Freelancers Forum Messages on Thursday April 19th 2001
Re: FN-FORUM Burning CDs on PC for use on a Mac
date posted 19th April 2001 23:03
Wish I could help!
I have Nero on my PC and heave spent many hours trying to do a backup onto
CD with nothing at all to show for it. I reached the conclusion that the
thing was only of use (to me at...
Burning CDs on PC for use on a Mac
date posted 19th April 2001 22:22
I have just been seriously embarrassed when I turned up at a client with
their lovely new web site on a CD only to find that they could not read it.
I created everything on a PC but the client is Ma...
Re: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 17:39
This is the zip download. Some of my dlls are older (I backed them up
and did a search before and after for versions), except for comcat. I
don't think it's even trying to do the copy. I even copied...
Re: FN-FORUM IIS Server Set Up. questions
date posted 19th April 2001 17:36
And
IIS 4.0 running on NT 4.0 with SP6a
http://ntbugtraq.ntadvice.com/IIS4Fixes.asp
IIS 5.0 running on Windows 2000 with SP1
http://ntbugtraq.ntadvice.com/IIS5Fixes.asp
Set up your application (hom...
RE: FN-FORUM mysql problem
date posted 19th April 2001 17:35
Have you got PHPmyAdmin?
That makes it soooooo easy....
RE: FN-FORUM mysql problem
date posted 19th April 2001 17:30
Have you got PHPmyAdmin?
That makes it soooooo easy....
RE: FN-FORUM mysql problem
date posted 19th April 2001 17:21
Have you got PHPmyAdmin?
That makes it soooooo easy....
Re: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 17:03
Quite, we had a situation like this when we were just starting out where a
client ummed and ahed for ages ... it went on and on and on and on ... they
took seven months to pay 50% of the development...
Re: FN-FORUM IIS Server Set Up. questions
date posted 19th April 2001 17:00
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/iissec.asp
prepare for a long read ;)
hth
dave ecky
David Eckersall
Kinetic North Limited
A member of the Wize Group of companies
Reg Co No 4100142
Reg O...
RE: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 16:59
We work with VB and C++ a lot in my workplace.
We do find that VB apps often have real problems with installation and runtime
problems if external DLLs/dependencies are not installed properly.
Som...
IIS Server Set Up. questions
date posted 19th April 2001 16:52
Just made an attempt at setting up IIS (normally I'm a Linux/apache kind of
guy)
how do I configure it to 'parse' server side includes? I don't have to
rename all the files to .shtml or anything do...
Re: FN-FORUM Javascipt and GET action in a form
date posted 19th April 2001 16:51
strQS=location.search; 'get querystring
strQS=strQS.slice(1) 'remove leading '?'
arrQS=strQS.split('&') 'split string on '&'
arrQS is now an array of string containing x=y
hth
dave ecky
David Eck...
RE: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 16:45
> OK, I can't get it to install at all on Win2k Pro. Each time it checks
> DLLs, tells me they're out of date, I tell it can update them, reboot
That will be because Win2k is automatically restoring...
RE: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 16:37
Many thanks for all the help.
Ian still thinks the VB installer may be overwriting older version of up to
7 system files. If you are worried about this, but wish to test the software
before I invest...
RE: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 16:18
Apparently the VB6 installer will update system files if the version is the
same in Windows 95/98/ME. (Maybe in case you are reinstalling to replace
corrupt system files?) The system files "updated"...
Javascipt and GET action in a form
date posted 19th April 2001 16:15
I need to pull out some form variables from a GET encoded URL, in the
fashion of :
www.myserver.com/mypage.htm?varname=xyx
how do I refrence the varname object in javascript, or can't you? Do you...
Re: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 16:14
OK, I can't get it to install at all on Win2k Pro. Each time it checks
DLLs, tells me they're out of date, I tell it can update them, reboot
and ... same thing again. Aftert the fourth reboot I got p...
RE: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 16:05
Just invoice the bugger and tell him that you'll sort out any problems if he
gives you meaningful error reports. If he complains you know he's just
trying to avoid paying.
I reckon we should all hi...
Re: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 15:52
> This works fine on every compatible PC I can lay my hands on, but the
client
> claims that everyone he has asked to try it is having problems. He claims
to
> be too embarrassed by this to ask for p...
Re: FN-FORUM rehearsal room booking script
date posted 19th April 2001 15:52
Try also
http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=scheduling
Gordo.
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Gordon Joly//////////
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http://pobox.com/~or/...
Re: FN-FORUM rehearsal room booking script
date posted 19th April 2001 15:19
In a message dated 19/04/2001 15:15:30 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL REMOVED]
writes:...
Re: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 15:17
Huh, my risk is your risk, hope I don't have to send round the boys...
;-)
No worries, I have 3 different configurations to try it on with
different versions of everything--sorry no 98 or ME. Give me...
RE: FN-FORUM Mac 2 PC
date posted 19th April 2001 15:15
Hi,
There is a utility called Transmac that works well for this.
Regards
Steve Hall
STH - Software Solutions
[EMAIL REMOVED]
Tel: +44(0)1376 343942
Fax: +44(0)1376 554942
mobile: 07970 275809...
rehearsal room booking script
date posted 19th April 2001 15:12
Does anyone know of an opensource script (any language) for bookings.
I need to do a site for a band rehearsal studio. They have 15 rehearsal rooms to hire out. I need it so a band can log on and...
Re: FN-FORUM Javascript error
date posted 19th April 2001 14:55
if you're doing a simple jump-menu:
function(thang){
document.location=thang.options[thang.selectedIndex].value;
}...
RE: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 14:51
David,
Full EXE install downloaded OK and installed OK on Windows 2000
Professional.
Cheers,
Pete
_________________________________________
P e t e r E b d o n
Professional Software Engineerin...
RE: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 14:33
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of David Nye
> Sent: 19 April 2001 13:30
> To: Freelancers General Forum
> Subject: FN-FORUM Request for download test
[S...
mysql problem
date posted 19th April 2001 14:31
I need to expand a .sql file into my mysql database...anyone know how to do it?
What commands do I put in telnet bearing in mind that the administrators set up a database for me called fallowfielddb...
RE: FN-FORUM Javascript error
date posted 19th April 2001 14:31
Anyone fancy solving a javascript problem?
On select the page selcted is the index and displays all files with the
directory...what is the missing bit that would allow a particular page to
be sele...
Re: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 14:24
Hi David
Now I cancelled the install because I'm running VB6 SP5 on Windows XP, and
therefore there shouldn't be any need to update any of my system files.
This could be the reason why it won't wor...
RE: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 14:12
> I'll try it for you, but if it trashes my MDAC, WSH or OLE automation or
> anything, you're a dead, minced ex-person.
Thanks Kathy [EMAIL REMOVED] !?) - but please append "at your own risk" to
my...
RE: FN-FORUM Mac 2 PC
date posted 19th April 2001 14:06
Doesnt someone like connexion or something like that do mac emulator or at least give you the ability to read mac pressed cds. I think they are called connectix or something. They made a playstatio...
Re: FN-FORUM Mac 2 PC
date posted 19th April 2001 13:55
If the CD is created on a mac that happens try Mac Opener - sorry don't know
where to get it
Carla
on 19/4/01 12:21 pm, David Taylor at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> The first problem is being able to...
Re: FN-FORUM Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 13:52
I'll try it for you, but if it trashes my MDAC, WSH or OLE automation or
anything, you're a dead, minced ex-person.
Kathy
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From: "David Nye" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: "Freelan...
RE: FN-FORUM Untided Devices - Please help
date posted 19th April 2001 13:39
>> This program helps the search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
>> http://setiathome.berkeley.edu
> Hey, I
> just dont trust these guys, OK?
The [EMAIL REMOVED] project is run by Berkeley Univer...
Re: FN-FORUM Mac 2 PC
date posted 19th April 2001 13:32
theres a program called macopener(www.dataviz.com/products/macopener/ ) ive
used once or twice and it works.
David Eckersall
Kinetic North Limited
A member of the Wize Group of companies
Reg Co No 4...
Request for download test
date posted 19th April 2001 13:29
This is way off-topic, but I am getting a load of grief from a client and
could really use your help!
I have developed a very simple VB6 utility for planning training courses.
The evaluation can be...
RE: FN-FORUM Mac 2 PC
date posted 19th April 2001 13:22
The first problem is being able to actually *see* the file.
All to often I receive CD's, chuck them in the CD drive, and find there's
apparently no files on there.
Therefore, the first thing I'm aft...
Re: FN-FORUM new window
date posted 19th April 2001 12:49
> how, using Dreamweaver, do you get a link to open in a new window.
Click on the link. In the properties inspector, next to the link, is
"target". Either use a name, e.g. "new" or select _blank fr...
RE: FN-FORUM new window
date posted 19th April 2001 12:12
Use the javascript as mentioned befor or set the _target value on the
properties bar for the link to _blank
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Sorry to ask becaus...
Re: FN-FORUM new window
date posted 19th April 2001 11:56
In the properties window select _blank from the
dropdown menu. That makes the link open in a new
window.
--- Clare Dodwell - co2co internet services
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > Sorry to ask because I
k...
RE: FN-FORUM Creative solutions required for client login area - HELP
date posted 19th April 2001 11:44
Thanks to everyone who contacted me. I found someone to do it now, so no
more mails please. I've replied to most people but if I missed anyone then
accept my apologies - and I promise to keep your...
Re: FN-FORUM new window
date posted 19th April 2001 11:32
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Use the OpenBrow...
Re: FN-FORUM new window
date posted 19th April 2001 11:06
target="_blank"
P J White
www.BW3.co.uk
Digital Media Stuff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clare Dodwell - co2co internet services" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, April 1...
Re: FN-FORUM new window
date posted 19th April 2001 11:04
use the Open Browser Window behaviour in the Behaviours pallete. Its best to
assign it to an tag, as in:
click here
good luck,
Ben
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From: Clare Dodwell - co2co intern...
new window
date posted 19th April 2001 10:46
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sorry to ask bec...
RE: FN-FORUM Mac 2 PC
date posted 19th April 2001 10:31
If I recall correctly, I have converted a Mac EPS file before. Although the
tranmission method was slightly different (Via a SCO Unix box) I managed to
load/import it using PSP6 and then save as JPG...
RE: FN-FORUM internetseer.com
date posted 19th April 2001 09:48
We have also 'subscribed' to internetseer, the email comes to us though so I
think it is a type of spamming by Internetseer to get people to use their
service.
cheers,
Alex.
> -----Original Messag...
Re: FN-FORUM Mac 2 PC (apologies for an idealistic view!)
date posted 19th April 2001 08:35
Oh the simplicity of the 'digital age'. I'll just go back to my pencil...
Carla
on 19/4/01 7:19 am, David Taylor at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I'm not creating the files - I receive them... and am t...
RE: FN-FORUM Mac 2 PC
date posted 19th April 2001 08:20
I'm not creating the files - I receive them... and am then presented with
the task of converting the files before I can use them.
They are not all image files, and I cannot necessarily control the f...