PaulRB:
But you have to understand you were lucky this time.
The skill is "putting yourself in someone else's shoes".
"I was lucky" - LOL
No, I just read what the guy asked and answered him. There was no luck... is WAS skill.
Instead of badgering him, I decided I'd invest some time (was only 10-15 minutes, but still, whatever it was going to take I was going to do) and copied his code, figured it out and replied.
SOME people on here remind me of this...
When I was at University, I was blown away that some professors thought they were God's gift to the U & students. In a basic freshman class (can't remember if it was Soc 301 or Phil 301), they made a freshman do a term paper, AND 3 debates and something else off the chain - like they felt they needed to "make their mark" on these freshmen. Always resented that. These posters don't need "SOME people" to be their dad or teach them a life lesson or to be a hall minotaur (sic). But thats just me!