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(...) Dave, Thanks for the inventory! Eric (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.inv)
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| | Set 166 Vehicle Extra Parts Kit
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Hi all, I have recently recieved a Lego Set 166 'Vehicle Extra Parts Kit' that I won on ebay. (URL) have posted an inventory at (URL) is some interesting items I found: 1. This set contains a gray 4x8 plate with the old waffle style bottom 2. The (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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(...) If you go into BrickLink's "Search", then "Find Stores", you can upload an XML file of all the parts you want, and it will find the stores which have all (or most) of those parts. There's a help file on how to build the XML file (URL) here>. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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(...) Yes. the sheer number of combinations can quickly get ridiculous and it gets hard to evaluate which is "best." I cheated by making a few asumptions. I'll share them when I dig up the code, I don't remember the details off hand. -JSM (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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(...) SNIP (...) Yeah I had to have a look up table for that. It was annoying but not insurmountable : ) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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(...) The problem with this (and with Briktrak) is that there are a few Bricklink parts whose numbers are not the same as the LDraw parts. There was an attempt a while back to normalize the numbering system across the main part cataloging sites but (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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(...) I beleive that this is the hardest part of the automated 'from-CAD-to-shop' process. There are so many variables, obviously element avaialability but also price and geographical location. Also when using the By Shop sorting feature in (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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There is of course the option on Bricklink of uploading an XML file into your wanted list. If you could make a program that reformats an MLCad parts list into the required XML format you would be halfway there. I have tested this function with a (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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---snip--- There are two soultions that I know of. 1) Create a .LDR file with the parts you want to buy 2) Download and install (URL) 3) Upload your .LDR file to briktrak and it will link to bricklink and provide you a list of stores that have your (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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I wrote a utility, for my own use, about two years ago that takes a .dat file and attempts to find "best" way to buy the parts via BrickLink. I'd planned to produce custom sets and source the parts for them this way. It was working well when last I (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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(...) You could try BrikTrak. If I recall, it has a DAT file upload feature and it interfaces with Bricklink. (URL) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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Greetings all, I was discussing some time-saving MOC parts ideas and I came up with an idea for a software utility that could significantly reduce the amount of time spent digging around for loose parts. Currently, to the best of my knowledge, when (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Set 622 (1978) Tipper Truck
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OK, will do! Thanks. Jaco "Clark Stephens" <clarkcorner@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht news:I6sA0r.2rK@lugnet.com... (...) Our (...) (20 years ago, 7-Nov-04, to lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: 4562 Revealed! *Version #2*
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I've been reading the buzz today about the new 4562 set. There's a Walgreen's here where I live (Lafayette, IN) and one on the next town over the river too. I went to the first one not having any idea how much the set would cost. I was pleasantly (...) (20 years ago, 31-Oct-04, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: My tribute to my first Technic Set
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(...) This feature is the ultimate peeron feature and is always the example I give people to demonstrate the condition the LEGO online community has reached (and to watch their mouth drop :-). Two small notes: (that's for you Dan) 1) In my case I (...) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic, lugnet.inv)
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| | Peeron upgrade - part 1
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Thanks to generous donations in the Upgrade Peeron Donation Drive [1], we can go through with the first part of the upgrade. To that end, Peeron will be unavailable tomorrow, starting from 2pm EDT for about 15 minuets, while Pair Networks upgrade (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.peeron, lugnet.inv) !
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| | Peeron database updates now available via RSS
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Announcing a new RSS feed on Peeron.com. You can now keep track of updates to Peeron.com using RSS. See when new sets are added, the parts list is updated, or new pictures uploaded. The feed is available here: (URL) can be previewed here: (URL) the (...) (20 years ago, 12-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce.peeron, lugnet.inv) !
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| | Re: Upgrade Peeron Donation Drive
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(...) Thanks for all the service over the past few years. I'm glad to help; Peeron is an invaluable resource! --Dave (20 years ago, 8-Sep-04, to lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: Pick-a-Brick inventories?
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(...) I don't think the intent is to keep current inventories of every one. But rather, when one of us happens to be visiting a LEGO store anyway, we take a few extra minutes to jot down what they have and type it up when we get home. This doesn't (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.inv)
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(...) Now that there are so many PAB, with apparently more on the way, I wonder if it is even feasible to keep current inventories of every one? I think it's great that these inventories exist and I peruse them whenever I know I am going somewhere (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.inv, FTX)
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