But did you run the code? It is a code sequence written by Larry Wall himself that outputs a quote from him. Pure unadulterated geekiness. :) Jason Jystad Cito Technologies Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918) "Real programmers can write assembly code in any language." --Larry Wall

I actually didn't know this until I looked over how the search bar worked. I really dig elegant uses of simple ideas. :) Jason Jystad Cito Technologies Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918) People seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication. --Niklaus Wirth (Co-Inventor of Pascal)

Oh yes - I kept notes - I kept notes on everything < black storm clouds gather, thunder rumbles in the distance...> cheers, Chris Maunder

Roger Wright wrote: It's educational for me, at least Hmm, I don't know if "educational" is the right word here, I am thinking something more like "frustrating" or "annoying as shite" or something along those lines. :) Well at least you seem to be getting by. Managing to cover rent and such I hope? BTW have you ever eaten at that Thai/Chinese restaurant there in Bullhead? The green building. I think it was called Darunees or something. Jason Jystad Cito Technologies Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918) People seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication. --Niklaus Wirth (Inventor of Pascal)

I like it! I'll add that to my archive of cool compu-filk. :) Jason Jason Jystad Cito Technologies Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918) People seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication. --Niklaus Wirth (Inventor of Pascal)

Nish - Native CPian wrote: I think he tried to solve one of Colin's maths puzzles Those were not really math puzzles. Think in Hebrew... /moliate Two o'clock and walking through familiar London - Or what was familiar London before the cursor deleted certain certainties - I watch a suit and tie man giving suck to the Psion Organizer lodged in his breast pocket its serial interface like a cool mouth hunting his chest for sustenance, familiar feeling, and I'm watching my breath steam in the air. Neil Gaiman - Cold Colours

Thanks. :) And let me say this about deadlines... AAARRRGhgHHGhghhhghghhghGHHGHGHhghghghgghhgghg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;P And did I mention that I am still at work? :( Jason Jystad Cito Technologies Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918) An object is simply a referenced thingy. --Larry Wall (Programming Perl)

:rolleyes: et tu lauren? ;P Jason Jystad Cito Technologies Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918) An object is simply a referenced thingy. --Larry Wall (Programming Perl)

Ah, that makes sense then. Thanks James. I guess I am going to have to respectfully disagree with Paul on this one. :) Actually I would agree with him, except I frequently use a browseing hider service that makes my right click to open a link in a new window not work right. It does handle links that open new windows correctly though. This is really the only reason I disagree. In case you're interested the service I use is orangatango [new window] ;) Jason Jystad Cito Technologies Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918) An object is simply a referenced thingy. --Larry Wall (Programming Perl)

I would be happy to have the help, but Suggestion #5 seems to have slipped into a space/time warp and caused a transporter malfunction. Consequently it seems to have ceased to have ever existed. :laugh: You could make comments on my main suggestion above though! :) Jason Jystad Cito Technologies Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918) An object is simply a referenced thingy. --Larry Wall (Programming Perl)

Replies to posts. I am too damn lazy to write articles. ;p Actually I do have several in the works, but I have had even less luck getting anything done on them than I have had getting anything done with the several programming projects I have on the back burner. I must have the biggest back burner in the universe. :rolleyes: <edit> Hmm, that was kinkier sounding than I intended. I better go drink some more caffeine. </edit> Jason Jystad Cito Technologies Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918) An object is simply a referenced thingy. --Larry Wall (Programming Perl)

Man, I had no idea they'd progressed that far with retina replacement technology. I'm both excited and alarmed. David http://www.dundas.com

Thanks. I would prefer regex myself. In fact that is how I do it elsewhere. I just thought that since he hadn't done it yet perhaps he didn't want to add anything to the message parseing here. I wrote this before I noticed his post in the ASP forum, and I have been posting to him about it over there since I noticed. :) Jason Jystad Cito Technologies Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918) There ain't nothin' in this world that's worth being a snot over. --Larry Wall

Mike Mullikin wrote: Nuke the little bast#$%'s!!! Now with a line like that, I just can't keep you on my kill list! :-O ____________________ David Wulff :bob: I know who you are mate.

Thanks, what can I say with all the Aussies and Kiwis I know now I am always on the lookout for a cheap Vegemite joke. :laugh: I was actually looking at a jar of Vegemite the other day and I have to say that it doesn't look very appetizing. I am not one to judge things by appearances, so I will have to wait until I give it a try sometime. Still my first impression was, "hmm, I think I'll go buy the Nutella instead". :-D Jason Jystad Cito Technologies www.citotech.net Sonork ID 100.9918 >-------------------------------------------------< Every program has at least one bug and can be shortened by at least one instruction -- from which, by induction, one can deduce that every program can be reduced to one instruction that doesn't work. >-------------------------------------------------<

Tom Archer wrote: Actually, another person wrote and asked that same thing. I figured you probably got asked these kinds of things quite a bit, that is why I didn't just ask right out. I didn't want to annoy you if you were tired of answering those kinds of questions. Tom Archer wrote: Why don't you send me the questions and I'll include that in the article? Will do, I will work up a list of questions and e-mail them to you directly in the next day or so. Jason Jystad Cito Technologies www.citotech.net Sonork ID 100.9918 >-------------------------------------------------< Every program has at least one bug and can be shortened by at least one instruction -- from which, by induction, one can deduce that every program can be reduced to one instruction that doesn't work. >-------------------------------------------------<

Yes, you are correct, it is a lot eaiser to write a Case statement than a nested if statement, especially inside those small stored procedure window of SQL Server 2000. (CASE WHEN Cust_Name = 1 THEN 'Good Customer' ELSE 'BAD Customer' END) or you can do nested Case statements such as: (CASE WHEN Cust_Name = 1 then 'Good Customer' ELSE(CASE WHEN Cust_Name = 2 THEN 'SO-SO Customer' ELSE 'Bad Customer' END) END) Hope this helps. Nick Parker

You were right, I didn't. ;P Thanks Colin, all better now. I couldn't look at the keyboard for very long without a headache coming on. :) Jason Jystad Cito Technologies www.citotech.net Sonork ID 100.9918 >-------------------------------------------------< Every program has at least one bug and can be shortened by at least one instruction -- from which, by induction, one can deduce that every program can be reduced to one instruction that doesn't work. >-------------------------------------------------<

:cool: Nish

Great googly moogly! Give the man a good beer, he nailed that one. I expected that someone would get the Little Nicky reference, but I didn't think anyone would remember the Hudson Hawke one! I suspect that I am in the presence of another person with what my mom likes to call "A Trivial Mind". :laugh: I guess I am going to have to start a thread on obscure movie quotes to see if I can flush any more out. :) Jason Jystad Cito Technologies www.citotech.net >------------------------------------------------< "Luckily," he went on, "you have come to exactly the right place with your interesting problem, for there is no such word as 'impossible' in my dictionary. In fact," he added, brandishing the abused book, "everything between 'herring' and 'marmalade' seems to be missing." -- Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams) >------------------------------------------------<