Re: Access and Sharepoint

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Dear accessnovice:

When *will* I learn to mind my own business? My sincere apologies for
misinterpreting you.

I'll leave now, with whatever dignity I can still muster... <g>

Fred Boer

"accessnovice" <u17468@uwe> wrote in message news:5a29beb515a88@xxxxxx
> MY point is being misinterpreted - I submitted a post to a forum and an
> MVP
> responded with "try it and see"
>
> so now I must respond back that I did try it and it didn't work... not
> much
> value add to my way of thinking
>
> I've seen responses on this forum that actually explained why something
> would
> or would not work (from a technical perspective), and maybe even provided
> a
> suggestion or 2
>
> didn't mean to offend - I'll keep looking for technical assitance
>
> Fred Boer wrote:
>>Dear accessnovice:
>>
>>I don't want to speak for John, but have you considered that your
>>interpretation of the phrase may be incorrect? You may simply be dealing
>>with a cultural misunderstanding. A better approach might have been to
>>give
>>John the benefit of the doubt and ask: "What do you mean by that phrase?".
>>
>>Cheers!
>>Fred Boer
>>
>>P.S....
>>
>>I've done a quick search with Google groups and found it mentioned in two
>>posts:
>>
>>Quoting a post (edited):
>>
>> There was an old saying among scientists in prewar Britain
>>that expresses in one short phrase what science is all about.
>>"Suck it and see".
>>
>>Quoting another post (edited):
>>
>>> Suck them and see.
>>
>>Is that an English English phrase? (greek_philosophizer)
>>
>>Yes. Strictly it should be "suck it and see" but we had more than one
>>object to be sucked here.
>>Means "give it a whirl".....and has no other connotations; can be used in
>>polite company!
>>
>>> "suck it and see" - nice use of a public forum
>>>
>>[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>>>>
>>>>Please respond in the newgroup and not by email.


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