While trying to use a Scripted Data Source within BIRT Report Designer I ran across this error: BIRT ReferenceError: <OBJECT> is not defined Where OBJECT is any Java class. My Java class was very simple. I verified my JAR file was in the plugin scriptlib folder C:\eclipse_birt\plugins\org.eclipse.birt.report.viewer_4.3.1.v201309171028\birt\scriptlib My problem was that my Java class had […]
read moreWhile trying to automate the creation of new IIS websites using PowerShell I needed a script to create IIS virtual directories with a specific login (i.e. Connect As) After several hours of searching and trying various solutions I finally arrived at this: $sitename = “My Website Name” $virtualdirectory = “virtual1” $virtualdirectorypath = “C:\My Virtual Path” […]
read moreWhile deploying my first Coldfusion 10 server on Windows 2008 R2 SP1, I ran into this strange behavior. My IIS Default website had no issues processing CFM files after the install. However other IIS sites would not process any CFM pages. The message I received from IIS was the standard 404. Accessing the URL on […]
read moreI upgraded from Windows 7 Enterprise to Windows 8 Enterprise. My upgrade was very smooth. Probably the easiest Windows upgrade I’ve done. The new OS seems as solid as Windows 7. I thought the new Modern UI (aka Metro) would present a problem in my day to day use of the OS and applications. Surprisingly […]
read moreA simple code example using VB.NET LAMDA’s to create an inline BackgroundWorker object. I’m not a VB guru so there may be better ways to do this. MY REQUIREMENTS: Inline (all started from a single CLICK event) Async HTTPWebRequest Populate ComboBox/Input with JSON formatted request results VB.NET Dim requestWorker As BackgroundWorker = New BackgroundWorker() AddHandler […]
read moreI recently installed Nodeclipse for developing Node.js. Nice little editor with some code hinting and quick Node run command. Due to my development requirements (and laziness) I wanted to work with the remote JS files using FTP. Nodeclipse does not support FTP out of the box. Enter “Remote System Explorer” for Eclipse. The plugin installed […]
read moreSimple Windows command-line to generate files for testing: fsutil file createnew <filename> <length in bytes>
read moreAccidently wiped contacts on wife’s new iPhone 4 (previous phone was an LG V9200M) NOTE: Using the same steps below should work on any phone that is supported by BitPim Download / Install BitPim (http://www.bitpim.org/) Plugin LG phone via USB cable Choose “Data” on USB device settings (shows on phone screen) Open BitPim Select Find […]
read moreFor anyone that’s tried to wade through the mountains of SCORM documentation it can be a little frustrating trying to put all the pieces together. This is useful if you want to get interaction data out of products like Adobe Captivate, Adobe Presenter, or Articulate. So I’m providing a very simple SCORM 2004 javascript API […]
read moreThe following is a very basic merge, it assumes the data structure is the same for all combined tables. Select the first table within Tables Pane Copy the selected table (CTRL+C) Paste the copied table into the Tables Pane (CTRL+V) The Paste Table As dialog will appears Ensure the Structure and Data option is selected, […]
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