Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday October 9th 2006
FN-FORUM: Apologies if off topic ... MSN Messenger Account Problem
date posted 9th October 2006 23:15
I might be asking to be flamed here, but I thought you guys might be
able to help me.
I have only recently gone freelance and I want to change my MSN
messenger login so my login is not my email at...
Re: FN-FORUM:[Fwd: Your email requires verification verify#Ss2dTTkmaBTgObVVR9uWmtHHPxVYIadz]
date posted 9th October 2006 21:42
Lists (Kathy) wrote:
> Luckily, I've always been quite flat-chested and not blonde so I haven't
> suffered too much...;-)
>
>
I have blonde hair & tits and all I ever get called is a fat bastard :(...
Re: FN-FORUM: Performing updates on a recordset based on joined tables
date posted 9th October 2006 20:38
Not sure my second message came through...
This article seems to suggest that I can update a joined table recordset:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174640
All I want to do is update 1 field in 1 o...
Re: FN-FORUM:[Fwd: Your email requires verification verify#Ss2dTTkmaBTgObVVR9uWmtHHPxVYIadz]
date posted 9th October 2006 20:29
Luckily, I've always been quite flat-chested and not blonde so I haven't
suffered too much...;-)
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Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 20:15
hmmn yeah me too, please work for me. also a big not.
Sillyness aside, can I take this opportunity to say thank you to the
people who did reply, I will forward your details directly.
Thanks again...
Re: FN-FORUM:[Fwd: Your email requires verification verify#Ss2dTTkmaBTgObVVR9uWmtHHPxVYIadz]
date posted 9th October 2006 20:10
Lists (Kathy) wrote:
>If it happens to enough people, he'll get automatically unsubbed. Just
>delete it. Can't understand why people use these daft services. It's a
>mailing list!
>
>The term that sp...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 20:10
Pardon?
What's the deal there!
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Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 20:02
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> Grow up.
Gosh, Now I best you'll get loads of potential applicants for your
job, just desperate to work with some one as charming and witty as you.
Not.
Carrie
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Re: FN-FORUM:[Fwd: Your email requires verification verify#Ss2dTTkmaBTgObVVR9uWmtHHPxVYIadz]
date posted 9th October 2006 19:46
If it happens to enough people, he'll get automatically unsubbed. Just
delete it. Can't understand why people use these daft services. It's a
mailing list!
The term that springs to mind begins with P...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 19:30
were before any smart ass replies
On 9 Oct 2006, at 19:50, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> busy being employed? where those my words?
> arrogant? how petty.
> insensitive? how? did I hurt your feelings?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 19:28
Grow up.
On 9 Oct 2006, at 19:35, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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>> I think if you had actually read what I wrote you would realise
>> that I am a very busy man ..
>
> Ernie...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 19:25
busy being employed? where those my words?
arrogant? how petty.
insensitive? how? did I hurt your feelings?
On 9 Oct 2006, at 19:27, Carrie wrote:
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> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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>>
>> ? Well what can...
FN-FORUM:[Fwd: Your email requires verification verify#Ss2dTTkmaBTgObVVR9uWmtHHPxVYIadz]
date posted 9th October 2006 19:13
I just got this in my freelancers inbox,
Does anyone know who [EMAIL REMOVED] is?
or even : [EMAIL REMOVED]
Of course I am a human !
I not sure that the sender of this message is?
Has anyone seen...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 19:10
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I think if you had actually read what I wrote you would realise that I am a very busy man ..
>
Ernie Wise school of grammar! Ooops showing my age again .. :/
Paul
www.ma...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 19:02
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> ? Well what can I say, I'm sorry, I think you will find it is me who
> is 'offering' therefore I don't need employing. Also there is nothing
> particularly wrong with t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 18:47
? Well what can I say, I'm sorry, I think you will find it is me who
is 'offering' therefore I don't need employing. Also there is nothing
particularly wrong with the way I posted, yes, I forgot...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 18:23
Top posted to get attention.
The email below is a classic example of all that's wrong with this forum
it's a reply to an old thread with the subject changed - not a new mail
- and the poster didn't...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 18:02
i am not in bolton - but i am very fat ...
On 9 Oct 2006, at 18:21, Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs wrote:
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> you failed the interview due to not reading the post
>
> It would be Bolton
>
> Lorn...
Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 18:01
Alain Williams wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 04:26:51PM -0000, Ashley Etchell wrote:
>
>> There are aguments for both styles and i will continue to top post as its
>> the style I prefer.
>
> Err...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 17:57
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I have just commenced employment at an up and coming agency in Bolton
> and we need a HEAVYWEIGHT web designer. We have a web dev who puts it
> all together, we...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 17:55
you failed the interview due to not reading the post
It would be Bolton
Lorna
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Re: FN-FORUM: Router
date posted 9th October 2006 17:54
I want a router not a layer 3 switch - there are already several layer 2
switches to integrate with. If an extra layer 2 switch had not been
purchased, I'd have got a layer 3 switch, but it seems a bi...
Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 17:51
On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 05:06:01PM -0000, Faded Halo Industries wrote:
>
> On 9/10/06 17:33, "Alain Williams" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 04:14:46PM -0000, Faded Halo Indu...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 17:49
Hi
Where is the company based?
--- [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I have just commenced employment at an up and coming
> agency in Bolton
> and we need a HEAVYWEIGHT web des...
Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 17:43
> Errrm: should be not be the style that is best for *your readers* ...
> not what *you* prefer ?
If you're interested in how your readers perceive your post, then yes (but
neither top-posting no...
Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 17:41
On 9/10/06 17:33, "Alain Williams" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 04:14:46PM -0000, Faded Halo Industries wrote:
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>> Hehe. I'm not a newbie. Ive been using this forum for more...
FN-FORUM: Wanted: Heavyweight Web Designer
date posted 9th October 2006 17:39
Hi,
I have just commenced employment at an up and coming agency in Bolton
and we need a HEAVYWEIGHT web designer. We have a web dev who puts it
all together, we just need someone to purely design...
Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 17:34
Ashley Etchell wrote:
> then please top post, as im your reader, and i prefer it.
No thanks.
I'd rather be an anally retentive nerd than an inconsiderate top poster.
;o)
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Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 17:16
then please top post, as im your reader, and i prefer it.
ash
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Subject:...
Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 17:10
On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 04:26:51PM -0000, Ashley Etchell wrote:
> There are aguments for both styles and i will continue to top post as its
> the style I prefer.
Errrm: should be not be the style t...
Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 17:08
On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 04:14:46PM -0000, Faded Halo Industries wrote:
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> Hehe. I'm not a newbie. Ive been using this forum for more than a year and
> ive not ever had anyone say anything before.
O...
Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 17:07
I agree, hasn't anyone on this forum got work to do?
get over it
On 9 Oct 2006, at 17:27, Ashley Etchell wrote:
>
> Ok
>
> but I find top posting easier to read, which means *you* are not
> ca...
Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 17:04
Do you realise how many kittens you have killed in the past for top posting,
you evil little man.
shame on you.
ash
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Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 17:02
Ok
but I find top posting easier to read, which means *you* are not catering
for how 'tween' posting affects me.
There are aguments for both styles and i will continue to top post as its
the style...
Re: TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 16:50
Hehe. I'm not a newbie. Ive been using this forum for more than a year and
ive not ever had anyone say anything before.
Ive only ever been bollocked once before for forgetting to change the topic
for...
Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 16:47
I do apologise, I will try to remember to interleave my comments and trim
off all the excess at the bottom in the future.
regards
Ash
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Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 16:36
On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 03:51:47PM -0000, Ashley Etchell wrote:
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> Can I ask
>
> why is posting above considered 'newbie'
>
> I personally find it much easier to read and follow threads as you don...
TOP POSTING was: Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 16:36
Ashley Etchell wrote:
> I personally find it much easier to read and follow threads as you dont have
> to sift through stuff you have already digested.
and there is the problem.
it's not what *you...
Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 16:27
Can I ask
why is posting above considered 'newbie'
I personally find it much easier to read and follow threads as you dont have
to sift through stuff you have already digested.
regards
Ash
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Re: FN-FORUM: non-editable text or label input fields
date posted 9th October 2006 16:16
Fiaz Khan wrote:
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> Span with innerhtml is probably the best way, or alternatively...
>
>
> style="cursor:default;" />
>
>
very sly!
Dave
> Dave Fennell wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> D...
Re: FN-FORUM: non-editable text or label input fields
date posted 9th October 2006 16:13
D D Glendinning wrote:
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> Thanks to you all!!!
>
>
> Sorted it as Dave and others suggested, using a span with id...
>
> You learn something new every day, its great!
>
> Thanks
>
> D
>
I'll send yo...
Re: FN-FORUM: non-editable text or label input fields
date posted 9th October 2006 16:11
Span with innerhtml is probably the best way, or alternatively...
Dave Fennell wrote:
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>
>
> D D Glendinning wrote:
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>> Thanks Paul,
>>
>> However...
Re: FN-FORUM: non-editable text or label input fields
date posted 9th October 2006 16:05
Thanks to you all!!!
Sorted it as Dave and others suggested, using a span with id...
You learn something new every day, its great!
Thanks
D...
Re: FN-FORUM: non-editable text or label input fields
date posted 9th October 2006 15:53
D D Glendinning wrote:
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> Thanks Paul,
>
> However, Disabled seems to shade out the field box, which I don't want
> it to do, as this is the field the customer will be looking at for the
> total, i...
Re: FN-FORUM: non-editable text or label input fields
date posted 9th October 2006 15:48
D D Glendinning wrote:
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> Afternoon all!
>
> Not being that good at javascript I am a little stuck with this one. I
> have a bunch of radio buttons, which as you swap between then, a
> javascript f...
Re: FN-FORUM: non-editable text or label input fields
date posted 9th October 2006 15:45
D D Glendinning wrote:
>
> Afternoon all!
>
> Not being that good at javascript I am a little stuck with this one. I
> have a bunch of radio buttons, which as you swap between then, a
> javascript f...
Re: FN-FORUM: non-editable text or label input fields
date posted 9th October 2006 15:43
Thanks Paul,
However, Disabled seems to shade out the field box, which I don't want
it to do, as this is the field the customer will be looking at for the
total, its just that they can't update it th...
Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 15:40
On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 02:55:25PM -0000, Faded Halo Industries wrote:
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> Hi, thanks again for the pointers here.
>
> Taken it off of 777 and works ok on 666.
> Anything lower and it doesn't want t...
Re: FN-FORUM: non-editable text or label input fields
date posted 9th October 2006 15:38
document.forms.formName.fieldName.disabled='true';
On 9 Oct 2006 14:59:09 -0000, D D Glendinning [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> Afternoon all!
>
> Not being that good at javascript I am a little stuck wi...
FN-FORUM: non-editable text or label input fields
date posted 9th October 2006 15:34
Afternoon all!
Not being that good at javascript I am a little stuck with this one. I
have a bunch of radio buttons, which as you swap between then, a
javascript function is called, and makes some ca...
Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 15:31
Hi, thanks again for the pointers here.
Taken it off of 777 and works ok on 666.
Anything lower and it doesn't want to work.
I will still have a play with the unlink() and see if I can get that
work...
Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 14:57
On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 02:15:53PM -0000, Faded Halo Industries wrote:
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> Cheers!!!
>
> I found that the files I was overwriting were only 644, not 777.
You should NOT make files mode 777 unless t...
Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 14:51
Cheers!!!
I found that the files I was overwriting were only 644, not 777.
I wanna play with this script some more, so I will try using unlink() too.
Thanks.
On 9/10/06 14:55, "Alain Williams" [E...
Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 14:30
On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 01:38:29PM -0000, Faded Halo Industries wrote:
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> Hi all
>
> Learning/Working/faultfinding on a php upload script today.
> It wont overwrite the images already in the desti...
Re: FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 14:28
try using unlink() on the file thats already there, make sure the file thats
there is writable perms too.
if(file_exists('/path/to/file/to/check/')) {
@unlink('/path/to/file/to/check/');
}
........
Re: FN-FORUM: payment provider
date posted 9th October 2006 14:26
it would be possible but the security implications and such like area bit of
a minefield, and you would still need a payment processer on the backend of
your own paypal style gateway, in effect doub...
Re: FN-FORUM: payment provider
date posted 9th October 2006 14:21
thanks for the reply ash. I think i may have not given the right question. I
want to set up a service like paypal and offer it to my clients.
There is some software by a company called alstrasoft th...
FN-FORUM: php problem
date posted 9th October 2006 14:13
Hi all
Learning/Working/faultfinding on a php upload script today.
It wont overwrite the images already in the destination folder it uploads
to.
I'm presuming this is maybe a chmod issue somewhere?...
Re: FN-FORUM: payment provider
date posted 9th October 2006 14:07
Ived used payoffshore a lot in the past, really easy to integrate, and its
transparent, IE, you dont get redirected to the payment gateway, instead,
you send an a request and get an XML response, I...
Re: FN-FORUM: Curious
date posted 9th October 2006 14:04
Thanks - Pam
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Curious
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RE: FN-FORUM: Router
date posted 9th October 2006 14:02
>You missed the original request. I do not want an Internet/Broadband
router, I need a "real" router to join subnets in a commercial environment.
Are the negear ones too expensive as well?
http://www...
Re: FN-FORUM: payment provider
date posted 9th October 2006 14:02
damn did i really make that many typos! apologies in advance!
>
> Anyone know ho wit might be poissible to become a payment provider ie like
> paypal. I hav seen some software to do this but am uns...
Re: FN-FORUM: Curious
date posted 9th October 2006 14:02
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Some sites have their own small drag and drop Icons in the address bar. I am
> curious as to how that is done but I just been googling and I can't find the
> answer.
>
>
>
>...
FN-FORUM: payment provider
date posted 9th October 2006 13:58
Anyone know ho wit might be poissible to become a payment provider ie like
paypal. I hav seen some software to do this but am unsure how you would
accept credit cards or allow mercahtns to accept cr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Curious
date posted 9th October 2006 13:57
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=favicon&meta=
On 9 Oct 2006 13:17:49 -0000, pamela @ gconnect [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> Some sites have their own small drag and drop Icons in the address bar....
FN-FORUM: Curious
date posted 9th October 2006 13:53
Some sites have their own small drag and drop Icons in the address bar. I am
curious as to how that is done but I just been googling and I can't find the
answer.
Pam...
RE: FN-FORUM: Problems accessing Workgroup using VBA
date posted 9th October 2006 13:07
Nicholas Smith wrote:
> Good evening all,
>
> I'm having a big problem in MS Access. I have a database that has a
> security workgroup. I need to access a couple of tables from that
> database in ano...
FN-FORUM: Performing updates on a recordset based on joined tables
date posted 9th October 2006 12:38
Hi
When I try to update a recordset that's based on joined tables I get this error:
Error Type:
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (0x8000FFFF)
Query cannot be updated because the FROM claus...
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL and ordering text fields
date posted 9th October 2006 10:26
Morning Dai,
Thanks for that... Do I do the casting via my mysql query, or do I do
it in php on the returned result from the query?
Sorry, not ever done casting before!
Duncan
On 9 Oct 2006 09:4...
RE: FN-FORUM: MySQL and ordering text fields
date posted 9th October 2006 10:22
D D Glendinning wrote:
> Thanks for that.
>
> The particular set I am testing on only has numbers in it though, not
> trailing characters, so surely it would sort those numerically, even
> if stored...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem with site hosted with fastnet.co.uk - anyone else having similar problems?????
date posted 9th October 2006 10:17
Jon Ambrose at BTOW wrote:
>Does anyone out there have sites hosted with www.fastnet.co.uk? Reason I ask
>is that one of my sites - www.cheesecake.co.uk has suddenly gone down and
>all I am getting i...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem with site hosted with fastnet.co.uk - anyone else having similar problems?????
date posted 9th October 2006 08:17
Hi Jon,
I don't have any sites hosted with them, just confirmed it was down-
and still down.
This is unacceptable.
John
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RE: FN-FORUM: Problem with site hosted with fastnet.co.uk - anyone else having similar problems?????
date posted 9th October 2006 08:03
Hi John
Is your site still down?
Anyone else hosting sites with fastnet.co.uk who have similar problems??
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