comp.lang.idl-pvwave archive
Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado

Home » Public Forums » archive » Re: Modal dialog - returning values
Show: Today's Messages :: Show Polls :: Message Navigator
E-mail to friend 
Return to the default flat view Create a new topic Submit Reply
Re: Modal dialog - returning values [message #43153 is a reply to message #43094] Mon, 21 March 2005 11:15 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Paul Van Delst[1] is currently offline  Paul Van Delst[1]
Messages: 1157
Registered: April 2002
Senior Member
David Fanning wrote:
> JD Smith writes:
>
>
>> Well, no, but I've just heard the old rag "you can't use common blocks to
>> run more than one copy" so many times, that I had to be a contrarian ;).
>
>
> Well, contrarian is one thing, confusitarian is something else.
> I think a good rule is something like "Don't *ever* point a gun
> at something you don't intend to shoot." Later, when you have
> some experience, you might see a need to modify the rule in
> light of certain in-laws, etc. But explaining the nuances up
> front seems problematic to me.

Oh, man! Excellent! Somehow I am going to work your rule + nuance explanation into a talk
I give.

> And don't even get me started with low-flush toilets.
> Someone should do a study of the relationship between
> the installation of low-flush toilets in hotels and the
> size of the tip you have to leave the hotel cleaning staff
> when you leave. :-(

I went to San Diego a number of years ago for a conference. They don't pay the hotel
cleaning staff anywhere *near* enough.

cheers,

paulv

--
Paul van Delst
CIMSS @ NOAA/NCEP/EMC
[Message index]
 
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Previous Topic: (",) Do You Want To Know For Sure You Are Going To Heaven?
Next Topic: IDL killer

-=] Back to Top [=-
[ Syndicate this forum (XML) ] [ RSS ] [ PDF ]

Current Time: Thu Oct 09 10:02:38 PDT 2025

Total time taken to generate the page: 0.07902 seconds