Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday August 7th 2002
Re: FN-FORUM ASP
date posted 7th August 2002 19:01
George Hazlewood wrote:
> Any tips or pointers would be greatfully received.
sounds like they have been encoded.
http://www.aspheute.com/english/20011123.asp
Rick
Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5.co...
Re: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 19:01
David McEwen wrote:
> OK, OK, How about www.llandaffnorth.com - I have to admit, the basis
> of it is my own work, just a tour through a rugby club, simple site,
> simple graphics. The guy who runs t...
RE: FN-FORUM Site check
date posted 7th August 2002 17:41
is it you?
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Ta Very Much, Luvs!
date posted 7th August 2002 17:34
Hi all,
Just wanted to say a quick thank you to all of you who took a look at my
site for me.
I've taken on board the things you've said and am on the look out for some
better graphics to replace my...
RE: FN-FORUM web tracking intelligence!
date posted 7th August 2002 17:26
Very nice John, seeing as you are touting yer wares on the list, where is
the free download demo section eh?
Taking a quick look at your? / the site, analysing the stats must be quite
easy for you.....
web tracking intelligence!
date posted 7th August 2002 16:52
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Re: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 16:51
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Subject: RE: FN-FORUM The votes are in
> That doesn't surprise me... th...
Re: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 16:48
Had to check this out for myself. The guy who put this together
obviously has no idea of layout or design. As far as I can tell the
pages are actually designed upside down. All the important info is...
RE: FN-FORUM blinking imac
date posted 7th August 2002 16:47
> Images, when opened in a new window, still stretch / deform
> to the size of
> the window.
IE6 Windows does this by design, if you hover the mouse over the image
it will give you an icon in the b...
Re: FN-FORUM blinking imac
date posted 7th August 2002 16:27
I've changed the MIME types for .jpg and .gif, they were set to quicktime
for some reason, so I changed them to IE.
Images, when opened in a new window, still stretch / deform to the size of
the wi...
RE: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 16:09
That doesn't surprise me... the site is co-owned by my cousin (who is the
golf side, well he is a pro golfer), there is someone called Daryl who is
the "Technical/Web" person. When I was asked about...
Re: FN-FORUM PHP for ongoing processes
date posted 7th August 2002 16:00
Hm. This didn't seem to get through last time...
on 6/8/2002 8:15 pm, Rich Gray at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> you would need a command line enabled php installation... I think v4.3
> will provide a cl...
Re: FN-FORUM blinking imac
date posted 7th August 2002 15:57
on 7/8/2002 3:07 pm, Henry Hughes at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> got a G3 imac running os9.something
>
> whenever you click on a jpeg or a gif link (to a jpeg file or gif file, not
> an html page conta...
RE: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 15:56
As a father of two young golfers (and no knowledge of the sport!!!) I looked
at the site http://www.golfdiscountwarehouse.co.uk and gave up!! I guess
they win for pure balls!!! as I contacted them wi...
RE: FN-FORUM asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 15:48
On this issue:
Re: Accessing Excel from ASP - If you can extract the formula and re-work it
in either ASP (VBScript or JScript) or client side Javascript you're going
to make for a far quicker site,...
RE: FN-FORUM Advertising hosting services
date posted 7th August 2002 15:47
LOL ;) Just feed that Domain address into Sam Spade or go to whois and
anyone can find your home address in 2 seconds flat Damian.
Mind it only gets embarrassing when people use one's address to sign...
RE: FN-FORUM Site check
date posted 7th August 2002 15:36
>Hey you, look at my great hair and cheeky smile,
>yea you, are you ready to do some business.
>(pointy guy on front page)
Thanks for the feedback. It's intentionally a bit cheap (£123) and cheerful...
to the banner mourn
date posted 7th August 2002 15:34
http://www.billstaples.com/banners/...
Opera and CSS problem
date posted 7th August 2002 14:58
I have problem with CSS and Opera. I am checking on a Mac OSX and 9. An
example of the problem can be seen at
http://www.gorilladesign.co.uk/beta/contact.html
The fonts on this page do not appear as...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 7th August 2002 14:47
Many thanks for the replies.
Adrian.
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Re: FN-FORUM Advertising hosting services
date posted 7th August 2002 14:42
Thanks Darran, I'd forgotten to take that one off the portfolio.
Best Regards
D Thomas
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blinking imac
date posted 7th August 2002 14:08
got a G3 imac running os9.something
whenever you click on a jpeg or a gif link (to a jpeg file or gif file, not
an html page containing a gif a or jpeg) the browser displays the image
stretched to...
RE: FN-FORUM Advertising hosting services
date posted 7th August 2002 14:07
Just having a look at your site and the link from your portfolio to
Prestige Auto Services (http://www.prestigeauto.co.uk/) brings up
UKReg's home page.
Not sure if you were aware.
Darran.
> I'm ba...
RE: FN-FORUM css positioning
date posted 7th August 2002 13:11
> > > Can anyone recommend a good resource for information on css
> > > positioning?
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > www.brainjar.com
> > www.w3.org/TR/WD-positioning www.webreference.com/html/tutorial18/...
Re: FN-FORUM ASP
date posted 7th August 2002 12:38
> i was just going to suggest finding the original developer armed with duct
> tape, a cheese grater, 3 hamsters and a jeffery archer novel...
>
Aren't you forgetting the Barry Manilow album, Ecky?...
Re: FN-FORUM Advertising hosting services
date posted 7th August 2002 12:33
As you can see, not a nice business address :)
Best Regards
D Thomas
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RE: FN-FORUM asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 12:27
Cheers Ecky
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Re: FN-FORUM ASP
date posted 7th August 2002 12:27
i was just going to suggest finding the original developer armed with duct
tape, a cheese grater, 3 hamsters and a jeffery archer novel...
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RE: FN-FORUM Advertising hosting services
date posted 7th August 2002 12:23
Damian wrote.....
"I'm looking to get a PO Box address set-up as I don't want my home address
on the wide web anyways."
Its already there Damian! You live in Neath, Number 5 Blah Blah....
Marc :-)...
Re: FN-FORUM asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 12:22
mark, start here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnoffdev/
html/vsofficedev.asp#vsofficedev_topic11
and also this book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735...
Re: FN-FORUM asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 12:16
tbh you dont need excel to do this - as long as you have the equation you
can either do the calculations clientside in javascript or flash or
serverside using asp.
if you want to output an excel file...
RE: FN-FORUM ASP
date posted 7th August 2002 12:15
You can decrypt encrypted ASP files quite easily, a quick search on
astalavista will turn up a tool to do it
Norman
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web based site updater written in ASP
date posted 7th August 2002 12:13
hi all
Yet another question I need a free ASP based website editor anyone know of
one ??
I've tried edit ace but I don't like it.
JK
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RE: FN-FORUM ASP
date posted 7th August 2002 12:10
Hi George,
Can't comment without seeing the code sorry! But generally anything between
the is asp script and should be left.
Mark Anderson
01202 775483
07802 404838 mob
Web Development and database...
RE: FN-FORUM asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 12:09
Ecky,
I have read about the OWC in the past can you give more details, locations
of examples etc. As I have never used them yet.
Mark Anderson
01202 775483
07802 404838 mob
Web Development and databa...
Re: FN-FORUM ASP
date posted 7th August 2002 12:07
without seeing the files i can only guess that they've been encrypted -
ASP 3 had this functionality added so reopening the files gave you a load
of gibberish.
if this is the case then you need the o...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check
date posted 7th August 2002 12:06
> quartro-fromage though, sorry,
> are people still impressed by the 80s-90s I'm here to do business image?
> Hey you, look at my great hair and cheeky smile,
> yea you, are you ready to do some busin...
RE: FN-FORUM asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 12:01
I'm adding a feature that allows people to get a personal quote via our
website.
www.claymoreleasing.co.uk ( sorry about the deign, it was done by someone
that knows nothing at all about design). The...
Re: FN-FORUM Advertising hosting services
date posted 7th August 2002 11:57
I am based in London.
Guto...
ASP
date posted 7th August 2002 11:55
I have a few ASP pages to edit and not having had to deal with ASP
before I wondered if someone more knowledgeable could answer a few
questions...
On a few of the pages there are lines with a seemi...
Re: FN-FORUM Advertising hosting services
date posted 7th August 2002 11:54
I'm based in South Wales, I am 'real' but I agree an address would look a
bit better! I'm home based as most frelancers are but my home address is
absolutely terrible to use for a business but I'm loo...
Re: FN-FORUM css positioning
date posted 7th August 2002 11:53
>>
> Steve, you've stolen my bookmarks ;-) I'd only add the excellently named and
> very useful 'thenoodleincident' site
> http://www.thenoodleincident.com/tutorials/ and fellow evolter Craig Saila
>...
RE: FN-FORUM Site check
date posted 7th August 2002 11:51
works fine ie6 win2k
nicely layed out and simple to read and see what you sell
order form:
needs email validation
I could change the total price
quartro-fromage though, sorry,
are people still impr...
RE: FN-FORUM asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 11:47
I'm using a dedicated server that only has the site on it so server heavy
stuff isn't a problem.
Thanks for the help
JK
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Re: FN-FORUM Advertising hosting services
date posted 7th August 2002 11:45
Nice looking site BTW, from a marketing point of view I would like to see a
postal address to show you're 'real'. Where are you based?
Joe...
Re: FN-FORUM css positioning
date posted 7th August 2002 11:42
> Web Page Reconstruction with CSS by Christopher Schmitt
> This tutorial looks at how to transform a Web page using traditional Web
> design methods into a CSS-based site. Includes file (size, number...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check
date posted 7th August 2002 11:28
> http://www.just123.co.uk/webmaster.htm
>
> Regards Simon
>
Typo: details clickthoughs and sign-ups - on home page
Typo: Coroprate Cream - on designs page, and why oh why does it need to be a
pop u...
Re: FN-FORUM asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 11:27
you can access the excel sheet via the excel OLE DB provider, its not very
good though since when someones using the file then that file is locked...
about as unscalable as you can possibly get. it a...
Re: FN-FORUM css positioning
date posted 7th August 2002 11:27
> > Can anyone recommend a good resource for information on css positioning?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> www.brainjar.com
> www.w3.org/TR/WD-positioning
> www.webreference.com/html/tutorial18/
> www.mako4css.c...
RE: FN-FORUM css positioning
date posted 7th August 2002 11:25
> Can anyone recommend a good resource for information on css
> positioning?
>
> Dave
Web Page Reconstruction with CSS by Christopher Schmitt
This tutorial looks at how to transform a Web page using...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check
date posted 7th August 2002 11:24
fine xp pro ie6,
the first text effect in your flash movie morphs rather than slides like
the rest. This is probably intentional but it looks amateur IMHO. :-)
you resized my browser don't like that...
Re: FN-FORUM css positioning
date posted 7th August 2002 11:15
on 7/8/02 10:36 AM, David McEwen at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a good resource for information on css positioning?
>
> Dave
>
www.brainjar.com
www.w3.org/TR/WD-positioning
www.we...
RE: FN-FORUM asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 11:14
only if excel is installed on the machine then you can use CreateObject
and do stuff, but it would be very heavy on the server.
Ant
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RE: FN-FORUM asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 11:07
> Is there a way that asp can handle .XLS files ( display them
> and use the calculations within the files?
If you're ASP host has the ODBC driver for excel installed you can
access an Excel Spreads...
Re: FN-FORUM animated gif's continued
date posted 7th August 2002 10:57
John,
I suppose its all personal preference really isn't it? As I am into
flash id rather use that.. especially as file sizes tend to be lower and you
can add much more control / sophisticatio...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check
date posted 7th August 2002 10:50
Hi Simon
Nice bright design. Check your spelling of corporate though....
Win XP IE 6.0 - all works fine
Keith Budden
www.conceptadesigns.co.uk...
css positioning
date posted 7th August 2002 10:49
Can anyone recommend a good resource for information on css positioning?
Dave...
Site check
date posted 7th August 2002 10:44
Could you please take a look at the following site (tested it on Win2000
IE5.5 & Netscape 7).
All constructive criticism welcomed!
http://www.just123.co.uk/webmaster.htm
Regards Simon
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Outgoin...
Re: FN-FORUM a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 10:42
on 7/8/02 10:11 AM, David McEwen at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> There's Oswald Boateng? More designer than tailor?...
>
>
Of course Ozwald Boateng, thank you to everybody who saved my sanity ;)
Stev...
Re: FN-FORUM Image Problems....
date posted 7th August 2002 10:34
This is probably yesterdays problem but I had trouble with netscape,
dynamically loading jpeg's also. I ended up loading the image to the
background of the div with css and javascript
- not pretty...
asp ??
date posted 7th August 2002 10:30
Is there a way that asp can handle .XLS files ( display them and use the
calculations within the files?
JK
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animated gif's continued
date posted 7th August 2002 10:28
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RE: FN-FORUM a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 10:27
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RE: FN-FORUM a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 10:26
> I have been trying to remember this guys name for days now
> and it is driving
> me up the bloody wall.
>
> What is the name of the eccentric tailor in London, something
> along the
> lines of Josep...
Re: FN-FORUM a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 10:23
> Oswald Boateng as in the MP Paul, I think he has a Savile Row shop
> Carla
>
They are cousins, with Ghanain roots - Oswald is responsible for some of
Paul's snappy suits apparently.
Cheers, Paul....
Re: FN-FORUM a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 10:17
There's Oswald Boateng? More designer than tailor?...
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RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 7th August 2002 10:16
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Re: FN-FORUM a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 10:16
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&q=oswald+boateng
At 09:52 07/08/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>Morning all,
>
>I have been trying to remember this guys name for days now and it is driving...
RE: FN-FORUM a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 10:15
Oswald Boetang (Although I'm doubtful on that spelling)
HTH
Norman
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Re: FN-FORUM a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 10:15
Oswald Boateng.
master of weird purple suits with a v strange haircut as I remember
At 09:52 07/08/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>Morning all,
>
>I have been trying to remember this guys name for days now...
RE: FN-FORUM a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 10:14
Maybe it's Oswald Boateng ?
Not 100% sure about the spelling
Mike
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Re: FN-FORUM a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 10:12
on 7/8/02 8:52 am, Steve Thomas at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Morning all,
>
> I have been trying to remember this guys name for days now and it is driving
> me up the bloody wall.
>
> What is the na...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 7th August 2002 10:00
fine on ie6 win2k, resizes well up to 1600x1200
Ant.
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a REALLY strange question
date posted 7th August 2002 09:52
Morning all,
I have been trying to remember this guys name for days now and it is driving
me up the bloody wall.
What is the name of the eccentric tailor in London, something along the
lines of Jose...
Re: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 09:52
Jesus H Christ.
Shaf
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> OK, OK,...
Re: FN-FORUM can't open msPublisher file
date posted 7th August 2002 09:44
happy to help. =8-)
Darren
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RE: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 09:41
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Re: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 09:36
OK, OK, How about www.llandaffnorth.com - I have to admit, the basis of it
is my own work, just a tour through a rugby club, simple site, simple
graphics. The guy who runs the place then took over wi...
can't open msPublisher file
date posted 7th August 2002 09:30
Hi
Thanks Darren Yates for your prompt help.
All done now.
Regards
Andrew
Hi
I can't open this msPublisher file, I think it may be in Publisher
2000 but I have only Publisher 97. I can se...
RE: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 09:20
No, no, no.
Try http://www.cnisbca.btinternet.co.uk
Love the brown on brown links?
Pete
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Re: FN-FORUM pixel fonts
date posted 7th August 2002 09:20
I missed this one, but if these fonts are intended for Flash then also check
out
http://www.fontsforflash.com
Regards,
Steve
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RE: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 09:03
I think this one gives it a run for its money....
http://www.golfdiscountwarehouse.co.uk
Regards
Darren Spink
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RE: FN-FORUM PC
date posted 7th August 2002 08:57
Sheri,
Unless the drive is faulty you don't have any rights under the Sale of Goods
act.
There's no obligation on the shop to give you a refund and it may be a
configuration problem in your BIOS set...
RE: FN-FORUM joining sql order statement
date posted 7th August 2002 08:52
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 7th August 2002 07:40
fine pc, xp pro, ie6, mozilla, NS 6.2
Although the green gradient as mentioned in other replies
stutters at the top from the end of the buttons to the elbow of the
gorilla. Try the gorilla as a trans...
Re: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 02:24
> http://www.uksmokers.com/
Its 2.10 am and i was just about to call it a night....
Argghhh!!!
Thanks Hutch! ;-)
*vav heads for bed and most likely nightmares about animated gifs and tiled
backg...
can't open this msPublisher file
date posted 7th August 2002 02:13
Hi
I can't open this msPublisher file, I think it may be in Publisher
2000 but I have only Publisher 97. I can see the card in the preview
but get a message 'Publisher can't load files from a diff...
pixel fonts
date posted 7th August 2002 01:31
in response to previous query re: pixel fonts
http://www.dsg4.com/04/extra/bitmap/index.html
some of the nicest pixel fonts, imho.
+ http://minifonts.com/
and try this also
http://www.websitetips...
Re: FN-FORUM The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 01:27
Andy Hutchinson wrote:
> And the award for most hideous site ever, goes to -
> http://www.uksmokers.com/ ... if that doesn't make you want to give up,
> nothing will,
>
> Hutch
are you referring to...
The votes are in
date posted 7th August 2002 01:12
And the award for most hideous site ever, goes to -
http://www.uksmokers.com/ ... if that doesn't make you want to give up,
nothing will,
Hutch...
Re: FN-FORUM search engines
date posted 7th August 2002 00:57
PAMELA WHITTAKER wrote:
> THANKS - THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT YOU HAVEN'T
> MENTIONED TODAY THAT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR WEB
> DEVELOPERS?
>
> THANKS
> PAM
n...