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  • C Chris Maunder

    Quality of code means everything. Imagine if every single article had a large notice asking for money. It would be very off-putting. I started CodeProject so I could give away my code freely, and sticking to that philosophy is important to me. If you don't wish to five the code away freely that's absolutely your choice.

    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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    Also if quality means everything, how do things like this get approved? Kris

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    • C Chris Maunder

      Quality of code means everything. Imagine if every single article had a large notice asking for money. It would be very off-putting. I started CodeProject so I could give away my code freely, and sticking to that philosophy is important to me. If you don't wish to five the code away freely that's absolutely your choice.

      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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      Also, and sorry to spam you, but I have reported two comments as they state things such as my article contains "no visible code" which is completely inaccurate. Kris

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      • S Sean Ewington

        It should now be live as a Tips & Tricks post. If you have any trouble accessing it please let me know. As for pasting from VS2012, I wish I could help, but I know not!

        Thanks, Sean Ewington The Code Project

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        Thanks for your help, Sean. You've restored my faith! :-D

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          I do provide it freely.

          Chris Maunder wrote:

          if every single article had a large notice asking for money

          Does this mean it's ok to have a small notice @ the bottom of my article? I will remove it if required though. Kris

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          Does this mean it's ok to have a small notice @ the bottom of my article?

          How about something even simpler? Why not, in your bio (which appears at the end of your articles) just include something tasteful like "I hope you enjoy my code. It's yours to use for free, but if you do wish to say thank you then a donation [link] is always appreciated."

          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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            Also if quality means everything, how do things like this get approved? Kris

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            Chris Maunder
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            Thanks for pointing that out. I've changed it from an article to a tip.

            cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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              Also, and sorry to spam you, but I have reported two comments as they state things such as my article contains "no visible code" which is completely inaccurate. Kris

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              Chris Maunder
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              i00 wrote:

              but I have reported two comments as they state things such as my article contains "no visible code"

              There is no local version of the download. As we've said previously, having a local copy is important - even if it's an older version. Links to external sites break, or are blocked, or developers just move on, and so having only an external link means articles get orphaned from their code and become unusable.

              cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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              • D djdynamix

                Thanks for your help, Sean. You've restored my faith! :-D

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                Paul Conrad
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                djdynamix wrote:

                restored my faith

                Don't be hard on yourself when writing your article/tips. Most people here in general are willing to help by giving constructive feedback to better help you improve it. By the way, I found your tip and you may want to fix the extra spacing in your second code block. Fix that and it looks pretty good to me.

                "Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  i00 wrote:

                  Does this mean it's ok to have a small notice @ the bottom of my article?

                  How about something even simpler? Why not, in your bio (which appears at the end of your articles) just include something tasteful like "I hope you enjoy my code. It's yours to use for free, but if you do wish to say thank you then a donation [link] is always appreciated."

                  cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                  Ok ... i'll change it now Kris

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    i00 wrote:

                    Does this mean it's ok to have a small notice @ the bottom of my article?

                    How about something even simpler? Why not, in your bio (which appears at the end of your articles) just include something tasteful like "I hope you enjoy my code. It's yours to use for free, but if you do wish to say thank you then a donation [link] is always appreciated."

                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                    Um... how do i include links in my bio it doesn't like <a href=...>??? Thanks Kris

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                      Um... how do i include links in my bio it doesn't like <a href=...>??? Thanks Kris

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                      Chris Maunder
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                      ah :) You need to increase your rep. Post a few more articles, get a few more downloads and up-votes and you'll be good to go. 1000 points gets you live links in your bio (and I've just added a note to this on the rep listing page that will be visible in a day or two)

                      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        ah :) You need to increase your rep. Post a few more articles, get a few more downloads and up-votes and you'll be good to go. 1000 points gets you live links in your bio (and I've just added a note to this on the rep listing page that will be visible in a day or two)

                        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                        I have 4700+ .... but it just converts <a href=...> to <a href=...> when I save it so it appears as the actual text: <a href=...> in my bio @ the bottom of my articles and not a link??? Kris

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                          I have 4700+ .... but it just converts <a href=...> to <a href=...> when I save it so it appears as the actual text: <a href=...> in my bio @ the bottom of my articles and not a link??? Kris

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                          Chris Maunder
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                          That's weird. Email me the bio you want and I'll test, fix and get your bio updated.

                          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                          • P Paul Conrad

                            djdynamix wrote:

                            restored my faith

                            Don't be hard on yourself when writing your article/tips. Most people here in general are willing to help by giving constructive feedback to better help you improve it. By the way, I found your tip and you may want to fix the extra spacing in your second code block. Fix that and it looks pretty good to me.

                            "Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus

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                            Thanks for your advice, Paul. I'll take a look at it as soon as I have a moment spare.

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                            • C Chris Maunder

                              That's weird. Email me the bio you want and I'll test, fix and get your bio updated.

                              cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                              KiranKumar Roy
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                              helping hand!! ;)

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                              • D djdynamix

                                Code Project has been a valuable resource to me as I try to get back into programming after a 30 year "sabatical". So... I thought I'd give something back to the community and publish a solution I found to a much-googled Windows 7 security issue. But... As soon as the article went up, it was closed again, because someone reported it as "unclear"??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? No explanation, no message to ask if I could clarify whatever it was that was "unclear", no offer of any help to rework the article in a way that was acceptable to the "powers that be".... NO! Just "Closed". I won't be trying again. If anyone is interested in any of the work I'm doing, please feel free to message me, but I won't be trying to publish any of my code on here again. That's for sure.

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                                April Fans
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                                Hi, Please don't be discouraged! Taking the time to trace and find a solution to a Windows 7 security issue is commendable! :) :)

                                April Comm100 - Leading Live Chat Software Provider

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