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Get ready for Daylight Saving Time changes
kerberos authentication relies on UTCNot local time. Kerberos uses UTC, not the local representation. Therefore even if the patch isn't applied authentication will still work, lots of applications will be affected but not auth. So apply the patch regardless. This is even more painful in the...
Tags: UTC, /dev/null, windows, dst, daylight savings time, kerberos authentication, Kerberos
Discussion threads 2007-02-16

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Power Linux with pipes and redirection
more on redirecting standard output and errorThe order of redirection in the case of redirecting standard output and error is important depending what you want. If say you want to get rid of all messages from a command the correct way is:> /dev/null 2>&1which send all output to the bottomless...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, stomfi@..., Linux, redirection
Discussion threads 2007-10-16
Control null data in Oracle using the ORDER BY clause
Related Tip (SQL*Plus Only)On a related point, I used to have problems distinguising between result sets with spaces in certain columns, and nulls in those columns (esp. when I wasn't ordering by them). Then I actually read Johnathan Gennick's book, and discovered that all I had to do was...
Tags: psinger1, Oracle Corp.
Discussion threads 2007-06-20
10 tricks for handling null values in Microsoft Access
Have you ever run into problems caused by someone who neglected to accommodate null values? Are there any additional situations where you've had to work around or proactively handle null values to prevent errors?HmmWhere not(source.field) is null
Tags: 10 things, JodyGilbert, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Null, software, sql, susan harkins
Discussion threads 2006-10-12
Evaluating Oracle Null Date in Crystal
I am using Crystal Reports in Visual Studio 2003.I am unable to evaluate a null date/time in a formula field. All I want to do is :If date is null then "No" else "Yes";My unsuccessful attempts :1. "Is Null" errors out looking for a "Then" even...
Tags: Crystal, Crystal Reports, Oracle Corp., programming, SpiderDad
Q&A 2005-10-21
Include Null values in calculated queries in Access
About the NZ functionNZ is one of those VBA function that can be used when building expressions in the query grid.Although NZ stands for Null to Zero it can return another value too. Add a second parameter to NZ and specify the value returned if Null. Can be a number...
Tags: Microsoft Access, daniel@..., Nz Function
Discussion threads 2007-11-24
Virtual Null Modem (exe)
To emulate null-modem connection Virtual Null Modem can be effectively used. The program emulates one or more couples of RS-232 serial ports connected via virtual null-modem cable. It is possible to create the unlimited couples of VSP on a single PC without additional hardware and connect them in any sequence...
Tags: Serial Port, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking
Software downloads 2005-08-17
Accommodate Null values in Access queries
Not getting the results you want can be frustrating. But if the problem is Null values, it's easily resolved. Use a simple expression to include or exclude Null. by Susan Harkins
Tags: Microsoft Access, Portland, Seattle, Null, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Susan Harkins
Blog posts 2008-08-17
Understand the effects of NULLs on inner and outer JOINs
For reader clarificationFor reader clarification, the reason you cannot join the value 1 with the value NULL is becuase the value NULL is unknown. You, and the system for that matter, will not know the value NULL until an explicit value is entered
Tags: tim chapman, Value at Risk, software, NULL, NULL VALUE, NULLS, chapman.tim@..., foreign key
Discussion threads 2006-11-28
null sessions
I have a problem trying to connect a large format hp printer on my network, i need to add a shared folder into the registry of the network in null sesstions WHERE IS THE REGISTRY FOR NULL SESSIONS? :(
Tags: andyharrop_11@...
Discussion threads 2005-08-02
SCSI Drives "Stealing" OS's boot device
When I connect a StorEdge 3320 array of disks (in a JBOD configuration - no RAID, the OS just sees them as disks) to a RHEL 4.3 system, linux will assign /dev devices to it. The only problem is that it assigns the /dev/sda1 device the root partition to...
Tags: disk, SCSI Drives, cp409sd@..., linux, operating system, SCSI
Q&A 2006-05-01
Finding the highest value in several SQL Server columns
greatest at leastFiding the highest or lowest values in a row is something that I stumbled upon years ago.In my job I have to handle several RDBMSs, among them MSSQL, Oracle, Postgresql and MySQL.I added a couple of function in my MSSQL library named dbo.least(@n1,@n2) and dbo.greatest(@n1,@n2) since I...
Tags: philippe.e@..., NULL VALUE, greatest, least, feedback, arg, Microsoft SQL Server, server
Discussion threads 2007-02-27
Tech Tip: Back up your boot sector
While there are many ways to back up your file system, such as rsync for remote backups and tar or dd for local backups, there aren't as many options for backing up your boot sector. However, having a backup of your boot sector is...
Tags: Guest Contributor, Linux Tips Newsletter, Boot Sector, Backup
Technical articles 2003-12-08
sbs forward subdomain to other ip
Hello there, I have a problem with the following and hopefully somebody can show me the right way. I have a sbs2003 server (192.168.2.30)that is controling al my internet traffic. Now i have created an other development server (dev01) 192.168.2.11. How can i config my sbs server so that i...
Tags: Servers, Domain names, NETWORKING, geraldh@..., server, CNAME, IP
Discussion threads 2007-07-26
10 tricks for handling null values in Microsoft Access
Null values indicate that data is missing or unknown, and if you don't take steps to handle them, you could wind up with runtime errors or erroneous data. These Access pointers will help you understand and effectively address null values in various situations. Database expert Susan Harkins explains a...
Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
Download resources 2006-10-12
Learn to use a serial console on Linux
Using a serial console on Linux is much like using a modem; the technology is virtually identical, but instead of using a modem to dial into a remote system, a special serial cable, called a null-modem cable, is strung between two computers via their serial ports. Most modern desktops and...
Tags: Console, Serial Port, Linux, Cable, Network Technology, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Vincent Danen
Blog posts 2008-01-14
Dev-Wiz (zip)
DevWiz is a tool for developers to manage and publish their projects. Dev-Wiz has some automatic procedures that will ease the project management. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Tags: Dev-Wiz, DevWiz, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
Software downloads 2007-10-24
Save time and prevent coding headaches with nullable types in C# 2.0
Before C# 2.0, the inability to assign a null value to some types was a headache for developers. This limitation forced developers to come up with their own solutions and workarounds for setting a non-nullable variable to null. In C# 2.0, Microsoft remedies this situation with the addition of nullable...
Tags: C#, .Net, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development
Download resources 2006-08-03
SQL in MS Access
I am looking for help on a specific SQL query in MS Access. I keep running into syntax errors. I have 4 fields in the query. When the data I'm querying is LIKE the data in field 1 AND the data in field 3 and/or 4 IS NULL or BLANK,...
Tags: Microsoft Office, Databases, kms_cryswater@..., Microsoft Access, Field 3, SQL, Microsoft Corp.
Discussion threads 2007-07-02
Understand the inner workings of generics in Java
mentionnice article.Message was edited by: beth.blakely@...RE: Understand the inner workings of generics in JavaWhen You say "writing non-null elements to the list is not allowed" does it mean You can not write anything but null value to the List ? Or I am missing something...A typoThis is atypo, thanks. What...
Tags: Programming languages, teksty32@..., Java
Discussion threads 2007-08-23
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