Freelancers Forum Messages on Sunday October 6th 2002
RE: FN-FORUM [ OT ] sunday fun
date posted 6th October 2002 23:56
I guess John Lennon was wrong -
http://www.googlefight.com/cgi-bin/compare.pl?q1=the+beatles&q2=god&B1=I
%27m+Feeling+Groggy%21%21+Go%21&compare=1&langue=us
Hutch
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RE: FN-FORUM File Uploads And MySQL
date posted 6th October 2002 23:24
We use aspupload and aspjpeg to create thumbnails and resize images on
the fly. That way you make sure your clients always have the right size
images on the page - don't like the absolute sizing to re...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Why does inserting a CD fire up Windows Explorer?
date posted 6th October 2002 23:18
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> Not sure if this is the same for Win2k but in Windows XP you can right
> click the cd rom drive in My Computer, choose properties and the
> auto-play tab. In here you can choo...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 23:12
When I mentioned the lines, being bad for compression, I meant the
difference between horizontal and vertical lines making a difference.
The ISP connection is fine. An average connection gives 55k/...
RE: FN-FORUM ASP or Javascript Quickie - I Hope
date posted 6th October 2002 23:04
Thanks all....
Not to worried about the source and viewing headers etc as the
processing is off-line.
I just need a quick fix......you should see whats there at the mo :-/
Rgds
Dave
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RE: FN-FORUM Office Space
date posted 6th October 2002 22:41
KB>
I've no sensible advice to offer, but welcome to east london! (I'm in
Leyton E10.)
:)...
RE: FN-FORUM Office Space
date posted 6th October 2002 22:29
Hi there Carla,
If all works out OK - Pembrokeshire (1/4) mile away from Newgale beach -
surf heaven - but I'll be spending my time 50/50 here and there due to
commitments though.
regards
Andrew M...
RE: FN-FORUM File Uploads And MySQL
date posted 6th October 2002 22:17
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done this loads of times...
Re: FN-FORUM Office Space
date posted 6th October 2002 22:11
I've no sensible advice to offer, but welcome to east london! (I'm in Leyton
E10.)
Karl
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[ OT ] sunday fun
date posted 6th October 2002 22:03
where SEO bods can battle away... http://www.googlefight.com/
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I can picture a world without war, a world without hate.
And I can picture us attacking that world, be...
RE: FN-FORUM File Uploads And MySQL
date posted 6th October 2002 21:35
Hi Darren,
Done this loads of times using my own wsh component (windows scripting host)
component never needs to be installed! There are also 3rd party upload
components such as aspupload (I think) al...
RE: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 21:35
Nah, I cured that 800x600 business thanks to Keith.
I (shame on me) don't even have Netscape or Opera installed. I'm sick to
the back teeth of Netscape and Opera I haven't got round to it.
You have...
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date posted 6th October 2002 21:29
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Re: FN-FORUM File Uploads And MySQL
date posted 6th October 2002 21:17
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RE: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 21:10
The file is 264k in size. The vertical lines on the images are from the
imported PNG files. The various graphics have alpha applied to give
effect. I am fully aware of image compression and the differ...
RE: FN-FORUM ASP or Javascript Quickie - I Hope
date posted 6th October 2002 21:05
Just thought about one bad thing about using JavaScript to do this type
of thing, since the JavaScript is client side people will be able to
find out what the promo codes are in the source... :)
Best...
RE: FN-FORUM ASP or Javascript Quickie - I Hope
date posted 6th October 2002 20:59
Only thing I would add be to use Request.Form() if you are posting the
form (or even just Request() to cover both), but it should work fine.
Regards
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Sam Morgan - umo...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 20:56
Kai/Monoliff
Same problem here finding out what it did. I assumed you click on the text
as Netscape gave me the hand symbol for a hyperlink. No response and
thought it was a Netscape problem so I t...
RE: FN-FORUM ASP or Javascript Quickie - I Hope
date posted 6th October 2002 20:54
In JavaScript something like this (untested so may be broken) would be
possible, just put it on the onSubmit on the form tag etc...
Or as the previous post said put it in the resulting page in ASP.....
RE: FN-FORUM ASP or Javascript Quickie - I Hope
date posted 6th October 2002 20:49
Ok, so you have a form with a collection of fields on it. E.g.
Item #1...
RE: FN-FORUM search engine add url links
date posted 6th October 2002 20:46
Tam,
This site list some of the free add utilities available.
http://www.entrepreneur.com.au/addurl.htm
All the best
Ian
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File Uploads And MySQL
date posted 6th October 2002 20:44
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File Uploads And MySQL
date posted 6th October 2002 20:42
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Re: FN-FORUM ASP or Javascript Quickie - I Hope
date posted 6th October 2002 20:33
why not have a cookie set to null normally, but once a promotional code is
entered then its set to a value.
this is then used to alter the pricing.
eg:
user enters promotional code xxx111
a database...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 20:31
Took an age to load on a 512k connection.
Why do have the vertical 'blinds'/black lines ?? If you made the lines
horizontal, the flash file would probably be about half the size.
I presume you und...
Re: FN-FORUM ASP or Javascript Quickie - I Hope
date posted 6th October 2002 20:27
Hi Dave
Assuming your hidden field is called hiddenfield and your promo code field
is called promocode in ASP on the page your cart is on couldn't you just put
if Request.QueryString("Promocode") =...
RE: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 20:23
I didn't want to include any music in the pre-load, some kind of liberty
for standard modem users. It takes 2 seconds to load up on mine...
At the moment I'm using someone else's music and I'm going...
RE: FN-FORUM Newbie
date posted 6th October 2002 20:23
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RE: FN-FORUM Newbie
date posted 6th October 2002 20:20
Okay thanks for that, I have fixed the dual scroll bar error
(Incompatable CSS), can you check again.
Thanks
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ASP or Javascript Quickie - I Hope
date posted 6th October 2002 20:10
(apologies if this gets posted a zillion times!)
Good Day
One for you ASP bods...although may be easier using Javascript....
I have a page of items for sale which are posted to a cart using a form...
RE: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 20:00
just gave up after 10 seconds and only 16% loading
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 19:55
You're quite right Keith. Why? My 1260x1024 might have something to do
with it - sloppy me.
Thanks, I'll change it now.
And ever need any Flash or whatever stuff doing then you know where I
am.
Aga...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 19:47
> http://www.monoliff.com - New features coming very soon.
> Think about what Image you want to project to your potential customers.
If I were after a developer and saw yours I'd run a mile! (yeah......
lack of experience
date posted 6th October 2002 19:41
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RE: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 19:30
Steve, it took me ages to get together What I wanted to say about
myself. It's like an application form but worse. Get look and feel
right, construct maximum 4 pages with your say Home, Profile, Portf...
RE: FN-FORUM Newbie
date posted 6th October 2002 19:27
You're not waffling! I'm new to this as well and I'm trying to get going
and finding it difficult. I have similar experience blah blah blah but
my problem is that I have poor sales experience. Or is t...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 19:21
Hi Kai
Like your site but why is the box with all the graphics in it so far down
the page - at 800 x 600 I had to scroll past lots of blank space to get to
the action....
Keith Budden
www.conceptade...
If you've got kids we need your help!
date posted 6th October 2002 19:16
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RE: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 19:09
Hello,
Don't have a lot of time myself so I just looked at the code on the
opening section. The code is fine, it will display ok on, I would say,
most browsers as is. But, as has been commented the fo...
Re: Error
date posted 6th October 2002 18:41
Thanks to Keith, Tony and Martin for their helpful advice. I can now access
the site.
John...
Re: FN-FORUM Newbie
date posted 6th October 2002 18:35
I got it once by clicking reload a few times, but now its coming back
up with just a black page+ background colour. Maybe its my comp? Same
thing on the portfolio page. It seems like it doesn't qu...
RE: FN-FORUM Newbie
date posted 6th October 2002 18:05
Umm strange, I have not tested in NS6 but assumed (Should have learnt by
now!) it would be okay since it works fine in NS4 and NS7, can you test
the skills page again for me and see if what I have don...
search engine add url links
date posted 6th October 2002 17:57
A while back someone posted a list of the add url pages for lots of
search engines. I can't seem to find the message (i tried searching the
archives) could whoever it was repost.
Thanks very much,...
RE: FN-FORUM Font matching site
date posted 6th October 2002 17:54
> A while ago someone posted a link to a site where you could
> upload a font to
> a site and it would tell you what it is. Could someone
> please re post that
> link
http://www.myfonts.com/What...
RE: FN-FORUM Font matching site
date posted 6th October 2002 17:35
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
Mike
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Re: FN-FORUM website server type
date posted 6th October 2002 17:31
Aha!
Thanks for explaining. I guess I just play too safe!
Joe
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Re: FN-FORUM website server type
date posted 6th October 2002 17:23
It isn't probing, Netcraft simply gets and records the results of the
Server section of the Header, which is sent with every single HTTP
request made to a server. Netcraft is *way* less hassle than...
Font matching site
date posted 6th October 2002 17:22
Hi,
A while ago someone posted a link to a site where you could upload a font to
a site and it would tell you what it is. Could someone please re post that
link
Thanks
Mark...
Re: FN-FORUM Office Space
date posted 6th October 2002 17:05
Hi Darren,
I have deskspace in a converted chapel, 20 miles from home. The
chapel is owned by an advertising agency and I do work for them in
exchange for the deskspace. I have plenty of people to...
Re: FN-FORUM website server type
date posted 6th October 2002 17:00
> Er...maybe I'm dumb but why not ask the client to ask the ISP?
Will do. But right now I'm doing a rough estimate
to present to the client tomorrow. Its not essential just a little
helpful at this e...
ASP or Javascript Quickie - I Hope
date posted 6th October 2002 16:57
Good Day
One for you ASP bods...although may be easier using Javascript....
I have a page of items for sale which are posted to a cart using a form
for each product. The usual hidden elements for pr...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Why does inserting a CD fire up Windows Explorer?
date posted 6th October 2002 16:53
>Last time took 6 hours though!
yikes, that'll be windows own defragger will it ?
Darren
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Re: FN-FORUM website server type
date posted 6th October 2002 16:45
Er...maybe I'm dumb but why not ask the client to ask the ISP?
Seriously, I get worried if people start probing my servers...:-)
Joe...
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date posted 6th October 2002 16:44
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ASP or Javascript Quickie - I Hope
date posted 6th October 2002 16:43
Good Day
One for you ASP bods...although may be easier using Javascript....
I have a page of items for sale which are posted to a cart using a form
for each product. The usual hidden elements for pr...
Office Space or tie up
date posted 6th October 2002 16:39
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Re: FN-FORUM Newbie
date posted 6th October 2002 16:35
Do you know your site dies in NS6?
Rather then a little rectangle site it stretches as long and the page of
text which means I need to use both scroll bars to view the whole page.
I get a blank pag...
RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Why does inserting a CD fire up Windows Explorer?
date posted 6th October 2002 16:21
Not sure if this is the same for Win2k but in Windows XP you can right
click the cd rom drive in My Computer, choose properties and the
auto-play tab. In here you can choose the options for different...
Re: FN-FORUM website server type
date posted 6th October 2002 15:57
> We just had this thread, check the archives for more links
Cheers Em, must of missed that one.
Darren
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RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Why does inserting a CD fire up Windows Explorer?
date posted 6th October 2002 15:56
Nope, all my music is bought. Already have the beta of whatever version
Player installed and EVERYTHING installed is the latest version
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RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Why does inserting a CD fire up Windows Explorer?
date posted 6th October 2002 15:55
Had W2K on for about 8 months - needs a format now. Defrag every few
days/once a week. Last time took 6 hours though!
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date posted 6th October 2002 15:53
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RE: FN-FORUM website server type
date posted 6th October 2002 15:50
www.netcraft.com
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Re: FN-FORUM website server type
date posted 6th October 2002 15:45
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> How can I find out what type of server a website
> is running on from the web.
We just had this thread, check the archives for more links
> http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/gr...
RE: FN-FORUM website server type
date posted 6th October 2002 15:45
This was asked a few days back wasn't it??
Anyway...
www.netcraft.com or http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph/ even
Dave
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Re: FN-FORUM website server type
date posted 6th October 2002 15:44
Sunday, October 6, 2002, 3:22:02 PM, you wrote:
ddcu> How can I find out what type of server a website is running on
ddcu> from the web.
Try:
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph/
Cheers,
Richard....
website server type
date posted 6th October 2002 15:23
Quick one.
How can I find out what type of server a website
is running on from the web.
I have a possible site to build that is hosted on another
server that I have no current access to. To be hones...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Why does inserting a CD fire up Windows Explorer?
date posted 6th October 2002 15:20
From: Martin Kellie [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I think that that sums it up, used to fire up Media Player, which,
> coincidently sometimes can't find a file, even though you double clicked
on
> the file......
Re: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 15:16
> As I'm not a designer, I used Dreamweaver to create this. I can't stand
> those programs to write application code and generally stick to TextPad
and
> vi. Once I've finished a design I like, I'll g...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Why does inserting a CD fire up Windows Explorer?
date posted 6th October 2002 14:56
format ? bit drastic. how about a defrag and
fresh install of MP first.
Darren
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[OT] Why does inserting a CD fire up Windows Explorer?
date posted 6th October 2002 14:44
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Might also find the Setup readme useful. It is
date posted 6th October 2002 14:23
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Re: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 14:08
Paul wrote:
> Below are the results of attempting to parse this document with an SGML
parser.
> Fatal Error: no document type declaration; will parse without validation
As I'm not a designer, I used...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 14:01
Yup, you're all right, it's boring. I'm gonna spend some more time on it
this week - put a case study in, find an image or two.
God dammit, why do I find it so easy to get ideas for other peoples' si...
RE: FN-FORUM Newbie
date posted 6th October 2002 13:57
I think you'll find, as many of us have, that succeeding as a freelancer
in this business is not about being the best web
developer/coder/designer around. The skills and portfolio on your
website demo...
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date posted 6th October 2002 13:34
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Re: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 13:32
Below are the results of attempting to parse this document with an SGML
parser.
Fatal Error: no document type declaration; will parse without validation
Your default font is on the small size, but ot...
RE: FN-FORUM Error
date posted 6th October 2002 12:45
John,
IE6 here. Page completes with errors. Why don't you got to Tools/Internet
Options/Advanced and uncheck the Disable Script Debugging or Display a
Notification about Every Script Error? I thin...
RE: FN-FORUM Short Run Business Cards
date posted 6th October 2002 11:24
> Thing is I don't
> need many, probably not even 50, but I understand that more
> costs less in
> this business so I'll get as many as is economic. I'm in
> Medway so if anyone
> out there knows of...
Newbie
date posted 6th October 2002 11:19
Hi Everyone,
I am an experienced Web Designer / Developer with about 8 years Internet
experience and 6 years Web Design experience and with a broad range of
skills..
I have been looking for a new Jo...
Newbie
date posted 6th October 2002 11:11
Hi Everyone,
I am an experienced Web Designer / Developer with about 8 years Internet
experience and 6 years Web Design experience and with a broad range of
skills..
I have been looking for a new Jo...
RE: FN-FORUM Error
date posted 6th October 2002 10:44
> over particular hotspots, I get an error message (supposedly
> from IE) saying
> that it was expecting an object. I have reported this to the
> site owners,
> but they can't replicate the problem.
>...
Short Run Business Cards
date posted 6th October 2002 10:41
I've recently had people ask me for business cards. I've got by this far
without the need but it seems I've got to bite the bullet. Thing is I don't
need many, probably not even 50, but I understand t...
Re: FN-FORUM uk law - photo's children
date posted 6th October 2002 10:33
Yes, correct. You must have parental permission for each and every child or
you could land in very hot water.
Kathy.
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Re: FN-FORUM Error
date posted 6th October 2002 10:22
Hi John
I just tried looking at the site and got a few errors from IE too. Looking
at the source for the page I think it's because they're triggering
javascript events when the mouse is over an image...
Error
date posted 6th October 2002 10:06
Can anyone help with this problem?
I am trying to access www.fontsite.com. However, every time I pass my cursor
over particular hotspots, I get an error message (supposedly from IE) saying
that it wa...
Spy+Software+Wholesale CD (UK)
date posted 6th October 2002 08:53
The Unbelievable Hacker...
Permission needed OGK
date posted 6th October 2002 03:52
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Re: FN-FORUM Site check pls
date posted 6th October 2002 03:51
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> Could do with knowing if it works OK on various browsers - I have Win2k
with
> Opera 6.0...
RE: FN-FORUM BT Unmetered Access?
date posted 6th October 2002 03:48
Check: www.onetel.net.uk
£12.99 / month
No disconnections (officially 4 hours, but never actually happens)
No nagging emails for broadband or restricted use
Faster connections than Freeserve and BT...
RE: FN-FORUM Domain name expires. When Can I buy it again ?
date posted 6th October 2002 03:46
Hi,
We offer free customisable holding pages without pop-ups or adverts.
- www.designextreme.net/domains/transfers
On all expiring domains we offer one renewal fee (just as with new
registrations)...