[FX.php List] Off Topic: Filemaker and MySQL

[Nick Salonen]

I was kind of disappointed in the presentation as there were no new features
involving the FileMaker for PHP API (I use FX.PHP however), it was just a
new client that did ODBC connections, though that has its own merit.

On 6/12/07, DC <dan.cynosure at dbmscan.com> wrote:
>
> agreed about the "blind curve" thing with tinyurl links.
>
> so, for the cautious among us there is,
>
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/352cn5
>
> that will open a preview page on tinyurl with the actual url spelled out.
>
> also, there is a little javascript that you can put in your buttons that
> will take the current webpage and make a tinyurl thereby lessening the
> amount of work.
>
> and about those <>... they don't always work in even "decent" email
> programs. and they don't work exactly when you most want them to work -
> like sending a link to the older set.
>
> in fact, on the original message, there was no automatic hyperlink for
> me (using latest mac osx mozilla thunderbird). even though, as you
> noted, there was one in the reply... which is curious.
>
> sometimes i use http://snurl.com too because it has different
> capabilities.
>
> cheers,
> dan
>
> Roger Moffat had written:
> >
> > On Jun 12, 2007, at 12:49 PM, DC wrote:
> >
> >> roger... try using
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com
> >>
> >> for ensuring the continued existence of super long urls in email.
> >
> > I'm not such a great fan of those since it hides where the link is
> > pointing to, leaving the user no indication of where it might be
> > pointing - and it's an extra step or two for me.
> >
> > By enclosing the link in < > it should survive any "decent" eMail client
> > and in fact it made it back to me intact in both my message back from
> > the list and your reply quoting it.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Roger
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