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- Error 3075 due to apostrophe
- I am using Access VBA to create a recordset. The code works fine until I try to read in a field containing the name O' Donnell. I get the above error due to the apostrophe. My code to open the recordset is: strStaff = "SELECT * FROM...
- Tags: rsMailingList!Last, Chr
- Q&A 2005-05-26
- Talk me down: It's only a misplaced apostrophe!
- outdated/broken linksThe links in the above article cannot be found at 5:31 pm Pacific, 10/24/2007.Is TechRepublic in need of a content management specialist?:D
- Tags: Content management, Web technology, absolutely
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
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- Effective HelpdeskExcellent points; although this short piece does not begin to convey the pre-requisite skill and judgment that goes into effective helpdesk. A person needs YEARS of experience working with other people in order to know how people describe their problems. One of my favorites was "Why are...
- Tags: Call centers, mgordon@..., help desk, helpdesk technician
- Discussion threads 2007-07-02
- general ado query help
- in ado you encase field values with special charactersnumbers -> are barestring and currency -> you use apostrophedate -> you use pound signwhat would you use for a) memo fieldb) ole object fieldi am using values from one recordset to populate a second recordset.Edited by moderatorEdited by moderatorMessage was edited...
- Tags: jltlc@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-23
- Viewing Problem in Outlook 2003
- I received an email today from someone within my organization where everytime an apostrophe or the "@" was used it was replaced with "'" or "–". We both are running Windows XP SP2, MS Outlook 2003 SP1. I didn't see anything in MS Office SP2 documentation that dealt with this....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, E-mail, Microsoft Office, Groupware, fitgirl, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook 2003
- Discussion threads 2007-03-19
- TechRepublic members share their tips for keying non-standard characters
- When we suggested creating a cheat sheet of common foreign-language characters for your international correspondence, TechRepublic members responded with some techniques you might find even more efficient.In “Shortcuts for entering foreign-language characters ,” I told you how I tackle the problem of entering foreign-language text. I maintain a “cheat sheet,”...
- Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Word processors, Jeff Davis, Use Window, keyboard
- Technical articles 2000-04-19
- Download problem from university software center...
- I work for a company that provides Help Desk and other support to a university. Here's the problem: There is a student using a Dell laptop with a wireless connection. The user connects to the campus software center and is experiencing a downloading problem. She is...
- Tags: software, sinjjin@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-14
- Download problem from university software center...
- I work for a company that provides Help Desk and other support to a university. Here's the problem: There is a student using a Dell laptop with a wireless connection. The user connects to the campus software center and is experiencing a downloading problem. She is...
- Tags: software, sinjjin@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-14
- Coping with rude callers, part I: using humor
- The Hall of shameWe have a large sheet (about 2ft X 3ft) containing some of the dumbest and most obnoxious statements made by callers. No names, just the statements. Any time we need a good laugh, we read it. We have everything from the now infamous "cup...
- Tags: Richard_RPU, Spencer
- Discussion threads 2007-05-14
- Excel import and delimiters
- I am exporting a file from Quickbooks to Excel. The customer name and job number are in the same field when imported. I use the text to column feature and it seperates the items, however when it does this any numbers beginning with 0 the 0 goes away in the...
- Tags: job, Microsoft Excel, Format, b.dillon@..., software
- Q&A 2006-06-21
- UN Web site is defaced via SQL Injection
- This morning the United Nations Web site was defaced by three hackers calling themselves kerem125, M0sted, and Gsy. The group exploited a typical SQL Injection vulnerability found in the United Nations ASP / ADODB Web servers.Instead of transcripts of the Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's speeches viewers were greeted with the...
- Tags: Web, SQL, SQL Injection, Attack, UN Web Site, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2007-08-12
- "Shut Down Wndows" drop down only shows "log off username" !!!!!!
- I did this to myself.I had enabled the Windows Shut Down Event Tracker on my XPPro workstation. GPEDIT.MSCI tried to turn it off yesterday.The Shut Down Event Tracker stopped appearing but now when I click on START | SHUT DOWN. THe Shut Down Windows dialog appears and the only option...
- Tags: 1bn0, Shut-Down, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-08-02
- windowns 98 can't find printer network
- Can't see Win2k printer from 98 client I'm trying to set up an HP LaserJet 4101 printer hosted by a Windows 2000 Professional machine on a Windows 98 client pc. The problem I get is, when I go through Add a printer, and browse for the printer, I can't see...
- Tags: network, NLane126@..., printer, windows
- Q&A 2005-03-27
- Turn off error checking when entering numbers into Excel text fields
- You designed your Excel spreadsheet so that you will be able to keep track of your products' prices and part numbers, and you applied the Text format to the Part Number column -- yet every time you enter a part number into a cell, the Smart Tag pops up...
- Tags: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Ann Richardson
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Displaying values with more than 12 characters in Excel
- more than 12 characters in excelis there any way to change the default so it will automatically display large numbers as numbers without having to go through the format step?more than 15 charactersThe change to the number format works up to 15 characters. After 15 charaters, Excel converts all...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel
- Discussion threads 2005-05-25
- Network Printer Problem
- I have 3 computers that comprise my home network. One PC is running XP Pro, One is running XP Home, and one is runing Win 98SE. I can't get the network printer set up on the Win98SE PC. The Printer is connected to a USB 2.0 port on the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, network, network printer, printer, sixfs
- Q&A 2005-04-03
- Create a number format that displays leading zeroes in Excel
- How do we keep the new format after closing Excel?Works well, very useful for cell phone numbers but it would be better to have it remain. It had disappeared for me when I re-opened Excel. Not much fun having to keep putting it back in.Leading zeroes in ExcelNice tip. But...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, ng@..., Microsoft Excel
- Discussion threads 2006-10-04
- Have I lost all data on Hard Drive?
- I have a bit of a dilemma and was hoping some of you guys could maybe help me out. I am switching a hard drive out on a laptop that I have determined to be faulty. I was able to backup the needed data onto a usb thumb drive, but...
- Tags: hard drive, hardware, kevin_476@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-29
- Talk me down: It's only a misplaced apostrophe!
- One bonehead grammatical error too many (I think it was"you're" for "your") sent me over the edge, and I was compelledto publish "10grammar mistakes that make you look stupid." And now I've become addicted to its discussionthread, which has taken off in about 50 directions.There's something for everyone there. A...
- Tags: Jody Gilbert
- Blog posts 2006-05-26
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