Best of Talk (5/9/03)

 
May 09, 2003
by Dina Hess

Title: Running in Netscape
Date: 05/09/03      18 Posts
Summary: Need to collapse table rows back to their original size in Netscape when hiding nested tables? Try this JavaScript function, where "i" equals a row number: 

   function hideshow(i,folderName) {
      current = document.getElementById
        ('row_id'+i).style.display;
      if(current=='none')
         current='';
      else
         current='none';
      document.getElementById
        ('row_id'+i).style.display = current;
   }
This thread also includes a URL to a JavaScript library that provides cross-browser compatibility. To download a recent version of Netscape, try mozilla.org or netscape.com.
 
Title: Monster Query Help
Date: 05/09/03      12 Posts
Summary: Database gurus analyze a monster query that takes 15 hours to eliminate duplicates from a 15-million-row table. Conclusions? It makes more sense to eliminate duplicates on the front end. Databases process smaller tables faster, and there is less loss of performance due to inefficient code. The use of an index must be evaluated carefully for best performance. But that's not all. This thread is packed...a definite "must read."
 
Title: Building Navigation for E-Commerce
Date: 05/09/03      15 Posts
Summary: Search Google for "breadcrumb" navigation to find out how to build a trail of drilldown links. This type of navigation can easily be implemented in Fusebox by appending a variable in the fbx_Settings files. A great resource for code snippets is also included.
 
Title: Fusebox 4 & FBMX
Date: 05/09/03      37 Posts
Summary: CF gurus turn a critical eye toward the beta release of Fusebox 4. And their first-look impressions are so positive you will probably want to rush right out and try it. Fusebox 4 features support for several development languages, as well as automatic error handling, an XML "switch" file, an architecture that can be based on functional units of work, and more. This thread also includes a thoughtful discussion about case sensitivity, not only as it applies to Fusebox 4, but also as it applies to "best practices" coding in general. Note that FBMX is also evaluated to some extent.
 
Title: Royale Rumors
Date: 05/09/03      9 Posts
Summary: It's not just a rumor that Macromedia is developing a new product, called Royale, that will enable developers to build Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). Dubbed "Flash for programmers," Royale is written entirely in XML and fits nicely into the recent development momentum that promises many opportunities for applications based on Flash, ColdFusion, and XML in a Fusebox_Layouts framework. Note that this thread also contains some coverage of SVG graphics.
 

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