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I've been writing VB code for more than 15 years, and I have never needed to use GOTO. Some languages, like COBOL, Fortran, Assembly, and older flavors of BASIC, needed the syntax. VB does not and never has.
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I was raging against my coding problem more than the Language!
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We already have ran a poll for it as well. 
glennPattonWork wrote: being the last programmer to touch it all the blame will fall at my door even though the famous "well it was working when it was left with you",
And yeah we all hate VB and my condolence with you.
Believe Yourself™
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Speaking of Ini-Files. Make sure the INI-File IS NOT written in UTF-8. Windows can't handle UTF-8 ini files!! 
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No the elephant is plain ASCII text file so far...
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Blame the programmer, not the language.  That said, it is obvious, over and over again, that VB attracts the worst programmers. However, I've also perused the VB articles on CP here and am equally impressed with the code there as I am in say, the C# and C++ forums. And I also have the equal amount of rolling eyes as well.
Marc
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No I totally agree apart from it's safer to blame VB, the previous programmer has access to weapons, hence I hate <<redacted for="" my="" own="" good="">>
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It's not the tool that you use that's the problem, it's the tool that uses it!
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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See here[^]
(site is in dutch, but the movie is English spoken)
Personally I thought it was pretty funny: subtle and not offensive. However I'm pretty sure if I did it here, I would get trouble in a matter of minutes.
What's the best prank you ever did?
(and did you get in trouble?  )
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I've seen that beofre. I agree, it is pretty funny...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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The best two pranks I ever pulled on my siblings were as follows:
1. tie a piece of thread across the start of the hallway leading to bedrooms; the other end of the thread was attached to a stuffed animal suspended from the cieling behind a light fixture at the other end of the hallway. When my older brother got home in the middle of the night, he broke the thread (tripwire) thus releasing the stuffed animal. In the dark, all he could see was a large shape approaching his head and he had walls on both sides. He told me in the morning I got him well - he sobered up very quickly that night.
2. another older brother had his bedroom across the hall from mine. Tied nylon cord to the top corners of his top cover on his bed and ran the cord under the cover, over the wall and into my room. When he arrived home late and went to bed, I waited until he was comfortable and started pulling the cords - the cover started rising off of the bed in the dark. He was so upset with me, he broke the nylon cord by hand, but did not retaliate.
The third... I can't repeat and I will self incrimate.
And your best prank?
Tim
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And you got away with these? With two older brothers?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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Actually 4 older brothers, 3 younger brothers and a younger sister.
And yes, I got away with them because we all prank each other; it was who was the best at it.
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Poor sister - all alone...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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I have two stories as well:
#1: When we were kids we loved making "blowpipes". That day we hadn't any material in the house so we took a straw, some tape and needles and made a mini blowpipe. We tested it in our sister whom we sneaked up upon from behind. Did you know people can jump pretty high from a sitting position?
#2: During uni we lived with 6 people in a house and one of us was always home late (or early, because mostly it was morning) That guy was on the ground floor and me and my mate on the top floor (2d floor) Before going to bed we tied a cord to the front door attached the fire extinguisher to it, lifting it in the air and attached the entire thing via the staircase all the way up to our floor. In addition we made a "spider web" of cords in front of his door and attached that to the stair case as well. The spider web we covered in newspaper so he had more trouble figuring it out. He used his lighter to burn the rope because he couldn't find how to release the rope ( so lucky us we didn't have a fire). The fire extinguisher made a huge thump when it came down.
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Breaking and Decorating.
It goes like this: when one of your friends goes on holiday for a week or so, you organise a team to empty his living room, and tastefully re-decorate. You then return his furniture, along with some nice items bought from a local auction, but arranged totally differently. If there is time (and the budget) do his hall as well.
If done properly, your friend is firstly confused as to if he actually lives there, and second laughed at by the police when he tries to report the "crime"... 
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There was also this[^] - but to my mind, that's criminal damage!
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But enough about my wife.
I have a brace of very fine looking dinners.
There will be a casserole tomorrow, but for tonight I shall roast one off.
Of course one mustn't waste anything, so the bones and stuff will be the basis of a game stock for the casserole.
Off to the Xmas Feed now, but unfortunately too much work for me to drink the rest of the day away so I suspect I shall be back here for a few more hours 
Still, I got my pay rise, so happy days.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote:
But enough about my wife.
There will be a casserole tomorrow, but for tonight I shall roast one off. |
Exactly how many wives have you actually got since you can afford to roast one? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
modified 17-Dec-13 12:28pm.
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I will have NONE if she reads that post! 
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Not if you roast her either... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Is now the wrong time for a 'spit-roast' reference?
speramus in juniperus
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It's never the wrong time for a spit-roast[^] reference. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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