Hoping this will be a clear, consistent reference for how to perform the tasks of this class. I will improve the look of the site as time goes on.
05-01-07
I'll upgrade hosting account to Business grade shortly. So far, the class task PHP files open here; which PHP and MySQL does my lo-grade account NOT support?
05-01-07
Can't get links in Topframe to work. I've got IX and natescoble.com links targeted to open in Mainframe, tho' I'd rather they just open in new windows, more elegant. Anyway, here's a snap of the code:
05-06-07
More browser code error messagess bedevil me.
I've been running through the "Conditional Weather" videos 4 times now, which is good for the drill but time-consuming. I've been getting code error messages in browsers which have solidified into not being able to display once I take the exercise to the stage of entering the first Conditional code, shown in these three snapshots.
I ALWAYS get this "Undef Index" message; noticed you don't, Mitch, in the lessons. Apparently because the Conditional code's not yet been written, right? OK, fine; the thing still works once I hit 'Submit'.
I start programming in the Conditionals code. In previous runs through the exercise, I got this, and swapping in the large jpg images, to work. Lately, no go:
Here's what I now get, even after rebooting everything and doing Site > Advanced > Rebuild Site Cache:
05-07monday "Conditional Weather"
Still trying to complete this lesson; I must have tried building it a dozen or so times now. I found one thing I've fixed: DW was malfunctioning when I set up the form, not creating correct code. When this happens, is there a way to ensure DW creates clean code again? Do I have to reinstall the app? (I usually try wiping out large portions of my code first, and re-entering.)
Going through Mitch's videos with the fine-tooth comb, I noticed DW doesn't enter the form name in the code even when I name it; more important (apparently), it doesn't add the "id" item for "select" which was missing. I hand-coded in the needed stuff. (Q: Does form name really matter here? If so, how?)
Snap < 04e3_a_Hand-coded.jpg > shows the code.
So I've got the initial passing-the-variable stage working again. But, it's always with this horrible "Undefined index on line 3" error message when I do initial variable-passing test. (Snap < 04e3_b_ErrorMessage.jpg >)
I hit "submit" anyway and initial test works OK. But I don't know if this is the seed of further problems later. Apparently it is, for on many attempts, I've never gotten the second variable (large photos) to pass; nothing happens. And when I have added the third "message" variable, I get broken link ikons and further error messages about "Undefined variable..."
Gotten this far...trying again to go farther.
Session09 video5:
Drawing Gallery in from database table using Connect / Query
Problem: Large images not displaying in the 'BIGimage' page. Resolution: Mitch found a space following '...gallImageID= ' in the link:
<a href="galleryBIGimage_v09_a.php?gallImageID=<?php echo $row_rs_FL_thumbs['gallImageID']; ?>
Space was removed, all is now well.
Session09 video6:
Filtering images dynamically using 'galleryMediaID' and Isset in the Gallery page, via links above thumbnails.
Problem: All code appears to be fine. I can't find what's different from Mitch's video. Thumbnails open big images fine, and vice versa, but the links don't work.