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    Marijuana **is** a performance enhancing drug, but only in something like a pie-eating competition.
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    A parking garage charges a $2.00 minimum fee to park for up to three hours. The garage charges an additional $0.50 per hour for each hour or part thereof in …
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    Define a method Hypotenuse that calculates the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle when the other two sides are given. The method should take two arguments of type …
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    First of all, that's not a question. Second of all, we don't do your homework for you. And lastly, read this first before posting questions.
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    First of all, that's not a question. Second of all, we don't do your homework for you. And lastly, read [this first](http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/threads/424836/please-read-this-before-posting) before posting questions. I see this is the …
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    None. It already **is** an OleDB connection.
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    I did suck for the Swedish forward who tested positive on Wednesday but was not told until Sunday when it was too late to appeal. The banned substance was pseudoephedrine …
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    A further comment on command line tools for version control... Having to use command line tools with multiple arguments and switches is like requiring a carpenter to make his own …
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    >It's pretty much the only reality TV show that I ever watch(ed) with interest. It's my guilty pleasure. I try to overlook the cheating. Even in season one, Richard Hatch …
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    I expect that part of my problem with incorrect grammar stems from mild OCD. I may have said this earlier but it bears repeating. I may have said this earlier …
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    From what I understand, git allows you to set up a repository on your local system. Storing it in an off-site repository is an option, not a requirement.
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    You should put single quotes around string (character) values and not around numeric values. You didn't include your field definitions for the database table so we can't tell which values …
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    @mike - I can see how you'd like that but since I retired I've had the luxury of only developing (and maintaining skills) in one environment - Visual Studio. The …
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    >Does VS do that for you It was a vbs file I threw together archive.vbs ' ' Name: ' ' Archive.vbs ' ' Description: ' ' This script will (recursively) …
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    I've never seen Jerry Springer (or even had the opportunity to watch) but I imagine it existed solely so that people whose lives were complete crap could watch and say …
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    @mike - The reason I prefer an IDE like Visual Studio over managing code and makefiles by manually creating config files and compiling/linking via command line is because I prefer …
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    I can't say specifically for ADODC but using ADODB it looks like this Dim con As New ADODB.Connection Dim rec As New ADODB.Recordset con.Open("Driver={SQL Server};Server=.\SQLEXPRESS;Database=PUBS;Trusted_Connection=yes;") rec.Open("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM authors", con, …
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    If you download both the library and the source code you will get a demo app built with the library that extracts and displays the image.
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    Are you trying to import the data from within Excel or are you doing it from another environment such as C, C++, vb.net, vbScript, etc.? Once we get more information …
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    It **was** pretty brutal. Once they lost their shot at gold they just seemed to give up.
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    You can connect to the Oracle database using OLEDB and execute the queries against the Oracle database. Do you know how to use OLEDB?
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    You can try [Perry's ID3 Tag Library](http://glassocean.net/perrys-id3-tag-library/). It is a free, open-source ID3v1 and ID3v2 tag parsing utility for MP3 files.
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    If you declare a variable in a function that has the same name as a global variable then the local variable masks or overrides the global one. If you need …
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    I don't expect to see as much enthusiasm from our friends down south.
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    You can create a dictionary to hold the keywords and definitions. Dim Words As New Dictionary(Of String, String) The key is the word and the value is the definition. Then …
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    If you are able to get keyboard functionality from the previous post you might be able to run system restore by executing rstrui.exe
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    Have you ever noticed on Castle that when Beckett is standing or walking she is always in high-heeled (almost stiletto) boots (standard issue for all female cops) but in all …
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    >it is just as much about the places and tasks (and the product placement) as about the people. I have to agee. I enjoy Amazing Race. I was actually quite …
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    Created Sochi Olympic Hockey - Canada Rocks

    Freakin' awesome. Canadian men and women rock it again!
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    You haven't given us much to go on. I assume this application involves a database. If so you haven't said what type. Typically, if you want to get the next …
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    "Rome lived upon its principal till ruin stared it in the face. Industry is the only true source of wealth, and there was no industry in Rome. By day the …
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    I can't help you but this just reinforces what I believed all along. The only secure place to store stuff is locally. If you store in the cloud then you …
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    Pirate Grammer ![2b7ae93554145df953308912de591394](/attachments/large/0/2b7ae93554145df953308912de591394.jpg "2b7ae93554145df953308912de591394")
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    I am working on a homework assignment and have been hashing it out for days. Hopefully my novice status with this wears off soon. I am supposed to create an …
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    >I have always suspected that "till" was actually the older version of "until" I can always rely on Mike to "root" out the truth.
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    >it's not like it's illegal, since nobody sells the OS anymore. As far as I know it is still illegal to pirate XP. Even if Microsoft won't sell you a …
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    If you use proper indentation then the solution becomes more obvious. Dim decCharges As Decimal Dim intHours As Integer Const decA As Decimal = 9.95D Const decB As Decimal = …
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    This is a suggestion to the admin as an user of daniweb to introduce a live chat option,so that the users dnt have to kip on refreshing and waiting for …
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    Reminds me of a scene from Annie Hall. The therapist asks both Woody and Diane (separately) how often they have sex. ANNIE: Almost constantly - 3-4 times a week. WOODY: …
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    When did it become acceptable to use the word "till" as a contraction for "until"? I was taught that contractions are formed by replacing the omitted letters with a single …
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    I hate the concept of "reality" shows because they do not, in any way, reflect reality. These shows are cast(ed) based on lists of character types. Let's see, we need …
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    I'm Zassala Nicolau...From: Angola/Luanda...I'm happy to be here...
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    You must provide an email address to be registered on daniweb, however, you can disable notifications by deselecting the checkbox for **Receive Occasional Community-related Email?**
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    If you enjoyed Face Off (or even if you didn't) you have to watch [The Nostalgia Critic review](http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/41915-faceoff)
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    >I can communicate in "present progressive" well A midwesterner is visiting Boston for the first time and was told that while there he must try some of the local seafood …
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    Edited Weird VB.Net Program behavior

    Hi good day guys i would just like to seek some help regarding my problem here in VB.NET. I have this program that if the text in the textbox is …
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    You have to create the object by Dim appXL As New Excel.Application **CreateObject** is how you would do it in vbScript, not vb.net. See [here](http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/code/464769/export-listview-to-excel-spreadsheet) for an example. You also …
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    >my dear jim,just chill Sorry. I missed the smiley the first time.
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    You can disable email notifications in your profile.
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    The use of commas has stirred quite a bit of controversy. I tend to put them in where I would naturally pause when speaking. For example, if I was relating …

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