How to Hack a Database
Posted by Eric in Other on 08. Jun, 2015 | 0 Comments
Do you ever hear about a database hack and think “Wow, whoever pulled this off must be some super-smart hacker type with access to advanced technology and supercomputers?” Well in reality nothing could be further from the truth. Database hacks are accomplished with a combination of readily available tools, a dash of readily available know-how, […]
Telerik Reporting Review
Posted by Eric in Database, Other, Programming on 25. Jun, 2012 | 5 Comments
When it comes to using a Report Writer in my applications, I had heard talk for years that I should avoid Crystal Reports if possible. “It’s a behemoth.” Some said. “It’s more that you need.” “It’s frustrating.” Well up until recently I was able to remain happily ignorant of the power and fury that is […]
14 Things I Learned at FoxCon 2011
Posted by Eric in C#, Database, FoxPro on 31. Jan, 2011 | 2 Comments
Another great conference for Visual FoxPro Developers, although this one didn’t focus solely on Visual FoxPro. What did I learn there?
Southwest Fox 2010 Recap
Posted by Eric in Community Relations, Database, FoxPro, Other on 25. Oct, 2010 | 1 Comment
Southwest Fox 2010 has come and gone. Here’s my take.
VFPXTab is not multi-user friendly
Posted by Eric in FoxPro on 29. Sep, 2010 | 0 Comments
If you use VFPXTab to calculate cross-tabs in VFP, you have to modify it to make it work properly in a multi-user environment. We have a client with West-Wind Web Connection on their server, and one of their dashboard widgets used a cross-tab of some data. Periodically an error would get automatically emailed to us […]
The Upgrade Trail from Visual FoxPro to Silverlight is Getting Blazed
Posted by Eric in C#, Database, FoxPro, Other, Web on 23. Aug, 2010 | 1 Comment
If you’re interested in upgrading to Silverlight, Southwest Fox Conference is the place to go.
Adventures in Upgrading Windows7 RC to RTM, Part 2
Posted by Eric in Hardware on 28. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
wherein things get a little tricky…