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Posting history for user PCBUOA::PDICKERSON

75 notes across 13 conferences

Known Personal Names (2)

Philip - an Aussie in PC-land (Stow)
Philip, an Aussie in PC-land

Possible 6 Other Accounts for PCBUOA::PDICKERSON

Username	Total Posts	First Post	Last Post	Most Used Personal Name
57383::PDICKERSON	2	`Tue Sep 07 1993`	`Tue Sep 07 1993`	Philip - an Aussie in PC-land (Stow)
CAM2::PDICKERSON	3	`Mon Jul 12 1993`	`Tue Jul 20 1993`	Philip - an Aussie in PC-land (Stow)
CAPNET::PDICKERSON	113	`Wed Aug 18 1993`	`Thu Jul 14 1994`	Philip - an Aussie in PC-land (Stow)
CAPVAX::PDICKERSON	12	`Fri Jul 09 1993`	`Wed Jul 21 1993`	Philip - an Aussie in PC-land (Stow)
PCBUO1::PDICKERSON	1	`Thu Jul 28 1994`	`Thu Jul 28 1994`	Philip - an Aussie in PC-land (Stow)
PCBUO2::PDICKERSON	1	`Tue Oct 04 1994`	`Tue Oct 04 1994`	Philip, an Aussie in PC-land

Summary of Posts

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Conference	Total Posts	Conference Title
abbott::visual_basic	47	Microsoft Visual Basic
noted::windows95	6	Microsoft Windows 95 ("Chicago")
noted::ibmpc-94	3	'94 conference archived; use NOTED::IBMPC-95 now
noted::ibmpc-95	3	IBM PCs, clones, DOS, etc.
gyro::internet_toolss	3	Internet Tools
ranger::wfw	3	Windows for Workgroups
giadev::decstation	2	DECstation PC Conference
galvia::conferencing	2	Welcome to Conferencing for Windows and Macintosh
isvhub::netnotes	2	NetNotes Product Set
decwet::windows-nt	1	Windows NT
7.286::digital	1	The Digital way of working
lassie::ucx	1	DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
noted::compuserve	1	CompuServe users at Digital

Conference decwet::windows-nt (Windows NT)

1 posts

TOPIC 2602.0 Mon Apr 03 1995 12:56 Daylight Savings time change affects file timestamps? 4 lines

Conference 7.286::digital (The Digital way of working)

1 posts

TOPIC	3986.0	5 different company names in windows 95
	3986.4	`Thu Jul 13 1995 15:13`	Digital still uses different company names	24 lines

Conference lassie::ucx (DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS)

1 posts

TOPIC 773.0 Thu Aug 11 1994 17:20 VMS tool to 'mirror' ftp site??? 16 lines

Conference noted::ibmpc-94 ('94 conference archived; use NOTED::IBMPC-95 now)

3 posts

TOPIC	2240.0	`Sat Sep 10 1994 19:49`	Prices - Maxtor IDE 540MB disk drive	12 lines
TOPIC	2329.0	The best 340MB HDD to buy ?
	2329.17	`Thu Sep 29 1994 18:41`	Please check testing software for transfer rate...	16 lines
TOPIC	2334.0	`Wed Sep 28 1994 19:29`	ftp copy files to VMS (Internet/gate_ftp/firewall)	173 lines

Conference noted::ibmpc-95 (IBM PCs, clones, DOS, etc.)

3 posts

TOPIC	742.0	I Need to patch some images... how?
	742.2	`Mon Jan 09 1995 19:11`	Try DOS DEBUG	1 lines
TOPIC	1609.0	Passing a phony response to the Time command
	1609.4	`Fri Jul 14 1995 22:52`	Try ECHO. \| TIME > file	7 lines
	1609.5	`Fri Jul 14 1995 23:05`	How to store the time in a variable from DOS...	29 lines

Conference noted::windows95 (Microsoft Windows 95 ("Chicago"))

6 posts

TOPIC	458.0	'print to file' gone in WORD and EXCEL?
	458.2	`Wed Jun 07 1995 13:40`	Printing to File	5 lines
TOPIC	599.0	Does w95 allow a bigger FAT?
	599.6	`Wed Jul 19 1995 15:13`	Explanation (and opinion) of cluster sizes...	129 lines
TOPIC	660.0	Disk cluster sizes?
	660.5	`Wed Aug 09 1995 14:16`	Cluster sizes and effects...	136 lines
TOPIC	1549.0	Editing pop-up menus in folders
	1549.1	`Mon Jan 15 1996 18:48`	Adding to the 'New' submenu...	71 lines
TOPIC	1889.0	Adding menu item behind Right Click
	1889.1	`Fri Mar 22 1996 18:04`	See note 1549.1	3 lines
TOPIC	1992.0	AUTOEXEC.??? -> which one is doing what ?
	1992.5	`Mon Apr 22 1996 16:47`	Also, check 'Exit To Dos.PIF' file...	17 lines

Conference abbott::visual_basic (Microsoft Visual Basic)

47 posts

TOPIC	87.0	Any good books ?
	87.30	`Thu Feb 23 1995 15:20`	"Code Complete" by Steve McConnell	26 lines
TOPIC	908.0	?Progman add item - position problems
	908.3	`Thu Nov 03 1994 14:25`	Use DeleteItem	3 lines
TOPIC	925.0	vb3 list price, dec discount ?
	925.7	`Fri Sep 09 1994 02:25`	Digital discount price still available	1 lines
TOPIC	1055.0	API to check if prg. is running
	1055.4	`Thu Oct 13 1994 14:00`	Use App.PrevInstance	2 lines
	1055.8	`Thu Oct 13 1994 16:27`	Minor restrictions for restoring previous instance	9 lines
	1055.11	`Wed Nov 16 1994 15:23`	Check all tasks...	33 lines
TOPIC	1142.0	Optional null strings to DLLs?
	1142.3	`Mon Mar 06 1995 19:58`	ByVal, passing strings, Alias, etc...	96 lines
TOPIC	1328.0	VB KnowledgeBase
	1328.6	`Sat Aug 06 1994 14:28`	Copy it to a PC	3 lines
TOPIC	1498.0	How to tell VB which form to bring up first!
	1498.1	`Sat Aug 06 1994 14:19`	Set Startup Form in Options	2 lines
TOPIC	1559.0	VB2.0 to VB3.0 differences
	1559.1	`Wed Sep 07 1994 13:43`	Pro version is available at a discount...	4 lines
TOPIC	1587.0	`Thu Sep 22 1994 17:00`	Can VB display Kanji double-byte characters?	7 lines
TOPIC	1601.0	Win16 API for running DOS app in stealth mode
	1601.7	`Wed Sep 28 1994 19:30`	FTP is installed on many VMS systems	3 lines
TOPIC	1603.0	Tooltips Custom Control ?
	1603.5	`Wed Sep 28 1994 17:17`	A method from MS Knowledge Base	233 lines
TOPIC	1605.0	`Wed Sep 28 1994 19:26`	ftp copy files to VMS (Internet/gate_ftp/firewall)	173 lines
TOPIC	1607.0	Hiding an Iconized Form
	1607.1	`Thu Sep 29 1994 14:56`	GetWindow/ShowWindow/SW_HIDE	4 lines
	1607.3	`Thu Sep 29 1994 17:48`	How about .Hide?	6 lines
	1607.6	`Thu Sep 29 1994 23:47`	See 1579.2	1 lines
TOPIC	1610.0	`Mon Oct 03 1994 13:05`	VB Language Manager (internationalization/translation/I18N)	21 lines
TOPIC	1641.0	access keys, Label, Text field
	1641.1	`Tue Oct 11 1994 02:06`	Use the TabIndex property	3 lines
TOPIC	1644.0	system drives
	1644.1	`Wed Oct 12 1994 16:35`	Try GetDriveType	21 lines
TOPIC	1677.0	A "MUST READ" book?
	1677.1	`Thu Oct 27 1994 13:21`	Please see note 87.*	2 lines
TOPIC	1680.0	Any pointers?
	1680.1	`Mon Oct 31 1994 14:31`	Try Paint Shop Pro + IconWorks	6 lines
TOPIC	1683.0	Equivalent VB 'out' statement
	1683.2	`Tue Nov 01 1994 17:21`	Check out MSCOMM.VBX	6 lines
TOPIC	1699.0	Alternatives to THREED for 3D controls ?
	1699.1	`Tue Nov 08 1994 13:19`	A vote for VBCTL3D	6 lines
TOPIC	1709.0	Windows APIs - retrieve language from EXE
	1709.1	`Thu Nov 17 1994 00:26`	Sample code to find installed language	91 lines
	1709.2	`Thu Nov 17 1994 00:29`	Try using arrow keys with SendKeys	3 lines
	1709.6	`Tue Nov 22 1994 14:13`	lstrcpyn API function	7 lines
TOPIC	1719.0	VB-FoxPro Question
	1719.1	`Sat Nov 26 1994 01:10`	See note 1425.3	2 lines
TOPIC	1766.0	Icon magic needed ...
	1766.1	`Wed Jan 11 1995 16:45`	Try API ExtractIcon, StretchBlt	6 lines
TOPIC	1784.0	Determining the size of the colour/color map?
	1784.3	`Tue Jan 24 1995 13:58`	Use API GetDeviceCaps function	2 lines
TOPIC	1785.0	WIN 32 Extensions
	1785.1	`Tue Jan 24 1995 14:15`	Code example from Developer's Network	73 lines
TOPIC	1789.0	GetPrivateProfileString with NULL entry arg
	1789.1	`Wed Jan 25 1995 15:07`	VB is consistent with SDK...	14 lines
TOPIC	1793.0	File searching via PATH
	1793.1	`Wed Feb 01 1995 15:38`	Use OpenFile function with OF_SEARCH/OF_EXIST	4 lines
TOPIC	1802.0	Help with grid.vbx
	1802.5	`Mon Mar 13 1995 16:13`	See ColWidth property (and RowHeight) for Grid	21 lines
TOPIC	1806.0	How to determine if a specific Windows program is running
	1806.3	`Wed Feb 22 1995 19:42`	Find and activate app by class name...	66 lines
TOPIC	1826.0	filecopy with desired mutiple vms versions
	1826.3	`Mon Mar 06 1995 17:37`	Workaround:? Use OpenFile to create empty file first	46 lines
TOPIC	1830.0	Looking for a VB Development Methodology
	1830.1	`Wed Mar 08 1995 14:01`	Try "Code Complete"	36 lines
TOPIC	1838.0	Need to change a group name - progman
	1838.1	`Wed Mar 15 1995 14:07`	CF_TEXT = text/CR-LF/text/CR-LF/text/NULL	4 lines
TOPIC	1857.0	Saving modules/forms as text
	1857.4	`Tue Mar 28 1995 16:23`	For a less elegant approach...	10 lines
TOPIC	1909.0	extarnge files
	1909.1	`Thu Jun 01 1995 12:34`	Empty files are created to check write permission	12 lines
TOPIC	1930.0	ProgMan loses its mind... (& groups)
	1930.1	`Thu Jun 22 1995 16:38`	Use DDE with PROGMAN instead of writing to PROGMAN.INI	11 lines
TOPIC	1951.0	Pointers within structures
	1951.9	`Thu Jul 13 1995 03:46`	Try using lstrcpy	20 lines
TOPIC	1960.0	Find the Executable used for a file type...
	1960.2	`Wed Jul 26 1995 12:13`	FindExecutable declare and usage	15 lines
TOPIC	1977.0	VB 3.0 and Homegrown DLLs with WIN32
	1977.1	`Tue Aug 01 1995 15:05`	Try CALL32.DLL ...	10 lines
TOPIC	1979.0	How much RAM for VB3.0?
	1979.1	`Fri Aug 04 1995 17:55`	4MB is enough for VB3.0	3 lines
TOPIC	2041.0	Input past end of file ERROR.
	2041.2	`Mon Oct 02 1995 13:19`	Probably caused by file truncation	13 lines
TOPIC	2044.0	stretchblt...mirroring function
	2044.1	`Wed Oct 04 1995 19:52`	Corresponding origin values also need to be changed	7 lines

Conference giadev::decstation (DECstation PC Conference)

2 posts

TOPIC	5254.0	BIOS issue on Venturis and Celebris
	5254.3	`Tue Nov 15 1994 23:22`	See notes 5243.3 5243.4 and 5228 in this conference	1 lines
TOPIC	5284.0	`Tue Nov 22 1994 14:03`	H/W idea??? combined 3"CD/3.5"floppy drive	36 lines

Conference gyro::internet_toolss (Internet Tools)

3 posts

TOPIC	909.0	`Tue Aug 09 1994 14:52`	VMS tool to 'mirror' ftp site???	10 lines
TOPIC	1457.0
	1457.24	`Thu Jan 12 1995 15:17`	Navigation is confusing; conceptual concerns	32 lines
TOPIC	2049.0	Compuserve access through the firewall?
	2049.27	`Tue May 30 1995 01:36`	Details of WinCIM v1.4 setup for Internet connection	23 lines

Conference noted::compuserve (CompuServe users at Digital)

1 posts

TOPIC	150.0	Compuserve access from Easynet?
	150.6	`Thu May 11 1995 02:44`	Try WinCIM v1.4...	5 lines

Conference ranger::wfw (Windows for Workgroups)

3 posts

TOPIC	322.0	`Mon Jul 25 1994 13:38`	Setup WfWg/MS-TCPIP/PW-4.1 server (see also 299.*)	154 lines
	322.1	`Mon Jul 25 1994 14:51`	TCPUTILS.INI - more information	39 lines
	322.2	`Mon Jul 25 1994 16:25`	Important correction to .0	7 lines

Conference galvia::conferencing (Welcome to Conferencing for Windows and Macintosh)

2 posts

TOPIC	49.0	T2.5 User Observations
	49.16	`Fri Mar 24 1995 17:09`	Author names with embedded spaces cause incorrect directory display	7 lines
TOPIC	83.0	`Wed Mar 15 1995 21:10`	Alternative User interface discussion	25 lines

Conference isvhub::netnotes (NetNotes Product Set)

2 posts

TOPIC	135.0	`Fri Apr 07 1995 14:41`	Alternative User interface discussion	36 lines
TOPIC	143.0	Can't start server, error 1053
	143.3	`Thu Apr 27 1995 16:10`	Check system access to files and directory	5 lines

Additional information

First Post:	`Mon Jul 25 1994`
Last Post:	`Mon Apr 22 1996`
# Topics:	12
# Replies:	63
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