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33,265
08/28/2008 20:06:01
2,361
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13
What's the false operator in C# good for?
There are two weird operators in C#: - the [true operator][1] - the [false operator][2] If I understand this right this operators can be used in types which I want use instead of boolean expression and where I don't want to provide implicit conversion to bool. Let say i have a following class: pub...
c#
.net
syntax
null
null
null
open
What's the false operator in C# good for? === There are two weird operators in C#: - the [true operator][1] - the [false operator][2] If I understand this right this operators can be used in types which I want use instead of boolean expression and where I don't want to provide implicit conversion to bool. ...
0
33,275
08/28/2008 20:09:27
64
08/01/2008 14:27:12
115
13
Automated PDF Creation from URL
Is there a PDF library that one can use to automate creating PDFs from URLs? The current approach I use is to "Print" a page and select a PDF plugin like PrimoPDF to generate the PDF document but I was wanting to automate that.
pdf
pdf-generation
null
null
null
null
open
Automated PDF Creation from URL === Is there a PDF library that one can use to automate creating PDFs from URLs? The current approach I use is to "Print" a page and select a PDF plugin like PrimoPDF to generate the PDF document but I was wanting to automate that.
0
33,288
08/28/2008 20:11:54
2,723
08/24/2008 17:49:45
25
0
Protecting API Secret Keys in a Thick Client application
Within an application, I've got Secret Keys uses to calculate a hash for an API call. In a .NET application it's fairly easy to use a program like Reflector to pull out information from the assembly to include these keys. Is obfuscating the assembly a good way of securing these keys?
security
web-services
api
null
null
null
open
Protecting API Secret Keys in a Thick Client application === Within an application, I've got Secret Keys uses to calculate a hash for an API call. In a .NET application it's fairly easy to use a program like Reflector to pull out information from the assembly to include these keys. Is obfuscating the assembly a g...
0
33,301
08/28/2008 20:24:04
1,226
08/13/2008 13:55:55
143
12
Call onresize from ASP.NET content page
I have a JavaScript method that I need to run on one of my pages, in particular, the onresize event. However, I don't see how I can set that event from my content page. I wish I could just put it on my master page, but I don't have the need for the method to be called on all pages that use that master page. An...
asp.net
masterpage
javascript
onresize
null
null
open
Call onresize from ASP.NET content page === I have a JavaScript method that I need to run on one of my pages, in particular, the onresize event. However, I don't see how I can set that event from my content page. I wish I could just put it on my master page, but I don't have the need for the method to be called ...
0
33,306
08/28/2008 20:26:14
2,147
08/20/2008 15:14:13
445
49
C++ STL question: allocators
I have a (potentially dumb) question about the C++ STL. When I make a container (vector, set, map, etc), is it allocated on the stack or on the heap? If I make a set and put 5 million strings, will I have to worry about a stack overflow?
c++
stl
stack-overflow
null
null
null
open
C++ STL question: allocators === I have a (potentially dumb) question about the C++ STL. When I make a container (vector, set, map, etc), is it allocated on the stack or on the heap? If I make a set and put 5 million strings, will I have to worry about a stack overflow?
0
33,321
08/28/2008 20:32:09
2,849
08/25/2008 14:24:20
56
9
Best AJAX Framework
In Asp.Net web forms, what is the best chioce for providing a righ UI (a la Ajax)? I've been using the built in Ajax support that MS ships in addition to the Ajax Control Toolkit until now, but is there something better and/or easier?
asp.net
ajax
user-interface
ajaxtoolkit
null
09/07/2011 22:35:17
not constructive
Best AJAX Framework === In Asp.Net web forms, what is the best chioce for providing a righ UI (a la Ajax)? I've been using the built in Ajax support that MS ships in addition to the Ajax Control Toolkit until now, but is there something better and/or easier?
4
33,334
08/28/2008 20:35:07
1,834
08/18/2008 19:14:32
41
6
How do you find what debug switches are available? Or given a switch find out what is being disabled?
In this [question][1] the answer was to flip on a switch that is picked up by the debugger disabling the extraneous header that was causing the problem. The Microsoft help implies these switched are user generated and does not list any switches. <configuration> <system.diagnostics> <switches> ...
.net
app-config
null
null
null
null
open
How do you find what debug switches are available? Or given a switch find out what is being disabled? === In this [question][1] the answer was to flip on a switch that is picked up by the debugger disabling the extraneous header that was causing the problem. The Microsoft help implies these switched are user generate...
0
33,338
08/28/2008 20:36:14
445
08/05/2008 19:37:25
175
6
Visual Studio Hosting Process and "The operation could not be completed"
When trying to execute from within Visual Studio 2008 your application and you get the (uninformative) message "The operation could not be completed". The solution to this is to turn off the "Visual Studio Hosting Process". The problem with turning off this "hosting process" is that all the "run and rewrite" func...
visual-studio
null
null
null
null
null
open
Visual Studio Hosting Process and "The operation could not be completed" === When trying to execute from within Visual Studio 2008 your application and you get the (uninformative) message "The operation could not be completed". The solution to this is to turn off the "Visual Studio Hosting Process". The problem ...
0
33,341
08/28/2008 20:37:19
877
08/10/2008 04:07:29
21
0
ASP.Net RadioButton visibility inside a RadioButtonList
Is there a way to hide radio buttons inside a RadioButtonList control programmatically?
radiobuttonlist
radio-button
null
null
null
null
open
ASP.Net RadioButton visibility inside a RadioButtonList === Is there a way to hide radio buttons inside a RadioButtonList control programmatically?
0
33,347
08/28/2008 20:39:52
2,915
08/25/2008 23:15:12
386
20
Scripting SVG
I'm considering developing a website similar to stackoverflow, but the answers may also consist of drawings (schematics, in this case). I want to have an area in the answer form where they can make this schematic without requiring special plugins, etc. 1. Are we to the point where SVG has or should have critica...
website
ajax
svg
criticalmass
javascript
null
open
Scripting SVG === I'm considering developing a website similar to stackoverflow, but the answers may also consist of drawings (schematics, in this case). I want to have an area in the answer form where they can make this schematic without requiring special plugins, etc. 1. Are we to the point where SVG has or ...
0
33,349
08/28/2008 20:44:06
1,533
08/16/2008 12:20:13
98
15
Looking up document library items in a SharePoint workflow
I using SharePoint Designer to create a workflow. I'm trying to get at a subfolder in a document library in the "Define Workflow Lookup" dialog. There are two issues with this: 1) I can't look up items by URL Path. If I look up by Title, I can output the URL Path, but selecting by path doesn't work. What fields ca...
sharepoint
workflow
sharepointdesigner
moss
null
null
open
Looking up document library items in a SharePoint workflow === I using SharePoint Designer to create a workflow. I'm trying to get at a subfolder in a document library in the "Define Workflow Lookup" dialog. There are two issues with this: 1) I can't look up items by URL Path. If I look up by Title, I can output t...
0
33,386
08/28/2008 21:00:24
514
08/06/2008 13:59:16
174
6
Best Ways to Debug a Release Mode Application
Im sure this has happened to folks before, something works in debug mode, you compile in release, and something breaks. This happened to me while working on a Embedded XP environment, the best way i found to do it really was to write a log file to determine where it would go wrong. What are your experiences/ disc...
debugging
null
null
null
null
null
open
Best Ways to Debug a Release Mode Application === Im sure this has happened to folks before, something works in debug mode, you compile in release, and something breaks. This happened to me while working on a Embedded XP environment, the best way i found to do it really was to write a log file to determine where it...
0
33,390
08/28/2008 21:02:15
1,194
08/13/2008 12:27:52
112
10
Best use pattern for a DataContext
What's the best lifetime model for a DataContext? Should I just create a new one whenever I need it (aka, function level), should I keep one available in each class that would use it (class level), or should I create a static class with a static DataContext (app-domain level)? Are there any considered best practices on...
linq-to-sql
.net-3.5
null
null
null
null
open
Best use pattern for a DataContext === What's the best lifetime model for a DataContext? Should I just create a new one whenever I need it (aka, function level), should I keep one available in each class that would use it (class level), or should I create a static class with a static DataContext (app-domain level)? Ar...
0
33,395
08/28/2008 21:04:01
83
08/01/2008 16:31:56
986
79
How do I hide pages in my ASP.NET web application from users that lack sufficient permissions?
I'm using the [ASP.NET Login Controls][1] and [Forms Authentication][2] for membership/credentials for an ASP.NET web application. And I'm using a [site map][3] for site navigation. I have ASP.NET TreeView and Menu navigation controls populated using a SiteMapDataSource. But off-limits administrator-only pages are...
asp.net
forms-authentication
sitemap
null
null
null
open
How do I hide pages in my ASP.NET web application from users that lack sufficient permissions? === I'm using the [ASP.NET Login Controls][1] and [Forms Authentication][2] for membership/credentials for an ASP.NET web application. And I'm using a [site map][3] for site navigation. I have ASP.NET TreeView and Menu n...
0
33,403
08/28/2008 21:06:57
3,314
08/27/2008 20:05:23
3
1
.Net 2.0 - How efficient are Generic Lists?
I'm creating an app that holds loads of loads of user data in memory, and it's mostly keeping it all in List&lt;T&gt; structures (and some Dictionary&lt;T,T&gt; when I need lookup). And I'm wondering... How efficient are Lists? How much memory overhead do I get for each of them? (that is, memory space in additio...
.net
list
generics
memory
performance
null
open
.Net 2.0 - How efficient are Generic Lists? === I'm creating an app that holds loads of loads of user data in memory, and it's mostly keeping it all in List&lt;T&gt; structures (and some Dictionary&lt;T,T&gt; when I need lookup). And I'm wondering... How efficient are Lists? How much memory overhead do I get fo...
0
33,409
08/28/2008 21:09:00
1,214
08/13/2008 13:22:40
1
0
How do I check if a SQL Server text column is empty?
I am using SQL Server 2005. I have a table with a text column and I have many rows in the table where the value of this column is not null, but it is empty. Trying to compare against '' yields this response: >The data types text and varchar are incompatible in the not equal to operator. Is there a special funct...
sql-server
null
null
null
null
null
open
How do I check if a SQL Server text column is empty? === I am using SQL Server 2005. I have a table with a text column and I have many rows in the table where the value of this column is not null, but it is empty. Trying to compare against '' yields this response: >The data types text and varchar are incompatible...
0
33,412
08/28/2008 21:09:30
1,310
08/14/2008 13:42:16
418
25
How do you configure HttpOnly cookies in tomcat / java webapps?
After reading Jeff's blog post on [Protecting Your Cookies: HttpOnly][1]. I'd like to implement HttpOnly cookies in my web application. How do you tell tomcat to use http only cookies for sessions? [1]: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001167.html
java
tomcat
xss
webapp
null
null
open
How do you configure HttpOnly cookies in tomcat / java webapps? === After reading Jeff's blog post on [Protecting Your Cookies: HttpOnly][1]. I'd like to implement HttpOnly cookies in my web application. How do you tell tomcat to use http only cookies for sessions? [1]: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archi...
0
33,438
08/28/2008 21:24:19
2,274
08/21/2008 12:44:42
90
7
Using Hibernate to work with Text Files
I am using [Hibernate][1] in a Java application to access my Database and it works pretty well with MS-SQL and MySQL. But some of the data I have to show on some forms has to come from Text files, and by Text files I mean Human-Readable files, they can be CSV, Tab-Delimited, or ever pair (key, value) per line since my ...
java
hibernate
text-files
database
null
null
open
Using Hibernate to work with Text Files === I am using [Hibernate][1] in a Java application to access my Database and it works pretty well with MS-SQL and MySQL. But some of the data I have to show on some forms has to come from Text files, and by Text files I mean Human-Readable files, they can be CSV, Tab-Delimited,...
0
33,441
08/28/2008 21:26:21
2,236
08/21/2008 05:01:48
1
1
What free and preferably open source development tools for windows would you recomend?
Currently, I use MinGW for C/C++, Sun's SDK for java, and the Crimson Editor or Notepad++ for editing and Eclipse for my IDE.
open-source
null
null
null
null
06/08/2012 14:46:45
off topic
What free and preferably open source development tools for windows would you recomend? === Currently, I use MinGW for C/C++, Sun's SDK for java, and the Crimson Editor or Notepad++ for editing and Eclipse for my IDE.
2
33,449
08/28/2008 21:29:35
1,874
08/19/2008 02:05:31
147
14
Can you call a webservice from TSQL code?
Is there a way to call out from a TSQL stored procedure or function to a webservice?
sql-server
web-services
tsql
null
null
null
open
Can you call a webservice from TSQL code? === Is there a way to call out from a TSQL stored procedure or function to a webservice?
0
33,457
08/28/2008 21:36:43
2,199
08/20/2008 21:32:33
393
40
SMO and Sql Server 7.0
Does anyone have a definitive answer to whether [Sql Server Management Objects][1] is compatible with Sql Server 7.0? The docs state: > Because SMO is compatible with SQL Server version 7.0, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, and SQL Server 2008, you easily manage a multi-version environment. But trying to connec...
sql-server
smo
null
null
null
null
open
SMO and Sql Server 7.0 === Does anyone have a definitive answer to whether [Sql Server Management Objects][1] is compatible with Sql Server 7.0? The docs state: > Because SMO is compatible with SQL Server version 7.0, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, and SQL Server 2008, you easily manage a multi-version environm...
0
33,459
08/28/2008 21:37:13
2,214
08/20/2008 23:12:21
1
0
How do you use a flash object as a link?
Is it possible to use a flash document embedded in HTML as a link? I tried just wrapping the <code>object</code> element with an <code>a</code> like this: <a href="http://whatever.com"> <object ...> <embed ... /> </object> </a> In Internet Explorer, that made it show the...
html
flash
null
null
null
null
open
How do you use a flash object as a link? === Is it possible to use a flash document embedded in HTML as a link? I tried just wrapping the <code>object</code> element with an <code>a</code> like this: <a href="http://whatever.com"> <object ...> <embed ... /> </object> </a> ...
0
33,469
08/28/2008 21:43:16
1,212
08/13/2008 13:17:40
117
4
Caching Patterns in ASP.NET
So I just fixed a bug in a framework I'm developing. The pseudo-pseudocode looks like this: myoldObject = new MyObject { someValue = "old value" }; cache.Insert("myObjectKey", myoldObject); myNewObject = cache.Get("myObjectKey"); myNewObject.someValue = "new value"; if(myObject.someValue != c...
asp.net
caching
null
null
null
null
open
Caching Patterns in ASP.NET === So I just fixed a bug in a framework I'm developing. The pseudo-pseudocode looks like this: myoldObject = new MyObject { someValue = "old value" }; cache.Insert("myObjectKey", myoldObject); myNewObject = cache.Get("myObjectKey"); myNewObject.someValue = "new value"...
0
33,471
08/28/2008 21:44:08
1,806
08/18/2008 16:49:30
16
1
Subversion: Fail update when there are conflicts?
Is there a way to tell subversion "update/merge unless it would cause a conflict"? I know you can use `--dry-run` / `status -u` to check before running the update, but I often have others running updates and getting broken webpages because they don't notice the "C index.php" line. I've also noticed that svn doe...
svn
command-line
null
null
null
null
open
Subversion: Fail update when there are conflicts? === Is there a way to tell subversion "update/merge unless it would cause a conflict"? I know you can use `--dry-run` / `status -u` to check before running the update, but I often have others running updates and getting broken webpages because they don't notice the ...
0
33,475
08/28/2008 21:48:09
742
08/08/2008 13:33:41
37
2
ssh hangs when command invoked directly, but exits cleanly when run interactive
I need to launch a server on the remote machine and retrieve the port number that the server process is lsitening on. When invoked, the server will listen on a random port and output the port number on stderr. I want to automate the process of logging on to the remote machine, launching the process, and retrieving ...
python
ssh
null
null
null
null
open
ssh hangs when command invoked directly, but exits cleanly when run interactive === I need to launch a server on the remote machine and retrieve the port number that the server process is lsitening on. When invoked, the server will listen on a random port and output the port number on stderr. I want to automate th...
0
33,476
08/28/2008 21:48:57
1,432
08/15/2008 15:33:54
812
51
JSF Lifecycle and Custom components
There are a couple of things that I am having a difficult time understanding with regards to developing custom components in JSF. For the purposes of these questions, you can assume that all of the custom controls are using valuebindings/expressions (not literal bindings). Although I'll gladly upvote those who give g...
java
java-ee
jsf
custom-component
null
null
open
JSF Lifecycle and Custom components === There are a couple of things that I am having a difficult time understanding with regards to developing custom components in JSF. For the purposes of these questions, you can assume that all of the custom controls are using valuebindings/expressions (not literal bindings). Alt...
0
33,478
08/28/2008 21:49:51
223
08/03/2008 16:58:07
1
0
Can you recommend an ASP.NET control library?
Do you have a good experience with a control library? Something that is kind of robust, well documented, consistent (across different controls) and quite well integrated into the Visual Studio.
asp.net
controls
null
null
null
null
open
Can you recommend an ASP.NET control library? === Do you have a good experience with a control library? Something that is kind of robust, well documented, consistent (across different controls) and quite well integrated into the Visual Studio.
0
33,484
08/28/2008 21:51:40
459
08/05/2008 21:54:42
197
25
Can I export translations of place names from freebase.com
So I've looked at [this use][1] of the [freebase][2] API and I was really impressed with the translations of the name that it found. IE Rome, Roma, Rom, Rzym, Rooma,로마, 罗马市. This is because I have a database of some 5000+ location names and I would very much like all French, German or Korean translations for these Engl...
translation
freebase
null
null
null
null
open
Can I export translations of place names from freebase.com === So I've looked at [this use][1] of the [freebase][2] API and I was really impressed with the translations of the name that it found. IE Rome, Roma, Rom, Rzym, Rooma,로마, 罗马市. This is because I have a database of some 5000+ location names and I would very mu...
0
33,485
08/28/2008 21:51:58
223
08/03/2008 16:58:07
1
0
ASP.NET vs. Silverlight
I'm starting a new web project and I am considering two presentation frameworks. I am thinking either about ASP.NET MVC or Silverlight. I would tend toward Silverlight since I'm quite experienced .NET developer while I have just a basic knowledge of ASP.NET controls.
asp.net
silverlight
null
null
null
04/30/2012 13:43:54
not constructive
ASP.NET vs. Silverlight === I'm starting a new web project and I am considering two presentation frameworks. I am thinking either about ASP.NET MVC or Silverlight. I would tend toward Silverlight since I'm quite experienced .NET developer while I have just a basic knowledge of ASP.NET controls.
4
33,495
08/28/2008 21:57:24
459
08/05/2008 21:54:42
197
25
Could you make a case for using Berkeley DB XML
I'm trying to read through the documentation on [Berkeley DB XML][1], and I think I could really use a developer's blog post or synopsis of when they had a problem that found the XML layer atop Berkeley DB was the exact prescription for. Maybe I'm not getting it, but it seems like they're both in-process DBs, and ultim...
berkeleydb
berkeleydbxml
null
null
null
null
open
Could you make a case for using Berkeley DB XML === I'm trying to read through the documentation on [Berkeley DB XML][1], and I think I could really use a developer's blog post or synopsis of when they had a problem that found the XML layer atop Berkeley DB was the exact prescription for. Maybe I'm not getting it, but...
0
33,496
08/28/2008 21:57:25
3,262
08/27/2008 15:30:29
25
3
Recommended reading for new team lead
Our organization is undertaking a re-org to solve our current resource and communications issues. I know, a re-org never solves anything, etc. With that being said, I was tapped to go from an individual contributor (aka tech lead/architect) to leading a team of maintenance developers and analysts. I'm very aware of ...
books
management
teamwork
leader
null
05/08/2012 17:51:11
not constructive
Recommended reading for new team lead === Our organization is undertaking a re-org to solve our current resource and communications issues. I know, a re-org never solves anything, etc. With that being said, I was tapped to go from an individual contributor (aka tech lead/architect) to leading a team of maintenance dev...
4
33,497
08/28/2008 21:57:40
3,474
08/28/2008 17:28:46
11
5
How do I recover from an unchecked exception?
Unchecked exceptions are alright if you want to handle every failure the same way, for example by logging it and skipping to the next request, displaying a message to the user and handling the next event, etc. If this is my use case, all I have to do is catch some general exception type at a high level in my system, an...
exception
java
c#
api
design
null
open
How do I recover from an unchecked exception? === Unchecked exceptions are alright if you want to handle every failure the same way, for example by logging it and skipping to the next request, displaying a message to the user and handling the next event, etc. If this is my use case, all I have to do is catch some gene...
0
33,510
08/28/2008 22:03:58
958
08/11/2008 04:41:15
209
14
What is the best approach to both modularity and platform independence?
I hope this question does not come off as broad as it may seem at first. I am designing a software application in my `<sarcasm>`*voluminous*`</sarcasm>` spare time. I would like it to be both cross-platform and modular. At this point, because I am still in the planning phase, I can pick practically any language and ...
moularity
interpreted
compiled
null
null
null
open
What is the best approach to both modularity and platform independence? === I hope this question does not come off as broad as it may seem at first. I am designing a software application in my `<sarcasm>`*voluminous*`</sarcasm>` spare time. I would like it to be both cross-platform and modular. At this point, becau...
0
33,513
08/28/2008 22:05:04
572
08/06/2008 20:56:54
2,095
174
Should I use a software hosting solution for my personal projects?
Right now, I keep all of my projects on my laptop. I'm thinking that I shouldn't do this, but instead use a version control system and check them in/out from an external hosting repository (Google Code, SourceForge, etc). I see several benefits here - first, I don't have to worry about losing my code if my computer cra...
version-control
projects
project-hosting
null
null
null
open
Should I use a software hosting solution for my personal projects? === Right now, I keep all of my projects on my laptop. I'm thinking that I shouldn't do this, but instead use a version control system and check them in/out from an external hosting repository (Google Code, SourceForge, etc). I see several benefits her...
0
33,529
08/28/2008 22:14:16
1,842
08/18/2008 20:40:25
48
1
How exactly do you configure httpOnlyCookies in ASP.NET?
Inspired by this CodingHorror article, "[Protecting Your Cookies: HttpOnly][1]" How do you set this property? Somewhere in the web config? [1]: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001167.html
asp.net
xss
null
null
null
null
open
How exactly do you configure httpOnlyCookies in ASP.NET? === Inspired by this CodingHorror article, "[Protecting Your Cookies: HttpOnly][1]" How do you set this property? Somewhere in the web config? [1]: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001167.html
0
33,534
08/28/2008 22:18:02
394
08/05/2008 12:36:16
301
37
Extending base classes in Python
I'm trying to extend some "base" classes in Python: class xlist (list): def len(self): return len(self) def add(self, *argv, **argc): [self.append (x) for x in argv] return None class xint (int): def add(self, value): ...
python
null
null
null
null
null
open
Extending base classes in Python === I'm trying to extend some "base" classes in Python: class xlist (list): def len(self): return len(self) def add(self, *argv, **argc): [self.append (x) for x in argv] return None class xint (int): ...
0
33,545
08/28/2008 22:22:55
3,125
08/26/2008 19:59:36
1
2
Converter for VB.NET Code to Linux Platform Exist?
I am interested in moving a number of my projects from Visual Studio and Access/Office Basic with a SQL back-end to the Linux world. Are there any utilities available to move code over to a similar platform on Linux? I apologize in advance for my naiveté, it's been at least 18 years since I last worked in a Unix envi...
linux
visual-basic
ms-access
null
null
null
open
Converter for VB.NET Code to Linux Platform Exist? === I am interested in moving a number of my projects from Visual Studio and Access/Office Basic with a SQL back-end to the Linux world. Are there any utilities available to move code over to a similar platform on Linux? I apologize in advance for my naiveté, it's b...
0
33,550
08/28/2008 22:24:57
3,508
08/28/2008 18:37:07
36
2
Best open-source Mathematica equivalent
What is the best open-source equivalent for Mathematica? My requirements are: 1. (most important) Must be a real computer algebra system (CAS). Notably, I don't want Matlab clones -- I want something that can, at least, symbolically differentiate and integrate. 2. Must be programmable. A functional-programming v...
cas
computeralgebrasystem
null
null
null
null
open
Best open-source Mathematica equivalent === What is the best open-source equivalent for Mathematica? My requirements are: 1. (most important) Must be a real computer algebra system (CAS). Notably, I don't want Matlab clones -- I want something that can, at least, symbolically differentiate and integrate. 2. Must...
0
33,559
08/28/2008 22:30:54
708
08/08/2008 06:10:02
450
14
How to get started with PowerShell?
I played with one of the early beta's of Powershell V1, but haven't used it since it went "gold". What is the best way to get started using Powershell? Which version of Powershell should I be using (V1.0 vs 2.0 CTP's)? What are you using Powershell for? Are there any tools that make using Powershell easier (i.e. develo...
powershell
null
null
null
null
07/05/2012 16:00:22
not constructive
How to get started with PowerShell? === I played with one of the early beta's of Powershell V1, but haven't used it since it went "gold". What is the best way to get started using Powershell? Which version of Powershell should I be using (V1.0 vs 2.0 CTP's)? What are you using Powershell for? Are there any tools that ...
4
33,577
08/28/2008 22:44:22
814
08/09/2008 04:07:15
175
12
How do I perform a recursive checkout using ClearCase?
I want to check out all files in all subdirectories of a specified folder.
version-control
clearcase
null
null
null
null
open
How do I perform a recursive checkout using ClearCase? === I want to check out all files in all subdirectories of a specified folder.
0
33,590
08/28/2008 22:54:37
459
08/05/2008 21:54:42
197
26
Drawing a custom label on a pie chart in Yahoo's Flash Library ASTRA
Has anyone looked at [Yahoo's ASTRA][1]? It's fairly nifty, but I had some issues creating a custom label for a pie chart. They have an example for a line chart, which overrides an axis's series's label renderer. My solution was to override the `myPieChart.dataTipFunction`. For data that looks like: [ { categor...
flash
actionscript-3
datatipfunction
null
null
null
open
Drawing a custom label on a pie chart in Yahoo's Flash Library ASTRA === Has anyone looked at [Yahoo's ASTRA][1]? It's fairly nifty, but I had some issues creating a custom label for a pie chart. They have an example for a line chart, which overrides an axis's series's label renderer. My solution was to override the ...
0
33,594
08/28/2008 23:00:05
3,501
08/28/2008 19:56:11
1
3
CreateProcessAsUser vs ShellExecute
I need to ShellExecute something as another user, currently I start a helper process with CreateProcessAsUser that calls ShellExecute, but that seems like too much of a hack (Wrong parent process etc.) Is there a better way to do this?
winapi
windows-nt
null
null
null
null
open
CreateProcessAsUser vs ShellExecute === I need to ShellExecute something as another user, currently I start a helper process with CreateProcessAsUser that calls ShellExecute, but that seems like too much of a hack (Wrong parent process etc.) Is there a better way to do this?
0
33,619
08/28/2008 23:17:43
1,602
08/17/2008 13:53:31
55
5
Concurrent loggins in a web farm
I'm really asking this by proxy, another team at work have had change request from our customer. The problem is that our customer doesn't want there employees to login with one user more than one at a time. That they are getting locked out and sharing logins. Since this is on a web farm, what would be the best w...
asp.net
null
null
null
null
null
open
Concurrent loggins in a web farm === I'm really asking this by proxy, another team at work have had change request from our customer. The problem is that our customer doesn't want there employees to login with one user more than one at a time. That they are getting locked out and sharing logins. Since this is o...
0
33,630
08/28/2008 23:25:02
3,314
08/27/2008 20:05:23
87
8
What's the maximum amount of RAM I can use in a Windows box?
Obviously, that's 64-bit windows. Also, what's the maximum amount of memory a single 64-bit process can use? I was kind of counting on using it all... (Yes, I know what I'm doing, please don't tell me that if I need that much RAM i must be doing something wrong) Also, is this the same for a .Net 2.0 process? O...
memory
windows
64bit
null
null
null
open
What's the maximum amount of RAM I can use in a Windows box? === Obviously, that's 64-bit windows. Also, what's the maximum amount of memory a single 64-bit process can use? I was kind of counting on using it all... (Yes, I know what I'm doing, please don't tell me that if I need that much RAM i must be doing so...
0
33,637
08/28/2008 23:29:57
1,782
08/18/2008 14:30:58
1,056
71
How does GPS in a mobile phone work exactly?
I assume it doesn't connect to anything (other than the satelite I guess), is this right? Or it does and has some kind of charge?
gps
mobile-phones
null
null
null
null
open
How does GPS in a mobile phone work exactly? === I assume it doesn't connect to anything (other than the satelite I guess), is this right? Or it does and has some kind of charge?
0
33,638
08/28/2008 23:30:16
2,894
08/25/2008 20:06:55
154
22
Testing and Managing database versions against code versions
As you develop an application database changes inevitably pop up. The trick I find is keeping your database build in step with your code. In the past I have added a build step that executed SQL scripts against the target database but that is dangerous in so much as you could inadvertanly add bogus data or worse. ...
database
testing
version-control
build-process
null
null
open
Testing and Managing database versions against code versions === As you develop an application database changes inevitably pop up. The trick I find is keeping your database build in step with your code. In the past I have added a build step that executed SQL scripts against the target database but that is dangerous ...
0
33,643
08/28/2008 23:32:26
3,488
08/28/2008 18:28:18
31
8
Diagramming Software for a Developer/Designer
For a long time I've been looking for a good diagramming/vector-based drawing program that meets my needs as a developer. I'd like to: 1. Draw database diagrams 1. Draw flow charts 1. Draw object-modeling diagrams (UML being the standard) 1. Draw other free-form diagrams (basically boxes & arrows with the occasio...
design
user-interface
diagram
null
null
null
open
Diagramming Software for a Developer/Designer === For a long time I've been looking for a good diagramming/vector-based drawing program that meets my needs as a developer. I'd like to: 1. Draw database diagrams 1. Draw flow charts 1. Draw object-modeling diagrams (UML being the standard) 1. Draw other free-form ...
0
33,664
08/28/2008 23:42:14
637
08/07/2008 12:33:15
270
2
Best Practices for Managing Linq to SQL Dbml Files?
I've just started using Linq to SQL, and I'm wondering if anyone has any best practices they can share for managing dbml files. - How do you keep them up to date with the database? - Do you have a single dbml file for the entire database, or is it split into multiple logical units? - How does managing this...
sql
linq
dbml
null
null
null
open
Best Practices for Managing Linq to SQL Dbml Files? === I've just started using Linq to SQL, and I'm wondering if anyone has any best practices they can share for managing dbml files. - How do you keep them up to date with the database? - Do you have a single dbml file for the entire database, or is it split i...
0
33,685
08/28/2008 23:59:43
1,950
08/19/2008 14:57:18
91
6
SQL 2000 'TRY CATCH like' Error Handling
This is a sql 2000 database that I am working with. I have a what I call a staging table that is a raw data dump of data, so everything is ntext or nvarchar(255). I need to cast/convert all of this data into the appropriate data types (ie int, decimal, nvarchar, etc.) The way I was going to do this was to ite...
sql-server
null
null
null
null
null
open
SQL 2000 'TRY CATCH like' Error Handling === This is a sql 2000 database that I am working with. I have a what I call a staging table that is a raw data dump of data, so everything is ntext or nvarchar(255). I need to cast/convert all of this data into the appropriate data types (ie int, decimal, nvarchar, etc....
0
33,696
08/29/2008 00:19:55
3,407
08/28/2008 13:19:46
1
2
Cocoa tips for PHP developers?
I'm a PHP developer, and I use the MVC pattern, and object oriented code. I really want to write applications for the iPhone, but to do that I need to know Cocoa, but to do that I need to know Objective-C 2.0, but to do that I need to know C, and to do that I need to know about compiled languages (versus interpreted). ...
php
c
objectivec
cocoa
null
null
open
Cocoa tips for PHP developers? === I'm a PHP developer, and I use the MVC pattern, and object oriented code. I really want to write applications for the iPhone, but to do that I need to know Cocoa, but to do that I need to know Objective-C 2.0, but to do that I need to know C, and to do that I need to know about compi...
0
33,703
08/29/2008 00:30:56
3,259
08/27/2008 15:24:02
33
4
How can you make a .net windows forms project look fresh?
I'm working on a visual studio 2005 vb.net windows forms project that's been around for several years. It's full of default textboxes, labels, dropdowns, datagrids, datetime pickers -- all the standard stuff. The end result is a very gray, old-looking project. What would be the best approach to making this project...
.net
visual-studio
winforms
gui
null
null
open
How can you make a .net windows forms project look fresh? === I'm working on a visual studio 2005 vb.net windows forms project that's been around for several years. It's full of default textboxes, labels, dropdowns, datagrids, datetime pickers -- all the standard stuff. The end result is a very gray, old-looking pro...
0
33,708
08/29/2008 00:37:55
61
08/01/2008 14:21:00
817
65
My (Java/Swing) MouseListener isn't listening, help me figure out why.
So I've got a `JPanel` implementing `MouseListener` and `MouseMotionListener`: import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class DisplayArea extends JPanel implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener { public DisplayArea(Rectangle bounds, Display display)...
java
swing
null
null
null
null
open
My (Java/Swing) MouseListener isn't listening, help me figure out why. === So I've got a `JPanel` implementing `MouseListener` and `MouseMotionListener`: import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class DisplayArea extends JPanel implements MouseListener, MouseMoti...
0
33,720
08/29/2008 00:44:14
3,467
08/28/2008 17:01:43
71
7
Change templates in XCode
How would I change the initial templates created by XCode when creating a new Cocoa Class. I am referring to the comments and class name created when using XCode's new class wizard.
cocoa
xcode
templates
objective-c
null
null
open
Change templates in XCode === How would I change the initial templates created by XCode when creating a new Cocoa Class. I am referring to the comments and class name created when using XCode's new class wizard.
0
33,723
08/29/2008 00:45:43
1,388
08/15/2008 00:32:30
1
1
What are the standard pin mappings for sound cards?
I've got a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS (Part # SB0350) that I'm installing as part of a computer that I'm building. There's a nifty headphone and speaker jack pair mounted on the case which I would like to connect, and I'm not sure if it's possible. Have: 4 pins to connect: Mic-In, L-Out, R-Out, Ground. Pretty intui...
electronics
soundcard
pin
null
null
null
open
What are the standard pin mappings for sound cards? === I've got a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS (Part # SB0350) that I'm installing as part of a computer that I'm building. There's a nifty headphone and speaker jack pair mounted on the case which I would like to connect, and I'm not sure if it's possible. Have: 4 pin...
0
33,727
08/29/2008 00:54:44
3,314
08/27/2008 20:05:23
94
9
CLR Profiler - Attaching to existing process
I would like to use something like CLR Profiles on .Net 2.0 to see what objects are taking more space in the heap at any given time (of an ASP.Net worker process). However, the CLR Profiler only lets me START an app, not attach to an existing one. I assume this is because it tracks allocations and GC too, but i'm no...
memory
.net-2.0
clr
profiler
null
null
open
CLR Profiler - Attaching to existing process === I would like to use something like CLR Profiles on .Net 2.0 to see what objects are taking more space in the heap at any given time (of an ASP.Net worker process). However, the CLR Profiler only lets me START an app, not attach to an existing one. I assume this is be...
0
33,728
08/29/2008 00:56:33
1,612
08/17/2008 14:52:15
300
26
How should I build a good (web) API
I'm going to build an API for a web app and I'm interested in what people can suggest as good practices. I'm already planning to make it versioned (version 1 can only control certain aspects of the system, version 2 could control more, but this may need a change in the way authentication is performed that would be i...
api
null
null
null
null
null
open
How should I build a good (web) API === I'm going to build an API for a web app and I'm interested in what people can suggest as good practices. I'm already planning to make it versioned (version 1 can only control certain aspects of the system, version 2 could control more, but this may need a change in the way au...
0
33,744
08/29/2008 01:15:03
2,948
08/26/2008 08:39:22
229
7
Is Scala the next big thing?
I've been learning <a href="http://scala-lang.org/">Scala</a> recently, and it seems like a very very promising general purpose programming language. It has all the good functional programming features, terse syntax, it runs on JVM and interoperates with Java. [Some](http://blog.locut.us/2007/12/18/scala-the-best-of...
scala
programming-languages
functional-programming
web-development
jvm
10/05/2011 05:50:44
not constructive
Is Scala the next big thing? === I've been learning <a href="http://scala-lang.org/">Scala</a> recently, and it seems like a very very promising general purpose programming language. It has all the good functional programming features, terse syntax, it runs on JVM and interoperates with Java. [Some](http://blog.loc...
4
33,745
08/29/2008 01:15:24
255
08/04/2008 05:46:02
129
4
Wordpress Wiki Integration
I am running a WordPress blog right now on my own LAMP hosting. I really want to add some basic Wiki functionality to my site. Ideally just the ability to have some posts or pages that users with certain roles / capabilities could edit. The latest version of WordPress has edit revisions, so it would seem like I coul...
wordpress
php
mysql
wiki
null
null
open
Wordpress Wiki Integration === I am running a WordPress blog right now on my own LAMP hosting. I really want to add some basic Wiki functionality to my site. Ideally just the ability to have some posts or pages that users with certain roles / capabilities could edit. The latest version of WordPress has edit revisio...
0
33,746
08/29/2008 01:15:52
3,340
08/28/2008 02:03:37
1
1
XML attribute vs XML element
At work we are being asked to create XML files to pass data to another offline application that will then create a second XML file to pass back in order to update some of our data. During the process we have been discussing with the team of the other application about the structure of the XML file. The sample I cam...
xml
xml-schema
null
null
null
null
open
XML attribute vs XML element === At work we are being asked to create XML files to pass data to another offline application that will then create a second XML file to pass back in order to update some of our data. During the process we have been discussing with the team of the other application about the structure of ...
0
33,751
08/29/2008 01:25:43
338
08/04/2008 18:34:44
649
49
How do I add a MIME type to .htaccess?
I would like to add the following MIME type to a site run by Apache: <mime-mapping> <extension>jnlp</extension> <mime-type>application/x-java-jnlp-file</mime-type> </mime-mapping> (That is the Tomcat format.) I'm on a shared host, so I can only create an .htaccess file. Would someone ple...
java
apache
mime
.htaccess
jnlp
null
open
How do I add a MIME type to .htaccess? === I would like to add the following MIME type to a site run by Apache: <mime-mapping> <extension>jnlp</extension> <mime-type>application/x-java-jnlp-file</mime-type> </mime-mapping> (That is the Tomcat format.) I'm on a shared host, so I can only...
0
33,761
08/29/2008 01:31:27
2,049
08/20/2008 00:32:30
1
0
How can I retrieve a list of parameters from a stored procedure in SQL Server
Using C# and System.Data.SqlClient, is there a way to retrieve a list of parameters that belong to a stored procedure on a SQL Server before I actually execute it? I have an a "multi-environment" scenario where there are multiple versions of the same database schema. Examples of environments might be "Development", ...
c#
sql-server
null
null
null
null
open
How can I retrieve a list of parameters from a stored procedure in SQL Server === Using C# and System.Data.SqlClient, is there a way to retrieve a list of parameters that belong to a stored procedure on a SQL Server before I actually execute it? I have an a "multi-environment" scenario where there are multiple vers...
0
33,768
08/29/2008 01:34:14
3,435
08/28/2008 15:10:35
6
3
Any advice for speeding up the compile time in Flex Builder 3?
I run Flex Builder 3 on a mac and as my project grows - the compile time gets longer and longer and longer. I am using some SWC's and there is a fair amount of code but it shouldn't take minutes to build and crash daily should it?
flex
flexbuilder
null
null
null
null
open
Any advice for speeding up the compile time in Flex Builder 3? === I run Flex Builder 3 on a mac and as my project grows - the compile time gets longer and longer and longer. I am using some SWC's and there is a fair amount of code but it shouldn't take minutes to build and crash daily should it?
0
33,778
08/29/2008 01:40:00
1,463
08/15/2008 17:26:44
257
17
How do I delete 1 file from a revision in SVN?
One of my co-workers checked in a some files in SVN and one of the files has a password in it. The password has been removed from the file and a new version checked in but the password is obviously still in the repository if we look at the revision history and go to that revision. (We're using TortoiseSVN as the client...
svn
null
null
null
null
null
open
How do I delete 1 file from a revision in SVN? === One of my co-workers checked in a some files in SVN and one of the files has a password in it. The password has been removed from the file and a new version checked in but the password is obviously still in the repository if we look at the revision history and go to t...
0
33,779
08/29/2008 01:40:17
1,635
08/17/2008 17:33:54
83
12
Scheduled Task Cmdlet
Does anyone know of a powershell cmdlet out there for automating task scheduler?
powershell
schedule
null
null
null
null
open
Scheduled Task Cmdlet === Does anyone know of a powershell cmdlet out there for automating task scheduler?
0
33,790
08/29/2008 01:44:54
338
08/04/2008 18:34:44
651
49
How can I use `scp` to deploy a website's `.htaccess` file?
I am currently using the following command to upload my site content: scp -r web/* user@site.com:site.com/ This works great except that the .htaccess file is not sent. Presumably, this is because it's hidden. I have tried adding a second line to send the file explicitely: scp -r web/.htaccess user@s...
deployment
.htaccess
scp
shared-host
null
null
open
How can I use `scp` to deploy a website's `.htaccess` file? === I am currently using the following command to upload my site content: scp -r web/* user@site.com:site.com/ This works great except that the .htaccess file is not sent. Presumably, this is because it's hidden. I have tried adding a second line...
0
33,813
08/29/2008 02:03:34
3,002
08/26/2008 11:21:07
138
10
What is your favorite feature of textmate?
I noticed that many people here use [textmate][1] for coding on OSX. I've recently started using it, and although I like its minimalistic interface, it makes it harder to stumble upon cool features if you don't know what you're looking for. So, what feature have you found most helpful for coding (mainly in Python)? ...
text-editor
mac
osx
textmate
python
03/06/2012 03:03:17
not a real question
What is your favorite feature of textmate? === I noticed that many people here use [textmate][1] for coding on OSX. I've recently started using it, and although I like its minimalistic interface, it makes it harder to stumble upon cool features if you don't know what you're looking for. So, what feature have you fo...
1
33,814
08/29/2008 02:03:39
1,569
08/16/2008 18:38:06
135
11
How to determine if an html tag splits across multiple lines
I'm writing a php script that involves scraping web pages. Currently, the script analyzes the page line by line, but it breaks if there is a tag that spans multiple lines, like <img src="example.jpg" alt="example"> If worse comes to worse, I could possibly preprocess the page by removing all line breaks, ...
php
html
scripting
null
null
null
open
How to determine if an html tag splits across multiple lines === I'm writing a php script that involves scraping web pages. Currently, the script analyzes the page line by line, but it breaks if there is a tag that spans multiple lines, like <img src="example.jpg" alt="example"> If worse comes to worse, ...
0
33,822
08/29/2008 02:09:55
3,030
08/26/2008 12:41:34
92
7
Any way to write a Windows .bat file to kill processes?
So every time I turn on my company owned development machine I have to kill 10+ processes using the task manager or any other process management app just to get decent performance out of my IDE. Yes, these are processes from programs that my company installs on my machine for security and compliance. What I'd like to ...
performance
batch
processes
null
null
null
open
Any way to write a Windows .bat file to kill processes? === So every time I turn on my company owned development machine I have to kill 10+ processes using the task manager or any other process management app just to get decent performance out of my IDE. Yes, these are processes from programs that my company installs...
0
33,829
08/29/2008 02:13:17
338
08/04/2008 18:34:44
653
50
How do I detect if a function is available during JNLP execution?
I have an application which *really* should be installed, but does work fine when deployed using JNLP. However, it would seem that some Java functions such as `Runtime.exec` don't work using the default security options. I would like to therefore [disable](http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/07/01.html) UI f...
java
security
deployment
permissions
jnlp
null
open
How do I detect if a function is available during JNLP execution? === I have an application which *really* should be installed, but does work fine when deployed using JNLP. However, it would seem that some Java functions such as `Runtime.exec` don't work using the default security options. I would like to theref...
0
33,836
08/29/2008 02:17:06
1,463
08/15/2008 17:26:44
282
19
How can I find the revision history of the file that was deleted and then resubmitted to SVN?
This is a follow on question to "[How do I delete 1 file from a revision in SVN?][1]" but because it probably has a very different answer and I believe that others would benefit from knowing the answer. (I don't know the answer yet.) The previous question was answered and I discovered that that it is not possible to...
svn
null
null
null
null
null
open
How can I find the revision history of the file that was deleted and then resubmitted to SVN? === This is a follow on question to "[How do I delete 1 file from a revision in SVN?][1]" but because it probably has a very different answer and I believe that others would benefit from knowing the answer. (I don't know the ...
0
33,837
08/29/2008 02:17:57
364
08/05/2008 05:33:41
376
22
IE CSS Bug - How do I maintain a position:absolute when the viewport resizes due to javascript content
I have a page where there is a column and a content div, somewhat like this: <div id="container"> <div id="content">blahblahblah</div> <div id="column"> </div> </div> With some styling I have an image that is split between the column and the content but needs to maintain the same vertic...
internet-explorer-6
internet-explorer-7
css
null
null
null
open
IE CSS Bug - How do I maintain a position:absolute when the viewport resizes due to javascript content === I have a page where there is a column and a content div, somewhat like this: <div id="container"> <div id="content">blahblahblah</div> <div id="column"> </div> </div> With some st...
0
33,843
08/29/2008 02:22:16
2,567
08/22/2008 22:50:45
178
23
How to avoid pauses when editing code on a network drive?
I'm planning on doing more coding from home but in order to do so, I need to be able to edit files on a Samba drive on our dev server. The problem I've run into with several editors is that the network latency causes the editor to lock up for long periods of time (Eclipse, TextMate). Some editors cope with this a lot b...
samba
networking
textmate
text-editor
telecommuting
null
open
How to avoid pauses when editing code on a network drive? === I'm planning on doing more coding from home but in order to do so, I need to be able to edit files on a Samba drive on our dev server. The problem I've run into with several editors is that the network latency causes the editor to lock up for long periods o...
0
33,852
08/29/2008 02:28:57
718
08/08/2008 07:07:38
1,337
61
Using Unsigned Primitive Types
Most of time we represent concepts which can never be less than 0. For example to declare length, we write: int length; The name expresses its purpose well but you can assign negative values to it. It seems that for some situations, you can represent your intent more clearly by writing it this way instead: ...
c#
null
null
null
null
null
open
Using Unsigned Primitive Types === Most of time we represent concepts which can never be less than 0. For example to declare length, we write: int length; The name expresses its purpose well but you can assign negative values to it. It seems that for some situations, you can represent your intent more clearl...
0
33,853
08/29/2008 02:30:05
3,142
08/26/2008 23:55:24
96
8
.net multilingual cms
i am planning a simple, dual-language website and i'd like to use a .net based cms but i can't find anything suitable. i have experience with dotnetnuke and sharepoint but neither fit the bill - dotnetnuke does not do dynamic site elements multi-lingually & sharepoint is a monster PITA no matter what angle you look at...
.net
content-management-system
multilingual
null
null
null
open
.net multilingual cms === i am planning a simple, dual-language website and i'd like to use a .net based cms but i can't find anything suitable. i have experience with dotnetnuke and sharepoint but neither fit the bill - dotnetnuke does not do dynamic site elements multi-lingually & sharepoint is a monster PITA no ma...
0
33,860
08/29/2008 02:33:21
3,499
08/28/2008 19:39:37
1
0
Is it possible to call Javascript's onsubmit event programatically on a form?
Using Ruby on Rails, I'm attempting to update the innerHTML of a div tag using form_remote_tag. This update happens whenever an associated select tag receives an onchange event. The problem is, &lt;select onchange="this.form.submit();"&gt; doesn't work. Nor does document.forms[0].submit(). The only way to get the o...
javascript
ruby
ruby-on-rails
actionview
form-remote-tag
null
open
Is it possible to call Javascript's onsubmit event programatically on a form? === Using Ruby on Rails, I'm attempting to update the innerHTML of a div tag using form_remote_tag. This update happens whenever an associated select tag receives an onchange event. The problem is, &lt;select onchange="this.form.submit();"...
0
33,881
08/29/2008 02:44:44
1,925
08/19/2008 14:23:13
59
8
Font rendering for web pages
I always run into the same problem when creating web pages. When I add a font that is larger then about 16-18px it looks terrible. Its jagged, and pixelated. I have tried using different fonts and weights, however I haven't had much luck there. Note: Its only in windows that it is like this. Mainly in Opera and FF ...
font
null
null
null
null
null
open
Font rendering for web pages === I always run into the same problem when creating web pages. When I add a font that is larger then about 16-18px it looks terrible. Its jagged, and pixelated. I have tried using different fonts and weights, however I haven't had much luck there. Note: Its only in windows that it is ...
0
33,893
08/29/2008 02:53:44
356
08/05/2008 01:13:09
50
8
Determining width of a printed string by a webapp
In my (PHP) webapp, I have a part of my site that keeps a history of recent searches. The most recent queries get shown in a side box. If the query text is too long, I truncate it and show ellipses. Eg: "My very long query is..." Currently, I truncate after a certain number of characters. Since the font is not monot...
php
css
null
null
null
null
open
Determining width of a printed string by a webapp === In my (PHP) webapp, I have a part of my site that keeps a history of recent searches. The most recent queries get shown in a side box. If the query text is too long, I truncate it and show ellipses. Eg: "My very long query is..." Currently, I truncate after a ce...
0
33,897
08/29/2008 03:01:00
356
08/05/2008 01:13:09
50
8
Online PHP IDE
Is there an IDE for PHP where you can edit the code for your pages online? Real syntax highlighting is minimal. More would be great. I'd like to be able to do development on my site at times other than when I'm not at at home.
php
ide
null
null
null
12/15/2011 20:33:53
not constructive
Online PHP IDE === Is there an IDE for PHP where you can edit the code for your pages online? Real syntax highlighting is minimal. More would be great. I'd like to be able to do development on my site at times other than when I'm not at at home.
4
33,901
08/29/2008 03:06:08
2,783
08/25/2008 03:10:18
151
9
Best iCalendar library for Java?
I'm looking for a library to handle [iCalendar][1] data in Java. Open source, well-documented implementations with a good object model are preferred. iCal parsing capabilities are less important to me, but still nice to have. Does anyone have any recommendations? [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar
java
icalendar
null
null
null
null
open
Best iCalendar library for Java? === I'm looking for a library to handle [iCalendar][1] data in Java. Open source, well-documented implementations with a good object model are preferred. iCal parsing capabilities are less important to me, but still nice to have. Does anyone have any recommendations? [1]: h...
0
33,903
08/29/2008 03:08:32
3,340
08/28/2008 02:03:37
18
1
Formatting Stored Procedures
I currently work with an Oracle database and we use stored procedures for all our SQL queries. The problem I have is that we do not really having a coding standard for our packages. So what happens is that every developer has a different style (or in some cases no sense of style) in how they format there packages. Maki...
sql
oracle
stored-procedures
null
null
null
open
Formatting Stored Procedures === I currently work with an Oracle database and we use stored procedures for all our SQL queries. The problem I have is that we do not really having a coding standard for our packages. So what happens is that every developer has a different style (or in some cases no sense of style) in ho...
0
33,909
08/29/2008 03:16:22
1,300
08/14/2008 12:59:41
1
3
Ribbon Toolbar and Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
Today I was listening to the [Hanselminutes show about .NET 3.5 SP1...What's inside][1], and they twice mentioned the Office 2007-like Ribbon control that is included in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1. I am very interested about this, as I was previously looking at purchasing this from a 3rd party vendor (likel...
visual-studio-2008
wpf
gui
null
null
null
open
Ribbon Toolbar and Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 === Today I was listening to the [Hanselminutes show about .NET 3.5 SP1...What's inside][1], and they twice mentioned the Office 2007-like Ribbon control that is included in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1. I am very interested about this, as I was previously...
0
33,923
08/29/2008 03:48:03
2,045
08/19/2008 23:50:05
23
0
tail-recursive
Whilst starting to learn lisp, I've come across the term *tail-recursive*. What does it mean?
language-agnostic
lisp
algorithm
null
null
null
open
tail-recursive === Whilst starting to learn lisp, I've come across the term *tail-recursive*. What does it mean?
0
33,933
08/29/2008 03:57:32
2,749
08/24/2008 21:26:44
1
1
textarea with 100% width ignores parent element's width in IE7
I have the following textarea in a table: <table width="300"><tr><td> <textarea style="width:100%"> longstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstring </textarea> </td></tr></table> With a long string in th...
html
internet-explorer-7
textarea
null
null
null
open
textarea with 100% width ignores parent element's width in IE7 === I have the following textarea in a table: <table width="300"><tr><td> <textarea style="width:100%"> longstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstringlongstring ...
0
33,937
08/29/2008 04:00:20
242
08/03/2008 22:55:19
380
24
How to handle variable width FieldObjects in Crystal Reports
I have a Crystal Report which is viewed via a CrystalReportViewer control on an .aspx page (using VS2008). The report has two data-driven FieldObjects (which can contain a variable number of chars) which I would like to display on the same line beside each other. Problem is when the text in the first FieldO...
crystal-reports
null
null
null
null
null
open
How to handle variable width FieldObjects in Crystal Reports === I have a Crystal Report which is viewed via a CrystalReportViewer control on an .aspx page (using VS2008). The report has two data-driven FieldObjects (which can contain a variable number of chars) which I would like to display on the same line be...
0
33,949
08/29/2008 04:15:24
2,580
08/23/2008 04:11:35
13
2
Convert Web.config from .NET 2.0 to 3.5
What is the minimum I need to add to a .NET 2.0 WebSite's web.config to make it .NET 3.5? Visual Studio adds all the config sections and script handlers, but if you aren't using those are they are really necessary? Is there a command line tool to "upgrade" a .NET 2.0 web.config to 3.5?
.net
asp.net
configuration
upgrade
migration
null
open
Convert Web.config from .NET 2.0 to 3.5 === What is the minimum I need to add to a .NET 2.0 WebSite's web.config to make it .NET 3.5? Visual Studio adds all the config sections and script handlers, but if you aren't using those are they are really necessary? Is there a command line tool to "upgrade" a .NET 2.0 ...
0
33,954
08/29/2008 04:25:09
947
08/10/2008 22:41:25
1
0
Badge Concept Applied To Continuous Monitoring
Stackoverflow is the first time I've seen this badges concept. It's oddly motivating, and that's pretty cool. Has anybody seen it applied to source control change sets? I envision a data mining system that monitors a source repo and maybe a continuous integration system and flags significant deltas in various code...
continuous-monitoring
null
null
null
null
05/08/2012 17:51:01
off topic
Badge Concept Applied To Continuous Monitoring === Stackoverflow is the first time I've seen this badges concept. It's oddly motivating, and that's pretty cool. Has anybody seen it applied to source control change sets? I envision a data mining system that monitors a source repo and maybe a continuous integration...
2
33,955
08/29/2008 04:25:18
493
08/06/2008 10:25:05
2,681
170
NHibernate SetTimeout on ICriteria
Could someone tell me what the units the SetTimeout(int) method in the ICriteria interface uses? Is it milliseconds, seconds, minutes or other?
nhibernate
null
null
null
null
null
open
NHibernate SetTimeout on ICriteria === Could someone tell me what the units the SetTimeout(int) method in the ICriteria interface uses? Is it milliseconds, seconds, minutes or other?
0
33,956
08/29/2008 04:26:07
1,448
08/15/2008 16:16:35
196
18
Facet ranges in solr results
Assume that I have a field called *price* for the documents in Solr and I have that field faceted. I want to get the facets as ranges of values (eg: 0-100, 100-500, 500-1000, etc). How to do it? I can specify the ranges beforehand, but I also want to know whether it is possible to calculate the ranges (say for 5 val...
solr
lucene
java
null
null
null
open
Facet ranges in solr results === Assume that I have a field called *price* for the documents in Solr and I have that field faceted. I want to get the facets as ranges of values (eg: 0-100, 100-500, 500-1000, etc). How to do it? I can specify the ranges beforehand, but I also want to know whether it is possible to c...
0
33,960
08/29/2008 04:31:24
338
08/04/2008 18:34:44
680
51
How do you get the ethernet address using Java?
I would like to retrieve the ethernet address of the network interface that is used to access a particular website. How can this be done in Java?
java
ethernet
networking
internet
null
null
open
How do you get the ethernet address using Java? === I would like to retrieve the ethernet address of the network interface that is used to access a particular website. How can this be done in Java?
0
33,969
08/29/2008 04:50:50
3
07/31/2008 14:22:31
146
5
Best way to implement request throttling in ASP.NET/IIS7
We're experimenting with various ways to throttle user actions. For example, to limit how a question's view count is incremented, we're actually using the Cache: if (HttpContext.Cache[key] == null) { log.Info(string.Concat("DoPostViewIncrement is adding '", key, "' to the Cache - total items: ...
asp.net
iis7
throttling
null
null
null
open
Best way to implement request throttling in ASP.NET/IIS7 === We're experimenting with various ways to throttle user actions. For example, to limit how a question's view count is incremented, we're actually using the Cache: if (HttpContext.Cache[key] == null) { log.Info(string.Concat("DoPostVi...
0
33,973
08/29/2008 04:54:09
3,474
08/28/2008 17:28:46
46
10
How do I efficiently keep track of the smallest element in a collection?
In the vein of *programming questions*: suppose there's a collection of objects that can be compared to each other and sorted. What's the most efficient way to keep track of the smallest element in the collection as objects are added and removed?
data-structures
null
null
null
null
null
open
How do I efficiently keep track of the smallest element in a collection? === In the vein of *programming questions*: suppose there's a collection of objects that can be compared to each other and sorted. What's the most efficient way to keep track of the smallest element in the collection as objects are added and remo...
0
33,976
08/29/2008 04:57:32
3,555
08/29/2008 04:57:32
1
0
Microsoft Office 2007 automated installation - editing the config.xml file
I'm creating an automated installation of Office 2007. To customise your Office 2007 installation the Office Customization Tool (OCT) does most of the work for you. One the OCT's features is the ability to run additional programs during the Office installation. However it is pretty poor at it. Fortunately by ed...
office2007
packaging
null
null
null
null
open
Microsoft Office 2007 automated installation - editing the config.xml file === I'm creating an automated installation of Office 2007. To customise your Office 2007 installation the Office Customization Tool (OCT) does most of the work for you. One the OCT's features is the ability to run additional programs during t...
0
33,978
08/29/2008 04:59:31
3,119
08/26/2008 18:43:38
120
14
Find out how much memory is being used by an object in Python
How would you go about finding out how much memory is being used by an object in python? I know it is possible to find out how much is used by a block of code, but not by an instantiated object anytime in its life, which is what I want.
python
performance
null
null
null
null
open
Find out how much memory is being used by an object in Python === How would you go about finding out how much memory is being used by an object in python? I know it is possible to find out how much is used by a block of code, but not by an instantiated object anytime in its life, which is what I want.
0
33,990
08/29/2008 05:12:07
3,486
08/28/2008 18:16:51
1
1
Can't create a subversion repository with Eclipse 3.4.0, svn 1.5.1
I'm working on mac OS x 10.4. I have a subversion repository stored on an external drive connected via USB. I created a new python project in Eclipse (using the PyDev plugin). When I use right click Team->Share Project to set up a new prject with subversion, I get the following error: Error while creating module: or...
subversion
osx
eclipse
null
null
null
open
Can't create a subversion repository with Eclipse 3.4.0, svn 1.5.1 === I'm working on mac OS x 10.4. I have a subversion repository stored on an external drive connected via USB. I created a new python project in Eclipse (using the PyDev plugin). When I use right click Team->Share Project to set up a new prject with s...
0
33,994
08/29/2008 05:15:15
832
08/09/2008 06:51:40
2,351
184
What Code Snippet Editor Do You Use?
Part of my "sort your development life out, Rob" push has been me taking note of the fact that I do not have a library of [code snippets](http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/122105-1.aspx) (and [Jeff did a post too](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000419.html)). Now I have a few, but I know I should rea...
visual-studio
.net
code-snippets
null
null
null
open
What Code Snippet Editor Do You Use? === Part of my "sort your development life out, Rob" push has been me taking note of the fact that I do not have a library of [code snippets](http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/122105-1.aspx) (and [Jeff did a post too](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000419.html))....
0
34,009
08/29/2008 05:31:38
184
08/03/2008 05:34:19
1,220
18
Tool for querying databases
I want to query a number of different databases mainly Oracle and Informix. Can anyone suggest me some tool using which I can do this easily?
database
null
null
null
null
null
open
Tool for querying databases === I want to query a number of different databases mainly Oracle and Informix. Can anyone suggest me some tool using which I can do this easily?
0
34,019
08/29/2008 05:43:06
1,721
08/18/2008 09:58:47
18
3
Install the Radrails plugin for Aptana Studio offline
I downloaded and installed the Aptana Studio free version. But apparently, to install the Radrails plugin for ruby on rails development you have to connect to the internet. I don't have internet on my machine right now. So is there a way I could download the installer from another machine and copy it over my existing A...
ruby-on-rails
radrails
aptana
null
null
null
open
Install the Radrails plugin for Aptana Studio offline === I downloaded and installed the Aptana Studio free version. But apparently, to install the Radrails plugin for ruby on rails development you have to connect to the internet. I don't have internet on my machine right now. So is there a way I could download the in...
0
34,020
08/29/2008 05:43:16
3,561
08/29/2008 05:25:35
1
1
are python threads broken?
A reliable coder friend told me that python's current multi-threading implementation is seriously buggy - enough to avoid using altogether. Can anyone elaborate on this rumor?
python
multithreading
null
null
null
null
open
are python threads broken? === A reliable coder friend told me that python's current multi-threading implementation is seriously buggy - enough to avoid using altogether. Can anyone elaborate on this rumor?
0
34,023
08/29/2008 05:49:05
1,053
08/11/2008 22:17:55
214
30
How to embed control change commands inside of a MIDI
I am making a simple game in order to learn a new language. I am in the process of collecting some music for the game and would like to use the MIDI format so that I can control the flow of the track (i.e., I would like to have an introduction that only plays once and does not play again when the song loops.) I am ...
midi
null
null
null
null
null
open
How to embed control change commands inside of a MIDI === I am making a simple game in order to learn a new language. I am in the process of collecting some music for the game and would like to use the MIDI format so that I can control the flow of the track (i.e., I would like to have an introduction that only plays ...
0
34,059
08/29/2008 06:33:28
45,603
08/25/2008 09:52:34
36
3
Visual Studio: Build Solution vs Batch Build
What is the difference between the two commands in Visual Studio 2008?
visual-studio
null
null
null
null
null
open
Visual Studio: Build Solution vs Batch Build === What is the difference between the two commands in Visual Studio 2008?
0