I needed an attribute to validate the credit card expiration date and couldn’t find any good examples. I have it working now, so others can use it. Here is the action that does the validation: In your form model, do the following:
Author Archives: Mike
Disable Adobe Acrobat Reader in Google Chrome
Are you annoyed that Adobe Acrobat Reader pops up in Google Chrome? I was. With some searching I found out you can enter about:plugins in the URL bar then search for Adobe Acrobat and disable it.
What was the name of the last spool file my program created? Here is how to determine that.
I had a problem recently where because of some old programs with built-in O-specs I didn’t really know what the name of the spool file generated is in CL. I found this API that can figure that out for you. Here is how to use it. First declare your variables: /* QSPRILSP Fields */ DCL […]
Compare Excel 2007 Tabs Side-By-Side
I am posting this tip here so I don’t lose it for the next time I need it. I had to compare three tabs and was would have been easiest to compare them side-by-side. Here is what I figured out: Click on the View tab. Click New Window. Repeat this for as many windows that […]
Creating a SubReport in SQL Server Reporting Services
I am documenting this here because this is very difficult to find anywhere online. When you are creating a report in Visual Studio, one of the options you have is to create a subreport. I tried to make one a year ago and gave up after failing to get it to run correctly. This time […]
Tip of the Day: Force Word-Wrap in Excel
I had the need to force word-wrap some text in a cell in Excel. Use Alt-Enter to accomplish this.
Is it a Podcast or Something Else?
I have been thinking about this and have some thoughts on the whole thing. The internet started out with most people not knowing or understanding it. Today they can’t live without it. Blogging was something that was around before 1998 (when I started blogging), back then no body knew about it or could understand why […]
Easy Field Encyption for System i
I just finished up an article about <a href=”http://imho.midrange.com/2007/12/07/easy-field-encyption-for-system-i/”>field encryption for the System i</a> over <a href=”http://imho.midrange.com/” target=”_blank”>In My Honest Opinion</a> at <a href=”http://midrange.com” target=”_blank”>midrange.com</a>
My Thoughts On: Gay Marriage
I have been meaning to write this for quite a while. I haven’t had much time (or rather taken the time time) to write this. I feel I have some interesting thoughts, so please read this article in full before making any comments. I will not moderate any of the comments left on this post […]