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[Sweeney]

Screenshot:

Program Name: TRODS: Control Rod Calculator
Author: Sunscorch
Submit Bug Report: Click here to file a bug report for this program.
Download Link: Click Here

Since you've made it here, I assume you know what this program is for... but just in case you're a complete moron, this calculator will tell you which components to use to make your control rods.

The activity is found HERE, but will not be available unless you have completed all the previous plot steps.

HOW TO USE THE PROGRAM

Once you have accessed the page linked to above, view the source, and select all (Ctrl+A).

Paste this into the text box at the top of the calculator and press "Calculate".

The boxes that turn green at the bottom indicate which components to use.

Select them on the web page, and make your control rod!

[Sweeney]

Apparently, it only works if you copy from Firefox, as IE doesn't add the bullet points onto the clipboard.

[pupsikans]

Ctrl +A!!!! I did already. And I use FireFox.

Run-Time error 13. ><

Wow. I refreshed page Cylara appeared.

Cylara

How does he speak in red?



So I want to say that this program is not the best one. ><

Edited by pupsikans, 07 March 2008 - 01:47 AM.

[Oaken]

I can't get it to work ....The instructions are simple enough. Open page provided in link.....hit Ctrl+A...paste into program and hit calulate.

The program closes for me.

EDIT: nevermind...I'll try FF

Edited by Oaken, 07 March 2008 - 01:43 AM.

[sarah.]

Worked fine for me when I tried it out. Thanks Joe.

[Sweeney]

It only worked in FireFox before.

I have now updated it to work across all browsers, but you have to copy the SOURCE, not just the page.

[Oaken]

So I want to say that this program is not the best one. ><

Nobody claimed it was the best one and just because you can't get it to work doesn't mean it won't work at all.



Got it to work in FF. So do you think it is safe to submit a correct answer every few minutes? There doesn't seem to be a warning about using a program for this

Edited by Oaken, 07 March 2008 - 02:00 AM.

[pupsikans]

I type my Neocodex username and password and the program isnt opening.

[Sweeney]

I type my Neocodex username and password and the program isnt opening.

I know.
I denied you access because of your attitude

[pupsikans]

And now you feel very cool? Gosh. Just like kid.

But it does not matter - I completed the step whit out your stupid program.

Edited by pupsikans, 07 March 2008 - 02:06 AM.

[Oaken]

It got one wrong

Makes it look more realistic though

[Sweeney]

And now you feel very cool? Gosh. Just like kid.

But it does not matter - I completed the step whit out your stupid program.

Not at all. This took me a fair while to write, and if all you can do is complain, without constructively helping to improve it, then I fail to see why you should get to benefit from it.
As for being able to do the step without it, well done. It's not hard. The tool is just to make it faster.

It got one wrong

Makes it look more realistic though

I could have sworn I added a disclaimer about that xD
Yeah, some, it will get wrong, because the metals get doubled up.
People doing it by hand would probably mess that up as well, so it's unavoidable without a lot more programming that I really cannot be arsed to do.

[Ikbencool]

tnx for making this
But the boxes don't become green

So when i click on calculate i see numbers in the small boxes but i don't see something in the lowest 10 boxes and the box with NE is empty

Did i something wrong ?

En when NE wasn't empty i also didn't see a green box

Edited by Ikbencool, 07 March 2008 - 07:29 AM.

[Oaken]

The last 3 times it has overloaded for me

Am I just being unlucky?

[Nine]

Oh, what a lovely program. So if just one box in the top row lights up, do you use only the metal with the number in the top number list or?

Oh, I got it figured out. Yay.

By the way, what's the little box between the Ne and SL for?

I got a whole bunch of outcomes for SL and NE and like, the little box got a symbol. I all click the little right symbol and the left symbol go up and down.

Oh, lots of questions. X-x

Edited by Nine, 07 March 2008 - 10:42 AM.

[Cyo]

Woot thanks for the program!

Dunno really wha tto give as constructive criticism, since there no flaws about it Sure, it does some mistakes here and there but that only makes it more realistic to TNT!

edit: Maybe, if possible could you add support for ctrl+A command in the textbox. It's not a big problem, but would save a few seconds while deleting the code inside it

Edited by Cyo, 07 March 2008 - 11:50 AM.

[shelby202]

Will this pogram work on a Mac? I have no idea what to do with this step, and a little help sure would be useful.

[Hydrogen]

Will this pogram work on a Mac? I have no idea what to do with this step, and a little help sure would be useful.

This program will not work on a Mac unless Mac has some method to install the vb6 runtime files .

Joe, you should have made the first fully featured java program .

[Sweeney]

tnx for making this
But the boxes don't become green

So when i click on calculate i see numbers in the small boxes but i don't see something in the lowest 10 boxes and the box with NE is empty

Did i something wrong ?

En when NE wasn't empty i also didn't see a green box

You must have your language set to English on Neopets.

The last 3 times it has overloaded for me

Am I just being unlucky?

Yup.

Oh, what a lovely program. So if just one box in the top row lights up, do you use only the metal with the number in the top number list or?

Oh, I got it figured out. Yay.

By the way, what's the little box between the Ne and SL for?

I got a whole bunch of outcomes for SL and NE and like, the little box got a symbol. I all click the little right symbol and the left symbol go up and down.

Oh, lots of questions. X-x

Ignore the rest.
Just worry about the green.
If anything else was important, I would have mentioned it.

[Ikbencool]

Does anyone else can help me because Sunscorch don't know the problem

I see this :

and i should be seeing this :

So the numbers are at my computer x100 and i don't see green boxes and Sunscorch saw with my code the right screen so wich program is missing on my PC ? ( Does anyone knows that ? )

[slwbe]

firstly: thank you!

second: do you only need to make one rod? is it better to make all ten or as many as you can?

[Raui]

Pupsikans please do not discourage our programmers from doing thier job, just because you can't get the program to work while others have ben reporting success means that you aren't doing something. Your lucky that your only being blocked from Joe's program, if I see you saying discriminating things again it'll be from all programs for 24 hours. Obviously any program can be improved but why don't you pass some constructive critisizim rather than flame him for releasing a program. Just because Joe doesn't have as mcuh experience as a programmer such as Laser Wave or someone similar doesn't mean they produce lesser quality or shitter programs.

You've been warned.

[Sweeney]

firstly: thank you!

second: do you only need to make one rod? is it better to make all ten or as many as you can?

Appreciate it

To be honest, noone is entirely sure. However we think you get points for each time you complete one of the four activities in this step.
So basically, yeah, do it as much as you can

[slwbe]

wow thanks for the quick reply sunscorch... you did that quicker than i could melt down a rod lol. and i'll be using this program a bunch

[Waser Lave]

Does anyone else can help me because Sunscorch don't know the problem

I see this :

and i should be seeing this :

So the numbers are at my computer x100 and i don't see green boxes and Sunscorch saw with my code the right screen so wich program is missing on my PC ? ( Does anyone knows that ? )

Try changing your regional settings to English (United Kingdom).

Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Standards and Formats.

Pupsikans please do not discourage our programmers from doing thier job, just because you can't get the program to work while others have ben reporting success means that you aren't doing something. Your lucky that your only being blocked from Joe's program, if I see you saying discriminating things again it'll be from all programs for 24 hours. Obviously any program can be improved but why don't you pass some constructive critisizim rather than flame him for releasing a program. Just because Joe doesn't have as mcuh experience as a programmer such as Lazer Wave or someone imilar doesn't mean they produce lesser quality or shitter programs.

You've been warned.

S*

(I do agree that Joe is a noob though )

Edited by Laser Wave, 07 March 2008 - 02:51 PM.