What good is this forum?

Really. There are topics that have Views in the thousands, but very few Replies that actually help. Most just say, "Me, too."

Agreed - however, the trouble is that this also applies to questions that haven't been asked before. I've got a few that I couldn't find any history on and even if there was a similar case, it wasn't identical so those few have never been answered. I know there are a few other external forums out there that are more effective but I'm drawing blanks as to who they are. I used to have them bookmarked but for some reason, I now can't find the bookmark.
Maybe someone else here sees this and responds with a couple links to jump to.

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What good is this support vehicle if questions go unanswered....

I am very disappointed. I have been having problems installing SP3. At this point I can neither install or uninstall my original version or SP3. As suggested I posted my question 3 days ago on how to resolve this on this site with the understanding that it was monitored and that an SAP representative would reply.
The days have passed and still no reply and no program to use while the work piles up. "Disappointing" is not strong enough to describe my reaction. To sell a product, not provide basic support on installation, suggest a forum for support and leave it unmonitored and problems is absolutely cynical.

Albert, I think you've misunderstood the purpose of these forums. While you might have a question of such importance that a SAP person will pick it up (such as Marilyn), most of us members aren't SAP employees. We answer questions that we feel we can answer. And we post questions, in the hope that one of the other members will voluntarily help out.
For timely responses to issue, that SAP are responsible for, then OSS (or whatever it is called now) is the route - But SAP hope you'll get the answer through these forums, because it's a lot cheaper for them
I've had problems to do with stuff I'm developing and had fantastic help from other members... but by no means can I ever demand such assistance.
I'm not in any way an SME for your problem. However, in the ABAP area, there are many questions we get that are fantastically important to the questioner, but have been answered many times, or are trivial. I'm not suggesting that yours are in this categorgy, but such questions are also unlikely to get good answers. The quality of questions is often reflected in the quality of the answers, as my sig used to run in SAPFans.

File's security settings do not allow export ...what good is this product?

I just paid $19.95 so that I can "Convert PDF file to Word online". When I select the file and try to convert it I get "The files security settings do not allow export". Whent I check the properties of the file it tells me that it is an "allow all for my login" ... What is going on? If I cannot convert any PDF file to Word I WANT MY MONEY BACK NOW!
[email address removed by moderator]

Good day,
There seems to be some conflicting information being presented from our services vs. what you're seeing in the document's properties. Could you share the file you're trying to convert with us here?
We've outlined the ExportPDF service's capabilities here: Will Adobe ExportPDF convert any type of PDF file? Though it sounds like we might have a bit of an odd situation here.
Hopefully we can figure out what's causing the problem!
Kind regards,
David
Acrobat Community Manager
Adobe Systems

What's Going On With This Forum? Posted comments wait for a moderator

They wait, and wait, and wait, and wait.
Whose policy is this to screen everything before allowing posts to show up? Is that a Toshiba policy? What is Toshiba afraid of? If this is a Toshiba policy, I object. I object very strongly. Strongly enough that I'm just about tempted to pack up the mini notebook and ship it back to B&H and buy a different brand where the manufactor doesn't censor the support forum.
Let's see if this shows up.

Hello Edmund
To be honest I don't understand your question. As I can see you have posted 40 times until now.
Be honest and tell us how often you saw message like this:
*Please note, your reply will need to be approved by a moderator before it is posted in the forum.*
Probably first time now. I have noticed that sometimes forum is closed for postings but there must be some reason why moderator do this. At the moment you can write what you want.
There is no reason for panic or comments about Toshiba policy.
Every serious forum has own policy and this forum is more than serious. Isnt it?
So it is nothing unusual and it can be done due to some technical or any other reason.
Look a little bit what people write here and you will find very critical postings but nothing is blocked or edited by Toshiba so I think this forum is free and democratic. Your posting is also published.
In my opinion it is the best evidence that your critic and opinion about this forum and Toshiba forum policy is completely unjustified. Do you agree with me?
Good luck!

For the good people of this forum

A great thanks to the good people of this forum. I got landed my dream job as a Java Developer today and wish to thank all the people in here which helped me out lots of times.
Thanks again

Man you are pessimistic, you are so going to die
young.Yeah, I am pessimistic you got that right. Butwhen
one has been in the software industry as long as I
have (a loooooong time), Oh, so it's already too late for the "die young" part?Depends on what "young" is defined as (it's subjective).
Without disclosing my actual age (prefer to remain as anonymous as I can), I should still have many years still ahead of me.

I recently signed up for a one month trial of adobe pro. I logged in. I cannot convert a single page of PDF file to word or Excel with this trial. I just get the request to sign up for a year. What good is the trial if I can't try it?

I recently signed up for a one month trial of adobe pro. I logged in. I cannot convert a single page of PDF file to word or Excel with this trial. I just get the request to sign up for a year. What good is the trial if I can't try it?

Hey vcomfort6,
Please ensure that you are using Adobe Acrobat and not Reader to convert PDF file to word or excel.
Could you tell me whether it is a scanned document? Does this happen with all PDFs or any specific one?
Do you get any error message? What exactly happens when you try doing the same?
Hope to hear from you.
Regards,
Anubha

Need a text box -- similar to what this forum provides

I have users that complain that entering text messages on a
web site is a pain because there isn't any of the editing
capability like in Word. So .... being able to offer a text area
just like the one I'm typing in would be great (mainly the ability
to add bullets, bold, underline, etc.). It's on Adobe's Forum so I
can only hope (?) it's available somehow to use in DW, if even as
an extension.
Anyone have suggestions?

> Ya know, I have been learning the adobe lifecycye
designer program for creating
> pdf fillable, my word, documents. It would be excellent
if we could go to a
> library such as is available in lifecycle designer,
choose a data base, text
> field, form field, or other library items and then
program them from withing
> dreamweaver. If you have never tried lifecycle designer
then you may not have a
> clue.
Not a clue :)
> For example, The enter text field, in lifecycle designer
you would click on
> the Formfield text box drag it on to you page.
I DW you place you cursor in your table/div where you have
inserted
your form and then you select insert - form - textfield.
Postiion it, use the object and
> lay out options to say...limit the amount of characters,
binding and the
> caption....
In DW you have the properties inspector
You can simply type just about what ever you want, place it
on top,
> to the left, right or bottom all in the various layout
options.
IN DW you do that with CSS
No coding
> required.
No coding required here either. But... DW is not a wysiwyg
editor. You
have to have some understanding of html and css... otherwise
you wont
have a clue :)
Unless you want to connect it to a data base or have the
form fields
> perform functions. Then you would need to lean Java...
Well... DW has some built in facilities in php or asp coding
and even
for jsp I think.
This is where I am
> today. I need programmable forms... I was hoping the
dreamweaver software had
> such capabilites.
Search this forum for "formmailer" and I'm sure you'll be
fine. I think
there is a Alan that gives a great explanation on how to
configure the
formmailer.
I guess that is why they call it dream??? weaver.
>
>
Kim
http://www.geekministry.com

What are rules of etiquette for this forum?

I have posted a few basic questions in recent times about java programming issues. Right now I am using JBuilder2005. I am relatively new to the Java progarmming community, and I don't know if JB2005 is considered evil over say, WebSphere, Eclipse, etc. But responses I have received for my basic questions (which I ended up finding my own answers to) have been less than friendly.
Case:
>>
Re: assing which servlet is the startup page? Author: IanSchneider Mar 11, 2005 3:54 PM (reply 1 of 1)
You gots to be crazy if you think I'm helping you with your assing. Whats JB2005 anyway? Whatever it is, it sounds like its an impediment to you knowing whats going on. Try looking in your web.xml and actually understanding how servlets work.
<<
I have received responses similar to this for other posts where people are conscientiously steering me in the wrong direction. Well, I am not posting to ruffle any feathers, but since I have not seen any specific rules on what to post/not post other than no disruptive stuff, my question is if this forum is like a Pay forum and/or an anti Borland forum (vs a forum for exchanging information on Java programming).
While I'm at it I am trying to use a DataExpress control from JB2005 to connect to an Access Database (for practice - we have Oracle but I am practicing on Access). I select the driver
sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver
then it asks for the URL, it gives me this option in the ...:
jdbc:odbc:MS Access Database
so where do I add the location of the mdb file? I can't get the control to connect. I can connect to Access if I just use code and read/insert rows of data, but I want to use a DataExpress TableDataSet control so I can load it up with rows of data from a database file in a client application. I can load up an html table of data in a servlet for display . But how can I display data the same way in a client app?
Is this forum even the correct forum for me to ask this question - or should I look for a Borland forum?
Thanks.

I have posted a few basic questions in recent times
about java programming issues. Right now I am using
JBuilder2005. I am relatively new to the Java
progarmming community, and I don't know if JB2005 is
considered evil over say, WebSphere, Eclipse, etc.
But responses I have received for my basic questions
s (which I ended up finding my own answers to) have
been less than friendly.I don't think people care for your brand of IDE (I'm using both JBuilder 2005 and Eclipse). People might be wary of newbies using any IDE, as they're usually in over their heads.
You gots to be crazy if you think I'm helping you
with your assing. Whats JB2005 anyway? Whatever it
is, it sounds like its an impediment to you knowing
whats going on. Try looking in your web.xml and
actually understanding how servlets work.Obvious: you posted a homework assignment, and people kicked your butt. And I guess Ian just didn't recognize "JB2005" means JBuilder 2005. I wouldn't say it's his fault.
I have received responses similar to this for other
posts where people are conscientiously steering me in
the wrong direction.Didn't happen in the above case.
Well, I am not posting to
ruffle any feathers, but since I have not seen any
specific rules on what to post/not post other than no
disruptive stuff, my question is if this forum is
like a Pay forum and/or an anti Borland forum (vs aNeither. But I urge you to read the following link:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
It's not at all about the etiquette for this forum, but for fora in general.
then it asks for the URL, it gives me this option in
the ...:
jdbc:odbc:MS Access Database
so where do I add the location of the mdb file? IYou don't. That's a mapping provided by the OS. Go to "System Controls" -> "Data Sources (ODBC)" or search the help for it if you don't find it, and set up the Access driver.

What's wrong with this Forum? Why does Adobe take so long to reply to posts?!

What's wrong with this Forum? Why does Adobe take so long to reply to posts?!
This is actually "specific" to this Photoshop Forum.
I typically get responses back from other Adobe forum promptly.
Chime in.

The Adobe engineering folks DO duck in here from time to time - and that's a BLESSING! Please name any other big company where you get to interact with the engineers AT ALL. I can't. But I suspect the engineers actually have a lot oof real work to do, and their time here is necessarily limited.
Your comments are more along the line of "I pay a huge amount, for that I expect better support". These are very valid comments. But reality is different from what we may expect, and this forum is not the place to expect Adobe support participation AT ALL. In fact, the technical support people at Adobe often direct users to come here (something I've always found amusing).
At the higher level, Adobe may simply not be spending enough on support for literally millions of users. Is is greed or smart business to try to minimize support cost? That's up for individuals to decide.
I suggest you write a snail-mail letter to the Adobe president if you're not getting the support you need.
-Noel

I need to get into contact with Adobe support on renewal of my CC subscription which does not work but I cannot find any PHONE number just the referral to this forum - help, what should I do?? Thanks!!

I need to get into contact with Adobe support on renewal of my CC subscription which does not work but I cannot find any PHONE number just the referral to this forum - help, what should I do?? Thanks!!

Use the web chat:
Contact Customer Care
Mylenium

This forum and Safari please tell me what to do!

I have to Camino just to use this forum, Safari will not work with it any more.
Please do not move this topic to the safari room because its not safari. Safari is fine on just about every other web page I visit, except apples own!
Problems:
Viewing next page threads. Usually you can get the first page up but going to the next page no go.
Getting to 'your posts' Usually won't load.
Posting a reply. Easily the most frustrating problem. You can sometimes fly through the fourm to the reply, type your reply and nothing, it refuses to load, either safari bombs out saying it could not connect to server or a new pages loads on the web site saying there was an error. also if you click refresh or stop whilst trying to post the mssage the 'post' button is now disabled. The only way to do anything is to copy the text launch Camino and do it from there where it works every single time.
It is the most frustrating problem and makes using the forums very difficult.
If I am the only one fair enough, tell me what I need to do to fix the problem.
Thanks!

Gary,
discussions may sometimes be slow for an hour or so (at which point the opening page of discussions will eventually apologize for the inconvenience, back on line soon...) but your description looks like a cache problem.
Try OnyX freeware to do some cleanup and see if that helps.
http://www.titanium.free.fr/index.html

How to post my code in this Forum under a good format?

can any one tell me how to post the java resource code in here? when i just copy and paste. the format of the output is not so good, i saw some one posted some code under a very good format in this Forum, how to do that?

If you want to post code that makes it easier on someone else to cut-n-paste, then put the code inside of the [ pre] and [ pre] tags (no blank space in between). If you want code that looks pretty (i.e., with syntax highlight, etc) but hard to cut-n-paste (at least for someone like me who uses Windows WordPad as a source code editor), put the code inside of the [ code] and [ code] tags (again no spaces in between). pre is an abbreviation for preformatted text!
;o)
V.V.

Duke Dollars, What are they and why are they in this forum?

Hi,
Can somebody please tell me what duke dollars are and why they are in this forum? some topics have duke dollars, but don't know what that means.
Thanks in advance
Arjen

hahahahha... the moment i posted this topic, i received the link to assigning dollars to a topic as well as a link to what duke dollars are. :) lol

I just got the Itunes update. So frustrating. I will be trying methods on this forum to save my library and re-install the older version of ITunes. What was Apple thinking when they developed and released this mess?

I just got the Itunes update. So frustrating. I will be trying methods on this forum to save my library and re-install the older version of ITunes. What was Apple thinking when they developed and released this mess?

Apple is more likely to see your comments if you send feedback via:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
=Downgrading from iTunes 11 to iTunes 10.7=
You may be able to go back with Time Machine but this may involve restoring other items too (https://discussions.apple.com/message/20441404). Alternatively:
Back up your computer first, in case the unexpected happens.
Quit iTunes.
Get iTunes 10.7 from http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1576 or the direct download link at: http://appldnld.apple.com/iTunes10/041-7195.20120912.d3uzQ/iTunes10.7.dmg
Do a few preparatory steps by making sure all iTunes components are not running and cleaning old files.   See https://discussions.apple.com/message/20475394. Do steps 3 and 4. Steps 6-8 may be also useful but I don't know if they are essential. Some of the other steps are not necessary, duplicate steps listed later in my post or are perhaps even unhelpful in the process.
Replace the iTunes 11 application with iTunes 10.7. Simply dragging the application to the trash may not work. Lion (OSX 10.7) and newer systems have iTunes integrated into the operating system and deleting is a bit more involved. Two ways to do this are:
1. Use the shareware Pacifist utility (http://www.charlessoft.com/) to install iTunes 10.7 including all associated system files. Details at http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=16400819&postcount=6
2. Check this reference on how to delete the iTunes application itself:
    Delete iTunes in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion - http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/13/delete-itunes-in-mac-os-x-10-7-lion/
    After deleting the application there may be other files that need downgrading too. See the note about error -42408 at the end of this post. You may want to tuck these away somewhere safe until you have completed the installation of iTunes 10.7. I have not tested this but ideally if newer versions are not found then the installer will put in the old versions. This may include these files in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ which apparently get updated by iTunes 11:
AirTrafficHost.framework
CoreFP.framework
DeviceLink.framework
iTunesAccess.framework
MobileDevice.framework
After doing one of the two procedures above you will have to rescue the most recent old iTunes library from your iTunes > Previous Libraries folder. Rename it "iTunes Library.itl" and replace the existing one in the iTunes folder. A newer version of iTunes irreversibly updates your library file so you have to replace it with the old one or you will get an error message. Note, this will revert your library to the version at the time of the upgrade and you will have to update any changes made since. See:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20401436 - turingtest2 11/2012 post on rebuilding empty/corrupt library from previous iTunes library file after upgrade/crash.
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
Other issues:
- https://discussions.apple.com/message/20432309 - solution to mobile devices saying they need to be restored after downgrading
- If you encounter error -42408:
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297 > Specific Conditions and Alert Messages: (Mac OS X / Windows) - including specific error codes.
Alternatively, check https://discussions.apple.com/message/20441424 which requires you have a Time Machine backup (though possibly if you remove the newer version of these files old ones may be installed with the iTunes 10.7 installer - untested). A variant of this is at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20448184
- Persistent "Show in iTunes Store" arrows after downgrade - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4567064

What's up with this forum?

Hello again world.
The last time I went on vacation I was unable to login as "grand_poobah" when I returned.
So, I created a new account - "SkupperJack".
Now, I come back from another vacation to discover "SkupperJack" is gone and "grand_poobah" is back.
And I actually accumulated some Dukes as "SkupperJack".
Not that any of you care about any of this, but I was wondering if this new format has any other "gottchas" I should know about.
Thanx one and all.
Ciao for now.

I'm not liking the new forums. But hey, they're free, so I'm getting what I paid for.I beg to differ here; not everything needs to be quantifiable by money; this used
to be, and I hope still is, quite vivid forum which can be quite some fun too now
and then. There's no need to change that, as Sun just did. As you said, most of
the little (innocent) tricks don't work anymore, why? New trickery-dickery is
possible all of a sudden (see what silk.m did) and taken away again without
notice, and about everything everybody was used to, doesn't work anymore ...
I'm not liking the new forum either and we all have a right to mention that even
if this forum's free.
kind regards,
Jos

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