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24,734 | 08/24/2008 00:40:48 | 1,147 | 08/12/2008 19:29:43 | 65 | 7 | SelectNodes not working on stackoverflow feed | I'm trying to add support for stackoverflow feeds in my rss reader but **SelectNodes** and **SelectSingleNode** have no effect. This is probably something to do with ATOM and xml namespaces that I just don't understand yet.
I have gotten it to work by removing all attributes from the **feed** tag, but that's a hack ... | c# | atom | rss | .net | null | null | open | SelectNodes not working on stackoverflow feed
===
I'm trying to add support for stackoverflow feeds in my rss reader but **SelectNodes** and **SelectSingleNode** have no effect. This is probably something to do with ATOM and xml namespaces that I just don't understand yet.
I have gotten it to work by removing all a... | 0 |
24,772 | 08/24/2008 01:26:34 | 1,490 | 08/15/2008 21:35:24 | 389 | 50 | How do I write a Firefox Addon? | What are some resources for getting started writing a Firefox Addon? Is there an API guide somewhere? Is there a getting tarted tutorial somewhere? Is there a developer discussion board somewhere? | firefox | addon | gettingstarted | tutorials | null | null | open | How do I write a Firefox Addon?
===
What are some resources for getting started writing a Firefox Addon? Is there an API guide somewhere? Is there a getting tarted tutorial somewhere? Is there a developer discussion board somewhere? | 0 |
24,797 | 08/24/2008 02:08:15 | 1,950 | 08/19/2008 14:57:18 | 68 | 4 | Effectively Converting dates between UTC and Local (ie. PST) time in SQL 2005 | What is the best way to convert a UTC datetime into local datetime. It isn't as simple as a getutcdate() and getdate() difference because the difference changes depending on what the date is.
CLR integration isn't an option for me either. | sql-server | null | null | null | null | null | open | Effectively Converting dates between UTC and Local (ie. PST) time in SQL 2005
===
What is the best way to convert a UTC datetime into local datetime. It isn't as simple as a getutcdate() and getdate() difference because the difference changes depending on what the date is.
CLR integration isn't an option for me eit... | 0 |
24,812 | 08/24/2008 02:40:19 | 1,921 | 08/19/2008 14:17:41 | 69 | 14 | Reccomendations needed for good AI references | I've been asked to help out on an XNA project with the AI. I'm not totally new to the concepts (pathfinding, flocking, etc.) but this would be the first "real" code. I'd be very thankful for any resources (links or books); I want to make sure I do this right. | ai | xna | gamedevelopment | null | null | null | open | Reccomendations needed for good AI references
===
I've been asked to help out on an XNA project with the AI. I'm not totally new to the concepts (pathfinding, flocking, etc.) but this would be the first "real" code. I'd be very thankful for any resources (links or books); I want to make sure I do this right. | 0 |
24,813 | 08/24/2008 02:42:07 | 2,657 | 08/24/2008 02:14:27 | 1 | 2 | Automating MSI Build Process | Does anyone have a good way to build MSI (vdproj) projects using MsBuild or Nant? I know [one answer][1] was to install Visual Studio on the build server and just use devenv.exe to build the project, but, I prefer not to install Visual Studio on our build servers.
[1]: http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/msb... | build-process | build-automation | null | null | null | null | open | Automating MSI Build Process
===
Does anyone have a good way to build MSI (vdproj) projects using MsBuild or Nant? I know [one answer][1] was to install Visual Studio on the build server and just use devenv.exe to build the project, but, I prefer not to install Visual Studio on our build servers.
[1]: http://f... | 0 |
24,816 | 08/24/2008 02:52:42 | 2,657 | 08/24/2008 02:14:27 | 1 | 2 | Escaping strings with jQuery | Does anyone know of an easy way to escape HTML from strings in [jQuery][1]? I need to be able to pass an arbitrary string and have it properly escaped for display in an HTML page (preventing JavaScript/HTML injection attacks). I'm sure it's possible to extend jQuery to do this, but I don't know enough about the frame... | javascript | jquery | mvc | null | null | null | open | Escaping strings with jQuery
===
Does anyone know of an easy way to escape HTML from strings in [jQuery][1]? I need to be able to pass an arbitrary string and have it properly escaped for display in an HTML page (preventing JavaScript/HTML injection attacks). I'm sure it's possible to extend jQuery to do this, but I... | 0 |
24,821 | 08/24/2008 03:02:15 | 1,953 | 08/19/2008 15:13:00 | 91 | 13 | Buffer Output | This problem started [on a different board][1], but [Dave Ward][2], who was very prompt and helpful there is also here, so I'd like to pick up here for hopefully the last remaining piece of the puzzle.
Basically, I was looking for a way to do constant updates to a web page from a long process. I thought AJAX was the... | asp.net | javascript | html | null | null | null | open | Buffer Output
===
This problem started [on a different board][1], but [Dave Ward][2], who was very prompt and helpful there is also here, so I'd like to pick up here for hopefully the last remaining piece of the puzzle.
Basically, I was looking for a way to do constant updates to a web page from a long process. I t... | 0 |
24,823 | 08/24/2008 03:05:47 | 404 | 08/05/2008 13:34:59 | 673 | 42 | Implementing a custom Windows Workflow activity that executes an asynchronous operation | I'm having some conceptual trouble on figuring out how to best implement this... I want to create a custom Activity class for Windows Workflow. The activity has to call out to a third party library method that itself runs another process asynchronously and may take anywhere from seconds to many hours to complete. Thi... | windows | workflow | asynchronous | activity | null | null | open | Implementing a custom Windows Workflow activity that executes an asynchronous operation
===
I'm having some conceptual trouble on figuring out how to best implement this... I want to create a custom Activity class for Windows Workflow. The activity has to call out to a third party library method that itself runs anot... | 0 |
24,847 | 08/24/2008 05:00:45 | 369 | 08/05/2008 08:33:43 | 436 | 33 | What's a good linux C/C++ IDE for a low-res screen? | I recently bought an Asus Eee PC 901, on which I am running Ubuntu linux.
I was mucking around in C on my old (larger) laptop, and I want to continue to do so on the Eee. However, Anjuta - the IDE that I was using - is not very usable with the Eee's resolution of 1024x600.
What with the status pane at the bottom... | linux | ide | c | c++ | eeepc | null | open | What's a good linux C/C++ IDE for a low-res screen?
===
I recently bought an Asus Eee PC 901, on which I am running Ubuntu linux.
I was mucking around in C on my old (larger) laptop, and I want to continue to do so on the Eee. However, Anjuta - the IDE that I was using - is not very usable with the Eee's resolutio... | 0 |
24,849 | 08/24/2008 05:10:57 | 184 | 08/03/2008 05:34:19 | 815 | 11 | Is there some way to introduce a delay in javascript? | Is there some function like delay() or wait() for delaying executing of the JavaScript code for a specific number of milliseconds? | javascript | null | null | null | null | null | open | Is there some way to introduce a delay in javascript?
===
Is there some function like delay() or wait() for delaying executing of the JavaScript code for a specific number of milliseconds? | 0 |
24,853 | 08/24/2008 05:19:19 | 2,128 | 08/20/2008 13:32:09 | 80 | 3 | (C) What is the difference between ++i and i++ | In C, what is the difference between using ++i and i++. And which should be used in the incrementation block of a for loop? | c | forloop | increment | null | null | null | open | (C) What is the difference between ++i and i++
===
In C, what is the difference between using ++i and i++. And which should be used in the incrementation block of a for loop? | 0 |
24,864 | 08/24/2008 05:46:57 | 122 | 08/02/2008 07:56:07 | 3,760 | 175 | VirtualBox from an existing partition | I installed VirtualBox on my Ubuntu Hardy Heron installation, and I would like to use it to virtualize Windows for those rare occasions that I actually need to do something there.
Unfortunately, I don't have an installation disk at the moment, but I do have Vista already installed on a partition (it came with the ma... | windows | linux | virtualization | virtualbox | null | null | open | VirtualBox from an existing partition
===
I installed VirtualBox on my Ubuntu Hardy Heron installation, and I would like to use it to virtualize Windows for those rare occasions that I actually need to do something there.
Unfortunately, I don't have an installation disk at the moment, but I do have Vista already in... | 0 |
24,866 | 08/24/2008 05:48:22 | 184 | 08/03/2008 05:34:19 | 820 | 11 | Is it essential that I use libraries to manipulate xml? | I am using java back end for creating an xml string which is passed to the browser. Currently I am using simple string manipulation to produce this xml. Is it essential that I use some xml library in java to produce the xml string?
I find the libraries very difficult to use compared to what I need. | java | xml | null | null | null | null | open | Is it essential that I use libraries to manipulate xml?
===
I am using java back end for creating an xml string which is passed to the browser. Currently I am using simple string manipulation to produce this xml. Is it essential that I use some xml library in java to produce the xml string?
I find the libraries very ... | 0 |
24,881 | 08/24/2008 06:30:09 | 2,128 | 08/20/2008 13:32:09 | 117 | 3 | C gcc errors | I'm trying to solve [the 3n+1 problem][1] and I have a for loop that looks like this:
for(int i = low; i <= high; ++i)
{
res = runalg(i);
if (res > highestres)
{
highestres = res;
}
... | c | forloop | gcc | null | null | null | open | C gcc errors
===
I'm trying to solve [the 3n+1 problem][1] and I have a for loop that looks like this:
for(int i = low; i <= high; ++i)
{
res = runalg(i);
if (res > highestres)
{
highestres = res;
... | 0 |
24,885 | 08/24/2008 06:47:47 | 834 | 08/09/2008 07:29:24 | 140 | 12 | Do you use Amazons Cloud services for your company? | I read a lot about the possibilities of [Amazons Cloud][1] computing, like [S3][2] or [EC2][3] and I wondered if someone actually uses this for mission-critical applications. Do you host your company website in the cloud? Do you store files there? Do you run your build servers in the cloud?
There are already some se... | cloud | cloudcomputing | amazon | null | null | null | open | Do you use Amazons Cloud services for your company?
===
I read a lot about the possibilities of [Amazons Cloud][1] computing, like [S3][2] or [EC2][3] and I wondered if someone actually uses this for mission-critical applications. Do you host your company website in the cloud? Do you store files there? Do you run your... | 0 |
24,886 | 08/24/2008 06:48:23 | 116 | 08/02/2008 05:51:57 | 3,903 | 198 | Is there a performance difference between i++ and ++i ? | Is there a performance difference between i++ and ++i if the resulting value is not used? | c | performance | optimization | assembler | null | null | open | Is there a performance difference between i++ and ++i ?
===
Is there a performance difference between i++ and ++i if the resulting value is not used? | 0 |
24,891 | 08/24/2008 06:50:56 | 2,128 | 08/20/2008 13:32:09 | 119 | 3 | C Memory Management | I've always heard that in C you have to really watch how you manage memory. And I'm still beginning to learn C, but thus far, I have not had to do any memory managing related activities at all.. I always imagined having to release variables and do all sorts of ugly things. But this doesn't seem to be the case.
Can s... | memory | c | null | null | null | null | open | C Memory Management
===
I've always heard that in C you have to really watch how you manage memory. And I'm still beginning to learn C, but thus far, I have not had to do any memory managing related activities at all.. I always imagined having to release variables and do all sorts of ugly things. But this doesn't seem... | 0 |
24,901 | 08/24/2008 07:14:22 | 116 | 08/02/2008 05:51:57 | 3,913 | 201 | Is there a performance difference between i++ and ++i in C++? | We looked at this answer for C in this question:
<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24886/is-there-a-performance-difference-between-i-and-i-in-c>
What's the answer for C++? | c++ | optimization | performance | null | null | null | open | Is there a performance difference between i++ and ++i in C++?
===
We looked at this answer for C in this question:
<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24886/is-there-a-performance-difference-between-i-and-i-in-c>
What's the answer for C++? | 0 |
24,915 | 08/24/2008 07:53:13 | 2,663 | 08/24/2008 05:25:57 | 11 | 3 | BizTalk DB2 adapter connection error | My colleagues are attempting to connect BizTalk 2006 R2 via DB2/MVS adapter to a database hosted on z/OS mainframe. When testing the connecting settings, they are getting the following error
Could not connect to data source 'New Data Source':
The network connection was terminated because the host failed to ... | db2 | biztalk | null | null | null | null | open | BizTalk DB2 adapter connection error
===
My colleagues are attempting to connect BizTalk 2006 R2 via DB2/MVS adapter to a database hosted on z/OS mainframe. When testing the connecting settings, they are getting the following error
Could not connect to data source 'New Data Source':
The network connection ... | 0 |
24,929 | 08/24/2008 08:42:23 | 2,528 | 08/22/2008 16:39:39 | 95 | 4 | Difference between EXISTS and IN in SQL? | I would like to know the difference between the EXIST and IN clause in SQL?
When should we use EXIST and when IN should be used?
Thank you. | sql | null | null | null | null | null | open | Difference between EXISTS and IN in SQL?
===
I would like to know the difference between the EXIST and IN clause in SQL?
When should we use EXIST and when IN should be used?
Thank you. | 0 |
24,931 | 08/24/2008 08:46:57 | 1,670 | 08/17/2008 21:56:17 | 6 | 0 | How to capture Python interpreter's and/or CMD.EXE's output from a Python script? | 1. Is it possible to capture Python interpreter's output from a Python script?
2. Is it possible to capture Windows CMD's output from a Python script?
If so, which librar(y|ies) should I look into? | python | pythoninterpreter | cmd.exe | null | null | null | open | How to capture Python interpreter's and/or CMD.EXE's output from a Python script?
===
1. Is it possible to capture Python interpreter's output from a Python script?
2. Is it possible to capture Windows CMD's output from a Python script?
If so, which librar(y|ies) should I look into? | 0 |
24,941 | 08/24/2008 09:10:36 | 276 | 08/04/2008 10:44:14 | 73 | 6 | Where can i find extended HTML reporters for Simpletest? | I am using [Simpletest][1] as my unit test framework for the PHP site I am currently working on. I like the fact that it is shipped with a simple HTML reporter, but I would like a bit more advanced reporter.
I have read at the reporter api documentation, but it would be nice to be able to use an existing reporter, i... | php | unittesting | simpletest | gui | null | null | open | Where can i find extended HTML reporters for Simpletest?
===
I am using [Simpletest][1] as my unit test framework for the PHP site I am currently working on. I like the fact that it is shipped with a simple HTML reporter, but I would like a bit more advanced reporter.
I have read at the reporter api documentation, ... | 0 |
24,954 | 08/24/2008 10:05:38 | 2,669 | 08/24/2008 09:07:31 | 1 | 0 | Windows: List and Launch applications associated with an extension | How to determine the applications associated with a particular extension (e.g. .JPG) and then determine where the executable to that application is located so that it can be launched via a call to say System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(...).
| windows | registry | .net | null | null | null | open | Windows: List and Launch applications associated with an extension
===
How to determine the applications associated with a particular extension (e.g. .JPG) and then determine where the executable to that application is located so that it can be launched via a call to say System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(...).
| 0 |
24,959 | 08/24/2008 10:28:10 | 2,041 | 08/19/2008 23:02:38 | 95 | 7 | Debugging asp.net with firefox and visual studio.net - very slow compared to IE | Debugging asp.net websites/web projects in visual studio.net 2005 with Firefox is loads slower
than using IE.
I've read something somewhere that there is a way of fixing this but i can't for the life of me find it again.
Does anyone know what i'm on about and can point me in the right direction please?
Cheer... | vs2005 | firefox | debugging | null | null | null | open | Debugging asp.net with firefox and visual studio.net - very slow compared to IE
===
Debugging asp.net websites/web projects in visual studio.net 2005 with Firefox is loads slower
than using IE.
I've read something somewhere that there is a way of fixing this but i can't for the life of me find it again.
Does a... | 0 |
24,963 | 08/24/2008 10:38:17 | 1,073 | 08/12/2008 10:10:14 | 1 | 3 | How to learn MDX | I am currently learning OLAP & MDX after many years of relational database development.
Any tips on getting started in MDX? What are the best books and resources to learn MDX?
| olap | ssas | mdx | null | null | null | open | How to learn MDX
===
I am currently learning OLAP & MDX after many years of relational database development.
Any tips on getting started in MDX? What are the best books and resources to learn MDX?
| 0 |
24,965 | 08/24/2008 10:43:17 | 832 | 08/09/2008 06:51:40 | 1,803 | 138 | TDD n00b - Challenges? Solutions? Recommendations? | OK, I know there have already been questions about [getting started with TDD](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4303/why-should-i-practice-test-driven-development-and-how-should-i-start).. However, I guess I kind of know the general concensus is to _just do it_ , However, I seem to have the following problems getting ... | tdd | experience | null | null | null | 10/07/2011 13:02:51 | not constructive | TDD n00b - Challenges? Solutions? Recommendations?
===
OK, I know there have already been questions about [getting started with TDD](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4303/why-should-i-practice-test-driven-development-and-how-should-i-start).. However, I guess I kind of know the general concensus is to _just do it_ ,... | 4 |
24,968 | 08/24/2008 10:49:32 | 1,929 | 08/19/2008 14:25:01 | 21 | 4 | What are your most useful Resharper settings configurations and codetemplates? | I find Resharper a must for VS2008 but there are so many options to configure everything.
What are the settings you immediately configure in a new Resharper install?
Do you share your setting with all your team? | #visualstudio | resharper | null | null | null | null | open | What are your most useful Resharper settings configurations and codetemplates?
===
I find Resharper a must for VS2008 but there are so many options to configure everything.
What are the settings you immediately configure in a new Resharper install?
Do you share your setting with all your team? | 0 |
24,986 | 08/24/2008 11:50:08 | 2,455 | 08/22/2008 11:29:07 | 43 | 1 | How do I profile a Maven Application in Netbeans? | I've got a project using Maven 2 as the build tool. I use Netbeans 6 as my IDE and really want to be able to use the profiler. How can I get this to work? | profiling | maven-2 | netbeans | profiler | null | null | open | How do I profile a Maven Application in Netbeans?
===
I've got a project using Maven 2 as the build tool. I use Netbeans 6 as my IDE and really want to be able to use the profiler. How can I get this to work? | 0 |
24,991 | 08/24/2008 12:03:28 | 755 | 08/08/2008 15:28:16 | 284 | 20 | Why can't I explicitly pass the type argument to a generic Java method? | I have defined a Java function:
static <T> List<T> createEmptyList() {
return new ArrayList<T>();
}
One way to call it is like so:
List<Integer> myList = createEmptyList(); // Compiles
Why can't I call it by explicitly passing the generic type argument? :
Object myObject = creat... | java | generics | syntax | null | null | null | open | Why can't I explicitly pass the type argument to a generic Java method?
===
I have defined a Java function:
static <T> List<T> createEmptyList() {
return new ArrayList<T>();
}
One way to call it is like so:
List<Integer> myList = createEmptyList(); // Compiles
Why can't I call it by e... | 0 |
24,993 | 08/24/2008 12:11:01 | 31,505 | 2008-09-01 | 451 | 23 | InvalidOperationException while creating wcf web service instance | I have a WCF Web Service which is referenced from a class library. After the project is run, when creating the service client object from inside a class library, I receive an InvalidOperationException with message:
Could not find default endpoint element that references contract 'MyServiceReference.IMyService' in th... | wcf | webservices | null | null | null | null | open | InvalidOperationException while creating wcf web service instance
===
I have a WCF Web Service which is referenced from a class library. After the project is run, when creating the service client object from inside a class library, I receive an InvalidOperationException with message:
Could not find default endpoint... | 0 |
24,995 | 08/24/2008 12:14:14 | 755 | 08/08/2008 15:28:16 | 284 | 20 | Is there a functional language for C++ ecosystem? | Java has [Scala][1] and .NET has [F#][2]. Both of these languages are very highly integrated into the respective Java and .NET platforms. Classes can be written in Scala then extended in Java for example.
Does there exist an equivalent functional language that interoperates highly with C++?
[1]: http://www.sc... | c++ | functional | null | null | null | null | open | Is there a functional language for C++ ecosystem?
===
Java has [Scala][1] and .NET has [F#][2]. Both of these languages are very highly integrated into the respective Java and .NET platforms. Classes can be written in Scala then extended in Java for example.
Does there exist an equivalent functional language that... | 0 |
25,007 | 08/24/2008 12:33:58 | 1,199,387 | 08/06/2008 23:58:10 | 273 | 19 | Conditional formating - percentage to color conversion | I'm a little bit stuck here - I know this is basics, but it's Sunday and I figured this would be the type of question that get answered in 10min on Stack Overflow, and it might even be a fun one to answer...
What's the easiest way to convert a percentage to a color ranging from Green (100%) to Red (0%), with Yellow ... | c# | colors | null | null | null | null | open | Conditional formating - percentage to color conversion
===
I'm a little bit stuck here - I know this is basics, but it's Sunday and I figured this would be the type of question that get answered in 10min on Stack Overflow, and it might even be a fun one to answer...
What's the easiest way to convert a percentage to... | 0 |
25,033 | 08/24/2008 13:29:20 | 2,628 | 08/23/2008 18:34:26 | 90 | 1 | I Am Not Getting the Result I Expect Using readLine() in Java | I am using the code snippet below, however it's not working quite as I understand it should.
public static void main(String[] args) {
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
String line;
try {
line = br.readLine();
while(line != null) {
System.out.... | java | java-io | null | null | null | null | open | I Am Not Getting the Result I Expect Using readLine() in Java
===
I am using the code snippet below, however it's not working quite as I understand it should.
public static void main(String[] args) {
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
String line;
try {
... | 0 |
25,041 | 08/24/2008 13:40:00 | 1,693 | 08/18/2008 02:25:37 | 417 | 22 | SPAN Height in Firefox | Using CSS, I'm trying to specify the height of a SPAN tag in Firefox, but it's just not accepting it (IE does, funnily enough).
Firefox accepts the height if I use a DIV, but the problem with using a DIV is the annoying line break after it, which I can't have in this particular instance.
I tried setting the CSS ... | css | firefox | null | null | null | null | open | SPAN Height in Firefox
===
Using CSS, I'm trying to specify the height of a SPAN tag in Firefox, but it's just not accepting it (IE does, funnily enough).
Firefox accepts the height if I use a DIV, but the problem with using a DIV is the annoying line break after it, which I can't have in this particular instance. ... | 0 |
25,042 | 08/24/2008 13:40:15 | 1,710 | 08/18/2008 07:18:54 | 327 | 16 | Am I allowed to have "incomplete" aggregates in DDD? | DDD states that you should only ever access entities through their aggregate root. So say for instance that you have an aggregate root X which potentially has a *lot* of child Y entities. Now, for some scenario, you only really care about a subset of these Y entities at a time (maybe you're displaying them in a paged l... | domain-driven-design | null | null | null | null | null | open | Am I allowed to have "incomplete" aggregates in DDD?
===
DDD states that you should only ever access entities through their aggregate root. So say for instance that you have an aggregate root X which potentially has a *lot* of child Y entities. Now, for some scenario, you only really care about a subset of these Y ent... | 0 |
25,046 | 08/24/2008 13:42:35 | 2,450 | 08/22/2008 11:13:30 | 11 | 1 | Lisp Executable | I've just started learning Lisp and I can't figure out how to compile and link lisp code to an executable.
Im using clisp and "clisp -c" produces two files .fas and .lib, what do I do next to get an exeutable? | lisp | clisp | null | null | null | null | open | Lisp Executable
===
I've just started learning Lisp and I can't figure out how to compile and link lisp code to an executable.
Im using clisp and "clisp -c" produces two files .fas and .lib, what do I do next to get an exeutable? | 0 |
25,063 | 08/24/2008 14:05:31 | 381 | 08/05/2008 10:39:26 | 1,251 | 25 | How to mentor a junior programmer | Does anyone have any suggestions on how to mentor a junior programmer ? If you have mentored someone did you follow any process or was it quite informal ?
If you've been mentored in the past what kind of things did you find most helpful ? | teaching | language-agnostic | bestpractice | mentoring | null | null | open | How to mentor a junior programmer
===
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to mentor a junior programmer ? If you have mentored someone did you follow any process or was it quite informal ?
If you've been mentored in the past what kind of things did you find most helpful ? | 0 |
25,116 | 08/24/2008 15:37:50 | 2,679 | 08/24/2008 14:31:44 | 1 | 1 | Binary buffer in Python | In Python you can use [StringIO][1] for a file-like buffer for character data. [Memory-mapped file][2] basically does similar thing for binary data, but it requires a file that is used as the basis. Does Python have a file object that is intended for binary data and is memory only, equivalent to Java's [ByteArrayOutput... | python | io | binary | buffer | null | null | open | Binary buffer in Python
===
In Python you can use [StringIO][1] for a file-like buffer for character data. [Memory-mapped file][2] basically does similar thing for binary data, but it requires a file that is used as the basis. Does Python have a file object that is intended for binary data and is memory only, equivale... | 0 |
25,128 | 08/24/2008 16:01:46 | 1,384,652 | 08/01/2008 12:01:23 | 1,191 | 67 | Images in PHP | Is it possible to create images with PHP (as opposed to simply linking to them via HTML) and if so, where should I go first to learn about such a thing? | php | image | null | null | null | null | open | Images in PHP
===
Is it possible to create images with PHP (as opposed to simply linking to them via HTML) and if so, where should I go first to learn about such a thing? | 0 |
25,132 | 08/24/2008 16:04:39 | 2,077 | 08/20/2008 07:26:21 | 76 | 2 | Are named entities in HTML still necessary in the age of Unicode aware browsers? | I did a lot of PHP programming in the last years and one thing that keeps annoying me is the weak support for Unicode and multibyte strings (to be sure, natively there is none). For example, "htmlentities" seems to be a much used funtion in the PHP world and I found it to be absolutely annoying when you've put an effor... | php | unicode | html | internationalization | null | null | open | Are named entities in HTML still necessary in the age of Unicode aware browsers?
===
I did a lot of PHP programming in the last years and one thing that keeps annoying me is the weak support for Unicode and multibyte strings (to be sure, natively there is none). For example, "htmlentities" seems to be a much used funt... | 0 |
25,137 | 08/24/2008 16:08:46 | 290 | 08/04/2008 12:57:50 | 368 | 40 | What Is Your Experience With Model Checking? | - What types of applications have you used [model checking][1] for?
- What model checking tool did you use?
- How would you summarize your experience w/ the technique, specifically in evaluating its effectiveness in delivering higher quality software?
In the course of my studies, I had a chance to use [Spin][2... | model-checking | formal-verification | correctness | formal-methods | algorithm | null | open | What Is Your Experience With Model Checking?
===
- What types of applications have you used [model checking][1] for?
- What model checking tool did you use?
- How would you summarize your experience w/ the technique, specifically in evaluating its effectiveness in delivering higher quality software?
In the co... | 0 |
25,147 | 08/24/2008 16:21:17 | 2,118 | 08/20/2008 12:54:09 | 185 | 8 | How can I merge PHP arrays? | I have two arrays of animals (for example).
$array = array(
array(
'id' => 1,
'name' => 'Cat',
),
array(
'id' => 2,
'name' => 'Mouse',
)
);
$array2 = array(
array(
'id' => 2,
'age' => 321,
),
array(
'id' =>... | php | arrays | null | null | null | null | open | How can I merge PHP arrays?
===
I have two arrays of animals (for example).
$array = array(
array(
'id' => 1,
'name' => 'Cat',
),
array(
'id' => 2,
'name' => 'Mouse',
)
);
$array2 = array(
array(
'id' => 2,
'age' => 321,
... | 0 |
25,156 | 08/24/2008 16:28:54 | 2,586 | 08/23/2008 08:44:06 | 6 | 5 | New language to learn for a business applications developer | Say, one is a business applications developer (database, UI, 3-layer architecture, you know) working on Java or .NET platform and not going to change his career direction.
What new programming language would you recommend him to learn to continue his professional growth and why? | language | null | null | null | null | null | open | New language to learn for a business applications developer
===
Say, one is a business applications developer (database, UI, 3-layer architecture, you know) working on Java or .NET platform and not going to change his career direction.
What new programming language would you recommend him to learn to continue his ... | 0 |
25,158 | 08/24/2008 16:31:25 | 2,703 | 08/24/2008 16:06:02 | 1 | 0 | Building C# .NET windows application with multiple views | I'm rewriting an old application and use this a a good opportunity to try out C# and .NET development (I usually do a lot of plug-in stuff in C).
The application is basically a timer collecting data. It has a start view with a button to start the measurement. During the measurement the app has five different views d... | c# | .net | windows | null | null | null | open | Building C# .NET windows application with multiple views
===
I'm rewriting an old application and use this a a good opportunity to try out C# and .NET development (I usually do a lot of plug-in stuff in C).
The application is basically a timer collecting data. It has a start view with a button to start the measurem... | 0 |
25,174 | 08/24/2008 16:45:06 | 2,706 | 08/24/2008 16:23:08 | 1 | 0 | How to prevent session timeout in Symfony 1.0? | I've used the PHP MVC framework Symfony to build an on-demand web app.
It has an annoying bug - the session expires after about 15-30 minutes of inactivity. There is a config directive to prevent session expiration but it does not work. Even workarounds such as [this one][1] did not help me.
I intend not to migra... | php | symfony | null | null | null | null | open | How to prevent session timeout in Symfony 1.0?
===
I've used the PHP MVC framework Symfony to build an on-demand web app.
It has an annoying bug - the session expires after about 15-30 minutes of inactivity. There is a config directive to prevent session expiration but it does not work. Even workarounds such as [th... | 0 |
25,182 | 08/24/2008 16:53:34 | 26 | 08/01/2008 12:18:14 | 1,874 | 107 | What's optimal? UNION vs WHERE IN (str1, str2, str3) | I'm writing a program that sends an email out at a client's specific local time. I have a .NET method that takes a timezone & time and destination timezone and returns the time in that timezone. So my method is to select every distinct timezone in the database, check if it is the correct time using the method, then sel... | sql | null | null | null | null | null | open | What's optimal? UNION vs WHERE IN (str1, str2, str3)
===
I'm writing a program that sends an email out at a client's specific local time. I have a .NET method that takes a timezone & time and destination timezone and returns the time in that timezone. So my method is to select every distinct timezone in the database, ... | 0 |
25,184 | 08/24/2008 16:56:59 | 269 | 08/04/2008 10:13:44 | 1,278 | 88 | Starting out in Consultancy | What extra skills should developers interested in Consulting possess and what is the best way to gain them? | business | personaldevelopment | null | null | null | null | open | Starting out in Consultancy
===
What extra skills should developers interested in Consulting possess and what is the best way to gain them? | 0 |
25,192 | 08/24/2008 17:05:40 | 2,367 | 08/21/2008 21:14:31 | 1 | 1 | Java SWIFT Library | I'm looking for a Java library for SWIFT messages. I want to
* parse SWIFT messages into an object model
* validate SWIFT messages (including SWIFT network validation rules)
* build / change SWIFT messages by using an object model
So far I've looked at two libraries
* AnaSys Message Objects ([link text][1])
... | java | swift | null | null | null | null | open | Java SWIFT Library
===
I'm looking for a Java library for SWIFT messages. I want to
* parse SWIFT messages into an object model
* validate SWIFT messages (including SWIFT network validation rules)
* build / change SWIFT messages by using an object model
So far I've looked at two libraries
* AnaSys Message O... | 0 |
25,200 | 08/24/2008 17:17:51 | 2,684 | 08/24/2008 14:38:27 | 1 | 0 | C#.NET Winforms: Is it possible to override Label.Autosize ? | I don't like the AutoSize property of the Label control. I have a custom Label that draws a fancy rounded border among other things. I'm placing a AutoSize = false in my constructor, however, when I place it in design mode, the property always is True.
I have overridden other properties with success but this one is... | c# | label | winforms | autosize | override | null | open | C#.NET Winforms: Is it possible to override Label.Autosize ?
===
I don't like the AutoSize property of the Label control. I have a custom Label that draws a fancy rounded border among other things. I'm placing a AutoSize = false in my constructor, however, when I place it in design mode, the property always is True.
... | 0 |
25,224 | 08/24/2008 17:48:12 | 2,462 | 08/22/2008 12:21:34 | 1 | 1 | joining latest of various usermetadata tags to user rows | I have a postgres database with a user table (userid, firstname, lastname) and a usermetadata table (userid, code, content, created datetime). I store various information about each user in the usermetadata table by code and keep a full history. so for example, a user (userid 15) has the following metadata:
15, 'QHS... | database | postgresql | null | null | null | null | open | joining latest of various usermetadata tags to user rows
===
I have a postgres database with a user table (userid, firstname, lastname) and a usermetadata table (userid, code, content, created datetime). I store various information about each user in the usermetadata table by code and keep a full history. so for examp... | 0 |
25,225 | 08/24/2008 17:49:02 | 1,582 | 08/16/2008 20:41:09 | 6 | 2 | Combining values from different files into one CSV file | I have a couple of files containing a value in each line | regex | linux | unix | shell | null | null | open | Combining values from different files into one CSV file
===
I have a couple of files containing a value in each line | 0 |
25,227 | 08/24/2008 17:50:23 | 2,638 | 08/23/2008 20:10:14 | 126 | 6 | Your feeling about 'brainteaser'-based interviews | ...either as interviewer and/or interviewee!
I know lots of people are against them. I'm quite fond of brainteasers (math/CS-based, and I certainly prefer those which don't require any specialized knowledge).
In my line of work, 'problem solving' is quite an important requirement when looking for new hires and I... | interview-questions | null | null | null | null | 03/11/2012 14:07:48 | not constructive | Your feeling about 'brainteaser'-based interviews
===
...either as interviewer and/or interviewee!
I know lots of people are against them. I'm quite fond of brainteasers (math/CS-based, and I certainly prefer those which don't require any specialized knowledge).
In my line of work, 'problem solving' is quite an... | 4 |
9,617,481 | 03/08/2012 12:13:21 | 1,256,938 | 03/08/2012 11:55:26 | 1 | 0 | JSF2+AJAX: Keep Scrollbar position, plain mojarra | I have a more complex webapp in JSF2 (+EJB3.1 +JPA2 on glassfish 3.1), which only uses standard (mojarra) JSF-components and makes massive use of nested composites and ajax-calls.
I want all my scrollbars save and restore their position whenever an ajax-call occurs.
I tried different approaches, but none seems re... | jsf-2.0 | null | null | null | null | null | open | JSF2+AJAX: Keep Scrollbar position, plain mojarra
===
I have a more complex webapp in JSF2 (+EJB3.1 +JPA2 on glassfish 3.1), which only uses standard (mojarra) JSF-components and makes massive use of nested composites and ajax-calls.
I want all my scrollbars save and restore their position whenever an ajax-call occ... | 0 |
9,617,482 | 03/08/2012 12:13:23 | 1,254,554 | 03/07/2012 11:31:39 | 1 | 0 | android threading with activity; | In my activity class i created a obj from other java file in the same package , now that the work is finished in runnable , how do i come back to my activity class from where the thread was started.
consider this situation;
public class myActivity extends activity{
MyThread t;
public void onCreate(B... | android-intent | null | null | null | null | null | open | android threading with activity;
===
In my activity class i created a obj from other java file in the same package , now that the work is finished in runnable , how do i come back to my activity class from where the thread was started.
consider this situation;
public class myActivity extends activity{
M... | 0 |
9,617,483 | 03/08/2012 12:13:24 | 1,256,667 | 03/08/2012 09:34:16 | 1 | 0 | Japanese characters in file appearing garbled after changing Formats (Region & Langauge) in Windows English OS to Japanese (Java application)) | Whilst investigating an internationalisation issue in some Java code whereby on a Japanese Windows 7 OS, the Japanese titles of media files (images/videos) appear as Chinese characters in excel files exported from a manager application (that records events such as item A started "playing", stopped "playing", item B sta... | java | windows | fonts | japanese | formats | null | open | Japanese characters in file appearing garbled after changing Formats (Region & Langauge) in Windows English OS to Japanese (Java application))
===
Whilst investigating an internationalisation issue in some Java code whereby on a Japanese Windows 7 OS, the Japanese titles of media files (images/videos) appear as Chines... | 0 |
9,617,488 | 03/08/2012 12:13:36 | 1,003,183 | 10/19/2011 13:03:58 | 10 | 0 | IIS7.5 MS Access Authentication | I have IIS7.5 with two websites, and I have an Access database on a server on our network.
The first website has anonymous auth on, using a specific network account (lets say 'jim.smith').
The second website has windows auth on.
I've written some ASP to use a DSN-Less connection to the Access database, and I'... | ms-access | authentication | iis-7.5 | null | null | null | open | IIS7.5 MS Access Authentication
===
I have IIS7.5 with two websites, and I have an Access database on a server on our network.
The first website has anonymous auth on, using a specific network account (lets say 'jim.smith').
The second website has windows auth on.
I've written some ASP to use a DSN-Less conn... | 0 |
9,617,490 | 03/08/2012 12:13:42 | 494,461 | 11/02/2010 08:05:55 | 397 | 1 | how to expose a c# class as a com objects interface? | I have a c# class P2PLib.
public int portRecv=10101;
public int portSend = 10102;
public int multicastPort=10103;
int memberNum = 0;
string data;
string time;
List<Member> MemberList = new List<Member>();
public void DisplayMembers();
publ... | c# | c++ | com | null | null | null | open | how to expose a c# class as a com objects interface?
===
I have a c# class P2PLib.
public int portRecv=10101;
public int portSend = 10102;
public int multicastPort=10103;
int memberNum = 0;
string data;
string time;
List<Member> MemberList = new List<Membe... | 0 |
9,617,493 | 03/08/2012 12:13:48 | 1,256,835 | 03/08/2012 11:02:51 | 1 | 0 | Simple php if !empty-function | I want to simply echo a link (set in a custom field in Wordpress), when the corresponding field is not empty.
I tried the following, but the output is missing the link. Only the field as plain text gets printed
<?php $projekt_link = the_field('link');
if(!empty($projekt_link)){ ... | php | null | null | null | null | null | open | Simple php if !empty-function
===
I want to simply echo a link (set in a custom field in Wordpress), when the corresponding field is not empty.
I tried the following, but the output is missing the link. Only the field as plain text gets printed
<?php $projekt_link = the_field('link');
if(... | 0 |
9,617,474 | 03/08/2012 12:12:49 | 1,256,944 | 03/08/2012 11:57:16 | 1 | 0 | Several collection formats for the same table in Hive | I process data with two maps per records, one is ("&","=")-formatted (id=111&name=...), the other one is (";","=")-formatted.
Of course, I could :
- replace ";" by "&" in the data
- or define
* one of them as MAP<STRING,STRING> with "COLLECTION ITEMS TERMINATED BY ..." specified at declaration
* and tr... | hive | null | null | null | null | null | open | Several collection formats for the same table in Hive
===
I process data with two maps per records, one is ("&","=")-formatted (id=111&name=...), the other one is (";","=")-formatted.
Of course, I could :
- replace ";" by "&" in the data
- or define
* one of them as MAP<STRING,STRING> with "COLLECTION ITE... | 0 |
9,617,495 | 03/08/2012 12:13:57 | 1,161,002 | 01/20/2012 16:23:58 | 20 | 3 | Symfony2: should I use JSON Twig templates? | Quick question on best practice.
I have an AJAX application where there are 4 routes that all return JSON to be used by jQuery.
I'm currently using something like this at the end of the Controller
return new Response(json_encode($some_array));
In one place I use JMSSerializer because the object I'm tryi... | php | jquery | ajax | json | symfony-2.0 | 03/09/2012 19:08:31 | not constructive | Symfony2: should I use JSON Twig templates?
===
Quick question on best practice.
I have an AJAX application where there are 4 routes that all return JSON to be used by jQuery.
I'm currently using something like this at the end of the Controller
return new Response(json_encode($some_array));
In one plac... | 4 |
9,527,760 | 03/02/2012 03:57:50 | 370,213 | 06/18/2010 10:46:28 | 15 | 0 | MongoDB _id query on capped collection without an _id index, performance will be poor collection | i create a capped collection(`crawl02`) and create an index for this capped.
> db.system.indexes.find()
{ "v" : 1, "key" : { "_id" : 1 }, "ns" : "test.crawl02", "name" : "_id_" }
when i runing an application and query capped collection,the `MongoDB Log` ALWAYS output the follow log:
`[conn2] warning: ... | c# | mongodb | null | null | null | null | open | MongoDB _id query on capped collection without an _id index, performance will be poor collection
===
i create a capped collection(`crawl02`) and create an index for this capped.
> db.system.indexes.find()
{ "v" : 1, "key" : { "_id" : 1 }, "ns" : "test.crawl02", "name" : "_id_" }
when i runing an applica... | 0 |
25,238 | 08/24/2008 17:59:04 | 1,725 | 08/18/2008 10:57:01 | 31 | 2 | 100% Min Height CSS layout | What's the best way to make an element of 100% minimum height across a wide range of browsers ? In particular if you have a layout with a header and footer of fixed height how do you make the middle content part fill 100% of the space in between with the footer fixed to the bottom ? | html | css | xhtml | valid | null | null | open | 100% Min Height CSS layout
===
What's the best way to make an element of 100% minimum height across a wide range of browsers ? In particular if you have a layout with a header and footer of fixed height how do you make the middle content part fill 100% of the space in between with the footer fixed to the bottom ? | 0 |
25,240 | 08/24/2008 18:00:47 | 2,515 | 08/22/2008 15:49:45 | 1 | 0 | Inserting at the very end in FCKeditor | FCKeditor has InsertHtml ([JavaScript API document](http://docs.fckeditor.net/FCKeditor_2.x/Developers_Guide/JavaScript_API)) that inserts HTML in the current cursor position. How do I insert at the very end of the document?
Do I need to start browser sniffing with something like this
if ( element.insertAdjac... | fckeditor | plugins | null | null | null | null | open | Inserting at the very end in FCKeditor
===
FCKeditor has InsertHtml ([JavaScript API document](http://docs.fckeditor.net/FCKeditor_2.x/Developers_Guide/JavaScript_API)) that inserts HTML in the current cursor position. How do I insert at the very end of the document?
Do I need to start browser sniffing with somethi... | 0 |
25,241 | 08/24/2008 18:00:54 | 1,725 | 08/18/2008 10:57:01 | 31 | 2 | Unit testing IHttpModule | How do you unit test a HttpModule in asp.net given that HttpApplication and HttpContext do no implement an interface ? | c# | asp.net | unit-testing | mvc | mocking | null | open | Unit testing IHttpModule
===
How do you unit test a HttpModule in asp.net given that HttpApplication and HttpContext do no implement an interface ? | 0 |
25,259 | 08/24/2008 18:21:11 | 1,632 | 08/17/2008 17:09:25 | 231 | 20 | How do you change a title to be part of the url like Stackoverflow? | What is a good complete Regex or some other process that would take "How do you change a title to be part of the url like Stackoverflow?" and turn it into "how-do-you-change-a-title-to-be-part-of-the-url-like-stackoverflow" that is used in the smart urls?
The dev environment is I am using is Rails but if there are... | regex | null | null | null | null | null | open | How do you change a title to be part of the url like Stackoverflow?
===
What is a good complete Regex or some other process that would take "How do you change a title to be part of the url like Stackoverflow?" and turn it into "how-do-you-change-a-title-to-be-part-of-the-url-like-stackoverflow" that is used in the sma... | 0 |
25,261 | 08/24/2008 18:23:21 | 2,727 | 08/24/2008 18:23:21 | 1 | 0 | help with sigprocmask() | I haven't completely understood how to use sigprocmask(). Particularly how the set and oldset in its syntax work and how to use them.
int sigprocmask(int how, const sigset_t *set, sigset_t *oldset);
Please explain with an example used to block, say SIGUSR1 for a few seconds and then unblock and handle it. | c | signals | sigprocmask | null | null | null | open | help with sigprocmask()
===
I haven't completely understood how to use sigprocmask(). Particularly how the set and oldset in its syntax work and how to use them.
int sigprocmask(int how, const sigset_t *set, sigset_t *oldset);
Please explain with an example used to block, say SIGUSR1 for a few seconds and then unb... | 0 |
25,268 | 08/24/2008 18:31:54 | 1,117 | 08/12/2008 13:27:15 | 1,040 | 74 | What are the best practices when using SWIG with C#? | Has anybody out there used the [SWIG][1] library with C#? If you have, what pitfalls did you find and what is the best way to use the library? I am thinking about using it as a wrapper for a program that was written in C and I want to wrap the header files where I can use them in my .NET application.
[1]: http... | swig | c# | c | null | null | null | open | What are the best practices when using SWIG with C#?
===
Has anybody out there used the [SWIG][1] library with C#? If you have, what pitfalls did you find and what is the best way to use the library? I am thinking about using it as a wrapper for a program that was written in C and I want to wrap the header files whe... | 0 |
25,269 | 08/24/2008 18:32:14 | 2,086 | 08/20/2008 10:43:39 | 40 | 8 | Remotely starting and stopping a service on a W2008 server | I'm having an amazing amount of trouble starting and stopping a service on my remote server from my msbuild script.
SC.EXE and the ServiceController MSBuild task don't provide switches to allow a username/password so they won't authenticate, so I'm using RemoteService.exe from www.intelliadmin.com
-Authenticating... | services | server2008 | null | null | null | null | open | Remotely starting and stopping a service on a W2008 server
===
I'm having an amazing amount of trouble starting and stopping a service on my remote server from my msbuild script.
SC.EXE and the ServiceController MSBuild task don't provide switches to allow a username/password so they won't authenticate, so I'm usin... | 0 |
25,277 | 08/24/2008 18:47:16 | 2,134 | 08/20/2008 13:58:24 | 624 | 23 | Can you perform an AND search of keywords using FREETEXT() on SQL Server 2005? | There is a [request][1] to make the SO search default to an AND style functionality over the current OR when multiple terms are used.
The official response was:
> not as simple as it sounds; we use SQL Server 2005's FREETEXT() function, and I can't find a way to specify AND vs. OR -- can you?
So, is there a wa... | stackoverflow | search | mssql | sql-server-2005 | freetext | null | open | Can you perform an AND search of keywords using FREETEXT() on SQL Server 2005?
===
There is a [request][1] to make the SO search default to an AND style functionality over the current OR when multiple terms are used.
The official response was:
> not as simple as it sounds; we use SQL Server 2005's FREETEXT() fun... | 0 |
25,282 | 08/24/2008 18:58:16 | 1,797 | 08/18/2008 15:46:11 | 746 | 37 | How would you implement a hashtable in language x? | The point of this question is to collect a list of examples of hashtable implementations using arrays in different languages. It would also be nice if someone could throw in a pretty detailed overview of how they work, and what is happening with each example.
| hash | array | language-agnostic | null | null | 06/17/2012 13:37:47 | not constructive | How would you implement a hashtable in language x?
===
The point of this question is to collect a list of examples of hashtable implementations using arrays in different languages. It would also be nice if someone could throw in a pretty detailed overview of how they work, and what is happening with each example.
... | 4 |
25,297 | 08/24/2008 19:37:24 | 2,717 | 08/24/2008 17:01:00 | 1 | 0 | Reserved Keyword in Enumeration in C# | I would like to use "as" and "is" as members of an enumeration. I know that this is possible in VB.NET to write it like this:
Public Enum Test
[as] = 1
[is] = 2
End Enum
How do I write the equivalent statement in C#?
This:
public enum Test
{
as = 1,
... | c# | vb.net | .net-2.0 | null | null | null | open | Reserved Keyword in Enumeration in C#
===
I would like to use "as" and "is" as members of an enumeration. I know that this is possible in VB.NET to write it like this:
Public Enum Test
[as] = 1
[is] = 2
End Enum
How do I write the equivalent statement in C#?
This:
public ... | 0 |
25,323 | 08/24/2008 20:34:10 | 2,741 | 08/24/2008 20:17:51 | 1 | 0 | WCF - Domain Objects and IExtensibleDataObject | OK, so I've been asking this question round and about various places, and never really gotten a good answer.
Typical scenario. We use old-school XML Web Services *internally* for communicating between a server farm and several distributed *and* local clients. No third parties involved, only our own applications used... | wcf | domain-driven-design | serialization | soa | soap | null | open | WCF - Domain Objects and IExtensibleDataObject
===
OK, so I've been asking this question round and about various places, and never really gotten a good answer.
Typical scenario. We use old-school XML Web Services *internally* for communicating between a server farm and several distributed *and* local clients. No th... | 0 |
25,331 | 08/24/2008 20:55:49 | 2,454 | 08/22/2008 11:22:25 | 50 | 2 | Best book/resource for learning Java design patterns? | I know the MVC design pattern but would be a little unclear about other Java design patterns, so I was just wondering if there's any useful books or other resources you could recommend to get up to speed with these patterns? | java | design-patterns | null | null | null | 09/15/2011 07:17:45 | off topic | Best book/resource for learning Java design patterns?
===
I know the MVC design pattern but would be a little unclear about other Java design patterns, so I was just wondering if there's any useful books or other resources you could recommend to get up to speed with these patterns? | 2 |
25,332 | 08/24/2008 20:57:33 | 1,592 | 08/17/2008 06:18:13 | 11 | 3 | What's a good natural language library to use for paraphrasing? | I'm looking for an existing library to summarize or paraphrase content (I'm aiming at blog posts) - any experience with existing natural language processing libraries?
I'm open to a variety of languages, so I'm more interested in the abilities & accuracy. | natural-language-process | language-agnostic | null | null | null | null | open | What's a good natural language library to use for paraphrasing?
===
I'm looking for an existing library to summarize or paraphrase content (I'm aiming at blog posts) - any experience with existing natural language processing libraries?
I'm open to a variety of languages, so I'm more interested in the abilities & ac... | 0 |
25,343 | 08/24/2008 21:10:33 | 33 | 08/01/2008 12:32:10 | 425 | 26 | Is there any way to automate windows forms testing? |
I am familiar with nunit for unit testing of the business layer however I am looking now to automate the test of the win forms gui layer.
I have seen [watin][1] and the watin recorder for automating tests on web application by accessing the controls and automating them. However I am struggling to find a watin eq... | automated-tests | c# | vb.net | .net | winforms | null | open | Is there any way to automate windows forms testing?
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I am familiar with nunit for unit testing of the business layer however I am looking now to automate the test of the win forms gui layer.
I have seen [watin][1] and the watin recorder for automating tests on web application by accessing the controls and au... | 0 |
25,349 | 08/24/2008 21:23:23 | 2,684 | 08/24/2008 14:38:27 | 31 | 4 | What would be the fastest way to remove Newlines from a String in C#? | I have a string that has some Environment.Newline in it. I'd like to strip those from the string and instead, replace the Newline with something like a comma.
What would be, in your opinion, the best way to do this using C#.NET 2.0?
Thanks in advance. | c# | .net | string | replace | null | null | open | What would be the fastest way to remove Newlines from a String in C#?
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I have a string that has some Environment.Newline in it. I'd like to strip those from the string and instead, replace the Newline with something like a comma.
What would be, in your opinion, the best way to do this using C#.NET 2.0?
Thank... | 0 |
25,355 | 08/24/2008 21:31:33 | 2,723 | 08/24/2008 17:49:45 | 1 | 0 | Custom Attribute Binding in Silverlight | I've got two Silverlight Controls in my project, both have properties TeamId. I would like to bind these together in XAML in the control hosting both user controls similar to:
<agChat:UserTeams x:Name="oUserTeams" />
<agChat:OnlineUser x:Name="oOnlineUsers" TeamId="{Binding ElementName=oUse... | silverlight | null | null | null | null | null | open | Custom Attribute Binding in Silverlight
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I've got two Silverlight Controls in my project, both have properties TeamId. I would like to bind these together in XAML in the control hosting both user controls similar to:
<agChat:UserTeams x:Name="oUserTeams" />
<agChat:OnlineUser x:Name="oO... | 0 |
25,356 | 08/24/2008 21:32:21 | 2,178 | 08/20/2008 19:05:22 | 86 | 1 | Flash designer/coder collaboration best practices | I've done several flash projects working as the actionscripter with a designer doing all the pretty things and animation. When starting out i found quite a lot of information about actionscript coding and flash design. Most of the information available seems to focus on one or the other.
I didn't find any informatio... | flash | actionscript | null | null | null | null | open | Flash designer/coder collaboration best practices
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I've done several flash projects working as the actionscripter with a designer doing all the pretty things and animation. When starting out i found quite a lot of information about actionscript coding and flash design. Most of the information available seems to foc... | 0 |
25,367 | 08/24/2008 21:42:41 | 2,755 | 08/24/2008 21:39:28 | 1 | 0 | What is the best calendar pop-up for populating a web form? | I want to be able to make an HTTP call updating some select boxes after a date is selected. I would like to be in control of updating the textbox so I know when there has been a "true" change (in the event the same date was selected). Ideally, I would call a function to pop-up the calendar and be able to evaluate the d... | javascript | null | null | null | null | null | open | What is the best calendar pop-up for populating a web form?
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I want to be able to make an HTTP call updating some select boxes after a date is selected. I would like to be in control of updating the textbox so I know when there has been a "true" change (in the event the same date was selected). Ideally, I would cal... | 0 |
25,375 | 08/24/2008 21:51:57 | 1,595 | 08/17/2008 08:00:50 | 485 | 20 | How can I represent an very large integer in .NET? | Does .NET come with a class capable of representing extremely large integers, such as 100 factorial? If not, what are some good third party libraries to accomplish this? | .net | null | null | null | null | null | open | How can I represent an very large integer in .NET?
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Does .NET come with a class capable of representing extremely large integers, such as 100 factorial? If not, what are some good third party libraries to accomplish this? | 0 |
25,376 | 08/24/2008 21:53:16 | 2,757 | 08/24/2008 21:53:16 | 1 | 0 | What is a good use of lambda expressions, and how can I learn to use them? | I've read that Lambda Expressions are an incredibly powerful addition to C#, yet I find myself mystified by them. How can they improve my life or make my code better? Can anyone point to a good resource for learning such expressions?
They seem cool as hell, but how do they relate to my day-to-day life as an asp.net ... | lambda | c# | null | null | null | null | open | What is a good use of lambda expressions, and how can I learn to use them?
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I've read that Lambda Expressions are an incredibly powerful addition to C#, yet I find myself mystified by them. How can they improve my life or make my code better? Can anyone point to a good resource for learning such expressions?
The... | 0 |
25,379 | 08/24/2008 21:56:17 | 2,715 | 08/24/2008 16:57:35 | 1 | 1 | Family Website CMS | I am looking for a CMS that would be incredibly user-friendly and would have the following features:
- really simple message board (no login required)
- family tree
- story telling area
- photo section
- news section
Is there anything out there like this that is really easily configurable? I've already messed... | plugins | content-management-system | null | null | null | 11/19/2011 01:12:53 | not constructive | Family Website CMS
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I am looking for a CMS that would be incredibly user-friendly and would have the following features:
- really simple message board (no login required)
- family tree
- story telling area
- photo section
- news section
Is there anything out there like this that is really easily configura... | 4 |
25,396 | 08/24/2008 22:14:43 | 1,857 | 08/18/2008 22:24:37 | 41 | 2 | ASP.NET Forms Authorization | I'm working on a website built with pure html and css, and I need a way to restrict access to pages located within particular directories within the site. The solution I came up with was, of course, ASP.Net Forms Authorization. I created the default Visual Studio log in form and set up the users, roles, and access rest... | asp.net | iis7 | null | null | null | null | open | ASP.NET Forms Authorization
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I'm working on a website built with pure html and css, and I need a way to restrict access to pages located within particular directories within the site. The solution I came up with was, of course, ASP.Net Forms Authorization. I created the default Visual Studio log in form and set up ... | 0 |
25,432 | 08/24/2008 23:07:25 | 1,828 | 08/18/2008 18:48:27 | 1 | 0 | Linq 2 SQL on shared host | I recently ran into an issue with linq on a shared host.
The host is Shared Intellect and they support v3.5 of the framework. However, I am uncertain to whether they have SP1 installed. My suspicion is that they do not.
I have a simple "News" table that has the following structure:
NewsID unique... | linq-to-sql | hosting | shared | null | null | null | open | Linq 2 SQL on shared host
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I recently ran into an issue with linq on a shared host.
The host is Shared Intellect and they support v3.5 of the framework. However, I am uncertain to whether they have SP1 installed. My suspicion is that they do not.
I have a simple "News" table that has the following structure... | 0 |
25,449 | 08/24/2008 23:28:38 | 2,644 | 08/23/2008 21:56:47 | 46 | 4 | How to create a pluginable Java program? | I want to create a Java program that can be extended with plugins. How can I do that and where should I look for?
I have a set of interfaces that the plugin must implement, and it should be in a jar. The program should watch for new jars in a relative (to the program) folder and registered them somehow. | java | plugins | null | null | null | null | open | How to create a pluginable Java program?
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I want to create a Java program that can be extended with plugins. How can I do that and where should I look for?
I have a set of interfaces that the plugin must implement, and it should be in a jar. The program should watch for new jars in a relative (to the program) fo... | 0 |
25,450 | 08/24/2008 23:33:25 | 1,666 | 08/17/2008 21:07:18 | 238 | 17 | Abstraction away from CSS | Let me make something quite clear.
I. **Hate**. CSS.
It is a never-ending nightmare. Every minor layout change feels like a hack. Solutions to problems seem to often involve jiggering numbers around like some chef trying to work out exactly how much nutmeg to put in his soon-to-be famous rice pudding. Then comes ... | css | abstraction | null | null | null | null | open | Abstraction away from CSS
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Let me make something quite clear.
I. **Hate**. CSS.
It is a never-ending nightmare. Every minor layout change feels like a hack. Solutions to problems seem to often involve jiggering numbers around like some chef trying to work out exactly how much nutmeg to put in his soon-to-be f... | 0 |
25,455 | 08/24/2008 23:39:46 | 1,581 | 08/16/2008 20:39:26 | 18 | 1 | Best Practices: What is the most efficient way to populate a time (or time range)? | While plenty of solutions exist for entering dates (such as calendars, drop-down menus, etc.), it doesn't seem like there are too many "standard" ways to ask for a time (or time range).
I've personally tried drop-down menus for the hour, minute, and second fields (and sometimes an "AM/PM" field, as well). I've also... | time | input-devices | null | null | null | null | open | Best Practices: What is the most efficient way to populate a time (or time range)?
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While plenty of solutions exist for entering dates (such as calendars, drop-down menus, etc.), it doesn't seem like there are too many "standard" ways to ask for a time (or time range).
I've personally tried drop-down menus for t... | 0 |
25,458 | 08/24/2008 23:40:16 | 392 | 08/05/2008 12:29:07 | 541 | 43 | How costly is Reflection? Really. | I constantly hear how bad reflection is to use. While I generally avoid reflection and rarely find situations where it is impossible to solve my problem without it, I was wondering...
For those who have used reflection in applications, have you measured performance hits and, is it really so bad? | c# | .net | performance | reflection | null | null | open | How costly is Reflection? Really.
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I constantly hear how bad reflection is to use. While I generally avoid reflection and rarely find situations where it is impossible to solve my problem without it, I was wondering...
For those who have used reflection in applications, have you measured performance hits and,... | 0 |
25,460 | 08/24/2008 23:43:00 | 1,704 | 08/18/2008 05:42:19 | 1 | 0 | Asynchronous Stored Procedure Calls | Is it possible to call a stored prodcedure from another stored procedure asynchronously? | sql | stored-procedures | null | null | null | null | open | Asynchronous Stored Procedure Calls
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Is it possible to call a stored prodcedure from another stored procedure asynchronously? | 0 |
25,461 | 08/24/2008 23:44:53 | 1,675 | 08/17/2008 22:59:34 | 1 | 2 | stdbool.h c++ | In a project I am interfacing between c++ and a c library that uses stdbool.h defined as such.
<pre><code>#ifndef _STDBOOL_H
#define _STDBOOL_H
/* C99 Boolean types for compilers without C99 support */
/* http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/stdbool.h.html */
#if !defined(__cplusplus)
#if ... | c++ | c | null | null | null | null | open | stdbool.h c++
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In a project I am interfacing between c++ and a c library that uses stdbool.h defined as such.
<pre><code>#ifndef _STDBOOL_H
#define _STDBOOL_H
/* C99 Boolean types for compilers without C99 support */
/* http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/stdbool.h.html */
#if !defined(_... | 0 |
25,475 | 08/25/2008 00:03:13 | 1,190 | 08/13/2008 12:15:38 | 633 | 56 | How do I put unicode characters in my Antlr grammar? | I'm trying to build a grammar with the following:
NUMERIC: INTEGER | FLOAT | INFINITY | PI
...
INFINITY: '∞'
PI: 'π'
But Antlr refuses to load the grammar. | unicode | internationalization | parsing | antlr | null | null | open | How do I put unicode characters in my Antlr grammar?
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I'm trying to build a grammar with the following:
NUMERIC: INTEGER | FLOAT | INFINITY | PI
...
INFINITY: '∞'
PI: 'π'
But Antlr refuses to load the grammar. | 0 |
25,481 | 08/25/2008 00:07:43 | 1,190 | 08/13/2008 12:15:38 | 633 | 57 | Where do I get the Antlr Ant task? | I'm trying to call an Antlr task in my Ant build.xml as follows:
<path id="classpath.build">
<fileset dir="${dir.lib.build}" includes="**/*.jar" />
</path>
...
<target name="generate-lexer" depends="init">
<antlr target="${file.antlr.lexer}">
<classpath refid="classpath.... | ant | parsing | antlr | null | null | null | open | Where do I get the Antlr Ant task?
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I'm trying to call an Antlr task in my Ant build.xml as follows:
<path id="classpath.build">
<fileset dir="${dir.lib.build}" includes="**/*.jar" />
</path>
...
<target name="generate-lexer" depends="init">
<antlr target="${file.antlr.lexer}... | 0 |
25,499 | 08/25/2008 00:27:50 | 2,768 | 08/24/2008 23:52:54 | 1 | 0 | What's the simplest way to execute a query in Visual C++ | I'm using Visual C++ 2005 and would like to know the simplest way to connect to a MS SQL Server and execute a query.
I'm looking for something as simple as ADO.NET's SqlCommand class with it's ExecuteNonQuery(), ExecuteScalar() and ExecuteReader().
I don't care if it's MFC, ATL etc. as long as it's unmanaged code... | sql-server-2005 | mfc | visual-c++ | null | null | null | open | What's the simplest way to execute a query in Visual C++
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I'm using Visual C++ 2005 and would like to know the simplest way to connect to a MS SQL Server and execute a query.
I'm looking for something as simple as ADO.NET's SqlCommand class with it's ExecuteNonQuery(), ExecuteScalar() and ExecuteReader().
I d... | 0 |
25,519 | 08/25/2008 01:00:50 | 2,121 | 08/20/2008 13:11:31 | 16 | 2 | Filtering out anchor tags in a string | I need to filter out anchor tags in a string. For instance,
"Check out this site: < a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com">stackoverflow< /a>"
I need to be able to filter out the anchor tag to this: Check out this site: http://www.stackoverflow.com (without the link of course). That format may not be constant, ... | asp.net | html | vb.net | null | null | null | open | Filtering out anchor tags in a string
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I need to filter out anchor tags in a string. For instance,
"Check out this site: < a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com">stackoverflow< /a>"
I need to be able to filter out the anchor tag to this: Check out this site: http://www.stackoverflow.com (without the link of ... | 0 |
25,530 | 08/25/2008 01:11:59 | 828 | 08/09/2008 06:12:41 | 13 | 2 | Best Method to run a Java Application as a *nix Daemon or Windows Service? | I am looking for the best method to run a Java Application as a *NIX daemon or a Windows Service. I've looked in to the [Java Service Wrapper][1], the [Apache Commons project 'jsvc'][2], and the [Apache Commons project 'procrun'][3]. So far, the Java Service Wrapper looks like it's the best option... but, I'm wonderi... | java | daemon | unix | windows | null | null | open | Best Method to run a Java Application as a *nix Daemon or Windows Service?
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I am looking for the best method to run a Java Application as a *NIX daemon or a Windows Service. I've looked in to the [Java Service Wrapper][1], the [Apache Commons project 'jsvc'][2], and the [Apache Commons project 'procrun'][3]. So f... | 0 |
25,532 | 08/25/2008 01:13:04 | 2,572 | 08/23/2008 00:38:49 | 21 | 1 | ASP.NET Master Pages equivalent in Java | What would be the Master Pages equivalent in the Java web development world? I've heard of Tiles, Tapestry and Velocity but don't know anything about them. Are they as easy to use as Master Pages?
I want something as easy as set up one template and subsequent pages derive from the template and override content r... | java | mvc | masterpages | null | null | null | open | ASP.NET Master Pages equivalent in Java
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What would be the Master Pages equivalent in the Java web development world? I've heard of Tiles, Tapestry and Velocity but don't know anything about them. Are they as easy to use as Master Pages?
I want something as easy as set up one template and subsequent pages de... | 0 |
25,546 | 08/25/2008 01:46:05 | 2,312 | 08/21/2008 15:19:59 | 11 | 1 | Securely sync folders over a public network | I need to keep the files & folders on two Windows-based, non-domain machines synchronized across a public network.
I was thinking rsync over SSH - but I was wondering if there is a simpler solution? Any possibility of using the sync framework over SFTP/SCP/SSH?
Or I'm open to better ideas? | synchronization | security | rsync | null | null | null | open | Securely sync folders over a public network
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I need to keep the files & folders on two Windows-based, non-domain machines synchronized across a public network.
I was thinking rsync over SSH - but I was wondering if there is a simpler solution? Any possibility of using the sync framework over SFTP/SCP/SSH?
... | 0 |
25,550 | 08/25/2008 01:49:22 | 2,775 | 08/25/2008 01:49:22 | 1 | 0 | What's the best way to import/read data from pdf files? | We get a large amount of data from our clients in pdf files in varying formats [layout-wise], these files are typically report output, and are typically properly annotated [they don't usually need OCR], but not formatted well enough that simply copying several hundred pages of text out of acrobat is not going to work.
... | pdf | import | null | null | null | null | open | What's the best way to import/read data from pdf files?
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We get a large amount of data from our clients in pdf files in varying formats [layout-wise], these files are typically report output, and are typically properly annotated [they don't usually need OCR], but not formatted well enough that simply copying severa... | 0 |
25,552 | 08/25/2008 01:49:55 | 1,693 | 08/18/2008 02:25:37 | 448 | 23 | Using Java to get OS-level system information | I'm currently building a Java app that could end up being run on many different platforms, but primarily variants of Solaris, Linux and Windows.
Has anyone been able to successfully extract information such as the current disk space used, CPU utilisation and memory used in the underlying OS? What about just what the... | java | null | null | null | null | null | open | Using Java to get OS-level system information
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I'm currently building a Java app that could end up being run on many different platforms, but primarily variants of Solaris, Linux and Windows.
Has anyone been able to successfully extract information such as the current disk space used, CPU utilisation and memory ... | 0 |
25,561 | 08/25/2008 01:59:45 | 2,754 | 08/24/2008 21:39:01 | 11 | 3 | Capturing a repeated group | I am attempting to parse a string like the following using a .NET regular expression:
H3Y5NC8E-TGA5B6SB-2NVAQ4E0
and return the following using Split:
H3Y5NC8E
TGA5B6SB
2NVAQ4E0
The number of characters in each group can vary and the number of groups can also vary. I am using the following e... | regex | .net-2.0 | null | null | null | null | open | Capturing a repeated group
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I am attempting to parse a string like the following using a .NET regular expression:
H3Y5NC8E-TGA5B6SB-2NVAQ4E0
and return the following using Split:
H3Y5NC8E
TGA5B6SB
2NVAQ4E0
The number of characters in each group can vary and the number of groups can also ... | 0 |
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