Re: [PHP] Re: Something you can do with AJAX + PHP as well

tedd wrote: > At 3:27 PM +0200 10/10/07, Per Jessen wrote: >>Colin Guthrie wrote: >> What do you think of this? http://webbytedd.com/b/timed-php/ It's a combination of using both ajax and php together. >>> >>> I'd say overkill for the end result (could be done in plain

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On 10/10/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 22:15 -0400, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > > well i have to say i dont really see the difference between an > > implicit and explicit interface. > > > > the example you gave looks like it works just like the example i gave. >

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 22:15 -0400, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > well i have to say i dont really see the difference between an > implicit and explicit interface. > > the example you gave looks like it works just like the example i gave. > > in your example the check for the function is performed at runt

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

well i have to say i dont really see the difference between an implicit and explicit interface. the example you gave looks like it works just like the example i gave. in your example the check for the function is performed at runtime. in the example i gave the check for the interface is performed

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 20:57 -0500, Larry Garfield wrote: > On Wednesday 10 October 2007, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > > On 10/10/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What I was really illustrating is how interfaces are syntactic > > > sugar only. In my above example what I've really shown

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On Wednesday 10 October 2007, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > On 10/10/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What I was really illustrating is how interfaces are syntactic > > sugar only. In my above example what I've really shown is an > > implicit interface :) Since OOP is largely meant to mod

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 20:45 -0400, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > On 10/10/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What I was really illustrating is how interfaces are syntactic > > sugar only. In my above example what I've really shown is an > > implicit interface :) Since OOP is largely mea

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 17:46 -0400, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > On 10/10/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 13:30 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote: > > [snip] > > so what are the benefits of the "with interfaces" solution > over > > the

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On 10/10/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What I was really illustrating is how interfaces are syntactic > sugar only. In my above example what I've really shown is an > implicit interface :) Since OOP is largely meant to model real > world things, ask yourself this... when a doct

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 17:46 -0400, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > On 10/10/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 13:30 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote: > > [snip] > > so what are the benefits of the "with interfaces" solution > over > > the

Re: [PHP] round()

Why arent you just using sprintf? $var = 5.555; printf("%.2f", $var); # output : 5.56 printf("%.1f", $var); # output : 5.6 printf("%.0f", $var); # output : 6 On 10/10/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > While we're entertaining algorithms, has anyone else noticed that > > > ph

Re: [PHP] IIS 6 and php.ini not being friends

On 10/10/07, Bastien Koert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > why not try searching the c:/windows folder for a copy of the php.inifile? > Maybe there is a straggler that needs to be deleted. Bastien - That may be a possibility... except I just built the machine yesterday, so I know php.ini is no

Re: [PHP] How do I get PHP to save a backslash in a Mysql table?

On 10/10/07, Don Proshetsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a field in which a user inputs a Windows style directory path, hence > using backslashes and not forward slashes. > > Example: c:\qb\data\mydatadile.qbw > > However, when the use clicks update, what gets saved is: > c:qbdatamyd

Re: [PHP] Re: Something you can do with AJAX + PHP as well

At 3:27 PM +0200 10/10/07, Per Jessen wrote: Colin Guthrie wrote: What do you think of this? http://webbytedd.com/b/timed-php/ It's a combination of using both ajax and php together. I'd say overkill for the end result (could be done in plain Javascript without any "Ajax" calls), Tha

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

At 9:38 AM -0400 10/10/07, Nathan Nobbe wrote: On 10/10/07, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 9:54 PM -0400 10/9/07, Nathan Nobbe wrote: i hope i have been able to contribute something to someone amidst all the arguing. -nathan Yeah, you gave me a better apprecia

RE: [PHP] How do I get PHP to save a backslash in a Mysql table?

use mysql_real_escape_string bastien> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: php-general@lists.php.net> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:48:03 -0400> Subject: [PHP] How do I get PHP to save a backslash in a Mysql table?> > Hi,> > I have a field in which a user inputs a Windows style directory path, hence > us

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On 10/10/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 13:30 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote: > > [snip] > > so what are the benefits of the "with interfaces" solution over > > the"without > > > interfaces" solution > > [/snip] > > > > Polymorphism. > > Bleh, polymorphism isn'

RE: [PHP] IIS 6 and php.ini not being friends

why not try searching the c:/windows folder for a copy of the php.ini file? Maybe there is a straggler that needs to be deleted. Bastien> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:24:54 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: php-general@lists.php.net> Subject: Re: [PHP] IIS 6 and php.in

RE: [PHP] round()

> While we're entertaining algorithms, has anyone else noticed that > php's round() isn't the most accurate algorithm to round? If you will refer to chafy's reply on 28-Feb-2007 06:13 The function round numbers to a given precision.

RE: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 13:30 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote: > [snip] > so what are the benefits of the "with interfaces" solution over > the"without > > interfaces" solution > [/snip] > > Polymorphism. Bleh, polymorphism isn't unique to interfaces. In fact, PHP has polymorphism all over the place by

RE: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

[snip] I wouldn't play with a lawnmower class in the first place. I use PHP to write web applications which deal with database tables, not lawnmowers, and I have yet to find a good reason for using interfaces in such applications. Your contrived examples do not convince me of anything. [/snip]

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

""Nathan Nobbe"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On 10/10/07, Tony Marston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> ""Jay Blanchard"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [snip] >> >> so what are the benefits of the "with interfaces" solution

RE: [PHP] round()

> While we're entertaining algorithms, has anyone else noticed that > php's round() isn't the most accurate algorithm to round? For those that replied that there is a problem, can you provide examples? precision The optional number of decimal digits to round to, defaults to 0

Re: [PHP] How do I get PHP to save a backslash in a Mysql table?

I didn't see all the responses to this, so maybe someone already recommended these things. Looks like you may be over-complicating things in your code there. First, if Magic Quotes are ON, then you probably want to stripslashes() to get rid of extra slashes. If it's OFF, then don't worry abou

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On 10/10/07, Tony Marston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ""Jay Blanchard"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [snip] > >> so what are the benefits of the "with interfaces" solution over > >>the"without interfaces" solution > [/snip] > > > Polymorphism. > > Are you say

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

""Jay Blanchard"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [snip] >> so what are the benefits of the "with interfaces" solution over >>the"without interfaces" solution [/snip] > Polymorphism. Are you saying that it is not possible to have polymorphism without using interface

RE: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

[snip] so what are the benefits of the "with interfaces" solution over the"without > interfaces" solution [/snip] Polymorphism. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] round()

On 10/10/07, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi gang: > > While we're entertaining algorithms, has anyone else noticed that > php's round() isn't the most accurate algorithm to round? > > there is a function that uses the bc math library on the bc math page

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On 10/10/07, Larry Garfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:39:31 -0400, "Nathan Nobbe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > The fact that you have used interfaces in that example proves nothing to > > me. > >> It is possible to code a solution which does not use interfaces, s

Re: [PHP] round()

On 10/10/07, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi gang: > > While we're entertaining algorithms, has anyone else noticed that > php's round() isn't the most accurate algorithm to round? > > Cheers, > > tedd > > -- > --- > http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com

[PHP] round()

Hi gang: While we're entertaining algorithms, has anyone else noticed that php's round() isn't the most accurate algorithm to round? Cheers, tedd -- --- http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe

Re: [PHP] How do I get PHP to save a backslash in a Mysql table?

On 10/10/07, Don Proshetsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a field in which a user inputs a Windows style directory path, > hence > using backslashes and not forward slashes. > > Example: c:\qb\data\mydatadile.qbw > > However, when the use clicks update, what gets saved is: > c:qbdat

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On 10/10/07, Tony Marston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > All your examples all falling on deaf ears. The fact of the matter is that > encapsulation does NOT mean data hiding, therefore I do NOT have to make > all > my member variables private. i thought we agreed to disagree on that point; im d

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

All your examples all falling on deaf ears. The fact of the matter is that encapsulation does NOT mean data hiding, therefore I do NOT have to make all my member variables private. The fact that you have used interfaces in that example proves nothing to me. It is possible to code a solution whi

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

and here is the interface example youve (Tony) been asking for. the reason an interface is the best option here is because human hands and grass are not related, but they can both be cut (i didnt start the fingers thing, but it works for the example so im using it). also, notice the benefit of com

Re: [PHP] IIS 6 and php.ini not being friends

Philip Thompson wrote: Hi. I have installed PHP ~ a dozen times on Windows and *nix systems, so I don't consider myself to be a newbie at this. However, I've run into a problem that I have run out of ideas. I have Google'd many sites and none of the suggestions provided worked for me. Specs: PHP

[PHP] IIS 6 and php.ini not being friends

Hi. I have installed PHP ~ a dozen times on Windows and *nix systems, so I don't consider myself to be a newbie at this. However, I've run into a problem that I have run out of ideas. I have Google'd many sites and none of the suggestions provided worked for me. Specs: PHP 5.2.4 (Manual install) W

Re: [PHP] How to format CLI tabular data?

At 12:30 PM -0700 10/9/07, Jim Lucas wrote: tedd wrote: At 12:05 AM -0700 10/9/07, Jim Lucas wrote: Daevid Vincent wrote: Does PHP have any tools like this? I'd prefer not to pull in some PEAR package or other bloat, but I'll take what I can get if it actually works well. I was hoping there ar

Re: [PHP] How to format CLI tabular data?

At 12:30 PM -0700 10/9/07, Jim Lucas wrote: tedd wrote: Thanks for the code. I've altered it to display a table in a browser: http://webbytedd.com/bbb/table/ Code is shown there. -snip- I wouldn't use that to display tabular data in a browser. I will attach what I use to display in a brows

RE: [PHP] Looking for help with a complex algorithm

[snip] If the OP wants any single valid set, then this seems to work. If he wants all valid sets, no joy. I added a 10.00 and a 0.22 to the $values array and varied the position of the 10.00 (before and after 3.76) and it seems to pull the first set where the first member in the $values array is a

RE: [PHP] Looking for help with a complex algorithm

If the OP wants any single valid set, then this seems to work. If he wants all valid sets, no joy. I added a 10.00 and a 0.22 to the $values array and varied the position of the 10.00 (before and after 3.76) and it seems to pull the first set where the first member in the $values array is a memb

Re: [PHP] Extracting text from PDF files

On 10/9/07, Jay Blanchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > I need to extract the text from a PDF file for > storage in the database. > [/snip] > > It depends. If the PDF is an image file you cannot do it with PHP. > > http://www.php.net/pdf read the second user note > > > [snip] > Madison, W

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On 10/10/07, Tony Marston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ""Nathan Nobbe"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On 10/9/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 21:37 -0400, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > >> > > >> > does a lawn mower not h

Re: [PHP] Editing an element within an array

Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 14:36 +0100, Stut wrote: Brian Dunning wrote: A pint of cachaça to he who sets me on the path to success. Don't really know what that is, but OK! I'll be back with your pint a minute... right now I have to go to the washroom... why am I carrying t

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On 10/10/07, Tony Marston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ""Nathan Nobbe"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On 10/9/07, Tony Marston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> ""Nathan Nobbe"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > O

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 14:44 +0100, Tony Marston wrote: > ""Nathan Nobbe"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On 10/9/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 21:37 -0400, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > >> > > >> > does a lawn mower not ha

Re: [PHP] Editing an element within an array

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 14:36 +0100, Stut wrote: > Brian Dunning wrote: > > > > A pint of cachaça to he who sets me on the path to success. > > Don't really know what that is, but OK! I'll be back with your pint a minute... right now I have to go to the washroom... why am I carrying this empty pint

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

""Nathan Nobbe"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On 10/9/07, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 21:37 -0400, Nathan Nobbe wrote: >> > >> > does a lawn mower not have blades; and gas and a control panel; does it >> not >> > have >>

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

""Nathan Nobbe"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On 10/9/07, Tony Marston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> ""Nathan Nobbe"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > On 10/9/07, Tony Marston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> There's

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 08:55 -0400, tedd wrote: > At 9:54 PM -0400 10/9/07, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > > i hope i have been able to contribute something to someone > >amidst all the arguing. > > > >-nathan > > > Yeah, you gave me a better appreciation of some of the members of > this list -- we have

RE: [PHP] Looking for help with a complex algorithm

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 07:00 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote: > > There is another ongoing thread about OOP in PHP4 that has approached > holy war status. I fear that some are overlooking solutions to problems > that already have been solved. Things such as interfaces and design > patterns exist because

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

On 10/10/07, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 9:54 PM -0400 10/9/07, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > > i hope i have been able to contribute something to someone > >amidst all the arguing. > > > >-nathan > > > Yeah, you gave me a better appreciation of some of the members of > this list -- we have som

Re: [PHP] Editing an element within an array

Brian Dunning wrote: I have a two-dimensional array that looks like this: array( array(0, 123), array(0, 234), array(0, 345), array(0, 456) ) I want to REMOVE any element that contains 234, and I want to INCREMENT the first value for any element that contains 345, to make it lo

Re: [PHP] Re: Something you can do with AJAX + PHP as well

Colin Guthrie wrote: >> What do you think of this? >> >> http://webbytedd.com/b/timed-php/ >> >> It's a combination of using both ajax and php together. > > I'd say overkill for the end result (could be done in plain Javascript > without any "Ajax" calls), That was my reaction too. I've used

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

"tedd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > At 9:54 PM -0400 10/9/07, Nathan Nobbe wrote: >> i hope i have been able to contribute something to someone >>amidst all the arguing. >> >>-nathan > > > Yeah, you gave me a better appreciation of some of the members of this >

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

"Larry Garfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Tuesday 09 October 2007, Tony Marston wrote: > >> I have bought and read several books on design patterns without being >> impressed. I have seen countless examples of how particular design >> patterns >> can be im

[PHP] Editing an element within an array

I have a two-dimensional array that looks like this: array( array(0, 123), array(0, 234), array(0, 345), array(0, 456) ) I want to REMOVE any element that contains 234, and I want to INCREMENT the first value for any element that contains 345, to make it look

Re: [PHP] Beginner Tutorials for using CLASSES in PHP4

At 9:54 PM -0400 10/9/07, Nathan Nobbe wrote: i hope i have been able to contribute something to someone amidst all the arguing. -nathan Yeah, you gave me a better appreciation of some of the members of this list -- we have some smart people here (i.e., Rob, Tony, Larry). Cheers, tedd -

RE: [PHP] Looking for help with a complex algorithm

[snip] it is a special case of the knapsack problem - the "subset sum" problem. You'll need to be aware that it's of exponential complexity. So make sure your lists of possible values don't get big. Anyway, here's my answer: [/snip] Thanks to all who responded, some very cool solutions and some m

Re: [PHP] Looking for help with a complex algorithm

On 09/10/2007, Jay Blanchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good afternoon gurus and guru-ettes! > > I am searching for an algorithm that will take a list of monetary values > and determine which of these values totals a value supplied to the > widget. > > 1. I supply a value to the application and g

RE: [PHP] Looking for help with a complex algorithm

Robert Cummings wrote: > On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 15:28 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote: >> [snip] >> This *IS* the knapsack problem. Just because you specify date ranges >> to get your values and the value isn't a knapsack doesn't change the >> fact that it is the same problem :) I remember having fun wi