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  1. soundmind

    How to write XML DTD in PHP

    Hello! I wrote an application to generate webpages using PHP based on the content stored in a database. In the first part of the webpage should write: <? xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?> But since it starts with the PHP <? ?>, it's causing some problems. Would a normal escape for...
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    primary key and auto_increment

    Hi, When you create a new table and set one field as auto_increment, does this field automatically become the primary key as well? I tried modifying a table after I created it, with not much success. 1) I tried changing an existing field to auto_increment, didn't work. 2) I tried changing...
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    Importing a class

    SolidFish, Thank you. I tried : import java.SavitchIn.java; public class SpeciesFirstTryDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { } } But received an error saying &quot;package SavitchIn does not exist.&quot; All the files are in the same directory. Why is it saying the class is...
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    Importing a class

    Hi, I'm just a newbie... trying out some exercises in my Java programming book. It has a number of classes in the accompanying CD but I haven't been able to import them with the exercises I've been following. Could you please tell me step-by-step how to import a foreign class and use it with...
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    Error Handling

    Dear Experts, I've been programming in PHP for months now. The most trouble I have is problem solving. Is there a website I can look up error messages and know what they mean? What is the best way to learn error handling? I have set error_reporting(15) so I'm getting all the information I...
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    PHP using preg

    I'm trying to grab only what's in between the <td....>foo</td> tags. Just &quot;foo&quot; in this case. I guess I need a way to say &quot;ignore&quot; the properties inside the <td...> tag. Hope I'm clear this time.
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    PHP using preg

    Hi, I'm writing a php app that strips out only text from a .html page so I can insert them into a database and work from there. To begin, I'm attemping to get all the text in between <td>s but haven't worked out quite well yet. (I'll move onto the <img>s and <a>s inside the <td>s after I...
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    Help for the newbie - installation

    Dear Experts, This is probably way too easy for you. But I am having trouble installing Java. I downloaded j2sdk-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p-iftw.exe and installed it but when I tried to compile a file like this: c:>javac something.java It says 'javac ' is not recognized as an internal or...
  9. soundmind

    Query to get Column Name and data type?

    Hi Y'all Is there a mySQL query or way to retrieve a table's column names and their data type? Thank you!
  10. soundmind

    Free tool for mySQL development?

    Hi, Which application do you use for mySQL development? I've been using SQLYog for about 6 months and it works great but they don't support their free version any longer. I'm looking for a free program. Any suggestions? Thanks!
  11. soundmind

    How to prevent my IP address from being broadcast

    I've been using Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition for about a month, and it works great. You can download free from www.panicware.com. You can see the pop-up, well, pop up, but then it closes immediately.
  12. soundmind

    mySQL - weird results

    Here's a sample table: Columns: table_id(primary, auto_increment), item_number, user_name, entry_date Each time a user logs in, they record an item, their user_name and an entry_date. Sometimes there will be duplicates of item_id, but only one entry per user. I tried to get the latest...
  13. soundmind

    mySQL - linking two columns as unique

    Hi y'all, Is there a way to link two columns within a table to be unique? For example, the columns in a table &quot;users&quot; are: user_id(primary key, auto_increment), user_name, date I'd like to have user_name and date linked to each other so there could be only one entry per user_name...
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    chop() as in Perl

    Hi, In Perl, the chop() function removes the last character of the string. I'm looking for a function in PHP that does that. Could you please help me? I'm getting my data from the database but it's in 4 digits - I only want the last two. Is there a function to do this or do I have to create...
  15. soundmind

    CHANGE COLUMN unique

    Hi, I'm trying to change a column type to unique. I tried the following but got some interesting error msgs. Please help! Here's what I tried: ALTER TABLE number CHANGE COLUMN date unique ALTER TABLE number CHANGE ADD unique(date) ALTER TABLE number CHANGE date ADD unique (date) Thanks!
  16. soundmind

    Half-freeze after 10 minutes into every use

    My computer half-freezes after every 10 minutes of use. What I mean by &quot;half-freeze&quot; is, only the bottom part of the screen freezes. I can close the browser from the X on top but I cannot navigate through the apps using the Taskbar or Quick Launch. The only thing that seems to help...

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