This macro will scan the entire workbook, changing all titles, cells, and textboxes (shapes with text) into any language that google translate supports.  It can translate a 50 worksheet workbook in < 5 minutes, and has been working great.

You can grab the excel macro here: http://taketoon.com/other/excel/translator (Examples, and instructions to be posted soon Now Posted)

The Problem:

$sql= “INSERT INTO table”;
$sql .= “(data1,data2,data3,data4) “;
$sql.= “VALUES (‘{$this->variable1}’,'{$this->variable2}’,'{$this->variable3}’,'{$this->variable4}’)”;
mysqli_query($this->dbConnection,$insertSQL) or die(mysqli_error($this->dbConnection))

The Error:

“Duplicate Entry For Key…” blah blah blah.

I *think* what happened is somehow an insert was interrupted and screwed up the table.  Then each subsequent insert tried to use the corrupt id which was already in use.

The Fix:

$sql= “INSERT IGNORE INTO table”;
$sql .= “(data1,data2,data3,data4) “;
$sql.= “VALUES (‘{$this->variable1}’,'{$this->variable2}’,'{$this->variable3}’,'{$this->variable4}’)”;
mysqli_query($this->dbConnection,$insertSQL) or die(mysqli_error($this->dbConnection))

Commentary:

Tested it out, and it seems to be working.  One of these days I need to move off shared hosting and actually give the website a chance, but for now I have to stick with MyISAM tables (can’t use InnoDB in my enviroment) and I have a bad feeling that MyISAM had something to do with it.

Please excuse my rambling:

I really didn’t like taking a break from working on taketoon, but I had too. I was completely burned out, and after learning the languages, and working on the site for over a year and a half, I needed some time to clear my mind. I took up guitar and got alot more exercise, but the good news is….*drum roll please* is that I’m refreshed and really excited to churn out some great content.

In the time I’ve spent away from taketoon, I’ve realized just how many mistakes I’ve made. The UI is still rough, which is admittly, the hardest part for me to grasp. Since I work on software each and every day, I really need to get my skills up in astetics and presentation. I’ve kinda taken the approach that it doesn’t matter, but the fact is, it is the only thing that matters. It needs to look good AND it needs to work well, and I feel like I’ve only achieved half of that goal (at best).

Anyway, the site is working again, and my deepest apologies to the people kind enough to use the website only to get an error when they tried to submit.

The changes will also be posted, and i’ll get somebug tracking up as well as put in some more work on the wiki.  Lots and lots to do, but I assure you i’m still working on it.  Between pulling extra hours at work and searching for a new house i’m a bit squeezed, but I’m still just as motivated as ever to finish things.

eply into mine, and begin talking a mile a minute.  I couldn’t tell you their names but they sure seemed to LOVE everything I said.  I got amazing questions such as:  Do you buy food?  Do you purchase gas?  Have you ever been to Walmart?  Yes, yes and yes, we were obviously hitting it off.

I was then handed 3 booklets, one included free golf lessons in exotic locations…ooh fancy.  They asked me how my golf swing was.  I mentioned I don’t golf.  They both took turns reassuring me I was a great golfer, and that if I signed up for ClaimYourVisaCards <– Look DON’T buy my golf game would rival Tiger Woods, and that I could also save 600$ per year with almost no effort!  I must admit, it sounded pretty good up to this point.  My sarcasm may be prevalent now, but for a few minutes I at LEAST considered it.

Hoping that this was some sort of rebate program where the goal is to dangle low prices attached to large rebates I continued to listen.  They both laid it on thick.  Are you married?  Yeah, me too!  Ain’t it grand?  Do you have children?  No way!  So do we, are children precious.  I love your halloween decorations.  I want to have your babies.  Would you like me to clean your toilets with a toothbrush?  We’re buddies right?  This awesome program is so awesome, and you are so awesome that we offer it at…40$ 30$.  A Special deal for a special guy!

After reading the fine print, I realized the strings attached make it ridiculously hard to get your money.  Not to mention all the strange fees.  30$ to join the program.  9.95$ (Completely refundable!) for online registration, and 4.50$ to process your rebates!  All in all you technically could earn the 300$ in rebates (over the course of the year) by simply sending in a receipt of food purchases (at a particular store of your choice) totaling 100$ per month.  The problem is you have to send the rebates in before the end of the month, but less than 14 days after you get them, 3 days before the nearest full moon, and you must fill out the form while standing on your head.

Heres some people consoling a poor scam-ee

Becks Furniture Scam (Store that offered this garbage as a promotion)

Some new features: New UI, Added Part Manager to give much more control over characters, bug fixes, and other tweaks. Along with additional items to use.

Beta 1.2 will be adding almost pure drawing objects, ETA 09.20.09

taketoon.com is now fully functional and in Beta Stages!

taketoon.com allows you to create cartoon characters and webcomics of up to 60 panels in just minutes! Have you ever wanted to be a cartoonist, comic artist, or even have your own webcomic? Well now you can! With taketoon.com’s easy to use Character creator you can create yourself or anyone you know in cartoon form. taketoon.com‘s cartoon character creation tool allows for wacky and zany combinations which will allow you to create a huge variety of characters. Once your characters are built you can import them into the taketoon.com Web Comic creator! In the Comic Creator you can utilize up to 60 panels of comic goodness filled with props, effects, text bubbles, background, characters, and fun! If webcomics are of any interest to you then taketoon.com is the place to be!