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    Gave Reputation to ddanbe in What are you eating/drinking right now?

    Mashed potatoes with pickled herring.
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    Replied To a Post in Allow user to resize the height of the editor

    I was using current versions of FireFox & Chrome. Unless "older web browser" was referring to me ^_^ In any case I haven't had a problem since we went to …
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    Replied To a Post in Populate textbox based on combo selection

    For SqlCommand you can't use `?` for parameters. Replace it with `@badge` as in query = "SELECT [Surname], [OtherNames], [NRC], [DOB] " & " FROM tblEmployees " & " WHERE …
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    Edited Populate textbox based on combo selection

    Hi guys, am trying to populate textboxes with data from sql server database. below is the code I am trying to use in Visual studio 2012, Vb.net. Private Sub btnSave_Click(sender …
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    Replied To a Post in WiFi Password Lost

    Once you are cabled in you can open a browser and type `192.168.1.1` into the address. Many routers use that to serve up the admin screen.
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    Replied To a Post in Things I hate about TV shows

    Why does every episode of Criminal Minds have to end in the same hostage situation with the perp holding a gun or knife to the head/throat of the last victim? …
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    Replied To a Post in Questions Never Being set to "Answered" or Followed Up

    I will occasionally mark a thread as "answered" if it has been idle for a while and if one or more of the responses clearly satisfies the original question.
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    Replied To a Post in Memorable Quotations

    RE: the assault on the female school student by a "peace" officer... “He didn’t use mace. He didn’t use a Taser. He didn’t use a stick. He didn’t kick her. …
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    Replied To a Post in get a random file name from a specific folder

    As long as I can see that you are putting in effort to learn I don't have a problem helping out. If you google `vb.net tutorials online` you can find …
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    Replied To a Post in get a random file name from a specific folder

    It's actually less trouble to just show you the code than it is to chastize you for not showing any effort to solve it yourself ^_^. Dim myFiles As New …
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    Replied To a Post in Suggestion in Multi Line Text Box

    Or possibly just auto-complete?
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    Replied To a Post in Windows 10 revert

    Save all of your user data to an external device first. Using the recovery partition will wipe everything.
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    Replied To a Post in WiFi Password Lost

    If you can cable in to the router then you can get the password from the admin interface. Or you can ask whomever maintains the router for the password.
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    Replied To a Post in Programatically creating multiple variables through a loop

    On an unrelated note, if anyone is noticing frequent typos in my posts since last December (mostly consisting of repeated letters as in yoou and woulld) it is because Dell …
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    Replied To a Post in Programatically creating multiple variables through a loop

    I'm still not getting through here. What you are suggesting is a way to create variables prop001 prop002 prop003 . . . What I am saying is that what you …
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    Replied To a Post in Programatically creating multiple variables through a loop

    I think you are missing the point. If you just want to store a series (list) of strings (or numbers or whatever) you can declare a list and specify what …
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    Replied To a Post in Inline Code Example Here Inserted

    When you click `>_Inline Code` it inserts that text and leaves it selected so that anything you type will replace it. If you already have text selected when you click …
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    Replied To a Post in creating a SuDoKu puzzle generator

    No problem.
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    Replied To a Post in creating a SuDoKu puzzle generator

    For the handler that places the dropped text you have Private Sub TextBox_DragDrop(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) newbox.Text = e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.Text) End Sub so no matter what box …
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    Replied To a Post in Fill dataset before calling method in mvc

    Once it's been solved you can just click on **Answered? Mark As Solved** at the top right of the screen.
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    Replied To a Post in creating a SuDoKu puzzle generator

    I'd try this out locally but there are several undefined "things" like `Sounds`, `Difficulty`, etc. Also, there is not enough information to recreate the form, not to mention the lack …
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    Replied To a Post in Memorable Quotations

    I heard that you can do what ever you want in International Waters, that's why I filled my jacuzzi with International Water. Samuel L. Jackson
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    Replied To a Post in Thoughts on the new DaniWeb Categories

    The simplest definition of a forum is "a place for discussion." If DaniWeb doesn't qualify for that then I don't know what would.
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    Replied To a Post in Solved & Spell Check

    Top right about 3 inches down with the text **Answered? Mark As Solved**. You can always use your browser to do a **Find** of the text.
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    Edited Bold Text Here

    There is one new user who seems to always include the text **Bold Text Here** in every post. I think I see why. Try this. 1. Create a new thread …
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    Replied To a Post in The Politics of Fear

    Our problem is/was that we have one right-wing party (Conservatives) and two alternatives jockeying for the middle/left. In typical fashion, all the Conservatives have to do is see the vote …
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    Created Bold Text Here

    There is one new user who seems to always include the text **Bold Text Here** in every post. I think I see why. Try this. 1. Create a new thread …
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    Created The Politics of Fear

    The election is over and it looks like fear loses, at least for now. Our former Conservative government, led by Stephen Harper, went down in flames to the Liberals, led …
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    Edited Can't UPDATE DATABASE |DATATABLE

    I'm updating my database using this code. only id and attendance date is updated but the time(AM_TIME_IN etc...) is not updating. What could be wrong? I'm using access and time(AM_TIME_IN …
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    Replied To a Post in window 10 is good or not?

    Microsoft has "apologized" for the "mistake" in which a Windows Update Optiional item ("Upgrade to Windows 10") was selected by default resulting in a number of users being subjected to …
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    Marked Solved Status for Problem with Code tool

    When I type code directly into a post I realize that I must indent four spaces/tab in order for the text to be recognized as code. But when I insert …
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    Replied To a Post in Problem with Code tool

    Yup. It's working there now as well. I'm flummoxed.
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    Replied To a Post in window 10 is good or not?

    I have no problem with Microsoft making a profit. I also have no problem paying for Windows. In fact, I did that when I bought my laptop. I will also …
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    Replied To a Post in Problem with Code tool

    Well, I just tried pasting the same code here and it worked. I tried three times in vb.net (tagged) and it didn't work. There I had to select-all and indent …
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    Replied To a Post in Problem with Code tool

    If I paste code into the edit window displayed via the code button, lines that are not indented in that edit window are also not indented once they are inserted …
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    Replied To a Post in Problem with Code tool

    Looks just right to me.
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    Created Problem with Code tool

    When I type code directly into a post I realize that I must indent four spaces/tab in order for the text to be recognized as code. But when I insert …
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    Replied To a Post in Playing 2 sounds, one after the other

    For mp3 files you can go back to Windows Media Player but in order to play successive sounds/files you'll have to create a playlist. Here's an example. Note that the …
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    Replied To a Post in Playing 2 sounds, one after the other

    Just wav files. And not even all wav files.
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    Replied To a Post in Playing 2 sounds, one after the other

    You have to wait for each sound to complete playing before starting the next. The following shows how to do that. Private Sounds() As String = { "C:\Windows\Media\chimes.wav", "C:\Windows\Media\chord.wav", "C:\Windows\Media\ding.wav", …
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    Replied To a Post in Playing 2 sounds, one after the other

    First of all, it's hard to say what you are doing wrong unless we can see the code in the Subs `Play1` through `Play6`. If you post some code we …
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    Replied To a Post in window 10 is good or not?

    I don't know what TV is like overseas, but I recall when TV had a strict demarcation between shows and ads. You watched the show, and every 15 minutes there …
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    Replied To a Post in Search data with different requirements

    You can determine the maximum and minimum value of a column by SELECT minval=MIN(fldname), maxval=MAX(fldname) FROM tablename and you can simplify your other query by using BETWEEN as in (for …
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    Replied To a Post in window 10 is good or not?

    Starting with Build 10565, Windows 10 will display ads in the start menu. Microsoft is calling them "suggested apps" rather than ads, but ads is what they are. It is …
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    Replied To a Post in Owner question

    I was under the impression that the FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) was an algorithm that **had** been patented. I may be mistaken.
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    Replied To a Post in Warning: Dell Laptops may cause insanity

    >If you live in the US, why did you buy it through Canada? I don't live in the US. I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada, eh?)
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    Replied To a Post in Owner question

    Unfortunately, it's not just a question of being able to prove ownership. It's also being able to **afford** to prove ownership. If someone with deep pockets wants it then they …
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    Replied To a Post in How do i check data usage of each system connected to my Router

    I use [Networx](http://networx.en.softonic.com/). It's free.
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    Replied To a Post in Converting VB5 Application

    At some point the people/person asking for the conversion will almost certainly come to you with a statement that begins with "As long as you are rewriting it you might …
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    Replied To a Post in Owner question

    I think that once you've posted the code publicly you're pretty much SOL as to retaining control, legally or otherwise.

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