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Jun 3rd, 2010 at 09:39 PM
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david wilson
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OK.. I'm going to try and explain what I'm thinking,

I'm working on a site for a friend, and in one column I want to insert three or so of their specialty drinks randomly from a set of 50 or so drinks.

So basically I'm thinking of some java or php type script that will pull in 2 or 3 "drink files" each time the page loads.

Google friendly would be a big plus.

Volunteering to help :)
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Jun 3rd, 2010 at 10:59 PM
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Fe Pixie
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php would do it just fine David :)

Mail me and i'll write you a script...
Have fun
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Jun 3rd, 2010 at 11:16 PM
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Fe Pixie
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err - never mind the mail - someone else might find this useful too...

<?php
// comments array
$com[1]="comment 1";
$com[2]="comment 2";
$com[3]="comment 3";
$com[4]="comment 4";
$com[5]="comment 5";
$com[6]="comment 6";
$com[7]="comment 7";
$com[8]="comment 8";
$com[9]="comment 9";
$com[10]="comment 10";

// pull 3 comments (change the 3 to the number of comments you want to display)
for ($a=0; $a<3; $a++) {
// pick a random number between 1 and 10 (change the 10 if you have more or less comments)
$pull = rand(1,10);
// get the one that matches the random number from the list
$comment = $com[$pull];
// display it
echo "$comment<br />";
}

?>


dont forget to save the page with a .php extension to make it go :)
Have fun
~ Fe Pixie ~
Jun 3rd, 2010 at 11:41 PM
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david wilson
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OK, if I understand what is going on here, my $com listing would look like.

$com[1]="<h3 class="specialheading">Tropicana Banana</h3><p class="specialpara">Drift to the tropics with our specially selected milk steamed with Coconut, Banana and Rum Butter extracts, fresh whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles. </p>";


PS: thanks for this :)
Volunteering to help :)
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 01:31 AM
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Janys Hyde
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Fe... don't know when and if, but it certainly looks worth keeping for future reference.
Thanks
:D
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 04:58 AM
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Fe Pixie
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david wilson wrote:
OK, if I understand what is going on here, my $com listing would look like.

$com[1]="<h3 class="specialheading">Tropicana Banana</h3><p class="specialpara">Drift to the tropics with our specially selected milk steamed with Coconut, Banana and Rum Butter extracts, fresh whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles. </p>";


PS: thanks for this :)


almost - inside the php quotes - you need to "escape" the html quotes by adding a \ in front of them

so your $com[1] should look like...
$com[1]="<h3 class=\"specialheading\">Tropicana Banana</h3><p class=\"specialpara\">Drift to the tropics with our specially selected milk steamed with Coconut, Banana and Rum Butter extracts, fresh whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles. </p>";

so that the php quotes and html quotes dont get muddled
Have fun
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 06:50 AM
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Per
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I think I - too - am beginning to "like php"...!

Thank you for the inspiration, Fe :)
Per
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 07:07 AM
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sstovert@satx.rr.com
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Fe Pixie wrote:
err - never mind the mail - someone else might find this useful too...


I certainly did. Can always add another script to the collection.

Thanks Fe, you're the bomb. :)
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Jun 4th, 2010 at 08:36 AM
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Fe Pixie
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Per wrote:
I think I - too - am beginning to "like php"...!


how can ya not? - its soooooo darn useful :P
and the more you learn - the more useful it is...
Have fun
~ Fe Pixie ~
Jun 4th, 2010 at 08:38 AM
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Fe Pixie
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ooo - everyone likes it - *runs off to add it to the snippet contest that ends... errr... soon....* :lol: :D
Have fun
~ Fe Pixie ~

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