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WebReference Update: August 16, 2007

New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:

FEATURE: How to Add UK Address Lookups to Online Forms
OTHER VOICES:

• Microsoft Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO ­ Part 6
• Graphics, using Java and JDOM with SVG - Part 2
• Using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to Store Date/Time Values

SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB: 15 Coolest Firefox Tricks Ever
NET NEWS:

• New robots.txt Feature and REP Meta Tags
• PHP Stats Usage for July 2007 Announced

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FEATURE: How to Add UK Address Lookups to Online Forms

Most consumer Web sites contain a form used to collect postal addresses. This article demonstrates how a UK address can be automatically filled from the postal code or known part of the address, using the PostCoder Web SOAP service from Allies Computing Ltd.

[Read the entire article ]

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OTHER VOICES

• Microsoft Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO ­ Part 6

  This installment illustrates how to use PowerShell and PowerShell script to backup databases.
  Database Journal

• Graphics, using Java and JDOM with SVG - Part 2

  Expand the JDOM/SVG graphics library to include gradients, Béziercurves, and elliptical arcs. Learn the significance of the word Scalable in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). Learn how to use JDOM to write XHTML output files containing SVG/XML code. Learn how to use JDOM to write Java servlets that deliver XHTML output containing SVG/XML code.
  Developer.com

• Using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to Store Date/Time Values

  There are a number of advantages in storing such date/time values in UTC rather than server time. This article explores those advantages and takes a look at a simple sample application that illustrates how to save dates in UTC and still display them relative to the time zone's offset.
  4 Guys from Rolla

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SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB: 15 Coolest Firefox Tricks Ever

This article has some real nice tips for using Firefox. Some will make it easier to use and others will increase your speed. I tried out the one for the user.js file and it increased my browser speed tremendously. Check it out!

[Visit the Web site ]

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NET NEWS

• New robots.txt Feature and REP Meta Tags

  Google has improved Webmaster Central's robots.txt analysis tool to recognize sitemap declarations and relative URLs. Earlier versions weren't aware of sitemaps at all, and understood only absolute URLs.
  Google Webmaster Central

• PHP Stats Usage for July 2007 Announced

  Elizabeth Naramore reports that Nexen.net has released the PHP Adoption Usage Stats for July 2007.
  php|a news

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That's it for this . I'll have more for you next time.

Lee Underwood
Newsletter Editor, WebReference.com
lunderwood(at)jupitermedia.com

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