Robert Stinnett - Burn Before Reading - Latest Comments

Re: Jonathan Bailor has it right…

Robert Stinnett — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:30:16 -0000

Admit it Travis, you just want to be as good looking as I am :-) LOL. Seriously though, I highly recommend his book. It's not a "diet" book by any means -- he just presents the scientific evidence and let's you make your own decisions. It really helped me and I can't say enough good things about it.

Re: Jonathan Bailor has it right…

Travis Balinas — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:47:25 -0000

Alright...I'll bite. Looking at getting the book now.

Re: Control-M CTMLOG Analyzer Script

Robert Stinnett — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:25:13 -0000

Jeff - You run it as a command. You'll need to have another job run before it to pull the CTMLOG data as explained above.

Re: Control-M CTMLOG Analyzer Script

Jeff — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:34:10 -0000

Robert does this job run as a 'command, job, detached, etc...' within contorl-m ??

Re: CONTROL-M

Jane Lea — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:57:56 -0000

Great Website ! I'll be one of your regular readers !

Re: CONTROL-M Twitter Shout Script

Robert Stinnett — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:31:50 -0000

Hi Jane!

You hit the nail on the head -- you can have a Control-M job that is just hitting the URL. You would do a command-line based job and the easiest way would be to use wget (a free utility available for both Linux and Windows) to do a "wget http://url.goes.here/".

If you wanted to get a little more advanced you could start jumping into the world of using the Business Process Integration module to design a web service on your site that the job would hit and be able to both pass and receive data back.

You are right on with your remark that Control-M will let you not only visually see that everything is fine, but you also gain the benefit that you can start tying things together easily -- for example, stock updates must happen after maintenance completes; or by using resources you could temporarily suspend maintenance or other functions if you are having say a lot of traffic and don't want to risk going offline, etc. If you get real sophisticated you could tie in Batch Impact Manager to alert of you of problems proactively -- such as the maintenance script taking way too long to complete, etc.

Also, depending on how your hosting provider is setup -- if you have SSH access -- you could even use the remote agent functionality of Control-M to make a SSH connection and run scripts and other tasks for you!

Feel free to reach out to me (robert@robertstinnett.com) if you need any help getting things going -- always eager to help folks use Control-M to it's full ability.

Re: CONTROL-M Twitter Shout Script

Jane Dunne — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:21:11 -0000

I have an e-commerce website and in the middle of the night I want to execute php scripts to do maintenance type tasks like stock level updates and removing discontinued items, etc. I would like to use Control-M to create a schedule for all these tasks but can't wrap my brain around how to do this with a hosted web account. I've worked with Control-M always in a large enterprise setting where everything was in house so I'm trying to understand how Control-M can run a php script on my web server... hmmm I guess as I'm typing this, one could just get it to go to the URL of the script at a scheduled time... ?? I don't really want to use cron because the amount of scripts is growing and I want to be able to quickly create a Control-M job for them and visually see if and when they run, etc. Actually with control-m I think I can break up some of the tasks the scripts are doing and make many of them more efficient. Thanks!

Re: National Supermarkets

Rochell Osby — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:49:39 -0000

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Re: American Greetings–“Made in China”

John — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:29:14 -0000

Sorry to inform you but Halmark Cards and American Greetings cards are both made in China. Turn them over and look for yourself. If you want cards made in the USA try the Dollar Tree; they have plenty. Or go on-line!
We just received a Hallmark Card in the mail today. I turned it over and sure enough; it's made in China. The Dollar Tree specializes in greeting cards for all occasions. Good Luck!

Re: Wal-Mart: Made in China at the Highest Price

N3 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:41:37 -0000

I admire you for buying goods made in USA ! I hate China and would want to see all their ports closing down! Hell yeah, we can't even manufacture a TV by ourselves, our manufacturing competitiveness is gone.

Re: National Supermarkets

Married to St. Louis — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47:11 -0000

My husband's family was a National Family. Marriages were made, kids all worked there. One was actually a VP if I recall. The buyout was sad for all. When my father in law passed, he had managed stores for years and years, the funeral procession passed his store. We were told that the store employees all stopped what they were doing, along with customers, and watched him pass by. Final homage to someone who worked his whole life for the company. He worked there 50 years and literally lived long enough to get his retirement watch and was buried with it.

Re: Wal-Mart: Made in China at the Highest Price

rickcain2320 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:09:56 -0000

I thought Leviton receptacles are now made in China too. My house uses USA-made receptacles and switches made by Pass & Seymour and I can attest to their superior quality.

Re: American Greetings–“Made in China”

Janet — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:24:24 -0000

I might just start my own line of greeting cards! Anyone interested in joining me?
I can rhyme, I can speak,I can twitter, I can tweet! What is it you want to say? I can say it anyway! Anyone need a rhyme? If you have the need, I'll find the time~ Like Valentine maybe? Will you be mine?

Re: Cash Will Not Save Sears, but Customer Service Just Might

Robert Stinnett — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:24:25 -0000

@Tamara - Exactly. Sears was never known for being the "low cost leader" and it makes no sense for them to even try to be that. However, you can't charge a premium price and deliver Wal-Mart style customer service. That is not a winning formula. This is really Sears downfall, they forgot about the customer and in return, the customer forgot about them :-(

Re: Cash Will Not Save Sears, but Customer Service Just Might

Tamara — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:13:43 -0000

I totally agree about customer service. This is one reason I try to avoid Walmart at all costs! In addition to almost getting run down by people with carts, I have gotten the rudest cashiers! They are cheap, but I'd much rather go to Target and pay a little extra if it means I'm treated like a human. Customer service is about taking that extra step, not just doing your job.

Re: National Supermarkets

Robert Stinnett — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:31:46 -0000

G -

Give it a shot now. I have the photo problem fixed. Let me know if you run into any problems!

Rob

Re: National Supermarkets

G Perkins — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:26:03 -0000

I was disappointed to not be able to access the photo album on Flickr that you mentioned above. I love seeing the old products as they were always in our pantry.

Re: National Supermarkets

Szman — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:49:18 -0000

I'm sorry...I meant to say 8925 Natural Bridge Road, in Bel Ridge 63021, Not Page.

Re: What Does the Cloud Mean to You? What Does $100 Mean?

Jimmy Dickson — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:07:40 -0000

The cloud is where everything being synced and waiting to be used, it should be automatic and hassle-free, invisible and fool-proofed but always ready to be pulled down and edited, properly indexed and versioned. And it should be fast.

Re: American Greetings–“Made in China”

Janicelee — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:13:41 -0000

I do my best to use only USA made products. Consumers will have to let these companies know they will not buy products made overseas regardless of the country they are made in.

Re: The Numbers Don’t Lie with Google+

Randy Pickard — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:39:19 -0000

Did the folks at Google really think the world needed another social media outlet? My speculation is that the key driver behind the launch of Plus is owning all the posts of users in order to improve search results

Re: Wal-Mart: Made in China at the Highest Price

Guest — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:53:42 -0000

Well in the beginning I also thought that Wal-Mart was cheaper. With my shopping savvy sense realized that Target sale items are lot cheaper than Wal-Mart and are of better quality. Hm...when was the last time I went to Wal-Mart?

Re: Wal-Mart: Made in China at the Highest Price

Patrick D. — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:51:28 -0000

I concur. Wal-Mart is evil.

Re: National Supermarkets

Tdkstl — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:47:40 -0000

In the late eighties/early nineties, the big bend/141 location had the coldest beer known to mankind. This was the first place I ever purchased liquor ( I was sixteen or seventeen), they weren't as strict with carding back then.

Re: Cutting off Walmart

Robbie Peoples — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:49:54 -0000

Walmart is all there is on our twin city (there is nothing in our town) except a few grocery stores and a dollar general that does over charge unless you happen to get a coupon that says 2 12 packs of coke for 5 dollars.

So I still have to shop at Wal-Mart to get relatively cheap products compared to other stores in our area. So I can't quit unless I want no food in my house (most places charge the same or more...and if they charge less...you might want to be checking for mold) and no body wash...no shampoo. And those other fun things.

I would give up Wal-Mart if I could, but the only thing in our area is Wal-Mart...because the local competitor is 15 minutes away in two directions from us...and charges a lot more than Wal-Mart and there is a lot more tax than our local Wal-Mart.