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Freelancers Forum Messages on Tuesday September 9th 2003

FN-FORUM: Thanks for the replies

date posted 9th September 2003 23:45

Just a quickie to those who replied to my post regarding selling thier software to businesses. I will be back in touch on this issue as soon as we have looked at everything and let you know if we are...

Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please

date posted 9th September 2003 23:36

works fine on mac os9, ie5.1 drop down on programme seems a bit big for the few sub menus in there though. cheers chris Hugh F wrote: > Would be grateful for any comments about > http://www.hwwspo...

Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please

date posted 9th September 2003 23:35

> Would be grateful for any comments about > http://www.hwwsport.com/new/ All seems to work ok in IE6 on XP apart from the index page where page 2 of the content for the Hottest Programme Release box...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS or not?

date posted 9th September 2003 23:25

hehe that's cool............ i was trying to think of an image-less version simply using border - applying border to selective td's will in fact give the effect of the original example.. > (mad,...

FN-FORUM: Delivery request

date posted 9th September 2003 23:09

Hey there, sports fans! Is anyone travelling from London to Birmingham in the next few days, who could take a few boxes of magazines with them? Could pay for petrol? I need to know by tomorrow, as...

RE: FN-FORUM: ASP/SQL question

date posted 9th September 2003 22:51

Here here ;-)=20 -----Original Message----- From: David Eckersall [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 09 September 2003 22:56 To: Andy Macnaughton-Jones Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: ASP/SQL question tbh, in a CMS you'...

FN-FORUM: Site Check Please

date posted 9th September 2003 22:40

Would be grateful for any comments about http://www.hwwsport.com/new/ Ta Hugh...

Re: FN-FORUM: ASP/SQL question

date posted 9th September 2003 22:16

tbh, in a CMS you're far better using XML and tracking the files in the db rather than putting the whole kit and caboodle inside it. combine it with XSL and CSS and you've got a massive amount of f...

Re: FN-FORUM: ASP/SQL question

date posted 9th September 2003 21:50

Michael Beckett wrote: > I'd thought of doing this but thought it might be too unwieldy as some > of the text is huge (we're talking LONGTEXT here rather than TEXT) and I > was worried about reaching...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS or not?

date posted 9th September 2003 21:20

On 9 Sep 2003 20:19:59 -0000, Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > what i meant Tony is that the effect could be achieved by applying CSS > to each TD !! (exactly as tam has illustrated in fact...

FN-FORUM: SMTP Authorisation/Ancient version of Outlook Express

date posted 9th September 2003 20:57

Hey All, A friend of mine is running a 486 with Windows 95 on and it seems their email provider (freenet) now requires authentication when sending mail. I know where the 'My Server Requires Authentic...

RE: FN-FORUM: ASP/SQL question

date posted 9th September 2003 20:47

I'd thought of doing this but thought it might be too unwieldy as some of the text is huge (we're talking LONGTEXT here rather than TEXT) and I was worried about reaching the max variable length, but...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS or not?

date posted 9th September 2003 20:40

what i meant Tony is that the effect could be achieved by applying CSS to each TD !! (exactly as tam has illustrated in fact......!) (grrrrr..........i'm getting mad again !! ;-p) On Tuesday, S...

Re: FN-FORUM: SQL Enterprise Manager

date posted 9th September 2003 19:59

You can always write your own if it is for a smallish task.......

RE: FN-FORUM: CSS or not?

date posted 9th September 2003 19:25

Thanks for all help again everyone. I'm going to try out each solution. However for the moment rather than running the risk of any page degrading - and as I'm still a bit of a CSS slow learner - I'm...

Re: FN-FORUM: php blank screen problem

date posted 9th September 2003 19:10

mad hatter wrote: > I have on win98 apache, mysql and php installed. > however when I browse a php script it shows as a blank screen. > Please help if your able to A bit more info required, reall...

RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] It comes but once a year ...

date posted 9th September 2003 19:00

Harrods put their's up on August 4th, while it was 36 degrees outside. As if anyone needed another reason not to go there. Karl > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] O...

RE: FN-FORUM: javascript rootpath

date posted 9th September 2003 18:48

Thanks for that David. Unfortunately time ran out so I just created a second rollover.js file with ../ as the rootpath and referenced that from files in other directories which works but isn't idea...

RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] It comes but once a year ...

date posted 9th September 2003 18:46

It makes my blood boil, if you ask me it 'dilutes' the whole xmas experience. Chaz... > > > Jeez - they get worse and worse don't they! Of course, the > supermarkets > will claim they start putt...

FN-FORUM: php blank screen problem

date posted 9th September 2003 18:45

I have on win98 apache, mysql and php installed. however when I browse a php script it shows as a blank screen. Please help if your able to. biggy __________________________________________________...

RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] It comes but once a year ...

date posted 9th September 2003 18:40

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Re: FN-FORUM: CSS or not?

date posted 9th September 2003 18:39

You could keep the table and ditch the images. e.g. .topleft {border-top:1px solid red;border-left:1px solid red;} .topright {border-top:1px solid red;border-right:1px solid red;} .bottomleft {bord...

RE: FN-FORUM: javascript rootpath

date posted 9th September 2003 18:34

okay, in that case you will have to explicity describe the js file in terms of where you are. so you need to describe it c:\mypath\index.html c:\mypath\scripts\script.js c:\mypath\jobber\david.html...

FN-FORUM: [OT] It comes but once a year ...

date posted 9th September 2003 18:32

Just wondered if anyone could beat my local Somerfield. Wandered into the frozen foods aisle and expected to find the usual array of fat satured crisps on the opposite side, but was instead confronted...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS or not?

date posted 9th September 2003 18:18

On 9 Sep 2003 17:42:42 -0000, Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > hi justin > > i think that effect is created by applying border styles to just certain > td's..... Nope its an image, white li...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS or not?

date posted 9th September 2003 18:03

hi justin i think that effect is created by applying border styles to just certain td's..... hmmm... nice effect btw! luke On Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 03:40 PM, Justin wrote: > > Is there...

RE: FN-FORUM: Flash

date posted 9th September 2003 17:25

In your SP create a temporary table Then create a cursor with the initial data in it Then step through the cursor and insert this data into the temporary table but with the updated data in it Is that...

Re: FN-FORUM: Flash

date posted 9th September 2003 17:21

Hello All, I am trying to create a stroed procedure in MSSQL but rather than just returning a record set I need to page through it and change the values of one of the fields in each row, I have the i...

RE: FN-FORUM: javascript rootpath

date posted 9th September 2003 17:19

Thanks David, I'm afraid they're not checking it on a web server (the site isn't using php or asp) and I'm down the line on this project so I don't know where they're putting it on their computer....

RE: FN-FORUM: javascript rootpath

date posted 9th September 2003 17:08

Hi Niina, it depends upon whether the client is running a webserver or not. is (s)he? if yes... try relative paths. 1) var rootPath = 'http://localhost'; or better still, http://127.0.0.1 2) chang...

FN-FORUM: Flash

date posted 9th September 2003 16:57

Anyone fancy giving me a flash portfolio? We are entering into the local french business website market... and they like flash (I dont but hey what ever brings in the dosh) so I need to be able to sh...

FN-FORUM: javascript rootpath

date posted 9th September 2003 16:23

I've been thrown a rush job fixing up someone elses mess and by no means a javascript wiz so any help before 6pm (I know, cutting it fine) would be appreciated. At the moment, to determine where t...

FN-FORUM: Spam and TMDA

date posted 9th September 2003 16:13

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone is using a TMDA (Tagged Message Delivery Agent) style approach to stopping spam (http://tmda.net for the uninitiated). I understand the principles of TMDA but am wo...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS or not?

date posted 9th September 2003 16:07

I would start with one or other of the methods originally created for rounding corners. You may have to enclose the table in a div or span. Kalsey has a good example: http://kalsey.com/2003/07/round...

Re: FN-FORUM: tax question

date posted 9th September 2003 16:00

> Do any of you work for an employer and do freelance work as well? Does > your > employer get to know all the details of your self-employed work or is it > possible to keep both totally separate?...

Re: FN-FORUM: ASP/SQL question

date posted 9th September 2003 15:51

place the field value into a variable, then split the string up using left, right, mid or split to get the relevant substring and apply the function, then output. what exactly are you reting to do...

RE: FN-FORUM: Quick css problem

date posted 9th September 2003 15:51

Yeah, got it sorted it's the overflow:hidden so that it trims off the extra height introduced by the possiblity that the will introduce additional height. Chees Andy=20 -----Original Message----- F...

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you / cars

date posted 9th September 2003 15:51

TT's chassis is bobbins ;-) =20 -----Original Message----- From: Judy Kenwright [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 09 September 2003 15:31 To: Andy Macnaughton-Jones Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are y...

Re: FN-FORUM: ASP/SQL question

date posted 9th September 2003 15:48

Do you know 'where' in your textstream you want to run the function? i.e. are you looking for specific keywords within the text or is the function completly unrelated to the textstream? If your functi...

RE: FN-FORUM: tax question

date posted 9th September 2003 15:43

Hi June Sorry - didn't answer this one - at the end of the year usually, although the tax office might be willing to just change the PAYE code to take the extra tax if it's a real one off. Th...

FN-FORUM: ASP/SQL question

date posted 9th September 2003 15:31

Hi, I have a text stream stored in a database and want to "break" the output so I can use an asp function mid-text stream, Eg: Textstream would be "hello, my name is Mike, welcome to my website" A...

RE: FN-FORUM: tax question

date posted 9th September 2003 15:23

Hi June They should phone up the tax o...

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 15:10

>> Passports Just a little note..... The passport agency (thieving money grabbing = gov't body) are putting up passport prices from Oct this year....so if you = need a new one...save yourself =A39 an...

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 15:02

3/10.... OK...now I'm packing my bags.... Regards Darren Spink TEL: +44(0)113 253 4750 FAX: +44(0)113 253 1686 EML: [EMAIL REMOVED] ICQ: 56667649 PGP Public Key: http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pk...

FN-FORUM: CSS or not?

date posted 9th September 2003 15:01

Is there a way of creating a style for a table that rather than having a complete border all the way round, would just have the corners marked off? An example is at: http://www.panasonic.co.uk/produ...

Re: FN-FORUM: Quick css problem

date posted 9th September 2003 14:52

Hi Andy, Looks OK to me (MAC IE5.5 + NN6.2 + Opera 5.0) but you could try: Hope this helps. ColinR At 2:13 pm +0000 9/9/03, Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote: >Hi, >...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you / cars

date posted 9th September 2003 14:51

Sure you don't want to buy it?! Same chassis as a TT - never knew that. I just thought it looked pretty :-) Maybe I'll find some boy racer with a big wad of cash to spend on it then. Never thought of...

RE: FN-FORUM: Quick css problem

date posted 9th September 2003 14:49

{...padding:0px;border:none;margin:0px;} may help Ant. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On=20 > Behalf Of Andy Macnaughton-Jones > Sent: 09 September 2003 15:14 >...

FN-FORUM: Quick css problem

date posted 9th September 2003 14:35

Hi, Why does this; Produce a blue block that isn't 1px high ? I can't remember what else needs to go in to stop it expanding to include the height of the empty content Cheers An...

Re: FN-FORUM: tax question

date posted 9th September 2003 14:28

Hi Lindsay, >>>>Your friend needs to fill out a self-assessment tax return, showing both income from employment and from self-employment, to be sent directly to Inland Revenue....

RE: FN-FORUM: FN FORUM: OT Give me sunshine.

date posted 9th September 2003 14:27

>Can I ask everyone if they have got or considered installing a solar panel? My parents had a panel on their roof up in Yorkshire when I was about 16. I remember that in the warmer days the water was...

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you / cars

date posted 9th September 2003 14:25

> Problem is, it's only 8 months old. (Seat Leon 1.9TDi 110 SE,=20 > 7000 miles). Gorgeous black metallic with CD changer etc. I'm=20 > not really into car mags or websites so it's all a bit Greek=20...

RE: FN-FORUM: FN FORUM: OT Give me sunshine.

date posted 9th September 2003 14:22

I thought the grant was 50% of the total cost. I looked at some systems = (out of interest) and they were around =A39000, with 50% off from the = gov, gave =A34500 which gave about a 10 year return on...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you / cars

date posted 9th September 2003 14:21

Just seeing as this is going down the car route slightly, if you had a car to get rid of quickly, but had previously had no interest from AutoTrader ads, then where might you look to advertise it? Pr...

RE: FN-FORUM: SQL Enterprise Manager

date posted 9th September 2003 14:20

Feck. I really didnd't want to have to do that but that's what I suspected :-(=20 -----Original Message----- From: Norman Beresford [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 09 September 2003 14:48 To: Andy Macnaughton-...

Re: FN-FORUM: FN FORUM: OT Give me sunshine.

date posted 9th September 2003 14:15

I *think* it works on rays rather than direct sunlight but am not sure!! Grants (source is http://www.filsol.co.uk/ (don't know them!):- The Clear Skies programme managed by BRE gives homeowners in...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 14:13

I got 6 too, but one was a guess at the only Welsh-looking name... In article [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] (Tony Crockford) wrote: > in case you hadn't seen this already: > > http://news.bbc.co...

RE: FN-FORUM: SQL Enterprise Manager

date posted 9th September 2003 14:09

Hi Andy Copy the whole CD. It's not available except as part of various installs. Norman -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Andy Macnaughton-Jones Sent:...

RE: FN-FORUM: FN FORUM: OT Give me sunshine.

date posted 9th September 2003 14:08

Select * from England.sky where color ='blue' Found 20 matches from 365 records :P No seriously its something we are considering here, not sure if we would get a grant though Mike > -----Or...

FN-FORUM: FN FORUM: OT Give me sunshine.

date posted 9th September 2003 14:01

Can I ask everyone if they have got or considered installing a solar panel? I am considering one, as our boiler is on it's last gasps and whilst I know I will have to replace it, I thought that with...

RE: FN-FORUM: tax question

date posted 9th September 2003 13:47

Hi=20...

Re: FN-FORUM: PC Screen Display Problem

date posted 9th September 2003 13:30

> uninstall then reinstall your monitor > if that doesn't work uninstall then reinstall you gfx card. Thanks June & Darren, That should have been easy, shouldn't it? But - ah well, 20 hours later I...

FN-FORUM: SQL Enterprise Manager

date posted 9th September 2003 13:13

Hi, Anybody know what installation files are required for installing this on it's own. I need to install it to a server but I don't want to feck about copying up the whole SQL Server CD ! Cheers An...

FN-FORUM: tax question

date posted 9th September 2003 13:13

Do any of you work for an employer and do freelance work as well? Does your employer get to know all the details of your self-employed work or is it possible to keep both totally separate? This actu...

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 12:58

That's the one. It's gone a bit downhill since I've left ;-)=20 -----Original Message----- From: Dom Ramsey [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 09 September 2003 13:32 To: Andy Macnaughton-Jones Subject: Re: FN-FO...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 12:53

In message [EMAIL REMOVED] Andy Macnaughton-Jones [EMAIL REMOVED] writes > >See, I knew there would be one. > >GS/GR/GP/GPX ? GR. Couldn't really see the point in having a GPX/Mivec just for driving...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 12:44

In message [EMAIL REMOVED] Andy Stafford [EMAIL REMOVED] writes > >> Yeh and look at the result >> >> http://www.maquis.org/?/Tring+Meet/Untitled-10.jpg > >http://www.maquis.org/?/Dom/Untitled-8.jpg...

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 12:33

See, I knew there would be one. GS/GR/GP/GPX ? (I used to run the FTOOC website & was on the committee for about 2 years) =20 -----Original Message----- From: Dom Ramsey [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 09 Se...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 12:31

> Yeh and look at the result > > http://www.maquis.org/?/Tring+Meet/Untitled-10.jpg http://www.maquis.org/?/Dom/Untitled-8.jpg Hurrah for online photo albums....

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 12:31

I got 6... Seriously, my wife finally became a British citizen last week and she knows more than me about Britain. I don't even know the National Anthem! But I do know how to dance like a tit at we...

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 12:24

Yeh and look at the result http://www.maquis.org/?/Tring+Meet/Untitled-10.jpg sorry :D Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Dom > Ramsey > Sent: 0...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 12:14

In message [EMAIL REMOVED] Andy Macnaughton-Jones [EMAIL REMOVED] writes >Besides which most network support people seem to drive Mitsi FTO's Oi! I drive an FTO, and I wouldn't dream of doing netwo...

RE: FN-FORUM: SQL

date posted 9th September 2003 10:38

moved from access -> MSSQL. Yep Thanks! there is hope then :-) I will do some reading, a stored procedure could be the chappie Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL R...

RE: FN-FORUM: SQL

date posted 9th September 2003 10:24

Hi Mike, I am guessing a bit here, but it sounds like you have moved from access -> MSSQL. You should be able to write a query/ or a stored procedure to do what you want. This can then be run every...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 10:09

> > I should have said that googling is cheating :D > Well, it being a Tuesday morning, Molly is at school, so I couldn't ask her! Paul. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG an...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 10:08

Norman Beresford wrote: > I should have said that googling is cheating :D So I was right! ;-) Matt...

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 10:01

I should have said that googling is cheating :D -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Paul J White Sent: 09 September 2003 10:37 To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 10:00

Norman Beresford wrote: > What genre did Avril used to perform in before she turned to mass > marketed rebellion? Shite? Matt...

Re: FN-FORUM: Quotation Help

date posted 9th September 2003 09:59

On 9 Sep 2003 09:26:06 -0000, you wrote: > >Hi, > >I have to give a quote for a job I am picking up as an agency has let = down >the client (for reasons outside their control). > >I need to put an ex...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 09:59

> > What genre did Avril used to perform in before she turned to mass > marketed rebellion? > I've always had her down as a closet folky, but her website actually says she started in church singing go...

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 09:47

What genre did Avril used to perform in before she turned to mass marketed rebellion? :D Norman -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Paul J White Sent: 09 S...

FN-FORUM: Quotation Help

date posted 9th September 2003 09:47

Hi, I have to give a quote for a job I am picking up as an agency has let down the client (for reasons outside their control). I need to put an existing Access database on a server, add customer log...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 09:42

> is westlife from the republic of ireland? i dont know - not being a 13 year > old girl myself, but otherwise they would be british > Yes, from the Republic - I'm not a 13 year old girl, but I have a...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 08:50

is westlife from the republic of ireland? i dont know - not being a 13 year old girl myself, but otherwise they would be british ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Wilson" [EMAIL REMOVED] To:...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 07:14

Sucker! I would have given mine away by the end! ( With apologies to the current owner of R30TVR ): Steve On 8 Sep 2003 18:24:48 -0000, you wrote: > >Just bought a TVR, so I must be british right?...

RE: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 07:06

9/10 and I wasn't even born here....but I am the only member of my family that passes the Tebbit test....

Re: FN-FORUM: Perl help

date posted 9th September 2003 01:34

On Saturday 06 Sep 2003 6:47 pm, Russ wrote: > Thanks Dom > Alex is having a look at it for me at the mo. so I won't trouble anyone > else just yet! > BTW it is perl-the script is generating the HTML...

Re: FN-FORUM: OT - how British are you?

date posted 9th September 2003 00:25

on 8/9/03 11:46 pm, Dr Duncan Campbell at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > I got Liz's birthday wrong, > so I won't be expecting a card. You cad! anything and everything to do with apple macintosh comput...



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