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    Wesley Clark was an idiot (in this case, at least). There was a case many years ago where a keyboard timeout in the software controlling the radiation treatment of a …
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    Based on his level of expertise, I would suggest NOT adding complexity by involving additional controls, especially ones that did not come with VB. Adding print statements (in this case …
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    Nothing in that code looks like it requires the complexity of a background thread, especially considering the ability of the OP. Debugging a single threaded program can be difficult enough. …
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    The usual approach is to add Debug.WriteLine("stuff") lines at strategic places inside the loop, then run the code to see what is happening. Either that or step through the code …
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    If it's vmware have you installed vmware tools?
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    You have to add adodb to the project. Project -> Add Reference .NET tab Sort by component name select adodb
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    Write an application that uses random-number generation to create sentences. Use four arrays of Strings called article, noun, verb and preposition. Create a sentence by selecting a word at random …
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    I find it particularly annoying that not only do you expect us to do your homework for you but you can't even be bothered to ask. You just post the …
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    At least you took the time to ask politely, unlike several other people who have recently posted theor homework verbatim.
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    (a) Use a one-dimensional array to solve the following problem: A company pays its salespeople on a commission basis. The sales people receive $200 per week, plus 9% of their …
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    I find it particularly annoying that not only do you expect us to do your homework for you but you can't even be bothered to ask. You just post the …
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    I find it particularly annoying that not only do you expect us to do your homework for you but you can't even be bothered to ask. You just post the …
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    Gave Reputation to Papadick in One-dimensional array of counters

    (a) Use a one-dimensional array to solve the following problem: A company pays its sales people on a commission basis. The sales people receive $200 per week, plus 9% of …
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    Gave Reputation to Godwin Owusu in read between numbers

    Use a one - dimensional array to solve the following problem: Read in 20 numbers, each of which is between 10 and 100, inclusive. As each number is read, print …
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    I find it particularly annoying that not only do you expect us to do your homework for you but you can't even be bothered to ask. You just post the …
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    Replied To a Post in Idea how to use Windows 8

    You start by putting in some effort on your own. [Google](http://goo.gl/XHAvvN) it.
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    Replied To a Post in How to check for and securely remove Superfish badware from your Lenovo PC

    Malware on a new computer, spyware on the hard drive/controller, spyware in the routers. What's a techie to do?
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    Replied To a Post in Google Go OOP

    I think Algol used that form as well. I think it was to appease mathematicians who objected to an equality statement being used for assignment. Same reason that APL uses …
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    You could always just zoom out for the longer posts. That would effectively shrink the text down, then reset the zoom for the rest. For me that's a simple CTRL-WHEELSCROLL.
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    Replied To a Post in connect vb to matlab

    [This article](http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5468/ways-of-integrating-MATLAB-with-the-NET) connects the two via C\#. It may provide some help.
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    In 1966 in a controlled study, 26 people chosen for creativity in their fields (such as a theoretical mathematician, an electronics engineer, a furniture designer, and a commercial artist) were …
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    What if the driverless car is in an accident that it *didn't* cause?
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    Replied To a Post in To change the color of Row

    I just showed you how to do that. You have to add a column to "remember" which rows have been changed, then you have to iterate over the rows to …
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    Please post your code. A snapshot of the textbox would also help.
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    A listbox can hold any number of lines. If you mean that it limits the number of visible lines, you can change that by changing the Height property. If you …
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    Replied To a Post in Laptop screen is black but laptop still runs

    Sounds like Explorer crashed. To restart it, press CTRL-SHIFT-ESC to bring up the Task Manager then File -> New Task (Run...) Enter `Explorer` for the task name and click `OK`. …
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    Replied To a Post in Query - multiple joins, multiple tables will not return records

    It might help if you could tell me what the original query is supposed to do in English. Note that providing sample output is not the same thing as describing …
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    Replied To a Post in To change the color of Row

    Put it immediately after the code that either binds the table to the grid, or the code that manually populates the grid from the table. Using the Microsoft PUBS database …
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    Replied To a Post in Query - multiple joins, multiple tables will not return records

    >The client fills the divisions and teams tables with whatever values they want. We have no idea what they will be It's obvious what information goes into the `divisions` and …
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    Installing an application is more than just copying files to a folder (which it may be possible to undelete as long as the disk areas have not been overwritten). It …
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    Replied To a Post in To change the color of Row

    You add a column named something like `Changed` or `AlternateColour` then you step through all of the rows in the grid and do If Changed Then For Each cell In …
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    Replied To a Post in Don't want your Samsung TV to collect data, then don't be a lazy jackass

    Personally, I have concerns about the ability of my private conversations being open to monitoring. If my words are being sent into the ether then this is possible. Having said …
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    Replied To a Post in To change the color of Row

    All that would require is adding a boolean value, True would indicate alternate colouring for the row.
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    Replied To a Post in Query - multiple joins, multiple tables will not return records

    Normalization can be taken to excess. Every increase in normalization results in an increase in the complexity (number of joins) required to do even simple queries. See [here](http://blog.codinghorror.com/maybe-normalizing-isnt-normal/) for an …
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    Replied To a Post in Query - multiple joins, multiple tables will not return records

    >The teams table amounts to a table of values. The divisions table amounts to a table of values. That statement is meaningless. Every table in every database is a table …
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    Even if CD booting is enabled, you may also have to hit a specific key during boot to select an alternate boot device. For example, on my Dell it is …
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    If you are using SQLEXPRESS (free), the database size is 10GB.
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    Replied To a Post in Query - multiple joins, multiple tables will not return records

    I understand that you can share only so much because of non-disclosure but unfortunately what you are able to share is not enough for me to figure out what you …
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    Replied To a Post in To change the color of Row

    >So that the next time I retrieve the data, the rows that I have viewed (changes made) will show the red color.The remaining will show the default color. In order …
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    Is woreirsis moking me! Anyway that was my old one
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    Replied To a Post in Query - multiple joins, multiple tables will not return records

    I wasn't looking for an argument. I was looking for more information so I could offer help. It is possible I still won't be able to help but unless you …
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    Hi, I am the newbee here.I am very happy for join here.
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    Replied To a Post in Visual basic 2010

    Only a ton. See [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Visual_Basic_and_Visual_Basic_.NET).
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    Buy anything but a Dell.
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    Is woreirsis moking me! Anyway that was my old one
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    Replied To a Post in Query - multiple joins, multiple tables will not return records

    >any team can be affiliated with any division is not the same thing as **any team may be affiliated with more than one division**. >I generally use RecordID for primary …
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    Replied To a Post in To change the color of Row

    Example. Iterate over all columns to change the entire row. dgvNames.Rows(row).Cells(0).Style.BackColor = Color.Thistle
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    Try this format bcp emdb..Patch2 out D:\shares\patch2.txt -c -T -S GEN-SERVER\EMMSDE
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    Replied To a Post in Query - multiple joins, multiple tables will not return records

    The **Teams** table should contain all information unique to a team so why not include the Division as well. By adding the DivisionID to the Teams table you have created …
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    Edited Edit box problem

    I'm still having a problem when typing text in the edit box. When I get to the bottom of the edit box the text does not scroll to keep the …

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