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    No Next Encounter in Spanish it seems. But for the PC, on Steam some have translations such as https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/%3Fid%3D399955862&prev=search
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    Replied To a Post in Help me please with .tdb file (Text database)

    So many hurdles. Even if you were able to edit it, Gamecube discs are copy protected so you can't burn your own and play the game. Maybe there was a …
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    Hello everyone, I have been trying to open a text file with the extension .tdb (Text database or something like that) for weeks. The file is used in a GameCube …
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    My only ebay buy was for a pair of cooktop inserts. Our house had this cooktop with replaceable burner units. Only one burner would light and the other side had …
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    eBay is susscessful, no doubt. However, it's customer service and in particular the 'money back guarantee' really sucks. Other ecommerce sites could do well to learn from the tragedy that …
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    In a system I used I needed to maximise use of the CPU cores and thread so I used another method. I shared this in a discussion here: https://www.daniweb.com/programming/software-development/threads/496779/multi-threading-task-takes-much-longer-than-1-thread I …
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    I had a cool idea concerning threading in C#. I was reading a book called "CLR via C#" and it was discussing threading, and how people should seldom use actual …
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    "Do you see the benefit in creating a Dazah app that's targeted towards DaniWeb users?" OK, that took some thinking. To me, DaniWeb is the Dazah app for DaniWeb users. …
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    rproffitt, you have web dev experience. Do *you* see the benefit in creating a Dazah app that's targeted towards DaniWeb users?
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    @Dani, very. Especially today's post about monetizing. Then my mind drifts off to think about which companies have the most user data and how they set the rules for monetization. …
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    Began Watching Who might have interest in building a Dazah app?

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    Hello J, My thought was there is something broken in the line Ryan pointed out as well so if this was mine I would be printing (echo?) those variables one …
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    hi all im getting the following error PHP Notice: Array to string conversion in /home/public_html/includes/database.php(23) : eval()'d code on line 1 in this file <?php $link = @mysqli_connect($hostname, $username, $password, …
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    So not writing from scratch after all? OK, your Magento Amazon Clone Multi Vendor is out there for the taking. https://www.google.com/search?q=Magento+Amazon+Responsive+Theme+Integrated+Multiple+Vendor
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    Turns out nothing is as simple as this. Updated information follows. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-fbi-says-you-should-reboot-your-router-should-you/# "Update, May 30 at 8:27 a.m.: According to the FBI's PSA regarding VPNFilter, the reboot recommendation is not …
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    Edited FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infecting 500k devices

    Here's the full notice -> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/fbi-tells-router-users-to-reboot-now-to-kill-malware-infecting-500k-devices/ You can read what happened if you wish but just a r̴e̴b̴o̴o̴t̴ ̴a̴n̴d̴ ̴i̴t̴'̴s̴ ̴g̴a̴m̴e̴ ̴o̴v̴e̴r̴ ̴f̴o̴r̴ ̴t̴h̴i̴s̴ ̴m̴a̴l̴w̴a̴r̴e̴.̴ **Update in new reply.**
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    Edited FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infecting 500k devices

    Here's the full notice -> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/fbi-tells-router-users-to-reboot-now-to-kill-malware-infecting-500k-devices/ You can read what happened if you wish but just a r̴e̴b̴o̴o̴t̴ ̴a̴n̴d̴ ̴i̴t̴'̴s̴ ̴g̴a̴m̴e̴ ̴o̴v̴e̴r̴ ̴f̴o̴r̴ ̴t̴h̴i̴s̴ ̴m̴a̴l̴w̴a̴r̴e̴.̴ **Update in new reply.**
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    That's probably true. If you tell me you're an expert then start asking me about the topic, I worry you're about to spam. That out of the way the question …
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    Nod to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/install/installing-iis-85/installing-iis-85-on-windows-server-2012-r2 This looks complete and up to date. As to publishing your web pages to said server, I see not much has changed. [WebDAV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDAV), FTP and maybe more …
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    Began Watching IIS Windows Server 2012 R2 Instillation

    Ok, So I have an instance of **Windows Server 2012 R2** installed to a virtual machine on my local development PC with **IIS** . The idea being I need to …
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    In your intro post you wrote "I am Bivhab Sarker. I am a student and SEO expert." As such, it's best you share what you know with us.
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    Which part is most important to rank a website?
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    Can anybody tell me How to Remove Toxic Links to a Site?
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    Wait a second, didn't you just write "I am Bivhab Sarker. I am a student and SEO expert." Also, since Google doesn't reveal how the search works, how can you …
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    What are the new search engine strategy for Google?
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    Guys, I am sorry that I am asking for so much help. I have learned on what you wrote I am not here just copying and pasting, I am here …
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    Why do you wanna create something like this from scratch and if so how you think you gonna do that in a vacation time? Unless your vacation spans months and …
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    Gave Reputation to JamesCherrill in Illegal start of expression in my toString

    Hi XRJ Are you sure you’re teaching OP rather than just giving code he can copy/paste imperfectly? The index of 99 suggests to me that he’s still running the original …
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    I have had a lot of experience with folk that want to do this. There are and will continue to be folk that think they can find a plug in …
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    Created FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infecting 500k devices

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    Gave Reputation to JamesCherrill in Illegal start of expression in my toString

    99% certain it’s an error in your brackets. Line 79 is formatted as if it should be a close bracket, but it’s an open bracket. Suspicious!
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    Gave Reputation to JamesCherrill in Illegal start of expression in my toString

    99% certain it’s an error in your brackets. Line 79 is formatted as if it should be a close bracket, but it’s an open bracket. Suspicious!
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    Please share what line number is being reported as having the error. You might have to enable more features on the compiler if it doesn't do this yet. Or if …
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    Hello everyone, I am having trouble with my program its solving expressions and when I compile it I get a "Illegal start of expresson" line in my output. I am …
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    I think your first step would be to read the prior answers. Here's how I found them. https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+make+a+web+site+like+Amazon
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    hello hope you all are going well, so my vacation is comming and i was wondering whta if i did a big project or small project, how hard is it …
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    AWT was replaced nearly 20 years ago! You should be using Swing, or JavaFX. Swing was the direct replacement for AWT, and is very similar. JavaFX is the newest GUI …
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    > We've updated our privacy policy. - Everyone today it seems.
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    To avoid assignment errors like that, and this can be debated, read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda_conditions For me the style is easy to read and in fact some compilers (citation needed) or code …
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    So why is line 179 assigning 1 to option? Same for other lines. As to all the else if's, uncalled for. No need for else if. Just if's.
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    Duplicate of same. Short answers. 1. Forget those else ifs. Just use if or switch. 2. Why did you assign 1 to your variable in line 182?
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    Hey. My question is to read from a csv file and provide a user functionality to sort and output the data by grades, name and student id.. The code is …
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    Which is how I recall it. If you connect to a share as another user+password than what you logged into then it fails to remember. This is not the same …
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    Whatever language you choose, become familiar with it before you try to do anything complex.

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