Author Archives: Bruce

Grep command

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Bruce

Grep is a handy utility to find a text string within a file. Here is the command I use: grep -Hrn “Payment and Delivery” . There are some notes: Like everything else in the linux/unix/command line world, grep is case … Continue reading →

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Changing text in Webtix (the language function)

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Bruce

With Webtix, we have made our best guess as to what your customers will understand. For instance, the word “performance” refers to a single date and time of an event. However, customers may expect the word “game” to refer to … Continue reading →

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Wintix 6 – Setting up promotional prices

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Bruce

Wintix 6 has a different way to set up the promotional prices. In this version, promotional prices have all the features of regular prices. Here’s how to set them up. First, select the show.             … Continue reading →

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Server crash of August 28, 2015

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Bruce

Time: 0720 First indication was that customers were reporting that Wintix was no longer working. Emails were streaming in. Our support lines were jammed. The problem was with the Data5 server – our busiest. I checked it and found the … Continue reading →

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What are father/daughter sales?

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Bruce

Note: this is version 5 only The Father/Daughter sale concept refers to the fact that group sales are a series of records. The first sale of the group is the “Father sale.” Any payments made for the original sale are … Continue reading →

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Webtix6 release 2015.01.19

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Bruce

Code modifications include: 1) Enhanced admin editing of shows. 2) Enhanced processing order. 3) Enhanced database queries. Files updated since Webtix6 release 2014.12.03: (many files changed) _includes/lib.php _includes/test_version.php

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ScanTix release 2015.01.16

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Bruce

Modifications Include: 1) MySQL connector and certain query code was changed to better handle newer releases of MySQL database engine. Best run with: 1) Latest Java 2) Tomcat6 3) MySQL5

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Webtix6 release 2014.12.03

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Bruce

Code modifications include: 1) Enhanced health check. 2) Enhanced installer. 3) Enhanced inventory item selling. 4) Enhanced database queries. Files updated since Webtix6 release 2014.10.10: (many files changed) _includes/lib.php _includes/test_version.php

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Webtix5 release 2014.10.17

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Bruce

Code modifications include: 1) Enhanced code to enable new types of surcharge calculations. 2) Enhanced the “What shows sold” report. Files updated since Webtix5 release 2014.09.22: preprocess.php process.php shoppingcart.php _includes/test_database.php _includes/config_template.php _includes/libf_calcSurcharge.php _includes/libf_subCalcSurcharge.php _includes/libf_insertMainsale.php _includes/libf_getCardResponseText.php _includes/info_tix.php _includes/info_cart.php _includes/module_payment/process_cc_paypal_nossl_lib.php _includes/module_payment/process_cc_authorize_nossl_lib.php _includes/module_reports/libf_whatShows.php … Continue reading →

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Webtix6 release 2014-10-10

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Bruce

Code modifications include: 1) Updated admin theme selector to better detect custom themes. 2) Enhanced ticket template. 3) Enhanced database queries. Files updated since Webtix6 release 2014.09.28: (many files changed) _includes/lib.php _includes/test_version.php

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