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How can I list all ClearCase environment variables when a trigger fires?     1507

How can I automatically create/update Document Properties on checkin of Word documents?     4603

How can I graph ClearCase (and ClearCase Multisite) License usage with ClearLicese?     3550

How can I graph ClearCase (and ClearCase Multisite) License usage with FlexLM?     3665

How can I make safe/bulletproof triggers?     32724

How can I send mail from ClearCase Triggers?     44937

How do I get True Keyword Substitution/Expansion that does not interfere with ClearCase diff/merge tools?     25396

How can I improve performance on the Application of ClearCase Labels?     14125

How can I automatically make newly created elements owned the same as their parent directory?     9840

How can I see/prevent lost+found element before they are created with a directory uncheckout?     15649

How can I prevent users from changing the ALBD Service Properties?     10605

How can I remotely update the ClearCase ALBD Server Password?     13093

How can I quickly toggle the ClearCase Primary Group in Windows?     13908

How can I quickly toggle between ClearCase Regions in Windows?     11102

How can I tell if a Web User is a ClearCase Web User or a ClearCase Remote Client User?     3683

How can I troubleshoot VOB Database errors?     4397

How can I make UNIX-resident views from Windows?     9922

How can I modify Context Menus?     34910

How can I programmatically find the MVFS Drive in Windows?     6124

How can I match VOB/views with their associated Server Processes?     12915

How can I find the current VOB owner while in trigger scripts?     13709

How do I find the elements that were created on a date or between two dates?     10602

How do I find the versions of elements that were created between the application of two labels?     9366

How can I get certain commands to fire as another user?     13565

How can I have users remove metadata they do not own if needed?     4771

How can I trap certain GUI calls to differentiate them from command line calls?     8177

How do I get a real picture of your development branching model?     14616

How do I get a trigger to fire just once for a recursive command or patterned command?     9893

How do I handle COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) software?     20062

Why does my trigger not always fire?     12543

Why does my trigger fire from the command line, but not from the GUI?     12154

Why does my trigger fire for me, but not always for my users?     13224

How big should I make my VOB (how many files)?     10857

Is there some sort of code change or code volatility report?     9755

Is there some sort of Secure VOB (secure from observation) implemented?     9287

What is a good script to backup my VOBs?     33343

When and how should I remove view references from VOBs?     10615