Insufficient Disk Space Warning When Attempting to install
Quick easy fix for Insufficient Disk Space Warning When Attempting to Unpack and Install a Sage ACT! Update or Hot Fix. The error arises from the fact that the free space on the drive is a multiple of...
View ArticleUsing a ternary operator in Talend Open Studio
I’m currently preparing some data for import into SugarCRM for a client. The source data has a column that contains the given names (i.e. “Jane Mary”) and a second column containing the surname (i.e....
View ArticleMultiple ternary expressions
This is how to use Talend to concatenate multiple columns (fields) into one field neatly. Say we have three fields, row1.field1, row1.field2, row1.field3 that we want to insert into a output.notes...
View ArticleiCloud folder location
On Mac OSX (Mavericks) you can find your ‘iCloud’ documents in the relevant application folder like this: /Users/USERNAME/Library/Mobile Documents/CODE_AND_APP_NAME/Documents/ Each application keeps...
View ArticleUsing a ternary expression to check if a value is null
Simple test to see if a field is null. I’m using this in Talend to determine if I copy the value into a new note field. You could use a length test, but if the field is a date, then you need to do it...
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Using GeekTool to display key timezones
I’m using GeekTool to display some key time zones on my wallpaper, which happens to include world map. The key to this is to add Shell Geeklets using a command similar to this: env TZ=Pacific/Auckland...
View ArticleFind duplicate records in SugarCRM
Find duplicate records in SugarCRM version 6.5 and version 7.1.
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Remove thousand separator in Integers in SugarCRM
We want to record a ‘Year’ value on a record in SugarCRM, but we don’t have a day and month to do with it, you can’t use a field that is of a ‘date’ type as that requires a full date (year, month,...
View ArticleHow to resolve a Talend Execution failed due to access is denied error
Have Talend Open Studio running on a Windows server, however, when we run a job, it gives an error similar to the below: Execution failed : Failed to generate code. [No .class file created for file...
View ArticleThe Perfect Web Development Environment for Your New Mac
The Perfect Web Development Environment for Your New Mac. Great set of instructions, worked for me.
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SQL JOINs explained
SQL JOINs? Go read the article from the source (Visual Representation of SQL Joins) and it’ll make even more sense.
View ArticleDo you use the Apple FireVault to encrypt your drive?
Do you use the Apple Mac FireVault? I’m not. At least, not yet. Given the warning it gives prior to turning it on I’ve not yet turned it on. Should I? or should I not? This is the warning that appears:...
View ArticleApple Mac Firewall
I do use the Apple Mac builtin firewall, I’ve started with the default settings and only changed what I need when I need.
View ArticleBackup because only the paranoid survive
I first heard the quote “only the paranoid survive” about 1999 or 2000. But it’s only recently I’ve heard the full quote. Which is: Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the...
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