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Freelancers Forum Messages on Tuesday January 10th 2006

FN-FORUM: php & soap

date posted 10th January 2006 23:45

Anyone done any SOAP in php that would not mind bunging me a script so that I can see how to put it together ? I can see how to make a simple call to a soap server, but I have failed at getting thing...

Re: FN-FORUM: On Demand Streaming and music downloading

date posted 10th January 2006 23:42

John Kyle wrote: > I have just been looking at using windows media encoder and windows media > server to stream live broadcasts etc and I would just like to say: > > What a piece of piss it has bee...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 23:33

The creative director and his sycophant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dom Latter" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:50 PM Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 23:19

On Tuesday 10 Jan 2006 10:02 pm, Laura Stadler wrote: > I was pulled into the boardroom the other day=20 By whom? The entire board? Or just the creative director and a sycophan= t? > there thinkin...

Re: FN-FORUM: PHP - Resource id #5

date posted 10th January 2006 23:12

Thanks guys, managed it with the code below (thanks john). Just removed the while statement cos it was returning a parse error. But thanks again, didnt realise I had to handle the data before I coul...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 23:09

On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 11:35:09PM -0000, Richard Quick wrote: > > >If so, how the hell > >does this affect later job prospects with anyone else? I have spent 9 > >months at this company - What the...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 23:04

> If so, how the hell > does this affect later job prospects with anyone else? I have spent 9 > months at this company - What the hell do I say - oh yeah my last > full time > job was with this com...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 23:01

I know how you feel - I think I've been made redundant 5 times in the trade over 20 years. I would like to add that they all But 1 made reducencies just before the end of my 2nd year. I'm so glad I...

Re: FN-FORUM: PHP - Resource id #5

date posted 10th January 2006 22:54

Just to explain what's going on here, a mysql_query with a SELECT sql statement will return a resource identifier, which you then need to pass to one of PHP's mysql handling function such as mysql_fet...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 22:52

I'm based in Glasgow. I'm just bloody angry. After doing research on constructive dismissal etc. they are 'technically' giving me a dismissal - - I've never been dismissed/fired/made redundant in my...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 22:50

Sounds like you've got a clear cut case for constructive dismissal or more - but unless you've been there for 5 years + or you can couple it with sexual/racial discrimination then it's probably no...

Re: FN-FORUM: PHP - Resource id #5

date posted 10th January 2006 22:47

$dons = mysql_query ("SELECT SUM(donation) as sumDonation FROM thegame"); while($tmpOb = mysql_fetch_object($dons) { print "TOTAL DONATIONS MADE: " . $tmpOb->sumDonation; } unset($tmpOb); mysq...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 22:41

On Tuesday 10 Jan 2006 8:06 pm, Richard Quick wrote: > With a Ferarri the chassis, steering wheel and seats are designed. > > The engine and electronics are engineered. I forwarded this comment to a...

FN-FORUM: PHP - Resource id #5

date posted 10th January 2006 22:38

Hi folks, What am i doing wrong here? This should return the total of all the donations in the donation column. But it just returns "Resource id #5". I know its usually the variable, but it isnt iv...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 22:25

Mike A wrote: > Well, constructive dismissal won't help because it'll pay peanuts, however > right you are. I think it would be more unfair dismissal. The very threat of it, or of appearing before...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 22:13

i think you and this other designer should design a picture perfect GTF! logo and present it amongst various "big wigs" at a meeting........and then offer your freelance services to them when they ne...

FN-FORUM: On Demand Streaming and music downloading

date posted 10th January 2006 22:13

I have just been looking at using windows media encoder and windows media server to stream live broadcasts etc and I would just like to say: What a piece of piss it has been! I know windows media e...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 22:10

What a bunch of cnuts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Stadler" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:02 PM Subject: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards > > I...

RE: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 21:49

WTF Laura, I work in publishing and they are exactly like that!!! Don't let the b'stards get you down. Middle finger salute and get a better job.... :) Keep smiling...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 21:49

Well, constructive dismissal won't help because it'll pay peanuts, however right you are. Many advertising companies start with two or three people leaving through job problems. If you don't have a r...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 21:44

Dear Laura, Exact same reason I left marketing/advertising. Know how you feel. I ended up with depression because of bulling in the workplace (it wasn't the main reason but one of them, which I di...

Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 21:41

Gees sounds like a mess and you might have a case for constructive=20 dismissal but proving is hard. I mean I might say have a word with the HR= =20 rep if they are any good. Of course if not then you...

FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 10th January 2006 21:31

I was pulled into the boardroom the other day and told that profit ratio of the creative earnings for the company I work for was 1.3 and that we should be getting 2.0 - basically they said they are ex...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 20:30

No not yet, waiting for the call from client to make tweaks then will be live later tonight. And thanks for the mention. Lorna ----- Original Message ----- From: "John 'Max' Maxwell" [EMAIL REMOVE...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 20:06

Yes, the site looks crap - I posted it for the LINKS I for one am not talking on this subject anymore. Christ. John 'Max' Maxwell wrote: >Sorry all - but I think it LOOKS crap too, you got a look...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 20:06

On 10 Jan 2006 20:05:56 -0000, Richard Quick [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > Both design and engineering are important - but they're not the same. hair splitting? wrong analogy? I'd still disagree with r...

RE: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 20:02

Sorry all - but I think it LOOKS crap too, you got a look a whole lot better than that before you can claim looks over function! Max. PS - Lorna, is hat Oxford site live now? Where? -----Origin...

Re: FN-FORUM: Flash - exporting jpegs

date posted 10th January 2006 19:42

Sorry for posting this - the solution is obvious - simply drag from library to the desktop Sorry On 10/1/06 8:08 pm, "jd" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > Hello > > I have a number of images...

FN-FORUM: Flash - exporting jpegs

date posted 10th January 2006 19:37

Hello I have a number of images in a flash movie 01, 02 etc .... I have lost the original images - is there any way of automatically exporting all my jpeg instances? Or will I need to do it manual...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 19:35

On 10 Jan 2006, at 19:47, Tony Crockford wrote: > you're singling the visual elements of design out from that. Actually I'm not. By a well designed site I mean one that is usable, accessible and...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 19:16

On 10 Jan 2006 17:53:16 -0000, Richard Quick [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote > Design and development are two separate things and that's where we fail to agree. semanically my understanding of "design" is di...

RE: FN-FORUM: Wow.

date posted 10th January 2006 19:10

Lol, seems charity is expected these days; don't want to pay? Do it yourself! David J MacKillican http://www.djmwebservices.com your business open 24 hours Telephone: 01249 701194 Mobile:...

Re: FN-FORUM: Wow.

date posted 10th January 2006 19:02

getyoursnackon wrote: > > "The payment isn't important as you may get the chance to work on my > site again if i like the speed at which you find and solve the problem. " > > Oh master! Say it isn...

RE: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 18:17

Agreed the site is pretty cool, stop throwing your toys out of the box. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of steve oconnor Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:4...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 18:09

Crikey! I just pu the link up because I thought there were some interesting links and others might like to see them... Can't I do that without kicking off one of the top ten never ending, inbox fill...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 17:53

But it doesn't make it right - I believe in offering the best possible service - I can't code for toffee, but I do need to know the whole process of web design and layout. If I can make my sites er...

Re: FN-FORUM: Wow.

date posted 10th January 2006 17:34

"The payment isn't important as you may get the chance to work on my site again if i like the speed at which you find and solve the problem. " Oh master! Say it isn't so! I am not worthy of thy wond...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 17:22

On 10 Jan 2006, at 17:03, Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs wrote: > because good design also means good development No it doesn't Design and development are two separate things A good web professi...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 17:18

Sorry Lorna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Quick" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:45 PM Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com > > My site? > >...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 17:16

Erm.. thanks for patronising me - but I am aware of what web standards are and why they're important. My point was that Dave had said the fact that the site produced errors "didn't inspire much c...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 17:14

My site? Do you mean wellvetetd.com - because that's not my site. On 10 Jan 2006, at 17:03, Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs wrote: > > because good design also means good development - it's like...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 17:06

On Tuesday 10 Jan 2006 5:12 pm, Steve O'Connor wrote: > This forum does appear to have an uneven percentage of coders to visual > designers... 8) Now that "coder" and "developer" so often seem to me...

RE: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 17:01

-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Steve O'Connor Sent: 10 January 2006 17:27 To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com Dave C...

FN-FORUM: Wow.

date posted 10th January 2006 16:56

http://www.noagenciesplease.com/index.html?action=job&id=12722 I can't be the only one here tempted to reply: Dear Sir, I know what's wrong with your site. Regards... This ad has just come across...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 16:55

Dave Cross [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > Steve O'Connor wrote: > > > This forum does appear to have an uneven percentage of coders to visual > > designers... 8) > > If only that was true on the web :...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 16:48

Steve O'Connor wrote: > This forum does appear to have an uneven percentage of coders to visual > designers... 8) If only that was true on the web :) -- Magnum Solutions Ltd Open Source Consultan...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 16:41

Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > because good design also means good development - it's like having a twin > exhaust which looks nice but look underneath and it's held on...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 16:36

LOL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alain Williams" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:02 PM Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 16:32

because good design also means good development - it's like having a twin exhaust which looks nice but look underneath and it's held on with string. Plus this forum is quite hot on this sort of thin...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 16:31

On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 04:55:59PM -0000, Tony Crockford wrote: > > On 10 Jan 2006 16:43:45 -0000, Richard Quick > [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > > > It's a site showcasing good design, not good developm...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 16:25

On 10 Jan 2006 16:43:45 -0000, Richard Quick [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > It's a site showcasing good design, not good development. > > I don't see what the number of html errors has got to do with that...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 16:16

Dave Cross [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > Hmm... > > http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http://wellvetted.com/ > > "Result: Failed validation, 23 errors" > > Doesn't inspire confidence :) >...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 16:13

It's a site showcasing good design, not good development. I don't see what the number of html errors has got to do with that? On 10 Jan 2006, at 15:29, Dave Cross wrote: > > Steve O'Connor wrote: >...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping- Part2

date posted 10th January 2006 16:12

Thanks Richard - better and quicker than my version. Lorna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Quick" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:58 PM Subject: Re:...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 16:06

Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > I'm not so sure it is, I found it really hard to read and what I'm supposed > to be reading. - Sorry. > Hmmm...ok for me (WinXP, firef...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping- Part2

date posted 10th January 2006 15:39

Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs wrote: > How can I make an image stay central on the screen no matter the size of > screen. In tables you just highlight the table and tell it be centre and it > wo...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping- Part2

date posted 10th January 2006 15:27

.myimage { margin: 0 auto; } On 10 Jan 2006, at 14:16, Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs wrote: > > Thanks to everyone who has commented on this thread all have been > helpful > and I'm playing wi...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 14:57

Steve O'Connor wrote: > > Another good 'site of good sites' that people may be interested in: > > http://wellvetted.com/ Hmm... http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http://wellvetted.com...

Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 14:48

I'm not so sure it is, I found it really hard to read and what I'm supposed to be reading. - Sorry. Lorna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve O'Connor" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sen...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping- Part2

date posted 10th January 2006 14:10

Don't worry worked it out. Lorna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:31 PM Subject: Re: FN-FOR...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping- Part2

date posted 10th January 2006 13:43

Thanks to everyone who has commented on this thread all have been helpful and I'm playing with all the surjestions offered. Question2 How can I make an image stay central on the screen no matter th...

FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com

date posted 10th January 2006 13:02

Another good 'site of good sites' that people may be interested in: http://wellvetted.com/ steve...

RE: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping

date posted 10th January 2006 11:16

acronym? - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Elan is the world's leading IT&T recruitment company. For more information go to www.ElanIT.com. - ------------------...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping

date posted 10th January 2006 11:09

There's another way you could do it with CSS without any DHTML/ Javascript. Put the pictures in an tag. make sure you've set: display: block; position: relative; Make sure the image is within...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping

date posted 10th January 2006 11:00

do you mean the alt=name of the image surely not? Name is another you could use > > Thanks for all the answers so far all were relevant - but I thought there > would be code for HTML that when you r...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping

date posted 10th January 2006 10:47

Lorna, found this if it's any use...? http://bucarotechelp.com/design/csseasy/97112700.asp steve...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping

date posted 10th January 2006 10:37

Thanks for all the answers so far all were relevant - but I thought there would be code for HTML that when you roll over an image text would appear to explain what the image was. (I Have googled whi...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping

date posted 10th January 2006 09:12

This is a good article. I think you can use ImageReady for image maps and rollover effects. Andrew > > To be honest I don't know - still learning CSS. > > But I have got all the areas lined up now...



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