A basic questions on file paths

hi everyone, just trying to get back into the revamping our workplace website, stripping out the old flash based site and implementing a nice smooth css controlled site.
i've gone through the creating your first website tutorial by David Prowse and found it to be very informative but still leaves me with a number of questions. Is there an actual thread present to ask questions based on the materials presented in the 6part tutorials?
a simple question on file paths:
is. <link href="./styles/main.css" the same as
<link href="styles/main.css" ?
which one is better (foolproof) for uploading to a webspace and which format should be used for all filepath declarations (css, js, scripts etc)?
Btw, what is the difference between
styles/main.css
/styles/main.css
./styles/main.css
../styles/main.css ?
thanks for any help

westwm wrote:
is. <link href="./styles/main.css" the same as
<link href="styles/main.css" ?
which one is better (foolproof) for uploading to a webspace and which format should be used for all filepath declarations (css, js, scripts etc)?
Btw, what is the difference between
styles/main.css
/styles/main.css
./styles/main.css
../styles/main.css ?
thanks for any help
Let me be the first to start here:
1)
is. <link href="./styles/main.css" the same as
<link href="styles/main.css" ?
No it is not the same. The first goes to the root folder and looks for styles folder and then main.css file; The second simply looks for the styles folder in the same folder as the html page in which this is defined. so this is at the same level as the document.
Which one is better? It depends on your site definition and the best thing is to let DW decide how to link the file. Dw is pretty good at getting things right such as this one.
Is there an actual thread present to ask questions based on the materials presented in the 6part tutorials?
I thought David's articles had a space below it to make comments and/or ask questions but I have not been spending time on DW forums recently because I have noticed that most answers here have duplicates or triplicates for most questions stating more or less the same thing so there isn't anything new here.
I think I have covered almost everything asked in your question.
Hope this help.

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> Hello all,
> I have some basic questions on XI and File Adapter
> and hope you can help me. Any answer is appreciated.
>
>
> 1. Can I use NFS transport protocol to poll a file
> from a machine in the network, which is not the XI?
yes
> Or do I have to use FTP instead?
>
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> 2. If I understand it correctly - when using the
> FTP-File Adapter, XI has the role of a ftp client. I
> have to run a ftp server on my distant machine. XI
> connects to FTP-Server and polls the file.
> Can it also be configured the other way round? The
> scenario I think of would be: FTP client installed on
> distant machine, which connects to FTP-Server(XI) and
> loads up a file. So XI would act as FTP Server.
> I know this works, if I install a ftp Server on the
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> to observe the folder. But I want to know, if I need
> a second, independant ftp server for this.
>
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Now it's just a matter of learning how to use the commands that you need to get started.
I would recommend starting in the example files. You can find
some excellent examples that should do almost exactly what you are
trying to do by looking in this path:
C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI-DAQ\Examples\DAQmx ANSI C\Digital\Generate Values
Look for the example that best represents what it is you are trying to
do. You will notice that all of the examples have a general flow
to how they call the board.
Create a Task and Define what that task is meant to do
Set the configuration for how exactly that task will operate
Read/Write various values until a condition is met
Close the Task
Error Check all operations to assure that everything is working properly
It's really not all that difficult and should you run into any problems or errors don't forget to search ni.com or the forums to see if others have run into similar issues to what you are facing.
Regarding how the states for digital lines work. The short answer
is that if you set a digital line to high it will stay high until you
set it back to low and vice versa. For more details on everything
digital check out our Digital Fundamentals page.
Best of luck!
Otis
Training and Certification
Product Support Engineer
National Instruments

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