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dream weaver8 works perfectly with Vista. Dreamweaver up to CSS5 also works on XP so there is no need to downgrade your present copy.

As per your problem, i dont understand what you mean by. Can you explain more,

You said you "tried to add the root folder". (I dont understand this)
You also said"when i try it, it closes"(I dont understand this too. try what?)

go to www.4shared.com
you can download a lot of books to learn your preferred programming language from there. I personally like and recommend the books published by WROX. Their titles usually start with 'Beginining " for example Beginining Javascript(javascript is a scripting language and is not in any way related to java).

Also you'll need a good laptop with the latest OS available (please, dispel the thought of using Windows XP because of this lame excuse-"Vista is too slow". You have to keep up with the latest, thats what programming is about). if you don't have a laptop, you'll be deceiving yourself.

Generally, you'll have to really love programming. You must have a problem solver atitude and problem finder atitude(very important). Looking for errors in code could go on for days and then you'll find that you missed a single semi-colon. programmers also scream alot (but that one is not an important quality o)

@bambi: have you completed it?

@dueal
I totally agree. thanks

Francis Akindele Akinyanmi is recruiting students(IT) and fresh graduates.
Requirements:
Graduates-First degree in Accounting or business related degree or ICAN (old PE1)
Students-Students of accounting from recognised Nigerian universities

go to www.faa-ng.com/careers to apply

@maxdi
programming can be used for any of the listed. It just depends on individual personal goals and drive. I personally want to use programming to set up my business. I'm not ruling out employment though,

@firstlady:
form your own specifications by yourself or tell your supervisor to give you specifications or get someone to give you specifications. That will help guys that want to help you on the forum. Success is all about having goals or targets. You cant just start doing something without having a particular mission or target, especially when you are programming.

If you can get requirements and specifications, post them here and I (and maybe other guys on the forum) will help you out for free (i didnt mean spoon feeding you o, you'll have to do some of the coding yourself)

[quote author=i-Guru link=topic=401172.msg5872762#msg5872762 date=1271018931]Which university do you recommend?[/quote]to be honest, I don't know any that I can recommend. but what i know is that there IT schools that we have here in Nigeria are just after your money.nothing else

Thanks. I was able to achieve the effect with this code. The first if will work if the browser. The other branch is for other browsers
function changeColor1(evt)
{
if(typeof evt == "undefined"
{
if(window.event.type="mouseover"
{

var changeNow = document.getElementById("biglink1";
changeNow.style.backgroundColor = "#FFFF99";
}
if(window.event.type="mouseout"
{
var changeNow = document.getElementById("biglink1";
changeNow.style.backgroundColor = "#FFFFFF";
}
}
else
{
if(evt.type=="mouseover"
{
var changeNow=document.getElementById("biglink1";
changeNow.style.backgroundColor = "#FFFF99";
}
if(evt.type=="mouseout"
{
var changeNow=document.getElementById("biglink1";
changeNow.style.backgroundColor = "#FFFFFF";
}
}
}
Thanks again

@kambo
thats what i'm working on. I haven't completely dumped accounting.

@i-guru
i think its better to go to a university. Then develop yourself on the side.

Hello,
Please i need help so that I can achieve cross browser functionality with this java script snippet:

function changeColor1()
{
if(window.event.type=="mouseover"
{
var changeNow=document.getElementById("biglink1";
changeNow.style.backgroundColor = "FFFF99";
}
if(window.event.type=="mouseout"
{
var changeNow=document.getElementById("biglink1";
changeNow.style.backgroundColor = "white";
}
}

The code is to change the background color of a div when mouseover is fired and back to white when mouseout is fired. However, this code works only for IE. Can anyone help convert this to a crossbrowser code.

So are you trying to tell me that because you use Javabeans to write an application means that your application will be better than an application written with notepad? Knowing how to use javabeans is not the same thing as knowing java. Chairman, don't get me wrong, nobody is saying not to learn IDE's, I'm saying learn without IDEs. IDEs help you with debugging, tracking the lines of your code in large applications and things like that and generally making your life easier as a coder but do you need that when you are a beginner, still trying to know the difference between int and Integer, and writing just a couple of lines of code?
Of course you can learn java by using javabeans but I recommend that when you know your beans, you can start using javabeans.
, and by the way, i didnt go through hell to learn java, stop exagerating, lets just say I learnt how to float before swimming. And also, seun and Donpuzo, you guys still haven't mentioned anything as to how javabeans or IDEs help beginners. Last time I checked, the greatest people didn't follow the easy way.

i later on saw the password in the help file. You'll have to make it clearer in the next version. Nice job.

thanks bossman for buttressing my point. IDEs make work too easy. Things like automatic completion of keywords is not helpful when you are a beginner. IDEs are recommended when the individual gets past the beginner level like you said.

@seun:its just an opinion, if you dont buy it, move to the next shop. Java certification also include java beans convention but it also includes simple traps like simple spelling which you cannot learn if javabeans does all the spelling for you automatically. You can rest now sha, you've made ur point, your opinion

Agreed. But you don't have to use IDE to learn java programming. You learn the basics then learn how to use the IDE. Thats my opinion

Hi guys,
I'm planning on enrolling at Jidaw for their A+ program. Does any one have any experience with them? They claim to be so good but I can't afford to get my hands burnt cos i'm on a lean budget.

@dueal
I just left my accounting job to concentrate on my first love. I was discouraged from reading computer science when i was entering uni(they told me comp sci graduates can only work in cyber cafes. i cant believe i fell for that). After reading economics, i was so unhappy in my job. I was learning java on my own sha but it was not convenient and having so little time for it meant that i could never turn to a guru so i left the job.

From the looks of it, you are a certified Guru. My action plan is PGD Computer Science (part-time cos thats only whats available), Java certification (i'm preparing for SCJA. I'm targeting October, worst case - December) and A+. After my SCJP and while preparing for SCJD, i'll go for SAP BASIS (all things being equal). For Java, my target is SCEA.

I love programming and I will appreciate your advise if you see any need to especially in terms of my choice of degree and certifications (for example, I want to do A+ but I'm not planning to be a hardware person)

@Bambi
a lot of people are willing to help.since you are not paying, and the project is academical, just go to work on it. Do something and when you hit a snag, paste the code here so that we can help. There are hundreds of people (me inclusive) that will be able to fix things that are not working for you, and suggest things.

The idea is to make ourselves better especially you otherwise you could just ask us to bid for your project. So,

chairman, why you put password na?

I school at APTECH (or it would be appropritate to add 'used to') at APTECH. Baabs, if you are looking to get real skills, don't go to APTECH or NIIT. I've not been to NIIT but I know they cant be different from APTECH.
When I joined, I was also studying on my own. I joined because like you i wanted to have a certificate but I have realised that its not worth it at all. A lot of their teachers do not know their beans. A faculty was once telling us that annotations are a type of class (when you study more of java you would understand). I've also heard things like once you see a word followed by an open brace, then code, then closed brace, what you have is a class. That is completely wrong. A basic example is static intialisation blocks which have the word 'static' and then code enclosed in braces. Even better are instance initialisation blocks which are just codes enclosed in braces, no keyword. In simple English, a class can only be defined by using the keyword class before the class name, then you can add access keywords and then keywords that extend the class or implement an interface etc.

I learnt all there examples I am giving you on my own thats why i was able to know that my APTECH faculties were just teaching us crap. If you have the money, first get a laptop (i'll recommend more than 80GB, minimum of 2GB RAM and processor 1.67GHz x 2). There are a lot of free books that you can read to build yourself up (i can give you links if you want). When you have learnt and have tested yourself, pay for certification exams.

However, like you said, if you need to find a job, a certificate would help. Me, I read Economics in school (2.2). I was tricked into doing that course but the love is still there so I'm registering for UNILAG's PGD in Computer science. My PGD in computer science plus certifications in Java, A+ will definetely get me a job faster than the APTECH ADSE I was chasing because I have found out that the ADSE is not even really recognised. Its only if you follow it up and get the BSC that it will be of any use to you.

Please, go on self study. I'm still a learner so we can always rub minds, start and share projects, exchange books and stuff. Think about it

@i-guru
i have the book (i.e Introduction to algorithms in pdf). If you want, i can give you a link where you can download it

Hi guys, I also need a java mentor.
I have started learining the basics but i dont use any of the IDEs for my codes cos they do everything for you. I use notepad for my codes. By the time i am completely comfortable with this and i can debug without any software help, when i move on to IDEs, it will be a breeze. I recommend this approach to all beginners.

@sappiel
Thanks a bunch!

@sappiel
Technical is my focus now and primary target( that would be BASIS module). I'm on java self study and I'm preparing for SCJA exam (Sun Certified Java Associate). SInce I have a degree in Economics and work experience as an accountant, my secondary target is FI (which is functional) but that will be very very much later.

Please help me. (i didn't even know that not all modules use IDES ECC6)

@denzel
thanks because i was already getting confused.

@Roland
i'm emailing you now so you can send me the link for the SAP materials. Why not paste it the forum so all can benefit since we have all been benefiting

@denzel
i guess you're kinda right.i'll just take things 1 step at a time.about leaving my job,I just have to. my salary is really really woeful(yes, as in unbelieveably poor).transport wipes off more than half of my salary every month.Infact i don't even have an income.A lot of times, say I collect my March salary on say 25th February, its finished on the same day. Na so life suppose be? Abeg let the job go, i'm not a slave. I guess this is the time to be my own boss.I just got a web design job for 70k. I hope i can get more of those often or else i sorry for myself.
thanks for the help

@sappiel
You're right. and thanks for the advice.

@denzel
I know that when i download it,i won't be able to do anything with it but sooner or later, i will have to get the IDES. I'm gathering all the materials that i will need like WIndows 2003 Server, a bigger hard disk et al. Lets just call it 'inspirational materials', like starting the foundation of a house.

Please give me the link denzel. Believe me, it will help me a lot.

kiwi dropped a link to one amaderforum.com. The site has a lot of SAP materials. It also should have the IDES ECC 6 but the download link is in a reserved area. Users are expected to donate to the site(1 euro) to be able to access it. Paypal does not accept Nigerian payments.

Sappiel,you know where i can download the ECC?

oops! they only accept paypal. dang

Hi all,
I joined UAC last year as an accountant. Before that, I was working for my dad who happened to be a top official of PWC before he decided to start his own practice. For the last 2 years or so, I've been unhappy because now I have realised that i simply hate working as an accountant. Now I have gotten to the wall, I simply cannot push any further. Its like i have exhausted all my energy. My dad really wants me to complete my ICAN but honestly,there is no motivation any longer for me to study. I just want to do what I love doing.

I was discouraged from studying computer science because I was told that computer science graduates only work in cybercafes (this was around 1996). Now I am 23 years old. I have thought about my life and so have decided to resign from my job and go back to school (full time and not necessarily in any public or private institution i.e. self study) especially now that i know that computer science graduates do not work in cybercafes. Already, I have registered at APTECH for the Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering program though i've found that its not as qualitative as i expected.

My love is programming. I am on self study for Java (very challenging because work takes all my time including public holidays). I have resolved to take the SCJA exam by October this year and I am making slow progress. By the time I resign, i'll be a guru(i have given my one month notice.Nobody in my house knows cos if they do, they'll eat me up so they'll just have to wait till like 1 week after i have resigned). I'm also getting ready for A+. CCNA is out of it for me cos Networking is just too boring for me.

Anyway, last night I was thinking of a career path to follow then I stumbled on this thread. I read from page one to the end (I started around 11.30am and went to sleep around 4am). The information here is amazing. You guys have really inspired me. I know where I'm going to with my life now.I've taken the right steps though i know the consequences won't be nice initially. Thanks again guys(everybody).

I'm still looking for where to download the IDES ECC. I'm scared of using my visa debit on that site and i'm not even sure that they will accept it.

Once again, thanks again guys, and thank you God, you really direct my steps aright!!

i'm silently believing you cos mehyn, I need am; I'm tired of reaching final interview and hearing that peeps who didn't do the interview have already resumed.