RevitTricks

     main Sub main () Dim objExcel ''As Object Dim FOUND , FP Dim objShell Dim strPath Set objShell = CreateObject ( "Wscript.Shell" ) FP = objShell.SpecialFolders.Item ( "MyDocuments" ) & "\TimeLogs\" ''get MyDocuments folder & TimeLogs ''msgbox fp ''Debug FP Set objExcel = GetObject ( "S:\Users\ron.Allen\Documents\TimeLogs\CURRENT.xlsm" ). Application If Err Then MsgBox "Excel not open- opening" Set objExcel = CreateObject ( "Excel.Application" ) 'Create excel object Else For Each objWorkbook In objExcel.Workbooks If LCase ( objWorkbook.Name ) = LCase ( "CURRENT.XLSM" ) Then ''MsgBox objWorkbook.Name ''objExcel.Application.WindowState = -4143 objWorkbook.Activate 'Activate it FOUND = ...

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Installed tight VNC using this as a guide here: AskUbuntu https://askubuntu.com/a/143113/824647 The piece I had been missing was the port. in a multi user environment the port also connects to the desktop. Desktop 0 (zero) is the default desktop. so I set my INI file accordingly to ask5900 so it will ask but prepopulate with the desktop zero which passes on port 5900. RealVNC setup 1. Uninstallation of the default Ubuntu VNC server (Vino): Go to: System --> Administration --> Synaptic Package Manager Search for the "Vino" package, Mark For Removal, Apply. 2. Installation of TightVNC and XRDP: While you are using Synaptic Package Manager, seacrh for "tightvnc" package (be careful, not " xtightvnc ") and Mark For Installation. Likewise, search for the "xrdp" package and Mark also For Installation. Apply. PS: if you want, you may discard any other "vnc" package that you don't need! 3. Configuration of XRDP (Optio...

Introducing Sourcelist: Promoting diversity in technology policy : It is a good idea- I have a similar idea for a national database of all folks and their job histories, *proven capabilities*, recommendations, etc. A database not just for women but to hire people on *availability*, *capability* and *merit* regardless of any other label. Justice is supposed to be blind- Why shouldn't hiring be based solely on capability with no other available data? Human beings will likely have one bias or another- until those are weeded out, there must be a system to provide equity. These next words are painful; and I *do* believe in the idea of affirmative action- however, the current method and application of Affirmative has very mixed results. Forcing the break down of the walls of segregation and bigotry, discrimination and racism, etc. is itself a forced discrimination which I have seen many take advantage of to creating mediocrity through entitlement. There are those skating throug...

SPINALCOM, using Forge technology, is addressing EDF's challenge by providing the FM team with a BMS Supervisor (control center) that contextualizes the data in their BIM model and intelligently filters alarms to save time on each alert, regardless of the silo it comes from.  http://labs.blogs.com/its_alive_in_the_lab/2018/05/spinalcom-is-enabling-collaborative-real-time-bim-level-3-applications-for-all-stages-of-a-facilitys.html