Create a dictionary using VBscript

Okay, before we’re talk about the dictionary, I’ll admit I’m a bit of a fan of the Array. You either love or hate an Array. People who dislike the Array will often opt for a Collection instead. Other languages do provide a really cool object called a Hash Table. This is like a Collection that behaves like a Collection combined with an Array with some extra handy methods. VBA does not have this but VBScript does provide an object, which is cool, and we can make use of this object within our VBA environment. To build a the object do the following:

Dim my_dictionary as Object
Set my_dictionary = CreateObject (“Scripting.Dictionary”)

Voila! We have a dicti-o-nary. What can we do with it? We can add items, check for the existence of items, return an array of keys, return an array of items, set how a dicti-o-nary compares keys and get the count and so on. An example:

‘First create the Object
Dim my_dictionary as Object
Set my_dictionary = CreateObject (“Scripting.Dictionary”)

‘When adding an object or value to a this you put the key first and the actual value or object second. The key is mandatory and you cannot add items without it.
my_dicti onary.Add “Key 1″, “Value 1″
my_dicti onary.Add “Key 2″, “Value 2″
my_dicti onary.Add “Key 3″, “Value 3″
my_dicti onary.Add “Key 4″, “Value 4″

You couldn’t do that with a collection! In a collection you would have to remove one item and add another, thus losing the order or your items. A dictionary behaves like an Array in this respect. What if we were not sure there was a key called “Key 3″ within the object and wanted to avoid an error. Again, easy, we just use the Exists method of the object:

if my_dictionary.Exists(“Key 3″) then
my_dictionary.Item(“Key 3″) = “Zebra”
else
my_dictionary.Add “Key 3″, “Zebra”
end if

If you want to iterate through the items in a dicti-o-nary, you can’t use an integer counter as you would an Array or Collection but you can use a method to do so:

‘Iterate through the array of items. These items can include objects as well.
Dim separate_item as Variant
For Each separate_item in items
MsgBox separate_item
Next separate_item

These are the basics. I’ll look at the CompareMode method in un minuto. The object is a real advantage when we need to build a Collection of Collections or a Class Collection. For example; say we had to collect data on spies and their current missions. Usually we would have to create a Class Object called Spy and hold a Private or Public Collection within the class to which we would add their missions. One class too many (A Collection is a Class)! Let’s use a an object instead…

Dim my_dictionary As Object Dim missions As Collection Dim spy_name As String Dim keys, key As Variant Set my_dictionary = CreateObject(“Scripting.Dictionary”)

‘Add three lots of spies.
Set missions = New Collection
spy_name = “Alexander Poligraphovich”
missions.Add “Vladivostok”
missions.Add “Ukraine”
missions.Add “Beijing”
my_dictionary.Add spy_name, missions

spy_name = “Mohammed Ramadan”
Set missions = New Collection
missions.Add “Munich”
missions.Add “Tehran”
missions.Add “Sydney”
my_dictionary.Add spy_name, missions

spy_name = “Sri FitzPatrick”
Set missions = New Collection
missions.Add “Dublin”
missions.Add “San Francisco”
my_dictionary.Add spy_name, missions

keys = my_dictionary.Keys
For Each key In Keys
MsgBox key & vbCrLf & _
my_dictionary(key).item(1) & vbCrLf & _
my_dictionary(key).item(2) & vbCrLf & _
my_dictionary(key).item(3)
Next key

On this example we don’t even get to the Msgbox, instead we get an error stating “This Key is already associated with an element of this collection.”. This stops two keys being added that have the same name. vbBinaryCompare behaves the same way as the first example does (it is the default) and vbDatabaseCompare.Well I read what it did once and never had to remember it again! You can find explanations for these, albeit very succinct, within the MS Help in Access, or better still Google it.

Hopefully this gives you an extra tool alongside the Collection or Array and some ideas on future use. A Dictionary makes code structure cleaner and more humanly understandable and this VBScript tool will really pay dividends.

Learn how to create a digital photo album

You may have precious photographs or important business pictures from time to time and a PowerPoint digital photo album is just a presentation that helps you store and display these photos in a digital way.

Why we want to make a digital photo album with PowerPoint?

1. PowerPoint is available on most computers. You don’t need to buy other software to make a photo album. It is easy and cost-effective to do it with PowerPoint.

2. Show your photos according to the sequence you like, make your memories more beautiful.

3. Besides photos, you can also add effects such as attention-grabbing slide transitions, colorful backgrounds, specific picture layouts and more into your PowerPoint photo album.

4. A photo album that is made in PowerPoint is easy for wide sharing.

Below is the step of how to create an attractive digital photo album with PowerPoint 2007 in 6 steps:

1. Open PowerPoint, on the Insert tab, click the Photo Album button, in the drop-down list, there is the New Photo Album option.

2. Insert pictures

Click File/Disc button. Choose pictures you want to include in the album from folders on your hard disc. (Tip: you can import several pictures to the album at a time)

In the photo album dialogue box, you will see the selected pictures in the Picture in Album list. You can view each picture by clicking it. And you can also change the order of a picture by choosing it and clicking the Move Up or Move Down button. Below the preview of the picture, you will be able to see six buttons, which you can use to adjust the rotation, contrast and brightness of each picture.

3. Create album layout

Under Album Layout, by clicking Picture layout arrow, and then in the drop-down list, you can choose the layout format you like. By clicking Frame Shape arrow, in the drop-down list of it you can choose the frame you want to add to your pictures.

4.Create title and subtitle for your album

After you have clicked Create button, on Slide 1, type the title you want for your album in the place of the words of Photo Album.

Then if necessary, give your album a subtitle by inputting it in the place of your user name.

Display Slide 2, click the title placeholder, and then type the title for this slide.

5. Edit the photo album

On the Insert tab, click the Photo Album arrow, and then click Edit Photo Album.

In the Edit Photo Album dialog box, under Picture Options, select Captions below All pictures box, and then click Update.

Now you can edit the file name below each picture with a suitable caption.

6. Apply a theme to your album

On the Design tab of PowerPoint, in the Themes area, select a theme that meets the need of your album.

Or you can also customize the look of your album by choosing a theme from your computer.

Now you have finished making your own PowerPoint photo album. Want to e-mail it to your friends or colleague? Want to share it with others? Or you want to keep it for permanent store? Below are a few tips about how to do this.

1. E-mail your photo album to others

Maybe you will find that the photo album is in a huge size due to the mountainous images added in it, and you can’t send it properly via e-mail. In order to reduce the size of it, you can use compressed pictures in your photo album.

How: Open bitmap image with a program that converts images and save the image in one of the following graphic file formats: jpg, gif, tif, wmf. Once your image has been saved under another format, you can reinsert it into your photo album.

Here is an article tells how to reduce the file size of a PowerPoint

2. Share your photo album with others

You can upload your beautiful photo album to some online sharing websites, such as YouTube. Let more people enjoy it or let your friends view your photo album online.

How: Convert your Photo album to a certain format that YouTube accepts. Then upload it with your YouTube account.

Tool: Acoolsoft PPT2Video Converter

It helps you easily convert your photo album to WMV, AVI, MOV, and MPEG formats that can be accepted by YouTube. After the conversion, you can directly upload it.

Click here to get the tutorial about how to do it

3. Keep your photo album for permanent store

The photo album you make maybe valuable and meaningful. In order to store it and prevent it from being edited by others, so far the best way I know maybe is to record it on a DVD disc. As we know things stored in a digital way could be easily lost.

How: Use some professional tool to help you burn your digital photo album to DVD such as the PowerPoint to DVD tool from Acoolsoft.
Click here to get the tutorial about how to do it

To view the finished PowerPoint digital photo album is an enjoyable thing. The process of making it is also interesting. So, when are you going to create your next digital photo album?

Couldn’t download HD videos from Youtube?

YouTube is now supporting true HD 1080p, users now can upload and download HD videos and share those glorious High Definition quality videos with friends. Previously, the maximum upload encoding was stuck at 720p.  So now resolutions will go from 1280×720 up to 1920×1080 which is really considered to be true high-definition. Moreover, YouTube is going to re-encode any previously uploaded video that was 1080p-capable.

Source : http://www.imtoo.com/download-youtube-video/how-to-download-hd-youtube-free.html

And for some video lovers who are willing to watch YouTube videos offline, one frequently asked question is – How to download HD YouTube videos to computer hard drive. This page is just for you. Follow our guide and try now.

Tools Required:

• YouTube HD Downloader - Batch download YouTube videos including High-definition YouTube videos to computer hard drive.
• YouTube HD Downloader for Mac – Batch download YouTube videos and High Definition videos to Mac computer.

Guide: How to download HD YouTube videos step by step

Step 1: Download the YouTube HD Downloader software according to your computer OS, install and launch it.

Step 2: Open your web browser, go to YouTube.com, search HD videos you’d like to download on YouTube.com.

Step 3: Create a New task. Click “New Download” button on the toolbar to pop up the “New Download” window.

Tip 1: Go to the address bar, copy and paste the video URL into the “URL” textbox.

Tip 2: Click “Browse…” button to select a existing folder or create a new folder for saving your downloaded videos.

Tip 3: Choose the Start Now option to begin your task right now or choose the Manual option to start your task anytime you want.

Step 4: Start another task. Repeat the Step 3 to download another HD YouTube video.

Okay, done.

Try Vuze, the HD Network for all kind of videos, just go to Vuze.com and look for the video that you awnt to download, it’s free of course. But, don’t forget to install the Vuze downloader before. You may download HD videos but you aren’t allowed to commercialized it without any permission.

Learn how OpenDNS can make you feel the sensastion of a faster connection

Did you have a problem with your internet connection and want a faster connection? Take a long time to open webpages? Try to enlarge the DNS cache. Caching name servers, also called DNS caches, store DNS query results for a period of time determined in the configuration (time-to-live) of each domain name record. DNS caches improve the efficiency of the DNS by reducing DNS traffic across the Internet, and by reducing load on authoritative name servers, particularly root name servers. Because they can answer questions more quickly, they also increase the performance of end-user applications that use the DNS. You can change the DNS server to enlarge your DNS cache. There are a free DNS server in the network that provide you a faster connection. It’s called OpenDNS, it can speed up your internet connection by enlarge the DNS cache. You can try this if you tired with slow connection that make you disappointed.

First, select Control Panel from Start menu. Click Network Connections and choose your connection. Right click and choose properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click properties. Write down your current DNS Settings before attempting the last step, this step is important to return your old settings if you want it for any reason.

For preferred DNS server type 208.67.222.222 and for the alternate DNS server type 208.67.220.220 an click OK. To make sure you have success change the setting, go to welcome.opendns.com. If you see a congratulation from the site, then you are success speeding up your connection for international network. But, if your connection didn’t get faster after all of this or maybe badly slowing down, you can change your DNS settings with the old one that you’ve write down. For further information click www.opendns.com for more details about getting a faster connection.

But, you don’t know how to download video from Youtube, right?

OK, lot of people is trying download video that they like to see again in flash video sites, such as Youtube, Google Video, Metacafe, Vuze, and other sites. I’ll explain you the way to download those videos and watch it in you mobile phone, PSP, iPod, and the other devices or maybe you want to watch in your computer again. There are 2 steps, first download video and then convert it. I’ll explain the first one :
1. First go to www.internetdownloadmanager.com and download the latest version of this program, then exit your browser. Next, open the file you have downloaded. Install it, it’s called IDM. Actually, it is a download manager that speeds up your download speed up to 500%. It is usually speeds up 300%, but still pretty fast. But I usually use it for downloading flash videos from Youtube because it easy to use.
2. After the installation, the programs will tell you that is a free trial version and you must register it with the registration code which is you can buy from the official site. But if you don’t want to purchase it, you can download the application with keygen or patch. Type “idm keygen download” or “idm patch download” in Google search engine. Or if you want fast you can go to the site at the end of this post. OK, the program has been installed, we’ll go through the second step.

Converting Video :
1. All you need is video converter that you can grab easily in most software download sites. If you have an iPod ,PSP, or MP4 Player, I recommend you go to www.dvdvideosoft.com and download the latest version of this nice program. After the installation, you can download the other converter add-ons like PSP converter, iPod converter, and mobile phone converter. Or if you want more specific programs to convert videos to your programs and more advanced options such as framerate, resolution, bitrate, you can search in google with type in the search engine “psp video converter” and search. Oh, I forgot one more thing, if you have a PSP you can download the PSP Video Converter by this link. But, before you install the program you must install Combined Community Codec Pack in the same site.
2. Last, put your video to the devices folder and happy watching!

Note : If you want to play .flv videos with your computer, you must install the FLV player at brothersoft or download.com and type “flv player” then download the freeware.

http://rapidshare.com/files/158393769/IDM.v5.15.Incl.Update.3.Patch-UNREAL.or.keygen-BRD_zyberakuma.rar

Nothing more fun than having a meal while your freeware download video for you.