[techtalk] find

2000-01-03 Thread steph
What's a way to find all files ending in O regardless of what's before the O? Most of the files are created by a patching program I'm running for Oracle Applications, and it backs up it's changes by tacking an O on the end. I can guess at the likely ones (.o -> .oO, .rdf -> .rdfO), but what abou

Re: [techtalk] find

2000-01-03 Thread Birgit Schmid
On Mon, Jan 03, 2000 at 01:01:08PM +0100, steph wrote: > What's a way to find all files ending in O regardless of what's > before the O? Most of the files are created by a patching > program I'm running for Oracle Applications, and it backs up > it's changes by tacking an O on the end. I can gue

Re: [techtalk] find

2000-01-03 Thread steph
Birgit Schmid: = > = find -name "*O" = Hmm. My brain must be on hold. I could have sworn I had tried that. = for getting the original name: = = find -name "*O" -exec basename {} O \; = Great. I didn't know about basename. Thanks, steph [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.l

Re: [techtalk] missing posts

2000-01-03 Thread Aaron Malone
On Mon, Jan 03, 2000 at 03:34:32AM +, J B wrote: > > > > > This is a Windows philosophy...oftimes I find it much easier to reinstall > either NT or 9x than it is to debug the systemThis is especially tru for > NT... Well, while you'll encounter it a lot more in the Windows world, i

[techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Michelle Leonard
Working on my first resolution - to get a "real" database system running. Our existing database to date consists of bunches of flatfiles and directory filesystems. Access is through perl scripts/html pages. I would like to get a more formal database system going (and moved from the old SUN box

Re: [techtalk] missing posts

2000-01-03 Thread Aaron Malone
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 07:22:19PM -0500, Jeff Dike wrote: > > I remember when I was first learning linux (redhat 2.something, I > > think), there were a couple of times when I screwed something badly > > enough that it was easier (and faster) to reinstall than to learn > > enough (on an unusable

Re: [techtalk] missing posts

2000-01-03 Thread J B
>Well, while you'll encounter it a lot more in the Windows world, >it's >still valid for any OS when you're not entirely sure what >you're doing. :) True...but my point was...it is much easier to repair a component in Linux than it is in Windows. ___

Re: [techtalk] missing posts

2000-01-03 Thread Aaron Malone
> >Well, while you'll encounter it a lot more in the Windows world, >it's > >still valid for any OS when you're not entirely sure what >you're doing. :) > > True...but my point was...it is much easier to repair a component in Linux > than it is in Windows. ah, yes. a better phrasing may be "m

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Vanessa Little
Hey girl, What I use is postgres. Its a freeware SQL database for linux and has ports to most distros of Unix. I also wrote some html front ends that put stuff in and pull stuff out of the database using cgis written in C. Its pretty good for what we use it for, but pretty soon I think we are g

Re: [techtalk] missing posts

2000-01-03 Thread Theresa Radke
Yea, but you really must have some idea which component is brokeninorder to fix it. On Mon, 3 Jan 2000 10:04:05 -0600 Aaron Malone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >Well, while you'll encounter it a lot more in the Windows world, >it's >> >still valid for any OS when you're not entirely sure wh

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Jeff Dike
> Hey girl, I'd probably get flayed if I said something like that :-) > What I use is postgres. Also, mysql (mysql.com) and msql, both free. Freeness makes them good for learning what you want in a "real" database. And they might turn out be be "real" enough for you.

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Adriana Gonzalez
You might want to take a look at MySQL. We use it in combination with the DBI perl module. It is very fast and can handle very large databases. The DBI module is clean and easy to use. It handles several kinds of databases and most of the basic functionality is the same across all of them, so y

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Laurel Fan
Excerpts from linuxchix: 3-Jan-100 Re: [techtalk] need databas.. by Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Also, mysql (mysql.com) and msql, both free. Freeness makes them good for > learning what you want in a "real" database. And they might turn out be be mysql is not free according to the DFSG[1] (or op

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Laurel Fan
Just because I think roxen challenger's database access tags are cool, and somewhat on topic: http://www.roxen.com/documentation/creator/database/index.html [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Aaron Malone
> mysql is not free according to the DFSG[1] (or opensource according to > the OSD[2], if you take that side). See >http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_Licensing_and_Support.html However, if you don't mind using a slightly-old version, MySQL v3.20.32a is available under the GPL. -- A

RE: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Samantha Jo Moore
I suggest you check Informix (tm). It's really good, solid, easy to use, and the Linux developer distro is free (at least a while back). Check out: http://www.informix.com Samantha Jo Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.thetahoegroup.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux

RE: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Ian Phillips
> You might want to take a look at MySQL. We use it in combination with > the DBI perl module. Bur if by "real" database you mean a genuine RDBMS then both mSQL and mySQL fail the test. One of the reasons that they are so fast is that a lot of functionality is missing from them. Have a look th

RE: [techtalk] Can't print to NT printer

2000-01-03 Thread Ian Phillips
> I need some help with getting this NT printer setup with Samba server. > I think I have modified all the required files and don't know what else is > missing. An outside observation should find the missing link. Probably the easiest way to do this is to enable "IP Printing" on the NT box and j

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Jeff Dike
> > Also, mysql (mysql.com) and msql, both free. Freeness makes them good > > for > > learning what you want in a "real" database. And they might turn out > mysql is not free according to the DFSG[1] (or opensource > according to the OSD[2], if you take that side). See True. I was being a b

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Gregory Conron
On Mon, 03 Jan 2000, you wrote: > Working on my first resolution - to get a "real" > database system running. Our existing database to > date consists of bunches of flatfiles and directory > filesystems. Access is through perl scripts/html > pages. I would like to get a more formal database > s

[techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box

2000-01-03 Thread jennyw
Yes, I know, NT is an evil topic ... but one of the cool things about Linux is that it runs on hardware that's compatible with other operating systems, so you don't have a different hardware platform for each OS that you have. My question is ... if I buy a bunch of Intel-based servers from a comp

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Aaron Malone
On Mon, Jan 03, 2000 at 07:55:52PM -, Ian Phillips wrote: > > You might want to take a look at MySQL. We use it in combination with > > the DBI perl module. > > Bur if by "real" database you mean a genuine RDBMS then both mSQL and mySQL fail the >test. One of the reasons that they are so fa

[techtalk] linux on mac hardware

2000-01-03 Thread Renata
Hello all, and happy New Year. Soon I'm going to get a Mac G3 into my collection of old (and not only) hardware. Since I love so much debian, and not ready to trade in linux for Mac OS, I was wondering what linux distributions would run on mac hardware. Renata [EMAIL PRO

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Kelly Lynn Martin
On Mon, 3 Jan 2000 07:19:14 -0800 (PST), Michelle Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Working on my first resolution - to get a "real" database system >running. Our existing database to date consists of bunches of >flatfiles and directory filesystems. Access is through perl >scripts/html pages.

Re: [techtalk] need database recomendations

2000-01-03 Thread Kelly Lynn Martin
On Mon, 3 Jan 2000 19:55:52 -, "Ian Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Bur if by "real" database you mean a genuine RDBMS then both mSQL and >mySQL fail the test. One of the reasons that they are so fast is that >a lot of functionality is missing from them. Have a look though, and >see what

Re: [techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box

2000-01-03 Thread Kelly Lynn Martin
On Mon, 3 Jan 2000 15:21:02 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >My question is ... if I buy a bunch of Intel-based servers from a >company like VA or Penguin, am I likely to be able to run NT on them >as well? And, more importantly, if there's a problem, am I going to >be able to get help or am I go

Re: [techtalk] linux on mac hardware

2000-01-03 Thread Michelle Leonard
We have run the yellow dog distribution on a G4 - it supports all G3's I believe. I don't think there is a free download though - you get 2 CD's for $24.95. I can't find the link now, but yellowdog is based on the ppc linux kernel, which I'm assuming is downloadable. (anyone know a link?) htt

Re: [techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box

2000-01-03 Thread Laurel Fan
Excerpts from linuxchix: 3-Jan-100 Re: [techtalk] Other OSes o.. by Kelly Lynn Martin@povert > If you have any "nongeneric" hardware expect problems. It couldn't hurt to ask the specific vendor(s) you're interested in about win* compatibility or at least detailed hardware lists. >From what I've

Re: [techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box

2000-01-03 Thread Jeff Dike
> The next question, of course, is: Can anyone recommend any rackmount > servers from companies that support both Linux and NT? dcginc.com. They sell rackmount servers, your choice of Linux or NT. A popular local co-lo service swears by them. An extra attraction for us (YMMV on this) was th

Re: [techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box

2000-01-03 Thread J B
>We bought one of their boxes, and except for a video card which >seems to >like coming loose, it's a nice box. Must be an earlier AGP mobodamn contact sensitive things...have seen boards that the vibrations from the power supply and processor fan will work the VC out...and system loses