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SPOTLIGHT
ON xfODBC: Synergy/DE xfODBC is helping AgTrax
users create custom reports
Bonnie Tindall can quickly create any type of report for United
Farmers Coop thanks to the Synergy/Debased AgNet Data Program
from AgTrax, in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Featuring Synergy/DE xfODBC, the program allows AgTrax
users like Tindall to extract data from the coop's grain accounting
software and create customized reports—such as patronage
check register, prepaid/booking, and chemical sales—in
programs such as Excel, Word, or Crystal Reports.
"I can customize, design, and sort any report the way
I want," says Tindall, who provides Web/systems support
for the coop's 19 facilities. "This is very helpful when
you're working with as many products as we have as well as
with all the sales personnel, marketing personnel, and accounting
personnel."
For example, Tindall imported all of the sales data for the
company's last fiscal year into an Excel file where she filtered
and sorted the information. She was then able to give an agronomy
manager specific sales information on specific chemicals.
Tindall says she's also used AgNet to build a customer database
within the company's Web site.
AgNet also saves her time and prevents errors associated with
manually entering information into a spreadsheet.
Not everyone is going to want the same information out of
an accounting software package, she says. This product lets
her customize the data, without needing AgTrax to develop
new reports.
"I think it's a time savings for them as well,"
Tindall says.
How is xfODBC
benefiting your customers? Tell
us your story and we'll send you $100 if it's published.
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NEW
FEATURE IN THE SYNERGY/DE RESOURCE CENTER: SYNERGY-L ARCHIVE
An invaluable resource for Synergy developers, the Synergy
listserv includes helpful tips, advice, and discussions on
a vast array of topics by and from Synergy developers. Now
in addition to posting your question on the list, you can
check the archives to see what has already been discussed
on that topic. Chances are good that your topic has been addressed
before. Now you can search postings from as far back as 2001
with just a couple of clicks. Check out the Synergy-L
Archive now available in the Resource Center.
(Attention HelpDesk Support
customers: After clicking on the above links, log in to the
Resource Center. You'll then be redirected to the appropriate
Web page.)
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SUPPORT
TECH TIP: How to change prompt renditions in Synergy/DE UI
Toolkit
Question:
We would like to change the color of prompts when they are
clicked in our UI Toolkit application. How can I change a
prompt's renditions?
Answer:
Although you can use the UI Toolkit routine I_FLDMOD to change
the font for a prompt, you must use the Synergy Language routine
W_FLDS to change any other setting that affects a prompt's
appearance. To use W_FLDS, you'll need the low-level field
number for the prompt, which you can get with I_FLDINF. (This
number is in gs_promptfld, which is defined in fldinf.def.)
For instance, to change a prompt's color, use W_FLDS with
the WF_COLOR function as in the following example, which sets
a prompt to the color specified in Synergy color palette entry
10.
xcall
i_fldinf(inp_id, field_name, , ,gs_inpfld)
xcall w_flds(inp_id, WF_COLOR, gs_promptfld, 10)
For information
on W_FLDS, see the "Windowing Subroutines" chapter
of the Synergy
Language Reference Manual. For information on I_FLDINF,
see the "Input Subroutines" chapter of the UI
Toolkit Reference Manual.
(Attention
HelpDesk Support customers: After clicking on the above links,
log in to the Resource Center. You'll then be redirected to
the appropriate Web page.)
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PLATFORM
NEWS: RECENT TECHNOLOGY HEADLINES
The following are some recent press releases and articles
about operating systems that Synergy/DE supports.
Sun
- Sun
Lights Up the Sun Grid - First Global Compute and Storage
Grid for $1/cpu-hr and $1/GB-mo, Feb. 1
- Where
Sun Sees Brighter Days, Feb. 7
Microsoft
- Microsoft
to Implement Worldwide Anti-Piracy Initiative, Jan.
26
Linux
- Novell,
Red Hat ready for OS battle, Jan. 21
(Synergy/DE supports Novell's SuSe Linux and Red Hat's Linux
and will support new versions of both as they are released.)
- Red
Hat Launches Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Feb. 15
- World's
largest Linux migration gets major boost, Feb. 4
- Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Feb. 4
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MICROSOFT PATCHES
Following is some information on recent Microsoft patches
for issues that may affect your users.
- A
Stop error 0xD1 in the Tcpip.sys file occurs when you run
Microsoft Windows 2000 on computer that has multiple processors,
Feb. 4
- Your
Windows 2000-based computer may become slow and unresponsive
after several days, Jan. 25
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WHERE IN THE
WORLD IS SYNERGY/DE NOW?
Have you ever been stuck in traffic and suddenly gotten the
urge to do or eat something because of an advertisement you
saw on a bus? This is the goal of companies who place their
advertisements on the sides and backs of buses—and chances
are they're using materials from this Synergy/DE customer
to do so.
An ISO
9001-certified manufacturer of pressure-sensitive films and
adhesives, FLEXcon offers the largest selection of standard
off-the-shelf products and specialty, made-to-order products
in the world. In business for more than 45 years, FLEXcon
creates products such as product identification labels, point-of-purchase
and promotional graphics (such as transit advertising), novelty
items, stickers and decals, and bonding and mounting materials.
Last year alone, FLEXcon produced more than 10,000 different
products for their customers.
FLEXcon
uses a Synergy/DE 8.1.3-based application to manage their
inventory, ordering, and sales analysis processes.
For more
information about FLEXcon, visit their Web
site.
Where
else in the world is Synergy/DE? From big companies to
small, find out how Synergy/DE is powering applications around
the globe.
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REMINDER
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President's Day. If you anticipate needing our assistance
on this day, please let
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