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  • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

    Delete your code and try a new approach. Often we code ourselves into corners and feel that there must be a solution and our ego blinders prevent us from realizing that the mistake was with the desing and not the immediate code. (only one thing to consider, I don't actually know which problem you were speaking of so I don't know if this advice is applicable)

    A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." -- Stephen Crane

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    Ed Poore
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    Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

    only one thing to consider, I don't actually know which problem you were speaking of

    Well it was an incorrect data binding setup by me but because of this but it there should be some warning or workaround provided by MS for it. But any advice is good advice, even if it's bad, you just ignore it in that case.


    Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed

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    • C Christopher Duncan

      You mean what happens when you spend countless hours helping others only to find deafening silence when you need help yourself? You quickly realize that you've been associating with the human race.

      Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com

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      Ed Poore
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      :laugh::laugh::laugh:


      Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed

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      • R Ray Cassick

        When that happens I usually fire up the news reader and hit Usenet. The worlds best and often untapped resource available (next to CP of course :) )


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        Ray Cassick wrote:

        (next to CP of course )

        Of course


        Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed

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        • E Ed Poore

          You're one of the people who often answers people's questions in the forums but you're then stuck on a problem of your own and you don't have anyone to help? Penalty of being good at what you do I suppose :doh:


          Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed

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          Jerry Hammond
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          Ed.Poore wrote:

          Penalty of being good at what you do I suppose

          I knew it. We're going to have to widen the doorways into the lounge. :P

          "I'm happier than a tornado in a trailer park"--Cars

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          • E Ed Poore

            Mike Dimmick wrote:

            Post the question

            Did

            Mike Dimmick wrote:

            You might get some insight just by asking the questi

            Nope

            Mike Dimmick wrote:

            a weekend thinking

            Bit shorter, a day or two

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            gave me a route into how to fix the problem.

            Gave me a solution

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            No-one knows everything!*

            Damn, and I thought I did

            Mike Dimmick wrote:

            Give other people a chance to answer

            Why? Anyways I got my problem sorted after an innocuous hit in Google (on about the 50th page, that's how long I've been hunting for the solution). Still it provided me with yet another lesson and method of tackling similar problems.


            Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed

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            Jerry Hammond
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            Ed.Poore wrote:

            Bit shorter, a day or two

            Psst. A weekend, she be two days. [snicker]

            "I'm happier than a tornado in a trailer park"--Cars

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            • E Ed Poore

              You're one of the people who often answers people's questions in the forums but you're then stuck on a problem of your own and you don't have anyone to help? Penalty of being good at what you do I suppose :doh:


              Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed

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              Joe Q
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              I try to ask someone not to long out of school. You get a fresh, untainted, sometimes off-the-wall answer that may or may not be what I'm looking for, but it usually starts me thinking down a different path to where I figure out what I need to do. Also Google it but don't get booged down in the results. Sometimes that jar's my thoughts into new directions.

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              • E Ed Poore

                You're one of the people who often answers people's questions in the forums but you're then stuck on a problem of your own and you don't have anyone to help? Penalty of being good at what you do I suppose :doh:


                Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed

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                Paul Conrad
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                Ed, What was your post? Could you provide a link to it? Paul


                I'd like to help but I am too lazy to Google it for you.

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                • C Christopher Duncan

                  You mean what happens when you spend countless hours helping others only to find deafening silence when you need help yourself? You quickly realize that you've been associating with the human race.

                  Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com

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                  Jonas Hammarberg
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                  A recent research project found that: It's more likely that a person who already have helped you before will help you again than that a person you have helped will help you...

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                  • E Ed Poore

                    You're one of the people who often answers people's questions in the forums but you're then stuck on a problem of your own and you don't have anyone to help? Penalty of being good at what you do I suppose :doh:


                    Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed

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                    I'd search for in Google.:->

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                    • E Ed Poore

                      You're one of the people who often answers people's questions in the forums but you're then stuck on a problem of your own and you don't have anyone to help? Penalty of being good at what you do I suppose :doh:


                      Formula 1 - Short for "F1 Racing" - named after the standard "help" key in Windows, it's a sport where participants desperately search through software help files trying to find actual documentation. It's tedious and somewhat cruel, most matches ending in a draw as no participant is able to find anything helpful. - Shog9 Ed

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                      Joe Brinkman
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                      You find out where the MVPs hang out. Ask your question there. If the MVP doesn't know, then they have access to people at Microsoft who should have the answer. If it is a question concerning a non-Microsoft product find out where people who are experts on that product hang out. Joe Brinkman Microsoft MVP - ASP.Net

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                      • J Joe Brinkman

                        You find out where the MVPs hang out. Ask your question there. If the MVP doesn't know, then they have access to people at Microsoft who should have the answer. If it is a question concerning a non-Microsoft product find out where people who are experts on that product hang out. Joe Brinkman Microsoft MVP - ASP.Net

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                        Joe Brinkman wrote:

                        You find out where the MVPs hang out.

                        Is it a secret location that I must beat out of someone, only to find that they're strong enough and have given me the wrong place? :)


                        As of how to accomplish this I wouldn't have a clue at the moment and I'm too lazy to google it

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                        • X X Cyclop

                          I'd search for in Google.:->

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                          X.Cyclop wrote:

                          I'd search for in Google.:->

                          Already done me mate, thats why I posted on the C# forums.  I did find the answer I was looking for on about the 99th page of results. [wandering off into lab]Must optimise search parameters...[/wandering off into lab] :rolleyes:


                          As of how to accomplish this I wouldn't have a clue at the moment and I'm too lazy to google it

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                          • J Joe Q

                            I try to ask someone not to long out of school. You get a fresh, untainted, sometimes off-the-wall answer that may or may not be what I'm looking for, but it usually starts me thinking down a different path to where I figure out what I need to do. Also Google it but don't get booged down in the results. Sometimes that jar's my thoughts into new directions.

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                            Joe Q wrote:

                            Also Google it but don't get booged down in the results

                            Done, first thing that happens.  Well actually google with this "problem site:codeproject.com", find an answer on this site if available first :->


                            As of how to accomplish this I wouldn't have a clue at the moment and I'm too lazy to google it

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                            • J Jerry Hammond

                              Ed.Poore wrote:

                              Penalty of being good at what you do I suppose

                              I knew it. We're going to have to widen the doorways into the lounge. :P

                              "I'm happier than a tornado in a trailer park"--Cars

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                              Finally someone else who has a problem with their head size :rolleyes:, actually it's my neck that's bigger at the moment due to (no sympathy please) a lymphoma.


                              As of how to accomplish this I wouldn't have a clue at the moment and I'm too lazy to google it

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                              • J Jonas Hammarberg

                                A recent research project found that: It's more likely that a person who already have helped you before will help you again than that a person you have helped will help you...

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                                Lots of help in there...


                                As of how to accomplish this I wouldn't have a clue at the moment and I'm too lazy to google it

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                                • J Jerry Hammond

                                  Ed.Poore wrote:

                                  Bit shorter, a day or two

                                  Psst. A weekend, she be two days. [snicker]

                                  "I'm happier than a tornado in a trailer park"--Cars

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                                  Jerry Hammond wrote:

                                  A weekend, she be two days.

                                  Not mine, two + half, beauty of having Friday afternoons off. ;P


                                  As of how to accomplish this I wouldn't have a clue at the moment and I'm too lazy to google it

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                                  • E Ed Poore

                                    X.Cyclop wrote:

                                    I'd search for in Google.:->

                                    Already done me mate, thats why I posted on the C# forums.  I did find the answer I was looking for on about the 99th page of results. [wandering off into lab]Must optimise search parameters...[/wandering off into lab] :rolleyes:


                                    As of how to accomplish this I wouldn't have a clue at the moment and I'm too lazy to google it

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                                    Ed.Poore wrote:

                                    I did find the answer I was looking for on about the 99th page of results.

                                    Wow, you sound like you were pretty determined to find the answer :) I would have given up after about 5 pages :->


                                    "That's no moon, it's a space station" - Obi-wan Kenobi

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                                      Ed.Poore wrote:

                                      I did find the answer I was looking for on about the 99th page of results.

                                      Wow, you sound like you were pretty determined to find the answer :) I would have given up after about 5 pages :->


                                      "That's no moon, it's a space station" - Obi-wan Kenobi

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                                      Life or death situation :) Being payed for the hour so might as well randomly click on some buttons for a few hours to try and solve it.  Plus the project couldn't really continue easily until I solved it.  There was a work-a-round but it involved a complete redesign from the ground up X|


                                      As of how to accomplish this I wouldn't have a clue at the moment and I'm too lazy to google it

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                                      • E Ed Poore

                                        Life or death situation :) Being payed for the hour so might as well randomly click on some buttons for a few hours to try and solve it.  Plus the project couldn't really continue easily until I solved it.  There was a work-a-round but it involved a complete redesign from the ground up X|


                                        As of how to accomplish this I wouldn't have a clue at the moment and I'm too lazy to google it

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                                        Ed.Poore wrote:

                                        Being payed for the hour so might as well randomly click on some buttons for a few hours to try and solve it.

                                        Putting into the perspective of being paid for it, I'd find that more motivating :)


                                        I'd like to help but I am too lazy to Google it for you.

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                                          Ed.Poore wrote:

                                          Being payed for the hour so might as well randomly click on some buttons for a few hours to try and solve it.

                                          Putting into the perspective of being paid for it, I'd find that more motivating :)


                                          I'd like to help but I am too lazy to Google it for you.

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                                          Definitely

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