Module development and code questions

ok i've just installed the webcam module to have a play with see what i can do with it.

and it's asking me these questions in the Webcam image input settings

1.
Currently the following image types are supported: GIF JPG PNG WBMP
Online image file:
2.
System file name where the online image will be stored. This file has to exist and must be readable by Drupal.
Offline image file:

I am using the user badges module and while I have that working correctly, what I would like to do is place my badge (currently a star) in a different place.

Right now it shows ...

Submitted by Username on 17 October 2006 - 6:17pm.
[image of star appears here]

What I would like is ...

Submitted by Username [image of star appears here] on 17 October 2006 - 6:17pm.

Though I would settle for ...

Submitted by Username on 17 October 2006 - 6:17pm. [image of star appears here]

With the star inline with the submitted by line.

I using table_view in view module to display some field. the default of table view is no line between column and row, and i want to add some line in here separete column and row. How can i do that? Anybody help me please?

Another question is how can i display teaser in bookpage? ( i've already install excerp module but the teaser doesn't show in the bookpage)

Manythanks
Best regards

i am trying to use hook_submit to append the creation date to the node title for a content module i am creating. i have tried the following code:

I'd like to allow a module to modify a $node to add a new free tag term as the node is being created.

I understand how to add a pre-existing term to the node, but I'm unsure as to the best way to add a new free tag (based on a dynamically created string).

I get the impression that if the vid for the freetagging vocabulary is 3, then the code should be

Requirement:
1. I have to write two uploading parts in the form of my node type module. One includes max to 10 inputs for uploading images and the other includes only 1 input for uploading a zip package.
2. I have to use multi-page form.