Article Writing

Sean Ewington7-Mar-12 8:12

Sean Ewington

7-Mar-12 8:12

Assisted. Sidebar: Did you want to be a Mentor?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project

OriginalGriff7-Mar-12 9:13

OriginalGriff

7-Mar-12 9:13

I don't qualify! I'm only a Silver author, and I don't have 5 articles to my name. Laugh | :laugh:

Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

Sean Ewington7-Mar-12 9:19

Sean Ewington

7-Mar-12 9:19

I don't think that's written in stone. You have to have the right spirit and attitude, mostly.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project

OriginalGriff7-Mar-12 9:45

OriginalGriff

7-Mar-12 9:45

No, it's written in FAQ Laugh | :laugh:

Code Project Mentor FAQ[^]

Let's not upset anyone who has worked hard to get 5 articles out the door by skipping stages - I know and appreciate how much work they have put in to get them done. I have two outlined, but I keep running out of a big enough block of time to write them... Sigh | :sigh:

Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

Pete O'Hanlon7-Mar-12 9:55

Pete O'Hanlon

7-Mar-12 9:55

I think your reputation stands you in good stead to be a mentor. The article limit is really there to help weed out the undesirables, but in your case we'll make an exception. Poke tongue | ;-P

*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

Chris Maunder7-Mar-12 16:26

7-Mar-12 16:26

The guidelines are for those applying to be mentors. It's simply a way of saying we want people with experience in and around the site.

You have it. We'd be honoured to have you help out.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

OriginalGriff7-Mar-12 23:58

OriginalGriff

7-Mar-12 23:58

Ok - let's give it a try and see what happens! (Provided you aren't going to turn up in the mankini and insist on an exchange of bodily fluids... Laugh | :laugh:

)

Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

Why an approved article needs approval again

Pete O'Hanlon8-Mar-12 1:13

Pete O'Hanlon

8-Mar-12 1:13

OriginalGriff wrote:
(Provided you aren't going to turn up in the mankini

That was last years outfit. Sean is nothing, if not a trendsetter.

*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

HiteshSharma4-Mar-12 17:36

HiteshSharma

4-Mar-12 17:36

I published an article of mine last month and which was approved at that time only and was published. Today i updated the article and it has again moved into pending state and is waiting for approval from the community.

Whats this?

before this also i have updated the article but it never asked for an approval from community.

Does this mean that everytime i need to post a change I'll be needing approval for it?
If so then i dont find it a good idea.

Re: Why an approved article needs approval again

Elina Blank4-Mar-12 18:08

Elina Blank

4-Mar-12 18:08

Hi,

Are you talking about this article?
Lets-customize-Google-to-show-previous-searchs[^].

If yes, then article is still available, but your new version (the updates you made) is what needs an approval.

The new version is here
Lets-customize-Google-to-show-previous-searchs [latest version][^]

Sincerely,
Elina

Life is great!!!
Enjoy every moment of it! Blush | :O

Applying CSS to my HTML table

Shao Voon Wong26-Feb-12 17:32

Shao Voon Wong

26-Feb-12 17:32

I want to apply a CSS style to my table. Can I place a inline CSS style in the article?

HTML

<style type="text/css">
table, td, th
{
border:1px solid green;
}
th
{
background-color:green;
color:white;
}
</style>

Or is there a predefined CSS for HTML table which I can use?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Applying CSS to my HTML table

Chris Maunder27-Feb-12 4:56

Error on updating article

27-Feb-12 4:56

You can't insert a style block, but you can use some inline styles (<table style='background-color:green'> for example)

Generally we ask that that the use of styles be kept to an absolute minimum in order to ensure articles are consistent across the site.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Mahmud Hasan15-Feb-12 18:26

Mahmud Hasan

15-Feb-12 18:26

CSS

Hi. I was trying to modify my 1st article just submitted to publish in this site. Unfortunately I was getting error while trying this.

http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/Edit.aspx?aid=330821

Says:

 Collapse | Copy Code
Something bad happened

We're not sure what, but we have a few guesses.
Problem: Maximum request length exceeded.
Ticket:
Server: Web04

Mahmud Hasan
Software Engineer from Bangladesh

Re: Error on updating article

Sean Ewington16-Feb-12 3:57

Sean Ewington

16-Feb-12 3:57

Hi Mahmud,

Probably just a temporary error. Please try again, but if you have problems let me know and I will be happy to make changes for you.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project

Error while updating an article: 'The filename did not contain valid characters"

Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira31-Jan-12 16:45

Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

31-Jan-12 16:45

I've uploaded a new game but can't update it. I'm getting the message:

"There was a problem creating your article.
The filename did not contain valid characters"

It's a pity because I have lots to add to that article...

BTW, it seems I can update the old articles without problems, but not the new article (I've noticed there's a new article ID system now based on numbers)

Am I doing anything wrong?
Thanks in advance, guys!

marcelo

There's no free lunch. Let's wait for the dinner.

Take a look at Windows Phone Labyrinth here in The Code Project.

Re: Error while updating an article: 'The filename did not contain valid characters"

Peter_in_278031-Jan-12 17:19

Peter_in_2780

31-Jan-12 17:19

There are a few threads on this error message in the Bugs & Sugs forum.[^] Apparently all fixed now... (or have you unearthed another specimen? Poke tongue | ;-P

)

Cheers,
Peter

Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.

Re: Error while updating an article: 'The filename did not contain valid characters"

Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira31-Jan-12 22:56

Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

31-Jan-12 22:56

I'm still getting this error, it's so frustrating...

My article:
[Pirates for Windows Phone]

Please please help...

There's no free lunch. Let's wait for the dinner.

Take a look at Windows Phone Labyrinth here in The Code Project.

Re: Error while updating an article: 'The filename did not contain valid characters"

Chris Maunder31-Jan-12 23:52

Re: Error while updating an article: 'The filename did not contain valid characters"

31-Jan-12 23:52

Please try now. Should be good.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira1-Feb-12 16:27

Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

1-Feb-12 16:27

Excellent, Chris. Thank you so much!

cheers,
marcelo

There's no free lunch. Let's wait for the dinner.

Take a look at Windows Phone Labyrinth here in The Code Project.

Error - You do not have permission to copy this file to Staging

Akram El Assas30-Jan-12 11:46

Re: Error - You do not have permission to copy this file to Staging

30-Jan-12 11:46

Hi,

I tried to submit one of my articles and got this error:

There was a problem creating your article.

You do not have permission to copy thisfile to Staging.

Kin dregards,

Chris Maunder30-Jan-12 14:27

30-Jan-12 14:27

A permissions issue on one of the servers. All fixed.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Code formatting issue

Akram El Assas29-Jan-12 3:40

29-Jan-12 3:40

Hello,

I've just posted a new article and I am facing a code formatting issue with XML language.

When I previewed my article everything was formatted correctly. But When I submitted, I get the span tags at the top of the templates code sections.

Here is my article: XSLT Survival Kit[^]

Kind regards,

Error while submitting

Akram El Assas29-Jan-12 0:39

Help, can't insert a movie in my article

29-Jan-12 0:39

Hello,

I wrote a new article and When I try to submit I get the error below.

There was a problem creating your article. The filename did not contain valid characters

Please help, I can't submit anymore. Here is my article: XSLT Survival Kit[^]

Could someone please help ?

Kind regards,

modified 29-Jan-12 9:52am.

Akram El Assas21-Jan-12 0:43

Code highlight seems broken

21-Jan-12 0:43

Hello,

When I try to insert a movie in my article, I fill all the informations needed in the popup but I can't see the movie appears in my article.

Could someone please help me ?

Kind regards,

Akram El Assas20-Jan-12 12:36