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[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need to get the ID from a URL inside an SQL query. Can you assist me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "f course, which database are you using for your SQL Query?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "I am using MySQL." }, { "role": ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I would like to discuss the topic of exposing a private type with auto. Have you heard of this concept before?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, I have. Exposing a private type with auto means that you can use the auto keyword to automatically deduce the re...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I have a question about configuring WebSphere http outbound sockets. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "f course, I would be happy to assist you with that. What specifically would you like to know?" }, { "role": "user", "co...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble with a composer update error on a fresh installation of Laravel 5. Any suggestions on how to fix it?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! Can you tell me what the specific error message is so I can better assist you?" }, { "role": "...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I have been using vectors in my code and I was wondering if I should use unsigned int or iterator when accessing them?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "t really depends on your specific use case. If you need to access a specific element in the vector, an unsig...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you tell me how to update rows dynamically in MySQL based on input from a specific column?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! First, you would need to use the UPDATE command to make changes to the table. Then, you can use a WHERE clause to specify which...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need to iterate through a list of items for multiple response.get API calls. Do you have any suggestions on how to approach this?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, you can use a for loop to iterate through the list and make the API calls within the loop....
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you tell me about Javascript enemies following the player in a game?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure. In Javascript game development, enemies can be programmed to follow the player by constantly updating their position based on the player's location."...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you explain how to use EigenObjectRecognizer Threshold?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! EigenObjectRecognizer Threshold is used to set a threshold for the confidence level of object recognition. It helps to improve the accuracy of object recognition....
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you help me understand how to join two tables in Oracle SQL without getting a cross product?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, I can definitely help you with that. To avoid a cross product, you can use the JOIN keyword with a specific condition in the O...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you explain to me how to pass a variable from a controller to a model in CakePHP before saving data using an upload field?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! In CakePHP, you can pass a variable from a controller to a model by including it as an argument...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to make turtles bounce off the world boundary in NetLogo, do you know how to do that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! You can use the `bounce-turtles` primitive in NetLogo to make the turtles bounce when they hit the world boundary." }, { ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I have a question about C++ language. Can you help me with it?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "f course, ask me anything related to C++." }, { "role": "user", "content": "I am wondering about the switch statement. Specifically, what happens if the...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I want to understand more about reaching clock regions using BUFIO and BUFG. Can you explain that to me?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! BUFIO and BUFG are clock buffer modules in FPGAs that help in achieving clock domain crossings between different cloc...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I was wondering if you could give me some advice on how to save files from an iOS share extension for use by the host app." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure thing! What kind of files are you trying to save?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "I'm ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I've been having trouble with Firebase auth CDN not exporting module. Do you have any suggestions on how to fix this?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, it sounds like there may be an issue with the export settings. Have you tried checking the export setting...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I was wondering if you could explain to me what is meant by 'Caused by java.lang.NullPointerException'?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ertainly! A NullPointerException in Java occurs when a program tries to reference or use an object variable that has not be...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having some trouble with uploading files in .NET core 3.1 using C# and nswag. Do you have any experience with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, I do. What kind of issues are you encountering exactly?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "W...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I actually have a question about launching jEdit from a Java Swing app using Runtime.getRuntime().exec(). Do you have any experience with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, I'm familiar with that topic. What exactly do you need help with?" }, { ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I would like to know more about using the Open Exchange Rates API. Can you tell me about how it works?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "f course! The Open Exchange Rates API provides easy-to-use currency conversion rates, allowing you to easily convert between...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I am trying to print odd and even numbers from 2 separate threads synchronize. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! Have you tried implementing it yet?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "Yes, but I'm having trouble making...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble compiling my Java code because I keep getting errors in the log. Can you help me debug this issue?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure. What specific errors are you seeing in the log?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "It looks l...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I am having trouble retrieving data from my database using PHP. Can you help me diagnose the issue?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "f course, let's start by checking your database credentials. Have you verified that the correct credentials are being used in y...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need assistance with calculating the normal matrix without using deprecated features in GLSL 1.2. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "f course. The normal matrix can be calculated by taking the inverse transpose of the model/view/proj...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I am trying to load ajax data in a jQuery UI modal after submitting a form. Do you have any advice on how to do this?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! You can use the jQuery ajax function to send the form data to a server-side script and then load the res...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm interested in p2p webcam streaming. Can you tell me more about it?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, p2p webcam streaming is a method of streaming video from one user to another without the need for a centralized server. This can be done with Flash Med...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I have a question about Rust programming language. How can I make a variable borrow for 'static?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ou can use the 'static lifetime specifier to make a variable borrow for 'static. This can be done by adding the lifetime specifier...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble with the Maven Jar Plug-In. I keep getting a weird error saying 'NoClassDefFoundError: javá/nio/fiìe/FileStore'. Do you know what that means?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, that error typically means that the JVM cannot find the refere...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I have been experiencing low accuracy for pocketsphinx for Indian English. Do you have any suggestions on how to improve the accuracy?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, there are a few things you can try to improve the accuracy of pocketsphinx for Indian En...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I am looking for a bash script that can delete files older than N days but excludes files in a certain folder. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "bsolutely! One way to achieve this is by using the find command along with the -mtime and...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to filter for selected categories and subcategories in an extbase TYPO3 frontend plugin. Do you have any advice?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, you can try to use the TypoScript property \"categoryConjunction\" to specify whether to use \"OR\"...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I wanted to ask about the 'contains()' method in Java. Can you explain what it does?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, the 'contains()' method is a String class method in Java that checks whether a certain sequence of characters is present in a given strin...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble syncing the database for my Django app on its Heroku Postgres database." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "see. What error messages are you getting?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "It's saying \"relation already exists\"." }, ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble with dropping a column from a table in SSDT because of a dependency on a non-clustered index. Do you have any suggestions on how to solve this issue?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, have you tried dropping the index first before attempt...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I have a question about jeditable cancel button callback. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, I'd be happy to help. What specifically do you want to know about the cancel button callback in jeditable?" }, { "role": "user", ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble installing ruby-1.9.2. The error message says it can't find the compiler and 'make' tool. Do you have any suggestions on how to solve this?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, have you tried installing the build-essential package? It includ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need some help with using Tidyverse to remove duplicate values based on the value of another column. Can you guide me through the process?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, I can definitely help you with that. Can you tell me which programming language y...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I am trying to connect to AppEngine datastore in development via Cloud Datastore API. Can you guide me on how to do that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! Do you have the Cloud SDK installed and authenticated?" }, { "role": "user", "content": ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having some trouble with my SignalR clients not being aware of connection failures. Do you have any suggestions?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, this can be a common issue with SignalR. One potential solution is to implement a reconnect logic in your ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need some help in using the setMetadata(key,value) method in QtMultimedia CameraCapture QML Type. Can you guide me through it?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! The setMetadata(key,value) method sets the value of the named metadata element. What specific...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I want to create a custom navbar theme for my Wordpress website. Can you guide me through the process?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, I can help you with that. First, you need to decide on the design and layout of the navbar. You can use CSS to style th...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you tell me how to set a background image for a button in Windows Mobile form?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, to set a background image for a button in Windows Mobile form, you can use the BackgroundImage property of the button control." }, { ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you tell me about stress test BlazeDS polling?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! BlazeDS is a messaging and remoting technology that provides real-time data transfer between clients and servers. Stress testing BlazeDS polling involves testing the stabi...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need some help with excluding a param from response in Struts 2 and sending the object I want. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, I can help you with that. First, can you tell me which version of Struts 2 you are using?" }, ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Do you know how to get the battery charge level specifically in mWh for Mac (Cocoa or C)?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, you can use the IOKit framework to get the battery information such as Voltage, Current and Charge. To get the Charge in mWh, you wil...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I was looking for a tutorial on how to create a Facebook Application Template, specifically not a canvas application. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ertainly, I can assist you with that. Have you tried looking for a tutorial online...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I am facing an issue with my website where the click event for the attach files link is not being bound in Firefox. Can you help me with this?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "f course! Can you please provide more information on the issue?" }, { "role"...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Could you give me some information about getting all tags of a specific page type using api in Wagtail?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! In Wagtail, you can get all tags of a specific page type using the QuerySet API. You can use the \".all_tags()\" metho...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having a problem with Pytorch. I keep getting the error message 'TypeError: 'module' object is not subscriptable'. What does this mean?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "hat error message usually indicates that you're trying to index a module like a list or...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need to test Google Cloud Messaging Push notification through Gradle. Can you guide me on that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure. Have you added the Google Services plugin in your Gradle file?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "No, I haven't. ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'd like to learn more about access protocol buffers extension fields." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "rotocol Buffers Extension Fields allow you to attach additional data to a protocol buffer message without changing its structure. Is that what you want to k...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I have a problem with codeLab. It's not accepting my rainfall program. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, I can definitely help you with that. Can you tell me more about the error message you're receiving?" }, { "role": "u...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having some issues with Django ListView being painfully slow when using Haystack. Any advice on how to fix it?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ave you tried optimizing your queryset? That could potentially speed up the ListView." }, { "role": "use...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you teach me how to close a window in Avalonia GUI?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! To close a window in Avalonia GUI, you can simply call the Close() method on the window instance." }, { "role": "user", "content": "How do I get the windo...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble accessing a view inside a fragment method in my Android app. It keeps returning a null object. Do you have any suggestions?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "hat can be a common issue. Have you tried checking if the view has been properly inf...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Does IIS cache static content by default or not?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, IIS does cache static content by default for faster access and better performance." }, { "role": "user", "content": "Can I configure the cache settings for static...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having an issue with syslog-ng. It fails to read and write locally. Do you have any suggestions on how to fix this?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, have you checked the permissions for the file system where syslog-ng is trying to read and write?" }...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you explain the impact of Session state being disabled in web config on ViewBag, ViewData and Tempdata in MVC?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, when Session state is disabled, ViewBag, ViewData and Tempdata will no longer be able to store data across ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you help me with selecting time series data by month?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "f course! What language are you using for your data analysis?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "I am using Python." }, { "role": "assistant", "co...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you give me some tips on how to select multiple rows with non-scalar list of keys using Entity Framework 4?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! One way to do this is to use the Contains method in Entity Framework. You can pass a List of keys to the Conta...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you explain to me how adding two numbers works in Assembly?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, in Assembly language, adding two numbers involves putting the numbers in registers and then using the ADD instruction to add the values together." }, { ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble finding an element using XPath. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure thing. What is the XPath expression you are using?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "//div[@class='example']/ul/li[2]" }, { "...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having some trouble with Maven/GAE. It seems like I'm missing some Datanucleus classes. Do you have any idea how to fix this issue?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, I do. First, you need to make sure that the appropriate Datanucleus dependencies are in...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to get stack trace data from error objects in React Native for my Expo-CRNA project. Do you know how to do that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, you can use the \"stack\" property of the error object to get the stack trace data." }, { "...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need some help with Doctrine 2 one-to-one mapping via composite key of both entities." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, I can help you with that. Can you give me more details about your specific use case or application?" }, { "role": "user", ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm curious about the g:formatDate tag. Can you tell me more about it?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! The g:formatDate tag is used to format dates in a specific way. It takes a timestamp as input and returns a formatted date string." }, { "role"...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you assist me with adding an existing table without migration in EF?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure. You can try using the DbSet<TEntity>.Ignore method to exclude an entity type from the model and prevent it from being mapped." }, { "role": "...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I am experiencing an error message when trying to use Airflow webserver with systemd. It says \"Error: /run/airflow doesn't exist. Can't create pidfile.\" Do you know how to fix this?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, have you checked that the /run/airflow ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I would like to talk about WPF and extending the ListView with checkable and selectable ListViewItems." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure thing! What specific questions do you have about that topic?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "How can I mak...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I have a question about deleting a row in Jackcess and setting an autoincrement column." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, I can help with that. What do you need to know?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "How do I delete a row in Jackcess?" },...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you explain to me what the error message \"Element implicitly has an 'any' type because type 'xxx' has no index signature.ts(7017)\" means?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! This error message is typically caused when a TypeScript compiler is unable to...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to update the output in my shiny app based on user input. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, I can assist you with that. Can you provide me with more information about your shiny app?" }, { "role": "user", "...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm looking for some help on merging files in Google Cloud Storage using Google Cloud Dataflow. Do you know anything about that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, I can definitely help you with that. What would you like to know?" }, { "role": "user"...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'd like to know more about setting up continuous integration on a local server. Can you tell me about that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ertainly! Continuous integration involves regularly merging code changes into a central repository and running automat...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need some assistance with imageButtons. How can I make sure they fit properly on different screen sizes?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "hat's a great question! One way to ensure that imageButtons fit properly is to use scalable vector graphics (SVG) instea...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble with an Asp.net get submit method not working when the URL is mapped. Do you know how to fix it?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, I can help you with that. Can you provide more information about the issue you are facing?" }, { "r...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble using HTTP PUT from an Sybase database to a REST API. Can you assist me with this technical issue?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "bsolutely. Can you provide me with some more information on the specifics of the problem?" }, { "role...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I am having a problem with Docker php:7.4.4-fpm-alpine. I am getting an error message that says \"Call to undefined function mysqli_init()\". Do you know how to fix this?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, this error message usually means that the mysqli ext...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you assist me in seating guests based on prioritized parameters?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "f course! What parameters are you looking to prioritize in your seating arrangement?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "First, I want to prioritize...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I want to learn more about EmberJS and how to handle actions from the View, not the Route or Controller." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure thing! Handling actions from the View is a common practice in EmberJS. Can you tell me a bit more about what you want ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you select data on the current week between Monday to Sunday?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ertainly, could you specify what kind of data you are looking for?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "I need data on the number of website visitors fo...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I am trying to increase the stack size for a thread on Android via NDK. Can you assist me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, I can help you with that. To increase the stack size of a thread in Android via NDK, you need to modify the pthread_attr_...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you explain to me how to get an array of attribute values with an attribute from a join?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, to get an array of attribute values with an attribute from a join, you can use the SQL SELECT statement with the JOIN clause. You...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you tell me how to redirect to other page on click on Google Maps marker?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! You'll need to use the Google Maps JavaScript API and add an event listener to the marker. When the marker is clicked, you can use the window.lo...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you explain to me how to work with XML hierarchy in Java properties?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, XML hierarchy in Java properties is achieved by using nested properties. You can use the dot notation to specify the hierarchy. For example, if you h...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble with delaying the execution of code after an event listener is triggered. Can you help?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, I'd be happy to help. What kind of event are you listening for and what language are you writing in?" }, { ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I was wondering if you could help me with something." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, what do you need help with?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "I want to know how I can combine multiple signup options, like Facebook, Twitter, and OpenID." ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having an issue with my code. I used Response.WriteFile() to serve a file, but side actions aren't happening after the download. Can you help me figure out why?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, have you checked to see if the code for the side actions ...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I would like to know more about the C Disable command-line input." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "he C Disable command-line input is used to disable the input from command line arguments in a C program. It can be helpful in certain situations where command-li...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need help with reading and writing files on my local machine. Can you assist me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "f course! What type of files are you trying to read and write?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to read and wr...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I was wondering if you could help me with something related to .net methods and Excel functions. Do you know how to expose .net methods as Excel functions?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, I do. You can use Visual Studio Tools for Office to create a custom...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I need to split a CSV file with semicolon as the delimiter in PowerShell. Can you help me with that?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! Do you have any specific requirements or format for the output file?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "Yes, I...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I have a question about website development. Is it possible to integrate a Wordpress blog with ASP.NET?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, it is possible to integrate a Wordpress blog with ASP.NET. There are a few approaches you can take to achieve this, suc...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm wondering how I can deploy a Meteor project to my own domain. Do you have any advice?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, definitely. First, ensure that you have a domain name and a server to host the project. Then, use a tool like mup (Meteor Up) to depl...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having some trouble with the R optim() function. It seems to be giving unexpected results when I try to work with parent environments." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "see. Can you tell me more about the problem you're experiencing?" }, { "role": "...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I'm having an issue with memory leak when initializing @ObservedObject inside View. Do you have any suggestions on how to fix it?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, this is a common issue in SwiftUI. One way to fix it is to use the .onDisappear modifier to c...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "Can you teach me how to implode a mysql query result array?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure! First, let me clarify what you mean by \"implode\". Do you want to merge all the values in the array into a string with a delimiter?" }, { "role": "user",...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I want to know more about using images in CSS Grid." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure thing! What specific questions do you have about it?" }, { "role": "user", "content": "How can I resize an image in a CSS Grid cell?" }, { "role": "ass...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I have a question about iOS development. Is there a way to add an `if (iOSApplicationExtension)` condition for `UIApplication.shared`?" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "es, you can add an `if #available(iOSApplicationExtension 10.0, *)` condition for `UIApplica...
[ { "role": "user", "content": "I wanted to learn more about partition pruning for bigquery partitioned tables." }, { "role": "assistant", "content": "ure, I'd be happy to help. Partition pruning is a technique used to reduce the amount of data that needs to be scanned when querying a partitioned ...