Shell Script

Today I had to create a report from an online database.
Below is the script used. It took about 5 to 6 hours to process the 48766 records on the database using the SSH - Secure SHell.

The SSH Secure Shell for Workstations Windows client (SSH2 client) is a program that allows secure network services over an insecure network.

The SSH Secure Shell for Workstations Windows client replaces other, insecure terminal applications, such as Telnet and FTP. It allows you to securely remote login to remote host computers, to execute commands safely in a remote computer, and to provide secure encrypted and authenticated communications between two untrusted hosts. X11 connections and arbitrary TCP/IP ports can also be forwarded over the secure channel.

It is a powerful guardian against the numerous security hazards that nowadays threaten network communications.

Here the script

#! /bin/bash
HERE=/var/www/html/cfl/utils
HOST=dbms.m1group.com.au
ME=DBMS
TEMPLATE=template1
DATA=/var/www/html/cfl
SCRIPT=dbms_gen.sql
BPD_DATA=${DATA}/export
FLSD_DATA=${DATA}/export
C21_DATA=${DATA}/export
HS_DATA=${DATA}/export
TR_TO_CSV=${DATA}/utils/tr_to_csv.pl
#
#

cd ${HERE}
# Make BPD and HS reports
#
# Generate BPD and HS mail out files
${TR_TO_CSV} ${BPD_DATA}/BPD`date -I`_all.csv -a --c BPD
#${TR_TO_CSV} ${FLSD_DATA}/FLSD`date -I`_all2.csv -a --c FLSD
#${TR_TO_CSV} ${C21_DATA}/C21`date -I`_all2.csv -a --c C21
#
# 2005/01/28 not used anymore HS no longer customer
#${TR_TO_CSV} ${HS_DATA}/HS_`date -I`_all2.csv -a --c HS
#

Restore Your Computer's Performance with Windows XP

I've been downloading heaps of different software/applications for uni and personal use... My computer has been performing very slow.

I've had to fix the performance of it. The following link is a basic guide to "Restore Your Computer's Performance with Windows XP"

Downloading tools / plug-ins Task

I recently downloaded the Free Google Pack.
It's quite good had -

1. Google Deasktop - with handy tools for search your computer quicker and great for finding new google gadets that match your interests etc...
2. Google Toolbar for IE - Great pop-up block and it give you search acces with google from any webpages....
3. Mozilla Firefox with google Toolbar
4.Norton Security Scan
5. Picasa - Photo organizer/editor etc...
6. Google Screensaver
7. Adobe Reader 8
8. Spyware Doctor

Opitional Software

Realplayer, Skype and GalleryPlayer HD Images...

If you have already got some of the software, which most user will It will only update the software if a newer version is avaiable:)
You can also just choose the software you want...

Boolean & Google is my favorite

My favorite search engine is google. Why well basically it is recognized as the best general web search engine and from reading/surfing the net it's said to be the biggest sarch engine. Here's a UC Berkeley university link: -

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Google.html

I recommend reading this link its quite good:)

Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

The main dfference I can see is IRC is group based not individual based?

Messenger

Been using Windows Messenger all week communicating with my former IT manager who is now based in China.

This has been great as I have needed information, advise and assistance from him in using certain application for work.

The following are some of the advantages this application has been for me: -

- Cost effective
- Able to view when he has been online
- Cut n paste SQL queries and similar commands (CentOs/Linux)for him to view and make adjustments if needed?
- Able to invite other related people to the conversations if needed

Test your web page according to the W3C standards by going to their ‘validator’ page

This page is not Valid HTML 4.01 Frameset!

Below are the results of attempting to parse this document with
an SGML parser.

1. 
   Error
   Line 4,
   column 29:
   required attribute "TYPE" not specified
   .
   

   <script language="javascript">

   
   
   
   
   

   
   The attribute given above is required for an element that you've used,
   but you have omitted it. For instance, in most HTML and XHTML document
   types the "type" attribute is required on the "script" element and the
   "alt" attribute is required for the "img" element.
   

   
   

   
   Typical values for type are
   type="text/css" for <style>
   and type="text/javascript" for <script>.
   

   
   
   
   

   
   href="feedback.html?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwebct.curtin.edu.au%2F305033_a%2Fstudent_pres%2FGroup05%2Findex.html;errmsg_id=127#errormsg"
   title="Suggest improvements on this error message through our feedback channels"
   >✉
   

   
   
   



2. 
   Error
   Line 48,
   column 32:
   required attribute "TYPE" not specified
   .
   

   <script language="JavaScript1.4">

   
   
   
   
   

   
   href="feedback.html?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwebct.curtin.edu.au%2F305033_a%2Fstudent_pres%2FGroup05%2Findex.html;errmsg_id=127#errormsg"
   title="Suggest improvements on this error message through our feedback channels"
   >✉
   

   
   
   



3. 
   Error
   Line 63,
   column 6:
   end tag for "HEAD" which is not finished
   .
   

   </head>

   
   
   
   
   

   
   Most likely, You nested tags and closed them in the wrong order. For
   example <p><em>...</p> is not acceptable, as <em>
   must be closed before <p>. Acceptable nesting is:
   <p><em>...</em></p>
   

   
   

   
   Another possibility is that you used an element which requires
   a child element that you did not include. Hence the parent element
   is "not finished", not complete. For instance, <head> generally
   requires a <title>, lists (ul, ol, dl) require list items (li,
   or dt, dd), and so on.
   

   
   
   
   

   
   href="feedback.html?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwebct.curtin.edu.au%2F305033_a%2Fstudent_pres%2FGroup05%2Findex.html;errmsg_id=73#errormsg"
   title="Suggest improvements on this error message through our feedback channels"
   >✉
   

   
   
   



4. 
   Error
   Line 64,
   column 5:
   document type does not allow element "BODY" here
   .
   

   <body>

   
   
   
   
   

   
   The element named above was found in a context where it is not allowed.
   This could mean that you have incorrectly nested elements -- such as a
   "style" element in the "body" section instead of inside "head" -- or
   two elements that overlap (which is not allowed).
   

   
   

   
   One common cause for this error is the use of XHTML syntax in HTML
   documents. Due to HTML's rules of implicitly closed elements, this error
   can create cascading effects. For instance, using XHTML's "self-closing"
   tags for "meta" and "link" in the "head" section of a HTML document may
   cause the parser to infer the end of the "head" section and the
   beginning of the "body" section (where "link" and "meta" are not
   allowed; hence the reported error).
   

   
   
   
   

   
   href="feedback.html?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwebct.curtin.edu.au%2F305033_a%2Fstudent_pres%2FGroup05%2Findex.html;errmsg_id=64#errormsg"
   title="Suggest improvements on this error message through our feedback channels"
   >✉
   

   
   
   



5. 
   Error
   Line 65,
   column 29:
   required attribute "TYPE" not specified
   .
   

   <script language="javascript">

   
   
   
   
   

   
   href="feedback.html?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwebct.curtin.edu.au%2F305033_a%2Fstudent_pres%2FGroup05%2Findex.html;errmsg_id=127#errormsg"
   title="Suggest improvements on this error message through our feedback channels"
   >✉
   

   
   
   



6. 
   Error
   Line 70,
   column 6:
   end tag for "HTML" which is not finished
   .
   

   </html>

   
   
   
   
   

   
   href="feedback.html?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwebct.curtin.edu.au%2F305033_a%2Fstudent_pres%2FGroup05%2Findex.html;errmsg_id=73#errormsg"
   title="Suggest improvements on this error message through our feedback channels"
   >✉
   

   
   
   

SSH Sercure Shell (SSH)

I'm currently using this application at work and finding it quite good.
As the name suggests the SSH Secure Shell for Workstations Windows client (SSH2 client) is a program that allows secure network services over an insecure network.

The SSH Secure Shell for Workstations Windows client replaces other, insecure terminal applications, such as Telnet and FTP. It allows you to securely remote login to remote host computers, to execute commands safely in a remote computer, and to provide secure encrypted and authenticated communications between two untrusted hosts. X11 connections and arbitrary TCP/IP ports can also be forwarded over the secure channel, expanding Secure Shell 2's usability even further.

Secure Shell 2 with its array of security features is a great tool for a network environment. It is a powerful guardian against the numerous security hazards that nowadays threaten network communications.

As a database administrator I have been using this application a far bit.

Tools for using the Web

Most of the tools suggested below I have played with at one time or another; -

• Adobe
• Media players
• Flash/Shockwave Players
• Search Manager/Combiners
• Bookmark Manager

etc...

I havent played around much with 'Offline Browser/copier' software. So I'm playing with WebCopier ™ 4.5 at the moment.

Played around with it. Found it very easy to user. I quite like the Tip by tip steps the WebCopier 4.5 offers. A useful tool for uni students or even web-developers. The following lists it's main features: -

-WebCopier for Windows is a multifunction offline browser designed to run under Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

-It is a powerful tool that copies websites and stores them locally, on your system, until you are ready to view them.

-Once you've copied a site, you have access to its information at any time, no matter where you are.

-You can take webpages (product literature, support information, etc.) on business trips and have instant access to them on your laptop -- no Internet connection required.

-Use WebCopier to copy entire websites, or only specific directories.

-WebCopier follows links precisely, including JavaScript parsing. It can download up to 100 files simultaneously.

-WebCopier can print entire websites or only specific part of them.

-Provides support for JavaScript (.js), Java Classes (.class) and Macromedia Flash (.swf) files.

-WebCopier supports proxy servers, and allows you to specify a user name and password to access secure websites.

-The File and URL Filters give you full control over which files are copied, and which are skipped.

-Use the Integrated browser to view the downloaded pages or to browse the Internet.

-WebCopier stores all paths in relative form, so files can be moved easily to another computer, CD, backup device.

-WebCopier is very easy to use

-Specially-designed Wizards will help you create each new download project.

SQL

I know this has nothing to do with NET11 but I thought I'd share that I scored 95% with my SQL test. Yay!!!

Contributing to the Infosphere: e-writing? - The Protocols

• The protocols (Taken from webct Curtin)

Over the years we have seen many changes since the early days of the www the protocols in use remain mostly the same as those proposed by Lee: -

• Http: hypertext transfer protocol is the communications protocol which enables requests to travel from your computer to the server on which the page /information you are requesting is held.
• Url: uniform resource locator – the address
• html: hypertext markup language– the language standard which ‘tells’ web browsers how to display the information
  

For more information see these definition (http://www.isgmlug.org/technology.html) and information on standard generalised markup language -http://www.isgmlug.org/sgmlhelp/exetwhy.htm (SGML).

Another language you might come across references to is ‘xml’: - ‘Short for Extensible Markup Language, a specification developed by the W3C. XML is a pared-down version of SGML, designed especially for Web documents. It allows designers to create their own customized tags, enabling the definition, transmission, validation, and interpretation of data between applications and between organizations.’

Contributing to the Infosphere: e-writing? - BACKGROUND

As I'm reading this topic I've already learnt that -

‘The first weblog was the first website, http://info.cern.ch/, the site built by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN.
From this page TBL pointed to all the new sites as they came online. Luckily, the content of this site has been archived at the World Wide Web Consortium… NCSA's What's New page took the cursor for a while, then Netscape's What's New page was the big blog in the sky in 1993-96. Then all hell broke loose. The Web exploded…

I'm currently visiting the info.cern.ch and already impressed with the intro statement -

"1990 was a momentous year in world events. In February, Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in prison. In April, the space shuttle Discovery carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. And in October, Germany was reunified.Then at the end of 1990, a revolution took place that changed the way we live today."

I'm also checking out the following links http://www.boraski.com/www/hypertext.html & http://www.boraski.com/www/ht.html
It's worth checking out to see how things have changed over the years... I think you also get an in appreciation of this development too.

Here an interesting fact to note*

Hypertext, which most of us would associate with the WWW in fact predated the web – some would say by almost 50 years, if we take Vannevar Bush’s Memex as its theoretical starting point.

The term ‘hypertext’ was first described by Ted Nelson in 1965, who later went on to develop the Xanadu project. The first really successful hypertext system available to the public was the Apple computer HyperCard system.

In 1989 a group at CERN led by Tim Berners Lee began developing a protocol which would enable a world-wide hypertext system, this system became known as the WWW, and utilised html, http & urls. Berners Lee made the system available online for free in 1991. Shortly after, the first user friendly graphical browsers were developed with Mosaic appearing in 1993, and later, Netscape Navigator.