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Skemcin

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  1. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/emoolie" target="_blank" title="Emily">Emily</a>
  2. Yes, without a doubt it is possible and is very powerful too. I've built a few applications for some Chicago Area school districts that is coded in WAP using Cold Fusion - it was their school delay open and closed notifications.One hint, build a sniffer on your index page that determines the browser type. Redirect to the wap folder accordingly - this makes it easy for people since they just type the URL on whatever device they are using.
  3. I've done both - xml is easy xsl is hard.Given the difficulty I had picking up XSL, I went back to HTML and Cold Fusion to parse my XML documents.I couldn't imagine writing this in XSL:http://www.iribbit.net/news.cfmI know . . . I'm procrastinating learning XSL.I know . . . I'm shooting myself in the foot right?
  4. Now its getting competetive . . . I'm 52 post back - I've got some work.
  5. I am not aware of anyway to do it with that type of syntax - I beleive you must write the insert statement each time.
  6. I do not know if this is going to help specifically with your problem, and maybe your scenario is such that you can assume that your client will have a"d" drive (my "d" drive is my cd, my mac has no "d" drive). But, if you don't know whether or not your client has a "d" drive than your application is not going to be accessible by all your visitors.Having said that, here is how I solved a similar problem a couple years ago.a.) create a txt fileb.) prompt client to download txt filec.) ask client to upload txt filed.) capture the client location of the txt filee.) run your script to create your file whenever you need toWhen I created an application to something similar (in mine, step [e] didn't create a file it ran the exe file my client had) I chose to store the location in a cookie on the client's browser. I typically do not like using cookies, but I felt that a cookie was less intrusive than storing the location in a database.So, those are my thoughts. I am sorry that I am not able to directly help you resolve your issue, but I felt that this insight might help in some fashion.
  7. try replacing the "aspx?ProfileID" with "aspx?ProfileID"I don't think that should matter but its worth a try.
  8. the only way I've done it to replace the whole radio button with a graphic and use javascript to code its function like it was a radio button. The javascript changes the value of a hidden field - which would otherwise be the radio button. By using the combination of an image and the javascript functionality, you get full control over the look and feel of you radio buttons - again, the javascript (side from the radio button behavior) changes the value of the hidden field.
  9. will those mozilla hax validate? I'm using:"-moz-border-radius:5px 5px 0px 0px;"on my site and that is the only thing that keeps my CSS from validating.
  10. Sorry for not being clear - your coding is correct in its syntax. But the <form> tag using "mailto:" to populate the body of an e-mail message is NOT possible by itself. Something needs to tell the browser what to goes in the subject and message.By default, the web browser looks to see if the "action" starts with "mailto:". If it does, then all the browser does is open the client's default mail application and passed it whatever appears after "mailto:". Most e-mail programs are built to parse the url variables "subject" and "message". But is up to the developer to populate those strings - that's where the javascript (in an HTML only environment) comes in to play.Did that help any?
  11. Correct. HTML is not able to auto-populate the e-mail without some help - it can't read your mind. So, here is what you could do:1.) find some javascript (sorry I don have any off hand) that will catch the form before it is submitted2.) then, find some script that will append your "method" attribute like so:action="mailto:someone@w3schools.com?subject=mysubject&message=mymessage"3.) make sure you substitue any spaces with %20 in your subject and message, or it won't work.
  12. to my knowledge, there are no user defined attributes in XHTML. But "id" is a standard attribute for any tag - so I do not see why that would be a problem using it. So I would say that method (1) is the way to go.<tr> tag details:http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_tr.asp
  13. I was in the middle of sending the admins a PM yesterday on this very topic when a new user signed in a posted those rediculous "how do you hack a website" posts.If the admins are not going to make their presence known, then it is without a doubt time to establish some moderators before things get out of control.so, obviously, my vote is . . .AYE!!
  14. glad to help, please follow up if you come across other questions.
  15. a.) slow down . . . . please don't make us beleive this is how you will be wirtting your thesis - cuz with all the help you would get here, you could still fail if it is unlegible.b.) to connect to a database (i.e. oracle) you will need a scripting langauge like asp, php, or cold fusionc.) you can display animated images (gif or flash) by using HTML.d.) XML is not used to display information, it is used to define it. The only context in which you would be able to use XMl in conjunction with and animated image is to have an XML document that simply keeps track of the file - i.e. <imagefile>myanimation.gif</imagefile>e.) no one will call you, email you, or text message you. the whole purpose of discussing these issues in a forum is so that other can learn and share along side each other.Having said all that, you should begin by understanding that just because they both end in "ML" doesn't mean they are similar. XML is used to define data (sort of like a portable text based database) where HTML is used to display it. They are two seperate things, but can do wonders together . . . and here is a start:http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_data_island.aspHope this was helpful.
  16. oooooooookay . . . I'd make all that an external file. Then on the page you want to do this on, it would go something liek this: works like a charm, here is it live:http://www.iribbit.net/_files/radio-showhide.htmYou can add more div's and change id's and have fun with it.
  17. Here is a site I built almost 10 years ago. Look at the source code and refer to javascript there - it's one of the cleanest mouseover scripts you'll find.http://www.deepcreeklakebreezmotel.com/If you want to replace an image that "isn't there" then put a blank/transparent gif/png as a place holder to where you want the image to go.
  18. Skemcin

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    F-Man,Thanks for the reply. I have no idea how many years of experience you have and what type of clientele you have been able to work with but in the 10+ years I have been doing this nothing is as black and white as you seem to portray it.a.) you're just wrong on that point. Firefox, Netscape, and IE handle CSS differently. The majority of it renders fine, but there are scenarios that each differ. If you like, I can easily provide code that I've had to put in place that is conditionally different for each browser - and some have to do with both absolute and relative positioning. Sorry, I am VERY confident in saying that you are wrong here.b.) The various browsers do indeed have some very subtle (mostly just 1 to 5 pixel differences) so the solution you offer is not 100% effective. Again, I have plenty of code that I can supply to prove this point. And, for any paying customer of mine, the site MUST look the same to all users - thats what they are paying for. I will say that with some exhaustive coding, I do not put it past CSS to be the solution for many scenarios that I have coded with tables and CSS combined - but my clients do not expect me to spend that much time on something like - and that is the real world.c.) The only javascript I am using (in iribbit.net) is in the imagemap rollover. You mention that there are ways around this with CSS but I still see no alternatives introduced. a:hover links cannot preload and cache an image to prevent a download delay. I won't say you are wrong here, but I will say that you're approach (since you fail to provide a viable solution) will not necessarily work most of the time.d.) If you are serious, then do you test your sites on Windows, Mac, and Linux? Do you test them on Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, and 2003? Then on Mac OS9 and OSX? Linux . . . don't forget IE 5, IE 6, Netscape 4.7, 6.x, 7.x 8.x, Firefox 1.0, Opera 6, 7, and 8 . . . , Safari - OH and IE 5 and 6 render differently on a PC than a Mac - but you knew that right?e.) You said, "Why would I have any direction to point?" Aside from you blatantly singling my work out as being unsatisfactory (implying there are ways to do it better), well how about BECAUSE YOU POSTED A REPLY ON A FORUM THAT FOCUSES ON HELPING PEOPLE! So, unless you are trying to help others, keep the insults and otherwise pointless comments to yourself or send them via Private Message cuz this just doesn't really help anyone.I stand behind my code 100% and I have NEVER had anyone in my 10+ years ever come back to me to say their site has had problems being viewed by any of their customers, let alone that the site ever had any other problems. I ONLY had customers come back time and time again to expand the features their site offers.Again, it is obvious given the previous conversations with Jonas in this post, that I am more than open to constructive criticism and advice. So, please feel free to point me in a direction because other than that, there is nothing more to say!P.S. The comment and linked site say it all - nothing to validate your criticism, sorry!EDIT On a personal note, I understand that you are in school (without a driver's license) and just learning all this stuff. Be forwarned that text books are references not rules and if you don't see that now, you will if you get a job in this industry.
  19. I build something like that for a marketing landing page once. View the source and look for the div with id="REGISTRATION" and make make the onclick attribute in your radio button run the expandcontent function accordingly.Example:http://www.lessonlab.com/sfinstitute/(click "register")Javascript Source Code:http://www.lessonlab.com/sfinstitute/includes/toggle.jsI figured it would be easier to give you that then to copy-n-paste the code in here.(thats one way to do it)
  20. Skemcin

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    a.) table with CSS is fine in my book - it ensures that the site renders the same in all browsers and platforms - newest CSS is not fuilly adopted and not avail;able in older browsers - everything takes time to transition (note that it is only the "shell" of the site - all other formating is CSS).b.) <p> tags also have inconsistent results when rendered by different browser on different platforms - the <br /> has proven 100% effective.c.) javascript vs. CSS - again, inconsistant or inability to render in all browsers/platforms.d.) all your comments up to and includeing =) are wonderful and helpful. But why do you then reduce yourself to an insult. I guess you're expecting me to feel guilty for not being in that 0.001% (I take it the comma was intended to be a decimal) group of elite web programmers. Well, while your sites may be rendering for 50% of the average internet user, mine will render for 99,999% of them - and my typo is intentional.e.) having said that, it is obvious given the previous conversations with Jonas in this post, that I am more than open to constructive criticism and advice. So, please feel free to point me in a direction because other than that, you seem to have nothing to say.respectfully,skemcin.p.s. I've never claimed to be "perfect" - please do post some links to your work so we can all see how perfection is possible.
  21. The only thing you can do with XHTML is e-mail the information to you. If you want to create a file on the server each time a form is submitted, you will need to use a server side scripting language like php, asp, or cold fusion.
  22. a.) the first problem is that the images do not seem to be in the correct location relative to the file. According to your source code, site64sliced.html, your file is looking for the images in the "images" folder.b.) whats wrong with using photoshop is that EVERYTHING is an image. Nowadays, maybe not an issue as far as bandwidth goes (although its still wastes alot), but who wants to wait for the images to load, what if I want to copy and paste some of your copy?c.) watch out for copyright laws - you are using images that are copyrighted in your header - you don't want the Shaq to come and track you down, now do you?
  23. Skemcin

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    a.) thanks for the direction - this is the first time I've ever decided to use a background sound - so the pointer was very helpful.b.) I know XHTML is case-sensitive, so another chalked up to human error.But why is my fav-icon not validating - It's coded the same way w3schools.co is.?And thanks again for the input, Jonas.Nevermind - I had it in an include that was pulled in the <body> tag and it belongs in the <head> tag.Lesson Learned = Code during normal business hours!!!
  24. Skemcin

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    ok - a couple of oversites on my part and I am down to two errors left. Anyone's ensight will be helpful.a.) mouseover/out not supported in Transitional XHTML - any other ideas how to make an imagemap with rollovers - I can always chop it up - but the Image map is easier.b.) <bgsound> and <embed> are depcricated as well - any suggestions?Thanks in advance.
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