Access struggles...

Friday, I think I discovered a bug in Access. Since I’m new and stupid at it, I was trying to rename fields in the Database view, and since I wasn’t sure what a certain field I was importing contained, I kept trying to name it with a question mark. Every time I tried do this, the entire database crashed, and Access would come up with a
message that “Access has to close now, please send error data to Microsoft.” The database would close and reopen but if you tried to reopen that particular database it would crash again, and I would have to recreate the entire thing. Some computer guys were in the office upgrading machines and one of them was bored and tried to help me, but unfortunately, he didn’t know Access that well either. After they left I finally figured out what was going on – the question mark was causing it every time. Normally, you would get a message saying “This is a restricted character” (which you DID get if you tried to enter it in Design View). And, if had I known the program better, I would have known not to use a question mark.

Damn, Microsoft owes me now. Where’s my check?

Access struggles...

Friday, I think I discovered a bug in Access. Since I’m new and stupid at it, I was trying to rename fields in the Database view, and since I wasn’t sure what a certain field I was importing contained, I kept trying to name it with a question mark. Every time I tried do this, the entire database crashed, and Access would come up with a
message that “Access has to close now, please send error data to Microsoft.” The database would close and reopen but if you tried to reopen that particular database it would crash again, and I would have to recreate the entire thing. Some computer guys were in the office upgrading machines and one of them was bored and tried to help me, but unfortunately, he didn’t know Access that well either. After they left I finally figured out what was going on – the question mark was causing it every time. Normally, you would get a message saying “This is a restricted character” (which you DID get if you tried to enter it in Design View). And, if had I known the program better, I would have known not to use a question mark.

Damn, Microsoft owes me now. Where’s my check?

Your tongue in the mail...

Seal my Fate,
I get your tongue in the mail,
No one is wise
Until they see how it lies…..
Love this life
Don’t wait till the next one comes

Blech! I’ve got to clear out my IN box. Since Neil Finn is on tour in the States, my Tongue in the Mail list is causing it to overflow. The sensible part of me (or the part that is prone to sour grapes since
I can’t afford to go) wants to just delete all of them, but the irrational part is afraid I’ll miss something. Everyone has to post a set list or a review, or at least a hair ‘n pants report (although that last is what makes the list fun).

What is not fun, however, is the one person who seems to be totally jaded and is unimpressed by anything Mr. Finn has done lately. She seems to have appointed herself the list’s policeman and warns everyone if their post is even slightly off topic or untrimmed. She gets offended if anyone makes the least little remark about her and is generally a wet blanket. When a new person joins, or someone younger than twenty-five or so posts about how great it is to have discovered this music or how much they loved the last CD/DVD, she posts condescending comments, and often they never post again. While I don’t like every song I hear, it’s seems as if she’s doing her best to squelch everyone else’s enthusiasm. However, this list has been around probably since the late eighties, if not earlier, and she appears to be one of the charter members, so very few say anything admonishing to her.

I joined another list that was supposed to be lighter in tone, involved a lot of joking around, and allowed a bit more off topic stuff. Guess what - she joined it too, and immediately, the moderator had to issue a big apology and delete any posts that might have said anything in the slightest negative about her. And despite her admitted dislike for any of Neil’s latest work, she still goes to every concert. If she’s THAT disenchanted, she should save her money, stay home and listen to Split Enz CDs, and open up a seat to someone else who appreciates it (like ME for instance).

Your tongue in the mail...

Seal my Fate,
I get your tongue in the mail,
No one is wise
Until they see how it lies…..
Love this life
Don’t wait till the next one comes

Blech! I’ve got to clear out my IN box. Since Neil Finn is on tour in the States, my Tongue in the Mail list is causing it to overflow. The sensible part of me (or the part that is prone to sour grapes since
I can’t afford to go) wants to just delete all of them, but the irrational part is afraid I’ll miss something. Everyone has to post a set list or a review, or at least a hair ‘n pants report (although that last is what makes the list fun).

What is not fun, however, is the one person who seems to be totally jaded and is unimpressed by anything Mr. Finn has done lately. She seems to have appointed herself the list’s policeman and warns everyone if their post is even slightly off topic or untrimmed. She gets offended if anyone makes the least little remark about her and is generally a wet blanket. When a new person joins, or someone younger than twenty-five or so posts about how great it is to have discovered this music or how much they loved the last CD/DVD, she posts condescending comments, and often they never post again. While I don’t like every song I hear, it’s seems as if she’s doing her best to squelch everyone else’s enthusiasm. However, this list has been around probably since the late eighties, if not earlier, and she appears to be one of the charter members, so very few say anything admonishing to her.

I joined another list that was supposed to be lighter in tone, involved a lot of joking around, and allowed a bit more off topic stuff. Guess what - she joined it too, and immediately, the moderator had to issue a big apology and delete any posts that might have said anything in the slightest negative about her. And despite her admitted dislike for any of Neil’s latest work, she still goes to every concert. If she’s THAT disenchanted, she should save her money, stay home and listen to Split Enz CDs, and open up a seat to someone else who appreciates it (like ME for instance).