Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday January 23rd 2006
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem uploading files
date posted 23rd January 2006 23:58
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006, Paul Cooper wrote:
> I can still send large files via email so I doubt BT is blocking
> things. Could it be a virus?
Can you test ftp upload connection to another box?
Is the...
FN-FORUM: Once again, pleee for help , anyone with actionscript knowledge
date posted 23rd January 2006 23:50
Hello all
Help required please. I am creating my online portfolio at the moment =
using
3ds max, flash n photoshop, anyway I am no web developer, coder or =
anything
similar. Basically I have a scene...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem uploading files
date posted 23rd January 2006 23:34
Have you tried uploading files to another server to rule out a server-
specific issue?
If not email me and I'll give you temporary access to one of my test
domains so you can try it out.
Rich Qui...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem uploading files
date posted 23rd January 2006 23:26
I can still send large files via email so I doubt BT is blocking
things. Could it be a virus?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem uploading files
date posted 23rd January 2006 22:24
XP Pro, No proxy, tried Active and Passive. Problem is not just with
dreamweaver.
I discovered that I could upload a HTML file but not an ASP one. I
then renamed the files so that the HTML one was...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Buying a TV - Any advice?
date posted 23rd January 2006 22:24
Also look up some reviews and info on DLP's, they seem to get good reviews
from the TV techies :)
D Thomas
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Re: FN-FORUM: XSLT Replace
date posted 23rd January 2006 21:03
Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> So does translate remove any instance of any character in the string
> ?
That's right. So, for example,
translate('some string', 's', '')
will remove both 's' ch...
RE: FN-FORUM: XSLT Replace
date posted 23rd January 2006 20:33
So does translate remove any instance of any character in the string ? I
presumed (it would seem wrongly) that it works like replace - although I
was intending to use it because replace doesn't appear...
Re: FN-FORUM: XSLT Replace
date posted 23rd January 2006 20:30
Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> It should take the IWD2-C2K- off the front of the string to leave
> 12345 but it's actually leaving 1345.
But '2' appears in the second string and is therefore removed...
Re: FN-FORUM: XSLT Replace
date posted 23rd January 2006 20:28
Dave Cross wrote:
> In this case the third string is empty, so all characters that appear in
> the first string are removed. Which is what you are seeing.
Sorry. I meant "all characters that appear...
RE: FN-FORUM: XSLT Replace
date posted 23rd January 2006 20:23
It should take the IWD2-C2K- off the front of the string to leave 12345
but it's actually leaving 1345.
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Re: FN-FORUM: XSLT Replace
date posted 23rd January 2006 20:12
Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> Hi,
> I suspect it's to do with escaping, but why does this;
>
> translate('IWD2-C2K-12345', 'IWD2-C2K-', '')
>
> Return me a value of 1345 ?
I'm not sure why that'...
FN-FORUM: XSLT Replace
date posted 23rd January 2006 20:01
Hi,
I suspect it's to do with escaping, but why does this;
translate('IWD2-C2K-12345', 'IWD2-C2K-', '')
Return me a value of 1345 ?
Cheers
Andy...
RE: FN-FORUM: Problem uploading files
date posted 23rd January 2006 19:59
> It is set to binary. It tries to upload a file and then WS FTP comes back
with this message:
> !Receive error: Blocking call cancelled.
> When I look on the server I can see the file there but it...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem uploading files
date posted 23rd January 2006 19:58
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Paul Cooper wrote:
> !Receive error: Blocking call cancelled.
Are you going through a proxy?
Try either passive or active transfer?
Are you ftping from/to a windows or unix b...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Buying a TV - Any advice?
date posted 23rd January 2006 19:45
Thanks for the replies. I did come across this when trying to
research whether to go for Plasma or LCD....
http://www.plasma-vs-lcd.com/plasma-lcd-start.htm
...pretty inconclusive though. Also I c...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem uploading files
date posted 23rd January 2006 19:44
It is set to binary. It tries to upload a file and then WS FTP comes
back with this message:
!Receive error: Blocking call cancelled.
When I look on the server I can see the file there but it is 0...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem uploading files
date posted 23rd January 2006 19:28
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Paul Cooper wrote:
> This is driving me mad. For some reason I can't upload image / swf /
> video files. I can upload HTML files fine. This is happening with
> both the built...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem uploading files
date posted 23rd January 2006 19:27
It could be to do with whether you've set the FTP program to upload
as binary or ascii. You'd hope Macromedia would have set Dreamweaver
to upload SWF files properly - given it's their file forma...
FN-FORUM: Problem uploading files
date posted 23rd January 2006 19:18
Hi
This is driving me mad. For some reason I can't upload image / swf /
video files. I can upload HTML files fine. This is happening with
both the built in Dreamweaver FTP client and WS FTP. And...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC
date posted 23rd January 2006 17:32
Did you mean this one as it's 2004
25 October 2004 03:51:52 (GMT)
Protection history a.. Updated - 25 October 2004 19:54:46 (GMT)
b.. Published - 25 October 2004 03:51:52 (GMT)...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC
date posted 23rd January 2006 17:28
On Saturday 21 Jan 2006 7:04 pm, Richard Quick wrote:
> There are NO cases of genuine OS X viruses in the wild. =20
What's this?
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/shrenepoa.html
--=20
5: Wh...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google PR woes
date posted 23rd January 2006 17:24
Jonathan Patchett wrote:
> I know PR isn't the be-all-and-end-all, but this is giving me a headache.
>
> I have a relatively new site (october 05) with a PR4 on the homepage. Google
> has indexed ab...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 17:22
I imagine you just need to specify a width, in pixels, to div#info to get
rid of the wrapping.
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Elan is the world's leading IT&T...
RE: FN-FORUM: Google PR woes
date posted 23rd January 2006 17:20
PR is calculated from the number of pages (and their importance) linking to
the page in question. Therefore, if all of your in-bound links point to your
homepage, then that is the page that will recei...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 17:10
I think it wud look cool centered.
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FN-FORUM: Google PR woes
date posted 23rd January 2006 17:10
I know PR isn't the be-all-and-end-all, but this is giving me a headache.
I have a relatively new site (october 05) with a PR4 on the homepage. Google
has indexed about 435 pages. The pages are all ....
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 17:06
> Okay,
> Re-jigged it a little, take another look if you will,
>
> http://www.proxomos.co.uk
>
> Many thanks
>
> Gareth
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, or maybe i have missed a post.
But not loo...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 17:00
I get the impression that it's a bit squashed now. Try cantering it - might
help. Buttons (send/login) look exactly the same as headings whereas serve
different purpose.
Otherwise I like it! ;)
Davi...
FN-FORUM: Help pleeease :0)
date posted 23rd January 2006 16:56
Help required plllleaase. I am creating my online portfolio at the =
moment
using 3ds max, flash n photoshop, anyway I am no web developer, coder or
anything similar. Basically I have a scene that is...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 16:49
Okay,
Re-jigged it a little, take another look if you will,
http://www.proxomos.co.uk
Many thanks
Gareth
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FN-FORUM: Oracle DBA Certification
date posted 23rd January 2006 16:49
Hi
This may be a kinda Out of the Place question to be asked in a
Freelancers Forum. So forgive me for asking but i need this info
badly. :)
Do we have anyone here with an Oracle DBA Masters Certifica...
RE: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 15:55
Hi Andy,
Why not try a fax to email service. Not absolutely sure about the cost =
v a
fax machine and standard line costs but I think it works out cheaper :)
Try:
http://gradwell.com/voip/fax2email....
RE: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 15:18
Thanks for all your advice - the thing is I do in fact already have an
all-in-one (Epson stylus cx3200) - which is fine but it does not have a =
fax
m/c which I really need. I could go and buy a separ...
Re: FN-FORUM: IT support advice
date posted 23rd January 2006 15:08
A bit of an off chance... but I've had similar problems with machines
built off faulty Windows CDs. I'd try and copy the i386 directory onto
the hard disk and install from that.
On 23 Jan 2006 15:14:...
RE: FN-FORUM: SCSI Server Drives
date posted 23rd January 2006 15:07
Absolutely, I'm not going to get a non-RAID option (and I'm not keen on
software RAID options either), so it's either a MOBO that has RAID
already (SCSI / SATA / IDE - don't care *really*, SATA pref)...
Re: FN-FORUM: Overtime offered as freelance!
date posted 23rd January 2006 15:01
cool, you work for a corrupt company ;)
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>
> If a company pays you over £3,000 cash within a financial year for
> services
> it can be seen as Money laundering for...
Re: FN-FORUM: SCSI Server Drives
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:56
Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> This is for a new server for a client and some of the options I'm
> looking at have SCSI raid on board and are either supplied with just one
> SCSI drive or have no dr...
RE: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:56
I've yet to find a supplier of cartrdiges for my canon i550 that gives =
me as good a quality or longeivity as the canon originals. Given the =
price you can get them at, it's really not worth going f...
RE: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:56
I've yet to find a supplier of cartrdiges for my canon i550 that gives =
me as good a quality or longeivity as the canon originals. Given the =
price you can get them at, it's really not worth going f...
Re: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:51
On 23 Jan 2006 15:06:33 -0000, Karl Bunyan [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote=
:
>
> Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> > Consumables...
>
> I know that's the theory and seems to be the case with inkjets more, but =...
Re: FN-FORUM: IT support advice
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:40
The reason I suggested a RAM checkup is because I had problems with my
other machine with exactly the same symptoms - tried booting up, got
'system file missing' messages under Linux, and BSOD under W...
FN-FORUM: FW: Sage Line 50 job costing help required
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:38
As per my previous message about a printing issue, for some strange reason
very few messages are coming through from freelancers.net. I've been a
subscriber for years, and have not had an issue with m...
RE: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:32
Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> Consumables...=20
I know that's the theory and seems to be the case with inkjets more, but =
at
=A335 for a cartridge that's lasted us a year it's not exactly a big
mo...
FN-FORUM: FW: InDesign help needed please - printing for press
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:30
Re my original post, I had two private replies, both of which were very
helpful, thank you.
For some strange reason, very few messages are coming through from
freelancers.net - some are trapped by m...
RE: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:26
Consumables...=20
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Subject: RE: FN-FORUM:...
RE: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:18
Andy Creed wrote:
>=20
> I am looking to buy an all-in-one that does the standard=20
> Fax/Copy/Print/Make
> a cup of tea (or coffee) etc. I have done my internet=20
> research but wanted to
> check w...
Re: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:16
On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 02:46:42PM -0000, Steve O'Connor wrote:
> Go for a Canon. The Pixma MP range is excellent.
> I bought two HP 6100 machines for a client about two years ago and, although
> high...
RE: FN-FORUM: IT support advice
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:16
Thanks, yeah my next check was going to be some sort of MEM / MB soak test,
the PC is a prebuilt retail system so not overclocked in any way, what I
don't want to do is another reinstall and in a fe...
Re: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:12
Andy Creed [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am looking to buy an all-in-one that does the standard =
> Fax/Copy/Print/Make
> a cup of tea (or coffee) etc. I have done my internet research but =...
Re: FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:09
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FN-FORUM: All in ones
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:04
Hi
I am looking to buy an all-in-one that does the standard =
Fax/Copy/Print/Make
a cup of tea (or coffee) etc. I have done my internet research but =
wanted to
check with you guys=85.
Thanks
Andy...
RE: FN-FORUM: "SWAT" Reviews
date posted 23rd January 2006 14:00
Or "SWANT" for Viz readers...=20
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Re: FN-FORUM: IT support advice
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:55
Hi Sam,
In the past when I have come across these sorts of errors the first
place to check is that all the cards, chips, etc are properly seated,
try to get some software to soak test the memory an...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:52
Gareth Nicholas [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> The blurred picture is actually people walking through an office complex.
> ...on the move???
>
Ok,it was the profusion of blue shirts and what looks lik...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:49
Yeah, kind of opened a can of worms on that topic didn't I Steve haha.
However I would like to close the debate on this note * Thanks to all =
who
commented, in fairness I think there were good argu...
RE: FN-FORUM: SCSI Server Drives
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:47
This is for a new server for a client and some of the options I'm
looking at have SCSI raid on board and are either supplied with just one
SCSI drive or have no drives. So either way to get a RAID 0/1...
RE: FN-FORUM: "SWAT" Reviews
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:46
Special Weapons And Tactics. American not British. You probably do mean
SWOT, which is a new one on me - where does it come from??
Max....
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:45
On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 02:00:22PM -0000, Gareth Nicholas wrote:
>
> Richard,
>
> Thanks for your comments, Changing the image on each is good working on that
> at the moment.
> What would you say...
Re: FN-FORUM: IT support advice
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:41
It sounds like a RAM problem. Burn a copy of MemTest x86 (bootable
RAM checking utility) and run that. If you have more than one stick
in the machine, you should be able to work out the faulty one b...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:36
On 23 Jan 2006, at 14:00, Gareth Nicholas wrote:
>
> Richard,
>
> Thanks for your comments, Changing the image on each is good
> working on that
> at the moment.
> What would you say the standard s...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:35
GN>What would you say the standard screen size is, its been 800 x 600 for
years.
About half way down: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
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Re: FN-FORUM: SCSI Server Drives
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:32
Julian Voelcker wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
>
>> I am right in thinking that if a server comes with no SCSI drive
>> installed that I can use any SCSI drive with it ? And that any RAID
>> controller shou...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:31
ooops!
CSS error I'll fix that.
Gareth
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Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:30
The blurred picture is actually people walking through an office complex.
...on the move???
Portfolio is WIP I have no commercial examples, only corporate systems. I am
trying port these over to wor...
Re: FN-FORUM: IT support advice
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:27
Sam Morgan wrote:
> Need some IT advice.
>
> Got a PC that of a friend that is over time consistently producing a similar
> Blue screen on Boot errors after a couple of weeks of working without
> pr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:25
Richard,
Thanks for your comments, Changing the image on each is good working on that
at the moment.
What would you say the standard screen size is, its been 800 x 600 for
years.
I am trying to pu...
Re: FN-FORUM: SCSI Server Drives
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:24
Hi Andy,
> I am right in thinking that if a server comes with no SCSI drive
> installed that I can use any SCSI drive with it ? And that any RAID
> controller should at least give me a RAID 0/1 opt...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:19
Gareth Nicholas [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> All,
>
> Finally have some sort website up, content is a bit crap at the moment and I
> know the two links on the home page currently don't work.
>
> ht...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:17
The buttons wrap in IE as well, they end up going under the first line of
text.
Nice clean looking site.
Lorna
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Re: FN-FORUM: Site check please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:14
Looks good in Opera.
Rather than using divs for your headline content you could use H1 and H2
tags- that would be more semantically correct and may make it a little
easier for search engines to wor...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:07
No technical probs in Safari.
Generally site looks good, but here are a few minor crits:
- XHTML button is too close to side. same gap as between it and the
CSS button would make sense.
- Gap bet...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 13:03
Well I think it looks nice, however the buttons wrap at 800 by 600 in
FF 1.5, also I'd highlight the select button on each page, i.e. the
design button is white on the design page as this will help
di...
FN-FORUM: Site check please
date posted 23rd January 2006 12:55
Hi,
Finally got some sort of site up http://www.proxomos.co.uk please can you
check.
be as ruthless as you like, however try not to be personal.
I await your critique.
Many thanks
Gareth...
FN-FORUM: IT support advice
date posted 23rd January 2006 12:43
Need some IT advice.
Got a PC that of a friend that is over time consistently producing a similar
Blue screen on Boot errors after a couple of weeks of working without
problems then suddenly they ge...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC
date posted 23rd January 2006 12:17
test
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC
>
> Hi Andy,
>
>> Oh, and all...
FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 23rd January 2006 12:03
All,
Finally have some sort website up, content is a bit crap at the moment and I
know the two links on the home page currently don't work.
http://www.proxomos.co.uk
I have tested in IE 6 and FF a...
FN-FORUM: SCSI Server Drives
date posted 23rd January 2006 12:00
Hi,
I am right in thinking that if a server comes with no SCSI drive
installed that I can use any SCSI drive with it ? And that any RAID
controller should at least give me a RAID 0/1 option so if it...
Re: FN-FORUM: Overtime offered as freelance!
date posted 23rd January 2006 11:21
If a company pays you over £3,000 cash within a financial year for services
it can be seen as Money laundering for our type of work.
I have a problem like this with customer who's ended up paying m...
Re: FN-FORUM: Overtime offered as freelance!
date posted 23rd January 2006 09:31
Derek, since when has being paid in cash been against the law?
--
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>
> Well as you seem to have advised her to break the law and so did her
> boss, why do we need to g...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC
date posted 23rd January 2006 09:25
Hi Andy,
> Oh, and all these pallet toolboxes etc., probably explain apples
> obsession with creating bigger and bigger monitors. The actual space to
> work on the image has probably remained the s...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC
date posted 23rd January 2006 08:42
What I then don't like is that when the software is "ported" to the PC
that it tries to retain the same "Mac" feel to the toolbars etc. Yes,
it's sensible to allow it to be consistant across platforms...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC
date posted 23rd January 2006 08:09
Blimey Gavin, you were asking for it there weren't you?
I'm glad this version of the age old argument remailed civil, and I'm
glad I managed to avoid it... ;-)
steve...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC
date posted 23rd January 2006 00:55
Hi Richard,
> OK - put it like this. I've been using my iMac for a year with out
> any virus software and it still works just fine. Try doing that with
> a PC running IE and see how long it t...
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