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June 6, 2006 — Newsletter # 392
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June 6, 2006 — Newsletter # 392
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A Global Issue
I have said it before, that it is so important for us to remember, when
talking about matters to do with the Net, that we are dealing with the World
Wide Web (with stress on “World”.) It is so easy for us to become insular
in our thinking and forget how different things might be in other parts of the
world.
talking about matters to do with the Net, that we are dealing with the World
Wide Web (with stress on “World”.) It is so easy for us to become insular
in our thinking and forget how different things might be in other parts of the
world.
Take, for example, the discussion that keeps cropping up here in the United
States concerning Sales Tax. Unlike Europe and various other parts of the
world, prices in stores here are quoted without the tax. The tax is added
on at the register. The percentage to be added depends on where you
are. For example, the State of Florida, where I am, imposes a Sales Tax of
six percent. Individual Counties and Cities within the State, however, may
also impose a “Local Option” Sales Tax. Thus, if you are in a County in
Florida which imposes a 1% tax and within a city which imposes half a percent,
you would pay a total of 7.5%. All very complicated.
States concerning Sales Tax. Unlike Europe and various other parts of the
world, prices in stores here are quoted without the tax. The tax is added
on at the register. The percentage to be added depends on where you
are. For example, the State of Florida, where I am, imposes a Sales Tax of
six percent. Individual Counties and Cities within the State, however, may
also impose a “Local Option” Sales Tax. Thus, if you are in a County in
Florida which imposes a 1% tax and within a city which imposes half a percent,
you would pay a total of 7.5%. All very complicated.
Actually, it’s worse than that! Technically, you owe the tax
according to where you live, not where you make your purchases. Retail
stores will charge the tax according to where the store is located, however,
since they really don’t know where the buyer lives. Unless, that is,
they buy by mail order. A store in one state sending an item to a
buyer in another state (where the store has no branches) will not collect the
tax for that buyer’s state. Instead, the buyer is supposed to get a form
from their State, declare their purchase and pay the sales tax, which, of
course, they always do! (Yeah!!)
according to where you live, not where you make your purchases. Retail
stores will charge the tax according to where the store is located, however,
since they really don’t know where the buyer lives. Unless, that is,
they buy by mail order. A store in one state sending an item to a
buyer in another state (where the store has no branches) will not collect the
tax for that buyer’s state. Instead, the buyer is supposed to get a form
from their State, declare their purchase and pay the sales tax, which, of
course, they always do! (Yeah!!)
Enter the Web! Lots of people buy all kinds of things from Web
Stores. This is somewhat like a super-mail-order scenario. It is so
easy to find and buy stuff over the Web that the States (and 6,000 odd other
taxing authorities in the U.S.) are worried that they are losing money….
and so the first mentioned discussion, namely, let’s make a law that says that
people selling stuff over the web have to collect the tax for the buyer’s taxing
authorities.
Stores. This is somewhat like a super-mail-order scenario. It is so
easy to find and buy stuff over the Web that the States (and 6,000 odd other
taxing authorities in the U.S.) are worried that they are losing money….
and so the first mentioned discussion, namely, let’s make a law that says that
people selling stuff over the web have to collect the tax for the buyer’s taxing
authorities.
If you think about it, you will realize that this would be complicated
enough to put most Web entrepreneurs out of business. Knowing how much to
charge the buyer is bad enough, but what about filling out the returns to send
the money in? How about enforcement? Altogether this could create a
bureaucratic nightmare (or dream, as it may be to a bureaucrat!)
enough to put most Web entrepreneurs out of business. Knowing how much to
charge the buyer is bad enough, but what about filling out the returns to send
the money in? How about enforcement? Altogether this could create a
bureaucratic nightmare (or dream, as it may be to a bureaucrat!)
But, as I first indicated, the Web has another wrinkle to throw in.
It is World Wide. How would any one government control what a seller does
or doesn’t do, as far a tax collecting is concerned, in another country?
Not only that, but what should happen if a retailer in one country sells to a
buyer in a second country, but buys from a wholesaler in a third country and has
it drop shipped to the buyer? This happens more than you might
think.
It is World Wide. How would any one government control what a seller does
or doesn’t do, as far a tax collecting is concerned, in another country?
Not only that, but what should happen if a retailer in one country sells to a
buyer in a second country, but buys from a wholesaler in a third country and has
it drop shipped to the buyer? This happens more than you might
think.
Yes, the Web is capable of making things extremely complicated in a real
hurry! I love the saying that I’ve seen hanging on the walls of offices
that says “To err is human; to really foul things up requires a computer.”
hurry! I love the saying that I’ve seen hanging on the walls of offices
that says “To err is human; to really foul things up requires a computer.”
Thanks for reading!
– Vince Barnes
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Q. I’m trying to implement Joe Burns’
shopping cart onto my webpage and it’s working great so far. However, instead of
having an ‘Add This Item To My Total’, and then a ‘You Have Ordered This Many Of
This Item:’, I’d like to have a dropdown menu listing various numerical choices
and then an ‘Add This Amount To My Total’ button. I’m trying to figure it out,
but I’m not getting very far. How do I go about doing this?
A. It sounds like you want to fill in the number with an option list, and
find another way to store the value. I’m not familiar with that cart, but it
sounds like a serious reworking of it. It might be a lot easier to find a
shopping cart that works the way you want rather than trying to rework this one,
though you would learn a bunch of JavaScript in the process. Replacing the text
box containing the total with an option list is easy. The user sets it instead
of the function setting it. However,
the function that fills that box in
Joe’s script also stores the variable, and you need to find another way to do
that. That’s the part that’s a serious rewrite.
[As an option, check out http://www.JavaScriptSource.com — as
search on “shopping cart reveals some interesting options. Also check out
Bob Conley’s suggestion, below. – Ed.]
find another way to store the value. I’m not familiar with that cart, but it
sounds like a serious reworking of it. It might be a lot easier to find a
shopping cart that works the way you want rather than trying to rework this one,
though you would learn a bunch of JavaScript in the process. Replacing the text
box containing the total with an option list is easy. The user sets it instead
of the function setting it. However,
the function that fills that box in
Joe’s script also stores the variable, and you need to find another way to do
that. That’s the part that’s a serious rewrite.
[As an option, check out http://www.JavaScriptSource.com — as
search on “shopping cart reveals some interesting options. Also check out
Bob Conley’s suggestion, below. – Ed.]
*** This question was submitted to our Mentor
Community.
The answer was provided by one of our Mentor
Volunteers
Q. I am starting to design web-pages and wanted to know what would I need
to start a small e-commerce site. I want it to be database
driven.
to start a small e-commerce site. I want it to be database
driven.
A. First you need to know if your server supports database driven sites and
if so, what type. If your host uses a UNIX server then it should support PHP and
PERL. If your server is a Windows server then it supports ASP. Once you figure
which one, you can then look for a shopping cart that will work on your
particular server. Your host may even offer a cart for you to use. Ask them
first. The next is to start testing cart available on the internet. Do a search
on Google and then test drive them. Make a list of what you might want in a cart
and see which ones offer what you need.
If you do not want host your own
shopping cart, you can look into something like Paypal (http://www.paypal.com ). HTMLGoodies has a
tutorail about Paypal here: https://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/paypal.html
They
do all of the shopping cart work for you. You add some code to your site to use
thier cart. They do get a percentage of the sale but I am not sure how
much.
if so, what type. If your host uses a UNIX server then it should support PHP and
PERL. If your server is a Windows server then it supports ASP. Once you figure
which one, you can then look for a shopping cart that will work on your
particular server. Your host may even offer a cart for you to use. Ask them
first. The next is to start testing cart available on the internet. Do a search
on Google and then test drive them. Make a list of what you might want in a cart
and see which ones offer what you need.
If you do not want host your own
shopping cart, you can look into something like Paypal (http://www.paypal.com ). HTMLGoodies has a
tutorail about Paypal here: https://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/paypal.html
They
do all of the shopping cart work for you. You add some code to your site to use
thier cart. They do get a percentage of the sale but I am not sure how
much.
*** This question was submitted to our Mentor
Community.
The answer was provided by one of our Mentor
Volunteers
Q. I want to add a link on my pages
that would allow my visitors to go back to the last page they were looking at,
no matter which page it was (like the “Back” button, but a hyperlink). How
do I code this?
Community.
The answer was provided by one of our Mentor
Volunteers
Q. I want to add a link on my pages
that would allow my visitors to go back to the last page they were looking at,
no matter which page it was (like the “Back” button, but a hyperlink). How
do I code this?
A. You can use a piece of javascript that works just like the browsers back
button. Code it like so:
<a href=”javascript:history.go(-1)”>Go
Back</a>
button. Code it like so:
<a href=”javascript:history.go(-1)”>Go
Back</a>
*** This question was submitted to our Mentor
Community.
The answer was provided by one of our Mentor
Volunteers
Q. Do you use href to open a link in
a new window?
A. Yes you do. You add the target=”blank” for a new window. Code it like
so:
<a href=”http://www.somewhere.com”
target=”_blank”>Somewhere</a>
so:
<a href=”http://www.somewhere.com”
target=”_blank”>Somewhere</a>
*** This question was submitted to our Mentor
Community.
The answer was provided by one of our Mentor
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Q. My server supports CGI, PERL, PHP
& MySQL, but not ASP. What is the easiest way to add a shopping cart
capability with credit card processing capability?
A. You can buy a shopping cart that will run on what your host supports.
First check with your host to make sure that they allow uploading a shopping
cart. Then take a look at this site: http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/Shopping_Carts/
It
has a lot of pre-built carts that will run on a server that supports PHP. They
seem fairly inexpensive. Before you buy one, make sure it has everything you are
looking for and if possible, see if they offer a demo for you to try.
First check with your host to make sure that they allow uploading a shopping
cart. Then take a look at this site: http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/Shopping_Carts/
It
has a lot of pre-built carts that will run on a server that supports PHP. They
seem fairly inexpensive. Before you buy one, make sure it has everything you are
looking for and if possible, see if they offer a demo for you to try.
*** This question was submitted to our Mentor
Community.
The answer was provided by one of our Mentor
Volunteers
Q. I’d like to do is create a
template (basically a header and footer) so that I can update the top and bottom
of all my webpages by only altering one file for each.
A. You can use SSI to include a page at the top and a page at the bottom,
if your server supports this. Take a look at this tutorial: https://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/asp.html
About
half way down the page it explains SSI and include pages.
if your server supports this. Take a look at this tutorial: https://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/asp.html
About
half way down the page it explains SSI and include pages.
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Have you seen the discussion forums on the HTML Goodies website? It’s
a great place to get help from others who, just like you, are developing web
pages. Many different topics appear in the forum, and a new one will
appear if you create it! Here’s a sample of recent topics:
a great place to get help from others who, just like you, are developing web
pages. Many different topics appear in the forum, and a new one will
appear if you create it! Here’s a sample of recent topics:
Javascript & New Window:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=107682
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=107682
how to show records in more then one pages:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=105671
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=105671
parse error from MM function in php:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=108556
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=108556
how to create regular expression with variable:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=108528
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=108528
XML Objects in flash:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=108554
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=108554
News Goodies
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Dojo The Mojo For IBM’s AJAX Push
[June 6, 2006] Big Blue gets its feet
wet in critical AJAX runtime open source effort.
Read the
article:
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3611466
[June 6, 2006] Big Blue gets its feet
wet in critical AJAX runtime open source effort.
Read the
article:
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3611466
Ringing (False?) Alarm Bells
[June 6, 2006] IBM and HP are launching
disaster recovery services as the hurricane season kicks off.
Read the
article:
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3611401
Microsoft to Take Third Shot at IE 7 Beta
[June 6, 2006] After years
of languishing, Microsoft’s browser has a lot of catching up to do.
Read the
article:
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3611416
PC Security Checks on Deck From AOL
[June 5, 2006] It may not be
getting into the security software biz, but AOL is getting a lot closer to it
with an upcoming release.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3611261
Digium is The Voice of Asterisk
[June 6, 2006] Open Source IP-PBX no
longer a ‘play toy’ for garage users.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3611241
Microsoft Tags The Business Process
[June 6, 2006] The software
giant hopes to use RFID to improve business processes.
Read the
article:
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3611441
A Forum for Delivering Web Services
[June 6, 2006] DynamiX is a new
appliance that secures, speeds and manages XML messages across distributed
networks.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3611266
AMD’s Low Power Play
[June 5, 2006] Transmeta resurfaces in surprise
deal with AMD.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3611271
Big Iron For The Little Guy?
[June 5, 2006] With the NS1000, HP is
making its big iron more affordable.!
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3611121
Vonage IPO Woes Continue
[June 5, 2006] Mistakes ‘eviscerated’ IPO,
according to legal papers.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3611221
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The Benefits of Using an Application Framework
This article discusses the pros and cons of choosing to build an
application on top of an existing application framework. In addition to
examining some of the common features most application frameworks share, it then
introduces you to a couple of different frameworks that can be extended to
create a lot of value for you and your clients.
application on top of an existing application framework. In addition to
examining some of the common features most application frameworks share, it then
introduces you to a couple of different frameworks that can be extended to
create a lot of value for you and your clients.
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Checking All CheckBoxes in a GridView Using Client-Side Script and a
Check All CheckBox
This article, by Scott Mitchell, builds upon a previous article, showing
how to provide functionality to check all checkboxes in a GridView using
client-side script and a Check All checkbox.
how to provide functionality to check all checkboxes in a GridView using
client-side script and a Check All checkbox.
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Database Record Highlighting ASP.NET Sample Code
When I started trying to implement last week’s database row highlighting
sample in ASP.NET, I naturally looked for a simple and elegant solution. When I
was unable to come up with one easily, I went to the web to find one. Well I
found plenty of answers, but none of them were very simple, let alone
elegant…
sample in ASP.NET, I naturally looked for a simple and elegant solution. When I
was unable to come up with one easily, I went to the web to find one. Well I
found plenty of answers, but none of them were very simple, let alone
elegant…
And Remember This …
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On this day in…
1844 The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London;
1889 25 downtown blocks were destroyed in the Great Fire in Seattle; 1925 Walter
Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler Corp.; 1933 the first drive-in theater opened
(in Camden NJ); 1934 the US Securities and Exchange Commission was established;
1944 D-Day, the 150,000 strong Allied Expeditionary Force landed at
Normandy, France; 1955 Bill Haley & the Comets hit #1 with “Rock Around the
Clock”; 1960 Roy Orsbison recorded “Only The Lonely”; 1962 The Beatles recorded
“Besame Mucho” with Pete Best on drums; 1966 activist James Meredith was shot in
Mississipi; 1975 British voters decided to remain in the Common Market; 1975 the
Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam was established; 2012 the
next Transit of Venus will occur (see http://www.transitofvenus.org );
1889 25 downtown blocks were destroyed in the Great Fire in Seattle; 1925 Walter
Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler Corp.; 1933 the first drive-in theater opened
(in Camden NJ); 1934 the US Securities and Exchange Commission was established;
1944 D-Day, the 150,000 strong Allied Expeditionary Force landed at
Normandy, France; 1955 Bill Haley & the Comets hit #1 with “Rock Around the
Clock”; 1960 Roy Orsbison recorded “Only The Lonely”; 1962 The Beatles recorded
“Besame Mucho” with Pete Best on drums; 1966 activist James Meredith was shot in
Mississipi; 1975 British voters decided to remain in the Common Market; 1975 the
Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam was established; 2012 the
next Transit of Venus will occur (see http://www.transitofvenus.org );
Born today were: in 1755 patriot Nathan Hale; 1868 explorer Robert Falcon
Scott; 1875 auto manufacturer founder Walter Percy Chrysler; 1918 actor Richard
Crane; 1932 English actress Billie Whitelaw; 1935 Tibetan spiritual leader, the
Dalai Lama; 1949 actor Richjard Lewis; 1949 actor Robert Englund; 1955
comedian/actor Dana Carvey; 1955 comedienne/actress Sandra Bernhard; 1956
acrtess Marilyn Jones; 1959 actress Amanda Pays; 1960 actor Gary Graham; 1961
actress Sydney Walsh 1967 actor Max Casella;
Scott; 1875 auto manufacturer founder Walter Percy Chrysler; 1918 actor Richard
Crane; 1932 English actress Billie Whitelaw; 1935 Tibetan spiritual leader, the
Dalai Lama; 1949 actor Richjard Lewis; 1949 actor Robert Englund; 1955
comedian/actor Dana Carvey; 1955 comedienne/actress Sandra Bernhard; 1956
acrtess Marilyn Jones; 1959 actress Amanda Pays; 1960 actor Gary Graham; 1961
actress Sydney Walsh 1967 actor Max Casella;
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