Freelancers Forum Messages on Sunday June 29th 2003
Re: FN-FORUM: WHAT IS A FORUM FOR?
date posted 29th June 2003 23:56
> I think the point is if I have a book sat next to me with the answer in,
> but I can't be bothered to pick it up and find the answer so I ask
> someone else to look for me, its not fair on the other...
Re: FN-FORUM: WHAT IS A FORUM FOR?
date posted 29th June 2003 23:53
> Dave E said:
>
> I'm no CGI guru
> but I have fiddled and hacked a bit.
>
i know of a forum that may be able to help you out...
and a search engine...
:)
iain
www.trollfodder.co.uk...
Re: FN-FORUM: WHAT IS A FORUM FOR?
date posted 29th June 2003 23:43
i've got a whole "What is a search engine for" topic lined up, but think the
irony and humour will be lost...
oh well, start of a busy new week tomorrow.
cheers,
iain
www.sometimestheyrejusttoogood...
Re: FN-FORUM: WHAT IS A FORUM FOR?
date posted 29th June 2003 23:39
I think the point is if I have a book sat next to me with the answer in,
but I can't be bothered to pick it up and find the answer so I ask
someone else to look for me, its not fair on the other per...
Re: FN-FORUM: WHAT IS A FORUM FOR?
date posted 29th June 2003 23:39
> to some of the people who replied to the 'confused
> cgi/asp person' what is the big deal? I just asked a
> question, or perhaps I mistunderstood maybe I am wrong
> about this but I thought forum me...
FN-FORUM: thanks kathy 'cgi&asp'
date posted 29th June 2003 23:05
Just to say thanks to kathy @ vendetta!!!! for that
info on cgi and asp
=====
D.S. Design
design > create > evolve
www.geocities.com/dsdesigns03/cv.html
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Re: FN-FORUM: the confused 'cgi/asp person' again, please verify something for me!!!!!!
date posted 29th June 2003 23:00
Mostly, yes it will just work. Luckily it's not programming as someone else
has already done that for you when the script was written! Only "mostly"
because there are some other considerations like wh...
FN-FORUM: WHAT IS A FORUM FOR?
date posted 29th June 2003 22:58
to some of the people who replied to the 'confused
cgi/asp person' what is the big deal? I just asked a
question, or perhaps I mistunderstood maybe I am wrong
about this but I thought forum meant a pl...
Re: FN-FORUM Dynamic Text in Flash and % (percent)
date posted 29th June 2003 21:03
Hi Kai,
> I have to ask, is there an easy place to search out other such character
> anomalies?
The only anomalies that I know of are the % character as this is used to
denote a hex character sequen...
Re: FN-FORUM: games: was Flash filepath conundrum, solved
date posted 29th June 2003 20:52
> as a reward this is the really addictive one:
> http://www.torbytes.co.uk/images/bruneltrain/
>
> how much track can you lay?
>
> (I've linked to the demo because the contractor decide to rely on th...
RE: FN-FORUM: the confused 'cgi/asp person' again, please verify something for me!!!!!!
date posted 29th June 2003 20:50
Before Google existed I consulted Usenet, which is what Google consults =
too.
Ok, much better search options now though :-D
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Re: FN-FORUM: the confused 'cgi/asp person' again, please verify something for me!!!!!!
date posted 29th June 2003 20:47
Quoting The Chridmeister [EMAIL REMOVED]
> When many of us started, Google didn't exist. Eeeh, when I were a lad...
We read and we *asked* such peer groups as were available to us (ones like
this?...
Re: FN-FORUM: thanks alot---cgi and asp
date posted 29th June 2003 20:44
try -
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/30/index4a.html
various links within the article should cover all your questions
We've all been there. ;-)
regards,
Darren Yates
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http:...
RE: FN-FORUM: the confused 'cgi/asp person' again, please verify something for me!!!!!!
date posted 29th June 2003 20:38
On 29 June 2003 18:01, Debi Sykes [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>........
>still slightly confused but I think thats because
> my brain just cant comprehend programming
>.......
Debi
If you're trying to le...
RE: FN-FORUM Dynamic Text in Flash and % (percent)
date posted 29th June 2003 20:35
I have to ask, is there an easy place to search out other such character
anomalies?
Kai
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Re: FN-FORUM: thanks alot---cgi and asp
date posted 29th June 2003 20:19
the original question was: will this work? (along with a few others that may
have been answered in the mail script or by searching at google).
as Nick G said: if you're not sure if something will wor...
RE: FN-FORUM Dynamic Text in Flash and % (percent)
date posted 29th June 2003 20:15
YOU Fing Minter!!!!!!!
Oh thanks Steve!
Kai
monoliff
internet design and production
www.monoliff.com
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FN-FORUM: games: was Flash filepath conundrum, solved
date posted 29th June 2003 20:14
> > Just need to check in a few browsers now.
> >
> > http://www.torbytes.co.uk/op/tm1/lv3/item1357-game.htm
> >
> > Quick look anyone?
>
> Works fine for me - IE6
>
Thanks for that.
as a reward th...
FN-FORUM: thanks alot---cgi and asp
date posted 29th June 2003 19:59
ok yes everyone has been helpful on here how come when
other people ask questions they don't get told- 'buy a
book or try it out???' unitl now that is people have
been pleasant and helpful......its JU...
Re: FN-FORUM Dynamic Text in Flash and % (percent)
date posted 29th June 2003 19:55
Hi Kai,
> Does anybody know how I can get it to display? I have embedded the font
> and characters and still '%' does not display from the external variable
> file.
Use %25 instead! Basically % has...
Re: FN-FORUM: the confused 'cgi/asp person' again, please verify something for me!!!!!!
date posted 29th June 2003 19:52
[semi-rant]
have to agree with Nick. everyone's happy to help, i believe, but a large
percentage of people seem to be asking stuff over and over and over again,
like the group's some kind of... assis...
FN-FORUM Dynamic Text in Flash and % (percent)
date posted 29th June 2003 19:45
Does anybody know how I can get it to display? I have embedded the font
and characters and still '%' does not display from the external variable
file.
TIA
Kai
monoliff
internet design and production...
Re: FN-FORUM: the confused 'cgi/asp person' again, please verify something for me!!!!!!
date posted 29th June 2003 19:42
Nick Grimshaw wrote:
> Debi Sykes:
>
>>sorry i know i sound slightly stupid but how am i
>>supposed to know if soemone doesnt tell me?
>
>
> Search Google. Buy a book. Try it out.
Mr Grimshaw's an...
RE: FN-FORUM: the confused 'cgi/asp person' again, please verify something for me!!!!!!
date posted 29th June 2003 19:30
Debi Sykes:
> sorry i know i sound slightly stupid but how am i
> supposed to know if soemone doesnt tell me?
Search Google. Buy a book. Try it out.
- Nick Grimshaw
{ if you're not part of the solut...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash filepath conundrum, solved
date posted 29th June 2003 18:04
> Just need to check in a few browsers now.
>
> http://www.torbytes.co.uk/op/tm1/lv3/item1357-game.htm
>
> Quick look anyone?
Works fine for me - IE6...
FN-FORUM: the confused 'cgi/asp person' again, please verify something for me!!!!!!
date posted 29th June 2003 17:47
Hi over the last couple of days i have had some good
advice given to me on the forum about cgi scripts and
asp, still slightly confused but I think thats because
my brain just cant comprehend programm...
RE: FN-FORUM: Flash filepath conundrum, solved
date posted 29th June 2003 17:33
> The Flash Player will, unless given an explicit path,
That's the hint I needed (half suspected, but...)
I added this:
into the code and hey presto it finds the files it needs!
T...
Re: FN-FORUM: Calling all ASP experts
date posted 29th June 2003 17:25
> INSERT INTO
>
tbl_Orders(product_id,customer_id,unit_price,price_paid,quantity,date_ordere
> d,order_status) VALUES(69,1,'30',30,10,'6/29/2003 10:49:56 AM','Ordered')
> [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft A...
Re: FN-FORUM: Calling all ASP experts
date posted 29th June 2003 17:12
So ask the ISP to check all things in the Q article. You can probably narrow
it down to file/folder or DSN problems by writing a test page with a
DSN-less connection and see if you can add a record us...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash filepath conundrum.
date posted 29th June 2003 16:27
Hi Tony,
The Flash Player will, unless given an explicit path, try to load files from
the same location at the HTML file (or PHP/ASP script or whatever) rather
than the location of the .swf file.
Wh...
FN-FORUM: Flash filepath conundrum.
date posted 29th June 2003 16:19
Hi
I'm integrating some flash games into a CMS.
The CMS likes to do the same thing for every "type" of file e.g based on
a template it creates a container page for the content.
where the content is...
Re: FN-FORUM: Calling all ASP experts
date posted 29th June 2003 16:13
Hi Steve,
This is on the live site, unfortunately, I don't know what the ISP has done.
It's okay on my local host.
Nicky.
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Re: FN-FORUM: Calling all ASP experts
date posted 29th June 2003 16:02
HI Nicky,
> [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Operation must use an updateable
> query.
Try the suggestions in this MS knowledge base article...
http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Calling all ASP experts
date posted 29th June 2003 15:58
> [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Operation must use an updateable
> query.
This means that your IIS Process doesn't have permission to write to the
Database... Give IUSER_MACHINENAME and I...
FN-FORUM: Calling all ASP experts
date posted 29th June 2003 15:55
Could someone explain this mystery to me (isn't it so sad that I'm working
on a sunday).
This query below is a perfectly legal Access Query, I checked all the fields
in the table
INSERT INTO
tbl_Orde...
RE: FN-FORUM: graphic card question
date posted 29th June 2003 15:46
So go and buy a professional 3d card or take into consideration the tiny
tiny percentage we're talking about... Not that we are because surely if =
it
had been such a specific task this would have bee...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wordpay Integration w/ Candypress
date posted 29th June 2003 11:14
Hi Liam
This URL might help:
http://www.candypress.com/LiveWeb/forum/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=3&
TopicID=1283&PagePosition=1
Dan.
> Does anyone have any experience of, or know how to inte...
Re: FN-FORUM: graphic card question
date posted 29th June 2003 09:47
Simon Barker wrote:
> If it's not gaming why would you want an ATI or an Nvidia?
There is more to hardware 3d than games
Rick
Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5.com
POV-Ray News & Resources http://Po...
FN-FORUM: Wordpay Integration w/ Candypress
date posted 29th June 2003 01:16
Hiya,
I am a complete novice at e-commerce and I am working with Candypress which
I have found fairly easy and robust to setup and administer.
Does anyone have any experience of, or know how to int...