Setting up PHP 5 on IIS 5

04Sep09

This was tons of fun, in a few easy steps:
**NOTE: I am installing using CGI and not ISAPI

Download and unzip PHP package to desired PHP directory (eg: C:\PHP)
Add ‘;c:\PHP’ (or wherever you stored your PHP directory without quotes) to your PC Path. To get there go to “my computer” -> right click > properties > [...]

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Coldfusion & Cfouput Group

28Aug09

I really do like Coldfusion. No, really =).
However, here is an ever so useful tip brought to you by me – CodeStar.
So, CFoutput should be on the forefront of every beginner ColdFusion scrip-tor. However, lo- and behold, I wanted to group my results. Simple right? No, not so much. In order to use the [...]

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Server side validating fields

01Jul09

As many of us know by now, it is never best to only validate fields with client side code. You must also validate on the server.
As I was writing code today for a multi-page form, I was trying to think of the best way to validate fields. Although the below is verbose and written [...]

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Simple JQuery check-all

17Jun09

Simple check all with Jquery:

function checkAll(el, fieldName){
var checkBoxes = $(‘input[name=' + fieldName + ']‘);
var curValue = el.value;
if(curValue == ‘Check All’){
$.each(checkBoxes, function() {this.checked = true});
el.value = ‘Uncheck All’;
} else {
$.each(checkBoxes, function() {this.checked = false});
el.value = ‘Check All’;
}
}

How to use?
Pass in the “this” keyword as the first parameter. Second, pass in the name of the fields that [...]

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Javascript created selectbox with number selections in multiples

16Jun09

Creating a javascript select box with numbered selections in multiples:

var i;
var totalRows = 20;
var selectBox = document.getElementById(‘thisSelect’);
for (i = 1; i < = totalRows; i++ ){
if( (i % 5) == false ){
var newOption = new Option(i, i);
selectBox.options.add(newOption);
}
}

What’s going on?
Initialize variables:

var i;
var totalRows = 20;
var selectBox = document.getElementById(‘thisSelect’);
var newOption;

Loop over total rows:

for (i = 1; i [...]

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Beautiful code calls for beautiful comments

22Nov08

I am a programmer. However, I am also a lover of any language – be it computers, foreign, or even my own. Therefore, I like to read, I love to learn, and I love to understand. One of the areas in my life that this applies to is creating beautiful code. And of course, as [...]

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