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DC Gamer Club / Re: Interesting Game Jam on itch.io

« Last post by wraith808 on January 06, 2019, 08:01 PM »

It's a whole month, so it's a little more time this time.  But mine isn't code, so not sure that you'd be interested

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: NANY 2019 Entry - Huge Text/Log file reader

« Last post by wraith808 on January 06, 2019, 12:35 PM »

Could we have a screenshot added to the post?

-mouser (January 05, 2019, 09:10 PM)

He hasn't visited since July of last year, so unless someone does it, not sure he will.

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: NANY 2019: RegexCaptor - Simple app to extract email or other patterns from text

« Last post by wraith808 on January 05, 2019, 10:09 AM »

Or if you want a free (but online) solution: https://regex101.com

-Ath (January 05, 2019, 03:42 AM)

The thing that really helped me that was missing in those online solutions wa the ability to build regexes with parts and to see them broken down.  I use some pretty complicated regexes, and though they can be parsed in those online tools, debugging them was still a pain.

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: NANY 2019: RegexCaptor - Simple app to extract email or other patterns from text

« Last post by wraith808 on January 04, 2019, 10:04 PM »

I always wanted a regex tester that had syntax colouring.  It hurts my brain to try and figure out all the patterns.  I've thought of even writing my own.

-BGM (January 04, 2019, 02:16 PM)

http://www.regexbuddy.com/

It's saved my sanity.

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Living Room / Re: What are your 2019 New Years Resolutions?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 03, 2019, 07:14 PM »

My resolution was not to make resolutions.  I kept it!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Tips

« Last post by wraith808 on January 03, 2019, 02:14 PM »

I just found an interesting Initial Setup Powershell Script for Windows 10.  Still unpacking it, but thought it might be of use:

https://github.com/D...Initial-Setup-Script

It seems very well laid out and is designed to be run after Microsoft updates Windows 10 and fixes (i.e. breaks) things.

The PSM contains the individual modules that you can call, very well documented!

https://github.com/D...ob/master/Win10.psm1

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General Software Discussion / Re: Move specific file types with original folder path included to another directory

« Last post by wraith808 on January 03, 2019, 12:19 PM »

You might be running afoul of the on-demand file option.  I keep my files on the machines where I sync to in all cases.  In the settings dialog, you can find the option.



My major problem that I've been running into with OneDrive was actually the reason I finally buckled down and turned off automatic updates to Windows 10.  Sometimes, when Windows 10 would do those, it would turn off OneDrive (I think it was a problem with copying a new version while the old version was still running).  Since I turned off automatic updates (WUB to the rescue), I haven't had that problem.

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N.A.N.Y. 2018 / Re: NANY 2018 Release: PlainTasks

« Last post by wraith808 on January 02, 2019, 01:59 PM »

It's a pretty minor feature (though I know major to you ), so I just upped the minor build.  I might look to see if there's anything I want to add, and up it to 1.1 

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Interesting Game Jam on itch.io

« Last post by wraith808 on January 02, 2019, 01:18 PM »

Just found a link on motherboard about downloading all of the public domain works:

https://motherboard....ed-the-public-domain

Even though the works are in the public domain, they're for sale in a lot of places, so finding them free can be difficult.

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DC Gamer Club / Interesting Game Jam on itch.io

« Last post by wraith808 on January 02, 2019, 11:04 AM »

I just joined the Gaming Like it's 1923 Game Jam on itch.io.  It will be my first, and I'll probably be doing an analog game (short RPG or something similar).

It's based on works released to the public domain on January 1st from those expiring from 1923.  Sounds like a cool idea for a Game Jam!

A source for works is https://law.duke.edu...ublicdomainday/2019/

There's also a spreadsheet: https://law.duke.edu...3_works_renewed.xlsx

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Developer's Corner / Re: Delphi / Windows 7 / ColorFonts like Emoji

« Last post by wraith808 on January 02, 2019, 08:04 AM »

I think Delphi at version 5 Pro is now outdated.

-Zidankearney (January 02, 2019, 12:57 AM)

The concepts that Miles was talking about transcend version, so I think we're OK with that. 

Welcome to the site!

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2019 Announcement

« Last post by wraith808 on January 02, 2019, 12:43 AM »

It took me a while to even settle on this one.  I now have ideas for how I want to re-write it for multiple file formats, so that can be my 2020 

-wraith808 (January 01, 2019, 12:51 PM)

I guess it's true then, that hindsight is 2020.

-Deozaan (January 01, 2019, 11:52 PM)

Have you been taking lessons from Chris?

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Living Room / Re: I'm getting married, wish me luck!

« Last post by wraith808 on January 01, 2019, 05:52 PM »

So you're saying I have his looks but not his money or fame.. Seems I did not get a good deal here..

-mouser (January 01, 2019, 12:58 PM)

You have the personality and the peace of mind of not being at the head of that company...

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2019 Announcement

« Last post by wraith808 on January 01, 2019, 12:51 PM »

It took me a while to even settle on this one.  I now have ideas for how I want to re-write it for multiple file formats, so that can be my 2020 

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Living Room / Re: I'm getting married, wish me luck!

« Last post by wraith808 on January 01, 2019, 12:50 PM »

The long lost twin is a muuuuch nicer guy though

-rgdot (January 01, 2019, 12:34 PM)

Totally agreed on that one!

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: micro Tool contribution that list all connected Drives

« Last post by wraith808 on January 01, 2019, 12:20 AM »

I thought I'd posted this, but KodeZwerg seems not to have been on since he announced he was going on vacation back on the 7th.  I hope everything is ok.

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General Software Discussion / Re: G+ Takeaway viewer

« Last post by wraith808 on December 31, 2018, 05:07 PM »

You should request it as JSON instead of HTML.

-wraith808

I have JSON files too. Now what? 

-wetsmellydog (December 19, 2018, 06:59 AM)

Thought I'd posted here, but apparently not!  I released the NANY for Mass JSON Viewer.

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: [Nany 2019] Music Player [work in Progress]

« Last post by wraith808 on December 31, 2018, 05:05 PM »

KodeZwerg, did you ever finish this?  I'm a sucker for any new audio player that I can try.  =]

-skwire (December 31, 2018, 02:28 PM)

I hope he's OK... his last active was before he went on vacation back on the 7th.

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Living Room / Re: Happy New Year 2019 for the best forum in the world

« Last post by wraith808 on December 31, 2018, 11:34 AM »

Remember: Don't drink and internet. 

-Tuxman (December 31, 2018, 09:36 AM)

How true.  Happy New Year to everyone!  Be safe!

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: NANY 2019: AHK Script Center

« Last post by wraith808 on December 30, 2018, 02:24 PM »

For my purposes, I will create a Setup.exe for the Mega Pack that creates a proper shortcut to run AutoHotkey.exe and AHK Script Center.ahk in whatever folder the user specifies. I have just left that static shortcut in there for now that can easily be updated.

-mat2016 (December 30, 2018, 09:19 AM)

You could have the installer to check the registry if there is a link to the .ahk file and only download if it hasn't been registered yet.

-Maestr0 (December 30, 2018, 09:22 AM)

Or it would be simpler to just ask for the location of AHK.  Several other programs have set precedence for something like that, and it wouldn't require an installer.

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by wraith808 on December 29, 2018, 04:57 PM »

All I can say is... wow.

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / NANY 2019: Mass JSON Viewer

« Last post by wraith808 on December 28, 2018, 11:35 PM »

NANY 2019 Entry Information

Application Name	Mass JSON Viewer
Version	1.0
Short Description	List, View, and Validate/Format JSON files in a directory
Supported OSes	Windows
Web Page	---
Download Link	https://my.pcloud.co...QIzACdLwd9FysBEd0zAy
System Requirements	Tested on Windows 10 .NET 4.5.2

Mass JSON Viewer
Overview
In response to the thread on a G+ Takeaway viewer, and my own needs, I decided to write something that would do the same thing as the Mass HTML Viewer, but for JSON files.

This application is quite simple - you click on the little folder icon, and point it towards a directory, and it lists all files with a .json or .txt extension.  If you click on a file, it will load it to the right.  If you click on the validate button next to the folder icon, it will try to validate then format the JSON, and display it in the area below.

Planned Enhancements

• Better reporting of errors in the JSON
• The ability to combine files into one JSON file
• Actually planning to make this a wider application, by including HTML, and XML formatted by an XSLT, as I have to do both of those regularly.
• Enhance the UI to make it a bit friendlier

Installation
Mass JSON Viewer requires .NET 4.5.2.  If you have Windows 10, you probably already have it.  If not, you can get it from Microsoft.

After you download Mass JSON Viewer, unzip it where ever you want to run it from, and run MassJSONViewer.exe.

Uninstall
To uninstall, just delete the folder where you unzipped the archive.

Documentation
As Mass JSON Viewer is intended to be rather simplistic, there's not much to using it.  Anytime you run it, the following screen will be shown.




From right to left, the toolbar at the top has the following functions:

• Exit the application
• About this Application
• Launch the Help Screen
• Validate loaded File
• Choose Directory

License Terms

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to use the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use and copy the software package, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do the same. Distribution and publication shall be allowed also without direct cost to the user, other than reasonable costs of such distributions, such as for the media on which the software is published will also be also allowed after permission is granted based on terms of such payment being submitted for approval. In all cases shall the distribution of the software be subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software, and a link to the original site for the software (http://www.thinkshui...re/mass-json-viewer/) shall be included in prominent view on any site where a download is hosted.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Note that if you paid money for this software, ask for it back!


Changelog

1.0.0.0

2018-12-29

Initial Release

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by wraith808 on December 28, 2018, 11:04 PM »

That goat had impeccable timing!

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Living Room / Re: Movies you've seen lately

« Last post by wraith808 on December 27, 2018, 09:21 PM »

The usual Christmas movies, including Polar Express, Elf, Christmas Vacation, some Disney Christmas special my daughter made me watch, a couple of other random Hallmark movies.  But in that bunch, there were a couple of new ones.

	Christmas Chronicles
	A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas was pretty much what I expected it to be, crudely funny at times, and just crude at others.  Christmas Chronicles was unexpected and a real treat!

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Android Apps / Re: Problems getting started with Checklist DC

« Last post by wraith808 on December 27, 2018, 11:31 AM »

Thanks for showing up to give a bit of insight into the app, and welcome to the site!