Why did it take me so long to find the docs on the native JSON object? Too many blog posts on other implementations of JSON and JSONP with third-party libraries (I still love you, jQuery). https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON IE 7 doesn’t support it… I’ll have to check my analytics and see if that even matters anymore…
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Adding CSS support to HTML5 in IE6, IE7 & IE8
This is another diamond in the rough I found today. We’re all moving to HTML5, but IE 6-8 has to make it difficult (what’s different, right?). Well, you can get IE to cooperate on a basic level with this little trick. See John Resig’s examples for simple instructions on how to use it. Basically, IE [...]
Pass (isolate) a value, not variable, in Javascript
I found an article detailing some “oddities” in Javascript today. The callback argument in the replace method was new for me, though I feel that there must be some eccentric behavior that pushed this “secret” into the shadows. Number 7 proved the most beneficial for me. My attempts to pass the current value of a [...]
JSON content type in classic ASP
I spent a considerable portion of my morning yesterday trying to get my classic ASP to serve up JSON to an application I’m working on. Finally, I found a subtle difference in the “Response.ContentType” property and “Response.AddHeader()” method (I code in JavaScript, btw). I set “Response.ContentType = ‘application/json’” and it always returned a nicely-formatted JSON [...]
Detecting whether a query string parameter is set in classic ASP
In PHP, there’s a fancy little function called “isset()” that allows you to test whether a variable has been set (as opposed to being instantiated or declared). Classic ASP doesn’t, and I have to relearn how to do it every time. I code ASP JavaScript, so here’s what I found: var q = Request.QueryString(‘query’) + [...]
Tiled Background designer
Very cool background designer: http://bgpatterns.com/
ADODB query from linked table with conditions
I spent (too many) hours today trying to figure out why I couldn’t get a query to run through ADODB from an HTA I’m working on. The query pulls from a linked table which links to a tab-delimited text file, and the query had a WHERE condition as such: WHERE field1 LIKE “00*” Apparently, I [...]
Web Design Helpers
I just ran into two nifty web design helpers: ProCSSor – ever edited your CSS in Dreamweaver, Notepad, Notepad 2, in-browser editor and some other program at work you don’t remember? Then you know what it’s like to see your CSS go to pot. ProCSSor re-prettifies your CSS automatically. Maki – an app that you [...]
Test your website on mobile devices
I just ran into ProtoFluid today, via this post. It allows you to test your webpage/web app on various mobile devices and screen sizes without having to own them I wish there was an option to choose your OS instead of device, but other than that, it works great! I’ve been waiting for this…
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