Better way than if(!rs.next()){...}
Is there any convention to see if a record set is empty. I have been using:
//if(!rs.next()){...}
Steve
If I only wanted to find out if a recordset is empty, I wouldn't produce the recordset in the first place. I would replace the query by one that started out "Select count(*) from ..." and then read the single column from the single row and see if it was zero or not. Although if I knew the recordset would contain either zero or one records, I might still do it the way you describe -- which is perfectly fine.
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A better way than a global temp table to reuse a distinct select?
I get the impression from other threads that global temp tables are frowned upon so I'm wondering if there is a better way to simplify what I need to do. I have some values scattered about a table with a relatively large number of records. I need to distinct them out and delete from 21 other tables where those values also occur. The values have a really low cardinality to the number of rows. Out of 500K+ rows there might be a dozen distinct values.
I thought that rather than 21 cases of:
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As far as I understand WITH ... USING can't be used to delete from multiple tables or can it?Almost, but not quite, as efficient as using a temporary table would be to use a PL/SQL collection and FORALL statements and/or referencing the collection in your subsequent statements). Something like
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Hi all
I have a UFO extreme (connected to the modem) and an express set up for WDS to extend the range of the network. The performance is terrible. Is there a better way to extend the network?
Could I connect the express to the extreme via a CAT5 cable? If so would this provide better performance and - how would I set this up?
Regards
StephenStephen Bennett wrote:
I have a UFO extreme (connected to the modem) and an express set up for WDS to extend the range of the network. The performance is terrible. Is there a better way to extend the network?
Ensure that your Airport Express is placed correctly.
Also check for interference.
Could I connect the express to the extreme via a CAT5 cable? If so would this provide better performance
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I've got a skype interview I am editing, and I want to cut between a side by side shot (shown below, exhibit A) and a centered full screen shot (shown below, exhibit B).
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Any other ways this would commonly be achieved?
Oh and one more question...
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Exhibit A:
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A better way to deal with lost hyperlinks when converting Robohelp to Printed doc?
I have inherited a 750-page manual that is
"single-sourced" in RoboHelp X5. When I generate printed
documentation, all of my hyperlinks and converted to plain text.
Everytime we release a new version of the manual with any changes,
we have to re-generate, and then manually go into the MS-Word
converted document and re-create some 350 hyperlinks and page
number references. Somebody please tell me that there is a better
way to do this, or a better tool to manage single-source
documentation.Another post has been raised relating to this problem. See
http://tinyurl.com/yvpaut
I am replying here is this is where most of the relevant
information is.
You found that using the Style Mapping template solved the
images problem but the document stopped generating at 450 pages.
That was sort of what I hoped for. Rather than go to the step I
will suggest in a moment, I suggested you try something else but
you never came back to the forum to indicate you had tried it, so
the assumption is you did and it worked. Patently it did not so
let's try what I would have suggested next.
On my website there is a topic on Print Issues and one of the
them covers Malformed Topics. Try looking for <p
style="mso-bookmark: as suggested in my earlier reply in this
thread. You can try RH's Multi file find and replace but FAR from
http://www.helpware.net/FAR
may get better results. I think with this error you usually get a
message. Do you have the Output pane opened and have you read right
through it for clues? View | Output on the menu. Whether or not the
Output pane mentions this error, I would search for it anyway.
Other Points:
A] It could still be a resource problem. The document is very
large so, as Harvey mentioned, resources come into it. I know the
PCs that won't play nicely have good resources but whilst I am no
expert in this area, don't foget XP is using more of them leaving
less available to you. It could be an issue but I am inclined
towards it being something else.
B] I also suggested a hunt for a rogue topic.
"What I would try is copying your layout so that you have
three versions of it. Then delete two thirds from each one. If all
three work fine, it sort of confirms that size is a problem. If one
fails, your on the track of the rogue topic."
Did you try that? Like I said, if all three work fine, then
we are back with the resource problem but we will have ruled out
other issues. It should take less than fifteen minutes to set that
up. Longer to run it but you can be doing something else at that
point.
C] On FrameMaker, no real answer but you will soon see
evidence that Adobe are continuing to better integrate all the
products we are using. I don't think you will see what you want in
the upcoming version though.
NEXT:
1] Please search for <p style="mso-bookmark:
2] If that fails, try creating the three layouts.
3] Then post back how it went. If unsuccessful, tell us if
the Output pane gave any information about things the process did
not like.
Let us know either way as if one succeeds and you post that,
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Hello Flash Community!
Thanks in advance for any help/advice.
So, what I'm looking for here is some high level advice as far as a better way to do things. I feel like so often with programming I'm just breaking my neck to get things working when I know there is a better way (presumably based in OOP) to go about things. I just need someone to look at what I've done and point it out to me.
So, here's what I've done so far: http://www.catherinemix.com
And it works pretty well as far as I'm concerned! The app dynamically loads as many images as my client (my mom ) puts on the server, resizes them dynamically, adds L/R arrow buttons dynamically based on how many images are involved, etc... But the downside to all that dynamic flexibility is that I haven't found a way to load the thumbnail images (and their respective full size images) one by one. Instead, I have to load them all together and keeping the user waiting that long is unacceptable to my mom. What I would love is for each thumbnail/full size combo to get its own preloader bar in the location it will eventually be embedded, but I haven't found a way to do that and account for an unknown number of images (as it is determined dynamically.)
Any ideas here? I would specifically like to know which functions y'all use when you need to load multiple files simultaenously (AttachMovie?)
I have posted the kluge-y code which handles all of the image gallery functions below.
Thanks! and Be Well
Graham
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
var wait:PleaseWait = new PleaseWait();
wait.x = 400;
wait.y = 50;
addChild(wait);
var waitFadeIn:Tween = new Tween(wait, "alpha", Regular.easeOut, 0, 1, 1, true);
var titleText:TextField;
var textSprite:Sprite;
//thumbH is the ideal height for our thumbnails, and thumbW the ideal width
var thumbH = 120;
var thumbW = 170;
//loadH is the ideal height for our fullsize images, and loadW the ideal width
var loadH = 500;
var loadW = 600;
//some counter numbers
var thumbNum = 1;
var loadNum = 1;
//some Sprites which need to be accessed by more than one function
var darkStage:Sprite;
var loadSprite:Sprite;
//Let's instantiate some Arrays that we can load the images into.
//Since Arrays of Loaders can't be copied, we have to go through the process twice.
var thumbArray:Array = new Array();
var loadArray:Array = new Array();
firstLoad();
firstThumb();
function firstLoad():void {
trace("firstLoad");
var loadski = new Loader();
loadski.load(new URLRequest("images/fulls/0.png"));
loadski.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadComplete);
loadArray.push(loadski);
//Starting with the above Loader, this function will execute every time the Loader completes
function loadComplete(e:Event):void {
trace("loadComplete");
var loadski = new Loader();
loadski.load(new URLRequest("images/fulls/" + loadNum + ".png"));
loadArray.push(loadski);
loadski.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadComplete);
loadski.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, loadError);
loadNum++;
//Once the Loader goes too far by attempting to load an image that doesn't exist on the computer,
//it will thorw an IOError Event at which point the following function will execute.
function loadError(e:IOErrorEvent):void {
trace("loadError");
loadArray.pop();
loadNum = 0;
loadResize();
//We use the pop function to remove the most recently added Loader instance, since we know it
//contains a null reference (beacuse the IOError Event is asynchronous.)
thumbArray.pop();
//We reset the counter variable.
thumbNum = 0;
//Add the little arrows that allow the user to click to see more thumbnails (if there are more
//than 8 images on the server.)
removeChild(wait);
addArrows();
//Let's resize the images to thumbnail size and add them to the display list.
thumbResize();
addClickOnThumb();
function loadResize():void {
trace("loadResize");
for (var ex = 0; ex < loadArray.length; ex++) {
//If the width of the image is greater than the ideal width, OR the height is greater than the ideal height...
if ( loadArray[loadNum].content.width > loadW || loadArray[loadNum].content.height > loadH) {
//And if the width of the image is greater than the height, apply Scaler 1...
if ( loadArray[loadNum].content.width > loadArray[loadNum].content.height ) {
//Scaler 1 is the ratio of the ideal width to the image width
var scaler1 = loadW / loadArray[loadNum].content.width;
trace(loadNum + " load scaler 1: " + scaler1);
//Apply Scaler 1 to both the width and height of the image
loadArray[loadNum].content.scaleX = loadArray[loadNum].content.scaleY = scaler1;
//Otherwise, apply Scaler 2
} else {
//Scaler 2 is the ratio of the ideal width to the image height
var scaler2 = loadH / loadArray[loadNum].content.height;
trace(loadNum + " load scaler 2: " + scaler2);
//Apply Scaler 2 to both the width and height of the image
loadArray[loadNum].content.scaleX = loadArray[loadNum].content.scaleY = scaler2;
trace("loadArray[loadNum].content.height = " + loadArray[loadNum].content.height);
trace("loadArray[loadNum].content.width = " + loadArray[loadNum].content.width);
//Otherwise... (that is, the image width and height are in both cases less than the ideal)
} else {
//And if the width of the image is greater than the heigh, apply Scaler 3
if ( loadArray[loadNum].content.width > loadArray[loadNum].content.height ) {
//Scaler 3 is the ratio of the ideal width to the image width
var scaler3 = loadW / loadArray[loadNum].content.width;
trace(loadNum + " load scaler 3: " + scaler3);
//Apply Scaler 3 to both the width and height of the image
loadArray[loadNum].content.scaleX = loadArray[loadNum].content.scaleY = scaler3;
} else {
//Scaler 4 is the ratio of the ideal width to the image height
var scaler4 = loadH / loadArray[loadNum].content.height;
trace(loadNum + " load scaler 4: " + scaler4);
//Apply Scaler 4 to both the width and height of the image
loadArray[loadNum].content.scaleX = loadArray[loadNum].content.scaleY = scaler4;
loadArray[loadNum].content.x = - (loadArray[loadNum].content.width / 2);
loadArray[loadNum].content.y = - (loadArray[loadNum].content.height / 2);
loadNum++;
function firstThumb():void {
trace("firstThumb");
//Let's populate the first Array with Loaders that load the images Mom has put on the server.
//We have to do this first Loader object by hand to get the Event.COMPLETE-based-loop going.
var thumbski = new Loader();
thumbski.load(new URLRequest("images/thumbs/0.png"));
thumbski.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, thumbComplete);
//We add the MouseEvent.CLICK listener to the actual Loader instance so that, later on, in the
//function enLarge, we can make use of the currentTarget parameter to correlate the Array index of
//the thumbnail that the user is clicking on with that of the loadArray.
thumbski.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, enLarge);
thumbArray.push(thumbski);
//Starting with the above Loader, this function will execute every time the Loader completes
function thumbComplete(event:Event):void {
trace("thumbComplete");
var thumbski = new Loader();
thumbski.load(new URLRequest("images/thumbs/" + thumbNum + ".png"));
thumbski.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, thumbComplete);
//We add the IOErrorEvent listener so that as soon as this error is thrown, we will exit this loop
//and proceed to the next logical step in the program can be taken.
thumbski.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, enLarge);
thumbArray.push(thumbski);
thumbNum++;
function addArrows():void {
//Let's determine how many batches there are. A batch is the minimum amount of thumbnail images
//mom wants to show up onscreen at a time. In this case, she has decided on 8.
var batches = Math.ceil(thumbArray.length / 8);
//The variable m is part of a kluge fix related to the calculation of startX (explained below.)
var m = 0;
//Pseudocode for this loop: If there are at least two batches, then...
//We do this because less than 2 batches doesn't warrant arrows
if (batches > 1) {
for (var k = 1; k < batches; k++) {
//triW is the desired width of our arrows
var triW = 20;
//startX is the x position of the start of our rightward facing triangle(s)
//The formula says: Our x starting position should be a triangle width shy of the
//far edge of the stage (multiplying it by k ensures it happens as many times
//as there are batches, which is why we intialize k = 1.) Every subsequent iteration
//of the formula has to add a triangle's width worth of distance, except for the
//very first one, which is why it is multiplied by m, which is initially set to 0.
var startX = (((stage.stageWidth - triW) * k) + (triW * m));
//We want the arrows to sit perfectly between the two rows of thumbnails. Since the
//max height of every thumbnail is thumbW, that would seem to be the natural choice
//for the starting y position of the arrows. But, we actually have to use thumbW/2
//because the thumbnails have already been offset by half of thumbW due to being
//aligned vertically with each other.
var startY = (thumbW / 2);
//This is the rightward facing triangle
var tri:Sprite = new Sprite();
tri.graphics.beginFill(0xFFFFFF);
tri.graphics.moveTo(startX, startY);
tri.graphics.lineTo(startX, (startY + triW));
tri.graphics.lineTo((startX + triW), (startY + (triW/2)));
tri.graphics.lineTo(startX, startY);
tri.graphics.endFill();
tri.buttonMode = true;
tri.useHandCursor = true;
tri.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, moveLeft);
addChild(tri);
//This is the leftward facing triangle
var tri2:Sprite = new Sprite();
var startX2 = (startX + (triW * 2));
tri2.graphics.beginFill(0xFFFFFF);
tri2.graphics.moveTo(startX2, startY);
tri2.graphics.lineTo(startX2, (startY + triW));
tri2.graphics.lineTo((startX2 - triW), (startY + (triW / 2)));
tri2.graphics.lineTo(startX2, startY);
tri2.graphics.endFill();
tri2.buttonMode = true;
tri2.useHandCursor = true;
tri2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, moveRight);
addChild(tri2);
//Increase m (see above)
m++;
//This function moves the entire Gallery MovieClip to the left 800 pixels.
function moveLeft(event:MouseEvent):void {
var leftTween:Tween = new Tween(this, "x", Regular.easeOut, this.x, (this.x - 800), .5, true);
//This function moves the entire Gallery MovieClip to the right 800 pixels.
function moveRight(event:MouseEvent):void {
var rightTween:Tween = new Tween(this, "x", Regular.easeOut, this.x, (this.x + 800), .5, true);
//This function resizes the loaded images to the desired thumbnail dimensions and adds them
//to the display list.
function thumbResize():void {
//The highest level of organization of thumbnails is the batch. There are only as many batches
//as the length of the thumbArray divided by 8 (the max amount of thumbnails in a batch, as determined
//by mom.)
for (var batch = 0; batch < Math.ceil(thumbArray.length / 8); batch++) {
trace("batch " + batch);
//This Sprite serves as the container that we use to position entire batches
var batchSprite: Sprite = new Sprite();
//The logic behind setting the x position of the batchSprite to 800 x batch should be self-evident --
//we want each new batch to be 800 pixels to the right of the former one -- but the addition of (thumbW
//divided by 1.5) is a kluge fix for how much space to give the batches on left margin.
batchSprite.x = (thumbW / 1.5) + (batch * 800);
addChild(batchSprite);
//The second highest level of organization for our thumbnails is the row. Our grid of thumbnails is
//two rows deep.
for (var row = 0; row < 2; row++) {
trace(" row " + row);
//The third highest level of organization for our thumbnails is the column. Our grid of thumbnails is
//four columns deep.
for (var col = 0; col < 4; col++) {
trace(" col " + col);
trace(" thumb " + thumbNum);
if (thumbNum < thumbArray.length) {
//The following is the logic structure for handling the resizing of images. The goal was to develop
//a system robust enough to allow my mom to put whatever size images she wanted on the server and the
//app would use them. The logic is explained at each step...
//If the width of the image is greater than the ideal width, OR the height is greater than the ideal height...
if ( thumbArray[thumbNum].content.width > thumbW || thumbArray[thumbNum].content.height > thumbH) {
//And if the width of the image is greater than the height, apply Scaler 1...
if ( thumbArray[thumbNum].content.width > thumbArray[thumbNum].content.height ) {
//Scaler 1 is the ratio of the ideal width to the image width
var scaler1 = thumbW / thumbArray[thumbNum].content.width;
trace(" scaler1 = " + scaler1);
//Apply Scaler 1 to both the width and height of the image
thumbArray[thumbNum].content.scaleX = thumbArray[thumbNum].content.scaleY = scaler1;
trace(" image width:" + thumbArray[thumbNum].content.width);
trace(" image height:" + thumbArray[thumbNum].content.height);
//Otherwise, apply Scaler 2
} else {
//Scaler 2 is the ratio of the ideal width to the image height
var scaler2 = thumbW / thumbArray[thumbNum].content.height;
trace(" scaler2 = " + scaler2);
//Apply Scaler 2 to both the width and height of the image
thumbArray[thumbNum].content.scaleX = thumbArray[thumbNum].content.scaleY = scaler2;
trace(" image width:" + thumbArray[thumbNum].content.width);
trace(" image height:" + thumbArray[thumbNum].content.height);
//Otherwise... (that is, the image width and height are in both cases less than the ideal)
} else {
//And if the width of the image is greater than the heigh, apply Scaler 3
if ( thumbArray[thumbNum].content.width > thumbArray[thumbNum].content.height ) {
//Scaler 3 is the ratio of the ideal width to the image width
var scaler3 = thumbW / thumbArray[thumbNum].content.width;
trace(" scaler3 = " + scaler3);
//Apply Scaler 3 to both the width and height of the image
thumbArray[thumbNum].content.scaleX = thumbArray[thumbNum].content.scaleY = scaler3;
trace(" image width:" + thumbArray[thumbNum].content.width);
trace(" image height:" + thumbArray[thumbNum].content.height);
} else {
//Scaler 4 is the ratio of the ideal width to the image height
var scaler4 = thumbW / thumbArray[thumbNum].content.height;
trace(" scaler4 = " + scaler4);
//Apply Scaler 4 to both the width and height of the image
thumbArray[thumbNum].content.scaleX = thumbArray[thumbNum].content.scaleY = scaler4;
trace(" image width:" + thumbArray[thumbNum].content.width);
trace(" image height:" + thumbArray[thumbNum].content.height);
//Here is where we center the images vertically...
thumbArray[thumbNum].content.x = - (thumbArray[thumbNum].content.width / 2);
//Here is where we center the images horizontally...
thumbArray[thumbNum].content.y = - (thumbArray[thumbNum].content.height / 2);
//Before placing them in their own container Sprite, so that their relative positions can be
//determined accurately (a task that would've been otherwise impossible after the
//adjustments to position made above.)
var thumby = new MovieClip();
thumby.addChild(thumbArray[thumbNum]);
//thumbW being the max possible length or width of any one thumbnail (this was done for visual
//consistency and codified in the logic tree above), placing two thumbnails thumbW
//apart (measuring from center point in either case) will put them edge to edge at best. This is why
//we add (thumbW / 8) as additional spacing.
thumby.y = (row * (thumbW + (thumbW / 8)));
thumby.x = (col * (thumbW + (thumbW / 8)));
thumby.buttonMode = true;
thumby.useHandCursor = true;
var fA:Array = new Array();
var dS:DropShadowFilter = new DropShadowFilter(5, 45, 0x000000, 0.33, 5, 5, 1, 1);
fA.push(dS);
thumby.filters = fA;
trace("thumby.width = " + thumby.width);
trace("thumby.height = " + thumby.height);
batchSprite.addChild(thumby);
thumbNum++;
function enLarge(event:MouseEvent):void {
var indexNum:Number = new Number();
indexNum = thumbArray.indexOf(event.currentTarget);
trace("indexNum = " + indexNum);
darkStage = new Sprite();
darkStage.graphics.beginFill(0x333333, .9);
darkStage.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);
darkStage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, reMove);
darkStage.buttonMode = true;
darkStage.useHandCursor = true;
(parent as MovieClip).addChild(darkStage);
loadSprite = new Sprite();
loadSprite.addChild(loadArray[indexNum]);
loadSprite.x = (stage.stageWidth / 2);
loadSprite.y = (stage.stageHeight / 2);
loadSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, reMove);
loadSprite.buttonMode = true;
loadSprite.useHandCursor = true;
loadSprite.mouseEnabled = false;
(parent as MovieClip).addChild(loadSprite);
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("xmls/" + indexNum + ".xml");
var titleURL:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
titleURL.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeListener);
titleURL.load(urlRequest);
function completeListener(event:Event):void {
titleText = new TextField();
titleText.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
var myFont:Font = new BOF();
var ttFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
ttFormat.color = 0xFFFFFF;
ttFormat.size = 18;
ttFormat.font = myFont.fontName;
textSprite = new Sprite();
textSprite.addChild(titleText);
(parent as MovieClip).addChild(textSprite);
var titleXML:XML = new XML(titleURL.data);
titleText.text = titleXML.toXMLString();
titleText.setTextFormat(ttFormat);
titleText.embedFonts = true;
textSprite.y = 570;
textSprite.x = ((stage.stageWidth / 2) - (titleText.textWidth / 2));
textSprite.mouseEnabled = false;
titleText.mouseEnabled = false;
function reMove(event:MouseEvent):void {
(parent as MovieClip).removeChild(textSprite);
(parent as MovieClip).removeChild(loadSprite);
(parent as MovieClip).removeChild(darkStage);
function addClickOnThumb():void {
var cot:ClickOnThumbnail = new ClickOnThumbnail();
cot.x = 400;
cot.y = 583;
(parent as MovieClip).addChild(cot);Hey Jim
Wow, that's great; thanks! Can I ask what settings you used to get the files so small?
Yes, I am familiar with Photoshop and image optimization issues, but I didn't realize that PNG was so much bigger than JPG and that I had so much file size I could shed before I would notice a degradation in image quality. Your advice will certainly help greatly, and I will certainly apply it to the thumbs as well. I think my mom will be very pleased. : )
I look forward to hearing what collection of settings you used.
Thanks and Be Well
Graham -
Is there a better way to deal with Verizon and my DSL issues?
My family and I have been with Verizon for as long as we've had broadband internet. For the past 5 years or so the internet has been shaky at best. For the most part it works, but a coupe times a year it stops working all together or becomes VERY intermittent (and is usually working by the time I get finished sitting on hold and the test the technician runs shows no problems). Every time I have to wrestle with the "tech support" on the phone and listen to a recording tell me the same things over and over again that never fix my problems.
Every time my internet gets to this point, it requires a visit from a Verizon technician. Usually they go out into the neighborhood and find a length of cable and replace it. Usually that fixes my issues for a while, but I know it will happen again. It always happens again. It seems to me that the entire length of line that my internet runs through is old, and needs to be replaced. Instead of fixing the problem before it actually becomes a problem, Verizon continues to leave me and my family without service for periods of time.
Last week was the most recent time we dealt with this situation, which was fortunately short lived (Only all day Sunday, into Monday when the technician arrived). It's getting VERY tiring dealing with this situation over and over again, and it's getting offensive honestly. To hear the tech support person tell me that I will be charged $91 if the problem is found and is inside my house is ridiculous. I would understand if this was the first time this situation had occurred, or if I frequently reported non-issues. But no, I'm simply reporting the same issue that Verizon has failed to fix MANY times before.
Perhaps the most frustrating part of this, is that we've never been compensated for our lost service. Last year we lost service for an entire week. That's an entire week with no internet service at all. After we finally got it back, we spoke with the billing department and they told us that we would be credited for the week we lost service. At this point, we are yet to see any credit for the time we have been without the service we pay for. Perhaps we would have tried dealing with Verizon again to get our weeks credit, but attempting to contact someone in Verizon seems futile. Unless you're calling sales you end up sitting on hold for extended periods of time, only to be bounced from person to person until you get to someone that has no excuse not to pretend to help you.
Unless something changes, this is Verizon's last opportunity to keep our service. We have dealt with the loss of service followed by the insult of attempting to deal with Verizon's customer support for the last time. Next time it happens (and I'm sure there will be a next time) unless Verizon shows us that they are actually going to correct the problem, we will cancel our service and give our business to the competitor. This post is being written for a few reasons. I'm hoping that perhaps Verizon can give me a better way to contact someone locally when we have a problem (I would LOVE to speak with a regional manager, or even a local manager of some sort), or at least recognize that there is a problem that will end up costing them money.
Thank you,
A long time customer.I've decided to give up the fight and go to another provider. I have work to do and having to wait at speeds slower than dial up is insane. At least with dial up I'd have some stability. I can't even run speedtest because it won't connect. At hotels, wi-fi, and hanging by blackberry the laptop works fine but to actually use dsl, nope. Multiple machines and multiple browsers - it's all the same worthless bandwidth.
If they won't give you fios then there is no reason to stay. They've been promising me the service is coming for the last 6 years. They could have run it here by now for the postage they've spent trying to get me to switch to it even though it isn't available. Waste, waste, waste .... -
Is There a Better Way to Work in the Marker List Window?
Is there a better way to sequentially listen to phrases one-by-one in the Marker List window? What I'm doing is Auto-Marking one single long file to break out 271 bits and save each as their own file. It's WAY faster than copying and pasting bits into new files and "saving as" 217 times.
BUT, after Auto-Marking, I have 300-400 phrases to listen to, deleting the non-keepers as I go, until I'm left with my "keeper" 271 marked phrases. But it's so tedious to move from phrase-to-phase. I have to double-click each one before I can hear it (you can move the cursor with the down-arrow, but it won't actually select the audio). So I have to use the mouse (unless I'm missing something) and double-click each of the hundreds of phrases. Then whenever I delete one (which I'll have to do about a hundred times or more to get rid of bad takes, alternates, etc.), inexplicably the cursor jumps way up the list so you have to scroll back down dozens of files to get to where you were. It took me 35 minutes to do it this last time.
Contrast that with Reaper's audition/preview functionality (which, ironically, AA has also, but only for files already saved into a folder). Once I had all the files saved into a folder, I QC'd all 217 files in Reaper and MAN what a difference! All I had to do was use the "down" arrow to advance to the next file AND have it play automatically (Audition can do the same thing with the "Open File" feature). It literally took me 5 minutes to check all 217 files that way. If AA could add that kind of functionality to the Marker List window, or if I'm just completely missing something (very possible) I would REALLY be happy.
Any ideas?
Thanks again! Happy New Years again!
KenWild Duck,
That doesn't quite do what I need. My end-product is 271 (used to be 116) separate files created from one large file. That large one is made up of WAY more than 271 (the VO actor records different versions of some commands, makes mistakes, etc.).
So I need the ability to listen to each marker, and then be able to delete it if need be.
The Playlist makes this impossible in two ways. It only has 2 options for hearing each marker, and neither option allows me to delete that marker after I've heard it. It either plays them all back-to-back without stopping, or it plays each as you click the "Move Down" button. That last one would be great if showed me which marker was playing! But it doesn't, so there is no way for me to know which marker number I just heard, nor can I delete that marker after I hear it.
Sigh.
Thanks for the tip though:).
Ken
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