[AccessD] Counting Users

LOL, you know your are right of course.  Using a similar system where you
count in binary on the fingers you can get 2^10 (1024) just on the fingers.

Hey Rocky, you still with us here?  Marty points out that you can count more
users than Jet can handle on your own fingers so never mind the counting
assistants.

And yes, I was smiling too as I hit one particular count.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 1:11 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Counting Users


Pretty Poor. A good Assembler programmer can count up to 1024 without 
taking her shoes off.
Although people do look at you with an odd smile when you get to 132 or 
Hex 84

John W. Colby wrote:

>Rocky,
>
>  
>
>>What is the simplest way to count the number of users logged in to a 
>>back
>>    
>>
>end mdb?
>
>Walk around to the chairs and tap the users on the head, raising a 
>finger for each head tapped.  If you run out of fingers, start using 
>your toes.  Of course if you have more than 20 users, or you are 
>missing fingers or toes, then you will need to have an assistant follow 
>you around to store the counts for the additional heads.  This works 
>well for user counts up to about 100 or so, whereupon the trail of 
>assistants becomes too long to manage effectively.  They begin stopping 
>to chat with friends and stuff and you lose as many as 20 user counts every
time that happens.
>
>If you find that happening, I discovered that you can buy these pet 
>collars attached to spring loaded reels of line.  Just hook up your 
>counting assistants so they can never lag too far behind.
>
>A similar method, a bit more disruptive, is to go around tapping heads, 
>but instead of raising fingers, having each user join in a line behind 
>you, thus by the time you tap the last user's head, you will have a 
>long line of users which you can now just go down the line drawing a 
>little mark on a paper for each one.  It looks something like
IIII\IIII\IIII\ etc.
>
>I hope that I have provided some ideas of how to do user counts.  Even 
>if you don't use my methods, perhaps I have sparked some ideas that you 
>will find effective.
>
>Good luck in your counting, and please don't hesitate to ask further 
>questions if you didn't understand any of the above.
>
>Respectfully,
>
>John W. Colby
>www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
>Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: 
>http://folding.stanford.edu/
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin 
>- Beach Access Software
>Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 11:47 AM
>To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [AccessD] Counting Users
>
>
>Dear List:
>
>What is the simplest way to count the number of users logged in to a 
>back end mdb?
>
>MTIA
>
>Rocky Smolin
>Beach Access Software
>http://www.e-z-mrp.com
>858-259-4334
>  
>

-- 
Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada



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