OriginalGriff wrote:

It still has On Error Resume Next - so it's still garbage.

Not knowing how to code doesn't make the language garbage it makes the coder garbage. :laugh: This is not knowing how to code:

On Error Resume Next
objShell.Run strRunCmd, 1, True

This is how to handle the error properly and reset properly:

On Error Resume Next
objShell.Run strRunCmd, 1, True 'True means wait for the app to exit before continuing the script
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
ErrMsg Err.Number, Err.Description, "Error with objShell.Run [" & strRunCmd & "]", True
End If
On Error GoTo 0

Programming Language of the Year[^] That's interesting, I'm not familiar with all of the applications that were "programmed" last year with this scripting language. :)

Wow, this brings back fond memories. My first development machine was a Commodore Vic 20. I wrote a product pricing program on it for the first company I worked for back in the early 1980's. The proof of concept was well received. The company purchased an IBM PC with PFS File and word processing and my IT career was launched. :) And yes, the Vic 20 was hooked up to a black and white TV and had a tape recorder for a storage device. Man those were the days!

Richard Deeming wrote:

e-π/2 = ii

The link isn't opening but I'm guessing that this one is probably over my head too. Most likely it comes down to something like: 0 = 0 1 = 1 2 = 2 ... :laugh:

This must be too far over my head for me to understand. http://functionspace.org/articles/6/Understanding-the-most-beautiful-equation-in-Mathematics[Understanding the most beautiful equation in Mathematics] My head was swimming after reading through the whole article and then it came down to:

Quote:

If we put, x=π , we get: eiπ = −1 as cosπ = −1 and sinπ = 0 or eiπ + 1 = 0

Ahhh, ok... but doesn't all that just mean: -1 + 1 = 0 ??? :wtf:

CodeBubba wrote:

VB is fine. Everybody makes WAY too big a deal out of this!

+10 Agree! .NET = .NET

The way I have handled this type of thing in the past is through work-flow design rather than function of the cancel button. My top most form would not allow a child form to be opened unless the parent record was saved first. So the buttons or links that allow adding locations or rooms would be disabled until the school was saved. Designing the work-flow this way eliminated the possibility of saving children before the parent was saved and then having to deal with the potential of cancelling the parent.

Danny Martin wrote:

... Her username was the name of her second cat or something equally peculiar, and her password was her home postcode.
 
Can you guess the problem? ...

Let me guess. Did she move to an area with a different postcode? :doh:

Chris Losinger wrote:

... there's a steady stream of posts here (and elsewhere) where programmers muse about how special and smart programmers are ...

Sounds like a case of "P"rogrammer envy. The posts, here at least, seem to be discussing the premise of the article.

Chris Losinger wrote:

why do programmers love to talk about themselves so much?

Uhhmmm... Isn't the article referenced writen by a journalist not a programmer? :confused:

In a manner of speaking, there is already a program that is self-aware. The genetic code sequencing in a DNA molocule programs living things to act and react the way that they do. So we have "hardware" (the brain) and "software" (DNA) that allows biological systems to be self-aware. IBM is working on the hardware to mimic the brain and has already made some progress. So all we need now is software to mimic genetic code sequencing and that will allow a computer system to be self-aware. It's just a matter of time... Enjoy!

I think we are closer than we have ever been. IBM chip mimics human brain[^] According to the article above, IBM has already been able to mimic the brain. It's only one step in the process of becoming self-aware but one step leads to another. It seems silly to me to think that it will not happen someday. I'm not saying it will have a soul or be human but it will definately be self-aware. My dogs are not human but they are definately self-aware. It's just a matter of time now that the first step has been taken. Enjoy!

I may not be able to define intelligence but Merriam Webster has this:

Definition of INTELLIGENCE

1a
(1) : the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations : reason; also : the skilled use of reason
(2) : the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria (as tests)

b Christian Science : the basic eternal quality of divine Mind

c : mental acuteness : shrewdness

2a
: an intelligent entity; especially : angel

b : intelligent minds or mind 3
: the act of understanding : comprehension

4a
: information, news

b : information concerning an enemy or possible enemy or an area; also : an agency engaged in obtaining such information

5
: the ability to perform computer functions

Intelligence Defined I'm particularly fond of the 5th definition! :-D

Rage wrote:

"... what are the odds that something like that _really_ happens ? ..."

You're right, the odds are minimal. But the question was: Which PITA is greater, remembering your passwords or losing the money in your accounts? Note: The odds of winning the lottery are also minimal. :cool:

Rage wrote:

"... I have now to spend at least an hour before I have all my passwords restored again in all the websites I am loggin on every day ? ..."

Wow, I certainly hope none of those websites, with saved passwords, you login on every day are for banking or retirement accounts. If you think re-saving all your passwords is a PITA, wait until someone gets access to your machine with all your saved passwords and drains you accounts!!! :doh:

Not that it will change whether you need Firefox or not but you may be interested in these trends just out of curiosity. Browser usage

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer wrote:

I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!

Well, at least your "over here" contributing in some way by paying taxes. All the jobs that went overseas are a complete loss. :laugh: