Programming

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Master of all you Servoy ?

This entry was posted in Programming Software Web and tagged Servoy Software Development on March 16, 2012 by HAL

Been looking at some new development tools for various client requirements but one that caught my interest was Servoy. There is a community edition (which basically allows you to experiment with a full blown version) available here. There are a couple of features that suggest it would be useful for a couple of projects that […]

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Can’t wait – the anticipation is killing me – where is Notes 8.5.1

This entry was posted in Development Programming Software Web and tagged Domino Lotus Notes 8.5 on October 12, 2009 by HAL

Sounds odd but waiting for the latest release of the best kept software development secret is quite difficult. Despite some strangeness getting access to my downloads and having to get advice and direction from IBM’s Ecare team – I got to the point where I hoped I’d be download this – to give new functionality […]

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What to do when a pdf file is just too big ?

This entry was posted in Programming Software Web on June 3, 2008 by HAL

I have been busy recently working on a simple DRM project for a client. The requirement is to protect around 500 pdf files for use on a number of machines in the field. The client wants engineers to be able to read the files but nothing else. No printing, copying, nada ! The challenges have […]

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Sending an email from lotuscript agent (not using Domino smtp server)

This entry was posted in Programming Software Tips Web on March 26, 2008 by HAL

Why would you want to ? Well if the server that hosts your notes domino services also happens to be running an SMTP server such as Mercury or Exchange instead of the Domino variant. You might want to generate an email as the result of an agent running – as in this example where I […]

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Number expected error in Lotuscript (Incorrect data type for operator or @Function: Number expected)

This entry was posted in Programming Web on March 26, 2008 by HAL

I came across this when attempting to add some simple percentages to a Lotus Notes 8 form with columns of numbers totalled at the base. The totals were then calculated into a grand total and the percentages were to show the breakdown of each of the subtotals. On opening the form (not on previous forms […]

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So whats in a Iphone web app ?

This entry was posted in Programming Software Tips on January 25, 2008 by HAL

After watching someone installing an iphone “web app” I was wondering what makes up the app and what makes it different from simply a web page tailored for an Iphone. I guess I found that in some ways its defined by what it is not. When I put up my first web server – there […]

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Extending WordPress – plugins for fun and profit

This entry was posted in Programming Software Tips Web on January 21, 2008 by HAL

WordPress isn’t just a program – its a community and a platform. For those who are not familiar WordPress provides a method for those of us who want to blog and host our own blogs if we wish – or have them hosted elsewhere but still control most if not all the functionality. Once installed […]

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Sentry – the software part

This entry was posted in Monitoring Programming Software on January 8, 2008 by HAL

Powershell and the Sentry Hardware – how to interface. Serial port access using Powershell – as covered in the article entitled Powershell and serial ports for the Sentry Project does not cover that actual syntax of the commands required to send instruction to the Sentry project hardware only the basic serial IO commands available. So […]

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