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   From: address@is.invalid   
      
   Newyana2,   
      
   >   That's just Rudy's style. When he says, "Screw you, little boy,   
   > you're less than a fly", he means, "I'm not so sure you're right   
   > on that point."   
      
   I can't remember having ever said (or ment) the former, and in regard to   
   Vanguard I'm past the latter.  I tried that several times, but it didn't   
   work. (Proof on file.  Literally)   
      
   >   Rudy enjoy's arguing, so he comes up with unsolvable puzzles   
   > and then criticizes the answers.   
      
   "unsolvable puzzles" ?  You know that for a fact ?  In that case I can stop   
   trying to find a solution to it and put it to rest.  You /do/ have something   
   to back that up ofcourse.   
      
   But thank you for the praise - it means that went thru all possibilities in   
   regard to a solution myself first, and there are none other to check.  IOW,   
   I did/do my own homework first, before trying to involve others.  Isn't that   
   what a good question-poster is supposed to do ?   
      
   "come up with" ?   Are you seriously trying to make it sound as if I spend   
   my days manufacturing such "unsolvable puzzles" ? - just because you can't   
   answer my questions ?  Get a reality check please.   
      
   But, I'm going to throw you a bone.  What I was doing when I ran into the   
   stated problem is trying to un-double the output of "sort".  Like this:   
   " out.txt".   With "out.txt" receiving the unique   
   lines of "in.txt".   
      
   Now if that "undouble" would have been an .EXE or even a .BAT file the input   
   redirection works.  But not for a .VBS file. :-|   
      
   "criticizes the answers" ?   Are you trying to tell me that I am not allowed   
   to point out how some of the suggestions would create their own problems ?   
      
   And I'm assuming that with those "answers" you're *not* talking about all   
   those posted work-arounds - where I explicitily mentioned I don't want (or   
   need) them.   
      
   But I will try to remember that, the next time you post an answer, I should   
   just say "thank you" and leave it at that - no matter the quality of it.   
   Down side : you won't learn of any mistakes you made.  But if that is what   
   you want ...   
      
   > Then people make the mistake of trying to help him sort out faulty   
   > shortcuts because, well, who doesn't love a puzzle? :)   
      
   :-)  Seeing that there are industries who thrive on creating jigsaw, sudoku,   
   crossword, rope and a plethora of other puzzles - lets not forget those   
   "escape rooms" - I would say there are a /lot/ of them.   
      
   Besides all those engeneers and programmers who's job it is to do just that   
   ofcourse.   
      
   But... eh, "faulty shortcuts" ?   They are "faulty" how ?  As implemented by   
   MS ?  On my machine ?   If the former than my queste ends.  If the latter I   
   could use some info about what they are supposed to look like.   
      
   Heck, maybe you /do/ have the information I'm looking for. :-)   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)