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SQL table of common file types and extensions used in business

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Below is a list of the file types and their respective extensions commonly used in business. You can use the SQL script on this page to create a table for use in queries and stored procedures.

(The table below was created used No-Cruft Excel to HTML Table Converter)

FileType Extension
Microsoft Word 97 – 2003 Document doc
Microsoft Word 97 – 2003 Template dot
Word document docx
Word macro-enabled document docm
Word template dotx
Word macro-enabled template dotm
Word binary document introduced in Microsoft Office 2007 docb
Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Worksheet xls
Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Template xlt
Excel macro xlm
Excel workbook xlsx
Excel macro-enabled workbook xlsm
Excel template xltx
Excel macro-enabled template xltm
Excel binary worksheet xlsb
Excel add-in or macro xla
Excel add-in xlam
Excel XLL add-in xll
Excel workspace xlw
Legacy PowerPoint presentation ppt
Legacy PowerPoint template pot
Legacy PowerPoint slideshow pps
PowerPoint presentation pptx
PowerPoint macro-enabled presentation pptm
PowerPoint template potx
PowerPoint macro-enabled template potm
PowerPoint add-in ppam
PowerPoint slideshow ppsx
PowerPoint macro-enabled slideshow ppsm
PowerPoint slide sldx
PowerPoint macro-enabled slide sldm
The file extension for the Office Access 2007 file format ACCDB
The file extension for Office Access 2007 files that are in “execute only” mode ACCDE
The file extension for Access Database Templates. ACCDT
The file extension for the Office Access 2007 file format that enables you to open a database in runtime mode ACCDR
Microsoft Publisher file extension pub
Windows BitMap BMP
Data Interchange format DIF
Graphics Interchange Format GIF
Web page source text HTML
JPEG graphic JPG
JPEG graphic JPEG
Web page imagemap MAP
Acrobat -Portable document format PDF
Public Network graphic PNG
Adobe PhotoShop PSD
PaintShop Pro PSP
Rich Text Format RTF
Stuffit Compressed Archive SIT
UNIX TAR Compressed Archive TAR
TIFF graphic TIF
ASCII text (Mac text does not contain line feeds–use DOS Washer Utility to fix) TXT
Windows sound WAV
MS Works WKS
PC Zip Compressed Archive ZIP

 

USE [YourDatabase]
GO


SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
SET ANSI_PADDING ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[IH_FileType](
	[IH_FileType_ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
	[FileType] [varchar](250) NULL,
	[Extension] [varchar](5) NULL,
	[OfficeFileType] [bit] NULL,
PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED 
(
	[IH_FileType_ID] ASC
)WITH (PAD_INDEX  = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE  = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS  = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS  = ON) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
SET ANSI_PADDING OFF
GO
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ON
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (1, N'Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Document', N'doc', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (2, N'Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Template', N'dot', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (3, N'Word document', N'docx', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (4, N'Word macro-enabled document', N'docm', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (5, N'Word template', N'dotx', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (6, N'Word macro-enabled template', N'dotm', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (7, N'Word binary document introduced in Microsoft Office 2007', N'docb', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (8, N'Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Worksheet', N'xls', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (9, N'Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Template', N'xlt', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (10, N'Excel macro', N'xlm', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (11, N'Excel workbook', N'xlsx', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (12, N'Excel macro-enabled workbook', N'xlsm', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (13, N'Excel template', N'xltx', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (14, N'Excel macro-enabled template', N'xltm', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (15, N'Excel binary worksheet', N'xlsb', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (16, N'Excel add-in or macro', N'xla', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (17, N'Excel add-in', N'xlam', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (18, N'Excel XLL add-in', N'xll', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (19, N'Excel workspace', N'xlw', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (20, N'Legacy PowerPoint presentation', N'ppt', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (21, N'Legacy PowerPoint template', N'pot', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (22, N'Legacy PowerPoint slideshow', N'pps', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (23, N'PowerPoint presentation', N'pptx', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (24, N'PowerPoint macro-enabled presentation', N'pptm', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (25, N'PowerPoint template', N'potx', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (26, N'PowerPoint macro-enabled template', N'potm', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (27, N'PowerPoint add-in', N'ppam', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (28, N'PowerPoint slideshow', N'ppsx', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (29, N'PowerPoint macro-enabled slideshow', N'ppsm', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (30, N'PowerPoint slide', N'sldx', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (31, N'PowerPoint macro-enabled slide', N'sldm', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (32, N'The file extension for the Office Access 2007 file format', N'accdb', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (33, N'The file extension for Office Access 2007 files that are in "execute only" mode', N'accde', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (34, N'The file extension for Access Database Templates.', N'accdt', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (35, N'The file extension for the Office Access 2007 file format that enables you to open a database in runtime mode', N'accdr', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (36, N'Microsoft Publisher file extension', N'pub', 1)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (37, N'Windows BitMap', N'bmp', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (38, N'Data Interchange format', N'dif', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (39, N'Graphics Interchange Format', N'gif', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (40, N'Web page source text', N'html', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (41, N'JPEG graphic', N'jpg', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (42, N'JPEG graphic', N'jpeg', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (43, N'Web page imagemap', N'map', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (44, N'Acrobat -Portable document format', N'pdf', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (45, N'Public Network graphic', N'png', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (46, N'Adobe PhotoShop', N'psd', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (47, N'PaintShop Pro', N'psp', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (48, N'Rich Text Format', N'rtf', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (49, N'Stuffit Compressed Archive', N'sit', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (50, N'UNIX TAR Compressed Archive', N'tar', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (51, N'TIFF graphic', N'tif', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (52, N'ASCII text (Mac text does not contain line feeds--use DOS Washer Utility to fix)', N'txt', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (53, N'Windows sound', N'wav', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (54, N'MS Works', N'wks', 0)
INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] ([IH_FileType_ID], [FileType], [Extension], [OfficeFileType]) VALUES (55, N'PC Zip Compressed Archive', N'zip', 0)
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[IH_FileType] OFF


SELECT *
FROM IH_FileType
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How to change the folder Android Firefox downloads to by default

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NOTE: To set the download location to a folder on an external SD you will need to have a rooted device. See the following tutorial to get an idea of how to root your device.

STEPS:

(1) Open firefox and type about:config into the address bar and tap Go. You will see a page displayed like below.

Image showing the about config page

You may want to bookmark this for easier future access.

(2) In the search bar, type down (for download) and wait for Firefox to filter the list.

(3) Scroll down to browser.download.folderList and tap it to display the editing controls. Change the value from 1 to 2 (from “default always” to “last used folder”).

(4) Tap the large “+” above the list to add a new setting.

(5) On the right side, you see “Boolean” tap that and change to “String”.

(6) Name the new setting as browser.download.dir

(7) Below the name of the setting enter the file path for the folder location you want to use. In my instance I had created the folder Download on the external SD. For example:

/mnt/external_sd/Download

(8) Once you have entered the file path tap return and then tap Create.

From this point on when you download something it should go to the folder you have specified.

How to create a running total in SQL

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Below is a simple example of how to create a running total in T-SQL using a self-join.

The total is created by summing the preceding values, the precedence of which is determined by, in this instance, the sale date field.

A date field, or another unique order field, is required for this technique to work otherwise all the values would be summed at once, based on grouping, and the summed value would be displayed for each relevant record.

CREATE TABLE #Product (
Product_ID INT
,Product VARCHAR(10)
)

CREATE TABLE #Sale (
    Product_ID INT
    ,SaleAmount MONEY
    ,SaleDate DATETIME
    )

INSERT INTO #Product
VALUES (
    1
    ,'Bike'
    )
    ,(
    2
    ,'Car'
    )
    ,(
    3
    ,'Truck'
    )


INSERT INTO #Sale
VALUES (
    1
    ,10
    ,'20150101 12:00:00.000'
    )
    ,(
    1
    ,10
    ,'20150102 13:00:00.000'
    )
    ,(
    2
    ,20
    ,'20150101 13:00:00.000'
    )
    ,(
    2
    ,30
    ,'20150101 14:00:00.000'
    )
    ,(
    3
    ,30
    ,'20150101 12:00:00.000'
    )

SELECT a.Product_ID
    ,p.Product
    ,a.SaleAmount
    ,SUM(b.SaleAmount) AS RunningTotal
    ,a.SaleDate
FROM #Sale AS a
INNER JOIN #Product AS p ON a.Product_ID = p.Product_ID   
LEFT JOIN #Sale AS b ON a.Product_ID = b.Product_ID
    AND b.SaleDate <= a.SaleDate
GROUP BY a.Product_ID
    ,p.Product
    ,a.SaleAmount
    ,a.SaleDate


DROP TABLE #Sale
DROP TABLE #Product
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How to fix a Google Play Error -24

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I had previously attempted to install an app but the device shut down mid installation. When I tried to install the app again at a later point in time the installation failed resulting in the Error -24 being shown on the play store.

So chances are you, as I did, are seeing an Error -24 message because remnants of a previous app installation remain.

Prerequisites to solving the problem:

To resolve this error install a file browser that will navigate to the system folders of the device, i.e. Root Browser. (Note: you’ll need root access to get to the necessary folder. You can view the following tutorial for an idea of what’s involved in rooting your device.)

Solution For An Error -24 :

STEP 1: In Root Browser tap the Data folder, then tap the Data folder again (One data folder is inside the other)

STEP 2: Find the remnant of the previous installation e.g. com.your.packagename and delete it. At this point you can try install the app again. If the installation fails repeat steps 1 & 2 and then move onto step 3.

Warning this next step is necessary but may have unwanted consequences as it involves wiping the cache of Google Play Services. The following paragraph is an over view of what google play services is and what it does. After reading the description you will be proceeding at your own risk.

Google Play services is used to update Google apps and apps from Google Play.
This component provides core functionality like authentication to your Google services, synchronized contacts, access to all the latest user privacy settings, and higher quality, lower-powered location based services.
Google Play services also enhances your app experience. It speeds up offline searches, provides more immersive maps, and improves gaming experiences.
Apps may not work if you uninstall Google Play services.

STEP 3: Go to Android Settings > Apps > swipe to All and scroll down to Google Play Services, tap on the app and then tap on clear cache button.

You should now be able to download and install that pesky app.