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This topic has 17 replies, 11 voices, and was last updated 26 January 2011 at 22:40 by clivel.

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16 September 2010 at 16:00 #55737
Stephen Rowley
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I am building a free lance locomotive and as many of you will know this can been a lot of time spent looking for parts in books and then doing the calculations to get the scale size.

With this in mind I have written a short program to do the calculations for me.

I first wrote it for Ubuntu and then for windows but I need someone to try it to make sure it work OK for everyone and not just me.

I have written it to calculate 3.1/2, 5, 7.1/4 and 10.1/4 from the prototype size and give the answers in hundredths inches and of a hundredths millimetre.

If there is someone who would like to give it a try for me let me know and when I know it is OK if anyone would like a copy the it is free.

James.
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16 September 2010 at 16:00 #981
Stephen Rowley
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@stephenrowley13300
A small scale calculator program for windows or Ubuntu.
16 September 2010 at 16:20 #55739
David Clark 13
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@davidclark13
Hi There

I would be interested in seeing it.

regards David
17 September 2010 at 04:57 #55765
Stephen Rowley
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@stephenrowley13300
Hi David

Where do you want me to send a copy.

The program is small enough to send as an attachment to an email, you will just have to change the extension from EX1 to EXE as I do not think you can send execute file over the net still.

Regards

James
17 September 2010 at 09:50 #55770
David Clark 13
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@davidclark13
Hi James

david.clark@myhobbystore.com

regards David
17 September 2010 at 11:05 #55774
David Armstrong
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@davidarmstrong63156
James ,

could you also send a copy

davey21@live.co.uk
20 September 2010 at 06:55 #55940
Stephen Rowley
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@stephenrowley13300
Hi Dave. Sorry not replied but had some sort of bug which has laid me low for the last few days.

I will sent you the copy’s of the program off later today. as you have not said which operating system I will send the windows as that is what most people use, but if anyone would like it in Linux I have it.

James.
16 November 2010 at 18:17 #58863
Cyril Bonnett
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Hi James

I too would be interested in trying your progamme, email cyril.bonnett@btinternet.com

I have both Ubuntu and window 7 on my laptop.

Cyril
21 November 2010 at 18:10 #59073
Keith
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@keith
I am interested as well. wylesk@shtc.org.uk
26 December 2010 at 00:42 #61206
Bill
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@bill18824
I would be very interested to obtain a copy please.

Bill

wkandjdk@btinternet.com
26 December 2010 at 10:22 #61208
Eric Cox
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@ericcox50497
Would like a copy please

ecka@hotmail.com
30 December 2010 at 13:15 #61442
Peter Hothersall
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@peterhothersall43460
A copy would be great – thanks

calc.program@hothersall.me.uk
14 January 2011 at 08:28 #62421
Stephen Rowley
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@stephenrowley13300
Dear all.

Please except my
sincere apology’s for not sending the program out or replying to
emails but an hour after my last post I was in an ambulance after
having a seizure and was only discharged from hospital 2 days before
Christmas.

Sorry All

James.
14 January 2011 at 09:10 #62424
Ian S C
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@iansc
Nothing to be sorry about, just hope you’v got your self sorted, and back in action. I know all about the problem, thats why I wear a Medic Alert braclet. Ian S C
23 January 2011 at 07:53 #63000
Stephen Rowley
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@stephenrowley13300
I am trying to find away of making a link so anyone who would like the program can just go and down lode it.

JSK
23 January 2011 at 08:59 #63003
ady
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@ady
The basic html for a download link is:

<A HREF=”eBook101upd.zip”target=”_blank””>ebook101upd</A>

This is a simple html page with a few downloads, including the above link.

You will need to upload the file to a homepage server first, or somewhere like that.

Maybe model engineer lets you upload .exe files, like it does with pictures.

If a .exe file is rejected, because of security issues, change the file extension to something like .zzz , it should then allow a file upload, and then let folks know they have to change the extension once the file has been downloaded.

To view the html code for a not-protected page right click your mouse on the page in question and click on “view page source”
26 January 2011 at 13:26 #63147
Stephen Rowley
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@stephenrowley13300
Thanks for the tip ady but I do not have a web page and it tried to attach it but even if I change the exe it still will not have it so I will have to go back to the idea of sending it by email.

jsk

P S do you know about making a web site?
26 January 2011 at 22:40 #63152
clivel
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@clivel
You could use one of the free file hosting and sharing services eg http://www.filedropper.com a Google search for “free file sharing hosting” should turn up a whole lot more.

After uploading a file from your computer, you are given a URL that others can use for downloading.
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