MySQL Administrator Error: “Could Not Find Settings”

July 6th, 2007

Warning: technical post to follow on MySQL Admin software.

I posted this information in the MySQL Forums, but unfortunately, their “phorum” software threads posts by discussion and not date, so I doubt my information will ever be found.

Here it is, in case this issue bugs you as much as it has me.

The MySQL Admin program tries to determine the location of the “my.ini” file by looking at the “command line” of the service that’s running.

The service is installed so the default command line is

"C:\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe" "--defaults-file=C:\WINDOWS\MY.INI" MySQL50

(where “MySQL50″ is the actual name of the service on your machine)

Colin, in the second post on this thread, had it right though. The line needs to be

"C:\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe" --defaults-file="C:\WINDOWS\MY.INI" MySQL50

The key change is in the quotation marks.

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Frustrated with jQuery

May 8th, 2007

Okay, technical rant here this time - personal updates and observations should be coming soon, now that I’m done with my latest dance show.

Enjoying jQuery

I really like the jQuery library. It’s powerful, well written, easy to use, and very well documented.

I like their selection of plug-ins, and plan to use their Tabs plug-in for some features on the website.

I like how concise it can be: I implemented about half of the wForms functionality in a day (including repeating elements) and was only at one-tenth their JS file size.

jQuery is just not fast enough.

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Myles and Tessa WCS Workshop

March 27th, 2007

Myles Munroe and Tessa Cunningham

Saturday & Sunday May 12 & 13, 2007

Location: The Dance Pavilion
1200 E. Grand Ave. Arroyo Grande, CA (directions)

Myles and Tessa

Myles and Tessa

Myles Munroe and Tessa Cunningham are Canada’s top West Coast Swing couple, currently ranked top 5 in the world, according to the World Swing Dance Council (WSDC) and National Association of Swing Dance Events (NASDE).

Based in Vancouver, they travel internationally, teaching, competing, performing, coaching, and judging at dance events across the globe. They are fiercely committed to creating awareness of this evolved and expressive form of Swing. Known for their creativity and innovative style in both improvised and choreographed competition, Myles & Tessa push the boundaries of the art and sport of West Coast Swing.

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