February 2012

How to Install Windows 7 Starter on a Netbook with no CD/DVD Drive

This little problem came up today when a friend asked me to look at a recently purchased ASUS netbook. The transaction for the device came via eBay and the seller had inadvertently (in an attempt to securely erase their data before shipping the device) erased the entire hard drive, recovery partition and all.

This particular device had no optical drive so as to reinstall Windows from OEM DVD. So, after search on the we for an answer I came across this little article on how to create a bootable USB Drive and then transfer the contents of a Windows installation DVD onto it to use to resurrect the netbook. Great article, brief, and to the point. Here is the entire URL:

http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-install-windows-7vista-from-usb-drive-detailed-100-working-guide/

Static vs. Dynamic Forms in Adobe LiveCycle ®

In this tutorial I demonstrate and explain the differences between static and dynamic forms. I also emphasize how not understanding this key element can cause otherwise well designed forms to not work as they should.

Mandatory Fields in Adobe LiveCycle ®

How to design and implement mandatory fields at both design time and run time in Adobe LiveCycle.

Code used in this video:

if (this.rawValue==1)

{

   this.parent.TextBox1.mandatory = “error”; 

}

else

{

   this.parent.TextBox1.mandatory = “disabled”; 

}

//To make the Field optional change the above statement to: this.parent.TextField1.mandatory = “warning”;

Advanced Expanding Tables and Script Objects in Adobe LiveCycle ®

This tutorial demonstrates how Scripting Objects can be used to make more robust and better organized forms. Also, I demonstrate how to use check boxes to manipulate data rows in an expanding table.

Here is the code used in the Script Object and Check Boxes:

SO:
function addToTable(component, check_caption, check_uncheck)
{
var rowNum = component._Row1.count;
if (check_uncheck == 1) //check if click was on or off
{        //if on then add the row to the table
   if (rowNum == 0)
     {
      component._Row1.addInstance();
      component.Row1.Cell1.rawValue = check_caption;
     }
   else if (rowNum == 1)   //if 1 and no value assign value
     {
        if (component.Row1.Cell1.rawValue == null) //check for available row
          {
          component.Row1.Cell1.rawValue = check_caption;
          }
        else     //if 1 and value add row and assign value
          {
            component.Row1.instanceManager.addInstance();
            component.resolveNode(“Row1[1]”).Cell1.rawValue = check_caption;
          }
     }
   else if (rowNum > 1)
     {
       component.Row1.instanceManager.addInstance(); //count rows – if greater than 1 add row and assign value
       component.resolveNode(“Row1[” + rowNum +”]”).Cell1.rawValue = check_caption;
     }
}
else         //if off then delete the row from the table
{
var rows = component.resolveNodes(“Row1[*]”);
var row = component;
for (var i=0; i<rows.length; i++) //find the correct row
{
    var currentRow = rows.item(i);
    if (currentRow.Cell1.rawValue == check_caption)
    {
     component._Row1.removeInstance(i);
   }
}
}
}

Check Boxes:
SO.addToTable(this.parent.Table1, this.resolveNode(“caption.value.#text”).value, this.rawValue);