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Thanks MerleOne: but no 

My best guess at the moment is some incompatibility between B4A and another programme running here... I'll just have to take some time and find it... tomorrow

[OK: What's the story:]

This has been a major pain  , and I'm only posting here in case someone has bumped into something similar and found a solution.  I've been in contact with the Backup4All developer, the Hosting provider, the router manufacturer  and we seem to be running in ever diminishing circles with most people excusing themselves, understandably, and saying it's not their responsibility.

OK: What's the story:
I've got a paid-up latest version of Backup4All Pro that I'm using, amongst other things, to back up off-site, via FTP, to my Windows hosted site at LunarPages.com.

No problems at all locally. Plenty of FTP problems though. B4A almost seems incapable of overwriting a file, not all the time, but when it fails (99% of the time) it always fails when it's trying to write a file that exists on the FTP server. It'll do an initial backup and FTP it to my site without problems. When I do another backup, it'll successfully FTP the next *.zip but fail with the catalog.

The B4A devs have investigated the log files and catalog and said the failure is caused by:

The problem is that the FTP connection is interrupted during the backup.

I tested B4A using some free FTP space over at 0catch.com and it performed fine without problems, using exactly the same backup job (just changing the destination).

I tried the FTP backup to my site with SyncBackSE and it performed without problems (obviously using the same FTP account: therefore it's definitely not permissions).

So I think I can presume:

• It's not a router issue as SyncBack works on my site, B4A works on 0catch.com and Filezilla works on my site.
• It's not a permissions issue as SyncBack works fine.
• It's not my site, as SyncBack works on my site as does Filezilla
• It's not B4A, as it works on 0catch.com

It can only be the combination of B4A and my site??? Is that possible 

[Carol:]

I recently purchased the +207 and put 2x 1Tb drives in RAID1.

I was really happy with it, still am really except that the manufactures have it because it kept losing the RAID1 sync after a power down and power up.

But apart from that, it has a stack of nice features at an extremely reasonable price. I've also got to say now that the service is good too: organized for the UPS couriers to come and pick the device up and take it back to Taiwan so they can check out the syncing issue.

Firmware upgrades seem to be quite regular as well.

Carol: the eSata port is for a HD to use for backup, expansion, etc. as can the USB ports. I have not got to try that yet, but I do have an external USB HD waiting.

You know what, this is something I've always wanted. Many times I'm downloading something, or saving a file, that I' already have. I want this sort of thing integrated in the file system/Explorer so that when I try to do a file operation it can tell me that the file exists, and where it is.

FDM does that for me, though I'd assume that most download managers would as well. I get a pleasant surprise when initiating a download it pops up and says that it exists and did I want to continue  Then I have to try and figure out why I'd forgotten/not done anything with the file 

It just means that I need to keep the files in one place.

Don't work from home at the moment, but spent well over a decade working in my own Design business. I miss it, but I also enjoy the communal aspect of working in a larger company.

[Original Gadfly]

Justice that adds to bottom of the text, is there a way to add to beginning of the text file?

You'd have to (using a batch):
1. write your line of text to a new file
2. write the old file to the new file
3. delete the old file
4. rename the new file to the old file

Or easy enough using a script (VBS,JS,AiT,AHK, etc) to use concatenate the two (in the correct order) and overwrite the original file.

But reading your original question I thought you were wanting to write to a specific Wiki page? If you use the Original Gadfly Database Type then each Page/Word is saved as a different file. Then you'd be able to add text to the end of the file.

[System Integration]

PSPad has many different areas of system integration. What you're specifically asking for Curt is achieved by a small 8K exe that you can copy over the top of notepad.exe.

System Integration

Open TXT files
When checked this sets the association for .TXT files to PSPad. otherwise .TXT files are associated with notepad. Note: If Windows notepad.exe is replaced with the version of notepad.exe supplied with PSPad then this option is, effectively, ignored.

Register in System context menu
When Checked you can open any file in PSPad or PSPad HEX editor by clicking right mouse button on it and selecting corresponding item in context menu.

Link on the DeskTop
Adds or removes desktop shortcut for PSPad editor.

Link in the START menu
Adds or removes Start menu shortcut for PSPad editor.

Link in Send To menu
Adds or removes Send To item for PSPad editor in Windows Explorer context menus.

HTML Viewer in IE 5+
When checked, sets PSPad as default HTML viewer for MS Internet Explorer.

HTML Editor for IE
When checked, sets PSPad as default HTML editor for MS Internet Explorer.

HTML Viewer in OPERA
When checked, sets PSPad as default HTML editor for Opera. Note: If OPERA browser is running, this option is disabled!

Editor for Total Commander
Sets PSPad as default editor for Total Commander. Note: TotalCommander is running, this option is disabled! You must have TotalCommander shareware installed for this option to function.

[Thanks Kartal]

Hey guys: what great ideas 

I really liked the day page idea:

Second, I do not use scratch pad at all. I have daily record wikipage I use to put random bits

Thanks Kartal: it's a great way to organise stuff that's not necessarily organised so that it can be organised later...

And thanks Justice for your kick start... I've never done anything in AHK before (always used AutoIT myself), but nearly everyone here uses AHK so I'd always thought of getting started (but never really starting  ).

So I've combined Kartal's idea of a day page into your script and bingo: wonderful 

Have to say this was a great tip, I'm still using WikidPad to access shared information between work and home via Jungledisk (amazon s3) and it never fails to deliver.

That's good to hear. I generally run mine off a USB between home and work.

One thing that I have not quite figured out is that when something pops into my head that I want to catch WikidPad invariably is not yet running, so starting, finding a spot etc takes a bit too long. I know I should have it running anyway really 

What I think I want is something in the tray that can capture my thought quickly, run the programme if needed and then stick it into the Scratch Pad for later? I'll probably have a fiddle with AutoIT...

If you are already running a CentOS box, Veign had a good suggestion.

I think that I've had a lot of hair pulling because of this: my backups live on a Synology NAS and the only way to get B4A to work somewhat regularly was to use a local temp folder and alternate zipping (which is not what the Help file suggests) 

I'll have to test it again, but last go worked 

[Edit:]

As you can see on my screenshot, tomos, it also works here, I did exactly as you (too) directed, but what about the size of the backup: 3 MB backing up 100 GB?? No way! How many GB are you backing up, and how much space does the produced backup files take?

Are you backing up compressed files? I know my B4A spits the dummy when it tries that: generally it says that I have not got enough room.

Edit:  Re-Looking at your screenshot... those file are the B4A index files, not the actual backups. The backups should be probably in a zip file.

The backup of my documents directory looks like this:
[attachthumb=1]

The actual backup files are contained in the Directory:
[attachthumb=2]

And it also looks like you're backing up your backups??? Is that right? 

[Darwin:]

How do you solve a problem like Skrommel?
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
How do you find a word that means Skrommel?
A flibbertijibbet! A will-o'-the wisp! A clown!

Many a thing you know you'd like to tell him
Many a thing He ought to understand
But how do you make him stay
And listen to all you say
How do you keep a wave upon the sand

Oh, how do you solve a problem like Skrommel?
How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?

Darwin: This needs to be converted into an audible file!   

Very nice idea.. They have some screencasts too that help shed light on what it does 

Here are the links:
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This certainly looks like an interersting application!

That's how any standard addiction works 

• tinjaw
• darwin
• Perry Mowbray
• cranioscopical
• wraith808

Hey TinJaw: what do you think about maintaining this list in your original post? That way it's easy to see the latest 

i use ninjawords, nice and fast
www.ninjawords.com
(have it as a search in opera)

NinjaWords has a nice clean interface  , I see it uses Wiktionary as its main dictionary (is a vote for Ninja a vote for Wiktionary? Not function wise, but accuracy wise it will be??).

[Edit: I've just suggested that FreeThesaurus be added.]

Even though it's not a dictionary per se, we should take this opportunity to post about the very cool FreeThesaurus.net by DC member Wordzilla (Anderson Hu): http://www.donationcoder....um/index.php?topic=8416.0

Good point!! Maybe we should get FreThesaurus added to OneLook (which is why I forgot about it  )?

Edit: I've just suggested that FreeThesaurus be added.

• Dict.cc Englisch/Deutsch Wörterbuch: [750745 words, More info]
• Dict.cc Englisch/Deutsch Wörterbuch: [293932 words, More info]

Yes, I saw that when I was marking it up: they point to the same URI too. Wasn't sure what it meant, but didn't know which one to delete 

odd that's listed twice (at onelook.com too) with same url but different amounts of words
must try it out - onelook I mean

[12,833,697 words in 1061 dictionaries]

After being soundly and justifiably corrected for posting off topic (thanks tinjaw ), I thought that exposing the OnLine Dictionaries in a Poll would be both interesting and useful.

To vote I've given you the top 14 Dictionaries by Popularity from OneLook.com to choose from, plus OneLook (of course  ), and an "Other" for your own favourite if it's unlisted. I'm assuming that the popularity on OneLook is gained by counting the clicks on the Dictionary links? The options list is in order: It'll be interesting to see if the results here match OneLook's.

My all-time favourite OnLine Dictionary is OneLook.com, which offers a range of Dictionary survices:

• OneLook Dictionary Lookup Offers entries from, and links to, many dictionaries.
• Reverse Dictionary Offers a wonderful way to cheat at crosswords find a word you can't quite remember
• Word of the Day is another ubiquitous word-power improver
• Rhyme Zone is a new find for me and finds Rhymes, Synonyms  , Definitions, Homophones, Similar sound, Same consonants, Related, Quotations, Antonyms!!

These guys are brilliant and are definitely in my favourites! 

But they do not do all this Dictionary stuff themselves, they actually use other dictionaries! The 109 General Dictionaries (sorted by popularity) are listed here; all in all though, they've indexed 12,833,697 words in 1061 dictionaries (a huge number in anyone's language):

• Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition: [107301 words, More info]
• V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary: [2042 words, More info]
• Compact Oxford English Dictionary: [42157 words, More info]
• Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 10th Edition: [107552 words, More info]
• Cambridge International Dictionary of English: [66408 words, More info]
• InfoVisual Visual Dictionary: [3884 words, More info]
• Wiktionary: [580200 words, More info]
• The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus: [47719 words, More info]
• The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: [89248 words, More info]
• Infoplease Dictionary: [127110 words, More info]
• Dictionary.com: [710879 words, More info]
• Online Etymology Dictionary: [21327 words, More info]
• UltraLingua English Dictionary: [103294 words, More info]
• Cambridge Dictionary of American English: [37791 words, More info]
• Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms: [5132 words, More info]
• Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia: [3201550 words, More info]
• Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs: [1929 words, More info]
• Online Plain Text English Dictionary: [111778 words, More info]
• Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition: [88773 words, More info]
• Rhymezone: [229780 words, More info]
• CMU Pronouncing: [118581 words, More info]
• My Hebrew Dictionary: [40 words, More info]
• Grandiloquent Dictionary: [2039 words, More info]
• Faclair G?idhlig - Beurla Gaelic - English Dictionary: [5173 words, More info]
• American British For English Speaking People (American to British): [1791 words, More info]
• AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary: [175063 words, More info]
• R-O-Matic Italian/English Dictionary: [3504 words, More info]
• The Spoken Taino Language: [334 words, More info]
• GREEK-SERBIAN DICTIONARY: [3932 words, More info]
• Strange and Unusual Dictionaries: [1769 words, More info]
• Langtolang English from/to French dictionary: [20075 words, More info]
• Webster's 1828 Dictionary: [62949 words, More info]
• 1500 acronymes de l'�cole: [8239 words, More info]
• 18 LANGUAGES MULTILINGUAL DICTIONARY: [9309 words, More info]
• 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica: [34704 words, More info]
• A to Z list of the most popular idioms: [185 words, More info]
• ANTIDICO (L') - LE DICTIONNAIRE DES MOTS ABSENTS DES AUTRES DICTIONNAIRES: [7900 words, More info]
• All About Homonyms: [1506 words, More info]
• Bali: The Online Travel Guide: [978 words, More info]
• British American For English Speaking People (British to American): [1892 words, More info]
• Celtic Dictionary: [129 words, More info]
• Chinese Characters: [398 words, More info]
• Cl�sica expresi�n Canaria: [320 words, More info]
• Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: [50831 words, More info]
• Columbia Gazetteer of North America: [33247 words, More info]
• Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition (Encyclopedia.com): [7267 words, More info]
• Dict.cc Englisch/Deutsch Wörterbuch: [750745 words, More info]
• Dict.cc Englisch/Deutsch Wörterbuch: [293932 words, More info]
• Dictionary of Americanisms (1848): [2158 words, More info]
• Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898): [14825 words, More info]
• Dictionary/thesaurus: [404303 words, More info]
• Dizionario Esoterico: [1855 words, More info]
• Double-Tongued Word Wrester: [1249 words, More info]
• E Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook: [5277 words, More info]
• ESL Idiom Page: [203 words, More info]
• Encarta® Online Encyclopedia, North American Edition: [4994 words, More info]
• Etymologically Speaking: [236 words, More info]
• Etymologies & Word Origins: [429 words, More info]
• Eurodict Online: [76780 words, More info]
• Foreign Words and Phrases: [74 words, More info]
• Free Dictionary: [254453 words, More info]
• GREEK-CATALAN DICTIONARY: [2470 words, More info]
• GREEK-ENGLISH DICTIONARY: [2399 words, More info]
• GREEK-SLAVONIC (LANGUAGE OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: [3776 words, More info]
• Gaelic Language (Manx): [48957 words, More info]
• General English-Spanish: [20735 words, More info]
• Hutchinson Dictionaries: [17102 words, More info]
• Hutchinson's Dictionary of Difficult Words: [14455 words, More info]
• Langmaker Dictionary of Neologisms: [2140 words, More info]
• Langtolang: [51081 words, More info]
• Le Dicomoche: [553 words, More info]
• Lexical FreeNet (shows word connections): [134189 words, More info]
• Logos Multilingual E-translation Portal: [52994 words, More info]
• LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus: [187425 words, More info]
• Luciferous Logolepsy: [9029 words, More info]
• Michaelis Moderno Dicion�rio da L�ngua Portuguesa: [812 words, More info]
• My Hebrew Picture Dictionary: [180 words, More info]
• MyWord.info: [2425 words, More info]
• New English Words: [112 words, More info]
• OneLook Dictionaries "Frequently Asked Words" (FAW): [1 words, More info]
• Online Talking Dictionary: [293282 words, More info]
• Phrasal Verb Page: [173 words, More info]
• Phrase Finder: [953 words, More info]
• Robb: German English: [439 words, More info]
• Robb: Swahili English: [31 words, More info]
• Robb: Finnish English: [9 words, More info]
• Rogets Thesaurus: [968 words, More info]
• Russian dictionary: [157 words, More info]
• Siglas de Organizaciones en Guatemala: [981 words, More info]
• Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms: [23068 words, More info]
• The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: [6639 words, More info]
• The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words: [15361 words, More info]
• The Word Detective: [1512 words, More info]
• The Word Spy: [2502 words, More info]
• Turkish Acronyms to live by: [138 words, More info]
• Typographical Errors in Library Databases: [410 words, More info]
• UVic Writer's Guide: [319 words, More info]
• UltraLingua French Dictionary: [58671 words, More info]
• Urdu/English Dictionary: [117441 words, More info]
• VERBAL VESTIGIA (Words Hanging On By A Single Phrase): [50 words, More info]
• Virdainas - a Sudovian Dictionary: [5918 words, More info]
• Who2: [3079 words, More info]
• Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations: [7192 words, More info]
• WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper: [119160 words, More info]
• World Wide Words: [1979 words, More info]
• Worthless Word For The Day: [3694 words, More info]
• Ye Olde English Sayings: [41 words, More info]
• Yiddish-Hebrew-English-German-Russian Picture Dictionary: [186 words, More info]
• bab.la: [512709 words, More info]

Of course you get all the above (plus many more) Dictionaries with OneLook, for me it's a simple choice...

[OneLook]

I'm surprised more people don't use OneLook, or maybe it's just me that appreciates the layout and tools?

• OneLook Dictionary Lookup Offers entries from, and links to, many dictionaries.
• Reverse Dictionary Offers a wonderful way to cheat at crosswords find a word you can't quite remember
• Word of the Day is another ubiquitous word-power improver
• Rhyme Zone is a new find for me and finds Rhymes, Synonyms  , Definitions, Homophones, Similar sound, Same consonants, Related, Quotations, Antonyms!!

These guys are brilliant and are definitely in my favourites! 

The three amigos, the three musketeers, the three stoog... nevermind 

I was going to start adding my own "threes", but I think this link will suffice 

There need not be an end point. I picked one because I honestly thought we would have over 10 people wanting to do this. I'm happy to wait until we get a few more interested folks to join us.

  More than agreed.

I thought 10 would be easy too 

I, like Darwin, am in no hurry and would probably prefer more of a discount. So if everyone is happy to wait, I am.

Does there need to be an end point? We've already had one that's come and gone?

[YES! THAT'S IT!]

Renegade: is it ReCaptcha?

YES! THAT'S IT!

Check the credits at the bottom of the page:
Carnegie Mellon University

Cool: I saw that too (just didn't paste it in)...

[Use reCAPTCHA on Your Site!]

Renegade: would that be Project Gutenberg? Can't find any reference to captcha on their site with a "I'm mega lazy" search, though...

Renegade: is it ReCaptcha?

Use reCAPTCHA on Your Site!

reCAPTCHA helps prevent automated abuse of your site (such as comment spam or bogus registrations) by using a CAPTCHA to ensure that only humans perform certain actions.

• It's Free! Yep, reCAPTCHA is free. The only reason we might charge is if you require special services from us.
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