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[TotW] Defining Tags
This Lasso 9 tip discusses how custom tags are defined in Lasso 9 and what advantages this has over earlier versions of Lasso.
Created: 2010-02-08 12:53:54, Modified: 2010-03-21 07:20:34
 

[TotW] Query Expressions
This Lasso 9 discusses how query expressions provide SQL-like capabilities within Lasso and a powerful alternative to traditional iterates and loops.
Created: 2010-02-08 12:55:26, Modified: 2010-03-21 07:20:18
 

[TotW] Containers
This Lasso 9 tip discusses how containers in Lasso 9 provide backward compatibility with code from earlier versions of Lasso, but also provide new capabilities which make writing code easier.
Created: 2010-02-08 12:50:49, Modified: 2010-03-21 07:19:51
 

[TotW] JSON-RPC and Other JSON Enhancements
The tip of the week for September 28, 2007 introduces support in Lasso for the lightweight JSON-RPC protocol including a [JSON_RPCCall] tag and built-in support for calling JSON-RPC tags through the RPC.LassoApp. The tip also includes several enhancements
Created: 2007-09-28 12:00:00, Modified: 2010-03-09 09:09:04
 

[TotW] RSS Data Source Examples and Update
The tip of the week for January 4, 2008 includes an update to the RSS data source and examples of how the RSS data source can be used on your Web site. The tip includes a custom data source which allows RSS feeds to be treated as a data source. The items
Created: 2008-01-04 12:00:00, Modified: 2010-01-20 16:10:20
 

[TotW] Inline Parameters
The tip of the week for May 30, 2008 discusses how an inline processes its parameters and how an array of common parameters can be used to make your code easier to maintain.
Created: 2008-05-30 11:11:01, Modified: 2009-10-21 12:32:40
 

[TotW] LassoTech Wiki Site
The tip of the week for Feburary 15, 2008 describes a Lasso Wiki format which can be used to allow site visitor to author content on a Web site without also allowing general HTML and all the potential problems that can represent.
Created: 2008-02-15 12:00:00, Modified: 2009-04-18 05:17:24
 

[TotW] Post-Processing Database Results Using Arrays and Matchers
Tip of the week for April 21, 2006 discusses how Lasso can be used to post-process database results using array tools. The tip shows how a custom matcher can be used to filter elements from one array into a new array.
Created: 2008-08-08 18:41:43, Modified: 2009-03-04 07:36:59
 

[TotW] Defining and Calling SOAP Procedures
The tip of the week for September 21, 2007 shows how Lasso's built-in SOAP[br /] functionality can be used to define SOAP procedures which other SOAP clients can call and how to define local tags which serve as proxies for remote SOAP procedure calls.
Created: 2007-09-21 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-12-23 14:30:07
 

[TotW] Lasso Developer Conference and Summit Materials
The tip of the week for Feburary 29, 2008 provides downloads of the materials from Lasso Developer Conference 2008 and the complete Lasso Summit materials from 2001 to 2007. LassoSoft would like to thank Jim Van Heule for making the Lasso Summit materials available to the entire Lasso community.
Created: 2008-02-29 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-10-15 17:12:24
 

[TotW] Speeding up Email Sending with Asynchronous Tags
The tip of the week for August 15, 2008 includes a set of tags that can speed of email sending within Lasso by using asynchronous tags. An -Async option is added to the [Email_Send] and [Email_Batch] ... [/Email_Batch] tags.
Created: 2008-08-15 11:16:41, Modified: 2008-08-15 11:47:40
 

[TotW] Storing and Recalling Inline Database Results
Tip of the week for May 5, 2006 discusses how database results which are stored in an array can be fed back into an inline so all the familiar [Records] ... [/Records] and [Field] tags work on them.
Created: 2008-08-11 17:30:43, Modified: 2008-08-11 17:52:26
 

[TotW] Parameters, Defaults, Variables, and Sessions
The tip of the week for May 16, 2008 discusses a strategy for dealing with input values for a page including how to establish defaults, fetch values from sessions, override values with form or URL parameters, and validate inputs.
Created: 2008-05-16 16:40:53, Modified: 2008-08-07 23:03:14
 

[TotW] Destination-Based Sales Tax
The tip of the week for June 20, 2008 discusses the transition to destination-based sales tax in Washington (and other states) and some strategies you can use to calculate sales tax based on zip code.
Created: 2008-06-20 12:54:31, Modified: 2008-06-20 12:59:20
 

[TotW] Basics - Custom Tags
The tip of the week for May 9, 2008 discusses how to create and call custom tags in Lasso 8.5. Custom tags are Lasso's version of functions or procedures.
Created: 2008-05-09 14:29:56, Modified: 2008-06-05 06:21:11
 

[TotW] Lasso Wiki Source Code
The tip of the week for April 4, 2008 includes the source for the Lasso Wiki, the basis for the LassoTech Web site, so you can use it in your own sites. The code can be used to deploy a stand-alone Wiki site or to add a Wiki sub-folder to an existing site.
Created: 2008-04-04 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-04-25 15:04:09
 

[TotW] Optimizing Regular Expressions
The tip of the week for April 25, 2008 includes some information about how to optimize code using regular expressions by using the [RegExp] type rather than individual string tags.
Created: 2008-04-25 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-04-25 15:00:47
 

[TotW] Capture and Display Page Elements
The tip of the week for March 7, 2008 shows how to capture portions of a page and display them in a different order. Specifically, a number of HTML elements can be re-displayed in random order.
Created: 2008-03-07 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-04-16 13:24:44
 

[TotW] Tag Sets and Namespaces
The tip of the week for March 21, 2008 explains how Lasso's tag namespaces can be used to more easily call sets of custom tags which you have defined. For example, this allows you to use a different set of custom tags for several sites that otherwise share the same code.
Created: 2008-03-21 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-03-21 19:13:38
 

[TotW] Images - Rounded Corners and Transparency
The tip of the week for March 14, 2008 shows how to use Lasso's image tags to create images with rounded corners and how to add transparency to a PNG file.
Created: 2008-03-14 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-03-15 10:54:29
 

[TotW] iPhone Compatibility Tips
The tip of the week for Feburary 22, 2008 describes how you can use CSS rules and simple HTML changes to make your Web site more compatible with the Web browser in the iPhone and iPod Touch. Topics include what image formats and file formats are supported, controlling site magnification, how to create links to iPhone's built-in applications, and creating a custom Web Clip icon.
Created: 2008-02-22 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-22 14:09:45
 

[TotW] An introduction to using JQuery with Lasso
The tip of the week for August 24, 2007 introduces JQuery and shows how a simple newsticker plugin can be used with Lasso. The tip shows how Lasso can be used to automatically add the required JQuery elements to the head of the document.
Created: 2007-08-24 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-19 00:10:44
 

[TotW] Keyed Hashing for Message Authentication (HMAC)
The tip of the week for July 20, 2007 explains how the [Encrypt_HMAC] tag can be used to created HMAC codes for use in e-commerce and secure communications. HMAC codes help ensure the integrity and authenticity of messages during server to server communic
Created: 2007-07-20 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-18 21:54:44
 

[TotW] Using Arrays to Simplify Code
The tip of the week for November 30, 2007 presents several techniques which use arrays to help simplify your Lasso code. An array is used to help format several fields from a database. An array is used to help simplify a conditional. And, an array is used
Created: 2007-11-30 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 23:28:29
 

[TotW] Create an iPhone Site Using Lasso and the iUI Library
The tip of the week for September 14, 2007 discusses how to create a site formatted for the Apple iPhone and IPod Touch using Lasso and the iUI interface library by Joe Hewitt.
Created: 2007-09-14 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 13:43:59
 

[TotW] Customizing an Existing Site for iPhone
The tip of the week for November 9, 2007 uses LassoSoft's ListSearch Web site as a case study to create a customized Web site specifically for iPhone users which provides access to the most recent messages that have been posted on the LassoSoft mailing li
Created: 2007-11-09 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 13:07:20
 

[TotW] Inline Helpers - Debugging Slow MySQL Solutions
The tip of the week for November 2, 2007 contains some techniques for finding slow MySQL queries. The tip includes an Inline Helper tag which make debugging MySQL queries easier by allowing you to tag queries in the long query log and process list.
Created: 2007-11-02 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 13:04:29
 

[TotW] Code Simplifying Tips - Conditional Expressions
The tip of the week for October 19, 2007 contains several tips using the conditional ?| operator to simplify Lasso code for better speed and readability.
Created: 2007-10-19 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 12:54:22
 

[TotW] Basics - Variables - Storing Temporary Values
The tip of the week for October 12, 2007 explains how variables in Lasso can be used to store temporary values. Topics include creating variables, outputting variables, modifying variables in-place, and some variables tools.
Created: 2007-10-12 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 12:52:42
 

[TotW] Date Comparisons and Calculations Using Math Symbols and Durations
The tip of the week for October 5, 2007 explains how the [Date] and [Duration] data types in Lasso can be used to perform date comparisons and date calculations using the familiar built-in symbols for math and string operations.
Created: 2007-10-05 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 12:50:50
 

[TotW] Lasso 8.5 AppleScript and Automator Support
The tip of the week for September 7, 2007 discusses how Lasso 8.5 can call AppleScript commands and Automator workflows on Mac OS X systems. AppleScript allows you to interact with other running applications, restart the server, and more.
Created: 2007-09-07 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 12:23:52
 

[TotW] Regular Expression Challenge - Discussion and Winners
The tip of the week for August 17, 2007 announces the winners of the second Lasso Programming Challenge. Congratulations to Bil Corry and Johan Sölve. The tip includes a description of the challenge, a downloadable archive of answers to the challenge, doc
Created: 2007-08-17 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 12:17:51
 

[TotW] Lasso Connector for FileMaker Server 9 Preview (Updated)
The tip of the week for July 27, 2007 previews a new data source connector for FileMaker Server 9. The new connector provides better support for FileMaker queries including new field-level and logical operators. (Updated with details about FileMaker 9 sup
Created: 2007-07-27 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-15 12:08:11
 

[TotW] Parentheses Syntax
The tip of the week for December 7, 2007 discusses Parentheses syntax in Lasso. Parentheses syntax was introduced in Lasso 8 as an alternative to Lasso's traditional Colon syntax. The tip includes an overview of parentheses syntax, some justifications for
Created: 2007-12-07 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-14 19:39:54
 

[TotW] IPv6 - The New Internet Protocol
The tip of the week for December 21, 2007 includes background information on IPv6, the new version of the Internet Protocol. The network infrastructure necessary to support IPv6 is being rolled out now. Recent OS releases including Windows Vista and Mac
Created: 2007-12-21 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-14 19:37:52
 

[TotW] RSS Data Source and Parser
The tip of the week for December 14, 2007 includes a custom data source which allows RSS feeds to be treated as a data source. The items in the feed can be displayed using normal [Inline] ... [/Inline] and [Field] tags. Also includes an [RSS_Parser] data
Created: 2007-12-14 12:00:00, Modified: 2008-02-14 19:37:29