08.29.08

My other sites

Posted in Blogging, Podcasts, Software, Watir at 10:28 am by Željko Filipin

Wondering why I did not post anything here for a long time? I have been active at my other sites. Take a look if you want to know what is going on with me lately.

07.17.08

License

Posted in Software at 9:00 am by Željko Filipin

After years of blogging I finally picked a license.

Creative Commons License
Zeljko Filipin’s Blog on Software Testing by Zeljko Filipin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Croatia License.

07.10.08

Get rid Of “Press a key…” While Using Log Parser

Posted in Software at 9:00 am by Željko Filipin

As I said before, I use Log Parser a lot.

One thing that really annoyed me is Press a key... that would appear after each screen of results.

C:\>LogParser "SELECT text FROM errors.log"
[...]
Press a key…
[...]

It took me some time to get rid of it, so maybe this helps somebody. Use -rtp:-1 switch and there will be no more Press a key...

C:\>LogParser -rtp:-1 "SELECT text FROM errors.log"

07.03.08

Log Parser and Batch Files

Posted in Software at 1:52 pm by Željko Filipin

I am using Log Parser to parse log files. I parse a lot of files and I wanted to make a batch file that will do it for me.

I pasted my commands to a batch file, executed it, and to my surprise, it would parse the files but would not find anything.

This is content of my batch file:

LogParser "SELECT text FROM errors.log WHERE text LIKE '2008-%'"

When I execute it, it does not find anything:

C:\>parse_logs.cmd
C:\>LogParser "SELECT text FROM errors.log WHERE text LIKE '2008-'"


Statistics:
-----------
Elements processed: 34
Elements output: 0
Execution time: 0.02 seconds

When I executed the command from command prompt, Log Parser would find what I was looking for:

C:\>LogParser "SELECT text FROM errors.log WHERE text LIKE '2008-%'"

Statistics:
-----------
Elements processed: 34
Elements output: 24
Execution time: 0.02 seconds

I looked around, asked a few people but no luck.

I finally found the problem.

There is % in Log Parser SQL query:

LIKE '2008-%'

% represents variable in batch file, and if you take a closer look how batch file gets executed you will see that

LIKE '2008-%'

is executed as

LIKE '2008-'

I changed batch file to

LIKE '2008-%%'

and now it works.

05.28.08

Watir Podcast

Posted in Podcasts, Watir at 10:03 am by Željko Filipin

In the first episode Željko Filipin talks with Bret Pettichord about Watir and what it does and doesn’t do well. Bret describes how people are building frameworks with Watir and the reasons why Watir was created in the first place. Also included are his thoughts on recorders and open-source and his new company, WatirCraft.

More information at watirpodcast.com.

05.13.08

Watir Contributors

Posted in Watir at 4:22 pm by Željko Filipin

We were thinking about creating a page with all Watir contributors, and today I had a good enough reason to finally create it.

wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Contributors

Since I will not have the time to add all Watir contributors (answering questions at this list, writing documentation, code…), please add yourself to the page, and link to your contribution. If there are lots of them, just to the ones you are proud of. You can also add other people, just do not forget to link to the contribution.

05.12.08

Ruby on Beers 2

Posted in Events, Ruby at 1:01 pm by Željko Filipin

Ruby on Beers 2

The second Ruby on Beers happened yesterday. About 15 of us appeared, much more than I expected.

We were talking about Heroku, Git and Watir.

We did not have the time to talk about Unicode and RSpec, so we will talk about it the next time. There was interest in talking about Rubinius.

The next Ruby on Beers will probably happen at the same place (Multimedijalni institut, net.kulturni klub mama, Preradovićeva 18, Zagreb), at Saturday May 31st 2008 at 5 pm.

04.28.08

Edge of Network

Posted in Software at 12:30 pm by Željko Filipin

The software I am testing is built around the edge of network idea. Yesterday, edgeof.net site is launched. Visit it and see what it is all about.

04.24.08

Watir 1.5.4 is released

Posted in Watir at 9:39 am by Željko Filipin

Watir 1.5.4 is released.

04.22.08

The Way I Like My Windows

Posted in Software at 12:30 pm by Željko Filipin

I created this reminder the last time I reinstalled Windows XP but it never got out of drafts. Since Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be out soon, I will need this again.

  • Download the latest service pack.
  • Backup data.
  • Make list of applications you use. Wakoopa and del.icio.us can help. Do not forget application (mainly Firefox) add ons.
  • Install operating system.
  • Install service pack.
  • Fix Internet connection (Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller):
    Insert hp restore plus! CD > start > My Computer > right click > Manage > Device Manager > Other Devices > Ethernet Controller > right click > Update Driver…
  • Activate operating system.
  • Install other updates.
  • Install antivirus.
  • Install Firefox and Adobe Flash Player plugin.
  • Keyboard:
    start > Control Panel > Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options > Add other languages > Languages - Text services and input languages > Details… > Settings:

    • Installed services > Add.. > Input language > Croatian > OK
    • Default input language > Croatian > Croatian > OK > OK
  • Sound (SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio):
    Insert hp restore plus! CD > start > My Computer > right click > Manage > Device Manager > Other devices > Multimedia Audio Controller > right click > update driver
  • TV:
    Insert WinFast Drivers (CX2388x) CD > start > My Computer > right click > Manage > Device Manager > Other devices > Multimedia Controller > right click > Update Driver…

    • Multimedia Controller - WinFast TV2000 XP Global/TV Global
    • Multimedia Video Controller - WinFast TV2000 XP Global/TV Global WDM Video Capture
    • Unknown device - WinFast TV2000 XP Global/TV Global WDM Crossbar
    • Unknown device - WinFast TV2000 XP Global/TV Global WDM TVTuner.(Xceive XC2028)
  • Monitor (Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller):
    Insert hp restore plus! CD > Start > My Computer > right click > Manage > Device Manager > Other devices > Video Controller (VGA Compatible) > right click > Update Driver…
  • Desktop:
    right click > Properties > Settings > select monitor labeled 1 > check check box Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. > OK
  • Time:
    start > Control Panel > Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options > Change the date and time > Time Zone > GMT+01:00 Sarajevo, Skopje, Warsaw, Zagreb
  • Regional and Language Options:
    start > Control Panel > Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options > Regional and Language Options > Regional Options > Standards and formats > Croatian > Location > Croatia > OK
  • Windows Explorer:
    • View > Details
    • Tools > Folder Options… > View
      • Folder views > Apply to All Folders > Yes
      • Advanced settings: > Hide extensions for known file types > uncheck > OK
  • Remove Internet Explorer clicking sound:
    Control Panel > Sounds, Speech and Audio devices > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds > Program events > Windows Explorer > Start Navigation > Sounds > (None) > OK

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