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Converting a DVD VOB file to an AVI file
an AVI, and reduced the filesize from 160MB to 27 MB in the process
1) Download SmartRipper from afterDawn.com
Unzip it, put the DVD in the drive then run it.
Select the chapter you want to rip, press the target icon, select
a filename, and press the Start tab
2) Download DVD2AVI from afterdawn.com
unzip it, and run the application
click file>open and select the VOB in step 1.
You can drop the audio down from 48khz 44.1khz and remove the dolby surround
to reduce file size.
Select file>Save Project to create the Audio (WAV) file.
Select file>Save AVI to create the vidio (AVI) file (without audio)
I selected DivX compression on the last step (not sure if this is necessary)
3) Download VirtualDub from afterdawn.com
unzip it, and run virtualDub.exe
Click File>Open Video file. Select the AVI from step 2.
Click Audio>Wav Audio. Select the audio from step 1.
Click Audio>Full processing mode then Audio>Compression. Select Mpeg 3
Click Video>Full processing mode then Video>Compression. Select DivX
Select File>Save as AVI.
Reading a company’s VAT number from sage
Dim WS As SageDataObject90.WorkSpace
Dim sdoCompany As SageDataObject90.SetupData
Set SDO = New SageDataObject90.sdoEngine
Set WS = SDO.Workspaces.Add("Myconnection")
‘Connect to data files
WS.Connect SageLocation, SageUsername, SagePassword, "ThisIsUnique"
‘Create an instance of InvoicePost & Record object’s
Set sdoCompany = WS.CreateObject("SetupData")
Me.txtCompanyName.Text = sdoCompany.Fields("NAME")
Me.txtVatNumber.Text = sdoCompany.Fields("VAT_REG_NUMBER")
‘ Disconnect
WS.Disconnect
Serving Google Earth Links from a website
<Placemark>
<description>Whatever</description>
<name><%=strName%></name>
<address><%= strAddress %></address>
</Placemark>
</kml> The code behind is:
public
string strName = ""; public string strAddress = ""; private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e){
Response.ContentType="application/earthviewer";
strName="name..";
strAddress="Address…";
}
Then add an application mapping into IIS by pressing website > Properties > Configuration > Add Executable: C:WINDOWSMicrosoft.NETFrameworkv1.1.4322aspnet_isapi.dll Extension: KML Then Add the following into the web.config <system.web><
httpHandlers> <add verb="GET, HEAD, POST, DEBUG" path="*.kml" type="System.Web.UI.PageHandlerFactory"></add></
httpHandlers></system.web>
Now rename the ASPX file to a .KML file, and it can be called from a browser