cross platform problem - advice needed

[Ian Davies]

Hello
I would appreciate some help from someone who has knowledge of working with
css, php javascript and how they interact.
Ive been working on a task for the last few days and have started to hit a
brick wall. I need general advice on whether I m tackling the problem the
correct way and some solutions for my current problems

Ive posted my project below where ive detailed the current problems im
having
http://www.iddsoftware.co.uk/test.php

in short im trying to allow my users to take their records from my database
and arrange them dynamically on a web page into custom reports. which they
can them print directly or download into something like Word

Hope you can help as that brick wall is looming

Ian

[Harlan Messinger]

Jerry Stuckle wrote:

Ian Davies wrote:

>>By the way, please do not post questions to six different groups. It

I know
but is wasnt a specific question so the greater the postings in relevant
groups would increase the chanceof a solution.

>>isn't necessary and annoys people who read multiple groups. One or two

They'll live :)

And you'll live if people choose not to answer your questions, if that's
how you want to play the game.

[Ian Davies]

Another thing that is annoying when you open a reply to your post eagerly
thinking someone has answered your question, only to find it is just someone
moaning about something. That actually wastes time and is probably even more
annoying.
"Jerry Stuckle" <js*******@attg lobal.netwrote in message
news:fY******** *************** *******@comcast .com...

Ian Davies wrote:

>By the way, please do not post questions to six different groups. It

I know
but is wasnt a specific question so the greater the postings in relevant
groups would increase the chanceof a solution.

>isn't necessary and annoys people who read multiple groups. One or two

They'll live :)

But many of them won't answer your questions.

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[Miguel Cruz]

Harlan Messinger <hm************ *******@comcast .netwrote:

By the way, please do not post questions to six different groups. It
isn't necessary and annoys people who read multiple groups. One or two
of these would probably have been sufficient.

He crossposted properly; something is wrong with your newsreader if you
are seeing the question more than once.

Still 6 groups does seem like overkill.

miguel
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[Jerry Stuckle]

Ian Davies wrote:

Another thing that is annoying when you open a reply to your post eagerly
thinking someone has answered your question, only to find it is just someone
moaning about something. That actually wastes time and is probably even more
annoying.
"Jerry Stuckle" <js*******@attg lobal.netwrote in message
news:fY******** *************** *******@comcast .com...

>>Ian Davies wrote:

>>>>By the way, please do not post questions to six different groups. It
I know
but is wasnt a specific question so the greater the postings in relevant
groups would increase the chanceof a solution.


isn't necessary and annoys people who read multiple groups. One or two
They'll live :)

But many of them won't answer your questions.

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Not nearly as annoying as opening a message thinking you could help them
and finding it posted to umpteen different newsgroups - and the question
not even being applicable to many of those newsgroups (including the one
you're looking at it from).

You go ahead and keep posting to all kinds of newsgroups. Watch your
responses drop to zero.

A friendly suggestion - do a little homework. Find 2 or 3 newsgroups
which are appropriate to your question and post in those.

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[axlq]

In article <xI************ ********@newsfe 6-gui.ntli.net>,
Ian Davies <ia********@vir gin.netwrote:

>Another thing that is annoying when you open a reply to your post eagerly
thinking someone has answered your question, only to find it is just someone
moaning about something. That actually wastes time and is probably even more
annoying.

Then don't use usenet as your tech support service if you don't like
the fact that anybody can post anything in a public forum. Go to a
moderated newsgroup, or hire a consultant and you'll get more direct
answers.

-A

[axlq]

In article <4r************ *************** *****@4ax.com>,
Andy Dingley <di*****@codesm iths.comwrote:

>3. If you must use templating in HTML, then you can do better markers
than "%%title%%"

For templating, personally I'm a big fan of smarty -- see
http://smarty.php.net

CSS lets you separate styling from markup.

Smarty lets you go further, separating php scripts from HTML
content.

The HTML content is all in templates and the php scripts perform
all the logical operations, set the smarty template variables to be
filled in, etc. The smarty templates have directives to include
other templates, if/elseif/then logic, math and logic operators,
etc.

-A

[Harlan Messinger]

Ian Davies wrote:

>
"Jerry Stuckle" <js*******@attg lobal.netwrote in message
news:fY******** *************** *******@comcast .com...

>Ian Davies wrote:

>>>By the way, please do not post questions to six different groups. It

I know
but is wasnt a specific question so the greater the postings in relevant
groups would increase the chanceof a solution.

isn't necessary and annoys people who read multiple groups. One or two

They'll live :)

But many of them won't answer your questions.

Another thing that is annoying when you open a reply to your post eagerly
thinking someone has answered your question, only to find it is just

someone

moaning about something. That actually wastes time and is probably

even more

annoying.

Top-posting is another annoying thing.

So is ignoring the fact that someone did in fact provide a valid answer
to your question, as I did.

But beyond that, one of the most annoying things is someone who solicits
help but then, when someone explains posting etiquette to him, gives a
response like "they'll live", showing a puzzling disregard for the very
people whose assistance he's hoping to enlist.

[Harlan Messinger]

Miguel Cruz wrote:

Harlan Messinger <hm************ *******@comcast .netwrote:

>By the way, please do not post questions to six different groups. It
isn't necessary and annoys people who read multiple groups. One or two
of these would probably have been sufficient.

He crossposted properly; something is wrong with your newsreader if you
are seeing the question more than once.

Granted that he crossposted rather than multiposting.

Still 6 groups does seem like overkill.

Yes. In fact, I think six is the maximum my news provider will allow me
to post to, reflecting their enforcement of Usenet etiquette.

[Andy Mabbett]

In message <xI************ ********@newsfe 6-gui.ntli.net>, Ian Davies
<ia********@vir gin.netwrites

>even more annoying

Not as annoying as top-posting.

A: Because it messes up the order in which we read text
Q: Why is top posting such a bad thing?
A: Top posters
Q: What's the most annoying thing on usenet?

FU set
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[Ian Davies]

"Harlan Messinger" <hm************ *******@comcast .netwrote in message
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Ian Davies wrote:

"Jerry Stuckle" <js*******@attg lobal.netwrote in message
news:fY******** *************** *******@comcast .com...

Ian Davies wrote:
By the way, please do not post questions to six different groups. It

I know
but is wasnt a specific question so the greater the postings in

relevant

>groups would increase the chanceof a solution.

isn't necessary and annoys people who read multiple groups. One or

two

>>
They'll live :)

But many of them won't answer your questions.

Another thing that is annoying when you open a reply to your post

eagerly

thinking someone has answered your question, only to find it is just

someone

moaning about something. That actually wastes time and is probably

even more

annoying.

Top-posting is another annoying thing.

So is ignoring the fact that someone did in fact provide a valid answer
to your question, as I did.

But beyond that, one of the most annoying things is someone who solicits
help but then, when someone explains posting etiquette to him, gives a
response like "they'll live", showing a puzzling disregard for the very
people whose assistance he's hoping to enlist.

I make a great point of thanking those who provided me with useful
information even if it couldnt help me. Check back over the previous posts
(about first 3 except yours) and you will quickly realise my gratitude.

>PHP doesn't interact with either CSS or Javascript. To PHP, CSS and
Javascript are just strings being written out as part of the web page,
just as they HTML is. To CSS and Javascript, PHP doesn't exist, since
they operate only within the browser, and the browser only knows what's
on the HTML page it has been sent, and nothing about the programming
used to generate and send that page.

Your response, I feel wasnt that valid really, much of this I already knew I
was, like most on these forums looking for something a little more specific
that addresses the problems I was having. I was going to say that your info
was as useless as a one legged man in an arse kicking competition, but I
detect a lack of sense of humour, as you took too very seriously the
following

"they'll live :)"

note the :) bit