August 2003
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
7h 33m
English
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<html> <body> <form method=post action="http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/guide-preview/"> <!-- Visible Form Fields --> Title:<br> <input type=text name="guide.title" size=50 value=""><br><br> Qualifications:<br> <input type=text name="guide.qualifications" size=50 value=""><br><br> Guide:<br> <textarea name="guide.text" cols=80 rows=10></textarea><br><br> <!-- Hidden Form Fields --> <input type=hidden name="guide.author" value="insert Amazon ID"> <input type=hidden name="guide.format.asin-link" value="<a href="[RETURN] /exec/obidos/ASIN/%s/102-4471056-3284920">'%s'</A>"> <input type=hidden name="guide.format.heading-link" value=[RETURN] "<a href="#guide.heading.%03d"><b class=sans>%s</b></a>"> <input type="submit" value="Add Guide"> </form> </body> </html>
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ID [Hack #43]
to the guide.author hidden field.
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