IP Discovery and tried various things, but I must be entering the
wrong addresses. Resource Manager seems to require that you create a
Project, which I did, but I can't figure out how to tell it where to
look.

I suspect the problem lies between the keyboard and the chair. I'm
sure if you were sitting at this computer you'd have it fixed in a
couple seconds.


subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
Marek Williams <[email]> wrote:

What address is set on the printer itself?  Does it have the same
255.255.255.0 netmask?

Don't count on that, but if you want to pay for plane fare, I'm
available. 8-)


author: Alan Adams

subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
In message <[email]>
          Marek Williams <[email]> wrote:

<snip>

This makes me wonder whether the Jetdirect is not communicating with the
printer. Normally the Web interface is quite good with HP printers. That
possibility would explain a lot.


subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
On Wed, 02 Oct 2002 03:28:43 -0000, Warren Block <[email]>
dijo:


author: Bennett J. Price, Ph.D.

subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
JA and WJA take their default IP settings from the PC.  So if the TCP/IP
properties are 192.168.1.# on the PC running (W)JA you should be
OK there.

What is odd is that the printer and the printer gateway have the same
address.  I'd reset the gateway address 192.168.1.1 and tell your PC
(in TCP/IP properties) that the gateway is .1

If you hold down the GO/Online button while you power up the
printer, all of the settings will go back to factory defaults.

If you then print out the self test page, you can procced from there.
Make sure that the printer gateway and PC gateway settings are
identical.
I'd also disable appletalk, ipx/spx and dlc/llc.  The subnet mask,
255.255.255.0, should be on both printer and pc.

All that said, I don't know why some versions of the HP utilties work
and
others don't.  I do know only the more recent WJA will fully communicate
with your printer.

I would also get a copy of the HP Download Manager and update the
firmware
in the printer.

Marek Williams wrote:


subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
On Fri, 04 Oct 2002 19:28:44 GMT, "Bennett J. Price, Ph.D."
<[email]> dijo:

OK, I changed the 8000 to 192.168.1.1. But it didn't make any
difference. JetAdmin 3.42 still reports no printers on the network.

The problem is in JetAdmin, not the printer. I can print over the
network jsut fine, so the network settings must be OK.

Done. Made no difference.

OK, disabled everything except TCP/IP. Subnet masks have always been
255.255.255.0 on everything. Still no go.

Yes, WJA sees both printers, no problem. But you cannot download fonts
to the hard disk in the 8000 with WJA. Hence, I must get JA 3.42 and
Resource Manager working.

Good suggestion. Did that. Updated both printers. The 5Si is now
A.08.40 and the 8000 is now G.08.40. And JetAdmin 3.42 still does not
see either printer,

Curious that everything sees and works find with these two printers
except JetAdmin 3.42 and Resource Manager. Resource Manager takes its
settings from JetAdmin 3.42, so the problem is in JetAdmin 3.42. I
don't know if it's just buggy or if it's a setting somewhere.

Thanks for the suggestions. Still struggling here.


subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
Do you know for a fact that if JA 3.42 could see your printers it
would be able to download fonts to the 8000?  I don't remember the
details of my experiences with JA but I seem to recall its functionality
was severely limited for 4xxx and 8xxx printers.

Another thing to try is to use your browser to talk to the card.
http:/192.168.14.  You might be able to download fonts through this path
(a guess).

One other thing - getting desperate - is too make sure that all previous
versions of JA were removed.  Uninstall 3.42 and reinstall it.  See if
you
can find any .ini files it may have created and delete those.  When you
reinstall it, reinstall it to its default locations.  I recall having
trouble when I chose my own directories.

Marek Williams wrote:


subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
At least one person told me that WebJetAdmin was the cat's meow and
much better than JetAdmin 3.42. Well, I did have WebJetAdmin
installed, but I disagreed with that opinion and uninstalled it. It
did see both printers just fine, however.

My goal is to download fonts and other things to the hard disk in the
Laserjet 8000. I can't figure out how to do that with WebJetAdmin. I
am of the opinion that downloading to the hard disk is not possible
with WebJetAdmin. Therefore, I have been trying to get JetAdmin 3.42
to see the printers. But if I can download fonts to the 8000 with
WebJetAdmin I'll reinstall it and forget about JetAdmin 3.42.

Does anyone know if it is possible to download fonts to the hard disk
with WebJetAdmin? And if so, how? (I found it extremely confusing and
buggy.)


subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
On Sat, 05 Oct 2002 15:51:16 GMT, "Bennett J. Price, Ph.D."
<[email]> dijo:

No, it can't. For that you need Resource Manager. Resource Manager
takes its information about installed printers on the network from
whatever JetAdmin 3.42 uses to store the information. So if I can get
JetAdmin 3.42 to work, presumably Resource Manager will then work as
well. At the moment, JetAdmin 3.42 does not work, so neither does
Resource Manager.

Well, I'll be damned. WebJetAdmin is uninstalled. But I tried your
suggestion. Normally I use Opera for my browser. I opened a new window
and typed 192.168.1.14 in the address place and hit the Go button. And
next thing I knew I was looking at a page for the 8000 -- Opera is
definitely communicating with the Jetdirect card in the printer. Lots
of "applet loading" stuff.

Unfortunately, it doesn't have much functionality -- not nearly as
much as WebJetAdmin did. No picture of the printer showing Tray 3
open, for example. Very rudimentary stuff. And nada about downloading
things. In fact, it doesn't even say what is in the printer. It sees
the JetDirect card and that's about it. No notice of the 2000-sheet
tray, the stacker, the hard disk, the 104 Mb of RAM, etc. And no
indication of any way to download things.

For kicks I tried it with Internet Explorer 6.0. I remember
WebJetAdmin wouldn't work very well with Opera. Lots of stuff didn't
work at all. HP must have used Microsoft's non-standard Java code so
everyone would have to use Internet Explorer. But when I tried your
suggestion with IE I got exactly the same results as with Opera.

I did that last night. Removed all of them, did a search in the
registry for "Hewlett" and "HP" and a few other things. Nothing showed
up except the drivers and ports. Restarted the computer. Installed
JetAdmin 3.42. Restarted the computer again. JetAdmin 3.42 still can't
see any printers.

I also installed HP Download Manager and updated the firmware in both
my printers. Also made no difference.

The only clue about this that I have is that JetAdmin 3.42 reports no
printers INSTANTLY on being launched. In fact, the dialog box saying
there are no printers on the network appears even before the program
window finishes displaying. In other words, it isn't even polling the
network. It couldn't poll the network that fast.

It appears from the JetAdmin 3.42 Help and program options that it
stores information about printers on the network in some kind of
database file. (There is an option to "refresh database.") I wish I
knew what the file is called and where it is supposed to be. Maybe it
isn't creating the database file, or can't find it, or something.
Thus, on being launched it looks for the file, the file isn't there,
and it instantly assumes there is no network. At least that's my
latest theory.

The guy I got the hard disk from said that HP did not support hard
disks in their printers very well. I see now that was an
understatement.

Thanks for the suggestions. Maybe some day I'll actually get this to
work.


subject: Re: JetAdmin Can't See Anything

text:
I seem to recall that you had several PCs with other OS's.  Have you
tried JA 3.42 on one of those?

Marek Williams wrote:


author: Ralf Edrich

subject: Thread local storage

text:
Hi,

what I want to do:

whenever a context-switch occurs I want the thread-specific data to
copied
(or at least to be accessible) to a certain memory location.
E.g. that a variable always has the current pthread_t-handle.
I dont't think this is possible with pthread_key/specific-functions,
because I don't
want to name a key.

This proceeding is equivalent to the "thread local storage" under win32.

Any Idea?

tia,

Ralf


author: Kaz Kylheku

subject: Re: Thread local storage

text:
On Tue, 02 Jan 2001 14:07:17 +0100, Ralf Edrich
<[email]> wrote:

How do you know that thread local storage under Win32 doesn't use a
key (or index, depending on terminology)? The feature you are talking
about is a language extension that's supported by the compiler, which
can generate all kinds of code in order to provide convenience.

It's extremely unlikely that thread-specific data is actually copied on
every thread context switch; it just appears that way. It could well be
that, for instance, each access to the thread local variable involves
an instruction that loads a thread-specific base pointer from somewhere
and then references that variable relative to that pointer.

This language extension is not portable. It's much more portable to use
a function to retrieve a thread-specific pointer from a key. That can
be made to work on many platforms.


author: David Schwartz

subject: Re: Thread local storage

text:
Ralf Edrich wrote:

	Impossible. Two threads can be running at the same time without there
being any context switches.

	What does that mean?

	What does that mean?

	Err, no it's not. WIN32 supports SMP, so there's no possible way the
same memory address could have different meanings in different threads.
(Well, that's not literally true, you could play expensive games with
different page tables on each CPU, but WIN32 doesn't do that for
thread-specific data.)

	DS


author: Dave Butenhof

subject: Re: Thread local storage

text:
Ralf Edrich wrote:

That's silly, for a number of reasons.

  1. (As has already been pointed out) Any design that involves swapping
     memory locations at context switch cannot be used on a multiprocessor
     system without complicated and expensive private page mapping that
     virtually no system supports. (We'll overlook the fact that such a
     thread-private address space violates POSIX rules requiring a fully
     shared address space.) This was one of the more idiotic aspects of the
     SunOS 4.x "LWP" threading package, because it provided hooks to allow
     application code to do exactly that, dooming the package by design to
     a uniprocessor implementation. While a threading package inherently
     limited to a uniprocessor isn't necessarily, in all cases, completely
     useless, it does prohibit some of the more powerful benefits of
     threading.
  2. If you declare a variable, you're "naming" that location in memory. If
     you allocate heap, the address returned by malloc() can equally be
     considered a "name". So pthread_key_create returns a "name". So what?
     Why do you consider that any worse than any other sort of name for a
     memory location? Yes, it does imply an indirect lookup for each
     reference... but then, your alternative is a couple of memory copies
     (from your named location to the outgoing thread's backing store and
     from the incoming thread's backing store to your named location) on
     each context switch. The repeated read references, if done frequently
     enough to matter, will be satisfied by cache, which is essentially
     free.
  3. Since you're interested in having the "current thread ID", neither
     alternative is likely to be much cheaper than simply calling
     pthread_self() on most implementations. Many processors provide a
     reserved "thread register", for example, and pthread_self() is little
     more than returning that value.

As others have already said, "thread local storage" (TLS) under Win32 is a
language extension that makes use of Win32 "thread specific data" (keyed
per-thread access very much like POSIX thread specific data) a little more
convenient. But what that means is simply that the compiler and linker take
care of allocating the key, and setting/getting the value for you.

Some POSIX systems (e.g., Compaq C on Tru64 UNIX) provide the Win32
language extension __declspec(__thread) storage class. Again, this is
implemented on top of POSIX thread specific data. For (one definition of)
efficiency we did add some extensions to the interfaces, to allow declaring
a constructor function with a key, such that each thread created will start
out with a value. That means the compiler-generated access code doesn't
need to check the current value and be prepared to allocate storage and
call pthread_setspecific() at each point where the value is referenced. (On
the other hand, it means each thread will construct a value for that key,
even though it may never use the variable.) The real advantage is in
allowing the compiler to completely inline TLS access with a small code
footprint.

/------------------[ [email] ]------------------\
| Compaq Computer Corporation              POSIX Thread Architect |
|     My book: http://www.awl.com/cseng/titles/0-201-63392-2/     |
\-----[ http://home.earthlink.net/~anneart/family/dave.html ]-----/


author: Jerrold Leichter

subject: Re: Thread local storage

text:
| <[email]> wrote:
| >[W]henever a context-switch occurs I want the thread-specific data to
| >[be] copied ... to a certain memory location....
| >
| >This proceeding is equivalent to the "thread local storage" under win32.

Actually, it isn't.  How would you address *another thread's* thread local
storage under win32?  As far as I know, you can't.

| How do you know that thread local storage under Win32 doesn't use a
| key (or index, depending on terminology)? The feature you are talking
| about is a language extension that's supported by the compiler, which
| can generate all kinds of code in order to provide convenience.
|
| It's extremely unlikely that thread-specific data is actually copied on
| every thread context switch; it just appears that way. It could well be
| that, for instance, each access to the thread local variable involves
| an instruction that loads a thread-specific base pointer from somewhere
| and then references that variable relative to that pointer.

Actually, I believe the way this is usually implemented (I don't know about NT
specifically) is by allocating space for thread-local storage at the bottom
of the stack.  There's always a readily-accessible (to machine code) pointer
somewhere to some kind of thread base data.  Either the stack is contiguous
with that data, or there's a pointer to the base of the stack in there.  In
both cases, it's easy to get to the the base of the stack, and the thread-local
storage.

BTW, the implementation of POSIX thread-specific data is usually pretty much
the same:  Somewhere in the thread base data or at the bottom of the stack
there is an array of pairs of int's and void*'s.  A thread key, internally, is
likely just a 1-based index into that array.

| This language extension is not portable. It's much more portable to use
| a function to retrieve a thread-specific pointer from a key. That can
| be made to work on many platforms.

This language extension appears on multiple systems, often just in the C
compiler - very rarely in the C++ compiler (I'm not sure why - perhaps
problems in deciding when the constructors and destructors for objects in
thread-local storage should run).  The exact details vary from system to
system, and many systems provide no such mechanism at all, so indeed you can't
rely on it if you want even moderately portable code.

Note that what the language extension is giving you is effectively like
compiler assignment of thread-local data.  This has nice effects (you can
have any kind of data, not just int's; the compiler maintains names for you;
the compiler knows what is going on so may be able to apply additional
optimizations); it's too bad that no real standard for this kind of thing has
developed, as it can make threaded programming more pleasant.

							-- Jerry


author: Maayan

subject: EXCEL - ACCESS

text:
Hi,

When trying to open Access 97 MDB file i get:

Key Violation
[Microsoft][ODBC MS-Access driver]General Error, Not enough information
to connect to this DSN with SQL Connect.

When trying to open Excel 97 XLS file i get:

Key Violation
[Microsoft][ODBC Excel driver]General Error, Not enough information to
connect to this DSN with SQL Connect.

I've downloaded the BDE 4.51 But no Help.

Can anyone please tell me a step by step what should i do to open an
access mdb file or excel xls one ?

Please Email me to [email]

Thanks and Goodbye,

Maayan.


author: Megan

subject: Help Using Text Box to fill a Listbox

text:
Hi-

I'm creating a database of music bands with their cds and songs.

I'm trying to program an SQL statement so that I can enter a string of
text in a textbox, press the 'Enter' key, and have it return the
associated records to a listbox. Once the listbox has the records, I
want to select a record, which will open a form associated with the
selected record in the listbox.

For example:

If I enter the letter, "L," in my textbox and press the 'Enter' key,
I'd like the bands that start with the letter, "L," to appear in the
listbox, i.e. Limp Bizkit, Led Zeppelin, etc...

Here's my SQL statent for my listbox:

SELECT DISTINCTROW [Bands].[BandNumber], [Bands].[BandName]
FROM [Bands]
WHERE ((([Bands].[BandName]) Like "[forms]![frmSearch]![txtLetter]*"))
ORDER BY [Bands].[BandName];

Is my criteria for BandName OK? Or am I using it wrong?

Like "[forms]![frmSearch]![txtLetter]*"

So after I figure how to get this to work, I gotta figure out how to
get the selected record to open a form that has general information
about the band.

Thanks for reading my post!!!

Megan


subject: Re: Help Using Text Box to fill a Listbox

text:
Hi everybody-

I just wanted to say that I got this working the way I wanted. I can
type in a letter in a text box, hit "Enter," and have the listbox
populated by bands starting with that letter.

It didn't work well or as planned using the On Change event of the
text box. So I tried the After Update Event of the text box, and it
works as I hoped.

Here's the code:

SELECT fld FROM table WHERE fld Like
Forms!theform.textbox.Text & "*" ORDER BY fld

Use the text box's After Update event to sync with the list box:

Me.listbox.Requery

NOTE: this is not my code. I found it in a post in
microsoft.public.access.formscoding. It was posted by "Marshall
Barton" opn 3-11-2004. Shout out to you Marsh!!!

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=text+box+listbox&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=t6e2505c267i5eg7m8i8r1qks11b2vgbp0%404ax.com&rnum=7

Megan

[email] (Megan) wrote in message news:<[email]>...


author: Larry Linson

text:
What you describe is how a Combo Box works with the default setting of Yes
for AutoExpand. It does it automatically, and has the advantage of catching
misspellings as it scrolls to the next matching entry as you type. That is,
set its "Limit to List" property to Yes, and make its RowSource a query that
returns just one (Unique Fields) entry for each of the groups in your
database.

I suppose it might be an interesting exercise to re-implement the
functionality using a Text Box, but there are many interesting exercises
that don't require re-inventing what Access provides.

  Larry Linson
  Microsoft Access MVP

"Megan" <[email]> wrote in message
news:[email]...


text:
Hi-

I've encountered a new problem. After I type letters in my text box to
populate my listbox, I click my command button to open a form with the
selected record and I get a pop-up box that asks for the criteria of
my listbox query.

Enter Parameter Value:
Forms!frmSearch.txtLetter.Text

If I hit "OK" or "Cancel" the form opens up alright with the correct
record selected in my listbox.

Here's some of the code behind my command button. I have 2 listboxes
on my form. After I type in "L" then "I" for "LI" in my text box,
txtLetter, the listbox is populated with the bands: Limp Bizkit and
Linkin Park. If I select either band, then click my command button to
open a form, then I get the "Enter Parameter Box" pops up.

I use a nestled IF statement to determine which listbox is being used.
Here's the part that runs if I select a Band Name:

ElseIf Me.lstAssignedHearings.ItemsSelected.Count > 0 Then
        strg = Int(Me.lstBandNames)
        code = "[BandNumber] =  " & strg & " "
        DoCmd.Close
        DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frmAlbums", wherecondition:=code
End If

I'm trying to figure out why that Parameter Box pops up?

Thanks,

Megan

[email] (Megan) wrote in message news:<[email]>...


text:
Hi Larry-

First let me say thanks for reading my post and replying.

Maybe you misunderstood what I meant, or maybe I wasn't clear enough.
I just want to enter the first letter of a band, i.e. "S" for Simpson,
Jessica and Spears, Brittany. I don't want to spell-out the entire
band name. I'd just like to enter a letter into a text box and then
see all of the bands that start with that letter. I don't want the
band names to automatically appear in the text box like it would in a
combo box. Gosh, I thought this might be easy to do.

I was doing some searching and came across this example:

SELECT fld FROM table WHERE fld Like
Forms!theform.textbox.Text & "*" ORDER BY fld

Use the text box's Change event to sync with the list box:

Me.listbox.Requery

NOTE: I apologize to the person who wrote this code. I forgot where I
saw it, but I wrote down his/ her example. I usually like to credit
the person I learned from. I'll try to find out where I saw this code.

I tried this code, but after I enter a letter into the text box and
press "Enter" the focus moves to the next control, and nothing appears
in my listbox.

Thanks,

Megan

"Larry  Linson" <[email]> wrote in message news:<hFNBc.20313$[email]>...


text:
Thanks everybody for your time and for reading my post!

I found a solution to my problem. I don't know if this is the best way
to do this, but I kind of tricked the Enter Parameter Value box by
setting the rowsource to "" in my code.

I added the following line of code to my nested IF statement:

Me.lstBandNames.RowSource = ""

BEFORE:

ElseIf Me.lstBandNames.ItemsSelected.Count > 0 Then
         strg = Int(Me.lstBandNames)
         code = "[BandNumber] =  " & strg & " "
         DoCmd.Close
         DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frmAlbums", wherecondition:=code
End If

AFTER:

ElseIf Me.lstBandNames.ItemsSelected.Count > 0 Then
         strg = Int(Me.lstBandNames)
         code = "[BandNumber] =  " & strg & " "
         Me.lstBandNames.Rowsource = ""
         DoCmd.Close
         DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frmAlbums", wherecondition:=code
End If

I don't know if this is the best way to do what I want to do, but I'm
new to listboxes and VBA code. I'm reading about "multi-select
listboxes" and "FOR" loops. So hopefully, I'll get better soon.

Thanks everybody. I posted my solution because I hope this might be
able to help someone else!

Megan

[email] (Megan) wrote in message news:<[email]>...


author: Pieter Linden

text:
If you're not using the Multi-select property of the listbox, use a
combobox and save yourself a LOT of headaches.  Otherwise, use the
code at www.mvps.org to iterate through the ItemsSelected collection
of the listbox to create your filter/where condition.


subject: Enter Parameter Value (Possible) Solution

text:
Problem: I get an "Enter Parameter Value" box after I fill a listbox,
select a record, and use a command button to open the selected record
in a form.

Solution: Well, I found a way around this, but I don't think it is the
best way to handle it. I added this line of code:

Me.lstBandNames.RowSource = ""

I added it to my nestled If statement:

 ElseIf Me.lstBandNames.ItemsSelected.Count > 0 Then
         strg = Int(Me.lstBandNames)
         code = "[BandNumber] =  " & strg & " "
         Me.lstBandNames.RowSource
         DoCmd.Close
         DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frmAlbums", wherecondition:=code
 End If

Even though this works, I was wondering if there is a better way to do
this, or if my code is just bad.   :-)

Thanks,

Megan

[email] (Megan) wrote in message news:<[email]>...


author: rkc

text:
"Megan" <[email]> wrote in message
news:[email]...

Does your query return the correct results when run in the query builder?
That's where you should begin your quest to get things working.

Are you sure the listbox rowsource is set correctly?

Are you sure you are referencing the .Text property of the textbox
specifically in the query?  Nothing will happen in the Change Event
if you're referencing the .Value property.


text:
Hey RKC-

thanks for the suggestion! I tried it your way, and it works even
better than my solution! And it does more!

Thanks a bunch!

Megan

"rkc" <[email]> wrote in message news:<eE_Bc.110801$[email]>...


author: Michael DeBusk

subject: APC Smart-UPS cable question

text:
I've acquired an APC Smart-UPS (and it's about time) because I want
simple power conditioning and a chance to shut down when the power
fails. However, I would like to hook it up for automatic shutdown using
the supplied cable. So, I have two questions, and would deeply
appreciate the wisdom of the experience of others in this.

My mouse is plugged into my 9-pin serial port COM1; COM2 is free, but
it's a 25-pin port; and the cable is a 9-pin on both ends. Is there any
reason why I couldn't use a 9-to-25-pin adapter?

The APC software for OS/2 was free for the download. Lone Peak
Automation sells (extremely inexpensively) native OS/2 software for
this application. What are the reasons, if any, why I might want to use
Lone Peak's software rather than APC's?

Thanks for any guidance.


author: Mikus Grinbergs

subject: Re: APC Smart-UPS cable question

text:
On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 09:33:12 GMT Michael DeBusk <[email]> wrote:

Found in the SIO2K Design Information documentation:

| The IRQ being used by a given UART is always automatically detected.  There
| is no way for the user to specify the IRQ.  Note: if the IRQ cannot be
| automatically detected, the serial port is simply not going to work, even
| if the user specifies an IRQ.  So there is no reason for the user to
| specify the IRQ.

You might have a conflict, where IRQ10 is being used by some other
device as well.  [Check for devices whose interrupt assignments are
set by hardware jumpers, or are set through their driver software.]

mikus

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author: Richard Steiner

subject: Re: APC Smart-UPS cable question

text:
Here in comp.os.os2.apps,
Michael DeBusk <[email]> spake unto us, saying:

It's pretty, too.  It shows a nice green window when things are okay,
and a pleasingly red window when the power goes away.

(At least my version of UPSMON C does!).


author: [redacted]

subject: Re: APC Smart-UPS cable question

text:
In <szoqb.12334$[email]>, on 11/06/2003

   at 09:33 AM, Michael DeBusk <[email]> said:

Did you add the parameters for this port to the COM.SYS line in your
CONFIG.SYS, I don't believe it will detect a port other than COM1 and COM2
at standard addresses.  Try editing your line to say:

DEVICE=x:\OS2\BOOT\COM.SYS (4,2e8,10)

If you do a MODE COM4: what response do you get?  What do you see in your
sio2k.log file?  Perhaps it is being mapped to a port other than COM4?

If you do so you may need to add the parameters as noted above.

Nope, but he has dropped out before.  Hopefully he will return again.

-- Dave
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dhdurgee<at>verizon<dot>net
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subject: Re: APC Smart-UPS cable question

text:
In <Ixwqb.12731$[email]>, on 11/06/2003
   at 06:37 PM, Michael DeBusk <[email]> said:

Looks like you need to tell SIO2k that your system is using IRQ10 for this
COM port.  I am unsure how you do this with sio2k, but assume it would be
to add something to your sio2k.cfg file.

I hope you hear from him, as he certainly will know how to deal with this
problem.

If you don't hear from him all I can suggest is REM out SIO2K.SYS and put
in the COM.SYS line with the parameters for the COM4 port.

-- Dave
-----------------------------------------------------------
dhdurgee<at>verizon<dot>net
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author: Alex Taylor

subject: Re: APC Smart-UPS cable question

text:
On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 13:56:57 GMT, Michael DeBusk <[email]> wrote:

1) The Lone Peak software is a PM program that you can run minimized to
   viewer (or hidden) and forget about until it pops up on power loss.
   The APC software is a console application that AFAIK can't be run
   detached; it is therefore more obtrusive and may give you that annoying
   'do you want to close this program?' message on shutdown.
2) The Lone Peak software is smaller and probably puts less load on the
   system.
3) By getting the Lone Peak software you are supporting a current OS/2
   developer.  By contrast, if you use the APC software, APC will neither
   know nor care.
4) The Lone Peak software is, in my limited experience, easier to set up
   and configure to your liking than the APC software.


author: James Moe

subject: Re: APC Smart-UPS cable question

text:
Michael DeBusk wrote:
   Yes, it works fine.
   Be sure to use a standard rs232 cable, not the special one that comes
with Back-UPS's that have special wiring.

   My experience with APC's software is not a happy one. It worked fine
until a power outage. It started a timed shutdown of the system, then
crashed. In the meantime the power returned but because APC crashed the
shutdown proceeded. Grr.
   I have Upsmon and it works fine. No problems.


author: Bob Eager

subject: Re: APC Smart-UPS cable question

text:
On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 13:56:57 UTC, Michael DeBusk <[email]>
wrote:

None at all. Should work fne.

The APC stuff cost me a lot of money. Is it now free?

The APC software works fine for me, although it's quite old and got the
model number of my prinary UPS wrong.

The Lone Peak stuff does look good and I keep meaning to try it. Not
sure if you can monitor another UPS across the network with it; I do
that with the APC stuff. Will have to look.


author: Hakan

subject: Re: APC Smart-UPS cable question

text:
On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 13:56:57 GMT, Michael DeBusk wrote:

:>I've acquired an APC Smart-UPS (and it's about time) because I want
:>simple power conditioning and a chance to shut down when the power
:>fails. However, I would like to hook it up for automatic shutdown using
:>the supplied cable. So, I have two questions, and would deeply
:>appreciate the wisdom of the experience of others in this.
:>
:>My mouse is plugged into my 9-pin serial port COM1; COM2 is free, but
:>it's a 25-pin port; and the cable is a 9-pin on both ends. Is there any
:>reason why I couldn't use a 9-to-25-pin adapter?
:>
:>The APC software for OS/2 was free for the download. Lone Peak
:>Automation sells (extremely inexpensively) native OS/2 software for
:>this application. What are the reasons, if any, why I might want to use
:>Lone Peak's software rather than APC's?
:>
:>Thanks for any guidance.
:>
:>--
:>Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place
:>Did he update http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/ yet?

I recently downloaded Lone Peak Automation's software because I also have a
Smart-UPS.  My initial impression is that it does not have all the features
of the software from APC.

Re 25-to-9 pin converter, it should work since all it does is "remap" the
pins per the standard.  Even a non-standard cable (which APC supposedly uses)
poses no problem.


subject: Re: APC Smart-UPS cable question

text:
On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 01:22:41 -0600, Mikus Grinbergs <[email]> wrote:

Oops. I overlooked that. I know I read it, though.

I've checked, and have found nothing. Still lost.