tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:22:27 +0000Developers blog covering HTML, ASP, Javascript, SQL Server, Windows, Linux and Unixhttp://www.2company.co.uk/technical/index.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)Blogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-1072172753017393549Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:42:00 +00002008-08-07T14:46:18.370+01:00Try the following from the command prompt: net stop wuauserv cd \windows\system32 regsvr32 wups2.dll net start wuauserv Windows updates should now install.http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2008/08/new-hp-computer-wont-install-windows.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-7809660001366471200Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:28:00 +00002009-01-16T10:22:27.397ZCreate an unattended install file called 'IIS6_Install.txt' on drive C: with the following information: ; IIS 6.0 ; Unattended Setup Answer File ; ; For use with Installing IIS 6.0 after the Windows Server 2003 ; Operating System has been installed ; Active Server Pages and File Transfer Protocol service enabled [Components] aspnet=on complusnetwork=on dtcnetwork=off http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2008/02/installing-iis6-on-different-partion.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-8749819257437391440Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:53:00 +00002007-09-27T21:14:01.856+01:00I don't know why but the Blogger system doesn't provide RSS feeds when you're hosting a Blog on a dedicated server and publishing via FTP. Perhaps we're wrong, if so then get in touch and let us know. If you need to access an RSS version of your feed then it's possible to get this from the Blogger server using the URLs below. You'll need to know your BlogID, which can be found in the querystringhttp://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2007/09/where-are-rss-feeds-in-blogger.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-2852660897867871118Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:34:00 +00002007-09-27T12:22:10.132+01:00If you're using the standard Blogger setup it's possible to access your feed using one of the following: http://myblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/summary http://myblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss http://myblog.blogspot.com/atom.xml http://myblog.blogspot.com/rss.xmlAll four feed URLs work, however, for blogs with a feed set to short, it is better not to use http://myblog.blogspot.com/http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2007/08/rss-and-atom-feed-issues-with-blogger.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-5204122403516586781Sat, 12 May 2007 16:18:00 +00002007-09-27T23:39:54.978+01:00Custom web pages for HTTP404 (page not found) and HTTP500 (internal server error) messages are something we always add to our websites. Recently we tried to add a couple websites to the Google sitemaps programme using verification by file. Google gave to following error: "We've detected that your 404 (file not found) error page returns a status of 200 (OK) in the header". This is something we http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2007/05/custom-error-pages-returning-200-ok.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-5256409244668176697Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:01:00 +00002007-10-01T13:49:44.811+01:00SQL Server 2005 Express supports backing up a database, however, it doesn't have the SQL Server Agent which allows you to create a automated backup plan. It's possible to backup a database using a T-SQL script, using Windows Task Schedule to automate execution of the script. Download the T-SQL SP and run against your databaseCreate a folder on the local disk of the machine running SQL Server http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2006/08/sql-2005-express-dababase-backup-script.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-3032770729371361209Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:06:00 +00002007-10-01T11:58:35.178+01:00We've run in to an issue with logins when moving databases from an old SQL 2000 machine to a new SQL Server 2005 machine, using a simple backup and restore method. This works fine and restores the old SQL 2000 database to the new SQL 2005 machine. However, any logins which existed in the old database will be scripted with the move and those logins won't be recreated in the global user logins. http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2006/08/moving-sql-server-databases-orphaned.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-3297766806439161376Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:27:00 +00002007-10-01T22:19:22.047+01:00More often than not it's necessary to map network drives for users at logon in the Small Business Server (SBS) 2000 and 2003. One method commonly used is through the use of batch files, however, there are other ways to accomplish this task. The default SBS login script is located at: C:\WINDOWS\SYSVOL\sysvol\[domainname].local\scripts\SBS_LOGIN_SCRIPT.batPlease substitute [domainname] for the http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2006/04/mapping-network-drives-to-users-in-sbs.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-715419447640372743Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:00:00 +00002007-09-27T12:12:28.896+01:00A .pm file is just another Perl source file right? That is interpreted by Perl just like any other Perl code file that I create. Right?Yes, this is true. However, some modules have additional parts in C or XS, which are loaded into perl using something called the DynaLoader.Also, there is a Perl package called Inline, which allows you to include, in amongst your perl code, C and C++ code [and http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2004/07/what-exactly-is-pm-file.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-2102849908076226298Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:56:00 +00002007-09-25T20:58:52.344+01:00Microsoft provide the 'nmake' utility (usually bundled with MSVC). This is a self-extracting archive that contains the following files:nmake.exenmake.errreadme.txtPut the .exe and .err files in a directory in the environment path. You should then be about the install a typical module with 'nmake' as follows:perl makefile.plnmakenmake testnmake installhttp://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2004/07/how-to-use-nmake-compiler.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-8161355100622250998Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:42:00 +00002007-10-01T12:18:17.405+01:00Getting the OpenSRS system to work on a Windows system in IIS isn't easy! There were (at the time of writing) open source ASP projects in development, however, none of them offered the functionality of the OpenSRS system.After several weeks deploying this system we divised the following checklist for installing PERL and the OpenSRS software on a Windows box. Download and install the latest http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2004/07/checklist-for-installing-perl-and.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-1853717290031294312Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:21:00 +00002007-09-27T12:13:57.075+01:00Exchange 5.5 was open for replay by default. Exchange 2000 and 2003 are not, therefore, the JMail component will not be able to send out emails.To fix the problem add the IP address of the JMail server to allow it to relay, then test it.ESM - Server - Servername - Protocols - SMPT - Default SMTP Virtual Server - PropertiesAccess - Relay - Add the IP of the JMail server.http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2007/09/issues-with-jmail-and-exchange-2000.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-6452743697457196180Thu, 03 Jun 2004 19:36:00 +00002007-09-25T20:38:53.933+01:00This article explains how we get around problems with the use of special characters in database work with the MS Jet Database engine.Our Microsoft Jet database manual has the Jet BNF form of their version of SQL-2. It says that (a) character string literals may use either " or ' as the delimiter; and (b) that any special symbol may be used if preceded by the escape character.Single quotation http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2004/06/use-of-special-characters-with-jet.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-63895913364745364Thu, 03 Jun 2004 19:28:00 +00002007-09-25T20:35:43.762+01:00The type of delimiter that surrounds each value in an SQL statement depends on the datatype of the receiving column and on the database system. Here's a quick summary:TypeAccessSQL ServerNumericnone' or noneText''Date#'http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2004/06/types-of-delimiter-in-sql.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-2463460654023309047Thu, 03 Jun 2004 19:13:00 +00002007-09-25T20:25:41.104+01:00This function uses the following format:FormatDateTime(date, format)There are two arguments the function accepts: date and format.Date: Any valid date expression such as Date() or Now()Format: Constant specifing how the date and/or time will be displayedThe format can either type the constant name or it's corresponding value (0-4).vbGeneralDate (0) mm/dd/yy or hh:mm:ss PM/AM format if Now() http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2007/06/formatdatetime-function-is-asp.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-6171212410972270529Thu, 03 Jun 2004 15:33:00 +00002007-09-27T12:14:30.562+01:00If you want your ASP application to use British dates (or other countries) without the need to explicitly set the locale on every page then the following code should be placed in the global.asa file, located in the root of the site. <script language=VBScript runat=Server> sub Session_OnStart() Session.lcid = 2057 ' Set locale to british end sub </script> This works well for UK dates on II5 http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2006/06/uk-dates-and-globalasa.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-7063906567060664460Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:14:00 +00002007-09-27T12:15:05.989+01:00Abstract Website administrators may need to periodically disable the caching of content that changes frequently. This article describes a method to disable caching of document types.What is a MIME type? MIME stands for "Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions", which refers to a way of configuring browsers or mail clients to view files that are in multiple formats based on a "MIME type." "MIME http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2004/06/how-to-disable-caching-of-specific-mime.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-3680732311912730879Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:08:00 +00002007-09-27T10:56:55.949+01:00This isn't a definitive guide on how to stop your browser caching data! Usually when people talk about not caching a web page the following meta tag crops up: <META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache">As always, the technique you choose depends on which browsers are being used and if you are using server side processing. Internet Explorer The Pragma statement up above sometimes fails in IE http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2004/06/no-cache-in-browsers.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134129.post-8645194596916728379Tue, 01 Jun 2004 11:00:00 +00002007-09-27T10:39:42.659+01:00If Windows is already running (this is Windows 2000 or Windows XP we're talking about), and you install the drive as a secondary drive, after any necessary drivers are installed, you will need to initialize the disk, otherwise you won't be able to see it.Carry out the following procedure in order to add the second disc drive: Right-click your My Computer icon and click Manage. Click on Storage, http://www.2company.co.uk/technical/2007/09/windows-doesnt-see-my-second-hard-disc.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Editor)