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    Replied To a Post in mismatch error

    Try using "&" instead of "+". Adodc1.Recordset.Filter = "br_name LIKE '" & t & "'" _ " OR mo LIKE '" & z & "'"
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    Replied To a Post in SQL Parameters for use modifying a MS Access Database

    You could start with the [w3 SQL tutorial](http://www.w3schools.com/sql/)
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    Replied To a Post in do you still do snail mail?

    Just to receive things like birthday & Christmas cards, and bills. The only time I use it for outgoing is when I send a donation to some organization and the …
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    The junior coroner is on duty when a body is brought into the morgue. While examining the back side of the body he notices a cork stuck in the man's …
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    Marked Solved Status for Syntax Error on Query String

    I get the error "Syntax Error (missing operator) in query expression" sql = "SELECT Chores.ChoresID, Chores.ChoresDate, Materials.MaterialName, Advisers.AdviserInit, Advisers.AdviserSurname," _ & "Area.Area, Chores.StudentNo, Student.Forename" _ & "FROM Chores" _ & …
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    >so it's more a hobby than a job In the case of most bloggers, I agree. These people are posting in their own space. For people who are submitting news …
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    Replied To a Post in did not have any error but why like it

    The VALUES keyword is used when doing an INSERT, not a SELECT.
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    Marked Solved Status for ListView Item Search

    hi all ... i am designing a software where i am using login and password. the user and password is store in notepad which is connected with listview . now …
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    I make allowances for that here but not in news/op-ed type pieces. I expect those to be written by writers familiar with the language. These mistakes are not of the …
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    Is it too much to expect that the person filing the story actually read it back even once to check for errors?
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    Replied To a Post in So much info.. what is right?what is wrong?

    It was so subtle it was practically homeopathic.
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    Replied To a Post in how to add a new items and it will save into database after stop debugging

    What kind of database are you trying to add to? Is it MS-SQL, MySQL, Access, etc.? While a database could be a simple text file it usually is something more …
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    Replied To a Post in So much info.. what is right?what is wrong?

    Nobody wants to be left out of a big story. A case in point is when Fox News called the 2000 election for Bush. Instead of doing any "newsy" type …
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    Replied To a Post in So much info.. what is right?what is wrong?

    It think it was John Oliver who, twice, aired montages of many different local news shows reporting the same story with exactly the same words. This shows that in spite …
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    It's getting worse. I read about two dozen articles online today. Every one had at least one glaring grammatical error that would have been obvious had the writer just read …
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    Replied To a Post in gray class

    See [this thread](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/threads/486625/convert-color-image-to-grayscale)
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    Replied To a Post in Science

    >I am not sure why science has such a bad stigma amongst US teenagers. I'm guessing that most people these days have little or no idea of the difference between …
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    Taking the value of only one colour component will not get you the greyscale value. That will only get you the value of one of the three components.
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    The molecules of oranges and lemons are identical except that they are mirror images of each other. Your nose can still tell the difference. [Source](http://www.catalysis-ed.org.uk/asymmetric/asymm1.htm)
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    Replied To a Post in gray image class

    You should already know how to convert to greyscale from [your thread](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/threads/486625/convert-color-image-to-grayscale) from a while ago.
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    Edited ListView Item Search

    hi all ... i am designing a software where i am using login and password. the user and password is store in notepad which is connected with listview . now …
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    Edited ListView Item Search

    hi all ... i am designing a software where i am using login and password. the user and password is store in notepad which is connected with listview . now …
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    Replied To a Post in Memorable Quotations

    In light of the recent travesty of a ruling in Ferguson... Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to …
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    Created e-cigarettes can cause more than cancer

    [e-Cigarette from China Infected Man’s Computer with Malware](https://www.yahoo.com/tech/e-cigarette-from-china-infected-mans-computer-with-103466334849.html)
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    Gave Reputation to ddanbe in So much info.. what is right?what is wrong?

    *If multiple sources say the same thing, it's probably correct.* I know you meant a different context, but it seems a very dangerous sentence to me.
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    Replied To a Post in So much info.. what is right?what is wrong?

    >If multiple sources say the same thing, it's probably correct. Keep in mind the maxim that no amount of belief establishes a fact. Quantity does not trump quality. Three billion …
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    ![c776ef64cb3d002c285f9dabee844100](/attachments/large/3/c776ef64cb3d002c285f9dabee844100.jpg "c776ef64cb3d002c285f9dabee844100")
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    Replied To a Post in Listview Loading textfile progress

    Yes. It is possible to do that. You will need to update the ListView through a Delegate. There is a tutorial on doing that [here](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/tutorials/477520/how-to-use-backgroundworker-to-create-threads). I don't think it uses …
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    Did you hear it during International Talk Like a Pirate Day?
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    Replied To a Post in Remove "Run As Administrator" requirement

    Unfortunately, it still results in the UAC prompt.
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    I've heard people using "actually" instead of "literally" but that is being misused as well, although in a different sense. Typically it is being used to mean "I am not …
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    We were watching the first season of [Face Off](http://www.syfy.com/faceoff) and in the first episode one of the contestants used **literally** a dozen or so times, mostly incorrectly as in "when …
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    95% is a decent target. Hope you get there.
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    Replied To a Post in Issues(?) with booleans and command buttons.

    I suggest you name your booleans for the condittion they represent. Also, you don't need to do an explicit comparison. For example, if you have a boolean named EndOfFile, instead …
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    Replied To a Post in update to remove characters from existing data in mysql record

    You can do UPDATE MyTable SET user = REPLACE(user,'ZZZQQQ','') This will remove all ZZZQQQ strings no matter where they appear in the field.
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    Replied To a Post in Time to ask that question again ...

    I had forgotten about accessing all my threads through my profile page. I suppose the filter feature is pretty much redundant then. Thanks for the reminder.
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    The only poetry I've been able to stomach was Grooks by Piet Hein, unless you count Asimov's Lecherous Limericks.
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    I had a torn meniscus done more than 10 years ago. They trimmed the tear to prevent the tendon from locking up when I bent my knee. It worked for …
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    Replied To a Post in how to double click the data in the listview and store the value in textbox

    If the user double clicks on the first column you can do Private Sub ListView1_DoubleClick(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles ListView1.DoubleClick Dim lvw As ListView = sender Dim item …
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    Marked Solved Status for mysql just show 0

    Hello, I have my database xampp mysql and i put values from visual studio 2012. I have the code for INSERT INTO mytable, but always i insert the value, this …
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    Replied To a Post in Time to ask that question again ...

    I don't know how difficult this would be to implement but it is related to SEARCH. What do you think of the idea of having a FILTER feature? As opposed …
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    Replied To a Post in Backgroundworker process types

    There is no way to report the progress of a single statement operation like `My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyDirectory(a,b)` other than **copy started** and **copy completed**. If you want a progress report then you'll …
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    C C# C C# C C# C C# C C# and then a great white shark bites!
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    Replied To a Post in how to connect sql server with asp.net using vb coding?

    Check [Code Snippets](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/code/_/58). There are several examples such as [this one](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/code/445801/use-parameterized-queries-to-avoid-sql-injection-attacks)
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    Replied To a Post in Open Excel 'IN' vb.net?

    According to Microsoft you cannot embed a spreadsheet directly in a vb.net form, however, you can embed it in a web browser control, then embed the web browser control in …
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    Replied To a Post in Remove "Run As Administrator" requirement

    In case you are interested, there is a free program called [Elevated SHortcut](http://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.152) which can be used to create a shortcut to launch an application that requires elevated privileges **without** …
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    Replied To a Post in Open Excel 'IN' vb.net?

    Have a look at these examples in the Code Snippet section. You can find them [here](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/code/464769/export-listview-to-excel-spreadsheet) and [here](https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/code/474907/how-to-read-an-excel-spreadsheet-using-adodb)
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    Replied To a Post in Ancient Dragon

    What I like is when someone posts in the [Jokes](https://www.daniweb.com/community-center/geeks-lounge/threads/471416/jokes) thread and it bubbles the thread to the top of the list. AD started that thread so it's just a …
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    Replied To a Post in Remove "Run As Administrator" requirement

    Usually the **Run As Administrator** comes up when your program is trying to write to a protected location, for example if you are writing to a file in the folder …
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    The first place to try is the website for your computer manufacturer. The second is to google **download drivers for** and add the name of your audio device or computer.

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