Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday May 21st 2003
Re: FN-FORUM: Javascript prompts, alerts and conmfirm
date posted 21st May 2003 23:40
Nkonye Oyewusi [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Hi. How can I create a javascript prompt, alert or confirm similar to an
> html log in page, with username, password and a simple log-in button?
W3 Schools fo...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site check
date posted 21st May 2003 23:35
Darren Beale:
> My first pure play CSS site, http://firthrossmartin.acksys.co.uk/
>
> Seems to render oddly on IE5/Win32 but have tested on a few other
> browsers and seems OK
I don't think you can g...
FN-FORUM: Javascript prompts, alerts and conmfirm
date posted 21st May 2003 23:28
Hi. How can I create a javascript prompt, alert or confirm similar to an
html log in page, with username, password and a simple log-in button?
Thanks.
Nicky...
FN-FORUM: build an sql statement
date posted 21st May 2003 22:58
I have to take a text (search) box and parse it for the WHERE part of an SQL
statement.
treating it like google where spaces mean AND (Not together though) and also
parsing for the OR operator..
Obv...
FN-FORUM: Site check
date posted 21st May 2003 21:34
My first pure play CSS site, http://firthrossmartin.acksys.co.uk/
Seems to render oddly on IE5/Win32 but have tested on a few other
browsers and seems OK
Any feedback gratefully received
regs
:D...
FN-FORUM: FN Meeting/ brad's business
date posted 21st May 2003 21:25
Hello again - any positive feedback from the London FN meetup?? will any
of you be teaming up and starting a new Corporation?? any sparks from a
guy /girl introduction.....??!!...ahhhhghh...well...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mac OSX trouble
date posted 21st May 2003 21:13
Hi Lindsey,
I'm using Suitcase 10.1.3 on OSX10.2.6 no problems with Dreamweaver and fonts
could try upgrading OSX? Just downloaded and installed Suitcase 10.2.2 upgrade still
no problems. Do you have...
FN-FORUM: hmmm..laptop or wifey...
date posted 21st May 2003 21:07
Sony products are awesome - the Trinitron television has superb picture
quality - what makes the image so crisp?
......as for the advice on laptops, Robert, I took a risk, purchased one
real cheap a...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendations (PHP)
date posted 21st May 2003 20:31
Hi,
> I am after hosting recommendations again, requirements are:-
> 1) PHP (with GD version 2.0 or above)
> 2) MySQL
> 3) Good support
> 4) Hosting company must be well established
I would recommen...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 20:15
Quoting julian templeman [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Very nice, I agree. But... I'm a Windows-with-occasional-forays-into-Linux
> type
> person, and I'm not sure that MacOS would be my OS of choice for J2EE...
RE: FN-FORUM: AOL - was GeoCoding
date posted 21st May 2003 20:13
Hugh F wrote:
> >
> > Why do you use AOL anyway? I've never got why people use them.
>
> Short memory!!
> I keep it for testing, and tested your script for you on it.
> It was then logical to test thi...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendations (PHP)
date posted 21st May 2003 20:12
Andy,
With ?200 per month to play with - roll your own - most servers can be had
for a lot less than that leaving room for extras such as support/domains etc
etc.
Guy
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Re: FN-FORUM: execute access
date posted 21st May 2003 20:11
Quoting Dave Edwards [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Give them an internet
> address and they just see a jumble of letters that they've got to type into
> a box somewhere inside that computer. So the Beeb should n...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 19:57
> Why would you need support for a laptop? If it goes wrong, call Sony's
> customer service and demand that they courier it away and fix it.
The main problems start after the warranty expires, at whi...
Re: FN-FORUM: GeoCoding
date posted 21st May 2003 19:56
>
> Why do you use AOL anyway? I've never got why people use them.
Short memory!!
I keep it for testing, and tested your script for you on it.
It was then logical to test this script as well using A...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 19:43
...eww Advent and PC world - what a nightmare -
Now that I am older and a little wiser PC World is my last resort!
As for the Advent - thats my bosses problem! thank god
Anyone have any good reports...
FN-FORUM: He's rashly volunteering for something again ...
date posted 21st May 2003 19:37
Hi folks
Having been reading and occassionally contributing to this group for a few
weeks now, I have had a rather radical (and frankly quite scary) thought. I
know that the idea of a freelancers.net...
RE: FN-FORUM: GeoCoding
date posted 21st May 2003 19:36
Hi,
> > I know someone was working on something similar to this the
> other day.
> >
> > Just thought you may like to take a look.
> >
> > http://www.geobytes.com/FreeServices.htm
> >
> > It goes...
Re: FN-FORUM: Press Release: Freelancers question PM over work permits
date posted 21st May 2003 19:21
Lindsay Baugh wrote:
> FREELANCERS QUESTION PM OVER WORK PERMITS
Great stuff
;D
--
Darren Beale - Acksys Ltd
Phone: 020 8530 1454
Fax: 07092 394822
Mobile: 07711 716197
http://w...
RE: FN-FORUM: NoAgenciesPlease still going?
date posted 21st May 2003 19:15
Noagenciesplease will be back in a few days!
We are moving it over to the new Freelancers.net server.
Thanks
Andy
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Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 18:59
julian templeman wrote:
> Would you go for a laptop from a top name (Dell, IBM and so on) or one of the
> cheaper options, the sort of thing that's advertised in the inner pages in Pc
> Pro (Iridiu...
RE: FN-FORUM: NoAgenciesPlease still going?
date posted 21st May 2003 18:51
I hope not.
Any free job sites for freelancers are always welcome.
Andrew McDonald
Webguru Services
t: 01202 269062
e: [EMAIL REMOVED]
w: http://www.webguru.uk.net
Our motto is "We don't just devel...
RE: FN-FORUM : Computer Weekly article re FTVs
date posted 21st May 2003 18:47
I can't believe the real IT unemployment levels are that low.
I read somewhere the figure was at least 120,000 and that was supposed to be
a conservative estimate.
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From:...
FN-FORUM: OT: crusade against Dixons/Currys
date posted 21st May 2003 18:42
I found out today about the anti Dixons/Curry's crusade (I reported on it in
State of Content http://www.stateofcontent.co.uk if you want to read about
it), and I know there's been rants here about po...
RE: FN-FORUM: (OT) Arran, was:
date posted 21st May 2003 18:21
What instrument do you play, Paul? I'm a keyboard (and dabble with
drums, bass and guitar) player myself. My office is actually based in my
Cubase based home-recording studio.
Dave.
________________...
Re: FN-FORUM: GeoCoding
date posted 21st May 2003 18:19
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Jones" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 5:25 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM: GeoCoding
>
> I know someone was working on something...
RE: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 18:12
I have a PCG C1F (the early tiny sony with the cam) and although a =
little
underpowered it is great. As for sony support, I can't express my shock =
at
the problems people have had. I had a faulty...
FN-FORUM: Mac OSX trouble
date posted 21st May 2003 18:10
I'm still having trouble with Suitcase conflicting with MX Studio. I
thought it was just Fireworks, but its Dreamweaver and Freehand as well,
they just unexpectedly quit when Suitcase is open. I've...
FN-FORUM: Friday ... er wednesday Funny
date posted 21st May 2003 18:06
Thought you may like a look at this new App coming out from Microsoft.
Word for Northerners :)
http://www.webworks-uk.net/grimupnorth.htm
Tony
Mobile - 07786 033260
www.webworks-uk.net...
FN-FORUM: Press Release: Freelancers question PM over work permits
date posted 21st May 2003 18:01
PRESS RELEASE ; IMMEDIATE 21 MAY 2003
=A0
=A0
FREELANCERS QUESTION PM OVER WORK PERMITS
=A0
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) is calling on the Prime =
Minister to
explain why he believes t...
FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendations (PHP)
date posted 21st May 2003 17:55
Hello All,
I am after hosting recommendations again, requirements are:-
1) PHP (with GD version 2.0 or above)
2) MySQL
3) Good support
4) Hosting company must be well established
Ideally I am lookin...
RE: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 17:39
> I would love a Sony, but probably not the
> associated risk (of
> very poor support).
Why would you need support for a laptop? If it goes wrong, call Sony's
customer service and demand that they...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 17:35
Quoting Jamie Wilson [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Unless you're an asp kinda guy, anyone doing web development could do a
> hell of a lot worse than getting a low-end iBook and throwing a lot of
> memory in i...
RE: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 17:35
Dan Norcott:
> (PHP session problems)
> Any other ideas?
If it is a headers problem as others have suggested, turn off output
buffering (if it's on) - you'll get an error message if you try to send
h...
RE: FN-FORUM: IP banning - allowing local ip only
date posted 21st May 2003 17:31
Didn't see any replies so here is my shot (note, I don't do ASP, only
PHP, but principle should be the same)
IP_Address=request.ServerVariables("Remote_addr")
If (IP_Address == "bla.bla.bla.bla") th...
RE: FN-FORUM: UK2 dial-up question
date posted 21st May 2003 17:30
Grant:
> (UK2 dynamic IPs)
> Anyone know how long the IP address is leased for?
Erm, why not just dial-up *now*, and see how long your lease is?
- Nick Grimshaw
{ if you're not part of the solution,...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Green postmen!
date posted 21st May 2003 17:26
One would hope so eh?
Mike
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Sent: 21 May 2003 17:40
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: FN-FORUM: [OT] Gr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 17:16
on 21/5/03 2:49 pm, julian templeman at [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote:
> Would you go for a laptop from a top name (Dell, IBM and so on) or one of the
> cheaper options, the sort of thing that's advertised i...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 17:11
Jamie said...
> Unless you're an asp kinda guy, anyone doing web development could do a
> hell of a lot worse than getting a low-end iBook and throwing a lot of
> memory in it. Seriously. iBooks ar...
RE: FN-FORUM: UK2 dial-up question
date posted 21st May 2003 17:11
Try www.no-ip.com that should track your ip to a given subdomaim of no-ip.com
More music? :)
Mike
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Behalf Of [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent:...
FN-FORUM: (OT) Arran, was:
date posted 21st May 2003 17:03
> Paul J White wrote:
> > All this talk of lilos is making me want a hot tropical beach to lie on.
> > I'll get my coat...
>
> Well you'll have to make do with the lovely Isle of Arran this w/e :-)
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: execute access
date posted 21st May 2003 17:03
on 20/5/03 6:30 pm, Tony Crockford at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Then they should say email us _from_ w w w dot b b c dot co dot uk SLASH
> gardenersworld
Erm, you forgot to say 'forward slash'....
RE: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 17:02
Robert said...
> You truly can't beat a Sony Laptop, they beat the competitors hands
> down.
As we've already mentioned in another message, Sony are dead good when it comes
to build quality and gen...
RE: FN-FORUM : Computer Weekly article re FTVs
date posted 21st May 2003 17:02
Hmm interesting article:
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01b6'
Object doesn't support this property or method: 'rs.EOF'
D:\INETPUB\WWWROOT\CW360WEB\ARTICLES\../classes/cw360ArticlePage.asp,...
Re: FN-FORUM: execute access
date posted 21st May 2003 16:56
on 20/5/03 5:33 pm, James Murphy at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>>> The BBC were doing this 'til a few weeks ago ("you can email us at
>>> www.bbc.co.uk/")
>>
>> these things tend to have a feedback form...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 16:55
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Kerry" [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 4:05 PM
> You truly can't beat a Sony Laptop, they beat the competitors hands
> down. I've heard Dell...
FN-FORUM: GeoCoding
date posted 21st May 2003 16:55
I know someone was working on something similar to this the other day.
Just thought you may like to take a look.
http://www.geobytes.com/FreeServices.htm
It goes a little deeper than identifying t...
RE: FN-FORUM: UK2 dial-up question
date posted 21st May 2003 16:50
UK2's dial platform allocates IP addresses on an individual session
bases, loose your connection and you may or may not (fairly unlikely) be
re allocated with the same IP
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F...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 16:49
Pete said
> Depends how hard you are on things. With laptops I personally prefer
> to go with Toshiba, IBM or HP, as they generally seem to be much more
> robustly made, and I'll sacrifice a bit of...
RE: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 16:39
Hi Dan,
Remember to remove your phpinfo file from the server :-)
A couple of things to check:
Make sure your session.save_path exists, sounds silly I know but
countless people forget to create it,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 16:34
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Nye" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I just had a play with old Access versions and was not able to get
> anything onto a floppy using cut and paste.
> I think you coul...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 16:26
Quoting julian templeman [EMAIL REMOVED]
Grey area
> Would you go for a laptop from a top name (Dell, IBM and so on) or one of the
Not Dell (although that isn't necessarily a reflection of the qual...
RE: FN-FORUM: accounts package
date posted 21st May 2003 16:13
Lindsay Baugh:
> In most cases, I would be adamant about not providing source code for an
> accounting package. There are loads and loads of very comprehensive and
> functional packages which will all...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Green postmen!
date posted 21st May 2003 16:10
Surely not for real? http://www.budmonkey.co.uk
Andy Connor...
Re: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 16:04
Dan Norcott [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > I've seen that one before. The problem is with the session_destroy()
> > call when session.auto_start (in php.ini) is set to 1. Change that to 0,
> > make sur...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 16:03
Best thing to do is go and try it out.
Internally, x86 laptops are all much the same, so whether it's a Dell or lesser-known OEM shouldn't matter.
Support from Dell etc. sucks unless you actually en...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 15:56
On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 02:49 PM, julian templeman wrote:
> Interested to know what people think...
>
> Would you go for a laptop from a top name (Dell, IBM and so on) or one
> of the
> chea...
Re: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 15:53
http://www.mailnavigator.com/reading_ms_outlook_pst_files.html
Andy Connor wizzmail limited m: 07974 666456 t: 0870 066 0005 (National
rate) f: 0870 442 4931 (National rate)
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Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 15:50
julian templeman wrote:
> Interested to know what people think...
>
> Would you go for a laptop from a top name (Dell, IBM and so on) or one of the
> cheaper options, the sort of thing that's advert...
RE: FN-FORUM: Serial to USB adapter
date posted 21st May 2003 15:47
http://www.keyspan.com
I have one but it came with a 2nd hand tablet and have never got round
to trying it out properly. Seems to work but I stick to using the Serial
connector. More info is availabl...
RE: FN-FORUM : Computer Weekly article re FTVs
date posted 21st May 2003 15:47
Ooops
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01b6'=20
Object doesn't support this property or method: 'rs.EOF'=20
D:\INETPUB\WWWROOT\CW360WEB\ARTICLES\../classes/cw360ArticlePage.asp,
line 88=20
Ma...
Re: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 15:39
> Remake the database? But I'm guessing you don't know the structure for
> the missing table.
> I suppose its too much to hope you can just hit ctrl-z and undo :D
>
More comedy - when she realised...
FN-FORUM: UK2 dial-up question
date posted 21st May 2003 15:36
Hi all
I'm planning on using UK2.net's free isdn dial up service to do a live
webcast this weekend. I need to know, however, how long the IP address is
leased for, just in case the connection is drop...
RE: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 15:35
Hi Julian,
> Would you go for a laptop from a top name (Dell, IBM and so
> on) or one of the
> cheaper options, the sort of thing that's advertised in the
> inner pages in Pc
> Pro (Iridium, Eves...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 15:31
> Interested to know what people think...
> Would you go for a laptop from a top name (Dell, IBM and so on) or one of the
> cheaper options, the sort of thing that's advertised in the inner pages in...
RE: FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 15:28
If you want to use it as a true portable then make sure that the
processor and graphics chipset is a proper mobile one. Quite a few of
the "cheap/fast" jobs use standard desktop components - which whi...
FN-FORUM: NoAgenciesPlease still going?
date posted 21st May 2003 15:23
Hi all,
When I go to www.noagenciesplease.com, there seem to be no entries post
1/5/2003 but frequent entries prior, has the site closed? Is this old news?
I notice that freelancers.net still link t...
RE: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 14:53
Undo would have worked at the time, but ...
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk
Business Systems, Database & Internet Applications Design & Development.
Microsoft Access, SQL Server, ASP & VB Programming....
RE: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 14:45
I just had a play with old Access versions and was not able to get
anything onto a floppy using cut and paste.
I think you could only paste a cut table into an Access database window.
Anyway 80kb is...
RE: FN-FORUM: Quark issues
date posted 21st May 2003 14:39
Try using find and replace to search for the font and then to replace it
with one you are using. Check also what Normal style is set to.
Theresa
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FN-FORUM: accounts package
date posted 21st May 2003 14:39
Hi Ashar
There are lots of accounting packages th...
FN-FORUM : Computer Weekly article re FTVs
date posted 21st May 2003 14:31
Hi=20
Following David Nye's posting re the letter he had received, some of you
might find this interesting:
http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=3D121907=20
I wonder wheth...
FN-FORUM: Serial to USB adapter
date posted 21st May 2003 14:20
I know that USB to serial port adapters are available but is it possible to
have a serial to USB adapter or do you have to have a card installed??
TIA
Andy Connor...
RE: FN-FORUM: Quark issues
date posted 21st May 2003 14:20
Thanks.
I found that Utilities -> Usage will show all fonts in the document. I
converted it to Arial and fixed the problem.
Matt
---
Matt Edwards
Senior Designer
Victor Chandler Worldwide
e: [EMA...
Re: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 14:20
> I've seen that one before. The problem is with the session_destroy()
> call when session.auto_start (in php.ini) is set to 1. Change that to 0,
> make sure you call session_start() on every page,...
RE: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 14:20
You may not have actually deleted the table, just marked it as deleted
(within access). It may be worth seeing if you can either find a tool
that will let you recover deleted database objects or faili...
FN-FORUM: Laptops...
date posted 21st May 2003 14:19
Interested to know what people think...
Would you go for a laptop from a top name (Dell, IBM and so on) or one of the
cheaper options, the sort of thing that's advertised in the inner pages in Pc
P...
Re: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 14:15
> Dan Norcott wrote:
> >
>
> I've seen that one before. The problem is with the session_destroy()
> call when session.auto_start (in php.ini) is set to 1. Chan...
RE: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 13:48
Remake the database? But I'm guessing you don't know the structure for
the missing table.
I suppose its too much to hope you can just hit ctrl-z and undo :D
Michael Beckett
Denial Design
http://www.d...
Re: FN-FORUM: Quark issues
date posted 21st May 2003 13:45
Can you generate a report from Quark, if so check to see where the font is
used and remove it before distilling.
You may find that its usage is within an unused style or master page, which=
,
while u...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 13:44
Free Exams....
-----------------------------------
For a limited time, beginning May 12, Microsoft will be offering two =
alternate versions of Microsoft Exams 70-210 and 70-215.=20
Exams 76-210 (Ins...
Re: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 13:37
Dan Norcott wrote:
>
I've seen that one before. The problem is with the session_destroy()
call when session.auto_start (in php.ini) is set to 1. Change that to 0,
mak...
RE: FN-FORUM: regular expression dunce seeks help
date posted 21st May 2003 13:30
> probably something like:
>
> '^[A-Za-z0-9_\.-]+'.
That fixed it, but Nick's points raised a whole heap of issues.
I'll have to look again at the validation!
The killersoft link looks V interes...
FN-FORUM: Quark issues
date posted 21st May 2003 13:24
I am making a press advert in quark and I used a font earlier in the
design and then took it out.
Now when I try and Distill the Quark to PDF I'm getting a warning about
said font not having a licens...
[OT] Arran, was: Re: FN-FORUM: Its not just Microsoft...
date posted 21st May 2003 13:15
Paul J White wrote:
> All this talk of lilos is making me want a hot tropical beach to lie on.
> I'll get my coat...
Well you'll have to make do with the lovely Isle of Arran this w/e :-)
Anyone liv...
Re: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 13:14
> Import the table from the floppy back into the main access database and
> then try and import the data from the pst file into the table?
> Maybe?
>
> Michael Beckett
> Denial Design
> http://www....
Re: FN-FORUM: Its not just Microsoft...
date posted 21st May 2003 13:09
> >> James wrote:
> >
> >> Don't you see the LILO prompt at all when it boots?
> >
All this talk of lilos is making me want a hot tropical beach to lie on.
I'll get my coat...
Paul....
Re: FN-FORUM: regular expression dunce seeks help
date posted 21st May 2003 13:06
Tony,
probably something like:
'^[A-Za-z0-9_\.-]+'.
in place of the first block i.e. add 'A-Z' into the matching expression
-Pete
> Hi
>
> I have the following code snippet:
>
>
> {
> $boolVa...
RE: FN-FORUM: Its not just Microsoft...
date posted 21st May 2003 13:02
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Quoting Ross Hamilton [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>> James wrote:
>
>> Don't you see the LILO prompt at all when it boots?
>
> You're missing a bit of the puzzle, the server boots and r...
RE: FN-FORUM: regular expression dunce seeks help
date posted 21st May 2003 13:02
Tony Crockford:
> I have the following code snippet:
> (snip regexp)
I think we covered earlier this week that there might be *any* character in
the username part, so it's best you don't attempt to '...
RE: FN-FORUM: regular expression dunce seeks help
date posted 21st May 2003 13:01
What language are you using?
Why not use the equivalent of "lower($my_string)" - which will always
check the lower case version ?
Hth
dec
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Re: FN-FORUM: regular expression dunce seeks help
date posted 21st May 2003 12:59
[...]
> 1.what do I need to do to allow uppercase characters.
'^[a-zA-Z0-9_\.-]+'
^^^
should do it
> 2. are uppercase characters allowed in an email address? (it's
rejecting
Yes (I think) see...
RE: FN-FORUM: Its not just Microsoft...
date posted 21st May 2003 12:52
Quoting Ross Hamilton [EMAIL REMOVED]
> James wrote:
> Don't you see the LILO prompt at all when it boots?
You're missing a bit of the puzzle, the server boots and runs perfectly - I'm
using it to...
Re: FN-FORUM: regular expression dunce seeks help
date posted 21st May 2003 12:52
Tony Crockford wrote:
Hi
It's not answering your question but I gave up writing and re-writing
email address validation routines when I found this:
http://www.killersoft.com/downloads/pafiledb.p...
FN-FORUM: regular expression dunce seeks help
date posted 21st May 2003 12:46
Hi
I have the following code snippet:
{
$boolValue = ereg(
'^[a-z0-9_\.-]+'. // username includes alphanumeric characters,
// underscore, period, or hyphen
[EMAIL REMOVED] // address in...
RE: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 12:45
Import the table from the floppy back into the main access database and
then try and import the data from the pst file into the table?
Maybe?
Michael Beckett
Denial Design
http://www.denialdesign.com...
RE: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 12:43
.pst files are normally associated with outlook (well that is what I've
found anyway)
Regards
=20
Darren Spink
TEL: +44(0)113 253 4750
FAX: +44(0)113 253 1686
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ICQ: 56667649=20...
RE: FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 12:39
.pst is an Office Data file...
although can't help with anything else..
Sorry
Deborah
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FN-FORUM: Missing Access Table
date posted 21st May 2003 12:22
Just popped in to help an aquaintance-
his old bird of a secretary had lost their
main database when trying to do her
first backup in two years!!
She showed me her Access Database,
which had two ta...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 12:01
Now your starting to stir up some memories. I honestly can't explain =
why I
couldn't remember martins name. What I can remember is that martin and
Adrian did some arkanoid clone in a weekend (ST on...
Re: FN-FORUM: Printable Pages
date posted 21st May 2003 11:44
Nick,
don't know if this helps, but you can get most recent browsers to
swap stylesheets for print, screen, or projections like this:...
Re: FN-FORUM: Printable Pages
date posted 21st May 2003 11:42
I'd use css to set up a printable page - you can still do that even though
you're using tables.
June B
> Argh!!
>
> A client of mine has just said that she'd like the web pages we have
> designed...
Re: FN-FORUM: Printable Pages
date posted 21st May 2003 11:39
Nick Stanton wrote:
> What layout should I need to make the page printable. I know it's gonna
> depend on the print setup at the viewer's end, but does anyone have any
> suggestions as to what might b...
Re: FN-FORUM: Printable Pages
date posted 21st May 2003 11:37
If you want to print text aand don't mind how the text wraps, but would like
some control over the printable page you can also add a 'page break' tag
(which works the same way as in Word), although I...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 11:37
> How do you know Andy Pete?
I "know" him via Cix (hence andrex). Met him at a couple of Cix
Bikers' things, but mostly know him online from a while back - he
doesn't spend (waste) quite so much time...
RE: FN-FORUM: Printable Pages
date posted 21st May 2003 11:35
tut tut
613px will do the job, and you can implement a style sheet to print :)
There are scripts you can get too such as javascript (hotscripts.com)
despite the advancement of larger monitors ect e...
Re: FN-FORUM: Printable Pages
date posted 21st May 2003 11:34
> A client of mine has just said that she'd like the web pages we have
> designed to be printable.
>
> Currently I design to a width of 760 pixels in fixed sized tables.
>
Doh! You need a print style...
RE: FN-FORUM: Printable Pages
date posted 21st May 2003 11:29
I think the printable area portrait is 520pixels...
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FN-FORUM: Printable Pages
date posted 21st May 2003 11:23
Argh!!
A client of mine has just said that she'd like the web pages we have
designed to be printable.
Currently I design to a width of 760 pixels in fixed sized tables.
What layout should I need to...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 11:22
Well sod all you old gits, I'm only 21. Been coding since I was 7, got
two btec's one in VB (aged 14) and one in C++ (aged 15). Got Adv. GNVQ
IT.
Got loads of commercial experience, BUT STILL CANT GE...
RE: FN-FORUM: Its not just Microsoft...
date posted 21st May 2003 11:18
James wrote:
>>> Is it an AMD processor?
>>
>> Yes it is, but that's not why its failing - its a lack of memory (as
>> I will demonstrate later) causing part of the process to fail.
>
> Apologies, the...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 11:13
How do you know Andy Pete? Does this mean you also know Adrian & Spiney
Norman (my mind has just gone blank as to his name).....
As for age, well.....34 here and I was starting to feel old...until I...
Re: FN-FORUM: execute access
date posted 21st May 2003 11:06
I like the Pammy - Thanks. I haven't been called that for a long time. I
hate Pamela but like Pam or Pammy. Does any one know where I change settings
for Apache. I have local host for IIS and localhos...
Re: FN-FORUM: VPN + Windows NT4
date posted 21st May 2003 11:05
> What kind of VPN? Cisco Router, IPSec, PPTP, IP or dialup?
Sorry, it's PPTP
> The NT4 CD (or maybe one of the service packs) has a Routing and Remote
> Access package that will enable you to VPN...
RE: FN-FORUM: Its not just Microsoft...
date posted 21st May 2003 11:01
Quoting James Murphy [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Quoting Ross Hamilton [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> > James wrote:
> >
> > burn, boot, success! hangs )-:
> >
> > Is it an AMD processor?
>
> Yes it is, but that's n...
Re: FN-FORUM: VPN + Windows NT4
date posted 21st May 2003 11:01
Need more information here.
What kind of VPN? Cisco Router, IPSec, PPTP, IP or dialup?
The NT4 CD (or maybe one of the service packs) has a Routing and Remote
Access package that will enable you to...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 10:54
> > Oh and I'm 42 as well!
> > Mark
>
> Old Git!
> But look at me now! Possibly the third best 42 year old
> ex-Chemistry graduate programmer on this forum!
>
*lol* Just had to join in as I'm another...
RE: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 10:51
Dan Norcott:
> This is probably old news to you, but I am always wary about what
> I stick in sessions - like to keep it to an ID, and maybe a
> username if I'm in the mood... the more you stick in th...
RE: FN-FORUM: execute access
date posted 21st May 2003 10:48
Pammy W wrote:
> Unfortunately it says POST. I can't find anything that set it as the
> default for my Apache host aswell.
Oops, sorry, I forgot you were using Apache :)
It does sound more like a web...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] the CS graduates versus the Rest
date posted 21st May 2003 10:46
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Subject: FN-FORUM: [OT] the CS graduates versus the Rest
> > > > I was amazed...
Re: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 10:43
> Yes. The thing I'm doing at the moment stuffs a whole load of
> inter-referencing objects into the session in a couple of ways. The day
> before yesterday it was at the point where you'd run it, it...
RE: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 10:42
Me:
> I'm considering throwning the
> whole damn thing away
After careful consideration, I might just *throw* it away instead. :oP
- Nick Grimshaw
{ if you're not part of the solution, you're part...
FN-FORUM: VPN + Windows NT4
date posted 21st May 2003 10:37
Hi All,
Got a client using Windows NT4 Workstation and he needs to instanciate a VPN
connection to a remote site from his PC.. as far as I understand it, this
isn't possible using NT4 - could someone...
RE: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 10:37
Dan Norcott:
>
Small point: the header is actually 'Location', and the location should be
an absolute URI.
> Has anybody else had a strange experience with PHP session...
FN-FORUM: [OT] the CS graduates versus the Rest
date posted 21st May 2003 10:34
> > > I was amazed in my first computing job by a CS graduate who started the
> > same time as me; we were working on redeveloping a huge old clunky
> project,
> > and learning on the job.
> > But thi...
Re: FN-FORUM: execute access
date posted 21st May 2003 10:27
Unfortunately it says POST. I can't find anything that set it as the default
for my Apache host aswell.
Pam
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Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 10:19
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
> >
> > Having a life long intere...
FN-FORUM: Professional Indemnity Insurance
date posted 21st May 2003 10:17
PI Insurance best places/ Recommendations ?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 10:15
MCSE? only if working helpdesk or being 'the guy who reinstalls Windows
when his boss can't be bothered figuring out the problem' is your ambition.
But then, it's been a long time since I used a Win...
FN-FORUM: IP banning - allowing local ip only
date posted 21st May 2003 10:11
Hi all, I need to only allow a local IP address to access a webpage hosted locally, I am using
no-ip.com but want the default webpage in IIS to not display (mapped to port 81)
What i want to achieve...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 09:51
> working in the games industry. Whilst working in that sector one of the
> programmers I worked with was a guy called andrew beverage who has a
> chemistry/biochemistry degree and then moved into co...
Re: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 09:47
Would say shout for upgrades
PHP 4.1.2 > would want 4.3.0
Apache 1.2.26 > would want 1.3.26
MySQL > would want 3.23.56 or 4.0.13
Shout, scream or bribe your way to get the latest software for piece...
Re: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 09:46
> Also when you say it hangs does it just do "Done" at your end with no
content
> or does it just keep trying to get a connection?
>
> Also can you get a static page up in another window when Apache h...
RE: FN-FORUM: Edit PDF....
date posted 21st May 2003 09:44
If it is just passworded security - they may just have not assigned a
password, try save as - go to security and uncheck the security options,
leaving the password stuff blank. It has worked for me on...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 09:43
>
> Having a life long interest in computers can be equally grim. I've
> encountered systems where the code is incredibly elegant, intellectually and
> academically correct, theoretically perfect in...
Re: FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 09:41
On Wednesday 21 May 2003 9:55 am, Dan Norcott wrote:
>
Not had that problem but thinking about it does session_start(); not send out
headers? If so header("index.php")...
Re: FN-FORUM: WebSite Sponsorship
date posted 21st May 2003 09:38
On Tuesday 20 May 2003 10:01 pm, Deborah Causton wrote:
> Can anybody point me to some good sites which have obvious site
> sponsorship (not advertising) and or some good articles/case studies.
Hmm w...
RE: FN-FORUM: Its not just Microsoft...
date posted 21st May 2003 09:36
Quoting Ross Hamilton [EMAIL REMOVED]
> James wrote:
>
> burn, boot, success! hangs )-:
>
> Is it an AMD processor?
Yes it is, but that's not why its failing - its a lack of memory (as I will
dem...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 09:31
Mark said...
> I'm glad to see there are several of us in this bracket!
Moi aussi... no computing at school, went and did geology, went on and did a
PhD. All the lab equipment came with HP intellig...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 09:29
Joe P wrote:
> Do you make the same generalisations based on class, race, sex or
> religion? ;-)
Hehe, now you're putting words into my mouth!
> Having a life long interest in computers can be equal...
FN-FORUM: More for the LINUX fans
date posted 21st May 2003 09:27
Hi All
A couple of days ago I was asking for help with my virtual server... it kept
hanging strangely. After much hair pulling, I *think* I'm pretty sure that
it's something to do with sessions. On...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 09:21
I can see how that kind of thing happened a lot... I always wanted to be a
scientist of some sort, and was doing chemistry/physics/biology at school,
and all the time fervently programming away. It w...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 09:15
Strange really, although my degree is not CS related, I did spend some =
years
working in the games industry. Whilst working in that sector one of the
programmers I worked with was a guy called andre...
RE: FN-FORUM: Edit PDF....
date posted 21st May 2003 09:12
Can't remember what there called but there are a couple of software
packages available at PC World which will convert a PRF document in to a
word document, from memory about =A360
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Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 09:08
Ross, of COURSE I'll rise to it. I love a troll in the mornings....
An interesting philosophy....
>but I believe that the world is a
>big enough place to give people who make generalisations an adv...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 09:06
> Oh and I'm 42 as well!
> Mark
Old Git!
Actually I started doing CS degree units with my Chemistry,
started really well with Pascal and thought this is a breeze,
but then one of the courses turned...
RE: FN-FORUM: Postcode info
date posted 21st May 2003 08:56
I have recently integrated QuickAddress Pro v3.1 API from www.qas.com
into an ordering system, but note that geocoding is an optional extra.
Apparently their packages are cheaper than buying the raw d...
Re: FN-FORUM: Edit PDF....
date posted 21st May 2003 08:53
You'll need the password to remove the edit protection from the document
before you can open it for editing. Though you might try editing it in
Illustrator and see what happens though I doubt if it'll...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 08:52
I'm glad to see there are several of us in this bracket! I did one of the
first 'A'-levels in computing BUT didn't fancy the heavy maths involved in
the then current "Maths & Computing" degrees so I d...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS editors
date posted 21st May 2003 08:40
Vi editor and aforementioned tome works for me as well.
Guy
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RE: FN-FORUM: Postcode info
date posted 21st May 2003 08:39
Sonicsam wrote:
> Can anyone recommend any services that offer postcode information
> with map references.
>
> What I need to build is a system that takes a postcode and then takes
> say a 5 mile radi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 08:39
Joe P wrote:
> Have to disagree. I'm 42 and when I was at school there wasn't much
> in the line of computer studies, etc. unless you did pure maths. My
> first degree was in Biochemistry and I d...
FN-FORUM: Edit PDF....
date posted 21st May 2003 08:37
Hi,
I have a PDF document but I cant edit it by Acrobat
PDF editor because the PDF is encrypted. Any Ideas how
can I can edit encrypted PDF document.
Regards
PicesPower
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RE: FN-FORUM: Mcse is it worth it?
date posted 21st May 2003 08:30
Joe P wrote:
> Have to disagree. I'm 42 and when I was at school there wasn't much
> in the line of computer studies, etc. unless you did pure maths. My
> first degree was in Biochemistry and I did...
RE: FN-FORUM: Its not just Microsoft...
date posted 21st May 2003 08:24
James wrote:
[...]
> So I want to upgrade from 5.5 to 5.6 for various reasons... Download
> the ISO, burn the disk, attempt to boot, fails )-: Ok, duff download,
> do it again (and its slow, staggerin...
Re: FN-FORUM: Anyone use Protx
date posted 21st May 2003 06:56
There is no order defined in the docs so you shouldn't depend on
that. What you get is the usual variable=value list and you can
just parse that
Ashar
Tuesday, May 20, 2003, 5:40:03 PM, you wrote:...
RE: FN-FORUM: Music whilst working...
date posted 21st May 2003 00:11
Heh, pretty but shame to say that I doubt they are truly linux users,
reason being is a mate knows the girl in one of the photos, and she
isn't definitively into linux, nor computers on anything more...
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