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I have heard that AJAX is a way to get a page to refresh when a MySQL db has changed. Basically we have a log (that several users at a time could be looking at), when data is submitted it posts to the MySQL db. Instead of having the page …

We have a script that creates a .csv file that in turn is fed into a python script. Our .csv file is being generated with a line feed at the bottom, and this is hammering the python script. Is there a way to get rid of that extra line that …

We have a Windows 2003 fileserver (demoted from a DC a few months ago). Anyway after we rebooted following an update a couple weeks ago is where the problems first started. The IPsec service would not start and therefore would now allow any TCP/IP traffic. We don't need that service …

I am using the following refresh script. It works great in IE but not in FF. Does anyone know how I can make this work in FF? Is it a setting in the browser or the actual code? Thanks DS [code] <script> <!-- /* Auto Refresh Page with Time script …

I have a simple javascript that pans through webcam images. I does not update the images until one goes in and clears the cache, at that point the most recent images show up. Is there some code in javascript I can use to have this done or is there another …

I am looking for input on the best books/resources for learning Java and JavaScript. The students will be familar with programming in general but will be new to Java/JS. Thanks...DS

I am using FCKeditor for my Drupal website. For whatever reason, FCKeditor does not allow a file to be overwritten...it will rename it instead which is no good for static links. I have found some code I think is responsible for renaming and have commented it out. [code] while ( …

I am attempting to use a function to check for a valid email address before being read in. I am attempting to use a function as well and this is something I don't have a lot of experience in. Does the following code look correct? In addition to the test.csv …

I am just getting to know the abilities of AJAX and it sounds pretty powerful. I have gotten feedback on a couple new projects I am working on and many responses say that AJAX is the way to go. My question is...is AJAX something a novice can use? Can you …

I am having fits trying to come up with previous/next buttons for my particular project. I want the user to be able to easily browse through shifts. I have 3 shifts per date and that is how it is stored in the db. Right now I have the users going …

I want to create a dynamic link to a file...basically the info is displayed in a .php template read in from MySQL db. I want to also have a link to the saved text file. Here is some of what I have: [code] $date=$_POST[Date_Entered]; $shift=$_POST[shift]; $shift_table=$shift."_shift_duties"; $fileDir="TOP".$shift."Shiftlog" $fileID=.$date."_".$shift."shift.rtf"; [/code] and …

I posted this in the html section but I am not sure if it will be that simple. I have a .php form that populates from info in a MySQL DB. Anyway, I want to have the ability to email the form(whatever happens to be displayed at the moment) to …

I have a .php form that populates from info in a MySQL DB. Anyway, I want to have the ability to email the form to a not predetermined email address. Any ideas? Our default email program is TBird if it matters. Thanks DS

I have a .php page that writes data to a MySQL db when the user hits "submit". Anyway...to make sure the data on the .php is the latest in the db I would like to use an auto refresh javascript. I have a free one that works great but I …

I am attempting to use a PHP include with cgi-bin. Is this even possible? My other includes work fine. Here is the offending code: [code] <?php include ".../cgi-bin/Calcium40.pl?Op=ShowIt&CalendarName=City"; ?> [/code]

Having a strange problem with some PHP code. This code: [code] $filename = "/u2/text/TOPAShiftlog".$dateString."_AShift.rtf"; [/code] writes the file TOPAShiftlog2007-10-26_AShift.rtf to the /u2/text dir. I want it to write 2007-10-26_AShift.rtf to the /u2/text/TOPAShiftlog dir so I tried this: [code] $filename = "/u2/text/TOPAShiftlog/".$dateString."_AShift.rtf"; [/code] This code ends up removing my "submit" button …

Not sure if this is a PHP or a MySQL problem...I am pretty new at both. Basically I have a .php form that is writing data to the db just fine and most of the data is saving back to the .php file fine. I have several "text" boxes that …