You may appreciate this then. Its been floating around for a while so you may have seen it but I think it is funny and strangely true. The Evolution of a Programmer High School/Jr.High 10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD" 20 END First year in College program Hello(input, output) begin writeln('Hello World') end. Senior year in College (defun hello (print (cons 'Hello (list 'World)))) New professional #include <stdio.h> void main(void) { char *message[] = {"Hello ", "World"}; int i; for(i = 0; i < 2; ++i) printf("%s", message[i]); printf("\n"); } Seasoned professional #include <iostream.h> #include <string.h> class string { private: int size; char *ptr; public: string() : size(0), ptr(new char('\0')) {} string(const string &s) : size(s.size) { ptr = new char[size + 1]; strcpy(ptr, s.ptr); } ~string() { delete [] ptr; } friend ostream &operator <<(ostream &, const string &); string &operator=(const char *); }; ostream &operator<<(ostream &stream, const string &s) { return(stream << s.ptr); } string &string::operator=(const char *chrs) { if (this != &chrs) { delete [] ptr; size = strlen(chrs); ptr = new char[size + 1]; strcpy(ptr, chrs); } return(*this); } int main() { string str; str = "Hello World"; cout << str << endl; return(0); } Master Programmer [ uuid(2573F8F4-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820) ] library LHello { // bring in the master library importlib("actimp.tlb"); importlib("actexp.tlb"); // bring in my interfaces #include "pshlo.idl" [ uuid(2573F8F5-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820) ] cotype THello { interface IHello; interface IPersistFile; }; }; [ exe, uuid(2573F890-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820) ] module CHelloLib { // some code related header files importheader(<windows.h>); importheader(<ole2.h>); importheader(<except.hxx>); importheader("pshlo.h"); importheader("shlo.hxx"); importheader("mycls.hxx"); // needed typelibs importlib("actimp.tlb"); importlib("actexp.tlb"); importlib("thlo.tlb"); [ uuid(2573F891-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820), aggregatable ] coclass CHello { cotype THello; }; }; #include "ipfix.hxx" extern HANDLE hEvent; class CHello : public CHelloBase { public: IPFIX(CLSID_CHello); CHello(IUnknown *pUnk); ~CHello(); HRESULT __stdcall PrintSz(LPWSTR pwszString); private: static int cObjRef; }; #include <windows.h> #include <ole2.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include "thlo.h" #include "pshlo.h" #include "shlo.hxx" #include "mycls.hxx" int CHello::cObjRef = 0; CHello::CHello(IUnknown *pUnk) : CHelloBase(pUnk) { cObjRef++; return; } HRESULT __stdcall CHello::PrintSz(LPWSTR pwszString) { printf("%ws\n", pwszString); return(ResultFromScode(S_OK)); } CHello::~CHello(void) { // when the object count goes to zero, stop the server cObjRef--; if( cObjRef == 0 ) PulseEvent(hEvent); return; } #include <windows.h> #include <ole2.h> #include "pshlo.h" #include "shlo.hxx" #include "mycls.hxx" HANDLE hEvent; int _cdecl main( int argc, char * argv[] ) { ULONG ulRef; DWORD dwRegistration; CHelloCF *pCF = new CHelloCF(); hEvent = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL); // Initialize the OLE libraries CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED); CoRegisterClassObject(CLSID_CHello, pCF, CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, REGCLS_MULTIPLEUSE, &dwRegistration); // wait on an event to stop WaitForSingleObject(hEvent, INFINITE); // revoke and release the class object CoRevokeClassObject(dwRegistration); ulRef = pCF->Release(); // Tell OLE we are going away. CoUninitialize(); return(0); } extern CLSID CLSID_CHello; extern UUID LIBID_CHelloLib; CLSID CLSID_CHello = { /* 2573F891-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820 */ 0x2573F891, 0xCFEE, 0x101A, { 0x9A, 0x9F, 0x00, 0xAA, 0x00, 0x34, 0x28, 0x20 } }; UUID LIBID_CHelloLib = { /* 2573F890-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820 */ 0x2573F890, 0xCFEE, 0x101A, { 0x9A, 0x9F, 0x00, 0xAA, 0x00, 0x34, 0x28, 0x20 } }; #include <windows.h> #include <ole2.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> #include "pshlo.h" #include "shlo.hxx" #include "clsid.h" int _cdecl main( int argc, char * argv[] ) { HRESULT hRslt; IHello *pHello; ULONG ulCnt; IMoniker * pmk; WCHAR wcsT[_MAX_PATH]; WCHAR wcsPath[2 * _MAX_PATH]; // get object path wcsPath[0] = '\0'; wcsT[0] = '\0'; if( argc > 1) { mbstowcs(wcsPath, argv[1], strlen(argv[1]) + 1); wcsupr(wcsPath); } else { fprintf(stderr, "Object path must be specified\n"); return(1); } // get print string if(argc > 2) mbstowcs(wcsT, argv[2], strlen(argv[2]) + 1); else wcscpy(wcsT, L"Hello World"); printf("Linking to object %ws\n", wcsPath); printf("Text String %ws\n", wcsT); // Initialize the OLE libraries hRslt = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED); if(SUCCEEDED(hRslt)) { hRslt = CreateFileMoniker(wcsPath, &pmk); if(SUCCEEDED(hRslt)) hRslt = BindMoniker(pmk, 0, IID_IHello, (void **)&pHello); if(SUCCEEDED(hRslt)) { // print a string out pHello->PrintSz(wcsT); Sleep(2000); ulCnt = pHello->Release(); } else printf("Failure to connect, status: %lx", hRslt); // Tell OLE we are going away. CoUninitialize(); } return(0); } Apprentice Hacker #!/usr/local/bin/perl $msg="Hello, world.\n"; if ($#ARGV >= 0) { while(defined($arg=shift(@ARGV))) { $outfilename = $arg; open(FILE, ">" . $outfilename) || die "Can't write $arg: $!\n"; print (FILE $msg); close(FILE) || die "Can't close $arg: $!\n"; } } else { print ($msg); } 1; Experienced Hacker #include <stdio.h> #define S "Hello, World\n" main(){exit(printf(S) == strlen(S) ? 0 : 1);} Seasoned Hacker % cc -o a.out ~/src/misc/hw/hw.c % a.out Guru Hacker % echo "Hello, world." New Manager 10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD" 20 END Middle Manager mail -s "Hello, world." bob@b12 Bob, could you please write me a program that prints "Hello, world."? I need it by tomorrow. ^D Senior Manager % zmail jim I need a "Hello, world." program by this afternoon. Chief Executive % letter letter: Command not found. % mail To: ^X ^F ^C % help mail help: Command not found. % damn! !: Event unrecognized % logout ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------Anonymous -----Original Message----- From: Gryffyn, Trevor [mailto:TGryffyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:02 AM To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Charles P. Killmer Subject: RE: Passing +, =, - at post and get Rube Goldberg would appreciate it. > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles P. Killmer [mailto:charlesk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:01 AM > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Passing +, =, - at post and get > > > How is this > $String = implode(explode($String, $OldChar), $NewChar); different > than > $String = str_replace($OldChar, $NewChar, $String); > > Charles Killmer > > -----Original Message----- > From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) [mailto:B.A.T.Svensson@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:48 AM > To: 'php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ' > Subject: RE: Passing +, =, - at post and get > > In your second if you do a count on the occurence of a character, but > don't use the result, why not use strpos() directly? > > Also if you just want to replace a single char with another single > char, then you might like to do like this: > > $String = implode(explode($String, $OldChar), $NewChar); > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Pitcher > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: 20-5-2004 15:43 > Subject: RE: Passing +, =, - at post and get > > And doing a bit more, I find that '=' and '-' are passing through OK > so I'll need to train my users to use an alternative to '+'. > > The choking seems to be with my parsing function, which I have pasted > in > below: > ================================================= > function sql_fltr($sql,$field,$input){ > if(strlen($input)>0){ > if( substr_count($input,"=")>0 | substr_count($input," > -")>0 | > substr_count($input," +")>0 ){ > $output = ""; > $temp = str_replace(" -","|-",(str_replace(" > -","|-",($input)))); > $temp = explode("|",$temp); > for ($i = 0; $i <= sizeof($temp); $i++){ > if (substr($temp[$i],0,1)=="*"){ > $temp[$i] = $field." like > '".rtrim(str_replace("*","%",$temp[$i]))."%'"; > $output.= $temp[$i]."|"; > } elseif (substr($temp[$i],0,1)=="-"){ > $temp[$i] = " and ".$field." not > like > '".rtrim(str_replace("*","%",$temp[$i]))."'"; > $output.= $temp[$i]."|"; > } elseif (substr($temp[$i],0,1)=="="){ > $temp[$i] = " and > ".$field."='".rtrim(str_replace("=","",$temp[$i]))."'"; > $output.= $temp[$i]."|"; > } elseif (substr($temp[$i],0,1)!="+" && > substr($temp[$i],0,1)!="-"&&substr($temp[$i],0,1)!="*" && > substr($temp[$i],0,1)!="="){ > $temp[$i] = "and ".$field." like > '%".rtrim(str_replace("=","",$temp[$i]))."'"; > $output.= $temp[$i]."|"; > } else { > $temp[$i] = " > ".$field."='".rtrim($temp[$i])."'"; > $output.= $temp[$i]."|"; > } > } > $output = " AND > ".substr($output,0,strlen($output)-1); > } else { > $temp = $input; > if (substr($temp,0,1)=="*"){ > $temp = $field." like > '".rtrim(str_replace("*","%",$temp))."'"; > } elseif (substr($temp,0,1)=="-"){ > $temp = $field." not like > '".rtrim(str_replace("*","%",$temp))."'"; > } elseif (substr($temp,0,1)=="="){ > $temp = > $field."='".rtrim(str_replace("=","",$temp))."'"; > } elseif (substr($temp,0,1)!="+" && > substr($temp,0,1)!="-"&&substr($temp,0,1)!="*" && > substr($temp,0,1)!="="){ > $temp = $field." like > '%".rtrim(str_replace("=","",$temp))."'"; > } else { > $temp = $field."='".rtrim($temp)."'"; > } > $output = " AND ".$temp; > } > } else { > $output = ""; > } > return $output; > } > ================================================= > This works fine if the user has eneterd either no control or the * > wildcared with the criteria. > > Any suggestions? > > Cheers > > George > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: George Pitcher [mailto:george.pitcher@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: 20 May 2004 2:33 pm > > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: Passing +, =, - at post and get > > > > > > Charles, > > > > No way! This site will only have about 3-4 users as its an intranet > > and I'll be parsing everything at the server end. > > > > George > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Charles P. Killmer [mailto:charlesk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: 20 May 2004 2:31 pm > > > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: RE: Passing +, =, - at post and get > > > > > > > > > I hope you are not allowing the client to send T-SQL through the > query > > > string. Consider them sending something like > File.php?Query='; drop > > > > table XXX; -- > > > > > > Charles Killmer > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: George Pitcher [mailto:george.pitcher@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:25 AM > > > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Passing +, =, - at post and get > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I want to be able to pass the '=', '+' and '-' characters > both from > a > > > web form and as part of a url, to enable a better way of > searching. > > > However, these characters are choking my IIS webserver and not > getting > > > through to the script. > > > > > > Can anyone suggest a better way of achieving this? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > George > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, > visit: > > > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, > > > visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To > unsubscribe, visit: > > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php