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PathFinder for OS X is Still a Mess

Here’s my request to support: Four years ago I abandoned OS X after being frustrated with Finder, then trying PathFinder only to discover that selecting a file and pressing ‘Backspace’ only emitted a less than satisfying ‘beep.’ The response to … Continue reading

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Access a MSSQL Database with Perl Quickie

use strict; use FindBin; use lib(“e:\\re\\scripts\\lib”); use vars qw($opt_h); use Getopt::Std; use Util; use Logger; use DBI; use LWP::Simple; if (main()) { exit(0); # DOS Success Code } else { exit(1); # DOS Failure } sub main() { if (! … Continue reading

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