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I've been putting together a lot of automation in the way of login/logout scripts, and documenting on our company Intranet that I put together [FlexWiki.com]. Here are the scripts. UPLOAD.BAT Location: F:\DATA\DOWNLOAD\OUTPUT. Explanation: Used by persons scrubbing data to upload to Misys server and change permissions for interfacing purposes. Without this script, the files would not be set to the correct permissions, and a root user would have to manually change those at the AIX CLI. @ECHO OFF :: Create the temporary script file >script.ftp ECHO ftputil >>script.ftp ECHO mypassword >>script.ftp ECHO ascii >>script.ftp ECHO prompt n >>script.ftp ECHO cd /src/APPS/HT/bin >>script.ftp ECHO mput *.TXT >>script.ftp ECHO debug . :: Create the file list dir /b *.TXT > FILES.LST FOR /F "tokens=1" %%I IN (FILES.LST) DO >>script.ftp ECHO quote SITE chmod 666 %%I :: Exit FTP >>script.ftp ECHO quit :: Use the tempo

Today I took a personality evaluation, through a company my employer uses for recruiting staff. I thought the results were spot on: Summary John, your responses indicate that you are steady, conscientious and mild-mannered. You persistently work toward achieving accuracy, and you show a great deal of interest in issues concerning what you feel is right versus wrong. You are a loyal and unassuming perfectionist who desires security and clear guidelines. Your sensitivity to criticism and caution of the new is qualified by your use of gentle persuasion and firmness when making your position known. You may prefer a few close friends rather than many casual acquaintances. Communication Style John, you prefer to tell people what to do in a straightforward fashion, rather than use persuasion. You are very effective in expressing yourself factually and sincerely. You are precise, frank, sensitive to tone, and can become discouraged if criticized unfairly. Also, John, you use a diploma