Re: Please help with Type Mismatch Error

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"TC" <aatcbbtccctc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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swichman@xxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks Fred.
I am sorry about not posting my original message but I was under the
impression that if you clicked on the topic you could read back and
review all of the messages relating to that particular topic

It's called a "thread". All of the messages that are posted in reply to
a new topic, or posted in reply to those replies, are collectively
called a thread.

Whenever someone posts a reply to a thread, the post (reply) is
transmitted around the world, between so-called "news servers". The
problem is, that all replies do not get copied to all news servers! And
even when they do, they do not necessarily get copied in the same order
they were sent.

So it's not unusual to see some replies, but not be able to see the
original question! Or to see a reply come first, then the question come
later (though that is unusual).

Hence the fun of trying to communicate effectively through "usenet" -
the name of this medium.

Another point is that not all newsreaders work the same way. Some let you
retrieve the entire thread that the current article is part of, some don't.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no private e-mails, please)



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