Ok, found it. I was looking for the CLOSING parenthesis. When I first loaded it into Notepad++ I didn't see it. Thx for the link.

(function() -- Isn't the leading ( a syntax error in Javascript? It is found several times in the script above.

Don't know a lot about Javascript, but there seem to be multiple syntax errors in your script.

I guess its just that abusing it can make source code hard to follow.

Gosh is there any shortage of smart asses in this world who would otherwise have their noses smashed in if their smart ass comments were made to the faces of those who posted?

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.3261:[^]

Interesting. Does not communist China (for one) regulate Internet communications in and out of their country? And I am sure they are not the only ones.

Good grief. God, go back to your Occupy protest please.

While I admit that I haven't read the legislation (I've got better things to do) I supported the protest based on my general libertarian stance. But I do agree with you that work still needs to be done. And the website nonsense is a litle annoying.

Can anyone guess what the young ladies' occupation might have been? :rolleyes:

Well, that is what I figured. I don't think I could get an FBI clearance anyway to do the DoD stuff. lol. I feel that C/C++ is the defacto standard language and will be around for years to come. I mean, after all, C# was built with C++ syntax, correct? And most other popular languages use the 'C-style'. I did a little project in 1999 where I built a HTML search engine/parser using Perl. That was alot of fun. And Perl is another of those languages that is C-like (or more like scripted shorthand C). Its a cool language. I'm sure it wont be outdone by PHP, but we'll see. ;)

LOL.

It certainly seems that way to me, but, then again how can I tell if an app is .NET managed software? Also, I've heard that .NET software is slower than apps written in native/compiled code. BTW, if this is the wrong forum for this discussion, admin pls move.

Well, that is actually my goal. The job boards for this area show a variety of requirements from SQL, C++ to PHP, etc. for web design. It seems like alot of the government-related jobs require .NET experience. I know everyone's experiences are unique to them, but I have been 'out of the game' for a long time and asking questions of people who are obviously doing it for a living gives me a 'feel' for the market. Thanks for all of the replies. They have been a tremendous help. :)

Thanks for the quick reply. Yeah, that is about what I thought. But should I just move to C# to make myself more marketable? Or do I need to master C++ first? And to writing apps, I guess I haven't done it due to a combination of laziness and lack of commitment. But that is going to change...after all, it IS the New Year!

Hi, I am new to this forum, but have been messing with programming for years. I have worked only a couple of computer jobs over the years, one after I completed a Novell Netware cert course (yeah, I know, dinosaur. lol) and one for a fella who wrote billing software code in C. My main employ has been in the remodeling trades and that has been why I have been in and out of this. (had to take care of my family, of course). But now I really want to get serious about this as it is really what I love. I have spent more time learning C than anything else. I dont know C++ very well yet and I really haven't written any apps in either langs as yet. I see that C# is the hot language now unless I am mistaken and my main question is: what should I concentrate my efforts on? Should I just write and debug as much as I can in what I know to hone my skills? Should I abandon C altogether and concentrate on C# specifically? And as far as finding work, should I frequent the bidding sites and post myself if I think I can do the job? I know you all have 'been there' so any advice would be welcome. THanks! Dave