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    Please start a new thread for this question.
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    You've never heard of Google?
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    That's not what I asked for and your explanation still does not make sense (I'll assume language diffferences). I asked for sample input and sample output but perhaps we can …
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    You can replace text by setting the properties **SelectionStart** and **SelectionLength** then replacinig the selected text by assigning the replacement string to **SelectedText**. If you set **SelectionLength** to 0 then …
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    Replied To a Post in What happened to my tutorial?

    Good to know. If I want to add anything further I'll do it by adding a post in the thread.
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    Replied To a Post in What happened to my tutorial?

    I added that after it was posted because I felt it was important to state the development environment I was using. I presume that by making the edit the category …
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    Somehow I think we are getting lost in the explanation which is unclear. I can't make heads or tails out of your description. Can you perhaps just give us some …
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    I found it [here](http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/threads/479908/create-a-video-library-with-an-embedded-windows-media-player) but for some reason it no longer appears as a tutorial. I think the same thing happened with a previous tutorial on backgroundworker threads.
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    OK. For some reason it was unflagged as a tutorial but the article is still [here](http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/threads/479908/create-a-video-library-with-an-embedded-windows-media-player)
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    Created What happened to my tutorial?

    I posted a rather lengthy tutorial a week or so ago on embedding Windows Media Player in a vb.net app to build a video library. I don't see it in …
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    If you have a specific question we'll try to answer it but your question is a little broad for this forum other than to answer in broad terms 1. learn …
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    Created Extending classes without sub-classing

    Sometimes you want to add a little functionality to an existing class but you don't want to go to the trouble of sub-classing. A technique that you can use is …
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    Clearly it's not my day to be answering questions.
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    Replied To a Post in Problems with VB Console Program Function Wrong Answer

    OK. Now that I'm awake (I really shouldn't answer questions at 4:00 am), you never call GetExamGrades so your values are always 0.
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    Replied To a Post in Do you feel old yet?

    ARS Technica has an ongoing [history of the Amiga](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/07/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-1/) that makes for interesting reading.
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    That's why I said "strictly speaking". Technically the war has not ended. North and South Korea are currently in a cease fire so the war is still ongoing. They just …
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    How about changing dblAvgTotal CalculateTotalAverage(dblMidTerm, dblFinal) to dblAvgTotal = CalculateTotalAverage(dblMidTerm, dblFinal)
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    Edited Problems with VB Console Program Function Wrong Answer

    Having a problem. Wrote program originally as VB Console using Sub procedures, had to change it to Function. It worked as sub procedures, but now as function it won't calculate …
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    I think they'd like to forget most of them. They didn't win in Viet Nam. They didn't win in Korea. They didn't win in Iraq or Afghanistan. True, they got …
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    Gave Reputation to <M/> in Bad Grammar

    I got 21/21 on the first try... which is hard believe due to the fact that I avoid much of the grammar rules when typing in message boards/texting. Also... all …
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    >Reverend Jim thought that you were talking about 4K as in 4 kilobytes Actually, I knew what he was talking about. I was just attempting to be funny (fail). That's …
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    "You'll have to forgive me. I'm Old." - Phil Fish (Abe Vigoda on Barney Miller)
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    Strictly speaking, the Korean War never ended. The armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, and was designed to "insure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of …
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    It was called "core" and every computer I used until the mid 70s had it. Even a few into the 80s.
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    My guess is that 4k files would be around 4\*1024 bytes. Seriously though, the size of 8 minutes of 1080p could vary greatly depending on the bitrate, frequency of keyframes, …
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    Friends, I met with a small problem please help me I developed a small programme. When I exit from it I want to make a backup in another drive I …
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    Even though it is unmaintained, why should you stop using it? I am currently using version 7.1a. It does everything I require so even if there are no further versions …
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    Go to **Organize**, then **Folder and Search Options**. In the **Folder Options** dialog box, select the **View** tab. Scroll to the bottom and you will see When Typing into list …
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    It is possible to portray higher dimensional objects in lower dimiensions but the result always contains distortions. Just look at maps. Most maps (in the projection which is most commonly …
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    I think **pang** comes from the old English, **ang** which means **pain**. This is also where we get **hangnail** from. It was originally **ang nail** which makes more sense. At …
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    You may want to take [this quick quiz](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/05/everyday-phrases-quiz_n_5439482.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular) on whether you are using common phrases correctly. I don't mean to brag (actually, I do) but I got a perfect score.
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    When I was a little boy (many moons ago), an hour long TV show had almost an hour of show. For example, Adventures in Paradise (not a porn movie but …
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    I've been programming since the 70s and I still haven't created one.
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    Considering that even with 400 videos, entering three search terms and clicking **Any** brings up a list of the matching files (essentially) instantly I think that there would be very …
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    Edited Create a Video Library with an Embedded Windows Media Player

    vb.net 2010 Windows Pro 7 ## Create a Video Library with an Embedded Windows Media Player ## I have close to 400 video clips in my home movie library. In …
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    Hi guys pls help, Im trying to connect to access 2007 database in vb.net 2005 woth no luck.....im using a login form with two text boxes and two buttons, Im …
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    Why is it, on cop shows, do they say "the cause of death was a single GSW to the chest?". Why GSW? Is it because it sounds "coppy"? Usually one …
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    One huge mistake I see here too often is asking others to do your homework for you. Ask for help if you need it but make the effort yourself first. …
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    I'm also big on classical. My favourite at the moment is Krystian Zimerman playing Chopin's Ballade #1 in g minor. You can see/hear it [here](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=krystian+zimerman+chopin+ballade+1). The pianist is insanely good.
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    You can get the Microsoft doc for the scripting runtime [here](http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=2764). I would imagine that because C# and vb.net use the same core libraries that the native C# functions would …
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    I created an app to view and tag all of my home movie files. To play back the video I embedded Windows Media Player in the form. It also allows …
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    I did a little more playing and added a progress bar. While playing a few test videos I noticed that the display got scrambled periodically (and always in the same …
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    Are you looking for free or are you willing to pay? Before retiring I had to coordinate the scheduling of dozens of processes with varying types of triggers. Some were …
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    Created Create a Video Library with an Embedded Windows Media Player

    vb.net 2010 Windows Pro 7 ## Create a Video Library with an Embedded Windows Media Player ## I have close to 400 video clips in my home movie library. In …
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    Replied To a Post in Trying to embed VLC in vb.net app

    That did it, although I had to create the control at runtime rather than by dropping it on the form. I was able to playback a video. Are you aware …
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    No apology is necessary. We have differing opinions and we have both aired them :-)E The "E" is because I've let my beard get a little shaggy lately.
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    Mine as well is the F-bomb... you can use it in any sentence and it will make sense... it is one of those words that fit everywhere lol
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    Yet another internet "fact" that doesn't stand up to the science.
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    Can you be more specific? What is the trigger? Is it based on date/time? Is it based on some particular action in the database? Is the database on a local …
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    Crap.

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