Creating an SQL Server DSN (Data Source Name) September 15 2005
During my recent experiments with interfacing Perl and SQL Server, I came across the need to create a DSN (aka Data Source Name)to an SQL Server database on a Windows machine. This was accomplished be the following:
1. Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC)
2. Add
3. SQL Server
4. Enter your info
Et Voila! Happy integration!
Convert Chinese characters to Unicode UTF-8
I have been recently given the task to create a website that is the Chinese equivalent to an english one. The translator provided me with a Word document containing the Chinese however tools such as dreamweaver and X-Emacs don’t seem to be able to allow for the translated text to be copied from the clipboard into HTML files. This is probably due to the fact that something gets lost in the clipboard goo.
I have decided to translate the Chinese characters directly into Unicode UTF-8 for inclusion into the website. Conversion can be obtained via UTF-8 …
Blair Arnold-Eitzen Has a Blog! September 12 2005
Just a quick post to say my wife (Blair Arnold-Eitzen) now has her very own blog.
You can find it at : http://pacerblair.blogspot.com.
Happy reading!
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