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  1. robherc

    fread misreading character 255

    Hi; I've worked out all but 1 of the bugs in my first truly functional program in C. The Bug: Every time the fread() function in my program comes across a 0xFF character in the source file, it's feeding *something* outside the bounds of 0-255 into the corresponding unsigned char in my buffer...
  2. robherc

    Evaluating a string

    OK, I'm still in the learning process with Java, but I have a decent bit of experience with JScript and QBasic. I'm trying to create a for loop to access several buttons that I've created, variable names b1, b2, b3, b4....b16. What class/command do I need to use to evaluate a string as a...
  3. robherc

    ERROR:org.omg.CORBA.COMM_FAILURE:

    Hello, I am attemtping to debug (severely) some third-party software in order to get a testing site running right now. I am (very) new to Java, but I thought this error might be Java related from the log file's output. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated as I now have about 50 students who...
  4. robherc

    What're the escape codes for " and '?

    I know this is really basic, but it's been too long since I was programming much. I just need the escape codes for both styles of quotation marks to get a JavaScript I'm running to work. :( I hope this helps; Rob Hercules
  5. robherc

    Retrieving HTML code from another window

    Hello; I'm working on a site w/3 frames (master, demoframe, and sourceframe). When a user clicks on a link in the navbar (master) an html file is opened in demoframe. What I need to do now, is create a function I can call from either master or sourceframe to read the html code from the page...
  6. robherc

    Complete Java Newbie needs advice

    Hello, I've got plenty of ecperience with QB, (D)Html, CSS, JScript, etc; but it's now time for me to take the next step into (21st century) functionality and teach myself Java. Does anyone have some good advice on which tutorial(s) or book(s) I should start with here(definitely looking for an...
  7. robherc

    Win98 SE decided to take 20+ minutes to boot!

    Hello; I just got done putting together an Athlon 600MHz system with 128MB RAM, 8.4GB UDMA33 HDD, 2x2x6 EIDE CD-RW, LS-120 ARMD floppy, etc. I got win98SE installed fine & working fine. Then I did a preload of all their drivers for other hardware, and went into My Computer>Properties to turn...
  8. robherc

    Will it work?

        We've all heard the hype; we've all shared the excitement; most of us have tried to complete a free download of one distribution or another; most of us have successfully set up a linux box; many of us have successfully put that box to use, not just as an experimental...
  9. robherc

    Glitches in the new DaVinci's

    Has anyone else had a problem with the New DaVinci's failing to recognize DaVinci Script &/or cutting off the firt # of an area code from the ph. book when synchronizing? I have a client who has had these problems happen on 2 devices now....haven't been able to get either of them to work...
  10. robherc

    POI: New distrib to run micro$~1 apps seamlessly

    Just a note to any who may be interested; I found an article about Corels next planned Linux release....it'll incorporate GraphOn software with the Corel Linux OS and allos Linux Clients to access micro$~1 apps through a shared NT server via any connection (evel low-bandwidth or dial-up). They...
  11. robherc

    mkisofs doen't like writing image file directly to template CD

    I'm using an IDE Panasonic CD-RW drive; Linux recognizes the drive as a CD-RW but refuses to write the image file directly to me template CD; even though the documentation say's it should work; does anyone have any ideas as to why it's refusing to work properly for me? <p>-Robherc<br><a...
  12. robherc

    Small Inputs on Netscape 4.51 for Linux

    Does anyone know if this problem has been corrected in the 4.61 or 4.71 versions of NS for linux??? <p>-Robherc<br><a href=mailto:robherc@netzero.net>robherc@netzero.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>*nix installation & program collector/reseller. Contact me if you think you've got one that I don't :-)
  13. robherc

    Burning BOOTABLE CDs

    Hi All-<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here's my question for the week ;):<br> <i>How do I burn a bootable CD image purely under Linux?</i> I know I can use mkisofs with a few other options to create a bootable image, then copy the image file to a M$ Win32 box, then finally use EasyCD Creator to...
  14. robherc

    Low-Level Read/Write

    Hello All-<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;does anyone have any good ideas for low-level reading/writing to IDE devices? I'm wanting to create a program to low-level copy a CD-ROM in one drive to a CD-R in the other drive. Both drives are IDEs; please let me know if you have...
  15. robherc

    Cannot read from device /dev/hdc to partition

    Hi All-<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Still attempting to format a CD-RW as an <i>ext2</i> or a <i>c2udffs</i>disk to use it like a hard drive expansion. Now I've got my 'RW drive set up, I've got the CD-RWs ready, and I've been trying to fdisk /dev/hdc (my cd-rw drive), but keep getting...
  16. robherc

    Challenge Servers

    Hello All-<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is a new branch of the &quot;REalistic Challenge&quot; thread. Pleaes post here if you would like to host a server for our tests.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When you post in this thread, please include the foolowing in your message so that we may help...
  17. robherc

    Burning & RWing CD-Rs & RWs

    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Does anyone have a fav. program for CD buring to give me a head start? (I really want to be able to make bootables & low-level copying would <b><i>DEFINATELY</i></b> be a plus on my list)<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please let me know your thoughts on the topic...
  18. robherc

    Only root can mount floppy/CD FS???

    How do I allow _all_ users to mount floppy & CD file systems in RedHat 6.0? <p>-Robherc<br><a href=mailto:robherc@netzero.net>robherc@netzero.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>*nix installation & program collector/reseller. Contact me if you think you've got one that I don't :-)
  19. robherc

    Is a DaVinci worthwhile?

    Hi All-<br> <br> I was pricing HPCs for note-taking & editing of some of the smaller subs for my programms; does anyone know how usefull I will find a DaVinci 2MB for these purposes? Does anyone know how much I can upgrade the RAM on a DaVinci if I find 2MBs to be too small? Any help would be...
  20. robherc

    BAD fdisk, BAD fdisk, BAD fdisk, *@#$(^ fdisk.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    need I say more????<br> Does anyone know how to replace a partition table for a 1221MB HDD with 1221MBs in partition1 with the label CCSI ???<br> <br> Disk size: 1221 MB<br> Partition 1 size: 1221 MB<br> Partition 1 utilization: 100 %<br> Partition 1 label: CCSI<br> <br> Irreplaceable data lost...

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