NetBizCity - Script Tips
How to setup Remote Desktop To setup a remote connection to your PC takes a few steps to do. Most people use routers and if you are using one you need to not only make changes to your PC settings but also have to add a Port Forward in your Router. You need to get your ISP IP address and you need to set a fixed IP on your PC so first we will…
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Helpful tips for File Download There are several ways to handle file download. The best ways due to speed and Browser compatibility are third party upload/download products. Two of the most popular are Persits ASPUpload and SA's Fileup. These examples will show typical code associated with both. For Persits: To visit their Web Site Persits Software Version 2 is a problem with some browsers - I suggest using version 3 on error resume next Dim…
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Remote Scripting Many in the RS World are turning to the XML Parser from MicroSoft Using XMLHTTP you can acomplish remote scripting but there are pit falls. The biggest pitfall is calling a page in the same directory will crash the server. There is nothing to install or download, the parser is supported by most browsers JSRS: This method uses an Iframe to accomplish similar functionality. Other than this problem with the history bug in…
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How to maintain an Access Database on the WEB If you are setting up a Internet or Intranet site and really don't need to use SQL Server or Oracle as your database - Access may just do the trick. The only problem is when you need to modify the database or import data. The question becomes how do you do it. You don't want to overwrite the database file because this can be a problem.…
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ASP Email Want to add a contact us screen to your site but hide your email address? Below is a sample and code to do just that. This code uses the CDONT ASP Activex object to send mail This is the code for the sender and form Place this form and this script on your page <% dim s_from, s_url, s_msg, rtn_msg, s_send_addr, rtn '-------------------------------------------------- 'Set to your return address s_send_addr= "myemail@my_url.com"…
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Security - DNS or DNSLess Choosing which method to use depends on your hosting company. First lets look at the typical structure of a hosting account. Most hosts will have a setup that looks like the following: Account-Root\ logs \ mydomain.com\ ( where above mydomain.com is your public root - some hosts will name it differently) database\ personal\ You are expected to place your database in the database directory and your Web files (index.html,…
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IIS Configuration for Parent Path Newer Versions of IIS have defaulted the setting for allowing referencing the parent to disable In order to allow using ../ to reference the parent you must change the settings or have your hosting company change the settings if this is the case If Enable Parent Path is disabled you script will Error on lines like <# include Virtual="../includes/include_file.inc"> Using Internet Information Services management application choose properties to bring up…
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