prototype to scale calculator

[Stephen RowleyParticipant @stephenrowley13300]

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.

[Stephen RowleyParticipant @stephenrowley13300]

A small scale calculator program for windows or Ubuntu.

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

I would be interested in seeing it.

regards David

 

[Stephen RowleyParticipant @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

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi James

david.clark@myhobbystore.com

regards David

 

[David ArmstrongParticipant @davidarmstrong63156]

James ,

could you also send a copy

davey21@live.co.uk

 

 

[Stephen RowleyParticipant @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. 

[Cyril BonnettParticipant @cyrilbonnett24790]

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

[KeithParticipant @keith]

I am interested as well. wylesk@shtc.org.uk

 

[BillParticipant @bill18824]

I would be very interested to obtain a copy please.

Bill

wkandjdk@btinternet.com

[Eric CoxParticipant @ericcox50497]

Would like a copy please

 

 ecka@hotmail.com

[Peter HothersallParticipant @peterhothersall43460]

A copy would be great – thanks

 

calc.program@hothersall.me.uk

 

[Stephen RowleyParticipant @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.

[Ian S CParticipant @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

[Stephen RowleyParticipant @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

[adyParticipant @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”

[Stephen RowleyParticipant @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?

[clivelParticipant @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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