Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 09:49:33 -0400 From: madodelatptdprolog.net Subject: [VOICENWS] Event: SCOUG meeting May 18: Create HTML with REXX From: "Gary Wong" The next meeting of the Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG) will be this Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 9:15 AM PDT, at Regal Lanes in Orange, 1485 N. Tustin Ave. Creating HTML Tables with REXX Tables are a great layout tool in HTML documents. They give you control over alignment and space that can't be beat. But creating tables can be tedious and frustrating, especially as they get larger and more complicated. Sheridan George has a way to avoid the pitfalls of HTML table creation -- he uses REXX! Sheridan has found that taking the time to write a REXX program is easier in the long run than hand-composing a HTML table, or even using a tool such as Netscape Composer. At our May meeting he is going to share with us some real-world examples he uses in his teaching. First, a quick overview of Netscape Composer and basic HTML will get us all up to speed. We'll see several examples, from simple to quite complex tables, and the REXX scripts that Sheridan wrote to create them. To top it all off, Sheridan will also demonstrate how he used REXX to translate the names and addresses of his students from the fixed field export format of a label-printing program to an XML vocabulary. (For those of us who might not know, he'll even give a short lesson on what constitutes a XML vocabulary.) Sheridan's presentations are always appreciated, and this one should be no exception. In addition, we'll have Q&A, free coffee and donuts, and lots of comradery. And of course our raffle. Help Desk chats are on Wednesday evenings at 7 PM PDT. If you've got a problem with hardware or software, join the chat and ask for help. Info is at http://www.scoug.com/chat/index.html. OS/2 Help Desk and Networking SIG, June 2nd, 2002, 2 PM PDT, Chapman University in Orange: SCOUG's in-person OS/2 Help Desk is held once a month at Chapman University, in room 203 of the Hashinger Hall Science building. SCOUG volunteers are there to help you work through your hardware and software problems. While you're at the in-person Help Desk, take a look at what the Networking SIG is doing. It meets at the same time and place, so it's convenient to do both. What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon each month! How to get to Regal Lanes: From the 55 freeway, exit Katella Ave. heading west. Turn right (north) at the first major intersection onto Tustin Ave. At the next signal you'll find Regal Lanes on your right. It's across from the Toyota of Orange dealership. There's lots of parking on the south side of the building. Enter from the east entrance of the building (farthest from Tustin Ave.), not the main (front) entrance to the facility. Take the stairs to the 2nd floor; meeting rooms (and restrooms) will be on your left. Handicapped access is via an elevator by the front door. OR: Go to http://www.scoug.com/directions.html; there is a map to Regal Lanes, plus a more detailed map & driving directions from Yahoo! How to get to Chapman University: There are two ways to get directions: 1) Go to http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest/sitemap.html 2) Go to http://www.mapquest.com/ and enter the address 400 N. Center Street, Orange, CA. You can park in any of the University lots for free on Sundays, but if you part on the street, watch the signs carefully or else risk getting a parking ticket. Come to Hashinger Hall Science Building, room 203. It's on the second floor and there's an elevator for you to bring up your equipment. Come and join us! -- To unsubscribe yourself from this list, send the following message to majormajoratos2voice.org unsubscribe news end If you have an announcement you would like posted to the VOICE News list, please send it to submitatos2voice.org. Please include a valid reply address and a real contact name. If you wish to comment on this post, please reply to feedbackatos2voice.org