Request for JS quote

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Evertjan.

Shaun Furlong wrote on 18 sep 2006 in comp.lang.javascript:
I need a quote for a simple "Density Calculator" in JS.
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As long as you do not topquote,
quoting is free on this NG.

It is strange however,
when one uses "I need",
while meaning "I want".

;-}
 
D

Dr John Stockton

JRS: In article <[email protected]>, dated
Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:25:38 remote, seen in
Shaun Furlong said:
I'm new to this group - and newsgroups in general - so I aplogize if I'm out
of line here...
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If you had been intelligent enough to read past posts for a while before
posting, you would not have felt a need to write something like that.
The FAQ, and RFC1855 which it cites, would have told you what you need
to know.
I'm a web designer, but not proficient in JS.

I need a quote for a simple "Density Calculator" in JS. Here are two
examples (not JS):
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Examples on the Web are not convenient for those not using permanent
connections.
1. http://www.cheeseman.com/Density-Calculator.asp
2.
http://www.myyellow.com/dynamic/services/yfsdensitycalculator/sitedensitycalcula
tor.jsp?PARENT=yfscjhowtoshipfromservices
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I usually calculate density by dividing the mass in kilograms by the
volume in cubic metres.

A quote can either be text extracted from elsewhere (e.g. "Eschew
Surplusage") or be a firm estimate of the cost of a task. It might
alternatively mean, in poor English, a link to a Web site.

Learn to write intelligible, unambiguous English - after all, the Danes
and the Dutch can do so, so why not you?

It's a good idea to read the newsgroup and its FAQ.
 
S

Shaun Furlong

It is strange however,
when one uses "I need",
while meaning "I want".
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Thanks. It may not be technically correct, but there's nothing strange about
it. People use the word that way all the time. ;-)
 
M

McKirahan

Shaun Furlong said:
I'm new to this group - and newsgroups in general - so I aplogize if I'm out
of line here...

I'm a web designer, but not proficient in JS.

I need a quote for a simple "Density Calculator" in JS. Here are two
examples (not JS):

1. http://www.cheeseman.com/Density-Calculator.asp
2.
Click to expand...
http://www.myyellow.com/dynamic/services/yfsdensitycalculator/sitedensitycal
culator.jsp?PARENT=yfscjhowtoshipfromservices


Will this help -- though it has no error checking?

<html>
<head>
<title>Density Calculator</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function calc() {
var decs = 5; // = decimal positions displayed
var form = document.form1;
var l_ft = parseInt(form.L_ft.value,10);
var l_in = parseInt(form.L_in.value,10);
var w_ft = parseInt(form.W_ft.value,10);
var w_in = parseInt(form.W_in.value,10);
var h_ft = parseInt(form.H_ft.value,10);
var h_in = parseInt(form.H_in.value,10);
var o_lb = parseInt(form.O_lb.value,10);
var o_oz = parseInt(form.o_Oz.value,10);
var c_ft = l_ft * w_ft * h_ft;
var c_in = l_in * w_in * h_in;
var cube = (12 * c_ft + c_in) / 12;
var wait = (16 * o_lb + o_oz) / 16;
var dens = wait / cube;
dens = dens.toString()
if (dens.indexOf(".") >= 0) {
dens = dens.substr(0,dens.indexOf(".")+decs+1);
}
form.Cube.value = cube;
form.Dens.value = dens;
}
function init() {
var form = document.form1;
form.L_ft.focus();
form.L_ft.select();
}
window.onload = init;
</script>
</head>
<body>
<pre>
<b>Calculate Density</b>
<form name="form1">
<b>Length: </b><input type="text" name="L_ft"
size="6" value="0" style="text-align:right"> Feet
<b> </b><input type="text" name="L_in"
size="6" value="0" style="text-align:right"> Inches
<b>Width : </b><input type="text" name="W_ft"
size="6" value="0" style="text-align:right"> Feet
<b> </b><input type="text" name="W_in"
size="6" value="0" style="text-align:right"> Inches
<b>Height: </b><input type="text" name="H_ft"
size="6" value="0" style="text-align:right"> Feet
<b> </b><input type="text" name="H_in"
size="6" value="0" style="text-align:right"> Inches
<b>Weight: </b><input type="text" name="O_lb"
size="6" value="0" style="text-align:right"> Pounds
<b> </b><input type="text" name="o_Oz"
size="6" value="0" style="text-align:right"> Ounces
<input type="button" value="Calculate" onclick="calc()"
style="background-color:white; width:110px">
<b> </b><input type="text" name="Cube" readonly
size="6" value="0" style="text-align:right"> Cubic Feet (ft<sup>3</sup>)
<b> </b><input type="text" name="Dens" readonly
size="6" value="0" style="text-align:right"> lbs/ft<sup>3</sup>
<input type="reset" value="Clear" onclick="init()"
style="background-color:white; width:110px">
</form>
</pre>
</body>
</html>

Watch for word-wrap.

It may not be the best solution but it is "a" solution.

Or did you "need" to pay for a solution.
 
E

Evertjan.

Shaun Furlong wrote on 19 sep 2006 in comp.lang.javascript:
Thanks. It may not be technically correct, but there's nothing strange
about it. People use the word that way all the time. ;-)
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People can act strange all the time,
as I wanted but not needed to say.

The above proves that your 'all the time',
in the case of need/want, is not correct,
and expect you to respond
that people use 'all the time' all the time,
when they mean sometimes.

I submit that for programmers,
exactness in their statements
is as important as exactness in their functions.

;-}
 
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Dr John Stockton

JRS: In article <[email protected]>, dated
Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:09:52 remote, seen in
McKirahan said:
Will this help -- though it has no error checking?
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var c_ft = l_ft * w_ft * h_ft;
var c_in = l_in * w_in * h_in;
var cube = (12 * c_ft + c_in) / 12;
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Why do you not stick to topics that you understand? Take a cubic foot
of wood, saw it into cubic inches, and count them.

Watch for word-wrap.
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That's the author's responsibility; do not shirk it.
It may not be the best solution but it is "a" solution.
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It's rubbish. It fails the simple test of comparing 1' * 1' * 1' with
12" * 12" * 12".

Of course, the job would be even simpler in SI - were you not a Merkin,
you might just about be able to get that right.
 
S

Shaun Furlong

Learn to write intelligible, unambiguous English - after all, the Danes
and the Dutch can do so, so why not you?
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What I have learned to do is avoid at least this newsgroup. You people are
a little too unnecessarily abrasive for me. I'm actually running a
business, and just "needed" a little friendly help. Guess I'll find that
elsewhere.
If you had been intelligent enough to read past posts for a while before
posting, you would not have felt a need to write something like that.
The FAQ, and RFC1855 which it cites, would have told you what you need
to know.
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Actually I'm a pretty intelligent fellow (most days) - just not familar with
the newsgroup protocol. I certainly wasn't looking for insults. Why on
Earth would you respond in such a way to a perfect stranger just asking for
a little help? (Don't answer - it's just a rhetorical question).

Thanks anyway. Sheesh!
 
J

John G Harris

Of course, the job would be even simpler in SI - were you not a Merkin,
you might just about be able to get that right.
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Why don't you spend more time on something useful and less time pursuing
your vendetta against Murkins ? (Note correct spelling of Murkin.)

John
 
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VK

Request for JS quote

I believe that Usenet doesn't prohibit implicetly any business-related
conversations, as FIDONet does. In such case it was a reasonable
question asked at a reasonable place.

I rely on Dr.Stockton's opinion in this case (while reserving the
rights for my own).
 
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Randy Webb

VK said the following on 9/20/2006 4:15 PM:
I believe that Usenet doesn't prohibit implicetly any business-related
conversations, as FIDONet does. In such case it was a reasonable
question asked at a reasonable place.

I rely on Dr.Stockton's opinion in this case (while reserving the
rights for my own).
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John Stockton's opinion isn't worth the match it would take to burn the
paper you wrote it own. Yours ranks right there with it.
 
R

Randy Webb

John G Harris said the following on 9/20/2006 3:57 PM:
Why don't you spend more time on something useful and less time pursuing
your vendetta against Murkins ? (Note correct spelling of Murkin.)
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Because then he wouldn't have anything to do!
 
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VK

Randy said:
John Stockton's opinion isn't worth the match it would take to burn the
paper you wrote it own. Yours ranks right there with it.
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I don't care where my rank is as well as my real opinion about many of
Dr.Stockton's statements can be easily found in Usenet archives.

Yet a question like "I have $100...$1,000 to pay for this" posted at
c.l.j. is a netiquette question I would like to have clarified once and
forever, with all RFC#X, Y, Z and comments from RFC#X1, Y1, Z1 (if
existing)

In *this* aspect I do rely on Dr.Stockton ( with the regular "Quid
custed custodies?" fall back reserved).
 

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