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I pop in most days to see if theres anyhting new and rather than go through the whole site I simply select the "View last 10 messages"

But it's not picking them all up.. It doesn't view the last ten. it misses some out..

Not a complaint.. just feedback mate :)

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Thanks for pointing it out - I'm looking into it now..

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test

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OK - looks like the description "View 10 most recent posts in the forum" is incorrect. The software will only allow each thread 1 entry in the list. So I suppose the description should read "View the last 10 active topics".

I happen to think it would be better to show the last ten posts rather than last ten active topics so I'll look into changing it.

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Not worth it just for one.. Wouldn't want ya to mess about just for me :)  But if you or others think its a good idea then..... :)

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It doesn't hurt to take a look into it. Should have time at the weekend...

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Yer new techi section isnt included at all it seems :)

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now the website has more members I wondered if you where considering changing last 10 post to last 20 posts? as there seems to be more than 20/day!

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sorry that was meant to say seems to be more than 10/day!

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Any chance of it being last ten posts instead of active topics? :)

Keep missing stuff if I don't check through! ;D

Or maybe twenty, I agree ;D ;D

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I'm looking into changing it to last 20 posts instead of topics.

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If its going to a vote then last 20 posts is best

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I totally agree!

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@Forum Admin
last x messages is finished ;)

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Last x messages or topics ?  

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Last x messages AND last x topics   8)

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No its not - check again!! ;D

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hehe - code is finished  ;D

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Now XX last topics, but not XX posts, Zoo! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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again: code modify is finished.
Adaptation into this forum it's none of my business  ;D

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It is now done. Big thanks to Zoo who sorted the software out for me(I messed it up, and I even have the perl cookbook to refer to). He deserves an applaud for that!

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perl cookbook.. is that in e- format? I have all the orielly books on a cd somewhere :)

easier to search keywords

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not e format, got the real thing, and its sister book programming perl.  Would love a cd with them on though - much quicker to search through!!!  Just out of interest, what is your most referenced to book at the moment? Or do you just use the web?

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Had a quick glance. cant see it unless my lad has taken it... Wil see if I can find it tommorow..

Real books?  The most used one.. very used is

MySQL by Paul DuBois.. Has a very good index at the back. Highly reccomended from someone who isnt a big book fan

Also have a decent PHP Programming book but rarely use it now..  Proffesional PHP Programming from WROX...Use web or my own collection of notes and routines...

But no matter how long I use MySQL I still revert back to the book now and then :)

I ahve Oriellys Learning UNIX on hand in case I need to navigate the server in SSH... I hate UNIX... like going back in time to pre gui computers :(

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Haven't really got into PHP and MySQL yet - got one database running on this server with a couple of things in to play with. Looks like a good book(checked amazon), and obviously MySQL is the way forwards.  

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MySQL or databases in general .. I used to think would be a bore and useless.. But since I started working wiht them its amazing the amount of options it opens up.. I recently made the accy stan site and its just about all database driven..

For example on the front page is a last game and next game.... when the webmaster goes into a control panel and enters the score for the last match played.. the front page auto updates everyhting based on the info that the last match has been played... finds the next game by date and enters that as the next one.. all the info for that is in the DB

The same info is used for the links on the bottom left... there is no links page.. you click a team and all the data is retrived from the database and displayed on the fly..

www.awads.co.uk another of mine.. all database driven and all controlled from a CP by someone who knows little about html..they just use forms in the CP


All possible through databases.. relational databases blah blah and real easy to learn :)

Theres a difference betwen a web designer and a programmer.. I cant design for toffeee.. peope who design use programmes like dreamweaver... programmes like that cant do what only hands on programming can... Programmers will always earn more than designers... Any fool with a computer can make a web site... but to make it live and interactive takes programming :)

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Nothing wrong with perl.. But I now only use it for backing up and maintaining the scripts I have running out there on the web. Some are years old and either too intricate to replace or always on...All new projects now are done with PHP.. far easier and cleaner than using the CGI

There are things Perl is better for but thats mostly offline / command line stuff.. for web applications I find PHP much better than Perl..Shame because perl was a pain to learn :)

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I've done relational databases in microsoft access, but not used MySQL. Never had a reason to as the programming I do for a living is completely different to web programming. I'm getting into it now though because I enjoy the web - Only problem is I find it hard to fit all my hobbies in and find myself doing stupid things like programming mods to this site at 5 in the morning!

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[quote author=Forum Admin link=board=feedback;num=1057753653;start=0#10 date=08/19/03 at 10:12:21]I'm looking into changing it to last 20 posts instead of topics. [/quote]

Nice one Admin, it's absolutely brilliant now!! :) :) :)

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If you have designed databases up to relational then it should hold no fears for you. Its a bit more hands on with more emphasis on permisions and what perm to give and what access allowed (localhost or )

I used to make games.. first as hobby with small commercial success... then got paid work making games for a web company who supply online gaming to ISPs ect But when I got into Perl people started throwing money at me even while learning and so I went down that road and never looked back :)

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Think you deserve an applaud just for being so knowledgeable Harry! 8)

My son's doing 3 yr  OU degree at the mo in computer programming, another year to go. Can't remember off hand which ones are involved. Think Unix is in there somewhere though. and he's just been doing something with databases. He keeps telling me that it should be my next step, and I have to say I had  been thinking on those lines anyway.

Quite like the idea of making something do what I want! ;D ;D

Seriously though, after doing a website from scratch (no Dreamweaver!) I quite like the idea of programming. :)

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Fanx......<fx:blush>

Thats it in a nutshel. Instead of a static webpage you can make it come alive.. Have one piece of data you can reuse in different areas.. Have total control ..thats programming...

I ahve been doing it for years..Games is making things come alive.. I cant draw to save my life but worked with artists who would present me with the graphics and I would progam away and bring them to life..

Now designers present me with a website and an idea of what they want to happen..  Shop, secure area.. logins or whatever they want... I then set about making it work.

If me and your son went for a job.., your son or any of his mates doing the same course would get the job because he will have qualifications.. I like many others already out there are self taught.... Personally I left school at 14 and couldnt even read and write proper.. still cant write :)  Qualifications..that bit of paper means a lot..

I know 8 programming languages that rely on exact syntax.. not a comma out of place... yet I still ahvent mastered the english language... spooky eh :)


fortunatly though I ahve been at this ten years and have enough contacts and probably enough work to keep me going another ten years anyway :)

Anyway....I didnt want to do this.. I wanted...Wanted... I wanted to be.... A Lumberjack!

Oh I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK ..I work all night and I slee.... Whoops slipping into monty python mode again :)

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CD with following O'Reilly books on

JAVA
Java in a Nutshell
Java Language Reference
Java AWT Reference
Java Fundamental Classes Reference
Exploring Java


JAVA ENTERPRISE
Java™ Enterprise in a Nutshell, by David Flanagan, Jim Farley
Java™ in a Nutshell, Third Edition, by David Flanagan
Java™ Foundation Classes in a Nutshell, by David Flanagan
Enterprise JavaBeans™, Second Edition, by Richard Monson-Haefel
Java™ Servlet Programming, by Jason Hunter with William Crawford
Java™ Security, by Scott Oaks
Java™ Distributed Computing, by Jim Farley



PERL
Perl in a Nutshell
Learning Perl
Learning Perl on Win32 Systems
Programming Perl
Advanced Perl Programming
Perl Cookbook




PERL2
Perl in a Nutshell, by Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour & Nathan Patwardhan
Programming Perl, 3rd Edition, by Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen & Jon Orwant
Advanced Perl Programming, by Sriram Srinivasan
Perl Cookbook, by Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington
Perl for System Administration, by David N. Blank-Edelman




TCP IP
DNS & BIND
TCP/IP Network Administration
sendmail
sendmail Desktop Reference
Building Internet Firewalls
Practical UNIX & Internet Security



UNIX 2.1
UNIX Power Tools
UNIX in a Nutshell: System V Edition
Learning the vi Editor
sed & awk
Learning the Korn Shell
Learning the UNIX Operating System




WWW
HTML: The Definitive Guide
CGI Programming on the World Wide Web
JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
Programming Perl
Web Master in a Nutshell



Oracle PL/SQL
Oracle PL/SQL Programming, 2nd Edition by Steven Feuerstein & Bill Pribyl
Oracle PL/SQL: Guide to Oracle8i Features by Steven Feuerstein
Oracle Built-in Packages by Steven Feuerstein, Charles Dye & John Beresniewicz
Advanced Oracle PL/SQL Programming with Packages by Steven Feuerstein
Oracle Web Applications: PL/SQL Developer's Introduction by Andrew Odewahn
Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference by Steven Feuerstein, Bill Pribyl & Chip Dawes
Oracle PL/SQL Built-ins Pocket Reference by Steven Feuerstein, John Beresniewicz & Chip Dawes


PM how to get it to you :)

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Added the following books to the CD Some in PDF while all the O'Rielly and others are in HTML


Creating Commercial Websites

The C Programming language

Understanding Computers

Upgrading & Repairing PCs 8th Edition

Upgrading PCs (Illustrated)

Web programming desktop Reference

Web programming Unleashed

Web Publishing Proffesional reference

Web App Dev' with PHP 4.0

Webmaster expert solutions

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Roy I thought you wanted this CD ?

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totally do - really want it in fact - when can we do adeal?

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Just give me an address and I will post it.. Its all on HD so just burn to CD

Already handed one out:)

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Last 10,20,50 messages feature doesnt seem to be workign at all today?

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Problem with the server apparently Harry, clocks been out of whack as well.

And here's me thinking Roy had found a  programme for time travel!

;D ;D ;D

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Well after doing a little url snooping I found this works to a fashion

http://www.accringtonweb.com/cgi-bin...action=recent1

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I wouldn't mind a CD like that!  After starting in Notepad using HTML years ago, then moving to Dreamweaver (Sorry!!), I think it's about time I progressed further!

Is amazon the best place to get these types of books from?  I remember my first book, Learning HTML (Or was it HTML for Dummies!?) from WHSmiths about 3 or so years ago!

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If ya give me yer address I will post ya a copy.. Or drop it off if yer local.. No problem :)

Anything that helps ya get rid of that toy dreamweaver :)

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lol, it's done me well for 12 months or so, but i do think it's time i learnt a little more.

I can collect if need be, i'm working tomorrow so either send us an e-mail with your address to [email protected] (I'll get it either tonight online or at work tomorrow) or you could hand it in to the Police Station and put for the attention of myself?  I can't ask you to give a CD away and pay P&P too!

I just looked at amazon and that "PHP and MySQL for dummies" is on there at not a bad price, looks interesting.

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Neal - Harry, just a thought, if you're working Springhill tomorrow Neal, I could give you a copy of the CD . Harry kindly delivered  one for me.

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Yeah sure, pass me your number or ring the office tomorrow around 11am and i'll nip round and get it.  If you send me your number, send it to [email protected]

Much appreciated, thanks Harry X also!

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No I said give me your address.. Sorry but I wont be giving out my number or address in here :)  You may want to take cazza up on her kind offer.. Simple and easy :)

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Yeah, no worried Harry, thanks anyhow.  I don't expect anyone to give details out over the net.

I'll have fun tomorrow night with it i'm sure!  She's gonna go mad as i'll be up all night  :o

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Sorted Harry, I'm your go-between! :D

My son also took a copy, said there's tons of stuff on there he can use!

Thanks from him also.  [smiley=4u.gif]

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Nice one :)

Dropped one off at Roys.. Dunno if it hit him on the head or owt but he hasn't been on the MB since :(

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Got that CD, thanks Cazzer, Harry X.

Looks like i'll be busy tonight!!

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[quote author=HarryX link=board=feedback;num=1057753653;start=0#37 date=08/29/03 at 15:27:44]Last 10,20,50 messages feature doesnt seem to be workign at all today?[/quote]

Is this still a problem? It seems to be working ok for me, the other day our webhosts seemed to be having a comedy clock day which did play havoc with the forum as quite a few messages ended up being posted in the future.. Should be ok now though.

Thats the url for the SSI on the front page...

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Yes It's fine Roy.

But why can I never stay logged in. I always have to put my password in!  ???

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Strange.. I aint never had a problem with logging in.. In fact I can't remember ever using my password after the first time :)  Gotta be your system cazzer ...

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Can do it on Burnleyweb.com, which uses the same Yabb setup, but can't do it on here!  ???

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Can't believe this.  :o It's actually just done it! Every other time it didn't so I just started putting my password in each time. Maybe I was just unlucky and there was a prob each time I tried!
Will let you know If I have a problem again.  :)

And before anyone asks - yes I did have the box ticked! [smiley=lol.gif]

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so long as you never press the logout button you should never have to enter your password again

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Got loads more titles.. Lots of HTML-4 and lots of PHP and MYSQL books :)