Category: Website Development

Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 provider is not registered on the local machine

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When using Microsoft SQL Server Import and Export Wizard you might get this error when attempting to import an XLSX file: TITLE: SQL Server Import and Export WizardThe operation could not be completed.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:The ‘Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0’ provider is not registered on the local machine. (System.Data)BUTTONS:OK This is because the default wizard is launches the 32 bit… Continue reading Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 provider is not registered on the local machine →

How to CORRECTLY install PHP 7.4.16 for IIS on Windows

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It is easy to fall into old learnings and habits with Windows because it can be difficult to keep up with the latest methods. Also, you’re not in a position to run PHP on a linux stack, so Windows it is. If you’ve been around Windows and IIS for a long time, you might still… Continue reading How to CORRECTLY install PHP 7.4.16 for IIS on Windows →

Add random string to a field using SQL Update

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Here’s a simple script to add a random string to a SQL Update: update <dbname>set <field> = (SELECT SUBSTRING(CONVERT(VARCHAR(40), NEWID()),0,9)) This will update each row with a distinct 8 alphanumeric characters, e.g. C2552926 Breaking this down in terms of functionality: NEWID() – generates a UUID VARCHAR(40) – tells CONVERT() what string data type, max len… Continue reading Add random string to a field using SQL Update →

Linux tail -f replacement on Windows

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Use Get-Content and Get-Item in Powershell Looking for the tail command on Windows? Get-Content will do the trick. Here’s a link to the command page. Open PowerShell: Show the last line/s: Get-Content C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1\u_ex200711.log -Tail 1 Or use get-item Get-Item -Path .\LineNumbers.txt | Get-Content -Tail 1 Stream the file like tail -f Get-Content path-to-file -wait Example:… Continue reading Linux tail -f replacement on Windows →

How to install WKHTMLTOPDF 0.12.1.4 on Ubuntu 16 Xenial

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This might work on Ubuntu 18, as well, but I have not tested it. Also, there is no official build release for it. You might need to compile it on your own. Note: if you are getting the “GLIBC_2.7′ not found” error, it could be that you need to uninstall and then reinstall a specific… Continue reading How to install WKHTMLTOPDF 0.12.1.4 on Ubuntu 16 Xenial →

How to search the Microsoft SQL Full Text Search index

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Use this query in SQL Management Studio to directly search the Full Text Search index. select * from sys.dm_fts_parser(‘”search term”‘, 1033, NULL, 0) Note that there are upcoming changes to FTI, including many deprecated functions, so if you’re using it extensively you probably have some work to do.

How to install PHP 5.6 on CentOS 6.10

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I just did a fresh install of CentOS 6.10 today and needed to install PHP. It had been a while, so I needed a refresher. Note: PHP 5.6 is pretty much End Of Life, so you should be installing PHP 7.2, or higher at this point in time. That said, sometimes you have to support… Continue reading How to install PHP 5.6 on CentOS 6.10 →

How to use Tail in Windows Powershell

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Windows is slowly, but surely, catching up to the hundreds of useful utilities for reading file content that *nix have had for forever. As you know, opening a 1 gig log file in notepad is impossible. Even using Notepad++, which can open some pretty large files, will not open a 1 gig file. Thank you,… Continue reading How to use Tail in Windows Powershell →