SSIS Script: convert UPPERCASE to Mixed-Case using TitleCasehttps://joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/ssis/ssis-script-convert-uppercase-to-mixed-case-using-titlecase.html

04 October 2013 it here so that I can work on improving it: /* Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services Script Component * Write scripts using Microsoft Visual C# 2008. * ScriptMain is the entry point class of the script.*/ using System; using System.Data; using...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: SQL Server Integration Services
• Language: en-GB

JDatabase: using the Joomla database with exampleshttps://joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/jdatabase-using-the-joomla-database.html

27 January 2013 Apologies for posting yet another article on how to access the Joomla Database using the Joomla classes but this is just a quick note for myself as a reference sheet. Plus the official documentation don't have enough examples in my view. Source:...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: en-GB

Migrate Joomla! 1.5.x to 2.5.x+https://joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/migrating-from-joomla-15-to-16.html

30 January 2011 of the SQL file into the input field) Re-build/Auto-correct some Joomla inconsistencies Login to your Joomla Admin Panel using a System Administrator account ("Super User"?) Go to Categories > click on the "REBUILD" icon (top right) Go to Menus > click...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: *

ZohoCRM: Using Criteria with Module Record Counthttps://joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zohocrm-using-criteria-with-module-record-count.html

14 November 2023 An example of code using the new API call "Module Record Count" with some criteria. Why? At time of print, I couldn't find an example of how to use this API call with search filters or criteria. Not sure about the rest of you, but I've been using this...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Zoho
• Language: *

Basic Webpage Controls with JavaScript / COMhttps://joellipman.com/articles/automation/autohotkey/basic-webpage-controls-with-javascript-com.html

05 July 2011 Library - for use with AHK Basic Purpose The purpose of this tutorial is to teach the intermediate AHK user how to start using COM to control webpages. My goal is to provide methods for controlling webpages, similar to how the AHK Control Commands can...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: AutoHotkey
• Language: *

Google Drive API v3 - OAuth2 using Service Account in PHP/JWThttps://joellipman.com/articles/google/google-drive-oauth-using-service-account-in-php.html

02 February 2019 files in a team's Google Drive. This is very different to my code for OAuth when attended: Google Authentication - OAuth 2.0 using PHP/cURL... In that this one doesn't prompt for a user. Again this script doesn't need the client libraries, composer,...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Google
• Language: en-GB

Zoho CRM: Update a custom field in line items / product details using REST API v2.1https://joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-crm-update-a-custom-field-in-line-items-product-details.html

17 May 2021 custom fields in a line items or product details section of a transactional module such as Quotes, Sales Orders or Invoices using code: Zoho Deluge. Why? At time of print, Zoho had recently introduced the ability to have custom fields in your line...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Zoho
• Language: *

Zoho CRM: Updating a CRM record Custom Line Items using API v7https://joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-crm-updating-a-crm-record-using-api-v7.html

18 December 2024 so that I don't have to keep finding a function that gives me the syntax of how to either create or update a record using invokeUrl. Why? Because my designers keep including custom fields in their transactional modules line items (quotes, sales orders,...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Zoho
• Language: *

Zoho Projects: Add a Time Log to an Issue using Delugehttps://joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-projects-add-a-time-log-to-an-issue-using-deluge.html

30 April 2021 This is an article to demonstrate how to log a time event under a Zoho Projects Issue using code (Zoho Deluge) rather than the graphical user interface (GUI). Note this would probably be similar to when trying to enter a time against a project Task but...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Zoho
• Language: *

MacOs: Transcribe Training Video using OpenAI Whisperhttps://joellipman.com/articles/apple/macos-transcribe-training-video-using-openai-whisper.html

23 June 2025 Type brew install ffmpeg Extract audio: ffmpeg -i your_video.mp4 -vn -ar 16000 -ac 1 -b:a 64k output_audio.mp3 [Optional if using online version of OpenAI Whisper] Split audio into segments: ffmpeg -i output_audio.mp3 -f segment -segment_time 600 -c...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Apple
• Language: *

Using MetaMod to hide buttons from logged in usershttps://joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/using-metamod-to-hide-buttons-from-logged-in-users.html

22 September 2009 to find an easy solution to hide menu items from registered users. Finally, I found a solution that works 100% for me using the MetaMod tool without using any template hacks. The instructions on the metamod page are very vague so I wanted to make it bit...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: *

Add attribute xsl:nil=true on empty elements using XSLThttps://joellipman.com/articles/web-development/xml/xslt/add-attribute-xsl-nil-true-on-empty-elements-using-xslt.html

18 August 2014 An article on how to declare an XML element as NULL using the attribute "xsi:nil". I'm going to use a very short example by providing a blank date of birth value: -- What I have: // -- What I want: Why? Outputting from SITS:Vision to our staging...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: XML Stylesheet Language Transformations
• Language: *

Google Authentication - OAuth 2.0 using PHP/cURLhttps://joellipman.com/articles/google/google-authentication-oauth-2-0-using-php-curl.html

31 October 2018 This is an article which lists the functions necessary to process Google Authentication using OAuth2.0. These functions allow a script to simply be loaded and to either create a token file, or use the existing one as long as it hasn't expired. Update...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Google
• Language: en-GB

Zoho CRM: Mapping a Multi-User or Multi-Lookup field using Delugehttps://joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-crm-mapping-a-multi-user-or-multi-lookup-field-using-deluge.html

28 April 2021 This is a very quick article with examples of managing a multi-user or multi-lookup field in CRM using Zoho Deluge. Why? Sometimes you might need this when data mapping fields from one module to another, sometimes you need to manage existing...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Zoho
• Language: *

Zoho Deluge: Text (SMS) reminder using Twilio API (LocalSense)https://joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-deluge-text-sms-using-twilio-api-localsense.html

16 December 2021 A very quick article to remind me how to send a text message using Twilio API in Zoho Deluge. Why? The use-case here is that we want local sense dialing where specific numbers are used both for outbound and inbound but local to the customer and we want...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Zoho
• Language: *

Zoho CRM: Using a function for validation rules (or restricting specific picklist options by user profile)https://joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-crm-using-a-function-for-validation-rules.html

11 February 2022 How? Well this can be done through a validation rule. After working in Zoho CRM for over 3 years, this is the first time I'm using it so I'm documenting it. For this example, we're going to use my use-case scenario mentioned earlier: first-line agents...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Zoho
• Language: *

Zoho CRM: Schedule a Meeting using Delugehttps://joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-crm-schedule-a-meeting-using-deluge.html

02 March 2022 Following on my article of creating a task using Zoho Deluge and scheduling a call using Zoho Deluge, here's an article on creating a Meeting or an Event using Zoho Deluge. Why? Because at time of print, I couldn't find that much information on how to...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Zoho
• Language: *

Zoho CRM: Manage a subform using Client Scripthttps://joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zoho-crm-manage-a-subform-using-client-script.html

09 December 2022 This is an article with a snippet of code demonstrating how to manage a subform using a Zoho CRM Client Script. Why? A client wanted an automation on-the-fly that when selecting a specific value in a field, a row would be added to a subform contained...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Zoho
• Language: *

ZohoCreator: Using .toFile and Uploading to a Creator fieldhttps://joellipman.com/articles/crm/zoho/zohocreator-using-tofile-and-uploading-to-a-creator-field.html

25 March 2024 = "All_Weekly_Calendar_Caches"; v_FileUploadFieldName = "Cached_DataFile"; v_RecordID = c_Check.ID.toString(); // // using API upload file endpoint (either endpoints seem to be valid) //v_Endpoint =...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Zoho
• Language: *

Generate Academic Calendar using MySQLhttps://joellipman.com/articles/database/mysql/generate-academic-calendar-using-mysql.html

27 November 2012 NOW() >= acyear.StartDate ORDER BY acyear.StartDate DESC LIMIT 0,1 ) ORDER BY calendar.weekNumber Same Query but without using % (avoids MySQL Error 1065: Works within PHP scripts) SELECT calendar.WeekNumber AS AcademicWeek, CONCAT(...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: MySQL
• Language: en-GB