UniVerse 11.1 Non-Feature Alert

Within the New Features documentation of UniVerse 11.1 is a section call Miscellaneous New Features which explains how to use a subroutine within a indexed field for auditing – index-based subroutines! This method of calling a subroutine during file access is suggested as a light-weight alternative to triggers.

Do Not Do This.

Rocket Software have released a U2 Techconnect Alert regarding a similar process,  as usage may result in locks which do not release.

It’s a pity, as I thought that the idea was interesting and had some uses.

And it’s nice of them to make it public rather than a VAR only tech note.

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Friendfeed and EDA

The new release of UniVerse – 11.1 – now has the EDA capabilities that have been in Unidata for some time. But, is this a common method of storing non-1NF data in a 1NF database? This article about friendfeed also uses the same techniques!

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A useful list of sample datasets

Need a sample of data to test within the new or modified database without impinging on the insecurity of live data?

Check out – http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2011/02/01/sample-datasets-for-benchmarking-and-testing/

Rather useful.

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What type of programmer are you?

During the many years of programming and coding most people would have shared their fabric covered box with one of these types – http://stevenbenner.com/2010/07/the-5-types-of-programmers/.

Of cause, as professionals, you and me are not really in the list…

Good for a laugh.

Now, take the poll!

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Continuation of KISS

From an email today, I browsed this article regarding when to use the MS-Windows Power Shell.

This is a continuation from my previous note on KISS and the Linux shell. So, there you go; maybe there is something in using a shell script at times…

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KISS

KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid. Yup, just revisited that one again.

I recently purchased a HDHomeRun network TV tuner from Silicon Dust and after trying numerous TV media applications; MS-Windows and Linux, I decided to write my own.

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MS-Access 2010 and Calculated Fields

The new version of MS-Access (2010) has the ability for calculated fields.

You may already know this concept as virtual fields, I-Descriptors, derived fields, or if you are rather long-in-the-tooth; correlatives within U2. So, does MS-Access 2010 have the same capabilities as virtual fields within U2?

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Open-source attitude with commercial software

I have noticed a strange change in the support of commercial consumer based software; using forums and such, where the moderation seems to by volunteers.

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Update to Active Python Database Modules

While I have been on hiatus during this summer, Active State have not.

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Rocket Software Latest Newsletter

Rocket Software, the owners of the U2 products have just issued their latest newsletter with some interesting bits and pieces.

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