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  Any necessary switch in this case, the button lights whenever multiple images are selected.

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  Today, there are hundreds of audio and video codecs in use. Some were created by Microsoft, but the vast majority of codecs have been created by other companies, organizations or individuals. By default, the Windows operating system and the player includes a number of the most popular codecs, such as MP3, Windows Media Audio and Windows Media Video.

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  You can visit the following links for more information on codecs:

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  You can also view the following link to download the audio file conversion programs and check if you can convert AVCHD to Mpeg.

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  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/convert-music-videos-and-pictures-from-one-format-to-another

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  -version:

  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> select * from v$version;
  
  BANNER
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
  PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
  CORE    11.2.0.1.0      Production
  TNS for 64-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
  NLSRTL Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
  
  5 rows selected.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2>

  -run the script:

  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> -- table, data, altered text index:
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> CREATE TABLE t_test
    2    (col1  NUMBER PRIMARY KEY,
    3       col2  VARCHAR2 (10),
    4       col3  CLOB)
    5  /
  
  Table created.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> INSERT INTO t_test VALUES (1, 'A', 'test data')
    2  /
  
  1 row created.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> CREATE INDEX i1 ON t_test (col3) INDEXTYPE IS CTXSYS.CONTEXT
    2  /
  
  Index created.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> ALTER INDEX i1 REBUILD PARAMETERS ('REPLACE SYNC (ON COMMIT)')
    2  /
  
  Index altered.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> SELECT * FROM t_test WHERE CONTAINS (col3, 'test data') > 0
    2  /
  
        COL1 COL2       COL3
  ---------- ---------- ----------
           1 A          test data
  
  1 row selected.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> -- redefinition that fails:
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> CREATE TABLE t_test_interim
    2    (col1  NUMBER,
    3       col2  NVARCHAR2 (10),
    4       col3  CLOB)
    5  /
  
  Table created.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> DECLARE
    2    v_num_errors  NUMBER;
    3  BEGIN
    4    DBMS_REDEFINITION.CAN_REDEF_TABLE
    5        (USER, 'T_TEST', DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_USE_PK);
    6    DBMS_REDEFINITION.START_REDEF_TABLE
    7        (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM',
    8         'COL1 COL1,TO_NCHAR(COL2) COL2,COL3 COL3',
    9          DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_USE_PK);
   10    DBMS_REDEFINITION.SYNC_INTERIM_TABLE
   11        (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM');
   12    DBMS_REDEFINITION.COPY_TABLE_DEPENDENTS
   13        (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM',
   14         DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_ORIG_PARAMS,
   15         TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, v_num_errors, TRUE);
   16    DBMS_REDEFINITION.FINISH_REDEF_TABLE
   17        (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM');
   18  END;
   19  /
  DECLARE
  *
  ERROR at line 1:
  ORA-29855: error occurred in the execution of ODCIINDEXCREATE routine
  ORA-20000: Oracle Text error:
  DRG-11000: invalid keyword REPLACE
  ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_REDEFINITION", line 1364
  ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_REDEFINITION", line 2025
  ORA-06512: at line 12
  
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> -- clean up the mess:
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW t_test_interim
    2  /
  
  Materialized view dropped.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> DROP TABLE t_test_interim CASCADE CONSTRAINTS
    2  /
  
  Table dropped.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> BEGIN
    2    DBMS_REDEFINITION.ABORT_REDEF_TABLE
    3        (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM');
    4  END;
    5  /
  
  PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> -- drop and recreate index with all parameters without altering:
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> DROP INDEX I1
    2  /
  
  Index dropped.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> CREATE INDEX I1 ON T_TEST (COL3) INDEXTYPE IS CTXSYS.CONTEXT
    2  PARAMETERS ('SYNC (ON COMMIT)')
    3  /
  
  Index created.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> -- redo redefinition:
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> CREATE TABLE t_test_interim
    2    (col1  NUMBER,
    3       col2  NVARCHAR2 (10),
    4       col3  CLOB)
    5  /
  
  Table created.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> DECLARE
    2    v_num_errors  NUMBER;
    3  BEGIN
    4    DBMS_REDEFINITION.CAN_REDEF_TABLE
    5        (USER, 'T_TEST', DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_USE_PK);
    6    DBMS_REDEFINITION.START_REDEF_TABLE
    7        (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM',
    8         'COL1 COL1,TO_NCHAR(COL2) COL2,COL3 COL3',
    9          DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_USE_PK);
   10    DBMS_REDEFINITION.SYNC_INTERIM_TABLE
   11        (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM');
   12    DBMS_REDEFINITION.COPY_TABLE_DEPENDENTS
   13        (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM',
   14         DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_ORIG_PARAMS,
   15         TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, v_num_errors, TRUE);
   16    DBMS_REDEFINITION.FINISH_REDEF_TABLE
   17        (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM');
   18  END;
   19  /
  
  PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> DROP TABLE t_test_interim CASCADE CONSTRAINTS
    2  /
  
  Table dropped.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> -- results:
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> DESC t_test
   Name                                      Null?    Type
   ----------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------------
   COL1                                               NUMBER
   COL2                                               NVARCHAR2(10)
   COL3                                               CLOB
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> COLUMN col3 FORMAT A10
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> SELECT * FROM t_test WHERE CONTAINS (col3, 'test data') > 0
    2  /
  
        COL1 COL2       COL3
  ---------- ---------- ----------
           1 A          test data
  
  1 row selected.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> -- clean-up:
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> DROP TABLE t_test
    2  /
  
  Table dropped.
  
  SCOTT@orcl_11gR2>

  -script:

  -- table, data, altered text index:
  CREATE TABLE t_test
    (col1  NUMBER PRIMARY KEY,
     col2  VARCHAR2 (10),
     col3  CLOB)
  /
  INSERT INTO t_test VALUES (1, 'A', 'test data')
  /
  CREATE INDEX i1 ON t_test (col3) INDEXTYPE IS CTXSYS.CONTEXT
  /
  ALTER INDEX i1 REBUILD PARAMETERS ('REPLACE SYNC (ON COMMIT)')
  /
  SELECT * FROM t_test WHERE CONTAINS (col3, 'test data') > 0
  /
  -- redefinition that fails:
  CREATE TABLE t_test_interim
    (col1  NUMBER,
     col2  NVARCHAR2 (10),
     col3  CLOB)
  /
  DECLARE 
    v_num_errors  NUMBER;
  BEGIN 
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.CAN_REDEF_TABLE
      (USER, 'T_TEST', DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_USE_PK);
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.START_REDEF_TABLE
      (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM',
       'COL1 COL1,TO_NCHAR(COL2) COL2,COL3 COL3',
        DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_USE_PK);
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.SYNC_INTERIM_TABLE
      (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM');
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.COPY_TABLE_DEPENDENTS
      (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM',
       DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_ORIG_PARAMS, 
       TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, v_num_errors, TRUE);
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.FINISH_REDEF_TABLE
      (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM');
  END;
  /
  -- clean up the mess:
  DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW t_test_interim
  /
  DROP TABLE t_test_interim CASCADE CONSTRAINTS
  /
  BEGIN 
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.ABORT_REDEF_TABLE
      (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM');
  END;
  /
  -- drop and recreate index with all parameters without altering:
  DROP INDEX I1
  /
  CREATE INDEX I1 ON T_TEST (COL3) INDEXTYPE IS CTXSYS.CONTEXT
  PARAMETERS ('SYNC (ON COMMIT)')
  /
  -- redo redefinition:
  CREATE TABLE t_test_interim
    (col1  NUMBER,
     col2  NVARCHAR2 (10),
     col3  CLOB)
  /
  DECLARE 
    v_num_errors  NUMBER;
  BEGIN 
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.CAN_REDEF_TABLE
      (USER, 'T_TEST', DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_USE_PK);
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.START_REDEF_TABLE
      (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM',
       'COL1 COL1,TO_NCHAR(COL2) COL2,COL3 COL3',
        DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_USE_PK);
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.SYNC_INTERIM_TABLE
      (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM');
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.COPY_TABLE_DEPENDENTS
      (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM',
       DBMS_REDEFINITION.CONS_ORIG_PARAMS, 
       TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, v_num_errors, TRUE);
    DBMS_REDEFINITION.FINISH_REDEF_TABLE
      (USER, 'T_TEST', 'T_TEST_INTERIM');
  END;
  /
  DROP TABLE t_test_interim CASCADE CONSTRAINTS
  /
  -- results:
  DESC t_test
  COLUMN col3 FORMAT A10
  SELECT * FROM t_test WHERE CONTAINS (col3, 'test data') > 0
  /
  -- clean-up:
  DROP TABLE t_test
  /

  No real workaround DBMS_REDEFINITION uses function DBMS_METADATA. GET_DDL() and a string of invalid parameter is returned due to known bugs when you use the ALTER INDEX REBUILD with parameter REPLACE; try to avoid changing the index with REPLACE if you export or use DBMS_REDEFINITION for this table/index.

  Note to change the text index metadata, to change the existing class preference, you can use the REPLACE METADATA, IE

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  Will not rebuild the index so that your DOF is to rebuild the index

  ALTER INDEX i1 REBUILD PARAMETERS ('REPLACE SYNC (ON COMMIT)")

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• New for synchronization, I have set up the sync account in my new laptop and linked to my main computer; now worry Sync will eliminate information on the primary computer. What should I do?

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• I downloaded the Sync Firefox Add on, but when I select 'Add a device' it are launching a help page which tells me to click on 'Add a device' - circle without end!

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  Sorry about that. Using pages have been updated for the new 'add a device' addresses in Firefox 4, but the add-on for Firefox 3.6 is still using an older, different process.

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  Or if you prefer to stay with Firefox 3.6, so instead of clicking 'Add a device' on your computer, press the 'Connect' button on your phone or other device, and then click "I'm not near my computer...". "and enter your email address and password sync key. (If you do not know your key synchronization, see synchronize your bookmarks from Firefox, history, passwords, etc.)