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Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths

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On 3/24/2013 10:27 AM, Scott Johnson wrote:
> On 3/23/2013 8:24 AM, J.O. Aho wrote:
>> On 23/03/13 15:25, Scott Johnson wrote:
>>> On 3/23/2013 5:57 AM, The Frog wrote:
>>>> Thankyou all again for your replies. I understand now what was being
>>>> explained to me. I had my mindset in a different paradigm. Bit of
>>>> mental
>>>> change going from apps to web. Thankyou for your patience with my
>>>> enquiries. Your help is very much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, the truth is, at time the OP needs to have patience with this
>>> group.
>>>
>>> So much time is spent to 'one-up' the next person and show how superior
>>> one idea is over the other, you often have to wade thru many posts that
>>> tangent out everywhere and risk leaving more frustrated then when you
>>> started.
>>
>> I have to disagree, questions like this one has been asked quite many
>> times and using googles services would have found the answer.
>>
>> The only time when your argument IMHO is valid, is when someone asks a
>> question never asked before, but that happens quite seldom nowadays.
>>
>>
>
> I do agree that google or bing is the first line of defense.  But as I
> have personally found, sometimes you don't know what you don't know and
> not quite sure how to word it.
>
> This is where the NG is very valuable and the conversations heated or
> otherwise are needed.  We all I think look at the question coming from
> different experience and read it (or into it) in a different way and try
> to answer it from that direction. Sometimes we, the NG not me, nails it
> right off.  Other times it takes some massaging of the OP to get what he
> needs out of him.
>
> And like any social group, the longer it takes, the more chance that it
> goes off rails.  I actually find it entertaining and truth be told I
> actually end up learning bit and pieces.  That is why I always keep my
> popcorn handy.
>
> Scotty

Maybe what we need is an FAQ for the group.

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Seeking help with relative and absolute paths The Frog <mr.frog.to.you@googlemail.com> - 2013-03-19 21:45 -0700
  Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2013-03-20 06:45 +0100
  Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-03-20 06:46 -0400
    Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2013-03-20 19:10 +0100
      Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths The Frog <mr.frog.to.you@googlemail.com> - 2013-03-21 21:24 -0700
        Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2013-03-22 08:11 +0100
          Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths The Frog <Mr.frog.to.you@googlemail.com> - 2013-03-22 19:38 +1100
            Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-03-22 09:01 -0400
            Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-03-22 14:33 +0100
          Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-03-22 06:12 -0700
            Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths The Frog <Mr.frog.to.you@googlemail.com> - 2013-03-23 23:57 +1100
              Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-03-23 07:25 -0700
                Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2013-03-23 16:24 +0100
                Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths The Frog <Mr.frog.to.you@googlemail.com> - 2013-03-24 15:09 +1100
                Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-03-24 07:27 -0700
                Re: Seeking help with relative and absolute paths Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-03-24 12:24 -0400

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