Archive | October, 2006

mm_menu.js and the FireFox Mouse Cursor

UPDATE: I get occasional requests and questions from people who are using mm_menu.js about how to use it or about some compatibility issue.  Let me be clear that I don’t use or recommend mm_menu.js.  It is old, outdated code and does not follow current best-practices.  If you use mm_menu.js, I would fully expect you to [...]

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MySQL Error Number 1005 Can’t create table ‘.\mydb\#sql-328_45.frm’ (errno: 150)

MySQL Error Number 1005 Can’t create table ‘.\mydb\#sql-328_45.frm’ (errno: 150) If you get this error while trying to create a foreign key, it can be pretty frustrating. The error about not being able to create a .frm file seems like it would be some kind of OS file permission error or something but this is [...]

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MySQL Data Type Optimization Tips

A lot of people might classify this as a “newbie” piece. But, I would say that I’ve seen inefficient data usage plenty of times due to just laziness. Some people might even say “premature optimization is the root of all evil” and just make field sizes way bigger than they need. I like to try [...]

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