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    my.cnf optimizing MySQL

    Just wondering if anybody has a suggestion for tweaking the my.cnf file to reflect my server set-up. I'm running Dual pentium III 550, 1G Ram, mirrored 8G SCSI HD. Connections to the server are all through PHP about 90% SELECTS and 10% INSERTS/UPDATES. It is a college sports site so I get some...
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    View thumbnails of FH5 files

    I have the clipart disc from an old Freehand 5 cd (totally legal, not pirated) that I used several years ago but have long since lost the application cd. I currently use Illustrator and no longer use Freehand. I would like to find a way to easily preview the clipart on the old Freehand disc...
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    Excel 2000: "Unable to read file" after installing SP3

    Has anyone seen this problem? After installing the Office 2000 service pack 3 I can no longer open previously created files in Excel. I get a "Unable to read file" error. I can create and open new files with no problem. Thanks
  4. lowtide

    Right margin in Netscape

    I am trying to create a table that covers the full width of the browser window. My code works fine in IE but in Netscape there is a margin on the right side. I am using the following for my body tag: <body bgcolor=&quot;#ffffff&quot; leftmargin=&quot;0&quot; rightmargin=&quot;0&quot...
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    Alpha-numeric only

    I am trying to check a string to make sure it contains only alpha-numeric characters. I have tried the following, but it does not work: if (!eregi(&quot;[a-z0-9]&quot;,$request)){ ..... (error code)...... What am I doing wrong. Shouldn't this tell me if there are nonalpha-numeric characters...
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    • Forum: PHP
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    Querying date field in Access database?

    I need to query an Access db for all of<br>the rows that match a specific month and year only<br>in a smalldate field. What is the best way<br>to format the WHERE clause of the sql statement?<br>I would like to use the moth as a 2 digit number<br>and year as a 4 digit number.<br><br>I have tried...
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    Querying date field in database?

    I have a date in the format mo/da/year (i.e. 3/12/2000).<br> I would like to query a database field with datatype <br> smalldatetime. Do I need to do some additional formatting<br> of the date to query for all records that occur on this<br> day? I know I can query using a format like Mar 12...
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    Formatting data in HTML from memo field

    I am trying to retrieve data from a memo field in an access db to format into an html page. My problem is I need to replace the end of line characters with &lt;BR&gt; tags. When I view the source code of the resultant html page the hard returns are there, so I know they are coming out of the...
  9. lowtide

    Strange problem with integer "127"

    I have a strange problem.<br> In a table I have a field with a datatype tinyint(3).<br> In one of my rows the number that I input is 131 but<br> for some reason it will not allow me to change it to<br> anything but 127! I have tried different numbers and none<br> seem to work.<br> Has anyone...
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    Parsing form data

    I am having trouble parsing the form data of a text field.<br> What I have is a form that is populated with default values<br> that the user can edit.<br> But when one of the fields is edited and the form is sent on<br> to the next page only one of my field variables is parsed leaving me<br>...
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    • Forum: PHP
  11. lowtide

    Directory listing question

    I am using the following code to extract the images from a directory and place them in a table. It works fine except that the "." and ".." lines from the directory are also read as seperate files. I only want it to show .gif and .jpgs.: <br> $ptr=opendir($path.$sport); <br> while ($file =...
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: PHP
  12. lowtide

    SQL extreme newbie question

    I know this is very basic but I am new to database programming and under pressure to create a database for a client within the next month and make it efficient. I understand how to create the database and how to access it dynamically (I will be using PHP with MySQL). I just want to make sure the...
  13. lowtide

    SQL extreme newbie question

    I know this is very basic but I am new to database programming and under pressure to create a database for a client within the next month and make it efficient. I understand how to create the database and how to access it dynamically (I will be using PHP). I just want to make sure the initial...
    • lowtide
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: PHP
  14. lowtide

    SQL extreme newbie question

    I know this is very basic but I am new to database programming and under pressure to create a database for a client within the next month and make it efficient. I understand how to create the database and how to access it dynamically (I will be using PHP). I just want to make sure the initial...

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