Now what is Cricket? Darroll

Kristopher wrote: just got my head bashed off the drivers side window Now you can officially be a VB programmer. Darroll

I think we need a way to vote on different aspects of the code. Like the Anger, humur, sincerity bars you posted. I do think they should be related to programming though. Say: Readability: Clarity: Extensibility: etc...: Darroll

What about making it that you have to be a gold member in order to post an unedited contribution. Darroll

If it isn't worth your time commenting, then it shouldn't be worth your time to vote either.

This isn't an article. It is a code snipet. Darroll

I have heard Sequal, and Squal. What is the correct way? Darroll

Looking at the latest articles I see a program that has 7 votes all with a 1 rating and NO comments at all. I propose that in order to votre you must leave a comment. Feedback is the only way we will become better programers. And please rate the code, if you don't have a need for the app don't rate it a 1 due to the fact that you don't need it, or it was already done and maybe done better. I would also like to see a better voting system, one that will allow you to rate different aspects of the code differently. What are your thoughts? Darroll

I use and love my 5 button mouse from MS. With intelipoint you can set the buttons on a per app bases. Can't wait for the 10 button mouse. Darroll

I wrote an app that creates a web page. Now they want to print it out. The problem comes that the settings for everyones printing is set differently, ie margins, header/footer, and if print background is selected. Is there a way to send IE the paramiters I want to print for this page? Thanks in advance. Darroll

First I am only batting around ideas. I have not even started coding yet. The problem with trusting users is that there is a crack for just about every APP. If you cannot find a crack you aren't looking hard enough. Cracked programs is a million dollar buisness in a mojority or eastern European countires. When I went to Bosnia there was a CD shop on every corner. Each cd was $5. So for $5 I would always have the latest software. The only non cracked software is one that no one wants. I am not saying I will come up with a better solution but not even trying means you don't care if someone steals from you. The upates will be released by the hackers in less than a week. This leads me to beleive that a web based checking utility is the least hackable solution out there. If you require your app to call home say once a quarter you can track how many copies are out there and which reg key has leaked. You could have the install program register the key to that computer and lock out any other installs. Then unregister during uninstall. Remember just thoughts. The idea is to trust your customers but to make it so that it is as difficult to pirate as possible. Darroll

I wish more people would share their work. Beleive it or not I just had a thousand thoughts run through my mind. Heh, not all of them were about programming. Some were about my dinner. Darroll

Good catch, I could hope that all of my customers would have a NIC. (I am targeting LANS) I will look into generating some other info Say the computer name and other rarely changed items. Even if they aren't used the majority of newer computers have LAN cards. Thanks! Darroll

2 accounts? is that possible?

1+2) if I only posted to General then no one would have responded. Even you decided to post here instead of the General forum. I think posting here was the best. IMO. 3) Even if they would like to buy it I would still get them to go back and download the latest version. I would definatly remove the key components to the app. 4) What do you suggest I use? 5)Good idea. My thought would be to have several dlls that always get updated even if not out of date that have checks in them. This way if they wanted to use a cracked version they could never go online while running my app, they will more than lickly be using an always on connections. Or just run checksums on everything. Thanks for your input Rohit! Darroll

I was hoping by locking an app to a MAC address will keep me from developing a 200 digit 3,000,000 bit product key. Even the 20 digit codes are just passed around any ways. Darroll

The app will only need to be online during initial install and also during any updates. I will then check to see when you are connected and use that to also call home. Also my app is designed to be run on a LAN so a always on connection will be the norm not the exception. Thanks for your opinion Darroll

Since my app is only distributed via the web they must have internet access.

Yes, I am trying to set up dwforecasting.swingtimers.com. Thanks.

Could someone walk me through setting up an alias on 2000 server? I feel like an idiot not to be able to set this up correctly. Thanks. Darroll