RE: ultimate stupidity
Just think of the semicolons as periods to a sentence. Think of your thoughts in totality. After all it is a language :-). Ron >From: "Gary L. Armstrong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: ultimate stupidity >Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 23:29:15 -0400 > >I forget the semicolons just about every coding session. My program never >works right the first test run because of this. I can't even blame it on >the >cursor. I'll fix it and move on, but the next day I forget them again. >Sometimes I forget the # before my comment marking the end of an if or >other >conditional block. Usually, though, it's the semicolon. > >-=GLA=-; > >-Original Message- >From: Brett W. McCoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 11:43 AM >To: Francesco Scaglioni >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: ultimate stupidity > > >On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Francesco Scaglioni wrote: > > > Answer: > > I had inadvertently put a space in front of the # at the beginning of > > the #!. The space is, of course covered by the cursor when I visit > > the beginning of the file an I had failed to notice the implied space > > ( implied because I could still see the # ). Is this a record for the > > most stupid mistake ever made? Boy have I got much to learn. > >Don't feel bad -- we've all done similar things. You know why programmers >have flat foreheads. Beacuse they are constantly slapping their forehead >and going 'Doh!' > >Being able to admit an error (even one you think is stupid) is a good >quality to have. > >-- Brett > http://www.chapelperilous.net/ > >Sir, it's very possible this asteroid is not stable. > -- C3P0 > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: ultimate stupidity
I forget the semicolons just about every coding session. My program never works right the first test run because of this. I can't even blame it on the cursor. I'll fix it and move on, but the next day I forget them again. Sometimes I forget the # before my comment marking the end of an if or other conditional block. Usually, though, it's the semicolon. -=GLA=-; -Original Message- From: Brett W. McCoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 11:43 AM To: Francesco Scaglioni Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ultimate stupidity On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Francesco Scaglioni wrote: > Answer: > I had inadvertently put a space in front of the # at the beginning of > the #!. The space is, of course covered by the cursor when I visit > the beginning of the file an I had failed to notice the implied space > ( implied because I could still see the # ). Is this a record for the > most stupid mistake ever made? Boy have I got much to learn. Don't feel bad -- we've all done similar things. You know why programmers have flat foreheads. Beacuse they are constantly slapping their forehead and going 'Doh!' Being able to admit an error (even one you think is stupid) is a good quality to have. -- Brett http://www.chapelperilous.net/ Sir, it's very possible this asteroid is not stable. -- C3P0 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: ultimate stupidity
Yeah, don't worry about it. We're all bozos on this bus. -Original Message- From: Brett W. McCoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 10:43 AM To: Francesco Scaglioni Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ultimate stupidity On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Francesco Scaglioni wrote: > Answer: > I had inadvertently put a space in front of the # at the beginning of > the #!. The space is, of course covered by the cursor when I visit > the beginning of the file an I had failed to notice the implied space > ( implied because I could still see the # ). Is this a record for the > most stupid mistake ever made? Boy have I got much to learn. Don't feel bad -- we've all done similar things. You know why programmers have flat foreheads. Beacuse they are constantly slapping their forehead and going 'Doh!' Being able to admit an error (even one you think is stupid) is a good quality to have. -- Brett http://www.chapelperilous.net/ Sir, it's very possible this asteroid is not stable. -- C3P0 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ultimate stupidity
On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Francesco Scaglioni wrote: > Answer: > I had inadvertently put a space in front of the # at the beginning of > the #!. The space is, of course covered by the cursor when I visit > the beginning of the file an I had failed to notice the implied space > ( implied because I could still see the # ). Is this a record for the > most stupid mistake ever made? Boy have I got much to learn. Don't feel bad -- we've all done similar things. You know why programmers have flat foreheads. Beacuse they are constantly slapping their forehead and going 'Doh!' Being able to admit an error (even one you think is stupid) is a good quality to have. -- Brett http://www.chapelperilous.net/ Sir, it's very possible this asteroid is not stable. -- C3P0 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ultimate stupidity
Hi, I have just spent two hours trying to figure out why a perfectly good script had failed!! The old script headers error. Answer: I had inadvertently put a space in front of the # at the beginning of the #!. The space is, of course covered by the cursor when I visit the beginning of the file an I had failed to notice the implied space ( implied because I could still see the # ). Is this a record for the most stupid mistake ever made? Boy have I got much to learn. I post this is the vain hope that it might someday save another newbie from the same fate. Regards to all and have a good weekend Francesco -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Looking for a script that will "clean up" and print a page
On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Rusty Wilson wrote: > Changing the width of the page is not an option as > that would "break" the interface (graphics/layout/etc) > which were designed at 760px wide (at the customers > reqest!) The client does not want a "narrower" > interface. Argh, that's one of the 7 deadly sins of web design -- hardcoding screen widths, for surely where you want users to have a screen width of 760, someone is going to come along with one that is 640 or 1280, and totally break your design. Not only that, having wide block of text is very difficult to read -- a multi-column layout is much easier. Oh, well, this entirely off-topic here so I'll shut up now. -- Brett http://www.chapelperilous.net/ Support the Girl Scouts! (Today's Brownie is tomorrow's Cookie!) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Looking for a script that will "clean up" and print a page
Thanks for the hint of HTML::Parser. I have received that suggestion from several people, and I am looking at it now. Changing the width of the page is not an option as that would "break" the interface (graphics/layout/etc) which were designed at 760px wide (at the customers reqest!) The client does not want a "narrower" interface. The design never called for the possbility of printing the page being viewed - so thats how we got here today. Also, to save ink/toner it would be nice if the "printed" version didn't have all the graphics of the page. To everyone that responsed (on and off list) - THANKS! p.s. - if you want to see somebody else's working example, check this out (its EXACTLY what I'm trying to mimic): http://www.delphiautomotive.com/news/pressReleases/pr5280-10022001 Note the button (and its affect) labeled: "Click Here for Printable Version" Rusty --- fliptop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rusty Wilson wrote: > > > > DESIRED SOLUTION: > > I would rather NOT go back and change the page > design. > > What I would like to do is put a link on each page > > (press release) that says "PRINT". This link would > > then call a cgi-bin/perl application that would > "strip > > out" the graphics/etc (which are forcing the page > to > > be too wide), and leave only the text and graphics > > between the and tags. > > does your statement here mean you're not willing to > simply change the > table widths to 640 so they fit on a page? > > look into html::parser: > > http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=HTML-Parser __ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Looking for a script that will "clean up" and print a page
Rusty Wilson wrote: > > DESIRED SOLUTION: > I would rather NOT go back and change the page design. > What I would like to do is put a link on each page > (press release) that says "PRINT". This link would > then call a cgi-bin/perl application that would "strip > out" the graphics/etc (which are forcing the page to > be too wide), and leave only the text and graphics > between the and tags. does your statement here mean you're not willing to simply change the table widths to 640 so they fit on a page? look into html::parser: http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=HTML-Parser -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Win32 & UNIX Webserver issue
Shannon Murdoch wrote: > > Is there any common issues that I should be aware of in regards to > Win32/unix compatibility in my scripts? > 1. case sensivity 2. read, write and execution rights (-> chmod) Shannon, you are very unspecific. Your problem does not have to be a Win/Unix issue. Check the paths, at least the one to perl! Cheers Stephan -- Dipl.-Chem. Stephan Tinnemeyer Lindenallee 20 24105 Kiel Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MacPerl->WebCGI tip
Shannon Murdoch wrote: > > Before uploading your scripts for running, use a program like TexEdit Plus > or BBEdit to add CF/LF's to your script, otherwise it may not run properly. > Shannon, Perl scripts are text files. Therefore, they should be up- and downloaded in text mode (ftp). This will translate e. g. line feeds/breaks to the platform specific character(s) automatically. It seems very likely that you had the problems you had because you used your ftp client app in binary mode which will not perform any translations. Obviously, your ftp client app did not recognize the Perl scripts as text files and switch to text mode automatically. This is, of course, not a Perl issue but a Macintosh issue. You may mail me off-list. Cheers Stephan -- Dipl.-Chem. Stephan Tinnemeyer Lindenallee 20 24105 Kiel Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Win32 & UNIX Webserver issue
Hi all, I've finished writing one of my longest scripts to date and uploaded it to a WindowsNT Apache webserver- works fine. On a Unix server (f2s.com), it doesn't run, and gives no clues as to why. Is there any common issues that I should be aware of in regards to Win32/unix compatibility in my scripts? Thanks in advance. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: problem
Don't know if this helps: It's from perl.daily.tips
On to the tip: Anyone have seen code like
print "http://$url/\";>$site (\"$title\")";
Now, it is quite annoying to read all those \'s, so you would think
there is a better way.
Well, there is! :-)
The above line could be written as
print qq[http://$url/";>$site ("$title")];
So instead of using " as the quote operator we used qq[ and ] to end
the quote.
You can also use for example qq{ (or any other form of "brackets"), like
print qq{...};
Like "text" can be substituted with qq[text] you can use a single q
for ', so a confusing statement like
'\'[EMAIL PROTECTED]\''
can be written as
q['[EMAIL PROTECTED]']
instead.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unknown Sender)
> Newsgroups: perl.beginners.cgi
> Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 00:59:20 -0300 (ADT)
> To: Derek Duhon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: problem
>
> You should escape all of the quotes that you want printed.
>
> print "Content-type:
> text/html\n\nEndless! \"#00\">$current = \"endless?$prev\">Previous Page | Next
> Page";
>
>
> Johnathan Thibodeau
>
> Pound bang user bin perl
> fork while true
>
> On Sat, 2 Jun 2001, Derek Duhon wrote:
>
>> I have a print statement that prints out an html page, and after a lot of
>> tinkering, I still can't get it to work. It prints out the html perfectly,
>> but I can't seem to find a way for it to print the contents of the scalar
>> statements. The print statement is encased in "". Here is my source
>>
>> #!usr/local/bin/perl
>> #
>> #Program to generate endless webpage
>> $current = $ENV{"QUERY_STRING"};
>> $next = ++$current;
>> $prev = --$current;
>> print "Content-type:
>> text/html\n\nEndless!> "#00">$current> "endless?$prev">Previous Page | Next
>> Page";
>>
>>
>
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MacPerl->WebCGI tip
Just thought I'd share the solution to a problem I've been having many headaches over using MacPerl to make cgi's for the web. Before uploading your scripts for running, use a program like TexEdit Plus or BBEdit to add CF/LF's to your script, otherwise it may not run properly. It took me six or seven rewrites of an 8 page script to figure this out! Oh well, I sorted out some minor bugs in the process =) -Shannon Murdoch -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
