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SavingMan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:05:50 +0100

Hi all, i have programmed a little program in Excel, that is yours for free, all i need i some feedback.

You can get the program here : http://www.spar-varme.dk

You MUST allow macros, otherwise it wont work.

You MUST have Access, Excel installed with "Run all from this computer", otherwise there will be problems with the references in Excel (Visual Basic for Applications).

And, its Free.

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SteamyTea — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:10:25 +0100

And please tell us why we should trust a spreadsheet with macros in it from some whose account is less than 10 minute old.
And with no reference as to what it is about.
Moron

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Mike (Up North) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:16:01 +0100

Probably as they are dumb they assume others are dumber

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JSHarris — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:26:35 +0100

It maybe be OK, here's an English PDF explaining what the spreadsheet does: http://www.spar-varme.dk/Doku/sparEng.pdf

Whilst I'm rightly cautious about things that run VBA and macros in Office applications, it also seems from the web site that this runs on Open Office, too, which may be somewhat safer.

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Seret — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:33:53 +0100

Posted By: SavingMan
And, its Free.

Can we give you a credit card number anyway?

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SavingMan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:50:33 +0100

Well cannot tell you why you should trust me, it up to you to decide.

No i do not need your credit card number.

The reason for posting this, is to get user comments on the program it selves.

Sorry for my English in the Doku, thanks to Google translate :-)

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SavingMan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:52:47 +0100

Posted By: SteamyTeaAnd please tell us why we should trust a spreadsheet with macros in it from some whose account is less than 10 minute old.
And with no reference as to what it is about.
Moron

Sorry, you are correct, its for registrating energy and water sumpsumption, with budgets and graphs, for actual consumption mesuared on your place.

Good for planning and reports

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SavingMan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:53:23 +0100

Posted By: Mike (Up North)Probably as they are dumb they assume others are dumber

Thanks friend :-)

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Mike (Up North) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:10:49 +0100

Apologies if un warranted but there has been a spate of spamming lately and common sense should have forewarned you of inviting strangers to open un solicited attachments might be suspicious.

Had an email recently from a supplier that was genuine, they didnâ€™t seem to take onboard that they had sent it without any info from a generic type email, with the vague statement please open attached and switch on macros. I guessed who it was as I was expecting something, I phoned to check and they seem quite surprised that I was suspicious about it.

Cheers Mike up North

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SavingMan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:17:14 +0100

Maybe i can answer now..... Allright Mike thats understandable, i get your point.

We doÂ´nt have so many of that kind of problems in Denmark yet. Anyhaw, i wonÂ´t force anyone to download and use the program. IÂ´ts given with an open hearth and was not to get any angry comments.

Best regards and have a nive weekend

Steen

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Joiner — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:05:40 +0100

A collective I think?

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fostertom — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:13:39 +0100

Posted By: SavingManhave a nive weekend

have a naive weekend?

(that's not meant to make a point, just playing with words)

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Joiner — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:51:08 +0100

"Sorry for my English in the Doku, thanks to Google translate :-)"

It was a good effort Steen and generous of you to offer the spreadsheet.

Many thanks on behalf of the jaded lot on here.

Next time they'll know who you are and you'll get a warmer welcome. (The Cornish do get a bit grumpy at this time of year.)

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SavingMan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:20:51 +0100

*LOL* @ Joiner, and *LOL* @ Fostertom, correct, il'l try getting better by reading the answer before i send it.

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SteamyTea — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:21:36 +0100

Posted By: JoinerThe Cornish do get a bit grumpy at this time of year

Cause it is busy with rain soaked tourists.

Maybe some screen shots and more detailed explanations would have helped.
As it is in Excel, I can't really think why macros are needed for charting, unless it is curve matching for extrapolation purposes.

Anyway, I do my own

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Joiner — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:01:03 +0100

Harumph.

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delboy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:23:25 +0100

I'm pretty appalled by the manners shown by some here. Forum rules state that we should treat each other with respect on the GBF, but that's gone out of the window.

Here is a new bloke who's developed a spreadsheet for comment and perusal. Because you don't know him and he's not in your established "gang", some have assumed his objectives are unworthy and treated him with utter contempt. Do you have any idea how elitist and cliquey you sound? Proper playground stuff.

Surely only fools such as George W approve of the policy to shoot first and ask questions later.

Shame on you! Full apologies are in order.

PS The fact that he's from a country which is so far ahead of the UK in terms of environmental construction should surely be a reason to encourage his participation here, not to nastily and vindictively accost him.

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SavingMan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:44:02 +0100

@Delboy - Thanks

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Seret — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:45:32 +0100

Posted By: delboy
Shame on you! Full apologies are in order.

Nonsense, it was a simple misunderstanding. He came on here and inadvertently made a suggestion that on face value was as dodgy as hell. The reaction he got was appropriately skeptical. It turns out some people on the internet really don't have your best interests at heart. Running unsolicited code from untrusted third parties is a genuinely bad idea, as I'm sure SavingMan would agree.

Certainly not his fault though, the only thing he's guilty of is being a bit keen and diving in unannounced. I don't think anybody has posted anything on this thread out of malice.

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Mike (Up North) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:57:36 +0100

I agree - I shot from the hip

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Saint — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:13:06 +0100

Well from Linkedin it would appear that SavingMan (aka S**** Hj****) is one of the following:
1) Manager at a Consulting company in Brazil
2) Business Intelligence consultant in pharmaceuticals co. in Copenhagen
3) Captain in Scandinavian Airlines, Copenhagen
4) A Student at Lyngby Technical College specialising in computing, Copenhagen
5) Personnel director, Copenhagen

I'd guess number 4 maybe.......

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TimSmall — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:46:39 +0100

Posted By: Seret
The reaction he got was appropriately skeptical.

IMO, it was sceptical (which was appropriate) but also rude (which was not).

If this was an attempt by someone to trojan subscribers' computers, then it's highly unlikely that they'd come back to read the replies anyway...

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SteamyTea — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:03:03 +0100

Point taken, I was a bit sharp about it.

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Joiner — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:10:53 +0100

We understand.

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jamesingram — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:09:46 +0100

So can I click on the link without my Pc imploding or what ?
anyone had a look? any contructive comments for savingman on his spreadsheet ?

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Joiner — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:29:03 +0100

I had a quick shufty and I'm still here to tell the tale. But I WAS just being nosey and like to live dangerously.

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fostertom — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:31:27 +0100

And me - cheap joke - sorry.

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Joiner — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:39:56 +0100

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SavingMan — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:32:24 +0100

Hope you had a chance to try it, without fearing imploding computers

Know at this time, that i did it wrong in this group, but i learn.

Need your comments.

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Joiner — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:51:23 +0100

No problem. It's a learning curve.

Well done for sticking with us.

I'm sure that now everyone is assured that you haven't planted a bomb on the site you'll get more feedback than you know what to do with.