LassoSoft Technical Article Library
These Articles give practical use advice as well as exploring the fundamentals behind Lasso code and how this interrelates with other system, databases and applications.
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A quick'n'dirty method to get website thumbnails Simple Example First, you'll need to signup for a free account to this service : http://webthumb.bluga.net/register Then, log into the s...
Updated: Mar 02, 2011 @ 08:01 AM
This article discusses the transition to destination-based sales tax in Washington (and other states) and some strategies you can use to calculate sales tax based on zip code. Introduction Sales tax...
Updated: Mar 02, 2011 @ 07:55 AM
Beginner's Guide to MySQL Replication Introduction Although the "Idiot's Guide to MySQL Replication" below will probably cause a few security nightmares, I hope it's a start in...
Updated: Mar 02, 2011 @ 07:39 AM
This article discusses a strategy for dealing with input values for a page including how to establish defaults, fetch values from sessions, override values with form or URL parameters, and validate in...
Updated: Mar 02, 2011 @ 07:30 AM
This article discusses how database results which are stored in an array can be fed back into an inline so all the familiar [Records] ... [/Records] and [Field] tags work on them. Introduction The [...
Updated: Mar 02, 2011 @ 07:13 AM
This article includes a set of tags that can speed of email sending within Lasso by using asynchronous tags. An -Async option is added to the [Email_Send] and [Email_Batch] ... [/Email_Batch] tags. E...
Updated: Mar 02, 2011 @ 06:59 AM
To enable Code Folding Download Textmate http://macromates.com/ Documentation on Language Grammars http://manual.macromates.com/en/language_grammars Bundles of Language Grammars The following li...
Updated: Mar 02, 2011 @ 06:49 AM
Create a preview of an uploaded file without reloading Introduction This is a quickly written method for using file uploads with Ajax, i.e. without reloading your page. It uses the work from phplet...
Updated: Mar 01, 2011 @ 12:19 PM
This article uses LassoSoft's ListSearch Web site as a case study to create a customized Web site specifically for iPhone users which provides access to the most recent messages that have been pos...
Updated: Mar 01, 2011 @ 12:18 PM
This article discusses how to create a site formatted for the Apple iPhone and IPod Touch using Lasso and the iUI interface library by Joe Hewitt. Introduction The iPhone includes a full Safari Web ...
Updated: Mar 01, 2011 @ 12:17 PM
