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loctrice11-Feb-15 3:09

11-Feb-15 3:09

Got a call the other day that my dad was rushed to the hospital. I spent since Thursday there with him.

Come back and found out all sorts of drama. It's easy to see how frustrating this place is when you're gone working remotely for a few days.

Looks like the other programmer/manager walked out, but then decided to return. There was some sort of argument about how we don't meet deadlines, among other things. We also are doing a full demo of our new application (supposed to launch in August) on Feb. 27th.

I have an interview scheduled for Monday, and a friend talking to his company.

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forgot the best part. I'm the only one coding that project we have the demo for, but I'm doing data processing right now.... and don't know what that reasoning is. It's definitely not something that I'm supposed to be doing, ro that someone else can't handle.

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den2k8811-Feb-15 3:19

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11-Feb-15 3:19

Apart from everything, best wishes for your dad's health!

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Re: While you were sleeping

loctrice11-Feb-15 3:29

loctrice

11-Feb-15 3:29

Thanks. He's got a few more days in the hospital probably, but he's recovering now.

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Re: While you were sleeping

Frank Alviani11-Feb-15 3:52

Frank Alviani

11-Feb-15 3:52

Wishing your dad a complete and speedy recovery! Smile | :)

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Re: While you were sleeping

loctrice11-Feb-15 4:01

loctrice

11-Feb-15 4:01

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Re: While you were sleeping

rnbergren11-Feb-15 4:14

rnbergren

11-Feb-15 4:14

yep, been there when my mom was sick. Concentrate on Dad. elephant the rest of them and keep your head down.

Keeping your dad in my thoughts and prayers.

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XFD1048576

Oso Oluwafemi Ebenezer11-Feb-15 3:08

Oso Oluwafemi Ebenezer

11-Feb-15 3:08

Just wondering in the hot afternoon sun of West Africa what the last row and column of MS Office Excel worksheet and wasted about 10 minutes it's Column XFD, Row 1,048,576!
What your mind can imagine when the weather is hot.

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loctrice11-Feb-15 3:11

loctrice

11-Feb-15 3:11

It's 40 here today, but dropping back to the teens after today.

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In a nutshell ... Re: XFD1048576

Amarnath S11-Feb-15 3:15

Amarnath S

11-Feb-15 3:15

Here[^]

Not so hot in the southern part of India.

Re: In a nutshell ... Re: XFD1048576

User 1013254611-Feb-15 3:20

User 10132546

11-Feb-15 3:20

Where's the fun in that? Laugh | :laugh:

Still, mid-week... afternoon.. baking hot. I'd be thinking "beer"!! Poke tongue | ;-P

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Re: XFD1048576

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter11-Feb-15 3:20

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

11-Feb-15 3:20

Shouldn't be easier to visit this page: https://support.office.com/en-nz/article/Excel-specifications-and-limits-1672b34d-7043-467e-8e27-269d656771c3[^], while your are sitting in the air-conditioned room?

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Re: XFD1048576

Mark_Wallace11-Feb-15 3:24

Mark_Wallace

11-Feb-15 3:24

Anyone who thinks he needs a million rows in Excel really needs to a shrink ~~the data~~.

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ZurdoDev11-Feb-15 3:31

ZurdoDev

11-Feb-15 3:31

Actually we have cases where 1 million is not enough. Sniff | :^)

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Re: XFD1048576

Mark_Wallace11-Feb-15 7:42

Mark_Wallace

11-Feb-15 7:42

Then you're using the wrong tool.

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Re: XFD1048576

ZurdoDev11-Feb-15 7:46

ZurdoDev

11-Feb-15 7:46

Mark_Wallace wrote:
Then you're using the wrong tool.

Is there a better tool to allow users to analyze that much data?

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Re: XFD1048576

Mark_Wallace11-Feb-15 7:53

Mark_Wallace

11-Feb-15 7:53

Um...

Could be[^]...

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Re: XFD1048576

ZurdoDev11-Feb-15 7:59

ZurdoDev

11-Feb-15 7:59

You think Access or some other database is easier to use for a user than Excel?

OMG | :OMG:

Nope. Wrong. Excel allows for quick formulas, easy charting, sorting, data entry, all way easier than any database program I've ever seen.

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Re: XFD1048576

Mark_Wallace11-Feb-15 8:21

Mark_Wallace

11-Feb-15 8:21

A million records in Excel is a disaster waiting to happen.

Or possibly multiple disasters that have already happened -- there's no way of verifying that it is behaving correctly.

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Ian Shlasko11-Feb-15 4:06

Ian Shlasko

11-Feb-15 4:06

Pro-Tip: Instead of spending 10 minutes scrolling, try Ctrl+Down, Ctrl+Right

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Kenneth Haugland11-Feb-15 4:19