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Old 02-01-2005, 02:51 PM
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Just thinking. It's 10.30PM over here and I'm still on the forum. Why is it that sometimes we stick around too long? I know I'm not the only one.
Hey, I learned VBA for work, but I left work 6 hours ago. I must be doing something wrong. Am I a codaholic?
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'Code below should be in the ThisBody module of your project. 'It can be used in the PositionChange event of the ThisBody module, but... 'remember that the BoyfriendActionChange event of the ThisGirlfriend module 'might also be triggered at the same time. Select Case Position Case Vertical Select Case Location Case AtWork MsgBox "No problem" & vbCrLf & "Keep working" Case AtHome If Computer.MozillaFireFox.CurrentSite = _ [url]http://www.xtremevbtalk.com[/url] Then MsgBox "You're a codaholic!", vbCritical GirlfriendWarning = Inputbox("Is you girlfriend angry about your coding again?", vbQuestion) If GirlfriendWarning = vbYes Then Call GirlfriendCritical End If End If End Select Case Horizontal If LeftEye is Open and RightEye is Open Then MsgBox "You are probably doing something nice" 'possibly also check where you are Else Exit Sub End If End Select Public Sub GirlfriendCritical() MsgBox "Shut down all machines and buy flowers for Girlfriend", vbCritical End Sub
Maybe I have to do some debugging...
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Old 02-01-2005, 04:07 PM
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Wow, that's great, wheels.
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Old 02-01-2005, 05:54 PM
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So very very true. And so very very sad that he took the time to write that up...
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Old 02-02-2005, 12:26 AM
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So very very true. And so very very sad that he took the time to write that up...
Does it ever happen to you that you are thinking of some code structure for one of your projects while you are doing something completely different? My experience is that you better write it down that very moment. The code that comes to mind like that is often the best I can think of.
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Wheels - you are still doing ok if you remember what a girlfriend and/or flowers are well enough to code them into your example!

BTW-- what IS a girlfriend?!
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Old 02-02-2005, 04:05 AM
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BTW-- what IS a girlfriend?!
I know it's different from a boyfriend...
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Old 02-02-2005, 04:25 AM
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Does it ever happen to you that you are thinking of some code structure for one of your projects while you are doing something completely different?
I'm one of those people that can't actively think, as such. I put stuff into my head, wait for it to process in the background, and it comes out some time later. It made things a bit interesting when my teachers accused me of cheating in mathematics classes when I was younger, because I couldn't show my working. I just put the equation into my head and the answer comes out...
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Old 02-02-2005, 04:45 AM
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You mean nothing happens at runtime?
Or
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Brain.ScreenUpdating = False
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Hmm...

I'm not sure how to explain it - whether it is a TSR that responds later on, or if it is a 14.4k connection...

Meh. Ask anyone with Asperger's Syndrome. They'll be able to tell you.
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****, I just realised neither of those work. I'm precognitive as well...
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You forgot to add option explicit . Remember it's always better to be a codaholic with good practices .
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LOL @ Iceplug.
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Old 02-03-2005, 01:50 AM
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You forgot to add option explicit
Problem is that in a lot of cases the help files are not very clear about what parts are properties and what parts are objects. This results in difficulties with defining variable names, because I don't know which names are already used by the application itself.

Now where is that dropdown menu when I type "ThisGirlfriend." ?

I think there are some bugs in this program. Part of the user interface changes color sometimes while I didn't do anything!
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I find that amusing.

*laughs*

O.o


You should sell that, its a good idea.


~~ Joe the "a little preoccupied trying to solve a evil math problem. I need to get a chalkboard sooo badly, can't concentrate on anything else, brain-overloading" Nerd.
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Old 02-04-2005, 05:11 AM
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To get back to topic, I'm thinking of two reasons:
1. To help some people here.
2. It's better than watching tv.

Two others:
3. To start this thread.
4. To put a smile on someones face, because of my (or anyone else's) strange relationship with work-related topics (and because a non-coding partner will never understand why or what you are doing).

Anyone else?
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