graywolf wrote: > Strange, when I started out you gave me some useful advice.
That was so long ago, it seems. I'm still writing code in a similar fashion, which seems to be fine, although there are new browsers out there and new "compliance" standards. So I figure some updating is in order. > > There are all kinds of ways to develop a website from hand coded, to Macromedia > Dreamweaver and its ilk. I have basically stuck to hand coded, and simple. You > can go through my pages and see how I have progressed the meanderings subdomain > is the oldest code I've seen your setup a couple of times ... > There is code out there for free to do about anything you might want to do. The > most useful to you will probably be automatic thumbnail generation and > presentation software. Not sure exactly what you mean. Can you provide a name or two so I can put the suggestion in perspective? > You will probably want a database of your photos, and an > online sales service (shopping cart & secure payment software) also. One of the > most useful tools for maintaining a site is "grep". Grep is a Unix utility > (versions for windows are available), and it's free, that allows you to do a > search and replace across a bunch of files. For example if you change your email > address you can use grep to do a search and replace on every page on your > website in one operation. > > Hope this answers a few of your questions. That last part - search and replace - is very helpful. Didn't know what it was when someone else used the term. Grep sounds like it's worth investigating. Tks! shel
