From ssharkins at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 08:15:58 2021 From: ssharkins at gmail.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 09:15:58 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard Message-ID: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should know this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for a bit of help. Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other two digits as is. Thanks! Susan H. From gustav at cactus.dk Thu Apr 1 08:31:50 2021 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 13:31:50 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard In-Reply-To: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Susan In the Replace window, mark: Search for prefix Search for: 3 Replace with: 5 /gustav ________________________________ Fra: dba-Tech p? vegne af Susan Harkins Sendt: 1. april 2021 15:15 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should know this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for a bit of help. Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other two digits as is. Thanks! Susan H. From ssharkins at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 08:36:14 2021 From: ssharkins at gmail.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 09:36:14 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard In-Reply-To: References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <667a01d726fb$fcc5b0a0$f65111e0$@gmail.com> Yes, that's close, but it doesn't stop at only 3-digit numbers. It will change the 3 to 5 for any number that begins with 5. But it's a good solution if there's only 3-digit numbers. Susan H. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech On Behalf Of Gustav Brock via dba-Tech Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 9:32 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Cc: Gustav Brock Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard Hi Susan In the Replace window, mark: Search for prefix Search for: 3 Replace with: 5 /gustav ________________________________ Fra: dba-Tech p? vegne af Susan Harkins Sendt: 1. april 2021 15:15 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should know this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for a bit of help. Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other two digits as is. Thanks! Susan H. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From gustav at cactus.dk Thu Apr 1 08:40:28 2021 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 13:40:28 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard In-Reply-To: <667a01d726fb$fcc5b0a0$f65111e0$@gmail.com> References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> , <667a01d726fb$fcc5b0a0$f65111e0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Susan Oh, that you didn't mention. Then, I guess, you are left with a VBA solution. /gustav ________________________________ Fra: dba-Tech p? vegne af Susan Harkins Sendt: 1. april 2021 15:36 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard Yes, that's close, but it doesn't stop at only 3-digit numbers. It will change the 3 to 5 for any number that begins with 5. But it's a good solution if there's only 3-digit numbers. Susan H. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech On Behalf Of Gustav Brock via dba-Tech Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 9:32 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Cc: Gustav Brock Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard Hi Susan In the Replace window, mark: Search for prefix Search for: 3 Replace with: 5 /gustav ________________________________ Fra: dba-Tech p? vegne af Susan Harkins Sendt: 1. april 2021 15:15 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should know this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for a bit of help. Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other two digits as is. Thanks! Susan H. From ssharkins at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 08:57:44 2021 From: ssharkins at gmail.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 09:57:44 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <668601d726fe$fe353ed0$fa9fbc70$@gmail.com> I've got it close, but I can't limit it to 3-digit numbers. Find: (<3)(?)(?) Replace: 5\2\3 It works with 302, 398, 357, and so on, but it also changes 3598. -----Original Message----- From: Susan Harkins Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 9:36 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard Yes, that's close, but it doesn't stop at only 3-digit numbers. It will change the 3 to 5 for any number that begins with 5. But it's a good solution if there's only 3-digit numbers. Susan H. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech On Behalf Of Gustav Brock via dba-Tech Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 9:32 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Cc: Gustav Brock Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard Hi Susan In the Replace window, mark: Search for prefix Search for: 3 Replace with: 5 /gustav ________________________________ Fra: dba-Tech p? vegne af Susan Harkins Sendt: 1. april 2021 15:15 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should know this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for a bit of help. Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other two digits as is. Thanks! Susan H. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From ssharkins at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 09:34:19 2021 From: ssharkins at gmail.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 10:34:19 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <66ec01d72704$1a31e930$4e95bb90$@gmail.com> Got it!!!! Find: <3([0-9])([0-9])> Replace: 5\1\2 Thanks! Susan H. -----Original Message----- From: Susan Harkins Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 9:58 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard I've got it close, but I can't limit it to 3-digit numbers. Find: (<3)(?)(?) Replace: 5\2\3 It works with 302, 398, 357, and so on, but it also changes 3598. -----Original Message----- From: Susan Harkins Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 9:36 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard Yes, that's close, but it doesn't stop at only 3-digit numbers. It will change the 3 to 5 for any number that begins with 5. But it's a good solution if there's only 3-digit numbers. Susan H. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech On Behalf Of Gustav Brock via dba-Tech Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 9:32 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Cc: Gustav Brock Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard Hi Susan In the Replace window, mark: Search for prefix Search for: 3 Replace with: 5 /gustav ________________________________ Fra: dba-Tech p? vegne af Susan Harkins Sendt: 1. april 2021 15:15 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should know this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for a bit of help. Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other two digits as is. Thanks! Susan H. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin2 at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 10:19:14 2021 From: rockysmolin2 at gmail.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 08:19:14 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard In-Reply-To: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Does the ? serve as a wildcard? Would replace 3?? with 5?? work? r On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 6:16 AM Susan Harkins wrote: > I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it with two > searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should know this, but for > the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for a bit of help. > > > > Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers > beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other two > digits as is. > > > > Thanks! > > Susan H. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From ssharkins at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 10:37:42 2021 From: ssharkins at gmail.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 11:37:42 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard In-Reply-To: References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <677301d7270c$f48b7530$dda25f90$@gmail.com> No, that replaces 3xx with 5?? -- interprets ? as a literal character, not a wildcard. I saw a lot of examples online using ? but it never worked for me. Susan H. Does the ? serve as a wildcard? Would replace 3?? with 5?? work? r On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 6:16 AM Susan Harkins wrote: > I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it > with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should know > this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for a bit of help. > > > > Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers > beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other two > digits as is. > > > > Thanks! > > Susan H. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin2 at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 10:48:15 2021 From: rockysmolin2 at gmail.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 08:48:15 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard In-Reply-To: <677301d7270c$f48b7530$dda25f90$@gmail.com> References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> <677301d7270c$f48b7530$dda25f90$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Yeah, really worked well in DOS for file searches. But that was in the previous century, wasn't it? OK- brute force alternative - assuming the doc is not a thousand pages and there are a relatively small number of these replacements - search for 3 with a preceding space - (space)3 - and replace with (space)5, but not global, so you stop at each occurrence of a string that has a preceding space and starts with three. Then click Replace or Find Next. Then if it stops at a string of four digits - 3123 - you could bypass the replace. How long would that take? r On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 8:37 AM Susan Harkins wrote: > No, that replaces 3xx with 5?? -- interprets ? as a literal character, not > a > wildcard. > > I saw a lot of examples online using ? but it never worked for me. > > Susan H. > > > Does the ? serve as a wildcard? Would replace 3?? with 5?? work? > > r > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 6:16 AM Susan Harkins wrote: > > > I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it > > with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should know > > this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for a bit of > help. > > > > > > > > Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers > > beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other two > > digits as is. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Susan H. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From ssharkins at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 10:55:09 2021 From: ssharkins at gmail.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 11:55:09 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard In-Reply-To: References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> <677301d7270c$f48b7530$dda25f90$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <679001d7270f$64fbb850$2ef328f0$@gmail.com> < > denote the beginning and ending of a string, respectively -- so you don't need the spaces -- but I've figured it out. If you haven't seen that post, you should soon. Susan H. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 11:48 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard Yeah, really worked well in DOS for file searches. But that was in the previous century, wasn't it? OK- brute force alternative - assuming the doc is not a thousand pages and there are a relatively small number of these replacements - search for 3 with a preceding space - (space)3 - and replace with (space)5, but not global, so you stop at each occurrence of a string that has a preceding space and starts with three. Then click Replace or Find Next. Then if it stops at a string of four digits - 3123 - you could bypass the replace. How long would that take? r On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 8:37 AM Susan Harkins wrote: > No, that replaces 3xx with 5?? -- interprets ? as a literal character, > not a wildcard. > > I saw a lot of examples online using ? but it never worked for me. > > Susan H. > > > Does the ? serve as a wildcard? Would replace 3?? with 5?? work? > > r > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 6:16 AM Susan Harkins wrote: > > > I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it > > with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should > > know this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for > > a bit of > help. > > > > > > > > Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers > > beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other > > two digits as is. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Susan H. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin2 at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 11:13:36 2021 From: rockysmolin2 at gmail.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 09:13:36 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard In-Reply-To: <679001d7270f$64fbb850$2ef328f0$@gmail.com> References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> <677301d7270c$f48b7530$dda25f90$@gmail.com> <679001d7270f$64fbb850$2ef328f0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Haven't seen the post with the solution yet. Sent? r On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 8:55 AM Susan Harkins wrote: > < > denote the beginning and ending of a string, respectively -- so you > don't need the spaces -- but I've figured it out. If you haven't seen that > post, you should soon. > > Susan H. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-Tech > On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin > Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 11:48 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard > > Yeah, really worked well in DOS for file searches. But that was in the > previous century, wasn't it? > > OK- brute force alternative - assuming the doc is not a thousand pages and > there are a relatively small number of these replacements - search for 3 > with a preceding space - (space)3 - and replace with (space)5, but not > global, so you stop at each occurrence of a string that has a preceding > space and starts with three. Then click Replace or Find Next. Then if it > stops at a string of four digits - 3123 - you could bypass the replace. How > long would that take? > > r > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 8:37 AM Susan Harkins wrote: > > > No, that replaces 3xx with 5?? -- interprets ? as a literal character, > > not a wildcard. > > > > I saw a lot of examples online using ? but it never worked for me. > > > > Susan H. > > > > > > Does the ? serve as a wildcard? Would replace 3?? with 5?? work? > > > > r > > > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 6:16 AM Susan Harkins > wrote: > > > > > I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it > > > with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should > > > know this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping for > > > a bit of > > help. > > > > > > > > > > > > Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit numbers > > > beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving the other > > > two digits as is. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Susan H. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From ssharkins at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 12:46:37 2021 From: ssharkins at gmail.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 13:46:37 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard In-Reply-To: References: <664b01d726f9$282b5680$78820380$@gmail.com> <677301d7270c$f48b7530$dda25f90$@gmail.com> <679001d7270f$64fbb850$2ef328f0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <688101d7271e$f7bd9d20$e738d760$@gmail.com> Got it!!!! Find: <3([0-9])([0-9])> Replace: 5\1\2 -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 12:14 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard Haven't seen the post with the solution yet. Sent? r On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 8:55 AM Susan Harkins wrote: > < > denote the beginning and ending of a string, respectively -- so > you don't need the spaces -- but I've figured it out. If you haven't > seen that post, you should soon. > > Susan H. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-Tech > > On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin > Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 11:48 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word Replace with wildcard > > Yeah, really worked well in DOS for file searches. But that was in > the previous century, wasn't it? > > OK- brute force alternative - assuming the doc is not a thousand pages > and there are a relatively small number of these replacements - search > for 3 with a preceding space - (space)3 - and replace with (space)5, > but not global, so you stop at each occurrence of a string that has a > preceding space and starts with three. Then click Replace or Find > Next. Then if it stops at a string of four digits - 3123 - you could > bypass the replace. How long would that take? > > r > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 8:37 AM Susan Harkins wrote: > > > No, that replaces 3xx with 5?? -- interprets ? as a literal > > character, not a wildcard. > > > > I saw a lot of examples online using ? but it never worked for me. > > > > Susan H. > > > > > > Does the ? serve as a wildcard? Would replace 3?? with 5?? work? > > > > r > > > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 6:16 AM Susan Harkins > wrote: > > > > > I've run into an interesting find/replace question and I can do it > > > with two searches, but I believe it can be done in one. I should > > > know this, but for the life of me, I can't get it right. Hoping > > > for a bit of > > help. > > > > > > > > > > > > Problem: Reader has a Word document with several three-digit > > > numbers beginning with 3. He wants to change the 3 to 5, leaving > > > the other two digits as is. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Susan H. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com https://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Sun Apr 11 21:41:47 2021 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:41:47 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] about google's floc Message-ID: <51c9ce7f-13d4-0cdd-bdf8-92e663073ae7@earthlink.net> big fuss about google's floc . if?all retailers in my town were to band together to collectively track where i shop hereand what i buy, would i be upset? no, 'cuz i think of shopping as a public activity where i've zero expectation of privacy. if there's an argument against that, what is it? if on the other hand a retailer installs a trojan on a device of mine (as the chinese maker of my new tablet did), i'm upset 'cuz i've an expectation that i get to choose what i publish, so i ?complain publicly and ask the retailer to stop selling that shite, and naturally i remove the trojan. more interestingmebbe for people like readers here. closed-source closed-architecturesystemslike those made by apple impose strict top-down corporate control of what software its customers can use. and how they can use it, andthereforehave the potential to prevent snooping if they choose to do so. on the other hand, open source open-architecture systems like android, and open architecture systems like windows, make such top-downcorporate control impossible.? I prefer this arrangement because i get to make my own choices. if there's an argument that my preference is unsound, what is it? pb