--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BEX00006 Date: 10/21/94 From: ROBERT GOULDY Time: 10:11am \/To: LANCE LEONARD (Read 16 times) Subj: Echo enhancement RE: Beefing up our little echo === Lance ... === How about some expert combing through the messages to produce a FAQ report (Frequently Asked Questions). I note that there certainly are some questions and topics which recur just about the time we get some new readers and just about the time we just finished discussed some particular subject. Judging from the last sentence, I might not be the ideal author! === Aardvark Love! === Papa Robert * WOOF! * The tail of the Bedouin's dog wags in the triumph of its survival. --- --- FMail 0.98a/TAG 2.7 * Origin: Fire Point BBS Iowa Park Texas (817) 592-9414 (1:3805/4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BEX00007 Date: 10/21/94 From: ROBERT GOULDY Time: 10:26am \/To: FRANK STOGSDILL (Read 17 times) Subj: Blanking the title bar > FS> And last, in my application, on the top title bar - it FS> displays the title of the application and the form FS> name(the one I've given the form, in brackets - is FS> there a way to remove the brackets or just get rid of FS> the form name that I give the form in Windows styles. Sure, simply right+click the title bar while the form is in Design mode, choose Window Style, select the text in the title field region and then press . === Hey Frank ... === If you want to "just get rid of the form name" in the title bar, follow the above procedure, but then add a single blank space in the window title field. This will yield a form with a blank title bar. === Aardvark Love! === Papa Robert * WOOF! * -> <-Blank Verse Tagline --- --- FMail 0.98a/TAG 2.7 * Origin: Fire Point BBS Iowa Park Texas (817) 592-9414 (1:3805/4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BEX00008 Date: 10/21/94 From: ROBERT GOULDY Time: 05:24pm \/To: BILL BEAN (Read 15 times) Subj: Call it a Paradox >Truly!! Have you had to explain yet why Paradox is called paradox? === Hi Bill ... === Ŀ THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK Ĵ An Agony in Eight Fits [!] FIT THE SIXTH ... The Barrister's Dream ... Part The Foist They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap. But the Barrister, weary of proving in vain That the Beaver's lace-making was wrong, Fell asleep, and in dreams saw the creature quite plain That his fancy had dwelt on so long. He dreamed that he stood in a shadowy Court, Where the Snark, with a glass in its eye, Dressed in gown, bands and wig, was defending a pig On the charge of deserting its sty. The Witnesses proved, without error or flaw, That the sty was deserted when found: And the Judge kept explaining the state of the law In a soft under-current of sound. The indictment had never been clearly expressed, And it seemed that the Snark had begun, And had spoken three hours, before anyone guessed What the pig was supposed to have done. The Jury had each formed a different view (Long before the indictment was read), And they all spoke at once, so that none of them knew One word that the others had said. FIT THE FIFTH ... The Beaver's Lesson ... Part The Last "Its flavour when cooked is more exquisite far Than mutton, or oysters, or eggs: (Some think it keeps best in an ivory jar, And some, in mahogany kegs:) "You boil it in sawdust: you salt it in glue: You condense it with locusts and tape: Still keeping one principal object in view - To preserve its symmetrical shape." The Butcher would gladly have talked till next day, But he felt that the Lesson must end, And he wept with delight in attempting to say He considered the Beaver his friend. While the Beaver confessed, with affectionate looks More eloquent even than tears, It had learnt in ten minutes far more than all books Would have taught it in seventy years. They returned hand-in-hand, and the Bellman, unmanned (For a moment) with nobel emotion, Said, "This amply repays all the wearisome days We have spent on the billowy ocean!" Such friends, as the Beaver and Butcher became, Have seldom if ever been known; In winter or summer, `twas always the same - You could never meet either alone. And when quarrels arose - as one frequently finds Quarrels will, spite of every endeavour - The song of the Jubjub recurred to their minds, And cemented their friendship for ever! === Does that help? === r --- --- FMail 0.98a/TAG 2.7 * Origin: Fire Point BBS Iowa Park Texas (817) 592-9414 (1:3805/4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BEX00009 Date: 10/21/94 From: ROBERT GOULDY Time: 05:41pm \/To: BILL BEAN (Read 14 times) Subj: Busy, busy, busy ... >How do you manage to stay busy? Have any Paradox work that you need to farm out? I'd be interested to know. === Hey Bill ... === I've got a professional salesman "associated" with my company. He mainly sells hardware, but it's turning out that most of his clients need customized software, too. To do this entrepreneurial thing, somebody's GOT to go out and knock on doors. I used to be in the sales game for a few years ... and HATED it. The rough part is that it takes me 4 to 6 weeks to develop a typical application. It doesn't take an advanced degree in mathematics to figure that them's low wages. Furthermore, most folks are not willing to pay what the stuff is worth. So, the second part of my business plan is to market, via first class mail, the apps that I've already developed. And I couple this with the help of my salesman when the targets are within reasonable driving distance. The above, coupled with a meticulous effort to give the clients exactly what they need and want, plus courteous and helpful follow-ups seems to be SLOWLY building into a real job with real pay. I keep my overhead low, low, low. I get an average of 49 hours per week into hands-on coding, and (despite a missed cue now and again) make sure I know what it is the client needs before I call up the first blank form. My background is as a professional writer and graphic artist (read: paste the magazine together), so now I'm still doing the same thing: I tell a story and make it pretty. Seems like it's been two years since Borland released Pdoxwin 1.0 Since that first day I've been trying, trying, trying with various and sundry setbacks. Took me 6 months to build my first app. As far as farming out work, who knows? Right now I'm working (rather lackadaisically) with a participant in this echo to build a Pdox Programmers' Program. Ain't it all fun? === Aardvark Love! === Papa Robert * WOOF! * My dog wasn't broken ... but I had her fixed anyway! --- --- FMail 0.98a/TAG 2.7 * Origin: Fire Point BBS Iowa Park Texas (817) 592-9414 (1:3805/4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BEX00010 Date: 10/22/94 From: ROBERT GOULDY Time: 09:12am \/To: MIKE TOBIAS (Read 13 times) Subj: SECURITY??? As Phil T suggested: >I would suggest toggling the form to the "Delivered" state after you are satisfied with the end results === Mike ... === Be SURE to keep a copy of your *.fsl, too, as the *.fdl cannot be accessed for changes! === Aardvark Love! === Papa Robert * WOOF! * Make sure you've got a multi-axis tri-pivoting jig. --- --- FMail 0.98a/TAG 2.7 * Origin: Fire Point BBS Iowa Park Texas (817) 592-9414 (1:3805/4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BEX00011 Date: 10/25/94 From: ROBERT GOULDY Time: 12:06pm \/To: BILL BEAN (Read 13 times) Subj: Call it a Paradox >>Truly!! Have you had to explain yet why Paradox is called paradox? === Hi Bill ... === I never did find the verse in "The Hunting of the Snark" which talks about paradox. But I did run across this in some early Alan Watts last night: The paradox is that profound Truth is complicated because it is simple. Maybe _that_ can be twisted into a good answer to your inquiring clients given a little thought. === Aardvark Love! === Papa Robert * WOOF! * The best job on the police force: The Chalk Outline Guy --- --- FMail 0.98a/TAG 2.7 * Origin: Fire Point BBS Iowa Park Texas (817) 592-9414 (1:3805/4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BEX00012 Date: 10/26/94 From: AL HARRISON Time: 06:47am \/To: ROBERT.COWLING@MSU.EDU (Read 13 times) Subj: DOS -VS- WINDOWS *** Forwarded by : Sharon Guillaume *** *** Originally to : Walt Parsons *** *** Originally dated: 22 Oct 94 08:27 *** *** Comment : tech talk for you, me, I just hate Windows! *** I would generalize the remarks by saying the difference between PDOX DOS and WIN is that the intuitive operation that permeated DOS version has been sacrificed or been rendered subservient to the object-oriented flavor -- not quite sure how to say it, but simple functions, e.g., instantaneous print of file structure, have become multiple steps. While certain recurring functions like queries and reporting are improved (generally but not in all cases), the learning curve or DOS-WIN transition curve is inexcusably steep. If Access were a "free lunch" I'd probably switch. Of course, my hardcore programming days would appear to be gone; as a patent attorney/computer lawyer, I use these database tools and other marvelous software either incidental to my law practice or to my wife's campaign for the Texas Senate (against Buster Brown- nothing to do with shoes). But, again, the major "loss" to Paradox under Windows is its consistent logical operation. I'm looking forward to experience true cross-fertilization, though, between PDOX WIN and WordPerf WIN under Novell Perfect Office, via OLE 2.0. I can't believe with all Microsoft's resources, that Pro Office will not be fully OLE 2.0 implemented. --- FMail 0.98a * Origin: HAL-PC - The New Generation - (713)963-4100 (1:106/4100) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BEY00000 Date: 10/26/94 From: WALT PARSONS Time: 05:50pm \/To: RICH GORIN (Read 13 times) Subj: PARADOX PRICING RG>They're sending us copies of ReportSmith and a choice of training >videos. Considering the current state of corporate ethics, I think >that's real decent of them and I, for one, appreciate it. Rich - Will this be automatic if you have registered your purchase? Or do you have to call or write somebody to get it started? Thanks in advance. Walt Parsons * OLX 3.01 00-0000 * Do fish wonder where all the toes go after Labor Day? --- TMail v1.31.5 * Origin: Diablo Valley PCUG-BBS, Walnut Creek, CA 510/943-6238 (1:161/55) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BEY00001 Date: 10/26/94 From: SCOTT SAFTLER Time: 11:04pm \/To: GLORIA TUFO (Read 13 times) Subj: PDOXWIN 4.5 GT>Now, My question is: How can I add a band in the report without going t GT>restructure just to sort it the way I want it. GT>I hope somebody can help me on this!!!!! GT>I don't have pdox 5.0 yet (and I cannot make my boss to upgrade it righ GT>but did they fix that problem in 5.0? Gloria, You're really not going to like the answer. It's 42! Ooops, sorry, yes, they did fix this in 5.0. When you pull up the object inspector for the record band, there is a new option, "Sort..." which puts up a dialog box allowing you to tell Paradox how to sort the detail records. So, you probably need to get a crowbar for your boss to pony up the $100 or so to get the new version. There's actually a LOT more goodies in the new version that you'll also like, so I would definitely recommend the upgrade. TTFN, BSL1 --- * WR # 383 * But I thought YOU did the backups... --- TMail v1.31.5 * Origin: Diablo Valley PCUG-BBS, Walnut Creek, CA 510/943-6238 (1:161/55) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BEY00002 Date: 10/27/94 From: DAVID SHERMAN Time: 10:51am \/To: LANCE LEONARD (Read 15 times) Subj: Object pal Lance 1. When will Borland release a new ObjectPal manual that has all the new methods, etc? Cost? 2. Is there any manual, book or Tech note that explains to the user where and when to put certain code? Thanks === * QMPro 1.53 * Gather your moss before you roll stones --- TosScan 1.00 * Origin: Colossus - The Columbus Computer Society - Columbus, OH 1:226/120)