Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday December 15th 2003
Re: FN-FORUM: FLASH: Swf -> fla ??
date posted 15th December 2003 23:41
You should be able to import an SWF into a Flash movie and edit it
therein, however the content will be flattened (ie no individual
animation layers) and the fonts will be outlines, rather than bein...
Re: FN-FORUM: FLASH: Swf -> fla ??
date posted 15th December 2003 23:40
I'm afraid you can't just 'convert swf to fla' - it doesn't work like that
(and rightly so!). To use an odd analogy, it would be like making a tree out
of wood! It has been decompressed and only the r...
FN-FORUM: FLASH: Swf -> fla ??
date posted 15th December 2003 23:23
Hi,
Being a techy I know next to nothing about flash stuff, so this is
revenge for all you designers out there ;)
I've inherited a flash file that has the swf extension, which I believe
to be the co...
RE: FN-FORUM: Corrupted drive now inaccessible (WinXP)
date posted 15th December 2003 20:36
Worked fine with GetDataBack, got all my files back! Magic!
Thanks again,
Sacha
Freelance web designer & developer
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Re: FN-FORUM: edpq
date posted 15th December 2003 19:43
Thanks - You are right - there is a long list for the extension. I will
have to ask about the database. The site I see was done using Visual
Studio.net and I don't have visual studio. Thanks for the...
RE: FN-FORUM: edpq
date posted 15th December 2003 19:18
Pam,
Try using http://www.filext.com/
Regards,
Martin...
Re: FN-FORUM: edpq
date posted 15th December 2003 19:17
i think you mean this! http://www.epdq.com/
and the extension .pdb is listed here:
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=PDB
theres a number of different database formats there, so it's worth...
RE: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 19:11
http://www.pdf995...
FN-FORUM: edpq
date posted 15th December 2003 19:10
Hi,
I have a site to amend which uses edpq. I have tried googling but I
can't find any instructions as to what the fields mean that are sent to
edpq - does any one where I can find them please....
RE: FN-FORUM: Corrupted drive now inaccessible (WinXP)
date posted 15th December 2003 18:11
Thank you Alan and George, I'll try with that... Finger crossed.
Sacha
Freelance web designer & developer
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Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 18:07
yea, it doesn't *have* to be an M$ product...... that's just what they
have installed, so i was trying to keep their learning curve fairly
low...
thanks for the comments everyone - given me some f...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 18:04
Lists wrote:
>
> Then the answer is Word, I'm afraid - much finer control over layout than
> Publisher and you can lock the text or print to PDF to send it out.
>
My God, Publisher must be worse th...
RE: FN-FORUM: Corrupted drive now inaccessible (WinXP)
date posted 15th December 2003 17:58
This program has also save me lots of heartache.
Alan
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Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 17:53
Try pdfFactory, which does a good job. Currently only works with TT fonts,
though.
Contact [EMAIL REMOVED]
John
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Re: FN-FORUM: Corrupted drive now inaccessible (WinXP)
date posted 15th December 2003 17:51
Sacha wrote:
> Any ideas on how to fix it or save my files?
Hi Sacha,
I have successfully used a program called GetDataBack to recover lost
files from a broken drive.
http://www.runtime.org/gdb.ht...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 17:45
On 15 Dec 2003 17:37:50 -0000, Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote:
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> haha.... i thought you were taking the piss at first!!
>
> unfortunately, it's not filling in forms they want to do - they want...
FN-FORUM: Corrupted drive now inaccessible (WinXP)
date posted 15th December 2003 17:40
Hi all,
I'm new to this list, subscribed from a few days only... and already have a
big problem I hope you'll be able to help me with.
I'm under WinXP and have 2 hard disks:
Disk 1 >>> Partition1,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 17:38
> he wants to spend like $0.00 on it !!
I know what I'd do................. ;-)...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 17:32
> solution is that they will want to be able to amend the odd word or
> sentence,
Then the answer is Word, I'm afraid - much finer control over layout than
Publisher and you can lock the text or prin...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 17:31
I have trained quite a few clients to use Acrobat. Forms are quite easy to
create (all you need is a limited knowledge of JavaScript) and it is
possible to do a small amount of editing of the text in...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 17:07
On 15 Dec 2003 17:29:10 -0000, Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> On 15 Dec 2003 17:08:41 -0000, Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED]
> wrote:
>
>>
>> yea, i know publisher is trash, but it's what the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 17:06
haha.... i thought you were taking the piss at first!!
unfortunately, it's not filling in forms they want to do - they want to
have a library of internal forms on file, that they can print out in...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 16:57
On 15 Dec 2003 17:08:41 -0000, Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote:
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> yea, i know publisher is trash, but it's what they have in their office,
> and the only thing they could use to edit the forms...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 16:56
haha, cool..
this job is beginning to get up my nose a bit now actually...
i wish this guy would let me build a decent solution for him - but he
wants to spend like $0.00 on it !!
On 15 Dec 2003,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 16:52
On 15 Dec 2003 16:32:37 -0000, Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote:
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> hi all,
>
> i have a client who wants me to produce some forms for him that they can
> then amend in the office and print out.....
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 15th December 2003 16:49
> Anyone know any sites that have info on cross browser compatability probs??
>
> jabba
Try
http://www.quirksmode.org/
http://css-discuss.incutio.com/
JohnO
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Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 15th December 2003 16:47
On 15 Dec 2003 17:05:34 -0000, John Abercromby [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Anyone know any sites that have info on cross browser compatability
> probs??
>
> site looks ok on IE6 but is a bit...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 16:41
Luke Perman wrote:
>
> yea, i know publisher is trash, but it's what they have in their office,
> and the only thing they could use to edit the forms :-(
>
They have Publisher at Molly's school -...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 16:40
ya, that's the kind of solution i originally tried to sell him...
he threw it back in my face! so now i'm looking at the cheap ass
options....... :-/
On 15 Dec 2003, at 16:41, Paul Civati wrot...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 16:37
yea, i know publisher is trash, but it's what they have in their
office, and the only thing they could use to edit the forms :-(
i can generate in InDesign and spit out to PDF quite easily - but
Ac...
FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 15th December 2003 16:33
Hi,
Anyone know any sites that have info on cross browser compatability probs??
site looks ok on IE6 but is a bit jumpy on earlier versions and looks poor
on Mozilla!!
any info is appreciated
chee...
RE: FN-FORUM: mysql
date posted 15th December 2003 16:12
Got it all working now. Phew.
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Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 16:11
Not sure about publisher its garbage in general so I'd stay away from it. :)
As for PDF's you can download a little program that will convert a file
into a PDF. What you do is go to print from any pr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 16:09
Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> i have a client who wants me to produce some forms for him that they
> can then amend in the office and print out...
>
> i originally tried to sell them a web s...
FN-FORUM: Any Microsoft Publishers out there?
date posted 15th December 2003 16:00
hi all,
i have a client who wants me to produce some forms for him that they
can then amend in the office and print out...
i originally tried to sell them a web solution for this, but to no
avail....
Re: FN-FORUM: mysql
date posted 15th December 2003 15:50
What is wrong is that you or you application is trying to connect with a
blank (I mean an empty string) user from the localhost to a database called
examplename and it is not defined (probably, becaus...
RE: FN-FORUM: mysql
date posted 15th December 2003 15:49
>>Whats the moest common cause for : Unable to connect to database - access
denied for [EMAIL REMOVED] to database 'examplename'
A Blank username would do that.
Ron...
RE: FN-FORUM: mysql
date posted 15th December 2003 15:43
On the same note.
Whats the moest common cause for : Unable to connect to database - access
denied for [EMAIL REMOVED] to database 'examplename'
Can't think whats going wrong here.
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Re: FN-FORUM: Seasonal page check
date posted 15th December 2003 15:30
It adds even more to mine as I've already put my Chrimbo decs up...
http://www.giglistings.co.uk/
;-)
Mike wrote:
> haha... lovely :)
>
> Can I 'borrow' it, not the .asp the snowflakes :) I fancy...
RE: FN-FORUM: fasthosts.co.uk - reseller program?
date posted 15th December 2003 15:28
Hi Jakob
There's a good reseller forum here...
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/
...which I used when researching options. I now use ....
http://www.donhost.co.uk/
...and have no complaints after a...
RE: FN-FORUM: mysql
date posted 15th December 2003 15:28
Smashing - found it.
Cheers.
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Re: FN-FORUM: mysql
date posted 15th December 2003 15:28
Bob Gentle wrote:
> Where does apache actually store mysql databases ? Anyone.
Apache doesn't store mysql databases, mysql does. On Windows it could
be anywhere (try doing a search for user.MYD)....
Re: FN-FORUM: mysql
date posted 15th December 2003 15:24
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Bob Gentle wrote:
>
>
> Where does apache actually store mysql databases ? Anyone.
>
> Also - Is the forum down? Not much happening.
>
Apache (and PHP) actually just call mysql...
FN-FORUM: mysql
date posted 15th December 2003 15:22
Where does apache actually store mysql databases ? Anyone.
Also - Is the forum down? Not much happening.
Cheers,
Bob....
Re: FN-FORUM: fasthosts.co.uk - reseller program?
date posted 15th December 2003 14:19
Thanks Andy, Kerry and Matt!
Def. food for thought... would be a nightmare to be stuck between client and
fasthosts if things went pearshaped... will ponder and discuss with my
associates in crime...
FN-FORUM: Coppermine / mysql
date posted 15th December 2003 12:59
Afternoon,
I'm trying to install coppermine. I've created a database called coppermine
as per the instructions but when I click on the install button I get an
error
" mySQL could not locate a dat...
RE: FN-FORUM: fasthosts.co.uk - reseller program?
date posted 15th December 2003 12:55
Yeeehaar=20
Andy
IWD2 LLP
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I'd say watch out for Stetsons and 6-shooters when dealing with them, if
you know what I mean...
Matt
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Find ou...
Re: FN-FORUM: fasthosts.co.uk - reseller program?
date posted 15th December 2003 12:53
Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> Fasthosts... Hate em. Pi$$ed me around no end. Don't believe the
> "uncapped bandwidth" it's about 5gb a month and then they start asking
> questions and try and wri...
FN-FORUM: online shopping site
date posted 15th December 2003 12:51
Hi all, hope you've had good weekends! We have had an inquiry about
building an online shopping site, but as ever the requirements are
sketchy and the budget vague. What we need to focus his attenti...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting/data transfer question
date posted 15th December 2003 12:43
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just a quickie...... For webspace that costs £60p/y, approx how much data
> transfer/bandwidth should you expect?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dan
For £100 a year I get 10 GB's - the same plac...
RE: FN-FORUM: fasthosts.co.uk - reseller program?
date posted 15th December 2003 12:34
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RE: FN-FORUM: fasthosts.co.uk - reseller program?
date posted 15th December 2003 12:33
Fasthosts... Hate em. Pi$$ed me around no end. Don't believe the =
"uncapped bandwidth" it's about 5gb a month and then they start asking =
questions and try and wriggle out of it. Also I was hosting...
Re: FN-FORUM: Spam Policy
date posted 15th December 2003 12:28
You wouldn't believe it but they do...
http://legal.web.aol.com/
http://postmaster.aol.com
Cheers,
Jakob
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> Thanks for that - however, I'm looking for one w...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting/data transfer question
date posted 15th December 2003 12:28
thanks guys ;-)
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FN-FORUM: fasthosts.co.uk - reseller program?
date posted 15th December 2003 12:22
Hey folks,
Anyone have any experience with fasthosts in general and their reseller
program in particular?
Here's the deal:
Three of us freelancers want to consolidate our hosting needs... I like...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting/data transfer question
date posted 15th December 2003 12:21
Dan Cook [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Just a quickie...... For webspace that costs =A360p/y, approx how much =
data
> transfer/bandwidth should you expect?
In the UK, 1 or 2 GB per month - we offer 2GB...
Re: FN-FORUM: Remote Desktop Question
date posted 15th December 2003 12:09
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Paul Summers wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> Anyone know the answer to the following:
>
> I have a PC that interacts with a banking system... To this is attached =
> a
> Serial (Maybe USB...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hosting/data transfer question
date posted 15th December 2003 12:07
Not sure if it helps but i get 1000MB per month data transfer for 15p/y and
its £10 quid per extra 1000meg
John
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FN-FORUM: Remote Desktop Question
date posted 15th December 2003 12:06
Hi All
Anyone know the answer to the following:
I have a PC that interacts with a banking system... To this is attached =
a
Serial (Maybe USB I'm not there at the mo to look!) card reader / pin =
co...
FN-FORUM: Xrio Cyclone 200
date posted 15th December 2003 12:04
Does anyone have experience of the above LB/router?
Thanks,
Gerard
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m: +44 7980...
Re: FN-FORUM: Spam Policy
date posted 15th December 2003 12:01
> One here
>
> http://www.call-navigator.co.uk/privacy.html
>
> HTH
>
Hi Ali,
Thanks for that - however, I'm looking for one which is more applicable to
users of a public Email service.. i.e. polici...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting/data transfer question
date posted 15th December 2003 11:56
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Dan Cook wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just a quickie...... For webspace that costs =A360p/y, approx how much da=
ta
> transfer/bandwidth should you expect?
UK or US based as it makes...
FN-FORUM: Hosting/data transfer question
date posted 15th December 2003 11:53
Hi all,
Just a quickie...... For webspace that costs £60p/y, approx how much data
transfer/bandwidth should you expect?
Cheers,
Dan...
RE: FN-FORUM: Spam Policy
date posted 15th December 2003 11:19
One here
http://www.call-navigator.co.uk/privacy.html
HTH
Ali
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FN-FORUM: Spam Policy
date posted 15th December 2003 11:07
Hi All,
Have done a lot of work on my mailserver over the w/end in respect of
implementing RBL's etc and would like to publish a Spam Policy to our
users..
Anyone got a sample one they use which I c...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT: unconfirmed reports of Saddams arrest
date posted 15th December 2003 10:58
Andrew McDonald wrote:
> Allegedly they had to do a DNA test as they were unsure whether they
> had found Santa or Saddam ;)
If I don't get any prezzies there will be hell to pay!
Rick
Kitty5 NewMe...
RE: FN-FORUM: Seasonal page check
date posted 15th December 2003 10:34
Thanks for the checks all. I think I've fixed the perpetual page growth
Mozilla thing and made the snow flakes a bit more 'drifty' after seeing
the dynamic drive script.
Karl
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Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] maiden
date posted 15th December 2003 10:12
I'm just sorry I missed them.. again.. last time was the Fear of the Dark
tour for me too..
hey ho.
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Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] maiden
date posted 15th December 2003 10:09
You went to a maiden gig in a suit! respect to that.
On 15/12/03 10:27 am, "Jakob Widerberg" [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote:
> plus I
> was probably the only guy in a suit
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RE: FN-FORUM: MS Access/Office Question
date posted 15th December 2003 10:07
With every version of Access 2000 and 2002 I have used, you can run the
database in "runtime" mode by simply including the "/runtime" switch in
the shortcut command line (even though the documentation...
RE: FN-FORUM: Another xmas joke
date posted 15th December 2003 10:07
> Personally I think all techy posts should be labelled [OT].
LOL!
Oh drat... I didn't mean to admit to reading this thread...
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk
Business Systems, Database & Internet Appl...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] maiden
date posted 15th December 2003 09:56
The place looked packed to me and went ballistic from start, Dickinsson
looked as fit as ever and probably ran the equivalent of a marathon and gave
little inspirational talks between, 18K+ people si...
Re: FN-FORUM: Seasonal page check
date posted 15th December 2003 09:07
The snow flakes run out after a little while on Moz 1.5 - They just keep
moving down the screen and never stop, making the scrollbar grow and grow...
HTH
JohnO
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RE: FN-FORUM: Seasonal page check
date posted 15th December 2003 08:55
Bit late in the day on this thread, but there's quite a useful script here
for snow :
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex3/snow.htm
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RE: FN-FORUM: Seasonal page check
date posted 15th December 2003 08:46
haha... lovely :)
Can I 'borrow' it, not the .asp the snowflakes :) I fancy a festive site
this year
Mike
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Re: FN-FORUM: New Zealand Phone adapter
date posted 15th December 2003 00:57
cool as :-)
On 15 Dec 2003, at 00:30, Chris Dillon wrote:
> BTW: Luke P - I'll be replying soon....
Re: FN-FORUM: New Zealand Phone adapter
date posted 15th December 2003 00:36
on 15/12/03 12:30 am, Chris Dillon at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Dave Edwards wrote:
>> So my question is - what type of phone jack does NZ use? Also, they're going
>> to need a power adapter (I presum...
Re: FN-FORUM: Seasonal page check
date posted 15th December 2003 00:27
Awe.. Breaks my css
http://www.core10.co.uk/xmas/xmas.asp?cu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonawane.co.uk%2Fl
andt&but_submit=Christmas-alise
http://www.sonawane.co.uk/landt
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