Freelancers Forum Messages on Tuesday November 27th 2007
Re: FN-FORUM: Hopefull simple SQL question
date posted 27th November 2007 23:08
On 27 Nov 2007 22:05:06 -0000, Graham Stark
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>
> Actually, thinking about it some more, that won't work exactly, because
> a user might just type in a surname, which as it stands...
RE: FN-FORUM: Do you use online networking sites for work?
date posted 27th November 2007 22:51
Zoe wrote:
> Do you find work through networking on Facebook? Do you look at
> LinkedIn when recruiting? Have you been approached for work from
> your MySpace page?
I find my Facebook contacts qui...
RE: FN-FORUM: WTF is SEO
date posted 27th November 2007 21:59
Cedric wrote:
> H2 is more important than H1
Thank you for these pointers Cedric. Interesting about the emphasis on H2,
any reading for this?
Cheers, Ben...
Re: FN-FORUM: WTF is SEO
date posted 27th November 2007 21:38
No much time to reply unfortunately, SEO could be worth a lot more than
£999, but it is an ongoing duty, I have charge a few thousands myself
for clients, but again, that was over pretty long period...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hopefull simple SQL question
date posted 27th November 2007 21:30
> Actually, thinking about it some more, that won't work exactly, because
> a user might just type in a surname, which as it stands would be tested
> only against the first_name column. You might be...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hopefull simple SQL question
date posted 27th November 2007 21:20
On 27 Nov 2007 22:05:47 -0000, Graham Stark
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Actually, thinking about it some more, that won't work exactly, because
> a user might just type in a surname, which as it stands w...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hopefull simple SQL question
date posted 27th November 2007 21:09
> On 27 Nov 2007 19:40:04 -0000, Graham Stark
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> >
>
> > Try breaking the strSearchName into a first name and a surname (don't
> > know how you do that in ASP, sorry) and the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Tuesday humour
date posted 27th November 2007 20:32
On 27 Nov 2007 19:40:20 -0000, Nicholas Smith [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Me, my woman and my girl xxx
>
> Enjoy
>
> Nic
Am i slow? cuz i dont get it....
Or did you try to send some html or an attach...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hopefull simple SQL question
date posted 27th November 2007 20:13
On 27 Nov 2007 19:40:04 -0000, Graham Stark
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Try breaking the strSearchName into a first name and a surname (don't
> know how you do that in ASP, sorry) and then do:
>
> sql...
RE: FN-FORUM: Do you use online networking sites for work?
date posted 27th November 2007 18:48
Zoe wrote:
> Do you find work through networking on Facebook? Do you look at=20
> LinkedIn when recruiting? Have you been approached for work from=20
> your MySpace page?
Hi Zoe - Firstly I'd have...
FN-FORUM: Tuesday humour
date posted 27th November 2007 18:44
Me, my woman and my girl xxx
Enjoy
Nic...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hopefull simple SQL question
date posted 27th November 2007 18:44
On Tue, 2007-11-27 at 19:27 +0000, Paul Cooper wrote:
> Hi
>=20
> What's the best / normal way to do a name search when you store the
> name as 2 fields (first name & last name)?
>=20
> This is my cur...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hopefull simple SQL question
date posted 27th November 2007 18:41
Paul Cooper wrote:
> Hi
>
> What's the best / normal way to do a name search when you store the
> name as 2 fields (first name & last name)?
>
> This is my current SQL…
>
> sqlPeople = "SELECT * FROM...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hopefull simple SQL question
date posted 27th November 2007 18:39
On Tuesday 27 November 2007 20:26:50 Paul Cooper wrote:
> sqlPeople = "SELECT * FROM people WHERE first_name LIKE '%" &
> strSearchName & "%' OR last_name LIKE '%" & strSearchName & "%' ORDER
> BY la...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Question
date posted 27th November 2007 18:32
Peter Wilson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am putting together a page which has a strange css problem in I.E7 (not
> checked in other browsers yet):
>
> http://www.rushbond.co.uk/newsite/index.asp
>
> The las...
FN-FORUM: Hopefull simple SQL question
date posted 27th November 2007 18:31
Hi
What's the best / normal way to do a name search when you store the
name as 2 fields (first name & last name)?
This is my current SQL=85
sqlPeople =3D "SELECT * FROM people WHERE first_name LIKE...
RE: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 17:39
Thank you for your comments Richard, much appreciated
Pam Gould
Gouldsmiths - Freelance web designer
www.gouldsmiths.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Question
date posted 27th November 2007 17:33
Peter Wilson wrote:
> The page is only viewable in I.E 7 as the server needs upgrading for ASP
> scripts.
>
> Steven Lavine [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>
>> Peter Wilson wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Question
date posted 27th November 2007 17:27
The page is only viewable in I.E 7 as the server needs upgrading for ASP
scripts.
Steven Lavine [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Peter Wilson wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am putting together a page which...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Question
date posted 27th November 2007 17:23
Peter Wilson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am putting together a page which has a strange css problem in I.E7 (not
> checked in other browsers yet):
>
> http://www.rushbond.co.uk/newsite/index.asp
>
> The las...
Re: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 17:16
On 27 Nov 2007 15:33:30 -0000, pam [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Have been in two minds about doing this again, as had a lot of negative
> comments. Having worked on comments about my previous design I a...
FN-FORUM: CSS Question
date posted 27th November 2007 17:12
Hello,
I am putting together a page which has a strange css problem in I.E7 (not
checked in other browsers yet):
http://www.rushbond.co.uk/newsite/index.asp
The last few letters of 'reserved' at th...
FN-FORUM: Do you use online networking sites for work?
date posted 27th November 2007 17:09
Hi everyone,
I'm a freelance writer working on an article on how to use social networking
sites (such as Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn etc.) as a showcase for talent
and an online CV. It's a feature...
Re: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 16:51
pam wrote:
> Have been in two minds about doing this again, as had a lot of negative
> comments. Having worked on comments about my previous design I am now better
> at css than last time so am really...
Re: FN-FORUM: Open Message to Forum
date posted 27th November 2007 16:48
On 27 Nov 2007, at 17:27, Ben Johnson (Neogic) F wrote:
> All that is needed is a polite,
> to-the-point "first offence" e-mail to new members that flout
> "consensus"
> guidelines.
I'd agree who...
Re: FN-FORUM: Open Message to Forum
date posted 27th November 2007 16:45
On 27 Nov 2007, at 17:27, Ben Johnson (Neogic) F wrote:
> This is what I received from Dom on my first mistake and it did
> the trick; what soured the experience was the "get stuffed" type
> messag...
RE: FN-FORUM: Open Message to Forum
date posted 27th November 2007 16:31
Ben wrote:
> Hi Dom - one problem with this I'd point out is that the guidelines =20
> are *not* apparent to new members until after they've made their=20
> first mistake and promptly been boiled in h...
Re: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 15:45
On 27 Nov 2007, at 15:34, pam wrote:
>
> Have been in two minds about doing this again, as had a lot of
> negative
> comments. Having worked on comments about my previous design I am
> now bette...
FN-FORUM: CSS layout test: Site check please
date posted 27th November 2007 15:36
Can folk please check http://www.webdev-academy.com/test-layout/index.html
and provide feedback please.
The background to this is that I was recently provided a website to develop.
It required fixe...
Re: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 15:25
pam wrote:
> So here goes....Would anyone
> like to look at my web site and let me know how I should improve, or even
> what you may like about it. Constructive criticism welcomed!
>
Hi Pam,
The...
RE: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 15:21
Quoting pam [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> Thank you, I will look into those things you have mentioned.
>
>
Another few quick bits - on the "Design Process" page, I think Step =20
6 should be "Analysis", no...
Re: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 15:18
On 27 Nov 2007, at 15:33, pam wrote:
>
> Have been in two minds about doing this again, as had a lot of
> negative
> comments. Having worked on comments about my previous design I am
> now better...
Re: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 15:16
A couple of points on top of what has already been mentioned:
1. HTML and CSS don't validate.
2. The 'Portfolio and Services' links have a different style on the
portfolio page to the rest of the pa...
Re: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 15:11
pam wrote:
> And finally, the lady in the logo could be wearing a lot less clothes.
> It would make us men hang around longer on the site ;)
>
> "I guess your saying I am not pretty enough to appea...
RE: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 15:02
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
Quick look:
1) Menu doesn't stay central ( I work on a wide screen).
2) Increasing the size of the font can hide the menu as the black behind
t...
Re: FN-FORUM: constructive criticism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 15:00
pam wrote:
> Would anyone like to look at my web site and let me know how I should improve, or even
> what you may like about it. Constructive criticism welcomed!
> www.gouldsmiths.co.uk
>
The top...
RE: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 14:57
Thank you, I will look into those things you have mentioned.
Pam Gould
Gouldsmiths - Freelance web designer
www.gouldsmiths.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 14:54
Quick look:
1) Menu doesn't stay central ( I work on a wide screen).
2) Increasing the size of the font can hide the menu as the black behind
the menu is an image.
3) Switching off CSS shows that the...
Re: FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 14:51
Quoting pam [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> Have been in two minds about doing this again, as had a lot of negative
> comments. Having worked on comments about my previous design I am now bett=
er
> at css than...
FN-FORUM: constructive critisism needed
date posted 27th November 2007 14:38
Have been in two minds about doing this again, as had a lot of negative
comments. Having worked on comments about my previous design I am now better
at css than last time so am really grateful. So her...
Re: FN-FORUM: php mysql basics
date posted 27th November 2007 14:00
It was the "LIKE" rather than "=" that enabled the wildcard variable
"%" on the url.
see below, perhaps a hard coder would do it dif? N...
FN-FORUM: Anyone see the Gadget Show last night? (Line speed issues)
date posted 27th November 2007 13:57
Posted this on the other forum too...
Last night I watched with interest the Gadget Show and it's comments and
campaign about ISP line speeds
(http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/speed_test.htm).
Call m...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP and Apache
date posted 27th November 2007 13:38
On 27 Nov 2007, at 14:20, Ashraf Aswat wrote:
>
> To all you MAC guru's
> What are the most stable and easily installable versions of
> PHP and Apache for the MAC ?
Tiger comes with PHP 4 and Apach...
FN-FORUM: php mysql basics
date posted 27th November 2007 13:26
I think i am missing something really simple...
I have setup a request to display content depending on a url
variable. Is it possible based on the url variable to actually show
all or do i have t...
FN-FORUM: PHP and Apache
date posted 27th November 2007 13:24
To all you MAC guru's
What are the most stable and easily installable versions of=20
PHP and Apache for the MAC ?
Im not a MAC person so go easy on me....
Re: FN-FORUM: postgres configuration.
date posted 27th November 2007 12:41
Derek Almond (Lists) wrote:
> Before I embarrass myself on the pg mailing lists, I've just got a new
> database server with 8 cores and 8 gigs of ram (yes I am showing off a
> little)
>
> Postgres on...
FN-FORUM: postgres configuration.
date posted 27th November 2007 11:32
Before I embarrass myself on the pg mailing lists, I've just got a new
database server with 8 cores and 8 gigs of ram (yes I am showing off a
little)
Postgres only seems to want to use one core I th...
FN-FORUM: LinkedIn
date posted 27th November 2007 11:32
> Monday 26th November 2007 13:59:45
> Re: FN-FORUM: LinkedIn - Nicolas Borda [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> I just added both of you to my network and added a Freelancers.net
> group.
I'm on LinkedIn and wo...
Re: FN-FORUM: scrolling area within a form - needs to contain form elements
date posted 27th November 2007 11:10
Hi Cat,
At 10:57 +0000 27/11/07, Cat wrote:
>hi,
>i'm putting together an HTML form which has a number of form elements
>(mainly text fields). however, the client wants to have a scrolling text
>area...
Re: FN-FORUM: scrolling area within a form - needs to contain form elements
date posted 27th November 2007 10:50
On 27 Nov 2007, at 10:59, Cat wrote:
> what's the best practise - can i use an iframe? (if i do will the
> master
> pass ALL the textfield data through to my server script i.e.
> the
> textfield...
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date posted 27th November 2007 10:42
I am currently out of office and will be back on the 3rd December.
If you have any questions, please contact Alec Burrett or Neil Wurmel on 0131 477 0772.
Kind regards,
Laura Stadler...
Re: FN-FORUM: scrolling area within a form - needs to contain form elements
date posted 27th November 2007 10:22
> is there a better option than an iframe for this?
Yes, use a div with a specified height and overflow: scroll (or scroll:
auto) set in CSS.
Anthony
--
www.fonant.com - Quality web sites...
Re: FN-FORUM: scrolling area within a form - needs to contain form elements
date posted 27th November 2007 10:18
> hi,
> i'm putting together an HTML form which has a number of form elements
> (mainly text fields). however, the client wants to have a scrolling text
> area within the page as part of the form whi...
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date posted 27th November 2007 10:18
I am currently out of office and will be back on the 3rd December.
If you have any questions, please contact Alec Burrett or Neil Wurmel on 0131 477 0772.
Kind regards,
Laura Stadler...
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date posted 27th November 2007 10:08
I am currently out of office and will be back on the 3rd December.
If you have any questions, please contact Alec Burrett or Neil Wurmel on 0131 477 0772.
Kind regards,
Laura Stadler...
FN-FORUM: scrolling area within a form - needs to contain form elements
date posted 27th November 2007 10:03
hi,
i'm putting together an HTML form which has a number of form elements
(mainly text fields). however, the client wants to have a scrolling text
area within the page as part of the form which *withi...
Re: FN-FORUM: LinkedIn
date posted 27th November 2007 09:41
At 14:04 +0000 26/11/07, Colin Shipton wrote:
>Hi
>
>Does anybody on the list use LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com)?
Yes.
>If so I
>would be interested in adding you to my list of contacts
Sure. G...
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date posted 27th November 2007 09:32
I am currently out of office and will be back on the 3rd December.
If you have any questions, please contact Alec Burrett or Neil Wurmel on 0131 477 0772.
Kind regards,
Laura Stadler...
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date posted 27th November 2007 09:16
I am currently out of office and will be back on the 3rd December.
If you have any questions, please contact Alec Burrett or Neil Wurmel on 0131 477 0772.
Kind regards,
Laura Stadler...
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date posted 27th November 2007 09:03
I am currently out of office and will be back on the 3rd December.
If you have any questions, please contact Alec Burrett or Neil Wurmel on 0131 477 0772.
Kind regards,
Laura Stadler...
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date posted 27th November 2007 08:50
I am currently out of office and will be back on the 3rd December.
If you have any questions, please contact Alec Burrett or Neil Wurmel on 0131 477 0772.
Kind regards,
Laura Stadler...
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date posted 27th November 2007 08:37
I am currently out of office and will be back on the 3rd December.
If you have any questions, please contact Alec Burrett or Neil Wurmel on 0131 477 0772.
Kind regards,
Laura Stadler...
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date posted 27th November 2007 08:21
I am currently out of office and will be back on the 3rd December.
If you have any questions, please contact Alec Burrett or Neil Wurmel on 0131 477 0772.
Kind regards,
Laura Stadler...
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date posted 27th November 2007 07:51
I am currently out of office and will be back on the 3rd December.
If you have any questions, please contact Alec Burrett or Neil Wurmel on 0131 477 0772.
Kind regards,
Laura Stadler...
Re: FN-FORUM: Open Message to Forum
date posted 27th November 2007 07:11
On 26 Nov 2007, at 23:54, Ben Johnson (Neogic) F wrote:
>
> Dom wrote:
>> There are guidelines, as already mentioned, and I think that quite =20=
>> a lot
>> of the sarcastic replies come in respon...