Andrew Kennel
Web Developer
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PHL ParkingInstalled Backup software today
January 24, 2008E and I installed the backup software today on the Apps server. The backup software allows us to backup/restore as much or as little of the site at a time that we want. Reading through the manual, it does support automated backups–sort of. What it does is create a batch file via a GUI interface….
Continue Reading →Warm up script for server
January 24, 2008In the morning, the Portal server is very slow to serve up pages the first time you visit them. This is because the web servers recycle their pages caches overnight. I’ve just found a bit of script that will touch each web page, to keep it in memory. I’ve put this script on the Apps…
Continue Reading →Fixed Stock image
January 23, 2008The stock image we got from J was too small and off-center. J sent us a new copy of the file — but their version was too large, and the background was the wrong color. I tool the file and erased the background color to make it transparent. I then shrunk the icons and moved…
Continue Reading →OpenLink application
January 23, 2008Made some changes for VP. The application consisted of 4 Document Libraries using custom Infopath forms. He had me convert 2 of these into simple lists, and a third into a standard Document Libary. I’m left with only the most complicated of the Infopath forms. It’s just too complex to do as a list. I…
Continue Reading →Fixed Stock image (Again)
January 21, 2008IE6 can’t do transparent PNG files, so we went back to the original stock icon. However, if you limit the PNG file to 256 colors, IE can handle transparency. I used the GIMP to do this and it test out fine with IE6.
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