Posts by samaru

Well, if you want to synchronize Access information from an Excel sheet (Which is what I think you want to do), you don't need any code. Synchronizing it with a sheet automatically sounds like a much better way to
go rather than a button that does it (unless you want to do call a vbscript, but it's not necessary in this case). A user can just go to the sheet and it'll be there. I've done this before, but not in Excel 7.0.

If you want to synchronize a sheet in your workbook with output from an ODBC datasource, go to the menu Data -> Get External Data -> New Database Query. If you don't have Microsoft Query, you might be asked to insert the CD and install this feature. If it all goes well, you should get a window where you get to pick a data source. Choose one you created and click ok. After that, you'll get another window where you can pick what columns you want. Select what columns and click on the -> button. Click next. The following dialogs are
self explanatory (sort by, etc.). The last dialog (Query Wizard - Finish) you can select "Return Data to Microsoft Excel." You can save the query if you want to by pressing on the button "Save Query." Click on finish.

After you do all that, you'll get a dialog that says "Returning External Data to Microsoft Excel." Select existing worksheet (assuming it's blank). …

DANI = Data Access of Nerdy Information

The reason why I suggested the blue header was because it was the only one that stuck out when I maximized the window. I took the Flash animation out and everything looked fine (the way it looks now).

Have you checked your stylesheets as well? You probably know this already but the blue header up on the top is what widens it (and thus makes the scroll bar appear). I looked at the code briefly, and removed the Flash animation and it looked fine. I think the column where the animation is placed in is forcing the following column (where your have your "Search For:" textbox) to move over to the right too much. It's something that I could change manually but I know a lot of the code for this forum is generated dynamically, so I'm not really sure how you would handle it.

Merry Belated Christmas to you all! Hope everyone is ready for the new year.

Here's an interesting document I came across with when looking up information about Bash programming. For the most part I agree with him... based on my linux programming experience. I don't think all Linux people "suck" as he put it, but I've come across more snobs in the Linux community than Windows.

http://wintermute.legions.org/~digi/txt/linux-bash.txt

That's pretty cool. I don't know about it security wise, but something that can be put to real use. Good find!

You should try some of the Webmonkey tutorials. Their tone in writing is usually very friendly and quite easy to understand. I don't know about you guys, but I understand more (and prefer more) when someone is teaching me something in a non formal way rather than academic.

Here's the URL:

http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/programming/

Tek, just curious, do you know if the standard classes that are available from C# can be called through ASP.NET (in VBScript)? I know that Microsoft has included tons of classes to work in C# (similar to the way Sun provides classes for Java), that's why I'm curious if the same goes for ASP.NET.

My second question is if you've ever worked with web services before. I'm assuming for parsing XML it follows the standard DOM/SAX methods.

20MB? Even 2 megs seem like a lot of code (compressed); for the web site anyways. I take it he meant ALL the files included in the web site (images, database, etc).

200 megs of pure source code is a lot. Whoa. Even if you wrote the whole web site including the actual server and database in assembly language, I don't think it would accumulate to 200 megs. 8)

Would you put the source on your site for downloads?

Why are you getting hostile? All we simply asked (at least I did) was what was so funny about it? Maybe it reminded you of something funny... maybe it didn't. Who knows. I was just asking politely. You're the one telling people we don't have a sense of humor. Relax man, no one is threatning you.

Me? How's that funny? If I paid $30 for a comedy show, and a comedian told a joke like that, I swear I'd throw a brick at him. ;)

Me either. I don't see the humor. Even if you had said you used a piece of wood as an adapter, I still wouldn't find it humorous. Any explanations?

Microsofts .NET Speech SDK 1.0 beta is designed to allow Web developers to add speech recognition and synthesis to their ASP.NET applications. Speech-enabling a Web application seemed like technology for technologys sake until I tried to imagine using a computer if I were blind. Another reason to speech-enable a Web application is as near as most peoples hip: telephony, Web-enabled cell phones, and personal digital assistants.

http://builder.com.com/article.jhtml;jsessionid=0URL4BRXKJKYVTQQABUCFFQ?id=u00220021209woy01.htm&vf=crm&rcode=u001

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pajama

pajama ( P ) Pronunciation Key (p-j, -jm) n.

1. A loose-fitting garment consisting of trousers and a jacket, worn for sleeping or lounging. Often used in the plural.
2. Loose-fitting trousers worn in the Far East by men and women. Often used in the plural.

You put on your pajamas the same way you wear your shoes. You wear one shoe, and you wear one pajamas? "One Pajamas" doesn't sound right.

Oh yeah, I love it. Hopefully it'll catch on. Keep your fingers crossed. :P

Here's a tip: never admit you're stupid. There's a lot of stupid people in this world, they just don't admit it. You're definitely not stupid. I'm sure if someone pointed a gun to your head and told you to spell correctly you would (I sure hope so in that case ;) ). Anyways, I could care less how you write, I was just joking about that comment. Mostly I'm interested in ideas and opinions. I could care less how you spell. =) Even if you said "pajama" instead of "pajamas" ... can you believe that Dani almost killed me for calling it "pajama" instead of "pajamas"? Something that stupid. :shock: Even though technically "pajama" is right... 8)

Cool run on sentence! Anyways, let me know if you're still interested. ;)

Well, what are you trying to accomplish? Do you want to learn programming in general or want to start developing applications as soon as possible? Both of these languages have their ups and downs. Let me know what it is you're looking for.

I'm a big books person when it comes to learning and I rarely turn to online tutorials. When I do, it's usually for reference or some unique thing I'm trying to do. I'm always interested in learning "the right way" of doing something, "the standard way." Sometimes I have doubts about the validity of online tutorials that's why I turn to a popular brand of books (Wrox, Sams, Osborne, New Riders, O'Reilly). Even if the brand is good, it still doesn't guarantee anything, but the chances of correct information are higher than most online tutorials (books go through several technical editors). Also, with a book you can easily flip pages back and forth, label stuff, mark it, and take it with you wherever you go. With an online book, you're limited to a computer (unless you print it).

If you're still interested in learning, let me know. C++ and VB are used more for desktop applications than web applications.

I agree with Jimmy.

Another reason why other professional web sites look stale is because the creators worry more about the content (hot and interesting topics) than the design. Which I can understand. I go to forums for information, not for what the site looks like. Already, this design is better than 90% of the forums I visit for technical information.

It's a very clean design. Looks more professional too. Most IT professional message boards aren't so artistic. This is probably because they're IT professionals and not designers.

Dani is the only one I know who buys Barbie Dolls. ;)

Do you guys have any statistics or articles regarding this? Just curious.

I never looked. I think it's in an old box in the garage. I still have to look. 8)

I'm looking for a CD where I have a bunch of tutorials I wrote a long time ago. I'll put them up when I find it.

Ahh. Too much to write. It's better if I make a tutorial out of this.

I just don't like computer science. I know it's useful and it has a purpose. I just don't like it. The same way I don't like broccoli. I know it's healthy and good for me, but I just don't like it.

Oh by the way, I'm majoring in computer science and minoring in BCIS (Business Computer Info Systems) and Psychology. ;)

I think all of you like Dani a little too much.

Computer Science sucks. ;)

It's kind of similar in that it handles content. Spectra, what we use, is more complex and can be programmable. It's also a lot slower and a hell of a lot more expensive. Contribute is used to change simple content on a web site. The price is cheap. I read up on it, but I still have to try it. I'll post back when I do.

Anyone try this product? (Contribute) Here's the URL for it.

http://www.macromedia.com/software/contribute/productinfo/product_overview/

With Macromedia Contribute now anyone can easily update and publish content to existing websites without knowing HTML. Heres what our beta users are saying about it

I'm still in search of the first web site I ever created. I think it's somewhere in Geocities or one of my old disks. I liked the movie Akira and I had a big picture of Kaneda on the homepage... really cool. 8)

How do you see with that on? :shock:

You're Russian?

I was just kidding. Believe me, I do the same thing too, so of all people, I can understand. I don't even know how I got the nerve of even making a comment like that. ;)

I did. I commented and someone was too cool to respond even with an emoticon. They did have time to put up an away message. ;)

I started getting into HTML when I was a senior in high school (1998). I was taking a web design class and I guess I fell in love with it... just the design part. I was already into graphics and illustration (not web related) and programs like Photoshop and Dreamweaver (Dreamweaver 1 at the time) were definitely a turn on. I didn't get into web programming (ASP, CF, PHP, etc) until 2000 when my friend told me about a company looking for a web designer and asp programmer. It took a little while to get used to, as I was so used to traditional academic programming (C++, Pascal, QBASIC, Visual Basic). I guess you can say I got hooked since then. :shock:

Tek. Go to "Services from Tek" in the PC Mod Kingdom.

Again, very cool site. Thumbs up! Just one question. You've been web programming for over 7 years? I don't think web programming had even picked up 7 years ago. Damn, you got a lot of time web programming! :shock:

Good job! I like the redesign. Keep up the good work.

That red over the grey is burning my eyes. Argh, the pain.

Depends what you mean by legal? ;)

Happy birthday Dani! How old are you now? 30? 8)

Cool articles. The one on 3D and interfaces was cool (third from last). I'll talk to the group about it. Thanks again.

What links? Yeah, we'll take them. Thanks!

It was my first serious (if you can even call it that) project I did in Flash, and I'm not too proud of it. ;)