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    search special characters

    Hi, I've made a search-script, it searches in a mysql-table and just displays the results... The problem is that users probably will search with only the normal characters, but in the mysql-table, ë é è is used (when correct)... How can i search so that if the users search for...
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    generate fake names

    Hi, I'm trying to create a online game for which i need fictious (fake) names... Preferably by nationality... Currently I've made 2 databases (first and second names) (mysql), and I let php randomly choose a name... Problem being that making such a database for a number of nationalities is alot...
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    Running a script on specified time

    Serbtastic, Could you give me some more information on an AT command?? I've never heard of it... Thanx in advance, math
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    Running a script on specified time

    Hi, I have IIS, php and mysql installed and working. Now I don't know if it's possible, but I would like to run a couple of scripts (php) on a specified time (sunday at midnight for example), these scripts are for updating the mysql-tables and other things... Is that possible in IIS? or some...
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    command to change resolution

    Hi, For family-members, I would like to make a small program, maybe just a bat-file or something that would change te screen-resolution to let's say 1024x768, so when my family-members execute the program, the screen changes so they can read everything properly... Learning them how to do it...
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    Searching table through filter property

    Hi, I need to be able to search a table for searchstrings... The table is a Adressbook and what I want to do is search on names with the Filter property... Table1.Filter := 'Name = ' + QuotedStr(EditSearch.Text); This works, but then you have to search for the full name, correctly spelled or...
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    protecting scripts

    Hi, Is there a way to protect php-scripts? Like for connecting to mysql, I have a php-file where pasword etc... are kept, I thought of putting those files in a separate folder but I can't seem to get the right chmod settings, I'd like the scripts to be able to access them but the user(s)...
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    inputting around a selection

    Hi, I have a textarea and I'd like to input some tags around a selection that the user makes... Like adding <B> and </B> around it, so it can later be used on a webpage... I can get it at the end of the textarea but I'd like it to be around the selected text :( Here's what I've got so far...
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    reading variables from file

    Thanx benlinkknilneb, that's a really good start for me !! But the problem is that the file I need to read is a file that should and could be changed by the user... sort of a configuration-file... And for that, I think It would be usefull if the file contains the variable-names aswell... Each...
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    Mysql table exists?

    Hi, I'm making a online app in which I need to make a mysql-table if it doesn&quot;t already exists? Making the table isn't the problem, but what's the best way to check If a certain table already exists? Is there a function for this? Or should I load all the tablenames in an array and then...
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    reading variables from file

    Hi, Is there a good way to read variables from a file... Maybe a file like: var1=tekst1 var2=tekst2 ... and use the variables var1 and var2 in the program with the values tekst1 and tekst2 ? And if this is possible can I read arrays in? maybe like array1=(bla,bla,bla) ?? Thanx to anyone who...
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    Getting filename from dialog

    Hi, I'm a newbie &quot;newbie&quot; and I'm looking for a good COMPLETE example for showing a dialog in wich the user can choose a file wich the program will than read... And I know its something with CFileDialog and GetPathname but how and what i need to &quot;include&quot;, I don't know :(...
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    php on IIS: problem tranfering variables

    Hi, I've just installed php on IIS 5.1 on my Windows XP, but apparently I can't transfer variables between scripts... It doesn't seem to remember the vars :| I don't know If its a problem with ISS or with PHP, does anyone know what setting or something needs to be done for it to work? Here's a...
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    split function with OR

    Hi, I need help with the split fuction :( It seems that perl spilts TWICE when you use an OR (|) and both parts are accepted... My example: $rule = &quot;This is a sentence!&quot;; @words = split(/(^[\w]+$)|([\W]+$)/,$rule); foreach $word (@words) { print &quot;$word\|&quot;; } Perl...
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    Spliting a sentence

    Hi, I want to spilt a sentence but KEEP the points,questionmarks,spaces,... Like so: $sentence = &quot;A simple sentence!&quot;; @words = spilt(/???/,$sentence); @words[0] should be 'A' @words[1] should be ' ' @words[2] should be 'simple' @words[3] should be ' ' @words[4] should be 'sentence'...

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