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Well, I'll throw my introduction up here... I'm hardly a lurker... I found the site a few days ago, looking for a decent Ada Forum. (Finally went to Usenet for that.) I joined, and have been putting my two cents in wherever I felt it was appropriate. You'll notice in …

Hardest project (Program?) I have had so far is to write a package in Ada using and manipulating strings. The problem was, rather than using get_line for the input, we had to use get. The computer had no idea how long the real string was, it only knew it was …

Works fine for me. Attached is the code I copied and pasted, so you have at least a file that worked. My test was done with EasyPHP, with the PHP version upgraded to 5.04.

I suggest you read the other threads you started, as well as the manual. There are also some very good how-tos out there to teach you how to properly do what you want to.

Trouble shooting questions: (Laugh if you want, but these things do happen!) 1) Is the monitor plugged in to the wall and computer? 2) Is the monitor turned on? 3) Have you checked for bent pins on the monitor? 4) Does the computer work with another monitor? 5) Have you …

It depends on what you want to do. You can pass the request to the system (only works for specific systems) or you can perhaps find a library that will allow you to do it. AFAIK, only text files can be opened without special manipulation in most programming languages. (Database …

Use $_POST['[i]fieldname[/i]'] You said you're a beginner, so I wrote a very short description on how the whole process works. You may already be familiar with the basics of forms, but if not, read on. Don't be afraid to do Google searches, either. Remember, you're a web developer, your browser …

Is the MYSQL functionality being loaded in the PHP.INI that's being used?

[quote] can someone please tell me the correct code for such an operation? [/quote] Did it not work? It looks correct.

The web browser Opera is now free: [url]http://www.opera.com[/url]

I just got Deja vu reading this thread. Twice I thought "I wrote that" and saw someone elses name. Am I having that much of an effect here? :-)

PHP includes a command-line interpreter. You can run your PHP script through that, direct the output to a file and open that file in the web browser. So, yes, it's possible. It quickly gets tiring, though. That's why most developers use EasyPHP or XAMPP on their machines.

Have you tried F1 or F2? Sometimes if you hold down a key at boot, it forces an error and allows you to get in to setup from there.

I don't write code for people here. If you want help with a specific aspect of your shopping cart, I'll be glad to help.

I hate having the password for my database out in the open. Anyone who gets a look at my code has access to the password. What can I do to secure it so my PHP scripts can access it but it's harder to find? I thought about storing it in …

When it stops, what does it tell you? (a.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close?) When messing with linked lists, I find my biggest problems are segmentation faults, which I sort of have to guess at since WinXP decided it'd be a good idea to hide the error …

As far as programming languages go, learn one. They'll never die. There's schools that still teach Fortran, Prolog, Ada (mine) as well as the more "common" (that means better known to the general public) languages. I've done a little in Pascal, Ada, and Qbasic. I like Ada the most, as …

You ARE changing those values to the proper ones, right? For example, to use the username "daniweb" and password "isthecurrentsite" and connect to the server [url]www.example.com[/url], your connection string would be: mssql_connect('localhost', 'daniweb', 'isthecurrentsite');

It's either a mouse problem or a software problem. Try unplugging the mouse and plugging it back in, and see what happens. (I had one that I had to do that too, it wouldn't work at all.) If that doesn't fix the problem, I'd try replacing the mouse. I've got …

Is that a thought, or a request? If it's a request, you'll have to explain your desire quickly and show some effort. Something along the lines of "I want to do X, but I'm not sure how. Can someone suggest a way to me?" or "I want to do X, …

Have you tried removing and reinserting the RAM, all add-on cards, etc?

Isn't the syntax of include? [code] include "[i]filename[/i]" [/code]

When you get it fixed, make sure you make back ups of all your documents. 25 gig of space (via CD-Rs) costs $10 now, so there's no excuse to not make back ups. Some programs will even automate backing up to another drive/server.

Sounds like homework. So here's the dead obvious one: When the code was written in Perl.

PHP's a server side language, so any PHP you write will either be (a) left as-is or (b) processed. If your newsletter contains PHP code to be executed dynamically by the recipient, it's likely to not work. In that case, direct them to a webpage you know works. (You could …

Gee... go to DaniWeb and find some humorous posts... (Not just this one made me laugh. Kimberley, don't take offense...we all make humourous mistakes.) Anyway, I have a question. Does the screen work properly at boot?

or a different monitor if you have one. Sounds like it could be a resource conflict, so at the very least try moving the graphics card to another slot.

You may want to try a few things before you reinstall your video drivers... Go in to the display control panel, and look at the advanced tab. (Or it may be "settings"... no OS specified) you're looking for "Hardware acceleration" When you find it, reduce it a notch until either …

You can set your query in a variable and then echo that out. I don't think that will help, but it's another option.

With Telnet, you have a telnet server that provides your access to the internet. I can telnet in to my freesco router, then start links (a text browser) and get on the Internet that way. Telnet itself does not provide internet access.

[quote] You do realize that blocking right click can be easily defeated [/quote] ...and often only works with Internet Explorer?

I wonder if that's the monitor's way of protecting it from bad resolutions. If you try to run a monitor at a resolution it doesn't support, you can damage it. Can you get in to safe mode ok?

So you want random numbers with negative values... How do you get them? This is a simple method to do so.

This is an Ada package that simply waits for the user to press the enter key. (If they enter anything else it's simply ignored.)

The first of a few examples I'd like to contribute.

I'm partial to ConTEXT ([url]http://context.cx/[/url]) myself. You can download and update different highlighters, so both your HTML and PHP can be syntax highlighted (If the HTML is not in quotes). It also can save a backup file upon saving, so if you make changes, and say "OH SHOOT!" you've got …

One other tip: When sending headers and doing redirection, the full URL must be used. It will NOT accept a relative URL. (You can write a function that generates the full URL from a relative one with little difficulty.)

Sounds like your hard drive may be dead... Have you tried booting the computer w/out the hard drive in it? Also, how's your CMOS battery holding up? Some computers don't like to work with a dead battery (Macs are normally the ones like this, but others may too).

[quote] What is the MOST important thing to do when developing new code or modifying existing code (other than correct functionality)? Why? [/quote] Make sure you know your OS's program kill statements or keypresses. I'm only half joking, those things are important if you write yourself an infinite loop! Easy …

Ok, here's a hint: CSV files are normally just plain text. You have to read the information in before you can do anything with it.

The best is the code you write yourself. There's no complex legal agreement to worry about, and since you wrote it yourself you should be able to maintain it.

What about Digital Rights Management? Things like protection schemes, "fair use..." that kind of thing. You're bound to run in to it sometime in IT. (Just post a message on a message board asking who uses file sharing software, and you'll see what I mean.)

What are you looking for exactly? Article submit script is descriptive, but doesn't tell enough about what you want.

Windows ME seems to do well the way my Grandma runs it. To conserve power, she turns the computer on and off. That means it reboots often... ME seems to be very good for very specific hardware, and junk on all the rest.

The short answer is: You can't. The long answer is: You can distribute QB along with the program, and use the command "qbasic /run [i]program name[/i]" Also, if you have QB 4.5, you can compile it. Unfortunately, QB 4.5 isn't available for download legally (AFAIK) and cannot be purchased anywhere.

Personally, I'd recommend starting with BASIC (some dialect of it. There's literally 100's!) because it's one of the most common language bases. (You know those TI-graphing calculators? Took me 30 minutes to learn to program them because of my strong BASIC upbringing.) From BASIC, I'd consider Ada95. While it's not …

You'll find that most people here will NOT design something for you, but they'll be more than happy to help you out with your design. I've found that having a good, detailed specification helps quite a bit. (For example, 'When the user clicks on "Add to cart," the item is …

You could implement a stack, then pop each element off the top while at the same time pushing the element on to another stack. Then compare the results. Naturally, there are much better ways to do what you want.

Check for errors with mysql_errorno or a similar function. That might help you out some.

I've got PHP installed on a Server 2003 box running IIS on my home network. On my laptop, I have EasyPHP, and despite having some parts in French, it's been fairly easy to use. I've got extra debug options turned on for PHP on EasyPHP, so hopefully I can catch …