Posts by rproffitt

To Schol-R-LEA, it appears it is but to the question my quick research only found solutions to their question for sale.

Since the protocol is open it would make a fine topic for an open source solution.

Seems there is. However the code looks to be for sale and the quick research I did here didn't find an open source solution.

Looks like a great project for you to create and make a name for yourself?

1. In Windows, which keyboard layout are you using?
2. What is the make and model of the keyboard?

All skill levels arrive here so here's a tutorial about changing the region and keyboard layout for Windows 10:
See "Change your region in Windows" @ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/change-your-country-or-region-in-microsoft-store-5895e006-34f4-10f7-16b1-999e40adb048

I see so many possible points of failure that I'll just write "found code" is usually not the code you are looking for.

It may give you a possible view of the steps you'll need when you write your code but such an import is rarely done more than one time.
Why not look at the usual steps I find when I google "How do I import MS Access database into a SQL Server database?"

Please expand your question. Take a few minutes so others know what your questions are.

I think I misunderstood your question. Maybe you wanted to learn how to tie buttons to doing something in your code.

I see a close enough button and action in the Hello World at https://docs.python.org/3/library/tkinter.html

Remember I won't write your code for you but look closely at:

self.hi_there = tk.Button(self)
self.hi_there["text"] = "Hello World\n(click me)"
self.hi_there["command"] = self.say_hi`

The command there would be player.set_pause(1). I think you were trying to talk to VLC rather then use the python module vlc.

Given the name of the object in line 48, wouldn't we use the following example line to pause?

# pausing the video
player.set_pause(1)

Sadly I can't find a good set of docs on this.

Welcome!

I wish there was a quick fix for this one. But drives can be non-ejectable and why that is, is already on the web. If that was it then some drives will offer eject and others would not. Fix? Probably a disk wipe of said media to force the drive to be clean and ready. The old HP USB FORMAT app used to fix these. It's been a few years since I've run into such drives so all I can offer is the thought.

I see we can eject with autohotkey, ejector apps and I think you wrote the system tray so it's just Windows File Manager that doesn't offer the eject. What we know is that the registry matters here but I can't find documentation to look through to see what that entry might be today. If you find such, share it and I'll look again. Microsoft appears to be removing OS level documention?

As to your comment question. I can't see where the barcode is made in the code given. You either have to tell me which line to look at or better yet tell me where you got this bar code system from. Then I can go to that web site to see how that system works and then back to your code to see if I can tell why there is no bar code.

Now if you are getting bar codes but they decode wrong you would insert DEBUG.PRINT statements to reveal what you are sending the bar code generation code. To wit, not only do we want to see why your post didn't show barcodes but is the number problem cause in your code or the bar code generation.

I notice on line 57 a "http". For almost everywhere, http is gone and does not work. I can't guess line 57's intent but you can either dismiss this as you know what you did there or tell a little more.

I don't see in the code where a barcode font or image builder is used.

How about you share a source for your 7 of 9 barcode system?

Small world. Long ago I used a barcode font. So for the report I only had to change fonts, then output my data and then change the font back.

I don't see your code so I'll want for more detail and maybe the code in question from you.

I see no code to examine BUT your claim you reused the code most likely means that each tab is not unique and may in fact be why they all change or show the same date/data. Any chance we can see that code?

Caitlyn seems to work hard to talk up that app on the web. It's almost like they work there!

The data you can mine using the link provided plus other methods do seem to let you build up the information you would need to build a profile about fake accounts.

Mind you I am writing about creation of a system and not about what is out there today. There are companies and apps already out there. My thoughts are "How could we do this ourselves?"

As to direct accesss to the twitter database well, let's not get into facebook and twitter data leaks or more such as
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/07/18/twitter-hackers-successfully-manipulated-a-small-number-of-employees-stole-personal-data-from-at-least-8-targeted-accounts/

Given some cash and a pretty face I bet you can get the data you want from almost any company.

While one can disguise your location, https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-advanced-search does support filtering locations so it is possible to create a tool to investigate the twitter user base.

I think if you can track where the account was created from, that's a good report.

Why? I'm reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency

My experience can be described as a "mixed bag" of results on outsourcing. A close friend does nothing but connect companies that need apps or such with companies that develop apps or such.

Last time we discussed this he was in the Ukraine, South America, South Korea and other parts of Europe. He no longer sources where you asked about. We didn't get into why.

However the most common reasons for outsourcing I hear of are:

1. Cost.
2. Capabilities not inside the company.

As you know, the lowest cost bidder is usually a very bad idea.

As of right now I can still cause it to occur but creating a new tab. Go to latest and press the End keyboard button. The End shows with the spinner.
To work around, tap any of the reload (control+r, F5, etc) and then can press the End key and it works.

Must be some wierd edge case but such a minor thing if it can't be resolved.

PS. I want to write about how much control we have at startup in Linux via the usual startup scripts located in the /etc/rc.

For most, that's a no-go since few want to tinker there. I can't tell you what to change since I'm just a long time Linux user, coder and such. For the office we fix bad laptops since such workarounds are too costly in terms of time. We can make more money doing almost anything else. I feel for you but to fix this you get to ask and hope in the Arch forums or dive into the scripts that run at startup in /etc/rc.

Then my fix is to plug in some USB WiFi. We get such for 10ish USD here. Or we tell the user to try other distros.

Be sure to ask in this Distro's own forum.

I'm reading https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=236715 which appears to be the solution. Remember that I'm not able to duplicate your issue because I chose to fix broken things.

For specific Arch Linux issues my choice would be to ask in Arch Linux forums but hopefully this prior discussion will fix it for you. Yes, it's not simple enough a fix for many but hey, Linux.

While there are reasons for this menu item to not be present I can only offer guesses given the story so far.

1. The drive is special in some way. Noted at
   https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/usb-drive-does-not-have-an-eject-option/db7c73c4-2539-4ddd-b602-33e86d28a4f2
   And yes, I've seen these in the wild. You can't expect owners to know what they own to this level of detail.
2. McAfee and other suites do very odd things like this.
   At least we can eject with the tray, other apps, AutoHotKey and more.
3. Registry cleaning.
   Now this would seem to be the easy area but in decades I've yet to find a clear path to undoing such changes. Sometimes you get lucky and find which branch to fix but here, nope, haven't found it.
4. I did find a very specific context menu editor for Windows File Explorer at
   https://www.lopesoft.com/index.php/en/products/filemenutools
   Read item 5 before you dismiss item 4. You did reset W10 but as we know that leaves prior preferences and files behind.
   There's the reason why a shop would wipe the drive and start clean. Or install a new shiny clean SSD and clean install there for a test run.
5. Your Windows isn't a clean install. The option of keeping files and programmes means the registry didn't get back to stock.

Before going nuclear with a clean install I'd at least try FileMenu Tools and turn off/on all the items in the "Commands of other applications" Drives category.

For clarity. What are these USM drives? Sometimes it's a little thing like a typo. Maybe I need to know what USM is?

Using the tray icon I've found it to be removable. It's in Windows File Manager this problem has appeared from time to time.

If you need it to be elsewhere, time for a little AutoHotKey magic. Read https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=4491&start=40

Also https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/usb_disk_ejector.html

I read that differently.

1. Microsoft changed this last year.
2. Quick removal appears to not be the option you want if you want to see this menu item.
   Try it the other way. May require a reboot.

So as it stands, Quick removal has changed. I see folk disagreeing if this was a good thing and what causes what now. To me, this is typical Microsoft messing around and fixing what didn't really need fixing.

PS. https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/1909-no-eject-option-in-file-explorer-right-click-menu/ notes this changed last year.

That is, not broken.

The thing is that I did check https://www.google.com/search?&q=Right+Click+Eject+Missing and see this has thousands of prior discussions.

We need to always try to fix such ourselves before we start a new discussion. Some get upset about that.

You're right. I thought about the feature set. For me it's a mismatch. I want to write about that and be helpful so take the following as intended (trying to help.) Also, maybe I'm a bit too seasoned. I wish the old forum prior to the sale was live so you could see my count of discussions there. It was a very big number with topics all over the map for decades. Let me go over those premium items now.

1. Your topics.
   When I have an issue I used to ask long ago but found little help because when I have an issue it's usually far outside the usual knowledge set. I've learned that it's better to break down the problem as well as do more research since what challenges me is again, outside the usual knowledge you find on forums.
2. The matching system.
   That's back to item 1. I can't expect folk to work the problems I've dealt with over the years. But given how I've worked in electronics before microprocessors were common, been on a microprocessor design team and all the way to nearly today with fleet GPS tracking and more, I'm going to be the one to chat with folk about such topics rather than be the one who posts new or old questions.
3. Promote anyone's question.
   That would be nice but not at this price. The member who asks should pay for that.
4. Double strength etc.
   For me, low value.
5. 1 on 1 …

I'm going to write this now. A new target demographic is required. ?

Again thanks for the replies. Still no one else has replied so my thought is again about Warnock's dilemma. Just like the Menorah?

Make seven lamps for the menorah, and mount them so as to give light to the space in front of it.

Or something about putting a light under a bushel. ?

How old? Why I ask is some of the old stuff has lead in the paint which is unacceptable today.

Here, in the Continental USA I can get a reasonably priced test kit from Home Depot. Sadly the work to mitigate is too much today so the piece must be worth saving.

I opened a new private web browser page and went to the home page. I don't see a mention there of the premium offering. It's in some other page but the top page is missing out on the opportunity or "ask."

Back to a normal login and back to the home page. No sign or ask for premium. Yes, you see it if you make a new discussion but the ask's are no where in the home pages.

You don't have to go as far as YouTube does for their ask but asking is a good thing.

Let's look at the database connection setup. Since you have the database on some other PC you have to deal with this. No app I've seen makes this automatic. The author of the app would have to detail how to setup this app to connect to the database on the other computers.

-> This is partially why we used MySQL back then. The database server would then be on a server along with admin keeping the logins and permissions current. But MSACCESS differs here.

Here's a discussion about all the above with VB6, MSACCESS and putting the database on some other PC.
https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/176822/Connect-to-a-remote-MS-Access-database-in-vb6?tab=mostrecent

As you suspect you have a lot of work to do. I can't guess what you do for this particular app or if the author documented how to set it up as well as how to move the database into the shared folder along with the usual server settings for accounts and permissions but I can write that it's far from automatic.

-> This is why almost all the old VB6 systems I worked on have all moved to something with web access. That is the usual web front end and backend of MySQL, PHP, etc.

Thanks Dani,

I don't consider this to be important at all. I report such things because you never know (well I don't) if this is linked to some other bug in hiding.

Thanks again.

I think https://www.quora.com/Why-cant-I-add-a-swipe-up-link-on-Instagram-2020 has a pretty good and short answer there.

You need a business profile and 10,000 followers. Do you have this? If not, well then you know why now.

PS. It may matter if your content is in the EU to those in the EU and so on.

The more I look into this, it appears it matters if you are in the EU and if you have 10,000 or more followers.

And just like that I understood why people buy followers.

In regards to no responses mostly:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warnock%27s_dilemma for reference. Folk would have to actively seek out your posting as far as I can tell. I read from https://www.daniweb.com/articles/latest/articles so I'll notice new content as the front page doesn't have highlights for me of important topics. I think item #3 "No one read the post, for whatever reason." is mostly why so little response. As I would be the outlier (a person or thing differing from all other members of a particular group or set) I thought it best to not reply in public so you would get pristine feedback.
   To tackle item 3 of Warnock's Dilemma maybe this should be in your monthly email rather than a discussion and the front page.

2. "Everything is a subscription now" or https://www.google.com/search?&q=everything+is+a+subscription+now to see how this is being perceived and written about.
   I'm getting the feeling that many are starting to feel irked at the number of subscriptions in their lives. Recently when reviewing bids on our solar system, one installer was kicked out instantly when they had a yearly subscription charge. Yes I did look at their offering and it came up woefully short on value and felt like "rent seeking." This is not all that you are challenged with here getting folk to pay for the extras but it's got to be one of them.

3. To address getting more subscriptions might be two pronged. Maybe you'll have to work the front page …

Given little detail on said PC the cheapest fix is to:

1. Buy the usual 20ish dollar USB WiFi and Bluetooth dongle and plug that in. In many PCs that's it and don't have to find drivers. This is a good fix since a trip to the repair counter here starts at 150USD so big savings.
2. Remember that there are no details about the PC so while you wrote about drivers I'm running into folk that don't know how to find and install drivers for their PC. That's not a sin but can be costly to resolve since support can be expensive (see item 1.) As such I can't offer what exact driver to try.
3. Again the lack of details and story hamper us. Maybe the WiFi+BT card failed, came unplugged, was disabled in the BIOS or a list of other issues but details and story mean no one can nail it down. Cheapest fix is likely the answer in item 1.

If this is the old issue where WindowState Maximized covers the Taskbar, be sure to read priors found with:
https://www.google.com/search?&q=WindowState+%3D+Maximized+covers+taskbar

Can you clarify your question? What is this Status Bar?

-> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taskbar

Did a little experimenting and found a fix/workaround. Still fails on a new instance of Chrome and Opera (control+N) but if I reload the page (F5, control+R) then The End shows for a split second and then new content shows.

Odd bug there.

Firefox seems to work fine so what should I be looking for when Chrome and Opera show The End with a circle loading graphic that never ends?

Did I find The End of the latest posts? (Nah, it's something but I don't know what to check.)

Please tell more what this "dpskdops" is. You may have badly mispelled "desktops" but the mispelling is too far off for me to think you meant desktop.

Even if you meant desktop, the make, model, what version OS and maybe deeper details are required. Windows is well known for "driver hell" where average folk can't find and install drivers. It's so bad that VERY AWFUL APPS are out there to find drivers if you pay!

While we found copying in the .exe to fail over and over (we never did this, clients did this for us!) we would visit the site, run the installer and the app would fire right up. The installer did contain the database connector so versions didn't affect our apps.

I want to add a resource or two I use to find out if something works across browsers.

1. https://caniuse.com
2. Various W3Schools.com tutorials which often have a "Try it now" button.

As part of the learning is what does and does not work. Because of prior bad behavior by advertisers you can't be sure that what you are trying will function. You should find differences across browsers too.

Since there are at least a dozen browsers and possible thousands of settings that can affect this along with pop-up blockers and add-ons when you find something that works (or not) it doesn't mean it will work or not for others.

You must explain what you are doing here. https://www.google.com/search?&q=browser+minimization didn't tell me and I can't guess exactly what you want to do here.

If I take your last discussion as part of the goal this starts to sound like the rather awful advertisement schemes with hidden browser windows, popups or more.

-> Be clear in not only what you want to achieve but why so that there is no doubt in what your question is.

iscjm, I tested this at the w3schools link both in Try It Now and other places and it works fine. HOWEVER due to differences in browsers, browser settings and security suites PLUS pop-up blockers you can NEVER be sure this will work.

In case you wonder why, it's all because the spammers and others overused pop-ups, pop-unders and more so the browsers and the people fought back. I can't guess why you need this as you didn't say but at least you know why it's not something that you can count on and there is NO REASON to fix it since the spammers, advertisers and malware makers would only take advantage of it again.