[AccessD] I just don't believe this. )&*()&)(&)&!&*^@(*&!!

Very interesting stuff. Now that you are out of panic mode I've been dying
to ask how do you "accidentally" hit
'ctl-leftshift-alt-prtscn-scratchnose'? (I didn't dare ask yesterday)
Reminds me of Nixon's secretary who had to simultaneously hit keys with her
hands and feet to "accidentally" erase 15 minutes of Watergate tapes.
Inquiring minds want to know :-)
Jim Hale

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Bruen
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 5:16 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] I just don't believe this. )&*()&)(&)&!&*^@(*&!!


Ah now that's a real tricky piece of work. :-)  

Basically the realtime monitors log every measurement they make (~26-46 per 
minute) to a text file with the first 20 bytes being a DTS.  All I'm doing
is 
everytime this app gets invoked is to read the log file, ignore anything
that 
is less than the "last stamp I know of" and process the rest.  Tricky eh!
and 
now I've told you, I'm afraid I'll have to ....

Sometimes simple is best.  Dont forget, these people open the app 1 or 2
times 
per shift, check things out and close it.  It's not doing or pretending to
be 
am "active" monitor, just something to make the operator's life a bit easier

than walking around a 2 acre floor, taking and logging readings, correlating

them to the current job mix, checking the mix against the 
schedule.........etc etc.    Actually, these guys spend most of their shift 
walking the floor.  Apart from die jams, which happen every couple of hours 
or so, most of the time they ...  wait for it

essentially use their faces to detect if anything is slightly aberrent.

That is, these people can "just tell" by walking past a machine line whether

it sounds, smells, looks and feels like its going full bore and OK.  

Currently, we are working on "feels", i.e the operating temps amd feed
rates. 
If I can get into the "sounds, smells and looks" regime. I'll be applying
for 
patents and making an aggressive takeover for M$ ... :-)

On Wednesday 25 April 2007 11:22, Dan Waters wrote:
> That's Very interesting!
>
> How do you get the real time info from the machines and components?
>
> Dan
>

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