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Month: October 2005

  • Perl – Using HTTP::Lite

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    I recently had to use the HTTP::Lite perl module and thought I would share an example of how to use it. HTTP::Lite was is available on www.cpan.org; its very lightweight and has no dependancies other than Socket & Fcntl which included with almost all Perl implementations by default. Based on the examples by the HTTP::Lite…

  • Velocimacro – Generate a HTML Select box and its Options

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    A quick and simple Velocimacro to generate HTML Select boxes and its Options; automatically selects the correct option based on the value given. You can place this #macro anywhere in your Velocity templates but I used my global VM_global_library.vm file. Code [code] #macro( generateSelectBox $name $options $value ) #foreach ( $option in $options ) #set(…