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Exception Handling

In this section we will discuss about the following,  1) What is Exception Handling. 2) Structure of Exception Handling. 3) Types of Exception Handling.  1) What is Exception Handling? PL/SQL provides a feature to handle the Exceptions which occur in a PL/SQL Block known as exception Handling. Using Exception Handling we can test the code and avoid it from exiting abruptly. When an exception occurs a messages which explains its cause is recieved. PL/SQL Exception message consists of three parts.  1) Type of Exception 2) An Error Code 3) A message    By Handling the exceptions we can ensure a PL/SQL block does not exit abruptly.   2) Structure of Exception Handling. The General Syntax for coding the exception section    DECLARE    Declaration section  BEGIN    Exception section  EXCEPTION  WHEN ex_name1 THEN     -Error handling statem...

How to embed high resolution images into HTML

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Have you ever wanted to insert a high resolution image into your web page - and make it so it's easy to zoom in so that people can see the details? The answer is to use JavaScript or AJAX to progressively hand out the correct sized image - rather than loading the full sized (large file) at the start.  This can be a bit tricky - so here's a great free service that does it for you. Zoom.it allows you to embed a large image (must be already hosted on your website) and adds the necessary controls to let your viewers zoom in and out. Check it out at  http://zoom.it  all you need is the URL of your large image, and to add the HTML code that zoom.it supplies into your web page at the appropriate place. Have a play with the example below...

Free CSS font generating tool

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Here's a useful tool - an online font tester that lets you test standard fonts to see what it they look like.. and then generates the CSS. www.fonttester.com Nice and functional - you can change all the standard font CSS properties using the user interface on the left. It's also a quick way to check out different browsers - just load fonttester in each browser and compare the fonts. For more information on fonts and typography, take a look at the following web devil posts:

What is Responsive Web Design?

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Responsive web design is the concept of designing a website that scales to various screen sizes.  With the increase in web surfing from tablets and mobile devices a website needs to work at different screen dimensions and resolutions.  The choice is to either build a mobile version, or have a website that scales responsively! click image to enlarge Currently the main "sizes" can be categorised as: 960px to 1024px (tablet landscape to standard desktop) 768px to 959px (tablet portrait to desktop) 480px to 767px (mobile landscape to tablet portrait) Less than 480px (mobile portrait) So how do you create a website that is fluid and scales to fit these different sizes? The secret lies in CSS3 media queries. Media queries allow you to serve up different CSS styles depending on the current screen size.  The great thing about this is that new devices (mobiles and tablets) will be able to use media queries, and old devices will just see the standard desktop ...

Home Values ​​Declined - pause Property Tax

How it works The Assessor / Recorder will evaluate your property. In general, the estimated value is the value of cash or of the market at the time of purchase. This value increases not more than 2% per year until the property is sold or any new construction has been completed. Then it is to be reassessed. If your property has declined in value since you purchased. If you agree with the estimated value of your property contact your local Councillor / Recorder. They can provide information on how the value was established. If you still disagree ** contact the Assessment Board of Appeals to appeal their property tax assessment. Paying taxes, even if you disagree and turns Pays property taxes in full within the appropriate time, otherwise, you incur penalties while the case is on appeal. If your appeal is granted, a refund will be issued to you. Appeal applications According to state law, if the market value of your property (recent comparable sales) from January 1 falls below t...

Organizing a Social Marketing Team

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In the white paper,  The 7 Whiteboard Sessions Every Social Strategist Needs to Have , the ideas of what it actually takes to run a social media campaign and the areas of largest opportunity are explored.  The article outlines, in detail, seven areas that require key attention and ways to execute effectively in those areas.  This will be the first of a series of posts from the white paper. The first area of concern is to learn more about the consumers of your social media.  Following organic conversations about your content or brand, and supporting those who support you is obviously important.  But then having ways to asses these conversations, either through use of text analysis ( discussed here ) or just by keeping tabs on quantity and quality of conversations.  Further, keeping tabs on hot topics around your brand and tracking users who advocate on your behalf is crucial.  Having ways to support these individuals and understand more about ...