Don't you just hate it?

Gasman

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You supply someone with some code.
You test it and confirm it works.
You supply it to a poster, only to be told they had to change it to whatever to get it to work.
I am not talking about names, but logic. :(

Just had someone tell me on another forum, that the sub I supplied to kill excel processes, had to be a function??? :(

Ungrateful or what? :(
 
No, not in a smiling frame of mind ATM :)
theDBguy had one recently, and then my first thought was 'You ungrateful .....' :)

I rarely supply code as it takes me a while to create. I cannot knock up code like you experts. I have to go away and see if I can create the code, and lookup the syntax of each function. Plus they tend to then do what I call the Oliver. 'Please Sir, can I have some more...' :) without bothering to understand what was supplied :(
I prefer to point them to a possible solution, in the hope that they will remember it, as they had to do some work themselves.
A few are a lost cause, they make the same error time and time again ( and I thought my memory was bad :) ), but there is always someone to hand feed them. :)

Rant over. :)
 
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I was just going to say that, albeit a bit more briefly.

Also surprises me how often users don't copy/paste their code but retype it (with typos) resulting in several subsequent posts trying to clarify it. And similarly don't copy/paste code back and change names to suit when not provided

Perhaps we should have a form for new users to fill out for say the first 10 questions - perhaps by then they would learn what they need to provide (just joking)

Opportunity perhaps for a new forum - The Access Doctor. A Q and A solution
 
Yes, I am thinking on taking a brain surgery course. :) Are there any brain surgery forums I could crosspost on? :)
After all, how hard can it be, just need a few sharp implements. Problem is getting suitable subjects to practice on. :)
 
Hope you dont mind I bookmarked your blog post, George, for future referals.
 

Great post. I wrote a variation on that idea a while back

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Plus they tend to then do what I call the Oliver. 'Please Sir, can I have some more...' :)
Lol, now that is the truth right there.

When you nail it for them though, it's worth all the extra trouble. Love this forum and especially all of the experts that are willing to give of their knowledge so freely. I learn more from other peoples questions and all of your answers so I say bring it on.

@Gasman Your reply's are very much appreciated.
 
You supply someone with some code.
You test it and confirm it works.
You supply it to a poster, only to be told they had to change it to whatever to get it to work.
I am not talking about names, but logic. :(

Just had someone tell me on another forum, that the sub I supplied to kill excel processes, had to be a function??? :(

Ungrateful or what? :(
That sounds more like ignorance than ungratefulness, but the latter is definitely a problem out there too, generally speaking.
 
Although I agree with the general point being made, I thought the person that triggered @Gasman to start this thread was actually polite & grateful for the support received despite him/her quibbling over sub vs function.
See post #7 in How close all open ms excel processes using dba in ms access (accessforums.net)
The OP has now explained why they thought it had to be a function, and in fact, because they were calling it from a macro. it had to be a function. However, this was not mentioned at the time. :(
In fact post #7 has been edited. The function remark has been removed?
 
It certainly wasn't obvious to me initially but the benefit of trying to solve other peoples coding problems is often felt more by the improved understanding of the person answering the question rather than the person receiving the answer. This is why I think teachers get so good.
 

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