New projects…

I have put the back up thing on hold.  Apparently, there are a lot of backup programs, blah blah.  It can wait.  I have instead focused on excel scripts creating new sheets, naming, clearing data, adding data, etc…

And, I have started looking into VBA code for writing macros for excel, to use at work.  The majority of the world is still using windows based computers.  Kind of a pain having to learn two different programing languages at the same time, but I guess it will pay off in the long run.

I have to admit applescript does seem to come a little more natural.  Seems to flow just a little better. VBA is a little more cryptic, at least so it seems right now.

A little VBA code to “null” columns of data to a zero point worked out nicely and saves me about 5 minutes per date package.  I will post the code tomorrow, if I can remember to.  I will create a VBA category and place this post in it as well.

I am going to keep plugging along learning what I can and keep yo up to date with the progress.

It has been a while.

Hey there, it has been a while and I don’t think that anyone even missed me.

Anyway, I am back and will try to keep up on the blogging.  Not really something that I have done much of before.  I guess I don’t have much to say.

Keep looking and always look at the facts.

Nearly have the auto backup folder script working

I have nearly finished the auto backup folder action working.  Basically, what it does is backup a copy of what ever file is added to the folder to a folder on the network.  It is close, although I have run into a snag when running it as a folder action.  Everything works when a designated file is the backup target, but when set up as a folder action, it isn’t getting where it should go.

I am going to work on it tonight, if I get the time, hopefully have it working.

Playing…

Hey, you ever find yourself playing the same old tunes? Yep, me too. When I first started playing, at 15 years old, I was into Punk music and Heavy Metal.  The Circle Jerks, Minor Threat, Dead Kenadys, The Exploited, Ozzy, Metallica, Slayer, and others of the time. It was a lot of fun, learning new tunes every other day.  Playing for hours a day. Driving my parents crazy with the loud music.

Now, I have the time to play maybe 30 minutes a couple times a week and my taste in music has, well become broader. The other day I was playing a couple of bluegrass tunes and started thinking about the days long gone. How my playing is staginant.

So I dug out some of the old folders of sheet music and lessons. I have decided to dedicate a little time every day to knocking some of the rust. It is time to run some scales.

Automator

This is where you’ll find posts, links, etc… related to Automator.

Xcode

This is where you will find posts, links, etc… related to Xcode.

AppleScripts

This category is where you will find anything related to AppleScripting. Snippets that I have created, links to AppleScript related pages, and updates on projects I am working on.

You’ll also find snippets on the AppleScript page.