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Robert Nunemaker

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Expertise

String manipulation, Database access and usage, Class creation, and encapsulation are my strong suits. Active X Controls and DLL`s also. Although I don`t deal with Crystal - frankly because I don`t like it; I prefer to do things manually.

Experience in the area

Employment history: Programmed with the Air Force for 15 years, and have continued in the private sector for the past 1 year. Used VB (all versions) for the past 8 years.

Organizations: MCP and MCSD certified.

Education: Computer Science Bachelor degree.

Awards: MCP and MCSD certified.

What do you like about this subject?

VB is the most flexible programming language which encompasses a fast solution and easy to learn architecture. THERE IS NO ONE WAY TO PERFORM A TASK!

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Never done learning. Always want more. More API knowledge, more fine-tuning DB access, and more sub-classing knowledge is always welcome.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

The lineage of VB is impressive. It started in the DOS days with GWBASIC which REQUIRED line numbers for every line. That transformed into QBasic which REALLY was an amazing enhancement for GWBasic and had great funcitonality. (It even works today if you can find the EXE!) QBasic begat QuickBasic which essentially (with a few exceptions) was QBasic with the ability to have multiple mod

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

I believe VB is every bit as good and in some ways better than VC++. Yes VC++ can do a lot of things quicker (nanoseconds) and can access some things VB supposedly can't. But learning API's and subclassing can really open doors previously thought closed.

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  • Knowledgeability 9.84
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  • Politeness 9.95
  • Response Time(hr) 16.9
  • Response Time(hr, last 90 days) 2.8
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Recent Answers from Robert Nunemaker

2010-01-10 Vb database:

Pretty easy.  I don't know how your month is in your database (if it's in a date field or separate field), but I'll assume a separate field for this example.    - Create a text field on your Access form

2010-01-09 Modal panel:

It would rather involved then because you'd have to find every control (other than those inside the panel) and program the MouseMove event for them to set a flag when the panel is visible and the mouse

2010-01-08 Modal panel:

This design is more of a hack IMO.  I would prefer to make a form (like a splash screen) with no title bar, no Close/Minimize/Maximize, actions and then make that form Modal when you call it.  In that

2010-01-02 variable contains string:

This sounds like a homework question.  I'll answer, but you really should experiment with it to understand it.  If you don't have access to a VB, just thinking it through logically would work.    Your

2009-01-27 Searching Word for Word 2007 Text Boxes and Printing Contect to a File:

In Word 2007, text boxes are slightly different.  They are "Shapes".    So, use:  Dim Doc As Word.Document  Dim oShape As Word.Shape    Set Doc = ActiveDocument    For Each oShape In Doc.Shapes      Debug

 

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