I think that your example falls under the
"
Uncharted
Territory" category - it is quite possible that what
svad wanted to do is impossible, but no-one wanted to
stick their neck out on the line and say it is. If
svad
was not satisfied,
svad has every right to let us know.
Personally, i don't think that all questions should be
fully answered. I think that the seeker should have to
do a little work to find the answer. They certainly will
learn more that way. Sometimes a better answer is one that
shows another way instead of merely fixing the symptom. I
see nothing wrong with the system we have here - what i
do have a problem with is users who only read the first
couple of replies ... *ahem*
As for your suggestions, i recommend you go download and
install the Everything Engine
and find out just how difficult implementing such requests
can be. Maybe you should get an account at
perlmonk.org and offer this
service yourself. You would gain some brownie points for
sure. ;)
jeffa
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