Tres Finocchiaro

Automating TrackIt! Reports - The Easy Way (Works for other Crystal Reports) Rainforest Software makes a utility "crexport.exe" that can automate a Crystal Report with parameters.  Here's how: If not already installed, install the .NET Framework 4.0 .  This comes bundled with modern versions of Windows and most likely is already installed. Install the 32-bit Crystal Reports runtime here . (64-bit won't work for TrackIt! reports, but may work for others). Download and extract " crexport.exe " to a folder on your desktop From TrackIt's report section, click "Work Order Status by Technician" and in the top left click "Export Report". Save this report to the same directory as "crexport.exe". Download the " CorFlags.exe " utility to the same directory as "crexport.exe" Open a command prompt.  Using CorFlags, Switch "crexport.exe" to run in 32-bit only. corflags /32BIT+ crexport.exe Get

Simple script to set the Lock Screen Timout in Windows 8 to be the same as the screen sleep.  This is useful for Windows 8 PCs that are connected to AC power so that lock screen notifications can still be seen until the screen enters sleep mode. The default setting of 60 seconds is useful for mobile devices to preserve battery, but for office use, this defeats the purpose of having an interactive lock screen. @echo off cls REM ############################################################################ REM #                      CONSOLE LOCK FIX WINDOWS 8 PC                       # REM ############################################################################ REM # Description: Sets console lock to occur when screen sleeps (i.e. 10 mins)# REM # Author:  A. Tres Finocchiaro, 2013-04-16                                 # REM ############################################################################ REM #############  AVAILABLE POWER PLANS ############## set BALANCED=381b4222-