When specifying parameters for queries in a SQLDataSource control, the error "Too Many Parameters" may be displayed despite having the correct number of parameters for the Update command, when the command is specified in "text" on the .aspx page itself. The parameters must be the same case as the field names and must be spelled exactly the same as the field names, but with a leading "@" sign. This affects the ability to update the columns with the "Edit" link.
For example, column agent_name requires @agent_name, not @AgentName.
Since the Query Builder requires that the parameters be filled in, this is an easy mistake to make as typically the parameters for a stored procedure do not need to be spelled exactly the same as field names. But when using the SQLDataSource control, magic occurs in the background to align the textbox values with the field names.
There are several ways to make your Windows computer faster:
1. If running Windows 10, there is a PowerShell script called "Windows10DebloaterGUI.ps1". It will stop unnecessary background processes from running. It can be downloaded from GitHub and executed. There is YouTube video which demonstrates using the script which can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkeGuGUegss .
2. Disk Cleanup - This is a tool built into several versions of Windows which helps greatly with improving performance. It eliminates unnecessary temporary files from your hard drive. It can also remove old Windows Upgrade temp files. It can be found by typing "Disk Cleanup" in the Windows Search box.
3. For a computer that is several years old, I can replace your mechanical hard drive with a solid-state drive (SSD). There are two types of SSD's available. If your mechanical hard drive uses a PATA interface, the computer is probably so old that you should consider replacing it. Pay attention to the speed of the CPU to determine if a drive upgrade is worth it.
Many older computers have a mechanical hard drive that uses a SATA connector. The mechanical hard drive is either 2.5 inches or 3.5 inches in width. It's usually a very simple replacement, but the trick is getting your computer to boot properly and getting all your current applications working. This is accomplished via a "cloning" operation, which is different than just restoring a backup image from an external backup drive or cloud drive onto a SSD. There are several software applications that can clone a mechanical hard drive to a SSD. An adapter cage can be used if the new SSD is 2.5" and the mechanical hard drive is 3.5" in width. Most computers have USB ports nowadays. The cable from an external enclosure or adapter cable can plug into a USB port. After making sure the computer is backed up to safeguard your important files, a SSD can be placed inside the desktop computer or laptop. The original mechanical drive can be placed into an external enclosure or merely connected to the USB port via an adapter cable. The computer should be booted onto a "rescue disk", which is usually a USB flash drive, but can be a DVD disc. I prefer to use Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office to perform the cloning operation. It is a little faster than some of the alternatives because it copies only the occupied sectors by default. Acronis (and several other programs) can copy data from the old mechanical hard drive (attached to the USB port) to a new SSD placed into the computer. The capacity of the SSD should be equal to or more than the old mechanical hard drive. Acronis can automatically re-size partitions to fully utilize any unallocated space on the new SSD. I recommend purchasing a 1 to 4 terabyte SSD if your computer is currently using a 512 GB mechanical hard drive.
Newer computers usually have a solid-state drive that mounts to the motherboard. The latest SSD's use the NVMe (Non-volatile Memory Express) M.2 standard and are many times faster than SATA drives. A 2280 SSD is about the size of a stick of gum, but 2230 SSD's are about one inch square. If your computer already has a SSD, it's unlikely that you're experiencing much of a slow-down. However, you may want to replace the current SSD with a larger SSD to gain more storage capacity. This also requires a cloning operation to move your data, the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office (if installed), and any other applications to the SSD without needing to re-install everything.
YouTube videos are available which show how to clone one SSD to another, if you want to do it yourself. However, I can perform this task for you if you're local to my geographic area, or want to ship your laptop to me.
Recently, I had the unpleasant experience of getting "Your username or password is not accepted" when attempting to access my Gmail account with Windows Live Mail. However, I had the correct username and password and none of the settings in my email client had changed. This was a very perplexing situation indeed. Previously, I had no problems retrieving or sending email with this account for over a year.
I should have realized immediately that Google had something to do with the problem. Google changed their policy of allowing less secure apps to access Gmail on 5/30/2022. The problem was the "access permissions" needed for Windows Live Mail. Despite the fact that Windows 10 comes with "Windows Mail" built-in, I had continued using "Windows Live Mail" as the computer was upgraded from Windows 7 and I prefer Windows Live Mail as a mail client. Live Mail is considered a "less secure" app and Google wants to place the responsibility for any security problem or loss of data squarely on the user.
In my case, I wasn't sure whether a setting for the email account had been changed accidentally. Unfortunately I had forgotten to screen capture the settings for that particular email account. Therefore, I spent hours trying various settings, changing the account back and forth between POP and IMAP. Of course, the settings for the account had absolutely nothing to do with the problem, so I kept getting the same error no matter what was changed. I had also tried turning off the Windows Firewall and turning it back on, but no go.
This YouTube video shows how to re-enable access for a "less secure" app to access a Gmail account:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IyeDqXNal8
I actually re-enabled access for Windows Live Mail by allowing Windows Mail to access the email account. However, the steps shown in the video are the proper way to go about allowing a less secure app to access Gmail because the procedure involves setting up double-factor authentication.
The chart below can be very useful in tracking which medications have been taken.
Contact me if you would like a copy of the actual spreadsheet.
The dates automatically update when a data is entered into the Sunday date cell.
For years, I used a Franklin Planner to plan and track daily activities because the company I worked for mandated it. In fact, they wanted employees to attend seminars on time management. After leaving the company, I started to question the cost of annual planner refills. I tried using less expensive Day Planners, but found them too small. I fell back on using online calendars such as the one included with Comcast email and Google Calendar. Finally, I came up with a system that works for me. I created a very simple Excel spreadsheet called DailyTasks.xlsx. It is formatted like this:
The days are grouped by month, with each month on a separate tab of the spreadsheet. It looks like this:
There is a tab at the bottom for each month.
This simple system eliminates a lot of stress because it's real easy to prioritize tasks in a day and put them into the order I want to do them.