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    Pentatonix doing a cover of [Royals](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9XQ2MdNgKY)
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    Fill the bars with Christmas drinking fa la la la la la la la la See the people getting stinking fa la la la la la la la la Though …
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    Replied To a Post in So, you think you need a college degree to get into IT field

    Yes, it's a great story, but unfortunately it misleads people into believing that writing good code is a skill that can be picked up on the fly. Knowing how to …
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    You have to put some effort in yourself first. So far you haven't even properly defined the problem. What have you got so far?
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    Replied To a Post in Is this properly done?

    For starters, the target of **AS** should not be in quotes SELECT name, sum(quantity), price, price * sum (quantity) AS value
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    Gave Reputation to Mike Askew in Wouldn't this be a nice feature?

    > Dani has already made that, it is on your toolbar (the green checkmark) Well it didn't fix yours, I presume it is spelling not grammar :)
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    Replied To a Post in Compering values in acess2007 with Values entered in Vb 2010

    Closer to the top of this thread I recommended OleDb and pointed out the problem of SQL injection attacks as well as linking to an example in the Code Snippets.
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    Edited Seat Reservation program

    Hello everyone, I have this assignment that I dont understand. It is a very long assignment I think. I don't want any code or something like that. I need to …
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    Replied To a Post in Compering values in acess2007 with Values entered in Vb 2010

    It's there. It just doesnt sort properly by default. Go to the .NET tab then click on "Component Name" to sort on that column. adodb should be second on the …
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    Going down to -31C tonight (-34 with windchill)
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    Replied To a Post in Compering values in acess2007 with Values entered in Vb 2010

    You have to add adodb as a project reference Project -> Add Reference under the .NET tab, select adodb and include the line Imports ADODB
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    Replied To a Post in Compering values in acess2007 with Values entered in Vb 2010

    You need a connection to the database. That is **con**. You specify a connection string to indicate the type of database and possibly credentials (username, password). You execute queries either …
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    Replied To a Post in Compering values in acess2007 with Values entered in Vb 2010

    I'll just use local variables for the parameters and you can substitute your control values as appropriate. What you can do is create the query then try to retrieve the …
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    Yes. We are a polite people. Rather than breaking out the guns we just said "we'd like to leave now, please."
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    Please post the new code. Silly question, but is the connection to the database open?
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    Replied To a Post in mousclick X • Y

    **crooked Neake Buttons** **zobrezene** **mam** Either take the time to compose a coherent question or ask someone to help you with the translation. What you are saying makes no sense …
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    I liked working on holidays. With almost everyone else gone the office was quiet with no interruptions.
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    Try replacing "@Time_OUT" with "?" and make sure you do the AddWithValue calls in the same order in which the "?" appear in the query. When using OleDbCommand, the actual …
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    Replied To a Post in data table will not populate with complex sql select statement

    Do you expect us to tell you what is wrong with that SQL statement? Perhaps it is doing exactly what it is being told, and returning no data is what …
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    Xmas as an alternative to Christmas actually dates back several hundred years. The X comes from the Greek letter, chi, which is the first letter of the word that we …
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    It makes you wonder why so many people who claim to believe in God/Jesus are so afraid of dying when they also supposedly believe that their death would bring an …
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    Try to stay on topic. Mandella is another thread.
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    Replied To a Post in Create Multiple Textboxes and labels in different forms

    There are also some examples of using Excel from vb.net in the [Code Snippets](http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/vbnet/code/_/58)
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    Began Watching Help: An Automated Email Response System to Incoming Faxes

    This is a theoretical question but any specific technical knowledge that could help will also be appreciated. I am an IT Assistant with not much knowledge in programming (apart from …
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    Replied To a Post in Help: An Automated Email Response System to Incoming Faxes

    I would not recommend VBA. I suggest vb.net. Before I retired I would have just written this up in vbScript with one entry per email written to a log file …
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    Replied To a Post in how to insert multiple value from multiple textbox into a single field

    He said that the table contains only one column so str = "INSERT INTO table1 (name) VALUES('" & TextBox1.Text & "," & TextBox2.Text & "," & TextBox3.Text & "');" would …
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    You can find an example [here](http://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 Creating color in a sequence

    My bad. Change one line to Const maxval As Integer = 255 I had it set t0 2 when I was testing. However, you won't get smooth transitions when you …
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    Change your code to Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick Static x, y, z As Integer If x < 3 Then BackColor = Color.FromArgb(x, …
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    Replied To a Post in Self proclaimed

    At least he isn't creating bogus accounts and endorsing himself. That would be pretty low.
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    As for hardness of the sound (and I may have the terms slightly incorrect), I think they would fall into 1. glottal (hard g type as in, well, glottal) 1. …
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    Replied To a Post in how to insert multiple value from multiple textbox into a single field

    I can't imagine why it is complaining about a missing semi-colon, especially since it isn't necessary to have one in a single line statement. Try omitting it completely. As a …
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    Strange. I know the rule but it seems odd when I say "an history" but not "an hibiscus".
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    Replied To a Post in how to insert multiple value from multiple textbox into a single field

    A typical statement to insert multiple rows at a time looks like INSERT INTO table (fldname1, fldname2, fldname3) VALUES(val1, val2, val3), (val4, val5, val6), (val7, val8, val9) Just modify for …
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    Replied To a Post in Sheyna died :(

    I've lost six pets over the last 32 years and I've found that it never gets any less traumatic. My condolances.
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    I'd buy the "deluxe" version for sure ^_^
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    As far as I know, performant is a French word meaning efficient. Mike?
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    Gave Reputation to GrimJack in How is the weather today in your country?

    It is bright and sunny here in Seattle but it is about 32 F - which is what we consider cold (it does get colder than that but seldom for …
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    I'm confused. In one post you said the first three lines contain names and now you say the text file contains numbers. Which is it?
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    "We the People are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." Abraham Lincoln
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    The information can vary but the format cannot. You posted the pseudocode aHighScore[0] <- READLINE(HighScores.txt, 0) but your data does not contain a score value. Can you please post some …
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    For some reason this discussion brings to mind a screencap I saw a while back. Someone had grapped a shot of the wifi spots in their area. One hot spot …
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    Replied To a Post in How is the weather today in your country?

    -27C (-16F) here but a little to the west in Calgary it's -50C (-58F) with the wind chill.
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    >Reminds me of recent US President. "Strategery" and "misunderestimated" immediately come to mind. I used to work for a guy who liked to pepper his reports/presentations with phrases like "I …
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    Gave Reputation to mike_2000_17 in Bad Grammar

    > The question becomes is ME ths same as Anglo-Saxon? No, ME comes much after Anglo-Saxon. Anglo-saxon is an antiquated term that refers to the Germanic settlers who came to …
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    Replied To a Post in Memorable Quotations

    Each of us knows something but all of us know everything. - me
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    >I don't think they teach huck finn in American schools any more becuse it is rather racist. That was one of my favourite books in high school and I consider …
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    Replied To a Post in Bad Grammar

    I read a book recently that I found very useful without being preachy or boring. The book is English Grammar For Dummies by Wendy M. Anderson.
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    Also, Dickens wrote dialog that reflected the way people actually spoke rather than putting proper English into the mouths of people who wouldn't know how to use it.
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    Two problems: 1. You didn't provide any details. 1. We are not going to do your homework for you.

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