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I'd suggest the software FlashGet.I believe you can search for it on Downloads.com. It's freeware, I think. If you use the Firefox browser, you can download a plugin called FlashGot for your browser.

Very nice script...I say the same thing... MySql is a free and very easy to use, easy to understand web-based database. The latest version is very user friendly, and you can even export your data as excel, edit it, and reinsert it into the database very easily, if you are more comfortable using that format. It is very well documented and I believe it has a support forum community as well. However, you'd need to know how to code it, write queries. My overall suggestion to you is this. Search tHotscripts.com, sourceforge.net, etc. for a free script that does what you need your database to do (like drive an address book, website, customer database, blah blah). Basically, search for a PHP script and download it. And if you can spend a few bucks (between 20USD and up), you can find commercial scripts which tend to be much better written, efficient and visually appealing. This will give you a front-end to display your data and work with the database, possibly even an admin side so that even the most inexperienced computer user can use the software.

My bad, I thought he was talking about the .ico image used by webdesigners to create the little image in the bookmarks folder of the browser. I guess Avatars are the little images people use in forums, next to their user names? Is this correct? Again, my mistake.

No problem Ed! Thanks for your concern, but not to worry...oscommerce is open source code and "hacking" doesn't mean the kind of sinister hacking that it usually refers to. It just means changing the code of oscommerce for design and/or functionality purposes. Since the build of oscommerce that I'm currently doing for redistribution distinguishes itself from the original enough to be copyrighted by me in the eyes of the creators and as indicacted in their GPL, I can't see what the problem would be on the hosting side. Yes, feel free to find me. I am tracking this particular post for now, but if I get some questions I'll just start a new thread in the appropriate category in the forum. So if you stumble upon this thread, need to find the new one, just search for oscommerce and my id.

Yes, Logan, you saw my meaning immediately! I stumbled upon Xisto looking for free hosting and was pleasantly surprised at the program they have. It seems like an awesome idea, especially since I'm an avid forum poster. Thanks for your words of encouragement!

If I am understanding you correctly, you are looking to make a favicon. The Favicon is the icon that appears in your bookmarks list next to the site name and/or in your browser's address window or on the tabs (for tabbed browsers like firefox or mozilla). Here is a really easy step-by-step way to create a high quality icon image for people with little or no graphics software experience: First: Create your image Use your favorite graphics program to create a large version (you can author in any size) of the image you intend to use for the favicon. If possible, use a transparent background Remember that the more colors you use, the less clear the image will be. A good rule of thumb would be to restrict the colors to the standard Windows 16, although I suspect that 256 colors would still work. . Second: Save your image If at all possible, save your image as a .png file. This will ensure your icon's background transparency so that it will blend in with any background color of the user's browser. If you cannot save in .png, the next best type would be .gif. Most software programs will allow you to maintain the image trasparency as a gif file. Third: Convert your image to a .ico file Use an icon creator software like Any2Icon (has a free trial...you can search for it - I have no affiliation with this company) to create icon sized images of your big image with very little, if any, distortion. The mentioned software is very easy to use. Save the image with the name favicon.ico and it should be 16x16 pixels in size. Fourth: Install your favicon Using your favorite ftp client or your provider's file manager, upload the favicon.ico to the root folder of your site. The root folder is the one that holds the index page. And that's it! Your favicon should be viewable when a visitor is on any page in your root folder. If you have pages that are in folders other than the root, you will need to add the following code inside the <head> tag: <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />Simply replace favicon.ico in with the actual location of the file, something like, "/images/favicon.ico" if the favicon is in your images folder. Hope this helps someone!

Hello Asta world! I am new here, still trying to figure out what the heck is going on...but if I am correct, I think I can offer this community my oscommerce hacking and design skills, as well as advice or tips on graphic design. If you have any questions about oscommerce, how to make changes or even if you want help on custom work, simply reply to this message or start a new message and then send a pm to me and I will post to your thread or a reply to this thread.Glad to be of service in Indiana,Mapuana