Re: Complicated query: searching for results within results.

Charles Hooper wrote:

>
> I did not find your post offensive - I can fully understand where you
> are coming from regarding the method of providing hints and not full
> solutions. As I am sure you are aware, not everyone reads and uses the
> hints provided in these groups as intended.

Sybrand would likely say that a lot of people don't read much of anything at all. <g> But still I have seen students put questions to this, and other, usenet groups and then paste the solution into their work. Thus my annual pre-finals warning.

> I stopped posting solutions to Usenet nearly seven years ago for a
> variety of reasons, but it is good to see after the long pause that
> experts still visit the various Usenet groups (and I enjoy reading what
> the experts have to write).
>
> Charles Hooper
> PC Support Specialist
> K&M Machine-Fabricating, Inc.

I feel the same. Knowing that Tom Kyte, Jonathan Lewis, Richard Foote, Connor McDonald, and many others visit here and do not hesitate to jump in and provide guidance is a huge part of why I am here. Though often I learn as much from the questions as the answers.

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Daniel A. Morgan
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