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08/28/2008 15:17:00
383
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198
Does ReadUncommitted imply NoLock
When writing a SQL statement in SQL Server 2005, does the READUNCOMMITTED query hint imply NOLOCK or do I have to specify it manually too? So is: With (NoLock, ReadUnCommitted) the same as: With (ReadUnCommitted)
sql-2005
nolock
null
null
null
null
open
Does ReadUncommitted imply NoLock === When writing a SQL statement in SQL Server 2005, does the READUNCOMMITTED query hint imply NOLOCK or do I have to specify it manually too? So is: With (NoLock, ReadUnCommitted) the same as: With (ReadUnCommitted)
0
32,570
08/28/2008 15:23:53
184
08/03/2008 05:34:19
1,061
16
How to make 'pretty urls' work in php hosted in IIS?
Is there some way I can use urls like: > http://www.blog.com/team-spirit/ instead of > http://www.blog.com/?p=122 in a windows hosted php server?
php
iis
null
null
null
null
open
How to make 'pretty urls' work in php hosted in IIS? === Is there some way I can use urls like: > http://www.blog.com/team-spirit/ instead of > http://www.blog.com/?p=122 in a windows hosted php server?
0
32,586
08/28/2008 15:26:46
1,471
08/15/2008 18:26:14
363
25
How to discover a File's creation time with Java?
Is there an easy way to discover a File's creation time with Java? The File class only has a method to get the "last modified" time. According to some resources I found on Google, the File class doesn't provide a getCreationTime() method because not all file systems support the idea of a creation time. The only wo...
java
file-io
windows
null
null
null
open
How to discover a File's creation time with Java? === Is there an easy way to discover a File's creation time with Java? The File class only has a method to get the "last modified" time. According to some resources I found on Google, the File class doesn't provide a getCreationTime() method because not all file syst...
0
32,596
08/28/2008 15:30:27
1,638
08/17/2008 17:58:57
350
41
Odd behaviour for rowSpan in Flex
I am experiencing some oddities when working with a Grid component in flex, I have the following form that uses a grid to align the fields, as you can see, each GridRow has a border, my problem is that the border is still visible through GridItems that span multiple rows (observe the TextArea the spans 4 rows, the Grid...
flex
null
null
null
null
null
open
Odd behaviour for rowSpan in Flex === I am experiencing some oddities when working with a Grid component in flex, I have the following form that uses a grid to align the fields, as you can see, each GridRow has a border, my problem is that the border is still visible through GridItems that span multiple rows (observe ...
0
32,597
08/28/2008 15:30:34
224
08/03/2008 17:17:37
451
25
Installing Team Foundation Server
What are the best practices in setting up a new instance of TFS 2008 Workgroup edition? Specifically, the constraints are as follows: - Must install on an existing Windows Server 2008 64 bit - TFS application layer is 32 bit only Should I install SQL Server 2008, Sharepoint and the app layer in a virtua...
tfs
version-control
hyper-v
vs2008
visual-studio
null
open
Installing Team Foundation Server === What are the best practices in setting up a new instance of TFS 2008 Workgroup edition? Specifically, the constraints are as follows: - Must install on an existing Windows Server 2008 64 bit - TFS application layer is 32 bit only Should I install SQL Server 2008, S...
0
32,598
08/28/2008 15:30:37
1,670
08/17/2008 21:56:17
18
0
Any disadvantages of accessing Subversion repositories through file:/// for a solo developer?
If you have Subversion installed on your development machine and you don't work in a team, is there any reason why you should use the _svn_ protocol instead of <em>file</em>?
svn
null
null
null
null
null
open
Any disadvantages of accessing Subversion repositories through file:/// for a solo developer? === If you have Subversion installed on your development machine and you don't work in a team, is there any reason why you should use the _svn_ protocol instead of <em>file</em>?
0
32,607
08/28/2008 15:33:04
1,338
08/14/2008 15:10:01
211
13
how to Rollback using TFS
I committed a chageset to TFS last night before leaving. This morning I decided my change was badly written, so I wanted to do a rollback on it. In subversion, this was pretty straightforward. However, it seems to be an incredible headache in TFS. Am I being dense? Is there a simple way to do this I'm missing?...
vs2008
tfs
version-control
null
null
null
open
how to Rollback using TFS === I committed a chageset to TFS last night before leaving. This morning I decided my change was badly written, so I wanted to do a rollback on it. In subversion, this was pretty straightforward. However, it seems to be an incredible headache in TFS. Am I being dense? Is there a sim...
0
32,612
08/28/2008 15:34:09
1,284
08/14/2008 11:34:29
5
5
Best way to manage session in NHibernate?
I'm new to NHibernate (my 1st big project with it). I had been using a simple method of data access by creating the ISession object within a using block to do my grab my Object or list of Objects, and in that way the session was destroyed after exiting the code block. This doesn't work in a situation where lazy-loading...
c#
.net
nhibernate
null
null
null
open
Best way to manage session in NHibernate? === I'm new to NHibernate (my 1st big project with it). I had been using a simple method of data access by creating the ISession object within a using block to do my grab my Object or list of Objects, and in that way the session was destroyed after exiting the code block. This...
0
32,617
08/28/2008 15:37:32
863
08/09/2008 19:07:26
424
22
Is there a way to do "intraWord" text navigation in VS?
On Windows, **Ctrl+Right Arrow** will move the text cursor from one "word" to the next. While working with Xcode on the Mac, they extended that so that **Option+Right Arrow** will move the cursor to the beginning of the next _subword_. For example, if the cursor was at the beginning of the word `myCamelCaseVar` then ...
visual-studio
keyboard
null
null
null
null
open
Is there a way to do "intraWord" text navigation in VS? === On Windows, **Ctrl+Right Arrow** will move the text cursor from one "word" to the next. While working with Xcode on the Mac, they extended that so that **Option+Right Arrow** will move the cursor to the beginning of the next _subword_. For example, if the c...
0
32,621
08/28/2008 15:38:42
3,420
08/28/2008 14:19:36
1
0
How do I find the the exact lat/lng coordinates of a birdseye scene in Virtual Earth?
I'm trying to find the latitude and longitude of the corners of my map while in birdseye view. I want to be able to plot pins on the map, but I have hundreds of thousands of addresses that I want to be able to limit to the ones that need to show on the map. In normal view, VEMap.GetMapView().TopLeftLatLong and .Bot...
javascript
virtual-earth
null
null
null
null
open
How do I find the the exact lat/lng coordinates of a birdseye scene in Virtual Earth? === I'm trying to find the latitude and longitude of the corners of my map while in birdseye view. I want to be able to plot pins on the map, but I have hundreds of thousands of addresses that I want to be able to limit to the ones ...
0
32,628
08/28/2008 15:44:54
2,953
08/26/2008 08:52:08
26
1
Deployment tool for LAMP
Are there any good deployment tools that can be used with LAMP and Subversion? Ideally it would handle both code updates and database migrations.
php
svn
deployment
lamp
null
03/06/2012 16:54:21
not constructive
Deployment tool for LAMP === Are there any good deployment tools that can be used with LAMP and Subversion? Ideally it would handle both code updates and database migrations.
4
32,633
08/28/2008 15:48:03
2,133
08/20/2008 13:53:25
83
3
How can I set breakpoints in an external JS script in Firebug
I can easily set breakpoints in embedded JS functions, but I don't see any way of accessing extarnal JS scripts via Firebug unless I happen to enter them during a debug session. Is there a way to do this w/o having to 'explore' my way into the script?
javascript
firebug
null
null
null
null
open
How can I set breakpoints in an external JS script in Firebug === I can easily set breakpoints in embedded JS functions, but I don't see any way of accessing extarnal JS scripts via Firebug unless I happen to enter them during a debug session. Is there a way to do this w/o having to 'explore' my way into the script?
0
32,637
08/28/2008 15:49:32
1,218
08/13/2008 13:43:14
-1
0
Easiest way to convert a URL to a hyperlink in a C# string?
I am consuming the Twitter API and want to convert all URLs to hyperlinks. What is the most effective way you've come up with to do this? from string myString = "This is my tweet check it out http://tinyurl.com/blah"; to This is my tweet check it out &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/blah"&gt;http://tinyur...
c#
string
null
null
null
null
open
Easiest way to convert a URL to a hyperlink in a C# string? === I am consuming the Twitter API and want to convert all URLs to hyperlinks. What is the most effective way you've come up with to do this? from string myString = "This is my tweet check it out http://tinyurl.com/blah"; to This is my tweet c...
0
32,638
08/28/2008 15:49:56
2,915
08/25/2008 23:15:12
341
18
Which CMS or other framework to develop a stackoverflow-like site?
I want to develop a Q/A site with features substantially similar to stackoverflow, but targeted to a different niche (electrical/hardware engineering as opposed to software engineering). The code that runs stackoverflow is not opensource, and from the last mention of it on the podcast I believe I can assume it never...
stackoverflow
content-management-system
frameworks
website
design
null
open
Which CMS or other framework to develop a stackoverflow-like site? === I want to develop a Q/A site with features substantially similar to stackoverflow, but targeted to a different niche (electrical/hardware engineering as opposed to software engineering). The code that runs stackoverflow is not opensource, and fr...
0
32,640
08/28/2008 15:50:35
1,946
08/19/2008 14:53:06
95
5
Mocking Asp.net-mvc Controller Context
So the controller context depends on some asp.net internals. Whats some ways to cleanly mock these up for unit tests? Seems like its very easy to clog up tests with tons of setup when I only need, for example, Request.HttpMethod to return "GET". I've seen some examples/helpers out on the nets, but some are dated. Fi...
unit-testing
asp.net-mvc
rhino-mocks
mocking
null
null
open
Mocking Asp.net-mvc Controller Context === So the controller context depends on some asp.net internals. Whats some ways to cleanly mock these up for unit tests? Seems like its very easy to clog up tests with tons of setup when I only need, for example, Request.HttpMethod to return "GET". I've seen some examples/hel...
0
32,642
08/28/2008 15:50:49
3,334
08/28/2008 00:32:18
6
0
Beginning ASP.NET MVC with VB.net 2008
Where can I find a good tutorial on learning ASP.NET MVC using VB.net 2008 as the language? All tutorials that I found in searching the web were written in C#.
asp.net
mvc
vb.net
null
null
null
open
Beginning ASP.NET MVC with VB.net 2008 === Where can I find a good tutorial on learning ASP.NET MVC using VB.net 2008 as the language? All tutorials that I found in searching the web were written in C#.
0
32,643
08/28/2008 15:50:57
3,269
08/27/2008 15:52:44
1
0
Automatic image rotation based on a logo
We're looking for a package to help identify and automatically rotate faxed TIFF images based on a watermark or logo. We use libtiff for rotation currently, but don't know of any other libraries or packages I can use for detecting this logo and determining how to rotate the images. I have done some basic work ...
c
image-manipulation
tiff
watermark
opencv
null
open
Automatic image rotation based on a logo === We're looking for a package to help identify and automatically rotate faxed TIFF images based on a watermark or logo. We use libtiff for rotation currently, but don't know of any other libraries or packages I can use for detecting this logo and determining how to rota...
0
32,664
08/28/2008 16:04:49
1,736
08/18/2008 11:29:16
11
1
C# Generic constraint for only integers
Can anyone tell me if there is a way with c# generics to limit a type T to only Int16, Int32, Int64, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64 Im aware of the where keyword, but cant find an interface for **only** these types, Something like: static bool IntegerFunction<T>(T value) where T : INumeric Thanks
c#
generics
null
null
null
null
open
C# Generic constraint for only integers === Can anyone tell me if there is a way with c# generics to limit a type T to only Int16, Int32, Int64, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64 Im aware of the where keyword, but cant find an interface for **only** these types, Something like: static bool IntegerFunction<T>(T va...
0
32,668
08/28/2008 16:06:04
3,189
08/27/2008 11:59:18
21
5
How to remember in CSS that margin is outside the border, and padding inside
I don't edit CSS very often, and almost every time I need to go and google the [CSS box model](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/box.html) to check whether padding is inside the border and margin outside, or vice versa. (Just checked again and padding is inside). Does anyone have a good way of remembering this? A litt...
css
null
null
null
null
null
open
How to remember in CSS that margin is outside the border, and padding inside === I don't edit CSS very often, and almost every time I need to go and google the [CSS box model](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/box.html) to check whether padding is inside the border and margin outside, or vice versa. (Just checked again a...
0
32,679
08/28/2008 16:10:07
2,535
08/22/2008 17:36:15
28
2
Looking for News and Podcast CMS
I feel I have outgrown Wordpress for where I want to take my website. I would prefer to start with a CMS core so I don't have to program that all from scratch, but am not having any luck. PHP or .NET are both options for me. Other languages are a possibility, but really depend on how much programing I would have to do....
content-management-system
php
.net
null
null
null
open
Looking for News and Podcast CMS === I feel I have outgrown Wordpress for where I want to take my website. I would prefer to start with a CMS core so I don't have to program that all from scratch, but am not having any luck. PHP or .NET are both options for me. Other languages are a possibility, but really depend on h...
0
32,689
08/28/2008 16:12:06
978
08/11/2008 11:46:05
21
2
In MS SQL Server 2005, is there a way to export, the complete maintenance plan of a database as a SQL Script?
Currently, if I want to output a SQL script for a table in my database, in Management Studio, I can right click and output a create script. Is there an equivalent to output an SQL script for a database's maintenance plan?
sql
sql-server
mssql
sql-server-2005
null
null
open
In MS SQL Server 2005, is there a way to export, the complete maintenance plan of a database as a SQL Script? === Currently, if I want to output a SQL script for a table in my database, in Management Studio, I can right click and output a create script. Is there an equivalent to output an SQL script for a database...
0
32,694
08/28/2008 16:13:19
742
08/08/2008 13:33:41
37
1
"ypcat" and "ypmatch username passwd" don't agree after change on server
I'm trying to use NIS for authentication on a st of machines. I had to change one of the user ID numbers for a user account on the NIS server (I changed the userid for `username` from 500 to 509 to avoid a conflict with a local user account with id 500 on the clients). The problem is that it has not updated properly on...
linux
nis
null
null
null
null
open
"ypcat" and "ypmatch username passwd" don't agree after change on server === I'm trying to use NIS for authentication on a st of machines. I had to change one of the user ID numbers for a user account on the NIS server (I changed the userid for `username` from 500 to 509 to avoid a conflict with a local user account w...
0
32,709
08/28/2008 16:17:52
2,993
08/26/2008 10:45:59
322
12
Isn't Func<T, bool> and Predicate<T> the same thing after compilation?
Haven't fired up reflector to look at the difference but would one expect to see the exact same compiled code when comparing Func T, bool vs. Predicate T I would imagine there is no difference as both take a generic parameter and return bool? sorry about the missing brackets around the type parameters, stackove...
c#
delegates
null
null
null
null
open
Isn't Func<T, bool> and Predicate<T> the same thing after compilation? === Haven't fired up reflector to look at the difference but would one expect to see the exact same compiled code when comparing Func T, bool vs. Predicate T I would imagine there is no difference as both take a generic parameter and return bo...
0
32,710
08/28/2008 16:18:24
184
08/03/2008 05:34:19
1,156
18
Is there some way I can validate a user in client side?
Is there some way I can authenticate a user in the client-side (browser) in a web application?
security
null
null
null
null
null
open
Is there some way I can validate a user in client side? === Is there some way I can authenticate a user in the client-side (browser) in a web application?
0
32,715
08/28/2008 16:20:19
820
08/09/2008 04:48:45
11
1
Is there a way to get images to display with ASP.NET and app_offline.htm?
When using the app_offline.htm feature of ASP.NET, it only allows html, but no images. Is there a way to get images to display without having to point them to a different url on another site?
asp.net
iis6
null
null
null
null
open
Is there a way to get images to display with ASP.NET and app_offline.htm? === When using the app_offline.htm feature of ASP.NET, it only allows html, but no images. Is there a way to get images to display without having to point them to a different url on another site?
0
32,717
08/28/2008 16:21:03
3,114
08/26/2008 18:05:52
196
14
Out-of-place builds with C#
I just finished setting up an out-of-place build system for our existing C++ code using inherited property sheets, a feature that seems to be specific to the Visual C++ product. Building out-of-place requires that many of the project settings be changed, and the inherited property sheets allowed me to change all the ne...
c#
build-process
msbuild
null
null
null
open
Out-of-place builds with C# === I just finished setting up an out-of-place build system for our existing C++ code using inherited property sheets, a feature that seems to be specific to the Visual C++ product. Building out-of-place requires that many of the project settings be changed, and the inherited property sheet...
0
32,718
08/28/2008 16:21:21
3,457
08/28/2008 16:21:21
1
0
Setting time zone remotely in C#
How do you set the Windows time zone on the local machine programmatically in C#? Using an interactive tool is not an option because the remote units have no user interface or users. The remote machine is running .NET 2.0 and Windows XP Embedded and a local app that communicates with a central server (via web service...
c#
.net
windows
null
null
null
open
Setting time zone remotely in C# === How do you set the Windows time zone on the local machine programmatically in C#? Using an interactive tool is not an option because the remote units have no user interface or users. The remote machine is running .NET 2.0 and Windows XP Embedded and a local app that communicates ...
0
32,733
08/28/2008 16:28:25
1,508
08/16/2008 02:29:14
216
18
.NET : Double-click event in TabControl
I would like to intercept the event in a .NET Windows Forms TabControl when the user has changed tab by double-clicking the tab (instead of just single-clicking it). Do you have any idea of how I can do that?
c#
.net
winforms
vb.net
tabcontrol
null
open
.NET : Double-click event in TabControl === I would like to intercept the event in a .NET Windows Forms TabControl when the user has changed tab by double-clicking the tab (instead of just single-clicking it). Do you have any idea of how I can do that?
0
32,744
08/28/2008 16:35:52
1,615
08/17/2008 15:19:59
43
1
I ALMOST understand how email works, but I'm missing something.
For the past few weeks, I've been trying to learn about just how email works. I understand the process of a client receiving mail from a server using POP pretty well. I also understand how a client computer can use SMTP to ask an SMTP server to send a message. However, I'm still missing something... The way I und...
email
pop
smtp
null
null
null
open
I ALMOST understand how email works, but I'm missing something. === For the past few weeks, I've been trying to learn about just how email works. I understand the process of a client receiving mail from a server using POP pretty well. I also understand how a client computer can use SMTP to ask an SMTP server to send...
0
32,747
08/28/2008 16:37:10
730
08/08/2008 12:40:04
109
17
How do i get today's date in C# in 8/28/2008 format?
How do i get today's date in C# in 8/28/2008 format? I need to set a string variable to today's date (preferably without the year) but there's got to be a better way than building it month-/-day once piece at a time.
c#
null
null
null
null
null
open
How do i get today's date in C# in 8/28/2008 format? === How do i get today's date in C# in 8/28/2008 format? I need to set a string variable to today's date (preferably without the year) but there's got to be a better way than building it month-/-day once piece at a time.
0
32,750
08/28/2008 16:38:10
2,577
08/23/2008 03:18:09
15
0
How can I take a byte array of a TIFF image and turn it into a System.Drawing.Image object?
I have a `byte[]` array, the contents of which represent a TIFF file (as in, if I write out these bytes directly to a file using the `BinaryWriter` object, it forms a perfectly valid TIFF file) and I'm trying to turn it into a System.Drawing.Image object so that I can use it for later manipulation (feeding into a multi...
c#
.net
image
tiff
null
null
open
How can I take a byte array of a TIFF image and turn it into a System.Drawing.Image object? === I have a `byte[]` array, the contents of which represent a TIFF file (as in, if I write out these bytes directly to a file using the `BinaryWriter` object, it forms a perfectly valid TIFF file) and I'm trying to turn it int...
0
32,757
08/28/2008 16:41:09
1,122
08/12/2008 14:00:43
328
40
Where can I get ASP MVC hosting?
I really need some ASP MVC CTP 4 hosing NOW. Is anyone doing this? I can't believe there is no-one willing to take my money just because it's in beta. This is a customer requirement, so why is each host I ask just saying 'we can't do that'?
asp.net-mvc
web-hosting
hosting
null
null
02/16/2012 14:13:47
not constructive
Where can I get ASP MVC hosting? === I really need some ASP MVC CTP 4 hosing NOW. Is anyone doing this? I can't believe there is no-one willing to take my money just because it's in beta. This is a customer requirement, so why is each host I ask just saying 'we can't do that'?
4
32,766
08/28/2008 16:42:42
3,460
08/28/2008 16:28:54
1
0
generation of designer file failed
Every few days VS2008 decides to get mad at me and fails to generate a designer file claiming it cannot find the file specified and that it's missing an assembly. Here's the scenario: The aspx page has a reference to a custom user control (inheriting UserControl) which references another assembly in the backend. T...
visual-studio
visual-studio-2008
null
null
null
null
open
generation of designer file failed === Every few days VS2008 decides to get mad at me and fails to generate a designer file claiming it cannot find the file specified and that it's missing an assembly. Here's the scenario: The aspx page has a reference to a custom user control (inheriting UserControl) which refere...
0
32,777
08/28/2008 16:48:23
572
08/06/2008 20:56:54
1,896
167
What is the best and most complete implementation of Unix system commands?
I've found a few (unfortunately, they are bookmarked at home and I'm at work, so no links), but I was wondering if anyone had any opinions about any of them (love it, hate it, whatever) so I could make a good decision. I think I'm going to use Cygwin for my Unix commands on Windows, but I'm not sure how well that's goi...
unix
command-line
null
null
null
null
open
What is the best and most complete implementation of Unix system commands? === I've found a few (unfortunately, they are bookmarked at home and I'm at work, so no links), but I was wondering if anyone had any opinions about any of them (love it, hate it, whatever) so I could make a good decision. I think I'm going to ...
0
32,780
08/28/2008 16:48:46
1,925
08/19/2008 14:23:13
59
6
SQL Server 2003 internet connection
Recently we got a new server at the office purely for testing purposes. It is set up so that we can access it from any computer. However today our ip got blocked from one of our other sites saying that our ip has been suspected of having a virus that sends spam emails. we learned this from the cbl http://cbl.abusea...
sql-server
null
null
null
null
null
open
SQL Server 2003 internet connection === Recently we got a new server at the office purely for testing purposes. It is set up so that we can access it from any computer. However today our ip got blocked from one of our other sites saying that our ip has been suspected of having a virus that sends spam emails. we le...
0
32,790
08/28/2008 16:52:44
2,443
08/22/2008 10:53:30
81
17
Alternatives to System.exit(1)
For various reasons calling System.exit is frowned upon when writing Java Applications, so how can I notify the calling process that not everything is going according to plan?
java
process
null
null
null
null
open
Alternatives to System.exit(1) === For various reasons calling System.exit is frowned upon when writing Java Applications, so how can I notify the calling process that not everything is going according to plan?
0
32,803
08/28/2008 16:56:51
2,535
08/22/2008 17:36:15
30
2
Email Delivery Question
This question comes on the heels of the question asked [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/371/how-do-you-make-sure-email-you-send-programmatically-is-not-automatically-marke). The email that comes from our web server comes from an IP address that is different than that for the Exchange server. Is this okay if...
email
spam
null
null
null
null
open
Email Delivery Question === This question comes on the heels of the question asked [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/371/how-do-you-make-sure-email-you-send-programmatically-is-not-automatically-marke). The email that comes from our web server comes from an IP address that is different than that for the Exc...
0
32,809
08/28/2008 17:02:23
1,806
08/18/2008 16:49:30
1
0
Javascript Unit-testing?
What's the best way to go about running unit tests for Javascript? I've been playing around with Selenium IDE, but it's Firefox-specific. Selenium RC looks... difficult - but is it the best way to run tests in, say, IE6? Also, is it worth doing? I haven't seen much about automated tests for Javascript application...
javascript
unit-testing
jquery
null
null
05/14/2012 17:10:47
not constructive
Javascript Unit-testing? === What's the best way to go about running unit tests for Javascript? I've been playing around with Selenium IDE, but it's Firefox-specific. Selenium RC looks... difficult - but is it the best way to run tests in, say, IE6? Also, is it worth doing? I haven't seen much about automated te...
4
32,814
08/28/2008 17:03:59
1,965
08/19/2008 15:51:08
1,814
104
ASP.NET Validators inside an UpdatePanel
I'm using an older version of ASP.NET AJAX due to runtime limitations, Placing a ASP.NET Validator inside of an update panel does not work. Is there at trick to make these work, or do I need to use the ValidatorCallOut control that comes with the AJAX toolkit?
asp.net
ajax
updatepanel
null
null
null
open
ASP.NET Validators inside an UpdatePanel === I'm using an older version of ASP.NET AJAX due to runtime limitations, Placing a ASP.NET Validator inside of an update panel does not work. Is there at trick to make these work, or do I need to use the ValidatorCallOut control that comes with the AJAX toolkit?
0
32,824
08/28/2008 17:08:58
2,114
08/20/2008 12:26:57
530
14
Why does HttpCacheability.Private suppress ETags?
While writing a custom IHttpHandler I came across a behavior that I didn't expect concerning the HttpCachePolicy object. My handler calculates and sets an entity-tag (using the SetETag method on the HttpCachePolicy associated with the current response object). If I set the cache-control to public using: cache...
asp.net
caching
http
null
null
null
open
Why does HttpCacheability.Private suppress ETags? === While writing a custom IHttpHandler I came across a behavior that I didn't expect concerning the HttpCachePolicy object. My handler calculates and sets an entity-tag (using the SetETag method on the HttpCachePolicy associated with the current response object). I...
0
32,835
08/28/2008 17:12:57
3,433
08/28/2008 15:04:27
24
6
XNA Unit Testing
So I'm interested in hearing different thoughts about what is the best way to go about unit testing XNA Game/Applications. Astute googlers can probably figure out why I'm asking, but I didn't want to bias the topic :-)
unit-testing
xna
null
null
null
null
open
XNA Unit Testing === So I'm interested in hearing different thoughts about what is the best way to go about unit testing XNA Game/Applications. Astute googlers can probably figure out why I'm asking, but I didn't want to bias the topic :-)
0
32,839
08/28/2008 17:14:27
290
08/04/2008 12:57:50
857
61
What are generally accepted code formatting guidelines?
According to [McCall's Quality Model][1], **Product Revision** is one of the three main perspectives for describing the quality attributes of a software product. Under the Product Revision perspective, **maintainability**, *the ability to find and fix a defect*, is identified as a key quality factor that impacts the ab...
language-agnostic
sqa
maintainability
formatting
null
null
open
What are generally accepted code formatting guidelines? === According to [McCall's Quality Model][1], **Product Revision** is one of the three main perspectives for describing the quality attributes of a software product. Under the Product Revision perspective, **maintainability**, *the ability to find and fix a defec...
0
32,845
08/28/2008 17:16:54
1,490
08/15/2008 21:35:24
468
52
Creating System Restore Points - Thoughts?
Is it "taboo" to programatically create system restore points? I would be doing this before I perform a software update. If there is a better method to create a restore point with just my software's files and data, please let me know. private void CreateRestorePoint(string description) { ...
ux
system-restore
null
null
null
null
open
Creating System Restore Points - Thoughts? === Is it "taboo" to programatically create system restore points? I would be doing this before I perform a software update. If there is a better method to create a restore point with just my software's files and data, please let me know. private void CreateResto...
0
32,851
08/28/2008 17:21:21
96
08/01/2008 18:33:48
561
54
Multicasting, Messaging, ActiveMQ vs. MSMQ?
I'm working on a messaging/notification system for our products. Basic requirements are: * Fire and forget * Persistent set of messages, possibly updating, to stay there until the sender says to remove them The libraries will be written in C#. Spring.NET just released a milestone build with lots of nice me...
messaging
msmq
activemq
null
null
null
open
Multicasting, Messaging, ActiveMQ vs. MSMQ? === I'm working on a messaging/notification system for our products. Basic requirements are: * Fire and forget * Persistent set of messages, possibly updating, to stay there until the sender says to remove them The libraries will be written in C#. Spring.NET jus...
0
32,871
08/28/2008 17:31:13
3,435
08/28/2008 15:10:35
1
0
How can I resize a swf during runtime to have the browser create html scrollbars?
I have a swf with loads text into a Sprite that resizes based on the content put into - I'd like though for the ones that are longer than the page to have the browser use its native scroll bars rather than handle it in actionscript (very much like [http://www.nike.com/nikeskateboarding/v3/][1]...) I did have a look ...
actionscript-3
flash
flex
null
null
null
open
How can I resize a swf during runtime to have the browser create html scrollbars? === I have a swf with loads text into a Sprite that resizes based on the content put into - I'd like though for the ones that are longer than the page to have the browser use its native scroll bars rather than handle it in actionscript (...
0
32,875
08/28/2008 17:36:29
2,118
08/20/2008 12:54:09
304
14
Browser's Default CSS
Are there any lists of browser CSS defaults? (browser stylsheets in tabular form) I want to know the default font of textareas across all browsers and also for future reference.
css
javascript
default
fonts
null
null
open
Browser's Default CSS === Are there any lists of browser CSS defaults? (browser stylsheets in tabular form) I want to know the default font of textareas across all browsers and also for future reference.
0
32,877
08/28/2008 17:38:07
1,683
08/18/2008 00:30:32
115
9
How to remove "VsDebuggerCausalityData" data from SOAP message?
I've got a problem where incoming SOAP messages from one particular client are being marked as invalid and rejected by our XML firewall device. It appears extra payload data is being inserted by Visual Studio; we're thinking the extra data may be causing a problem b/c we're seeing "VsDebuggerCausalityData" in these mes...
visual-studio
web-services
soap
null
null
null
open
How to remove "VsDebuggerCausalityData" data from SOAP message? === I've got a problem where incoming SOAP messages from one particular client are being marked as invalid and rejected by our XML firewall device. It appears extra payload data is being inserted by Visual Studio; we're thinking the extra data may be caus...
0
32,897
08/28/2008 17:47:56
316
08/04/2008 15:40:45
174
13
Do Java multi-line comments account for strings?
This question would probably apply equally as well to other languages with C-like multi-line comments. Here's the problem I'm encountering. I'm working with Java code in Eclipse, and I wanted to comment out a block of code. However, there is a string that contains the character sequence "*/", and Eclipse thinks that th...
java
eclipse
comments
null
null
null
open
Do Java multi-line comments account for strings? === This question would probably apply equally as well to other languages with C-like multi-line comments. Here's the problem I'm encountering. I'm working with Java code in Eclipse, and I wanted to comment out a block of code. However, there is a string that contains t...
0
32,899
08/28/2008 17:49:02
720
08/08/2008 08:47:12
76
5
How to generate dynamic unit tests in python?
I have some kind of test data and want to create an unit test for each item. My first idea was to do it like this: import unittest l = [["foo", "a", "a",], ["bar", "a", "b"], ["lee", "b", "b"]] class TestSequence(unittest.TestCase): def testsample(self): for name, a,b ...
python
unit-testing
null
null
null
null
open
How to generate dynamic unit tests in python? === I have some kind of test data and want to create an unit test for each item. My first idea was to do it like this: import unittest l = [["foo", "a", "a",], ["bar", "a", "b"], ["lee", "b", "b"]] class TestSequence(unittest.TestCase): ...
0
32,914
08/28/2008 17:54:10
3,435
08/28/2008 15:10:35
1
0
Is there a way to render svg data in a swf at runtime?
I'd like to render to svg data in a swf at runtime (not in Flex - not using degrafa) - how would I go about doing that?
flash
actionscript-3
svg
swf
null
null
open
Is there a way to render svg data in a swf at runtime? === I'd like to render to svg data in a swf at runtime (not in Flex - not using degrafa) - how would I go about doing that?
0
9,617,499
03/08/2012 12:14:10
569,724
01/10/2011 11:04:03
1
0
Hide Checkbox and Label based on Label text
The label text of a checkbox is dynamically generated in CodeCharge. The label text includes the amount of available articles. When this number is (0), the checkbox and the label text should be hidden, if not both checkbox and label value must be shown. In this case checkbox and label text hidden: <input id="...
php
jquery
codecharge
null
null
null
open
Hide Checkbox and Label based on Label text === The label text of a checkbox is dynamically generated in CodeCharge. The label text includes the amount of available articles. When this number is (0), the checkbox and the label text should be hidden, if not both checkbox and label value must be shown. In this case c...
0
9,617,500
03/08/2012 12:14:10
1,131,905
01/05/2012 10:38:01
45
1
Building a VS2010 project consumes extra resources
I have many projects I work in normally, but I have one that consumes a max of CPU resources at build time and system (windows server 2008) becomes very slow . and this issue has started last week, I don't remember that I have changed neither project nor VS2010 settings. What can be the problem ? Thanks
visual-studio
visual-studio-2010
build-process
null
null
null
open
Building a VS2010 project consumes extra resources === I have many projects I work in normally, but I have one that consumes a max of CPU resources at build time and system (windows server 2008) becomes very slow . and this issue has started last week, I don't remember that I have changed neither project nor VS2010 se...
0
9,617,502
03/08/2012 12:14:32
106,906
05/14/2009 08:42:48
620
31
How do I see exactly what characters are in a string?
Check out the weird behavior I'm getting with two strings. I suspect of course, that the space isn't really a space. How do I investigate this? ![enter image description here][1] [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/Trs3o.jpg
ruby-on-rails
ruby
string
null
null
null
open
How do I see exactly what characters are in a string? === Check out the weird behavior I'm getting with two strings. I suspect of course, that the space isn't really a space. How do I investigate this? ![enter image description here][1] [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/Trs3o.jpg
0
9,617,503
03/08/2012 12:14:33
523,507
11/29/2010 05:52:04
1,028
25
ios MediaPlayer video small window not working
i have a video playing with MediaPlayer , ok on iPad, but if I touch the button to make the screen go small ![enter image description here][1] so what do i use here? to make it go small? `MPMovieScalingMode `? and how to use it? I touch the minimize icon and the image dissapear, thanks [1]: http://i....
iphone
ios
ipad
mpmovieplayer
null
null
open
ios MediaPlayer video small window not working === i have a video playing with MediaPlayer , ok on iPad, but if I touch the button to make the screen go small ![enter image description here][1] so what do i use here? to make it go small? `MPMovieScalingMode `? and how to use it? I touch the minimize icon an...
0
9,617,510
03/08/2012 12:15:01
53,136
01/08/2009 23:01:40
707
42
Topological Sort on Neo4j
I have a graph on neo4j and I would like to run a topological sort, preferably without writing on the graph itself (to allow for multiple clients to run algorithms on the same graph simultaneously). How should I approach this? Shall I clone the graph and work on the temporary copy, or is there a sort of traversal/it...
ruby
rest
graph-theory
neo4j
topological-sort
null
open
Topological Sort on Neo4j === I have a graph on neo4j and I would like to run a topological sort, preferably without writing on the graph itself (to allow for multiple clients to run algorithms on the same graph simultaneously). How should I approach this? Shall I clone the graph and work on the temporary copy, or ...
0
9,617,511
03/08/2012 12:15:01
1,186,991
02/03/2012 07:46:23
18
0
Returning a bool and rethrowing an exception
Is it possible to return a bool and also rethrow an exception within the same method? Ive tried with the following code and it keeps saying that unreachable code is detected or that i cant exit the finally block. public bool AccessToFile(string filePath) { FileStream source = null; ...
c#
c#-4.0
exception-handling
null
null
null
open
Returning a bool and rethrowing an exception === Is it possible to return a bool and also rethrow an exception within the same method? Ive tried with the following code and it keeps saying that unreachable code is detected or that i cant exit the finally block. public bool AccessToFile(string filePath) ...
0
9,617,515
03/08/2012 12:15:17
325,519
04/25/2010 19:13:48
791
10
Single EJB responsible for logic and many clients
I'm new to Java EE and I stuck with problem described below, I'll be very happy if you can help me. I need to implement some logic (based on finite-state machine) on server. As I understand I should implement it as EJB, right?. The problem is that one client should be able to create such "object" and other clients s...
java-ee
java-ee-6
null
null
null
null
open
Single EJB responsible for logic and many clients === I'm new to Java EE and I stuck with problem described below, I'll be very happy if you can help me. I need to implement some logic (based on finite-state machine) on server. As I understand I should implement it as EJB, right?. The problem is that one client sho...
0
9,617,522
03/08/2012 12:15:36
1,230,643
02/24/2012 11:23:58
8
0
How can I reopen STDIN <> in perl?
How can I open STDIN for the second time? Let say I have this data John Smith 25 O ATG 180 Peter Jackson 40 AB GGTA 173 Carl Anderson 32 A GGT 172 And I have this code while( my $line = <>) { print $line; } while( my $line = <>) { print $line; } I want...
perl
stdin
iterate
null
null
null
open
How can I reopen STDIN <> in perl? === How can I open STDIN for the second time? Let say I have this data John Smith 25 O ATG 180 Peter Jackson 40 AB GGTA 173 Carl Anderson 32 A GGT 172 And I have this code while( my $line = <>) { print $line; } while( my $line = <>) ...
0
32,930
08/28/2008 17:59:11
327
08/04/2008 17:08:49
507
31
What is a good dvd burning component for Windows or .Net?
I'd like to add dvd burning functionality to my .Net app (running on Windows Server 2003), are there any good components available? I've used the NeroCOM sdk that used to come with Nero but they no longer support the sdk in the latest versions of Nero. I learned that Microsoft has created an IMAPI2 upgrade for Window...
.net
components
windows
microsoft
dvd
null
open
What is a good dvd burning component for Windows or .Net? === I'd like to add dvd burning functionality to my .Net app (running on Windows Server 2003), are there any good components available? I've used the NeroCOM sdk that used to come with Nero but they no longer support the sdk in the latest versions of Nero. I ...
0
32,937
08/28/2008 18:01:42
1,302
08/14/2008 13:04:10
18
3
Shorthand conditional in C# similar to SQL 'in' keyword
In C# is there a shorthand way to write this: public static bool IsAllowed(int userID) { return (userID == Personnel.JohnDoe || userID == Personnel.JaneDoe ...); } Like: public static bool IsAllowed(int userID) { return (userID in Personnel.JohnDoe, Personnel.JaneDoe .....
c#
lambda
conditional
if-statement
null
null
open
Shorthand conditional in C# similar to SQL 'in' keyword === In C# is there a shorthand way to write this: public static bool IsAllowed(int userID) { return (userID == Personnel.JohnDoe || userID == Personnel.JaneDoe ...); } Like: public static bool IsAllowed(int userID) { ...
0
32,941
08/28/2008 18:03:36
2,184
08/20/2008 20:01:42
1
0
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Control
Is the Sql Server 2008 control available for download? Does it yet support the 2008 RDL schema?
sql-server
reporting-services
null
null
null
null
open
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Control === Is the Sql Server 2008 control available for download? Does it yet support the 2008 RDL schema?
0
32,964
08/28/2008 18:11:55
1,438
08/15/2008 15:44:20
536
34
Should a wireless network be open?
Obviously there are security reasons to close a wireless network and it's not fun if someone is stealing your bandwidth. But how much of a problem is this? To address the first concern: Does a device on the same wireless network have any special privileges or access that an other device on the internet has? (Assum...
wireless
networking
security
null
null
11/08/2011 07:04:55
off topic
Should a wireless network be open? === Obviously there are security reasons to close a wireless network and it's not fun if someone is stealing your bandwidth. But how much of a problem is this? To address the first concern: Does a device on the same wireless network have any special privileges or access that an o...
2
32,966
08/28/2008 18:12:38
757
08/08/2008 15:38:57
21
5
How to program user preferences
I'm using Ruby on Rails for an internal site. Different users of the site have access to a wide variety of data and highly disparate perspectives of the data. Within those different classes of users, there needs to be levels of access. Within the levels of access I need to be able to add features from other classes of ...
ruby
ruby-on-rails
usercontrols
user-interface
null
null
open
How to program user preferences === I'm using Ruby on Rails for an internal site. Different users of the site have access to a wide variety of data and highly disparate perspectives of the data. Within those different classes of users, there needs to be levels of access. Within the levels of access I need to be able t...
0
32,986
08/28/2008 18:16:54
3,484
08/28/2008 18:14:05
1
0
NSEnumerator performance vs for loop in Cocoa
I know that if you have a loop that modifies the count of the items in the loop, using the NSEnumerator on a set is the best way to make sure your code blows up, however I would like to understand the performance tradeoffs between the NSEnumerator class and just an old school for loop
cocoa
nsenumerator
apple
performance
c
null
open
NSEnumerator performance vs for loop in Cocoa === I know that if you have a loop that modifies the count of the items in the loop, using the NSEnumerator on a set is the best way to make sure your code blows up, however I would like to understand the performance tradeoffs between the NSEnumerator class and just an old...
0
32,991
08/28/2008 18:18:29
1,965
08/19/2008 15:51:08
1,834
105
Leaving your harddrive shared
The leaving your wireless network open question reminded me of this. I typically share the root drive on my machines across my network, and tie login authorization to the machines NT ID, so there is at least some form of protection. My question, how easy is it to gain access to these drives for ill good? Is the a...
security
windows
networking
null
null
null
open
Leaving your harddrive shared === The leaving your wireless network open question reminded me of this. I typically share the root drive on my machines across my network, and tie login authorization to the machines NT ID, so there is at least some form of protection. My question, how easy is it to gain access to ...
0
33,034
08/28/2008 18:37:07
3,508
08/28/2008 18:37:07
1
0
How do banks remember "your computer"?
As many of you probably know, online banks nowadays have a security system whereby you are asked some personal questions before you even enter your password. Once you have answered them, you can choose for the bank to "remember this computer" so that in the future you can login by only entering your password. How d...
https
onlinebanking
sessiontracking
null
null
null
open
How do banks remember "your computer"? === As many of you probably know, online banks nowadays have a security system whereby you are asked some personal questions before you even enter your password. Once you have answered them, you can choose for the bank to "remember this computer" so that in the future you can lo...
0
33,042
08/28/2008 18:40:00
1,304
08/14/2008 13:19:08
46
9
how can I measure code coverage of my unit tests automatically?
I have a very large code base that contains extensive unit tests (using CppUnit). <b>I need to work out what percentage of the code is exercised by these tests</b>, and (ideally) generate some sort of report that tells me on a per-library or per-file basis, how much of the code was exercised. Here's the kicker: th...
c++
cppunit
unit-testing
crossplatform
coverage
null
open
how can I measure code coverage of my unit tests automatically? === I have a very large code base that contains extensive unit tests (using CppUnit). <b>I need to work out what percentage of the code is exercised by these tests</b>, and (ideally) generate some sort of report that tells me on a per-library or per-fil...
0
33,048
08/28/2008 18:41:21
2,569
08/22/2008 23:10:37
1
0
How would you test observers with rSpec
Suppose you have an ActiveRecord::Observer - how do you test this observer with rSpec?
rspec
ruby-on-rails
ruby
testing
activerecordobserver
null
open
How would you test observers with rSpec === Suppose you have an ActiveRecord::Observer - how do you test this observer with rSpec?
0
33,055
08/28/2008 18:43:59
3,396
08/28/2008 12:43:15
3
0
what is the best way to backup subversion repositories?
I'm new to svn and I'd like to know what are common methods of backing up repositories in a windows environment?
svn
null
null
null
null
null
open
what is the best way to backup subversion repositories? === I'm new to svn and I'd like to know what are common methods of backing up repositories in a windows environment?
0
33,061
08/28/2008 18:45:55
3,493
08/28/2008 18:45:54
1
0
Best way to export a QTMovie with a fade-in and fade-out in the audio
I want to take a QTMovie that I have and export it with the audio fading in and fading out for a predetermined amount of time. I want to do this within Cocoa as much as possible. The movie will likely only have audio in it. My research has turned up a couple of possibilities: 1. Use the newer Audio Context Insert AP...
osx
cocoa
objective-c
null
null
null
open
Best way to export a QTMovie with a fade-in and fade-out in the audio === I want to take a QTMovie that I have and export it with the audio fading in and fading out for a predetermined amount of time. I want to do this within Cocoa as much as possible. The movie will likely only have audio in it. My research has turne...
0
33,063
08/28/2008 18:46:24
2,187
08/20/2008 20:30:43
13
2
Looking for Regex to find quoted newlines in a big string (for C#)
I have a big string (let's call it a CSV file, though it isn't actually one, it'll just be easier for now) that I have to parse in C# code. The first step of the parsing process splits the file into individual lines by just using a StreamReader object and calling ReadLine until it's through the file. However, any give...
c#
regex
null
null
null
null
open
Looking for Regex to find quoted newlines in a big string (for C#) === I have a big string (let's call it a CSV file, though it isn't actually one, it'll just be easier for now) that I have to parse in C# code. The first step of the parsing process splits the file into individual lines by just using a StreamReader ob...
0
33,073
08/28/2008 18:50:31
1,412
08/15/2008 15:05:57
440
25
Ignore Emacs temporary files in a diff
How do I make `diff` ignore temporary files like `foo.c~`? Is there a configuration file that will make ignoring temporaries the default? More generally: what's the best way to generate a "clean" patch off a tarball? I do this rarely enough (submitting a bug fix to an OSS project by email) that I always struggle wit...
diff
emacs
patchgeneration
patch
null
null
open
Ignore Emacs temporary files in a diff === How do I make `diff` ignore temporary files like `foo.c~`? Is there a configuration file that will make ignoring temporaries the default? More generally: what's the best way to generate a "clean" patch off a tarball? I do this rarely enough (submitting a bug fix to an OSS ...
0
33,076
08/28/2008 18:51:32
2,695
08/24/2008 15:29:59
513
39
Pattern recognition algorithms
In the past I had to develop a program which acted as a rule evaluator. You had an antecedent and some consecuents (actions) so if the antecedent evaled to true the actions where performed. At that time I used a modified version of the [RETE algorithm][1] (there are three versions of RETE only the first being public...
pattern-recognition
algorithm
null
null
null
null
open
Pattern recognition algorithms === In the past I had to develop a program which acted as a rule evaluator. You had an antecedent and some consecuents (actions) so if the antecedent evaled to true the actions where performed. At that time I used a modified version of the [RETE algorithm][1] (there are three versions...
0
33,079
08/28/2008 18:52:49
2,148
08/20/2008 15:20:13
188
18
Fighting programmer colors.
<img alt="Kicking the Llama" title="Kicking the Llama" src="http://www.ok-cancel.com/strips/okcancel20031010.gif" width="640"/> I have a couple of pet projects where I'm the sole designer/programmer and I spend too much time changing the user interface to make it easier to use **by real users** and avoiding **bright...
user-interface
graphic-design
colors
null
null
null
open
Fighting programmer colors. === <img alt="Kicking the Llama" title="Kicking the Llama" src="http://www.ok-cancel.com/strips/okcancel20031010.gif" width="640"/> I have a couple of pet projects where I'm the sole designer/programmer and I spend too much time changing the user interface to make it easier to use **by r...
0
33,080
08/28/2008 18:52:53
1,226
08/13/2008 13:55:55
131
11
Setting the height of a DIV dynamically
In a web application I'm working on, I have a page that contains a DIV that has an auto-width depending on the width of the browser window. However, I need to be able to have an auto-height for the object. The DIV starts about 300px from the top screen, and it's height should make it stretch to the bottom of the br...
html
css
javascript
div
height
null
open
Setting the height of a DIV dynamically === In a web application I'm working on, I have a page that contains a DIV that has an auto-width depending on the width of the browser window. However, I need to be able to have an auto-height for the object. The DIV starts about 300px from the top screen, and it's height s...
0
33,086
08/28/2008 18:55:06
1,942
08/19/2008 14:45:43
88
10
ensuring uploaded files are safe
My boss has come to me and asked how to enure a file uploaded through web page is safe. He wants people to be able to upload pdfs and tiff images (and the like) and his real concern is someone embedding a virus in a pdf that is then viewed/altered (and the virus executed). I just read something on a procedure that cou...
security
antivirus
null
null
null
null
open
ensuring uploaded files are safe === My boss has come to me and asked how to enure a file uploaded through web page is safe. He wants people to be able to upload pdfs and tiff images (and the like) and his real concern is someone embedding a virus in a pdf that is then viewed/altered (and the virus executed). I just ...
0
33,089
08/28/2008 18:55:32
83
08/01/2008 16:31:56
921
75
How do I use ASP.NET Login Controls when my Login.aspx is not at the root of my application?
I'm using the [ASP.NET Login Controls][1] and [Forms Authentication][2] for membership/credentials for an ASP.NET web application. It keeps redirecting to a Login.aspx page at the root of my application that does not exist. My login page is within a folder. [1]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178329...
asp.net
null
null
null
null
null
open
How do I use ASP.NET Login Controls when my Login.aspx is not at the root of my application? === I'm using the [ASP.NET Login Controls][1] and [Forms Authentication][2] for membership/credentials for an ASP.NET web application. It keeps redirecting to a Login.aspx page at the root of my application that does not exis...
0
33,103
08/28/2008 18:58:36
1,450
08/15/2008 16:26:21
699
39
How Do Sites Supress Pasting Text?
I've noticed that some sites (usually banks) supress the ability to paste text into text fields. How is this done? I know that JavaScript can be used to swallow the keyboard shortcut for paste, but what about the right-click menu item?
javascript
onlinebanking
web-applications
null
null
null
open
How Do Sites Supress Pasting Text? === I've noticed that some sites (usually banks) supress the ability to paste text into text fields. How is this done? I know that JavaScript can be used to swallow the keyboard shortcut for paste, but what about the right-click menu item?
0
33,104
08/28/2008 18:58:39
1,456
08/15/2008 17:03:51
15
0
Communicating between websites (using Javascript or ?)
Here's my problem - I'd like to communicate between two websites and I'm looking for a clean solution. The current solution uses Javascript but there are nasty workarounds because of (understandable) cross-site scripting restrictions. At the moment, **website A** opens a modal window containing **website B** using a...
website
javascript
jquery
xss
hack
null
open
Communicating between websites (using Javascript or ?) === Here's my problem - I'd like to communicate between two websites and I'm looking for a clean solution. The current solution uses Javascript but there are nasty workarounds because of (understandable) cross-site scripting restrictions. At the moment, **websi...
0
33,113
08/28/2008 19:00:40
327
08/04/2008 17:08:49
507
31
Is there any way to override the drag and drop behavior of an existing app in Windows?
I would like to extend some existing applications' drag and drop behavior, and I'm wondering if there is any way to hack on drag and drop support or changes to drag and drop behavior by monitoring the app's message loop and injecting my own messages.
windows
null
null
null
null
null
open
Is there any way to override the drag and drop behavior of an existing app in Windows? === I would like to extend some existing applications' drag and drop behavior, and I'm wondering if there is any way to hack on drag and drop support or changes to drag and drop behavior by monitoring the app's message loop and inje...
0
33,115
08/28/2008 19:00:57
1,638
08/17/2008 17:58:57
350
41
Does C# have the notion of private and protected inheritance?
Does C# have the notion of private / protected inheritance, and if not, why? **C++** <pre> <code> class Foo : private Bar { public: ... }; </code> </pre> **C#** <pre> <code> public abstract NServlet class : private System.Web.UI.Page { // error "type expected" } </code> </pre> I am impl...
c#
inheritance
null
null
null
null
open
Does C# have the notion of private and protected inheritance? === Does C# have the notion of private / protected inheritance, and if not, why? **C++** <pre> <code> class Foo : private Bar { public: ... }; </code> </pre> **C#** <pre> <code> public abstract NServlet class : private System.Web.UI.Pag...
0
33,117
08/28/2008 19:01:03
1,565
08/16/2008 17:35:45
41
7
Building a custom Linux Live CD
Can anyone point me to a good tutorial on creating a bootable Linux CD from scratch? I need help with a fairly specialized problem: my firm sells an expansion card that requires custom firmware. Currently we use an extremely old live CD image of RH7.2 that we update with current firmware. Manufacturing puts the card...
linux
null
null
null
null
null
open
Building a custom Linux Live CD === Can anyone point me to a good tutorial on creating a bootable Linux CD from scratch? I need help with a fairly specialized problem: my firm sells an expansion card that requires custom firmware. Currently we use an extremely old live CD image of RH7.2 that we update with current ...
0
33,144
08/28/2008 19:10:51
3,494
08/28/2008 18:54:48
1
1
Windows Mobile Development, alternatives to visual studio?
I am looking to start writing apps for my Windows Mobile 6.1 professional device (Sprint Mogul/HTC Titan). I use the copy of Visual Studio 2003 that I bought in college for all of my current contracting work, (all of my day job work is done on a company laptop). From what I can tell from MSDN in order to develop us...
windows-mobile
null
null
null
null
null
open
Windows Mobile Development, alternatives to visual studio? === I am looking to start writing apps for my Windows Mobile 6.1 professional device (Sprint Mogul/HTC Titan). I use the copy of Visual Studio 2003 that I bought in college for all of my current contracting work, (all of my day job work is done on a company...
0
33,150
08/28/2008 19:11:34
2,017
08/19/2008 20:01:30
91
4
How to pass method name to custom server control in asp.net?
I am working on a Customer Server Control that extends another control. There is no problem with attaching to other controls on the form. in vb.net: Parent.FindControl(TargetControlName) I would like to pass a method to the control in the ASPX markup. for example: &lt;c:MyCustomerControl runat=server Initia...
c#
asp.net
vb.net
custom-server-controls
webcontrols
null
open
How to pass method name to custom server control in asp.net? === I am working on a Customer Server Control that extends another control. There is no problem with attaching to other controls on the form. in vb.net: Parent.FindControl(TargetControlName) I would like to pass a method to the control in the ASPX ma...
0
33,166
08/28/2008 19:18:33
83
08/01/2008 16:31:56
926
76
How do I keep my Login.aspx page's ReturnUrl parameter from overriding my ASP.NET Login control's DestinationPageUrl property?
I'm using the [ASP.NET Login Controls][1] and [Forms Authentication][2] for membership/credentials for an ASP.NET web application. I've got pages such as *PasswordRecovery.aspx* that are accessable to only Anonymous users. When I click my login link from such a page, the login page has a *ReturnUrl* parameter in the ...
asp.net
forms-authentication
null
null
null
null
open
How do I keep my Login.aspx page's ReturnUrl parameter from overriding my ASP.NET Login control's DestinationPageUrl property? === I'm using the [ASP.NET Login Controls][1] and [Forms Authentication][2] for membership/credentials for an ASP.NET web application. I've got pages such as *PasswordRecovery.aspx* that are ...
0
33,174
08/28/2008 19:20:38
757
08/08/2008 15:38:57
21
6
Accessing Sharepoint from outside the WebUI
Is it possible to access the database backend of a sharepoint server? My company uses Sharepoint to store data and pictures of various assets. Ideally I would be able to access the data and display it in my application to allow users both methods of access. Before I go talk to the IT department I would like to find ...
sql-server
sharepoint
null
null
null
null
open
Accessing Sharepoint from outside the WebUI === Is it possible to access the database backend of a sharepoint server? My company uses Sharepoint to store data and pictures of various assets. Ideally I would be able to access the data and display it in my application to allow users both methods of access. Before I g...
0
33,175
08/28/2008 19:22:17
1,302
08/14/2008 13:04:10
38
4
How to tell the data types after executing a stored procedure?
Is there a way when executing a stored procedure in Management Studio to get the data types of the result sets coming back? I'm looking for something like functionality of when you pass a table name to sp_help
sql-server
mssql
tsql
management-studio
null
null
open
How to tell the data types after executing a stored procedure? === Is there a way when executing a stored procedure in Management Studio to get the data types of the result sets coming back? I'm looking for something like functionality of when you pass a table name to sp_help
0
33,204
08/28/2008 19:40:55
238
08/03/2008 21:42:37
1,262
57
When to commit changes?
Using oracle 10g , acced via perl DBI , I have a table with a few tens of million rows being updated a few times per second while being read from much more frequently form another process. Soon the update frequency will increase by an order of magnitude (maybe two). Someone suggested that committing every N updates...
oracle
sql
null
null
null
null
open
When to commit changes? === Using oracle 10g , acced via perl DBI , I have a table with a few tens of million rows being updated a few times per second while being read from much more frequently form another process. Soon the update frequency will increase by an order of magnitude (maybe two). Someone suggested th...
0
33,207
08/28/2008 19:41:30
2,339
08/21/2008 17:27:28
1
0
What is the best way to unit test Objective-C code
What frameworks exists to unit test Objective-C code. I would like a framework that integrates nicely with Xcode.
objectivec
cocoa
null
null
null
null
open
What is the best way to unit test Objective-C code === What frameworks exists to unit test Objective-C code. I would like a framework that integrates nicely with Xcode.
0
33,217
08/28/2008 19:45:03
337
08/04/2008 18:11:42
111
5
How can you implement trackbacks on a custom-coded blog (written in C#)?
Title says it all.
blogs
c#
null
null
null
null
open
How can you implement trackbacks on a custom-coded blog (written in C#)? === Title says it all.
0
33,222
08/28/2008 19:47:24
1,143
08/12/2008 18:58:24
569
41
Compact Framework - Lightweight GUI Framework?
Winform is a bit heavy.... a bit slow and you can't control the paint event so during processor intensive operations the UI might leave the user staring at a half rendered screen. Nice! To alleviate this issue I would seek a lightweight control framework, is there one kicking about already or would one have to homeb...
compactframework
gdi+
windows-ce
null
null
null
open
Compact Framework - Lightweight GUI Framework? === Winform is a bit heavy.... a bit slow and you can't control the paint event so during processor intensive operations the UI might leave the user staring at a half rendered screen. Nice! To alleviate this issue I would seek a lightweight control framework, is there ...
0
33,223
08/28/2008 19:47:58
2,640
08/23/2008 20:40:36
1
1
Is elegant, semantic CSS with ASP.Net still a pipe dream?
I know Microsoft has made efforts in the direction of semantic and cross-browser compliant XHTML and CSS, but it still seems like a PitA to pull off elegant markup. I've downloaded and tweaked the CSS Friendly Adapters and all that. But I still find myself frustrated with bloated and unattractive code. Is elegant, s...
asp.net
css
friendly
adapters
xhtml
null
open
Is elegant, semantic CSS with ASP.Net still a pipe dream? === I know Microsoft has made efforts in the direction of semantic and cross-browser compliant XHTML and CSS, but it still seems like a PitA to pull off elegant markup. I've downloaded and tweaked the CSS Friendly Adapters and all that. But I still find myself ...
0
33,226
08/28/2008 19:48:49
3,475
08/28/2008 17:53:18
1
0
In SQL Server 2000, is there a sysobjects query that will retrieve user views and not system views?
Assuming such a query exists, I would greatly appreciate the help. I'm trying to develop a permissions script that will grant "select" and "references" permissions on the user tables and views in a database. My hope is that executing the "grant" commands on each element in such a set will make it easier to keep per...
sqlserver
sysobjects
null
null
null
null
open
In SQL Server 2000, is there a sysobjects query that will retrieve user views and not system views? === Assuming such a query exists, I would greatly appreciate the help. I'm trying to develop a permissions script that will grant "select" and "references" permissions on the user tables and views in a database. My ...
0
33,233
08/28/2008 19:51:37
1,143
08/12/2008 18:58:24
569
41
Integrating a custom gui framework with the VS designer
Imagine you homebrew a custom gui framework that _doesn't_ use windows handles (compact framework, so please don't argue with "whys"). One of the main disadvantages of developing such a framework is that you lose compatability with the winform designer. So my question is to all of you who know a lot about VS customi...
visual-studio
gui-designer
null
null
null
null
open
Integrating a custom gui framework with the VS designer === Imagine you homebrew a custom gui framework that _doesn't_ use windows handles (compact framework, so please don't argue with "whys"). One of the main disadvantages of developing such a framework is that you lose compatability with the winform designer. So...
0
33,242
08/28/2008 19:54:02
5
07/31/2008 14:22:31
2,261
94
How can I find unused images and CSS styles in a website?
Is there a tool or methodology (other than trial and error) I can use to find unused image files? How about CSS declarations for ID's and Classes that don't even exist in the site? It seems like there might be a way to just spider the site, profile it, and see which images and styles are never loaded.
html
css
null
null
null
null
open
How can I find unused images and CSS styles in a website? === Is there a tool or methodology (other than trial and error) I can use to find unused image files? How about CSS declarations for ID's and Classes that don't even exist in the site? It seems like there might be a way to just spider the site, profile it, a...
0
33,250
08/28/2008 19:58:10
91
08/01/2008 17:55:22
4,923
231
Caching Active Directory Data
In one of my applications, I am querying active directory to get a list of all users below a given user (using the "Direct Reports" thing). So basically, given the name of the person, it is looked up in AD, then the Direct Reports are read. But then for every direct report, the tool needs to check the direct reports of...
c#
asp.net
activedirectory
null
null
null
open
Caching Active Directory Data === In one of my applications, I am querying active directory to get a list of all users below a given user (using the "Direct Reports" thing). So basically, given the name of the person, it is looked up in AD, then the Direct Reports are read. But then for every direct report, the tool n...
0
33,252
08/28/2008 19:58:58
1,143
08/12/2008 18:58:24
569
41
Getting files and their version numbers from sharepoint
As a temporary stopgap until all the designers are in place we are currently hand-cranking a whole bunch of xml configuration files at work. One of the issues with this is file-versioning because people forget to update version numbers when updating the files (which is to be expected as humans generally suck at perfect...
sharepoint
versioning
null
null
null
null
open
Getting files and their version numbers from sharepoint === As a temporary stopgap until all the designers are in place we are currently hand-cranking a whole bunch of xml configuration files at work. One of the issues with this is file-versioning because people forget to update version numbers when updating the files...
0
33,262
08/28/2008 20:03:19
338
08/04/2008 18:34:44
567
46
How do I load an org.w3c.dom.Document from XML in a string?
I have a complete XML document in a string and would like a `Document` object. Google turns up all sorts of garbage. What is the simplest solution? (In Java 1.5)
java
xml
w3c
document
null
null
open
How do I load an org.w3c.dom.Document from XML in a string? === I have a complete XML document in a string and would like a `Document` object. Google turns up all sorts of garbage. What is the simplest solution? (In Java 1.5)
0
33,263
08/28/2008 20:05:19
83
08/01/2008 16:31:56
941
77
How do I best handle role based permissions using Forms Authentication on my ASP.NET web application?
I'm using the [ASP.NET Login Controls][1] and [Forms Authentication][2] for membership/credentials for an ASP.NET web application. I've got two roles: - Users - Administrators I want pages to be viewable by four different groups: - Everyone *(Default, Help)* - Anonymous *(CreateUser, Login, Passwo...
asp.net
forms-authentication
null
null
null
null
open
How do I best handle role based permissions using Forms Authentication on my ASP.NET web application? === I'm using the [ASP.NET Login Controls][1] and [Forms Authentication][2] for membership/credentials for an ASP.NET web application. I've got two roles: - Users - Administrators I want pages to be view...
0
33,264
08/28/2008 20:05:23
2,644
08/23/2008 21:56:47
319
32
Book recommendation for Haskell?
I would like to start Haskell, just out of curiosity. What books do you recommend?
books
haskell
null
null
null
09/17/2011 21:59:41
not constructive
Book recommendation for Haskell? === I would like to start Haskell, just out of curiosity. What books do you recommend?
4