Well, I've actually done it. Yes, I have written something in php that works. To see my handiwork go to:

www.bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au/~slowe/slowe_db/order.php

www.bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au/~slowe/slowe_db/customorder.php

www.bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au/~slowe/slowe_db/products.php

CSS Challenge 3
Well, I've had another go at this exercise and I think I have it right this time in both IE and Firefox. Any comments welcome. Go to the following links to have a look:
http://www.bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au/~slowe/CSSChallenges/Challenge3.html
or
192.168.201.2/~slowe/CSSChallenges/Challenge3.html

List Exercise (again)

I have also revamped my list exercise and it managed to pass validation at XHTML strict level with the css also passing validation. Wow! The only thing I am not real sure is if the link colours are working properly. Anyway, go to the following links to view my efforts;
www.bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au/~slowe/exercises/listercise.html or
192.168.201.2/~slowe/exercises/listercise.html

Table Exercise (again)

I have revamped my table exercise and am now happy that it works beautifully. And it has passed validation at XHTML strict level! Go to:
www.bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au/~slowe/tableexercise.html or
192.168.201.2/~slowe/tableexercise.html

Tables

Ok, I know there is a problem with my table exercise but at least it works in IE7. Firefox doesn't like the "bordercolor" element but I can't seem to make "border-color" work in an external css stylesheet. So, where have I gone wrong? View my efforts by going to www.bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au/~slowe/tableexercise.html

List Exercise

I have uploaded my listercise (10 things ) to my web page so if you go to:
http://www.bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au/~slowe/exercises/listercise.html
(or 192.168.201.2/~slowe/exercises/listercise.html) you should be able to view it.

FTP's

As part of my web design course at TAFE this year I have been asked to comment on a couple of different FTP clients. So, here goes.

My favourite FTP client is Filezilla which can be downloaded from the following site http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/

It also comes in a portable version which can be downloaded from http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/filezilla_portable

Below is a screen shot of the program;


Installation was a breeze and the program is easy to use (must be if I can) and it's free which is definitely a big drawcard. The only thing I had to change was the mode setting to 'use active mode'. Filezilla works with the following operating systems: 32-bit MS Windows (NT/2000/XP), Win2K, WinXP


The other FTP client I downloaded was CoffeeCup Free FTP 3.0 which can be downloaded from www.tucows.com/preview/195147

Below is a screen shot of the program:



As the title suggests, the program is free. By upgrading (purchasing) CoffeeCup Direct FTP it is also possible to obtain extra features such as the ability to drag and drop files to the bottom of the screen to edit or preview them.

Installation is easy and there is a step by step wizard to help create a new connection.

The program works with Windows 98/NT//2K/ME/XP

Righty oh! I've been asked to research the term 'DOM'. Well, to be quite honest, I had never heard of it. Soooo, I looked it up in the funk and wagnalls and came across some information from the following sites;

http://www.w3schools.com/dom/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_Object_Model


http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Gecko_DOM_Reference:Introduction#What_is_the_DOM.3F

Firstly, what is DOM you may well ask?

In it's simplest form it is Document Object Model and is a standard platform and language which allows the manipulation of content, structure and style of XML and HTML documents.

With DOM, a document is presented as a tree structure.

Apparently, 'DOM is best used for applications where the document elements have to be accessed and manipulated in an unpredictable sequence and repeatedly.'

There are three (3) levels of DOM;

1. Core DOM - defines a standard set of objects for any structured document
2. XML DOM - defines a standard set of objects for XML documents
3. HTML DOM - defines a standard set of objects for HTML documents

According to Wikipedia,

'As of 2005, large parts of W3C DOM are well supported by common JavaScript-enabled web browsers including Internet Explorer 5 and 6 and Gecko-based browsers like Mozilla and Firefox.'

However, http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/DOM.html state;

'Unfortunately, the two leading browsers -- Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer -- use different DOMs. This is one reason why their respective implementations of DHTML are so different. Both companies have submitted their DOMs to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for standardization, which now has the daunting task of specifying a standard DOM without alienating either of the browser giants. The W3C's DOM specification will support both HTML and XML.'

If you would like to learn about DOM in more detail go to http://www.w3.org/DOM/faq.html