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Can't find the BrightExplorer icon in notification area
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If the BrightExplorer icon isn't displayed in the notification area, then it is hidden in the notification groupbox. To have the BrightExplorer icon permanently displayed in the notification area:
- Click the up arrow (it looks like this ^) button in the notification area
- Click "Customise..." Hyperlink
- Search for BrightExplorer and select the "Show icon and notifications" from the DropDownBox
- Click "OK"
- If everything went as expected you should now see the BrightExplorer icon in the notifications area.
How to login and buy Add-On's
- To login and buy Add-On's right click the BrightExplorer icon in the notification area and select the appropriate option from the menu.
How to Exit BrightExplorer
- To Exit BrightExplorer right click the BrightExplorer icon in the notification area and select the exit option from the menu.
What is the diference between Closing or Exiting BrightExplorer?
- Closing will cause BrightExplorer to reduce it's CPU usage to 0.01% (Sleep)
- Exit will cause BrightExplorer to close all tabs and end.
How do I open a SQL database in SQL Server Management Studio from a Favourite?
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Usage of SQL Studio Management Studio on the command line:
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sqlwb.exe(2005) or ssms(2008-12).exe [-S server_name[\instance_name]] [-d database] [-U user] -P password [-E] [file_name[, file_name]] [/?]
- -S The name of the SQL Server instance to which to connect
- -d The name of the SQL Server database to which to connect
- -E Use Windows authentication to login to SQL Server
- -U The name of the SQL Server login with which to connect
- -P The password associated with the login
- file_name[, file_name] names of files to load
- -nosplash Supress splash screen
- /? Displays this usage information.
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Examples:
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SQL Server 2005:
- In the Go edit box type: Run sqlwb.exe -nosplash -S ServerName -D DBName -U UserName -P Password
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SQL Server 2008-12:
- In the Go edit box type: Run ssms.exe -nosplash -S ServerName -D DBName -E
How do I query a SQL database and get the results opened by excel from a Favourite?
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Usage of MySQLQuery:
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Run SQLQRY.bat SQLServer\Instance Database UserName Password "Select..." "MyResults.csv"
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Parameters:
- SQL Server instance
- database
- login username
- Password
- SQL Query to run
- Results filename
Example:
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Run SQLQRY.bat SQLServer\Instance Database UserName Password
"SELECT TOP 10 *
FROM [Table]
ORDER BY [Field] desc"
"My_ResultsFileName"
How do I create a favourite that opens a Remote Desktop session?
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Usage of Remote Desktop:
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RemoteDesktop ServerName
- ServerName: Specifies the remote computer that you want to RDP into.
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Example:
- In the Go edit box type: RemoteDesktop MyRemoteServer
How do I backup my Favourites so that I may restore from it later when needed?
- The backup will be dated so that you'll be able to restore a specific version as at a date.
- Right-click on Favourites Node,
- Select "Backup" from menu.
How do I backup my Favourites so that I may restore from it later when needed?
- The backup will be dated so that you'll be able to restore a specific version as at a date.
- Right-click on Favourites Node,
- Select "Backup" from menu.
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- UPDATES:
- FAVOURITES:
- Sorts the treelist on change.
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- BUG FIXES:
- Login:
- Improved Username persistence.
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- UPDATES:
- TABS:
- Added keyboard Shortcuts:
- Alt-LeftArrow: Select Previous Tab,
- Alt-RightArrow: Select Next Tab.
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- UPDATES:
- FAVOURITES:
- Introduction of colour-coded tabs.
- TABS:
- Added keyboard Shortcuts:
- Ctrl-T: Creates a new Explorer session in a new Tab,
- Ctrl-B: Creates a new Explorer session Broken-out to the Desktop,
- BUG FIXES:
- FAVOURITES:
- No longer applying lowercase destructively to GO text.
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- UPDATES:
- FAVOURITES:
- Remote Desktop window will now 'stetch-fill' into the BE Tab area.
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- UPDATES:
- FAVOURITES:
- Panel size is now remembered for the next time that BE starts up.
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- UPDATES:
- TABS:
- While exiting BrightExplorer, all Tabs except for the following, automatically return their content to the Desktop.
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- BUG FIXES:
- FAVOURITES:
- Improved consistency in horizontal panel size when:
- Dragging applications into BrightExplorer.
- Resizing BrightExplorer.
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- UPDATES:
- PERFORMANCE TWEEKS:
- RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
- ACTIVE LOWERING OF CPU DEMAND WHEN:
- In Sleep Mode.
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- BUG FIXES:
- FAVOURITES:
- Improved consistency in horizontal panel size when:
- Dragging applications into BrightExplorer.
- Resizing BrightExplorer.
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- UPDATES:
- FAVOURITES:
- Opens websites with the WebBrowser which is set as default.
- RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
- ACTIVE LOWERING OF CPU DEMAND WHEN:
- Total CPU load for all Window's processes and services exceeds 35%,
- Focus is lost, while staying open,
- Cursor moves past the BrightExplorer perimiter,
- User clicks on the [X] retiring BE to the Notifications Tray.
Open Resource Monitor to see the effect on the CPU load for yourself.
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- BUG FIXES:
- FAVOURITES:
- Improvement in saving the tree for new Username
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- BUG FIXES:
- General:
- More robust actioning of handles on windows server.
- Thread ApartementState STA applied to all threads
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UPDATES:
- Favourites:
- Node colors,
- Node CPU optimisations.
- BUG FIXES:
- Tab Break-out Feature:
- Tabs containing an Internet Explorer session now breaking-out better.
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BUG FIXES:
- Drag & Drop of all Multi-Selected Tabs to Favourites group,
- BrightExplorer's Single-Instance method.
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- NEW FEATURES:
- New Colour coding in the favourites tree,
- Copy a Favourite by doing a Drag & Drop on to a target Favourite node while Right_Clicking,
- Capture a Desktop Application, similar to capturing a Tab after having broken it out of BrightExplorer I.e. Left_Click on its border and while dragging it, hover the cursor over a Tab inside BrightExplorer,
- New Drag & Drop feature for moving / copying from one tab to another,
- Run a specific SQL Query from a Favourite, open the results in Notepad or Excel,
- BUG FIXES:
- Various small bug fixes.
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