How to Retrieve Lost Files in USB Flash Drive


  • Click "Start", than click on "Run" click.
  • Type "cmd" than press enter.
  • Go to the directory of your USB flash drive.
  • Type "ATTRIB -S -H *.* /S /D" and press enter and wait for a minute.
If the directory appear, type exit than open your flash drive in windows explorer and check.

Useful Qlikview Macros

Run external program
FUNCTION RunExe(cmd)
CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Exec(cmd)
END FUNCTION 
SUB CallExample
RunExe("c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")
END SUB

Export object to Excel
FUNCTION ExcelExport(objID)
set obj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject( objID )
w = obj.GetColumnCount
if obj.GetRowCount>1001 then
h=1000
else
h=obj.GetRowCount
end if
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
objExcel.Workbooks.Add
objExcel.Worksheets(1).select()
objExcel.Visible = True
set CellMatrix = obj.GetCells2(0,0,w,h)
column = 1
for cc=0 to w-1
objExcel.Cells(1,column).Value = CellMatrix(0)(cc).Text objExcel.Cells(1,column).EntireRow.Font.Bold = True
column = column +1
next c = 1
r =2
for RowIter=1 to h-1
for ColIter=0 to w-1
objExcel.Cells(r,c).Value = CellMatrix(RowIter)(ColIter).Text
c = c +1
next r = r+1
c = 1
next
END FUNCTION 
SUB CallExample ExcelExport( "CH01" )
END SUB

Export object to JPG
FUNCTION ExportObjectToJpg( ObjID, fName)
ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject(ObjID).ExportBitmapToFile
fName
END FUNCTION 
SUB CallExample
ExportObjectToJpg "CH01", "C:\CH01Image.jpg" 
END SUB

Save and exit QlikView
SUB SaveAndQuit ActiveDocument.Save   
ActiveDocument.GetApplication.Quit
END SUB

Clone Dimension Group
SUB DuplicateGroups
SourceGroup = InputBox("Enter Source Group Name")
CopiesNo = InputBox("How many copies?")
SourceGroupProperties = ActiveDocument.GetGroup(SourceGroup).GetProperties
FOR i = 1 TO CopiesNo
SET DestinationGroup = ActiveDocument.CreateGroup(SourceGroupProperties.Name & "_" & i)
SET DestinationGroupProperties = DestinationGroup.GetProperties
IF SourceGroupProperties.IsCyclic THEN
DestinationGroupProperties.IsCyclic = true
DestinationGroup.SetProperties
DestinationGroupProperties
ELSE
SourceGroupProperties.IsCyclic = true
DestinationGroupProperties.SetProperties
SourceGroupProperties
END IF
SET Fields = SourceGroupProperties.FieldDefs
FOR c = 0 TO Fields.Count-1
SET fld = Fields(c)
DestinationGroup.AddField
fld.name
NEXT
Application.waitforidle
NEXT
END SUB

Open document with selection of current month
SUB DocumentOpen
ActiveDocument.Sheets("Intro").Activate
ActiveDocument.ClearAll (true)
ActiveDocument.Fields("YearMonth").Select
ActiveDocument.Evaluate("Date(MonthStart(Today(), 0),'MMM-YYYY')")
END SUB

Read and Write variables
FUNCTION getVariable(varName)
set v = ActiveDocument.Variables(varName)
getVariable = v.GetContent.String
END FUNCTION 
SUB setVariable(varName, varValue)
set v = ActiveDocument.Variables(varName)
v.SetContent varValue, true
END SUB

Open QlikView application, reload, press a button and close (put the code in a .vbs file)
Set MyApp = CreateObject("QlikTech.QlikView")
Set MyDoc = MyApp.OpenDoc ("C:\QlikViewApps\Demo.qvw","","")
Set ActiveDocument = MyDoc
ActiveDocument.Reload
Set Button1 = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("BU01")
Button1.Press MyDoc.GetApplication.Quit
Set MyDoc = Nothing
Set MyApp = Nothing

Delete file
FUNCTION DeleteFile(rFile)
set oFile = createObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 
currentStatus = oFile.FileExists(rFile) 
if currentStatus = true than
oFile.DeleteFile(rFile)
end if
set oFile = Nothing
END FUNCTION 
SUB CallExample
        DeleteFile ("C:\MyFile.PDF")
END SUB

Get reports information
function countReports
set ri = ActiveDocument.GetDocReportInfo
countReports = ri.Count
end function 
function getReportInfo
set ri = ActiveDocument.GetDocReportInfo
set r = ri.Item(i)
getReportInfo = r.Id & "," & r.Name & "," & r.PageCount & CHR(10)
end function

Send mail using Google Mail
SUB SendMail
Dim objEmail 
Const cdoSendUsingPort = 2      ' Send the message using SMTP
Const cdoBasicAuth = 1          ' Clear-text authentication
Const cdoTimeout = 60           ' Timeout for SMTP in seconds 
mailServer = "smtp.gmail.com"
SMTPport = 465
mailusername = "MyAccount@gmail.com"
mailpassword = "MyPassword" 
mailto = "destination@company.com"
mailSubject = "Subject line"
mailBody = "This is the email body" 
Set objEmail = CreateObject("CDO.Message")
Set objConf = objEmail.Configuration
Set objFlds = objConf.Fields 
With objFlds
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing") = cdoSendUsingPort
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver") = mailServer
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport") = SMTPport
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpusessl") = True
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpconnectiontimeout") = cdoTimeout
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpauthenticate") = cdoBasicAuth
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusername") = mailusername
.Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendpassword") = mailpassword
.Update
End With 
objEmail.To = mailto
objEmail.From = mailusername
objEmail.Subject = mailSubject
objEmail.TextBody = mailBody
objEmail.AddAttachment "C:\report.pdf"
objEmail.Send 
Set objFlds = Nothing
Set objConf = Nothing
Set objEmail = Nothing
END SUB

Changing Font setting of an Object
SUB Font()
set obj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("BU01")
set fnt = obj.GetFrameDef.Font
fnt.PointSize1000 = fnt.PointSize1000 + 1000
fnt.FontName = "Calibri"
fnt.Bold = true
fnt.Italic = true
fnt.Underline = true
obj.SetFont fnt
END SUB

To Show and Hide Tab row
Sub ShowTab 
rem Hides tabrow in document properties 
set docprop = ActiveDocument.GetProperties 
docprop.ShowTabRow=true 
ActiveDocument.SetProperties docprop 
End Sub 
 
Sub HideTab 
rem Hides tabrow in document properties 
set docprop = ActiveDocument.GetProperties 
docprop.ShowTabRow=false 
ActiveDocument.SetProperties docprop 
End Sub 

Always One Selected Enable / Disable setting through Macro
Sub AlwaysOneSelected 
set obj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("LB02") 
  set boxfield=obj.GetField 
  set fprop = boxfield.GetProperties 
  fprop.OneAndOnlyOne = True 
  boxfield.SetProperties fprop 
End Sub 
 
Sub RemoveAlwaysOneSelected 
set obj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("LB02") 
    set boxfield=obj.GetField 
    set fprop = boxfield.GetProperties 
  fprop.OneAndOnlyOne = False 
  boxfield.SetProperties fprop 
  ActiveDocument.ClearAll True 
End Sub 

Reading Rows and Columns in a table object
Sub ReadStraightTable
Set Table = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject( "CH01" )
For RowIter = 0 to table.GetRowCount-1
  For ColIter = 0 to table.GetColumnCount-1
set cell = table.GetCell(RowIter,ColIter)
        Msgbox(cell.Text)
Next
Next
End Sub

Get number of Rows in a Straight or Pivot tables
function ReadRowsCount
set v = ActiveDocument.GetVariable("variableName")
v.SetContent  ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject( "CH01" ).GetRowCount-1, true
end function

Get and Set variable values in macros
function setVariable(name, value)
set v = ActiveDocument.GetVariable("variableName")
  v.SetContent value,true
end function

function getVariable(name)
set v = ActiveDocument.GetVariable("variableName")
getVariable = v.GetContent.String
end function

Export chart data to QVD file, the chart may Bar/Line/StraightTable/Pivot etc.
sub ChartToQVD 
set obj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH01") 
obj.ExportEx "QvdName.qvd", 4 
end sub 

Export Charts as image for each value selection in a Listbox
FUNCTION ExportObjectToJpg( ObjID, fName) 
ctiveDocument.GetSheetObject(ObjID).ExportBitmapToFile fName 
END FUNCTION 
 
SUB ExportChartByListboxValues 
DIM fname, value, filePath, timestamp 
  filePath = ActiveDocument.Variables("vPDFFlagPath").GetContent.STRING 
  timestamp = Year(Now()) & DatePart("m", Now()) & DatePart("d", Now()) & DatePart("h", Now()) & DatePart("n", Now()) &     DatePart("s", Now()) 
  SET Doc = ActiveDocument 
  fieldName = "EmployeeID" 
  SET Field = Doc.Fields(fieldName).GetPossibleValues 

  FOR index = 0 to Field.Count-1 
Doc.Fields(fieldName).Clear 
  Doc.Fields(fieldName).SELECT
Field.Item(index).Text 
  fileName = Field.Item(index).Text & "_" & timestamp   & ".jpg"'Field.Item(index).Text & DateValue 
  ExportObjectToJpg "CH420", filePath & fileName 
NEXT 
  Doc.Fields(fieldName).Clear 
END SUB 

Checks whether given folder exists if not creates the given folder
Function CheckFolderExists(path) 
Set fileSystemObject = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 
  If Not fileSystemObject.FolderExists(path) Than 
        fileSystemObject.CreateFolder(path) 
  End If 
End Function 

Minimize the chart object and move the chart position 20 pixels down and 15 right
Sub MoveChart 
set mybox = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH09") 
  mybox.Minimize 
  set fr = mybox.GetFrameDef 
  pos = fr.MinimizedRect 
  pos.Top = pos.Top + 20 
  pos.Left = pos.Left + 15 
  mybox.SetFrameDef fr 
end sub 

Move Chart Object 20 pixels down and 15 right
Sub MoveChart
  set obj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH09")
    pos = obj.GetRect
    pos.Top = pos.Top + 20
    pos.Left = pos.Left + 15
    obj.SetRect pos
End Sub

Export Table charts Side by Side in a single Excel sheet
Function ExportCharts() 
  Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application") 
  xlApp.Visible = true 
  Set xlDoc = xlApp.Workbooks.Add 'open new workbook 
  nSheetsCount = 0 
  CALL RemoveDefaultSheet(xlDoc) 
 
  nSheetsCount = xlDoc.Sheets.Count 
  xlDoc.Sheets(nSheetsCount).Select 
  Set xlSheet = xlDoc.Sheets(nSheetsCount) 
 
  CALL ExportRevenueWidgets(xlDoc,xlSheet) 
End Function 
 
'Call Export Widgets By Sheet 
Function ExportRevenueWidgets(xlDoc,xlSheet) 
  CALL Export(xlDoc,xlSheet,"CH09", "A") 
  CALL Export(xlDoc,xlSheet,"CH09", "D") 
End Function 
 
'Export Widgets 
Function Export(xlDoc, xlSheet,widgetID, columnStart) 
    nRow = xlSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count 
    nRow = 1 
  Set SheetObj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject(widgetID) 
 
  'Copy the chart object to clipboard 
  SheetObj.CopyTableToClipboard true 
 
  'Paste the chart object in Excel file 
  xlSheet.Paste xlSheet.Range(columnStart&nRow) 
End Function 
 
'Remove Default Sheets from Excel Files 
Sub RemoveDefaultSheet(xlDoc) 
  Do 
  nSheetsCount = xlDoc.Sheets.Count 
  If nSheetsCount = 1 than 
  Exit Do 
  Else 
  xlDoc.Sheets(nSheetsCount).Select 
  xlDoc.ActiveSheet.Delete 
  End If 
Loop 
End Sub 

Setting Scroll bar of a chart to Right side by default
SUB StartScrollRight 
         SET chartObject = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH01") 
         SET chartProperties = chartObject.GetProperties 
         chartProperties.ChartProperties.XScrollInitRight = true 
         chartObject.SetProperties chartProperties 
END SUB 

Show hide expression in Straight / Pivot table
Sub ShowHideExpression() 
SET chartObj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH01") 
SET chartProp= chartObj.GetProperties 
SET expr = chartProp.Expressions.Item(1).Item(0).Data.ExpressionData 
  expr.Enable = False // Hides First expression 

SET expr = chartProp.Expressions.Item(2).Item(0).Data.ExpressionData 
expr.Enable = True // Displays Second expression 
End Sub

To reset InputField values
Sub ResetInputField
' Reset the InputField
  set fld = ActiveDocument.Fields("InputFieldName")
  fld.ResetInputFieldValues 0,  0   ' 0 = All
values reset, 1 = Reset Possible value, 2 = Reset single value
End Sub

To set InputField values
Sub SetInputField
set fld = ActiveDocument.Fields("Budget")
      fld.SetInputFieldValue 0, "999"  ' Sets InputField value to 999
End Sub

Clear specific Fields
SUB ClearFields
      SET Doc = ActiveDocument
      Doc.Fields(FieldName1).Clear
      Doc.Fields(FieldName2).Clear
      Doc.Fields(FieldName3).Clear
      Doc.Fields(DateFieldNameN).Clear
END SUB

Export chart to CSV
SUB ExportChartToCSV
      SET  objChart = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH01")
      objChart.Export "C:\Data.CSV", ", "
END SUB

Fit zoom to Window
Sub FitZoomToWindow 
ActiveDocument.GetApplication.WaitForIdle 
ActiveDocument.ActiveSheet.FItZoomToWindow 
End Sub 

Macro to get fast change chart type in a variable
10 - Pivot Table
11 - Straight Table
12 - Bar
15 - Line

Sub GetChartType() 
set chart = ActiveDocument.getsheetobject("CH01") 
  set p = chart.GetProperties 
 
  set v = ActiveDocument.GetVariable("vFastChangeChartType") 
    v.SetContent
chart.GetObjectType,true 
end sub 

Open IE browser with URL based on a selected Dimension value - Use below macro in Document Properties Field Event Triggers
Create a variable
vSelectedURL : =Only([Image Location])

Sub Browse()
set v = ActiveDocument.GetVariable("vSelectedURL")
    Set ie = CreateObject("Internetexplorer.Application")
    ie.Visible = True
    ie.Navigate v.GetContent.String
End Sub

Export multiple chart to Microsoft PowerPoint slides
Sub ExportPPT 
Set objPPT = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application") 
objPPT.Visible = True 
Set objPresentation = objPPT.Presentations.open("YourPath\ppt.pptx")'file Path 
Set PPSlide =objPresentation.Slides.Add(1,12) 
ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH1").CopyBitmapToClipboard 
PPSlide.Shapes.Paste 
PPSlide.Shapes(PPSlide.Shapes.Count).Top = 150 'This sets the top location of the image 
PPSlide.Shapes(PPSlide.Shapes.Count).Left = 15 'This sets the left location 
PPSlide.Shapes(PPSlide.Shapes.Count).Width = 240 
PPSlide.Shapes(PPSlide.Shapes.Count).Height = 250 
 
Set PPSlide = objPresentation.Slides.Add(1,12) 
ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH2").CopyBitmapToClipboard 
PPSlide.Shapes.Paste 
PPSlide.Shapes(PPSlide.Shapes.Count).Top = 150 'This sets the top location of the image 
PPSlide.Shapes(PPSlide.Shapes.Count).Left = 15 'This sets the left location 
PPSlide.Shapes(PPSlide.Shapes.Count).Width = 100 
PPSlide.Shapes(PPSlide.Shapes.Count).Height = 200 
 
Set PPSlide = Nothing 
Set PPPres = Nothing 
Set PPApp = Nothing 
End Sub 

Copy to Clip Board -Bit Map Image
Sub CopyObject 
ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH01").CopyBitmapToClipboard 
End sub 

Append data to existing Excel file
Sub AppendDataToExcel 
dim doc, xlApp, xlDoc, xlSheet, LastRow 
Const xlUp = -4162 
set doc = ActiveDocument 
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application") 
Set xlDoc = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\Data.xlsx") ' Change filepath 
xlapp.Visible = true  ' you can also set it to false so that process done in background 
Set xlSheet = xlDoc.Worksheets("Sheet1")   ' Replace Sheet1 with your sheet name 
xlSheet.Activate 
LastRow = xlSheet.Cells(xlSheet.Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row 
msgbox LastRow 
xlSheet.Cells(LastRow + 1, 1).Select 
doc.GetSheetObject("TB01").CopyTableToClipboard true   'Replace TB01 with your chart object ID 
xlSheet.Paste 
xlDoc.Save 
xlDoc.Close 
xlApp.Quit 
End Sub 

Export all objects of a Container to Excel
sub Export 
  set oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application") 
  oXL.DisplayAlerts = False 
  oXL.visible=True 
  Dim oXLDoc 'as Excel.Workbook 
  Dim i 
 
  Set oXLDoc = oXL.Workbooks.Add 
 
  '--------------------------------------- 
  Set ContainerObj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CT02") 
    Set ContProp=ContainerObj.GetProperties 
  aSheetObj=Array("CH02","CH03","CH06") 
  '--------------------------------------- 
 
  for i=0 to UBound(aSheetObj) 
 
  'ActiveDocument.GetApplication.WaitForIdle 
    oXL.Sheets.Add 
  oXL.ActiveSheet.Move ,oXL.Sheets( oXL.Sheets.Count ) 
 
 
        ContProp.SingleObjectActiveIndex = i 
        ContainerObj.SetProperties ContProp 
 
  Set oSH = oXL.ActiveSheet 
      oSH.Range("A1").Select 
   
      Set obj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject(aSheetObj(i)) 
      obj.CopyTableToClipboard True 
      oSH.Paste 
      sCaption=obj.GetCaption.Name.v 
      set obj=Nothing 
 
  oSH.Rows("1:1").Select 
  oXL.Selection.Font.Bold = True 
 
      oSH.Cells.Select 
      oXL.Selection.Columns.AutoFit 
   
      oSH.Range("A1").Select   
  oSH.Name=left(sCaption,30) 
 
  set oSH=Nothing 
 
  next 
 
Call Excel_DeleteBlankSheets(oXLDoc) 
 
  oXL.DisplayAlerts = True 
  '// Finally select the first sheet 
    oXLDoc.Sheets(1).Select 
 
  '--------------------------------------- 
set oXL    =Nothing 
  set oXLDoc =Nothing 
end sub 
 
Private Sub Excel_DeleteBlankSheets(ByRef oXLDoc) 
  For Each ws In oXLDoc.Worksheets 
  If (not HasOtherObjects(ws)) than 
  If oXLDoc.Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(ws.Cells) = 0 Than 
  On Error Resume Next 
      Call ws.Delete() 
  End If 
  End If 
  Next 
End Sub 
 
Public Function HasOtherObjects(ByRef objSheet) 'As Boolean 
    Dim c 
    If (objSheet.ChartObjects.Count > 0) Than 
    HasOtherObjects = true 
    Exit function 
    End If 
    If (objSheet.Pictures.Count > 0) Than 
    HasOtherObjects = true 
    Exit function 
    End If 
    If (objSheet.Shapes.Count > 0) Than 
    HasOtherObjects = true 
    Exit function 
    End If 
   
    HasOtherObjects = false 
End Function 

Get list of bookmarks in Variable
Sub GetBookmarks 
bookmarks = ActiveDocument.GetDocBookmarkNames 
dim BM 
for i = lbound(bookmarks) to ubound(bookmarks) 
          if(i=0) then 
                    BM="'"&bookmarks(i)&"'" 
          else 
              BM=BM&",'"&bookmarks(i)&"'" 
        end if 
next 
set v = ActiveDocument.GetVariable("vVariable") 
v.SetContent BM,true 
End Sub 

Export charts for each bookmark in separate excel sheets
Function ExportCharts()   
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")   
  xlApp.Visible = true   
  Set xlDoc = xlApp.Workbooks.Add 'open new workbook   
  nSheetsCount = 0   
  CALL RemoveDefaultSheet(xlDoc)   
   
bookmarks = ActiveDocument.GetDocBookmarkNames 
   
for i = lbound(bookmarks) to ubound(bookmarks) 
ActiveDocument.RecallDocBookmark  bookmarks(i) 
nSheetsCount = xlDoc.Sheets.Count   
msgbox nSheetsCount 
  xlDoc.Sheets(nSheetsCount).Select   
  Set xlSheet = xlDoc.Sheets(nSheetsCount) 
  msgbox xlSheet.Name 
  CALL ExportRevenueWidgets(xlDoc,xlSheet) 
   
  ' set nSheetsCount = nSheetsCount + 1 
  if i <> ubound(bookmarks) than 
  xlDoc.Sheets.Add   
  xlDoc.ActiveSheet.Move ,xlDoc.Sheets( xlDoc.Sheets.Count ) 
  end if 
   
  ' msgbox xlDoc.Sheets.Count         
next   
End Function   
   
'Call Export Widgets By Sheet   
Function ExportRevenueWidgets(xlDoc,xlSheet)   
  CALL Export(xlDoc,xlSheet,"CH01", "A")   
  CALL Export(xlDoc,xlSheet,"CH02", "D")   
End Function   
   
'Export Widgets   
Function Export(xlDoc, xlSheet,widgetID, columnStart)   
    nRow = xlSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count   
    nRow = 1   
  Set SheetObj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject(widgetID)   
   
  'Copy the chart object to clipboard   
  SheetObj.CopyTableToClipboard true   
   
  'Paste the chart object in Excel file   
  xlSheet.Paste xlSheet.Range(columnStart&nRow)   
End Function   
   
'Remove Default Sheets from Excel Files   
Sub RemoveDefaultSheet(xlDoc)   
  Do   
  nSheetsCount = xlDoc.Sheets.Count   
  If nSheetsCount = 1 than   
  Exit Do   
  Else   
  xlDoc.Sheets(nSheetsCount).Select   
  xlDoc.ActiveSheet.Delete   
  End If   
  Loop   
End Sub 

Reset Forgotten MySql root Password Under Windows

If you forgot root password for your MySQL database server running under Microsoft Windows, there is still a way to access your database and even reset your password using the command prompt.
Follow next steps:
 1. Stop your MySQL server completely, start “services.msc” using Run window, and stop the service there.
2. Open your MS-DOS command prompt using “cmd” inside the Run window. Then go to your MySQL bin folder, such as C:\MySQL\bin.
3. Execute the following command in the command prompt:
  mysqld.exe -u root --skip-grant-tables
4. Leave the current MS-DOS command prompt as it is, and open a new MS-DOS command prompt window.
5. Go to your MySQL bin folder again.
6. Enter “mysql” and press enter.
7. You should now have the MySQL command prompt working. Type “use mysql;” so that we switch to the “mysql” database.
8. Execute the following command to update the password:
UPDATE user SET Password = PASSWORD('your_new_passowrd') WHERE User = 'root';
However, you can now run almost any SQL command that you wish.
After you are finished close the first command prompt, and type “exit;” in the second command prompt.
 You can now start the MySQL service.

How To Recover "SA" Password in Microsoft SQL Server

If you have access to the Windows Server administrative password and Windows Authentication is enabled you can easily reset the sa password using SSMS. Simply login into the host Windows Server as Administrator then open SSMS and connect to the Database Engine using Windows Authentication. You’ll see a dialog.

After connecting you can either use SSMS or T-SQL to change the sa password. To use SSMS navigate to the Security node and then expand Logins and right click the sa login to change the Password properties.

Alternatively you can select New Query from the SSMS menu to open Query Editor and then run the following T-SQL query to reset the password for the sa login.

GO
ALTER LOGIN [sa] WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE=[master]
GO
USE [master]
GO
ALTER LOGIN [sa] WITH PASSWORD=N'NewPassw0rd'
GO

That’s all pretty easy but what if you don’t have access an account that isn’t included in the sysadmin role? Fortunately, beginning with SQL Server members of the Windows Administrators group can access SQL Server in single-user mode. This allows you to add a login to the sysadmin role which you can then use to start SQL Server with administrative rights. The account needs to be a member of the local administrators group.

To start SQL Server in single-user mode add the parameter -m at the command line. The easiest way to do this is to use Configuration Manager. Stop the SQL Server Instance you want to change. Right click the instance to open the Properties dialog and click the Startup Parameters tab. Enter  –m in the Startup parameters option.

NOTE: Sometimes SQL Server Configuration manager won't appear in search, either due to it ,it was installed recently ,so it was not indexed or any reason.  So you can use following commands as per your installed SQL Version.


  • SQLServerManager13.msc   SQLServer2016
  • SQLServerManager12.msc   SQLServer2014
  • SQLServerManager11.msc   SQLServer2012
  • SQLServerManager10.msc   SQLServer2008

Next, start the SQL Server Instance. Then open an elevated command prompt and enter sqlcmd. In the sqlcmd windows enter a command like you see following to add your login to the sysadmin group.

EXEC sp_addsrvrolemember 'CONTOSO\mikeo2', 'sysadmin';
GO

This example adds the account CONTOSO\mikeo2 to the SQL Server sysadmin role. Next, use Configuration Manager to stop the SQL Server services and remove the -m from the Startup Parameters. Then restart the SQL Server service. You should be able to login with sysadmin rights using the account you added. Then you change the sa password using one of the techniques presented earlier.

Excel Functions

Consolidation

=INDIRECT("'[SECOND_FILE.XLS]"&MID(CELL("filename",$A$1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",$A$1))+1,256)&"'!$"&SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1,COLUMN(),4),"1","")&ROW())

Demo Package V4. – Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 CU7

If you are a fan of windows 8, there is a special section for Windows 8 Applications for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Windows 8 Applications for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Demo Scripts and Installation Links
Application NameTitleDownload
ApprovalsMicrosoft Dynamics AX Approvals Demo ScriptApprovals (docx) 2.21 MB
Windows Store Installation link:
Approvals application
ExpensesMicrosoft Dynamics AX Expense Demo ScriptExpenses (docx) 2.75 MB
Windows Store Installation link:
Expenses application
TimesheetsMicrosoft Dynamics AX Timesheets Demo ScriptTimesheets (docx) 3.35 MB
Windows Store Installation link:
Timesheets application
Microsoft Dynamics Business AnalyzerMicrosoft Dynamics AX Business Analyzer demo script for Microsoft Dynamics AXDemo script (pdf) 1.28 MB
Windows Store Installation link:
Microsoft Dynamics Business Analyzer