pbura
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 04:42 PM |
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adding javascript to canned web page
To raise cash for my Locost project (and food  ), I've started a small business of making custom wooden jigsaw puzzles, and am now creating a
website.
To set up the web pages, I'm using Yahoo Sitebuilder, a "dummy-proof" utility that works very well for many functions. I need to
create an interactive form for customers to generate a price estimate. My service provider does not permit cgi scripts, but that's not a big
problem. The form does not have to interact with any kind of database. The customer would enter the name of the picture in a text field, the size of
the puzzle and the base price in other fields, then start applying options and calculate a total.
The Sitebuilder program has a tool for making forms that are javascript-based, with various form elements such as text boxes, drop-down lists, and
radio buttons. However, there is no way to designate fields as being numeric and performing calculations. So, I'm looking for a workaround,
namely to add javascript code to the page, using WordPad or the like.
So, here are my questions:
- What's a good book/online source to learn how to write the code?
- Do you think the Sitebuilder proggie would freak out if I did my manual massaging of the page before publishing the site?
Any insights or suggestions would be most welcome!
Pete
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Arthur Dent
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 05:47 PM |
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Javascript should do exactly what you need. You'll need to edit the html files with a text editor of course. Not sure on the particulars of
Sitebuilder but it hopefully wouldn't bugger it up too much. If it does you can always switch to a proper hmtl editor. Javascript isn't
hard to learn (but very annoying to de-bug) - borrow a book or find a website tutorial.
'The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go
wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.' Douglas Adams
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pbura
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 06:25 PM |
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Ah, it's good to hear an informed opinion. :
I'm one of those people whose eye's glaze over when they hear SQL- or PHP-speak, definitely old school (first computer a Kaypro II in
1982). I was up til 5 A.M. this morning trying to figure out WTF was going on.
Thanks, Arthur, I'm off to the library!
Pete
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JackNco
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| posted on 19/10/06 at 01:43 AM |
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Fraid im all PHP n SQL !
I wouldn't recommend JavaScript to anyone that doest know what there doing, ive done quite a few sites and i wouldn't recommend java at
all, i avoid it at all costs!
07717174954
Give me a call after about 5 tmrw n ill happily give u any advice i can
John
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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JackNco
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| posted on 19/10/06 at 01:44 AM |
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ok just noticed ur in the states, deafeningsilence_@hotmail.com im on MSN most of the time
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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pbura
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| posted on 19/10/06 at 01:44 PM |
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Thanks for the offer, John! I have learned almost enough javascript to do my dinky form, so will proceed that way for now, just to get up.
Thank God it's only one page!
Pete
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