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  1. PatrickTingen

    file in a progress DB

    Although I support the idea of using a file-based solution, for completeness, I would like to add that one disadvantage of a file-based solution is that you will have to do some additional backing up. If you save the files in the database, the db will grow and backups will take longer, but at...
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    Question FILE-INFO alternative

    I also found this KB entry to be valuable. You can use MESSAGE System.Globalization.CultureInfo:CurrentCulture:DateTimeFormat:ShortDatePattern /* dd/MM/yyyy */ System.Globalization.CultureInfo:CurrentCulture:DateTimeFormat:DateSeparator /* / */ VIEW-AS ALERT-BOX. To find date format and...
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    Question FILE-INFO alternative

    No this is not for DataDigger. Every now and then I need to do some other work as well ;) Cross platform is not a requirement since this client solely runs on Windows machines. I looked at powershell as well but that solution does not lead me anywhere since it is also regionally dependent...
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    Question FILE-INFO alternative

    As I was trying to read all files in a folder with their attributes, it occurred to me that there should be a faster way to do this than examining each file in the folder with FILE-INFORMATION and then pulling the attributes like last modification date and file size from it. So I did an...
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    Question Learing ADM all over again.

    Ouch, the "printed copies" ended up in the paper bin over ten years ago ....
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    Question Learing ADM all over again.

    I am currently working on application that has large parts still written in ADM-1 as well. Have you ( @Cecil ) found some documentation? At the PUG in Dublin I talked to Shelley Chase about this. She promised me to look for existing electronic documentation on ADM-1 but I have not heared...
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