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Interesting. Possible but not sure how practical given the DB requirements.
I'll add it to the Think Hard About This One list.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I think this would be really helpful, given how fast messages scroll off the first page in some of the forums. I would rank it right after the downloads count. 
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Hey, is it possible to view the number of downloads that an attached file(like the source code) on an article has?
It seems strange that you can view page view count but not that.
Strive to be humble enough to take advice, and confident enough to do something about it.
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In my opinion this would be a great feature. One addition/question to the suggestion: should download counts include only downloads or could viewing the source also be counted?
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Just downloads.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Nope. Not currently possible, but we have been pestering the CP gods to allow it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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I already owe this to Hans, and he's been incredibly patient with us while we try to get this done.
I was actually hoping to start trawling the data and populating the database this week but our IT guys whose help I will need in juggling servers popped an appendix last week and is out for 2 weeks.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Thanks for the info!
So there will be historical information, not just download counts from when this gets implemented?
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CP has over a decade of server logs to trawl. Almost all updates include historical back to the founding (or at least to the start of the current user account system).
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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Cool. CPAM is already ready to start scraping this data if you use the assumed label of "Downloads" on the user's My Articles page.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Chris Maunder wrote: is out for 2 weeks.
Only a minor injury... A little tape and lots of painkillers and he'll be as good as new...
But seriously, I love this concept and think it would be an awesome statistic to have available.
(and my best wishes to your "IT guys".)
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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Just got an email and evidently the drugs he's on are areeing with him rather too well.
It could be a while.
And then we'll have the cold-turkey shakes to deal with.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Were you planning on displaying the number of downloads on both the member's article list page and on the article page?
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Yes
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Hello!
I've been a user of codeproject ever since it was founded and am very happy with the resources this site offers.
Pleasantries aside, I have a problem with receiving the daily news (the Insider). I've had a yahoo account setup as my default email address for my code project accnt and have recently changed that email to a gmail account. Even I though I am still subscribed to the Insider I don't receive any emails from codeproject, neither in the inbox, nor in the spam folder.
Pls help.
Thanks,
Piotr
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Your email had not been confirmed and you should have seen a notice bar at the top of some of the forums. I've resent a confirmation request - click the link and we'll know you're a real person and the daily will once again grace your inbox.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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The trouble is that I've activated my email 2 times already, otherwise i wouldn't have bothered asking  hope this time round it will be working  thanks for the quick reply
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Can you please forward me one of the emails? chris -at- codeproject.com
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Alright, I'm glad that you've re-labled that, and it makes sense, BUT, more needs to be done:
0) The button still reads "Submit Answer" - it should read "Submit Solution".
1) Once submitted, it is labeled "Answer n" (where "n" is the answer number) - it should read "Solution n".
2) We get 10 rep points for posting a solution to our own question. While I don't mind at all (grin), is that what you intended?
3) When we post a solution posted, shouldn't it also be automatically marked as accepted?
4) When you go back to edit your "solution", the button reads "Update Answer" - it should read "Update Solution".
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: 3) When we post a solution posted, shouldn't it also be automatically marked as accepted?
That would mean, someone could post a question, post the solution and get the 10 points for the solution and the 25 points for the answer. Not saying that's a bad thing, but is that what you want to see?
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The points aren't the point. I'm looking for the proper visual representation of the status of the answer/solution.
Now that you mention it, I think we should get points for posting our solution (5 points maybe), and while the solution should be marked as accepted, I don't think we should get points for a solution being marked as accepted (unless it's a nominal award, say, 5 points).
I also think that once answered (or its solution posted), a question cannot be deleted (by the OP) UNLESS the answers have been deleted first.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
modified on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 8:27 AM
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The MSDN forums let you post an answer (solution) to your own question and you can even mark it as answer. But you don't get points for answering in your own thread (or marking it as answer). That would work here too (to prevent abuse, if that's a worry).
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Anybody can mark their answer as the answer, and I hate that. The MS people ALWAYS do that, even if the answer they provided wasn't applicable or didn't work.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Anybody can mark their answer as the answer, and I hate that
Only mods and Microsoft staff. The mod guidelines are to propose an answer and if the OP does not respond within 3 days, then to mark it as answer.
Also if the OP does not respond to follow-up questions, after a period the thread is locked and closed (again a good thing). I think this prevents it from coming up in google/bing searches.
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So they could post "I had eggs for breakfast"" as an answer, and if I don't respond, it would be marked as the answer?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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