Author Archives: dougaj4

Starting Javascript

Posted on 29/07/2011 by dougaj4

Since this is not (just) an Excel blog, I’ll be looking at applications of the Google Docs spreadsheet.  One of the attractions of the Google spreadsheet alternative is that it is linked to a scripting language, so I should be … Continue reading →

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Importing selected rows from a text file

Posted on 29/07/2011 by dougaj4

I was recently asked if the routine in the Text-in2 spreadsheet to import and split data from text files could be modified to only import rows that met specified criteria.  A similar end result can be achieved by importing the whole … Continue reading →

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PaulBourke.net

Posted on 23/07/2011 by dougaj4

Another link from Al Vachris: PaulBourke.net. The link above has a general subject index, and google site search; for a full list of the site content go to the detailed site index. Here’s what the author says about it: “The … Continue reading →

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Blackwaterside – two more

Posted on 21/07/2011 by dougaj4

Two more You-tube versions of Blackwaterside (bringing the count up to 7 so far). These two from Sandy Denny, the first an acoustic version from the BBC, and the second an electric version from an unstated source. If anyone knows … Continue reading →

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Blackwaterside Update

Posted on 13/07/2011 by dougaj4

Back in 2008 I posted 4 versions of the folk song Blackwaterside. Since then I have found on Youtube a copy of Bert Jansch’s original version on his Jack Orion LP, which I much prefer to the live version I … Continue reading →

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