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37,845 | 09/01/2008 12:16:54 | 277 | 08/04/2008 10:55:22 | 356 | 11 | VMWare Video Tutorials? | Are there any good sites or URLs with video tutorials for using the various VMWare products (mainly Player and Server, but the other products would be interesting to see to)?
I have found some paper documentation, but I think it would be interesting if there were some multimedia based videos to get myself oriented f... | vmware | tutorial | multimedia | null | null | null | open | VMWare Video Tutorials?
===
Are there any good sites or URLs with video tutorials for using the various VMWare products (mainly Player and Server, but the other products would be interesting to see to)?
I have found some paper documentation, but I think it would be interesting if there were some multimedia based vi... | 0 |
37,851 | 09/01/2008 12:19:13 | 2,998 | 08/26/2008 11:02:36 | 121 | 5 | Application Control Scripts on Unix | I'm looking for some software that allows me to control a server based application, that is, there are bunch of interdependent processes that I'd like to be able to start up, shut down and monitor in a controller manner.
I've come across programs like Autosys, but that's expensive and very much over the top for what... | linux | unix | script | solaris | null | null | open | Application Control Scripts on Unix
===
I'm looking for some software that allows me to control a server based application, that is, there are bunch of interdependent processes that I'd like to be able to start up, shut down and monitor in a controller manner.
I've come across programs like Autosys, but that's expe... | 0 |
37,871 | 09/01/2008 12:32:20 | 3,709 | 08/30/2008 08:02:55 | 26 | 4 | Roaming settings with LocalFileSettingsProvider | On my way through whipping up a Windows Forms application I thought it might have been a good idea to use the settings file to store miscellaneous application options (instead of the registry) and user parameters (window positions, column orderings, etc.). Out of the box, quick and simple, or so I thought.
All works... | .net | winforms | null | null | null | null | open | Roaming settings with LocalFileSettingsProvider
===
On my way through whipping up a Windows Forms application I thought it might have been a good idea to use the settings file to store miscellaneous application options (instead of the registry) and user parameters (window positions, column orderings, etc.). Out of the... | 0 |
37,882 | 09/01/2008 12:37:30 | 3,394 | 08/28/2008 12:35:39 | 893 | 49 | How can you easily reorder columns in LINQ to SQL designer? | When designing LINQ classes using the LINQ to SQL designer I've sometimes needed to reorder the classes for the purposes of having the resultant columns in a DataGridView appear in a different order. Unfortunately this seems to be exceedingly difficult; you need to cut and paste properties about, or delete them and re-... | c# | linq-to-sql | linq | null | null | null | open | How can you easily reorder columns in LINQ to SQL designer?
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When designing LINQ classes using the LINQ to SQL designer I've sometimes needed to reorder the classes for the purposes of having the resultant columns in a DataGridView appear in a different order. Unfortunately this seems to be exceedingly difficult; y... | 0 |
37,887 | 09/01/2008 12:56:40 | 4,018 | 09/01/2008 11:24:40 | 23 | 0 | How do you update your web application on the server? | I am aware of [Capistrano](http://www.capify.org/) but it is a bit too heavyweight for me. Personally I set up two [Mercurial](http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/) repositories, one on the production server and another on my local dev machine. Regularly, when a new feature is ready, I push changes from repository on... | deployment | web-application | administration | maintenance | null | null | open | How do you update your web application on the server?
===
I am aware of [Capistrano](http://www.capify.org/) but it is a bit too heavyweight for me. Personally I set up two [Mercurial](http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/) repositories, one on the production server and another on my local dev machine. Regularly, whe... | 0 |
37,920 | 09/01/2008 13:15:33 | 3,229 | 08/27/2008 13:47:19 | 8 | 0 | How do you display a dialog from a hidden window application? | Apologies in advance if I use duff terminology in this question, I'm working at the edge of my understanding of Win32.
I have developed a COM component (dll) that implements an Edit() method displaying a WTL modal dialog.
The complete interface to this COM component corresponds to a software standard used in the ... | winapi | com | null | null | null | null | open | How do you display a dialog from a hidden window application?
===
Apologies in advance if I use duff terminology in this question, I'm working at the edge of my understanding of Win32.
I have developed a COM component (dll) that implements an Edit() method displaying a WTL modal dialog.
The complete interface to... | 0 |
37,921 | 09/01/2008 13:15:41 | 2,608 | 08/23/2008 14:39:53 | 115 | 7 | What is the best winform UI component set? | I've been looking for a commercial winform UI component set for a while now. I've looked at most of the big players out there and I think I'm going to spend my cash on the Developer Express DXperience package. It's not cheap, but does a lot of great things like integrated printing adn reporting, a good spell checker ... | winforms | null | null | null | null | null | open | What is the best winform UI component set?
===
I've been looking for a commercial winform UI component set for a while now. I've looked at most of the big players out there and I think I'm going to spend my cash on the Developer Express DXperience package. It's not cheap, but does a lot of great things like integrat... | 0 |
37,929 | 09/01/2008 13:22:19 | 184 | 08/03/2008 05:34:19 | 1,620 | 23 | How to test java application for performance bottlenecks? | I am reviewing a big java application to see if there are any performance bottlenecks. The real problem is that I cannot pinpoint the performance issues to any single module. The whole application is slow as such.
Is there some tool/technique I can use to help me out in this? | java | performance | null | null | null | null | open | How to test java application for performance bottlenecks?
===
I am reviewing a big java application to see if there are any performance bottlenecks. The real problem is that I cannot pinpoint the performance issues to any single module. The whole application is slow as such.
Is there some tool/technique I can use t... | 0 |
37,931 | 09/01/2008 13:22:50 | 3,974 | 09/01/2008 06:18:59 | 1 | 1 | What's the use of value types in .Net? | The [official guidelines][1] suggest that there can be very few practical uses for these. Does anyone have examples of where they've put them to good use?
[1]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/y23b5415.aspx | .net | null | null | null | null | null | open | What's the use of value types in .Net?
===
The [official guidelines][1] suggest that there can be very few practical uses for these. Does anyone have examples of where they've put them to good use?
[1]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/y23b5415.aspx | 0 |
37,932 | 09/01/2008 13:23:17 | 4,019 | 09/01/2008 11:56:49 | 1 | 0 | XML in C# - Read from Resources, Manipulate and Display. | I'd like to do the following and can't find an elegant way:
1) Read an XML template into a System.Xml.XmlDocument
2) Populate it with data from my UI
3) Transform it with an XSLT I've written
4) Apply a CSS Stylesheet
5) Render it to a WebBrowser control
I'm currently reading it from a file on disk, ... | c# | xml | null | null | null | null | open | XML in C# - Read from Resources, Manipulate and Display.
===
I'd like to do the following and can't find an elegant way:
1) Read an XML template into a System.Xml.XmlDocument
2) Populate it with data from my UI
3) Transform it with an XSLT I've written
4) Apply a CSS Stylesheet
5) Render it to a WebBrow... | 0 |
37,936 | 09/01/2008 13:27:08 | 1,518 | 08/16/2008 09:05:30 | 21 | 2 | Handling XSD Dataset ConstraintExceptions | Does anyone have any tips for dealing with ConstraintExceptions thrown by XSD datasets?
This is the exception with the cryptic message:
System.Data.ConstraintException : Failed to enable constraints. One or more rows contain values violating non-null, unique, or foreign-key constraints. | xsd | dataset | constraintexception | null | null | null | open | Handling XSD Dataset ConstraintExceptions
===
Does anyone have any tips for dealing with ConstraintExceptions thrown by XSD datasets?
This is the exception with the cryptic message:
System.Data.ConstraintException : Failed to enable constraints. One or more rows contain values violating non-null, unique, or ... | 0 |
37,944 | 09/01/2008 13:32:22 | 380 | 08/05/2008 10:39:18 | 1,826 | 166 | How popular is WPF as a technology? | I had a discussion with some colleagues mentioning that there are not too many projects that we do which make use of WPF for creating UI for a windows application (we almost always use Windows Forms instead).
* Are your experiences the same - i.e. there is not too much adoption of this technology?
* Why do you thin... | wpf | null | null | null | null | null | open | How popular is WPF as a technology?
===
I had a discussion with some colleagues mentioning that there are not too many projects that we do which make use of WPF for creating UI for a windows application (we almost always use Windows Forms instead).
* Are your experiences the same - i.e. there is not too much adopti... | 0 |
37,956 | 09/01/2008 13:35:41 | 1,578 | 08/16/2008 20:25:25 | 167 | 9 | C++ : What's the easiest library to open video file | I would like to open a small video file and map every frames in memory (to apply some custom filter). I don't want to handle the video codec, I would rather let the library handle that for me.
I've tried to use Direct Show with the SampleGrabber filter ([using this sample][1]), but I only managed to grab some frames... | c++ | video | windows | null | null | null | open | C++ : What's the easiest library to open video file
===
I would like to open a small video file and map every frames in memory (to apply some custom filter). I don't want to handle the video codec, I would rather let the library handle that for me.
I've tried to use Direct Show with the SampleGrabber filter ([using... | 0 |
37,969 | 09/01/2008 13:46:41 | 2,454 | 08/22/2008 11:22:25 | 127 | 3 | Tool for posting test messages onto a JMS queue? | Can anyone recommend a tool for quickly posting test messages onto a JMS queue? The tool should allow the user to enter some data, perhaps an XML payload, and then submit it to a queue? I know I could probably knock something up reasonably quickly to do this but I thought I'd ask first before reinventing the wheel. Che... | messaging | null | null | null | null | null | open | Tool for posting test messages onto a JMS queue?
===
Can anyone recommend a tool for quickly posting test messages onto a JMS queue? The tool should allow the user to enter some data, perhaps an XML payload, and then submit it to a queue? I know I could probably knock something up reasonably quickly to do this but I t... | 0 |
37,976 | 09/01/2008 13:52:35 | 1,113 | 08/12/2008 12:53:12 | 31 | 1 | How do I change XML indentation in IntelliJ IDEA? | By default IntelliJ IDEA 7.0.4 seems to use 4 spaces for indentation in XML files. The project I'm working on uses 2 spaces as indentation in all it's XML. Is there a way to configure the indentation in IntelliJ's editor? | java | xml | ide | intellij | null | null | open | How do I change XML indentation in IntelliJ IDEA?
===
By default IntelliJ IDEA 7.0.4 seems to use 4 spaces for indentation in XML files. The project I'm working on uses 2 spaces as indentation in all it's XML. Is there a way to configure the indentation in IntelliJ's editor? | 0 |
37,979 | 09/01/2008 13:58:49 | 393,028 | 09/01/2008 13:58:49 | 1 | 0 | ActiveRecord | Does anyone have any recommendations for implementations of ActiveRecord in PHP? I've been using [CBL ActiveRecord][1], but I was wondering if there were any viable alternatives.
[1]: http://31tools.com/cbl_activerecord/ | php | database | null | null | null | null | open | ActiveRecord
===
Does anyone have any recommendations for implementations of ActiveRecord in PHP? I've been using [CBL ActiveRecord][1], but I was wondering if there were any viable alternatives.
[1]: http://31tools.com/cbl_activerecord/ | 0 |
37,991 | 09/01/2008 14:14:53 | 4,045 | 09/01/2008 14:14:53 | 1 | 0 | Using MS Access & ODBC to connect to a remote PostgreSQL | I currently have an MS Access application that connects to a PostgreSQL database via ODBC. This successfully runs on a LAN with 20 users (each running their own version of Access). Now I am thinking through some disaster recovery scenarios, and it seems that a quick and easy method of protecting the data is to use [log... | ms-access | postgresql | odbc | null | null | null | open | Using MS Access & ODBC to connect to a remote PostgreSQL
===
I currently have an MS Access application that connects to a PostgreSQL database via ODBC. This successfully runs on a LAN with 20 users (each running their own version of Access). Now I am thinking through some disaster recovery scenarios, and it seems that... | 0 |
37,996 | 09/01/2008 14:22:51 | 191 | 08/03/2008 09:55:26 | 16 | 0 | How to Get attachments Associated with artifacts in SourceForge Enterprise Edition | We are using SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4 in one of our project. I am very new to it.
My question is, in CollabNet SFEE (SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4), how will we get attachments associated with an Artifacts Using SFEE SOAP API?
We have made our own .net 2.0 client. We are not using .net SDK provided... | sourceforge | null | null | null | null | null | open | How to Get attachments Associated with artifacts in SourceForge Enterprise Edition
===
We are using SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4 in one of our project. I am very new to it.
My question is, in CollabNet SFEE (SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4), how will we get attachments associated with an Artifacts Using SF... | 0 |
37,997 | 09/01/2008 14:26:39 | 1,228,206 | 08/10/2008 07:14:25 | 20 | 2 | Whats the best way to deliver TFS build status notifications to the team? | I like the status email sent by TFS's alerts mechanism when a build breaks.
However I would like to send such an email to the entire team and not rely on the team to subscribe to the alert...
Having a hard time producing a nice and detailed enough message by myself when overriding the "OnBuildBreak" and using the M... | tfs | msbuild | build-automation | continuous-integration | null | null | open | Whats the best way to deliver TFS build status notifications to the team?
===
I like the status email sent by TFS's alerts mechanism when a build breaks.
However I would like to send such an email to the entire team and not rely on the team to subscribe to the alert...
Having a hard time producing a nice and detai... | 0 |
38,002 | 09/01/2008 14:33:43 | 2,701 | 08/24/2008 15:51:24 | 173 | 16 | How to get your network support team behind click-once? | I'm trying to make the case for click-once and smart client development but my network support team wants to keep with web development for everything.
What is the best way to convince them that click-once and smart client development have a place in the business? | smart-client | null | null | null | null | null | open | How to get your network support team behind click-once?
===
I'm trying to make the case for click-once and smart client development but my network support team wants to keep with web development for everything.
What is the best way to convince them that click-once and smart client development have a place in the bu... | 0 |
38,005 | 09/01/2008 14:37:40 | 4,050 | 09/01/2008 14:24:01 | 1 | 0 | How to use LINQ To SQL in an N-Tier Solution? | Now that LINQ to SQL is a *little* more mature, I'd like to know of any techniques people are using to create an n-tiered solution using the technology, because it does not seem that obvious to me. | linq-to-sql | n-tier | null | null | null | null | open | How to use LINQ To SQL in an N-Tier Solution?
===
Now that LINQ to SQL is a *little* more mature, I'd like to know of any techniques people are using to create an n-tiered solution using the technology, because it does not seem that obvious to me. | 0 |
38,010 | 09/01/2008 14:41:59 | 2,993 | 08/26/2008 10:45:59 | 360 | 15 | C# string concatenation and string interning | When performing string concatentation of an existing string in the intern pool, is a new string entered into the intern pool or is a reference returned to the existing string in the intern pool? According to this article, String.Concat and StringBuilder will insert new string instances into the intern pool?
[http:/... | c# | null | null | null | null | null | open | C# string concatenation and string interning
===
When performing string concatentation of an existing string in the intern pool, is a new string entered into the intern pool or is a reference returned to the existing string in the intern pool? According to this article, String.Concat and StringBuilder will insert new ... | 0 |
38,014 | 09/01/2008 14:51:30 | 191 | 08/03/2008 09:55:26 | 16 | 1 | Issue in Oracle Sql Query | I am facing problem with an Oracle Query in a .net 2.0 based windows application. I am using "*System.Data.OracleClient*" to connect to oracle database. Name of database is "*myDB*". Below the the connection string I am using:
*Data Source=(DESCRIPTION =(ADDRESS_LIST =(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)
(HOST = 172.16.0.2... | oracle | sql | .net | null | null | null | open | Issue in Oracle Sql Query
===
I am facing problem with an Oracle Query in a .net 2.0 based windows application. I am using "*System.Data.OracleClient*" to connect to oracle database. Name of database is "*myDB*". Below the the connection string I am using:
*Data Source=(DESCRIPTION =(ADDRESS_LIST =(ADDRESS = (PROTO... | 0 |
38,019 | 09/01/2008 14:55:47 | 3,598 | 08/29/2008 09:16:05 | 1 | 1 | What's the best approach to naming classes? | Coming up with good, precise names for classes is notoriously difficult. Done right, it makes code more self-documenting and provides a vocabulary for reasoning about code at a higher level of abstraction.
Classes which implement a particular design pattern might be given a name based on the well known pattern name... | naming | null | null | null | null | null | open | What's the best approach to naming classes?
===
Coming up with good, precise names for classes is notoriously difficult. Done right, it makes code more self-documenting and provides a vocabulary for reasoning about code at a higher level of abstraction.
Classes which implement a particular design pattern might be ... | 0 |
38,021 | 09/01/2008 14:57:16 | 319 | 08/04/2008 16:03:00 | 41 | 2 | How do I find the definitive Name Server for a domain name? | And for extra credit. Is it possible to find the origins of conflicting DNS records? | dns | null | null | null | null | null | open | How do I find the definitive Name Server for a domain name?
===
And for extra credit. Is it possible to find the origins of conflicting DNS records? | 0 |
38,026 | 09/01/2008 15:01:39 | 470 | 08/06/2008 02:58:55 | 204 | 20 | How can I improve my support of Novell networks when I don't have a Novell network? | I work for a .NET/MSSQL shop that has trouble supporting customers running Novell, partially because we don't have Novell (or the money for it) and partially because we have no one with Novell experience. This question could easily be expanded to "How can we improve our support of technology X when we don't have techno... | .net | mssql | vmware | support | novell | null | open | How can I improve my support of Novell networks when I don't have a Novell network?
===
I work for a .NET/MSSQL shop that has trouble supporting customers running Novell, partially because we don't have Novell (or the money for it) and partially because we have no one with Novell experience. This question could easily... | 0 |
38,027 | 09/01/2008 15:02:39 | 572 | 08/06/2008 20:56:54 | 2,323 | 192 | Why does Splint (the C code checker) give an error when comparing a float to an int? | Both are mathematical values, however the float does have more precision. Is that the only reason for the error - the difference in precision? Or is there another potential (and more serious) problem? | c | lint | splint | null | null | null | open | Why does Splint (the C code checker) give an error when comparing a float to an int?
===
Both are mathematical values, however the float does have more precision. Is that the only reason for the error - the difference in precision? Or is there another potential (and more serious) problem? | 0 |
38,035 | 09/01/2008 15:08:13 | 393,028 | 09/01/2008 13:58:49 | 1 | 2 | Selecting X words from a text field in MySQL | I'm building a basic search functionality, using LIKE (I'd be using fulltext but can't at the moment) and I'm wondering if MySQL can, on searching for a keyword (e.g. WHERE field LIKE '%word%') return 20 words either side of the keyword, as well? | mysql | null | null | null | null | null | open | Selecting X words from a text field in MySQL
===
I'm building a basic search functionality, using LIKE (I'd be using fulltext but can't at the moment) and I'm wondering if MySQL can, on searching for a keyword (e.g. WHERE field LIKE '%word%') return 20 words either side of the keyword, as well? | 0 |
38,037 | 09/01/2008 15:10:13 | 3,590 | 08/29/2008 08:09:23 | 31 | 4 | C++: How to extract a string from rapidxml | In my C++ program I want to parse a small piece of XML, insert some nodes, then extract the new XML (preferably as a std::string)
RapidXML ([http://rapidxml.sourceforge.net/][1]) has been recommended to me, but I can't see how to retrieve the XML back as a text string.
(I could iterate over the nodes and attribut... | c++ | xml | rapidxml | null | null | null | open | C++: How to extract a string from rapidxml
===
In my C++ program I want to parse a small piece of XML, insert some nodes, then extract the new XML (preferably as a std::string)
RapidXML ([http://rapidxml.sourceforge.net/][1]) has been recommended to me, but I can't see how to retrieve the XML back as a text string.... | 0 |
38,039 | 09/01/2008 15:10:38 | 383 | 08/05/2008 10:46:37 | 2,409 | 214 | How can I get the DateTime for the Start of the Week? | How do I find the Start of the week (Both Sunday and Monday) knowing just the current time in C#.NET
Something like:
DateTime.Now.StartWeek(Monday); | c# | datetime | null | null | null | null | open | How can I get the DateTime for the Start of the Week?
===
How do I find the Start of the week (Both Sunday and Monday) knowing just the current time in C#.NET
Something like:
DateTime.Now.StartWeek(Monday); | 0 |
38,056 | 09/01/2008 15:20:52 | 1,531 | 08/16/2008 12:01:05 | 71 | 1 | How do you check in Python under Linux if a process is running? | The only *nice* way I've found is:
import sys
import os
try:
os.kill(int(sys.argv[1]), 0)
print "Running"
except:
print "Not running"
([Source](http://www.unix.com/unix-advanced-expert-users/79267-trick-bash-scripters-check-if-process-running.html)) ... | python | linux | process | null | null | null | open | How do you check in Python under Linux if a process is running?
===
The only *nice* way I've found is:
import sys
import os
try:
os.kill(int(sys.argv[1]), 0)
print "Running"
except:
print "Not running"
([Source](http://www.unix.com/unix-advanced-exp... | 0 |
38,057 | 09/01/2008 15:21:01 | 4,052 | 09/01/2008 14:36:26 | 1 | 0 | Why @OneToMany does not work with inheritance in Hibernate | <pre>
@Entity
@Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE)
public class Problem {
@ManyToOne
private Person person;
}
@Entity
@DiscriminatorValue("UP")
public class UglyProblem extends Problem {}
@Entity
public class Person {
@OneToMan... | java | orm | inheritance | hibernate | null | null | open | Why @OneToMany does not work with inheritance in Hibernate
===
<pre>
@Entity
@Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE)
public class Problem {
@ManyToOne
private Person person;
}
@Entity
@DiscriminatorValue("UP")
public class UglyProblem extends Problem... | 0 |
38,066 | 09/01/2008 15:47:05 | 1,116 | 08/12/2008 13:25:41 | 530 | 39 | Whats your PostMortem Meeting format? | I'm planning to introduce project post-mortems to the business I work for.
I think they will improve development-client relations. Encourage feedback and improve the quality of service to clients.
However as I have never done them before I don't have a format to follow.
What is the Post-Mortem procedure you use... | project-management | null | null | null | null | null | open | Whats your PostMortem Meeting format?
===
I'm planning to introduce project post-mortems to the business I work for.
I think they will improve development-client relations. Encourage feedback and improve the quality of service to clients.
However as I have never done them before I don't have a format to follow.
... | 0 |
38,070 | 09/01/2008 15:49:49 | 1,338 | 08/14/2008 15:10:01 | 221 | 15 | Best .NET Wrapper for Google Maps or Yahoo Maps? | I need to do a quick demo app using Google Maps (or Yahoo Maps, or any similar service). So far I haven't had much luck finding .NET wrappers for any of these services.
Any suggestions or pointers?
I'm not opposed to using the native javascript api to do this, but I assumed someone would have already written a w... | asp.net | map | null | null | null | null | open | Best .NET Wrapper for Google Maps or Yahoo Maps?
===
I need to do a quick demo app using Google Maps (or Yahoo Maps, or any similar service). So far I haven't had much luck finding .NET wrappers for any of these services.
Any suggestions or pointers?
I'm not opposed to using the native javascript api to do this... | 0 |
38,074 | 09/01/2008 15:52:32 | 2,846 | 08/25/2008 14:06:29 | 1 | 0 | Best way to handle LOBs in Oracle dblink'ed tables | If you create an Oracle dblink you cannot directly access LOB columns in the target tables.
For instance, you create a dblink with:
create database link TEST_LINK connect to TARGETUSER IDENTIFIED BY password using 'DATABASESID';
After this you can do stuff like:
select column_a, column_b from data_user.samp... | oracle | sql | dblink | null | null | null | open | Best way to handle LOBs in Oracle dblink'ed tables
===
If you create an Oracle dblink you cannot directly access LOB columns in the target tables.
For instance, you create a dblink with:
create database link TEST_LINK connect to TARGETUSER IDENTIFIED BY password using 'DATABASESID';
After this you can do stuf... | 0 |
38,081 | 09/01/2008 15:54:46 | 2,095 | 08/20/2008 11:01:19 | 81 | 6 | How to implement mouse dragging in Visual Basic? | I need to create a quick-n-dirty knob control in Visual Basic 2005 Express, the value of which is incremented/decremented by "grabbing" it with the mouse and moving the cursor up/down. Because the knob itself doesn't move, I need to keep tracking the mouse movement outside of the rectangle of the control.
I use a La... | usercontrols | drag-and-drop | vb | null | null | null | open | How to implement mouse dragging in Visual Basic?
===
I need to create a quick-n-dirty knob control in Visual Basic 2005 Express, the value of which is incremented/decremented by "grabbing" it with the mouse and moving the cursor up/down. Because the knob itself doesn't move, I need to keep tracking the mouse movement ... | 0 |
38,090 | 09/01/2008 16:03:55 | 4,045 | 09/01/2008 14:14:53 | 6 | 0 | How to prevent Write Ahead Logging on just one table in PostgreSQL? | I am considering log-shipping of [Write Ahead Logs (WAL)][1] in PostgreSQL to create a warm-standby database. However I have one table in the database that receives a huge amount of INSERT/DELETEs each day, but which I don't care about protecting the data in it. To reduce the amount of WALs produced I was wondering, **... | postgresql | null | null | null | null | null | open | How to prevent Write Ahead Logging on just one table in PostgreSQL?
===
I am considering log-shipping of [Write Ahead Logs (WAL)][1] in PostgreSQL to create a warm-standby database. However I have one table in the database that receives a huge amount of INSERT/DELETEs each day, but which I don't care about protecting ... | 0 |
38,107 | 09/01/2008 16:20:44 | 1,127,460 | 08/28/2008 09:38:19 | 96 | 3 | Cross Page Postback doesn't work for client-side enabled button | I am using a cross page postback for Page A to pass data to Page B.
The button that causes the postback has its postbackurl set but is disabled until the user selects a value from a DDL at which point the button is enable using javascript. However this prevents the cross page postback from occurring, Page A just pos... | asp.net | null | null | null | null | null | open | Cross Page Postback doesn't work for client-side enabled button
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I am using a cross page postback for Page A to pass data to Page B.
The button that causes the postback has its postbackurl set but is disabled until the user selects a value from a DDL at which point the button is enable using javascript. However ... | 0 |
38,109 | 09/01/2008 16:21:32 | 3,632 | 08/29/2008 16:06:14 | 19 | 1 | Pair programming | I'm very curious, how popular in the world ( and I know that the stackoverflow community comes from different parts of the world ) is pair programming. Have you ever worked/are working/will work in a company where you've been pair programming ? What's your opinion on the matter ? | agile | methodology | pair-programming | null | null | null | open | Pair programming
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I'm very curious, how popular in the world ( and I know that the stackoverflow community comes from different parts of the world ) is pair programming. Have you ever worked/are working/will work in a company where you've been pair programming ? What's your opinion on the matter ? | 0 |
38,117 | 09/01/2008 16:24:14 | 4,066 | 09/01/2008 16:06:15 | 1 | 0 | Inbox Management (in Outlook) | I've gone back and forth between having an organized inbox and having an inbox with absolutely everything I've received in it.
Would you recommend leaving everything in an inbox, or organize it? If you organize it, is there any method to your madness or possibly an Outlook (2003) plug-in to aid in this task?
F... | email | outlook | gettingthingsdone | null | null | null | open | Inbox Management (in Outlook)
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I've gone back and forth between having an organized inbox and having an inbox with absolutely everything I've received in it.
Would you recommend leaving everything in an inbox, or organize it? If you organize it, is there any method to your madness or possibly an Outlook (2003... | 0 |
38,125 | 09/01/2008 16:29:10 | 4,063 | 09/01/2008 15:49:49 | 1 | 1 | Strategies for keeping a Lucene Index up to date with domain model changes | Was looking to get peoples thoughts on keeping a Lucene index up to date as changes are made to the domain model objects of an application.
The application in question is a Java/J2EE based web app that uses Hibernate. The way I currently have things working is that the Hibernate mapped model objects all implement... | design | null | null | null | null | null | open | Strategies for keeping a Lucene Index up to date with domain model changes
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Was looking to get peoples thoughts on keeping a Lucene index up to date as changes are made to the domain model objects of an application.
The application in question is a Java/J2EE based web app that uses Hibernate. The way I curren... | 0 |
38,151 | 09/01/2008 16:41:44 | 2,839 | 08/25/2008 13:34:44 | 6 | 4 | <asp:hyperlink> after opening target in new window - new window cannot be closed | I've got a page with an <asp:hyperlink> control - the link is to a gif file. Right clicking on the link (in IE7) and selecting "open target in new window" correctly displays the image. However I can't then close the new IE window.
What might I be doing wrong ?
TIA
Tom | asp.net | null | null | null | null | null | open | <asp:hyperlink> after opening target in new window - new window cannot be closed
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I've got a page with an <asp:hyperlink> control - the link is to a gif file. Right clicking on the link (in IE7) and selecting "open target in new window" correctly displays the image. However I can't then close the new IE window.
... | 0 |
38,158 | 09/01/2008 16:46:46 | 2,701 | 08/24/2008 15:51:24 | 187 | 16 | What is a good maintainability index using Visual Studio 2008 code analysis? | My company recently purchased TFS and I have started looking into the code analysis tools to help drive up code quality and noticed a good looking metric "maintainability index". Is anyone using this metric for code reviews/checkins/etc? If so, what is an acceptable index for developers to work toward? | visual-studio | code-analysis | null | null | null | null | open | What is a good maintainability index using Visual Studio 2008 code analysis?
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My company recently purchased TFS and I have started looking into the code analysis tools to help drive up code quality and noticed a good looking metric "maintainability index". Is anyone using this metric for code reviews/checkins/etc?... | 0 |
38,160 | 09/01/2008 16:47:53 | 163 | 08/02/2008 20:40:09 | 448 | 19 | Parallelize Bash Script | Lets say I have a loop in bash:
for foo in `some-command`
do
do-something $foo
done
`do-something` is cpu bound and I have a nice shiny 4 core processor. I'd like to be able to run up to 4 `do-something`'s at once.
The naive approach seems to be:
for foo in `some-command`
do
... | bash | null | null | null | null | null | open | Parallelize Bash Script
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Lets say I have a loop in bash:
for foo in `some-command`
do
do-something $foo
done
`do-something` is cpu bound and I have a nice shiny 4 core processor. I'd like to be able to run up to 4 `do-something`'s at once.
The naive approach seems to be:
for fo... | 0 |
38,181 | 09/01/2008 17:07:24 | 781 | 08/08/2008 21:28:19 | 150 | 10 | When should I mock? | I have a basic understanding of mock and fake objects, but I'm not sure I have a feeling about when/where to use mocking - especially as it would apply to [this][1] scenario here.
[1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37375/how-do-i-unit-test-a-wcf-service | mocking | unit-testing | null | null | null | null | open | When should I mock?
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I have a basic understanding of mock and fake objects, but I'm not sure I have a feeling about when/where to use mocking - especially as it would apply to [this][1] scenario here.
[1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37375/how-do-i-unit-test-a-wcf-service | 0 |
38,183 | 09/01/2008 17:09:44 | 2,554 | 08/22/2008 20:23:30 | 31 | 5 | Any data-driven open source JEE5 EJB3+JSF Sample Project out there? | I am looking for an open source example project that uses EJB3 as backend and JSF as frontend.
The application should be data-driven, i.e. the following aspects are fundamental and make 80% or more of the application.
- form-based (many input forms)
- table views, master/detail, etc.
- CRUD (create/read/upd... | java | open-source | jsf | java-ee | java-ee-5 | null | open | Any data-driven open source JEE5 EJB3+JSF Sample Project out there?
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I am looking for an open source example project that uses EJB3 as backend and JSF as frontend.
The application should be data-driven, i.e. the following aspects are fundamental and make 80% or more of the application.
- form-based (many in... | 0 |
38,190 | 09/01/2008 17:27:43 | 1,834 | 08/18/2008 19:14:32 | 112 | 7 | How do I read a disk directly with .Net? | Is is possible to read a disk directly with .Net? By directly I mean via the device bypassing the file system. I think I would go about this by opening the device some way "\Device\Ide\IdeDeviceP2T0L0-1" for example.
If I can't open the device with a .NET api knowing which Win32 API to use would be helpful. | .net | winapi | disk | null | null | null | open | How do I read a disk directly with .Net?
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Is is possible to read a disk directly with .Net? By directly I mean via the device bypassing the file system. I think I would go about this by opening the device some way "\Device\Ide\IdeDeviceP2T0L0-1" for example.
If I can't open the device with a .NET api knowing... | 0 |
38,193 | 09/01/2008 17:34:06 | 4,082 | 09/01/2008 17:33:08 | 1 | 0 | Determine if a ruby script is already running | Is there an easy way to tell if a ruby script is already running and then handle it appropriately? For example: I have a script called really_long_script.rb. I have it cronned to run every 5 minutes. When it runs, I want to see if the previous run is still running and then stop the execution of the second script. ... | ruby | null | null | null | null | null | open | Determine if a ruby script is already running
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Is there an easy way to tell if a ruby script is already running and then handle it appropriately? For example: I have a script called really_long_script.rb. I have it cronned to run every 5 minutes. When it runs, I want to see if the previous run is still running ... | 0 |
38,197 | 09/01/2008 17:40:52 | 1,114 | 08/12/2008 12:54:42 | 40 | 6 | Why is the subprocess.Popen class not named Subprocess? | The primary class in the `subprocess` module is name `Popen`, and represents a subprocess. `Popen` sounds like someone was trying to force the name to follow some function naming format, rather than chosing a name that actually represents what the object is. Does anyone know why it was chosen over something simple lik... | python | subprocess | null | null | null | 02/11/2012 16:23:01 | not constructive | Why is the subprocess.Popen class not named Subprocess?
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The primary class in the `subprocess` module is name `Popen`, and represents a subprocess. `Popen` sounds like someone was trying to force the name to follow some function naming format, rather than chosing a name that actually represents what the object is. ... | 4 |
38,198 | 09/01/2008 17:43:49 | 572 | 08/06/2008 20:56:54 | 2,329 | 192 | Why does this C code produce a double instead of a float? | <code>celsius = (5.0/9.0) * (fahr-32.0);</code>
Is it just a development choice that the C developers decided upon or is there a reason to this? I believe a float is smaller than a double, so it might be to prevent overflows caused by not knowing what decimal format to use. Is that the reason, or am I overlooking so... | c | types | null | null | null | null | open | Why does this C code produce a double instead of a float?
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<code>celsius = (5.0/9.0) * (fahr-32.0);</code>
Is it just a development choice that the C developers decided upon or is there a reason to this? I believe a float is smaller than a double, so it might be to prevent overflows caused by not knowing what de... | 0 |
38,210 | 09/01/2008 17:52:58 | 1,944 | 08/19/2008 14:49:14 | 105 | 5 | What non-programming books should programmers read? | As a follow-up to [this question][1] (I liked the democratic nature of the recommendations; those books most heavily recommended float to the top), I thought I'd ask "what **non-programming** books should programmers read?"
To make the answers work best, only post one book per answer. If you have more than one book ... | books | non-technical | null | null | null | 06/10/2010 15:23:40 | off topic | What non-programming books should programmers read?
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As a follow-up to [this question][1] (I liked the democratic nature of the recommendations; those books most heavily recommended float to the top), I thought I'd ask "what **non-programming** books should programmers read?"
To make the answers work best, only ... | 2 |
38,239 | 09/01/2008 18:16:41 | 1,037 | 08/11/2008 17:42:51 | 497 | 33 | Practices for programming in a scientific environment | ### Background ###
Last year, I did an internship in a physics research group at a university. In this group, we mostly used LabVIEW to write programs for controlling our setups, doing data acquisition and analyzing our data. For the first two purposes, that works quite OK, but for data analysis, it's a real pain. On ... | teamwork | physics | null | null | null | null | open | Practices for programming in a scientific environment
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### Background ###
Last year, I did an internship in a physics research group at a university. In this group, we mostly used LabVIEW to write programs for controlling our setups, doing data acquisition and analyzing our data. For the first two purposes, that w... | 0 |
38,264 | 09/01/2008 18:36:12 | 2,443 | 08/22/2008 10:53:30 | 260 | 22 | What lightweight neural networks are there for Java? | I have a specific problem of having to decide in a fuzzy way between various outputs from a given set of metrics. It's a perfect candidate for neural network approaches.
I've used Joone in the past with success but I'm a little scared of its 2MB jar file for something that in my mind can be done in far less code th... | java | algorithm | neural-network | null | null | null | open | What lightweight neural networks are there for Java?
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I have a specific problem of having to decide in a fuzzy way between various outputs from a given set of metrics. It's a perfect candidate for neural network approaches.
I've used Joone in the past with success but I'm a little scared of its 2MB jar file for... | 0 |
38,280 | 09/01/2008 18:48:22 | 3,263 | 08/27/2008 15:33:09 | 16 | 4 | Best browser for web application | I am in a position where I can choose the client browser for my web app. The app is being used internally, and we are installing each client "manually".I would like to find a better solution for the browser,so :
What is a good browser that I can use as a client to a web application?
General functionalities I woul... | browser | web-applications | null | null | null | 09/07/2011 22:35:13 | not constructive | Best browser for web application
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I am in a position where I can choose the client browser for my web app. The app is being used internally, and we are installing each client "manually".I would like to find a better solution for the browser,so :
What is a good browser that I can use as a client to a web applicat... | 4 |
38,288 | 09/01/2008 18:59:14 | 3,624 | 08/29/2008 15:49:07 | 100 | 1 | How do I add a user in Ubuntu? | ... using the command line | ubuntu | user | null | null | null | null | open | How do I add a user in Ubuntu?
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... using the command line | 0 |
38,295 | 09/01/2008 19:02:13 | 3,798 | 08/30/2008 22:09:59 | 8 | 1 | Apply an ICC Color Profile to an image in C# (Dotnet) | How does one convert an image from one color profile to another (screen to printer, or scanner to screen). In Visual C++ you would use the function in ICM.h, is there a managed way to do this with GDI+? | c# | .net | gdi+ | null | null | null | open | Apply an ICC Color Profile to an image in C# (Dotnet)
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How does one convert an image from one color profile to another (screen to printer, or scanner to screen). In Visual C++ you would use the function in ICM.h, is there a managed way to do this with GDI+? | 0 |
38,299 | 09/01/2008 19:04:06 | 4,101 | 09/01/2008 19:04:06 | 1 | 0 | Tutorial on understanding strings in Symbian | I have Carbide.c++ Developer from Nokia and I want to create applications for my S60 phone.
I've looked at the samples that goes with the different SDK's for S60 but I haven't found any simple explanation on how strings, called descriptors, are used in Symbian.
One of the problems are that I'm visually impaired and... | c++ | symbian | carbide | tutorial | null | null | open | Tutorial on understanding strings in Symbian
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I have Carbide.c++ Developer from Nokia and I want to create applications for my S60 phone.
I've looked at the samples that goes with the different SDK's for S60 but I haven't found any simple explanation on how strings, called descriptors, are used in Symbian.
One ... | 0 |
38,302 | 09/01/2008 19:06:01 | 4,055 | 09/01/2008 14:58:25 | 1 | 0 | Pinning pointer arrays in memory | I'm currently working on a ray-tracer in C# as a hobby project. I'm trying to achieve a decent rendering speed by implementing some tricks from a c++ implementation and have run into a spot of trouble.
The objects in the scenes which the ray-tracer renders are stored in a KdTree structure and the tree's nodes are, i... | c# | optimization | raytracing | unsafe | null | null | open | Pinning pointer arrays in memory
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I'm currently working on a ray-tracer in C# as a hobby project. I'm trying to achieve a decent rendering speed by implementing some tricks from a c++ implementation and have run into a spot of trouble.
The objects in the scenes which the ray-tracer renders are stored in a KdTree... | 0 |
38,305 | 09/01/2008 19:09:19 | 2,443 | 08/22/2008 10:53:30 | 275 | 23 | How do I strip the fluff out of a third party library? | It may not be best practice but are there ways of removing unsused classes from a third party's jar files. Something that looks at the way in which my classes are using the library and does some kind of coverage analysis, then spits out another jar with all of the untouched classes removed.
Obviously there are issu... | java | optimization | size | null | null | null | open | How do I strip the fluff out of a third party library?
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It may not be best practice but are there ways of removing unsused classes from a third party's jar files. Something that looks at the way in which my classes are using the library and does some kind of coverage analysis, then spits out another jar with all o... | 0 |
38,308 | 09/01/2008 19:13:10 | 3,798 | 08/30/2008 22:09:59 | 8 | 1 | Is there any way to draw an image to use 4 points rather than 3 (perspective warp). | Drawing a parallelgram is nicely supported with Graphics.DrawImage:
Bitmap destImage = new Bitmap(srcImage.Width, srcImage.Height);
using (Graphics gr = new Graphics.FromImage(destImage))
{
Point[] destPts = new Point[] { new PointF(x1, y1),
new PointF(x2, y2), new PointF(x4, y4)... | c# | .net | gdi+ | null | null | null | open | Is there any way to draw an image to use 4 points rather than 3 (perspective warp).
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Drawing a parallelgram is nicely supported with Graphics.DrawImage:
Bitmap destImage = new Bitmap(srcImage.Width, srcImage.Height);
using (Graphics gr = new Graphics.FromImage(destImage))
{
Point[] destPts... | 0 |
38,323 | 09/01/2008 19:26:42 | 3,010 | 08/26/2008 11:47:04 | 31 | 1 | VMware or Hyper-V for Developers | I'm looking to replace a couple of machines in the office with a more powerful multi-processor machine running either VMware or Microsoft's Hyper-V with a view to hosting a mix of Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Linux operating systems. The machines are used mainly for testing ASP.Net or Perl web sites. I ... | vmware | virtualization | hyper-v | null | null | null | open | VMware or Hyper-V for Developers
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I'm looking to replace a couple of machines in the office with a more powerful multi-processor machine running either VMware or Microsoft's Hyper-V with a view to hosting a mix of Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Linux operating systems. The machines are used mainly for... | 0 |
38,336 | 09/01/2008 19:48:10 | 3,654 | 08/29/2008 17:52:22 | 173 | 9 | How do I develop font families that Linux users can benefit from? | Because Linux (and it's variants) have a completely different set of fonts than Windows and Mac OS X, is there anyone with any experience of creating cross platform font families - ideally finding equivalents to the common fonts found on the aforementioned operating systems?
If so, what is the best route to take? | fonts | css | linux | cross-platform | null | null | open | How do I develop font families that Linux users can benefit from?
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Because Linux (and it's variants) have a completely different set of fonts than Windows and Mac OS X, is there anyone with any experience of creating cross platform font families - ideally finding equivalents to the common fonts found on the aforeme... | 0 |
38,338 | 09/01/2008 19:51:06 | 3,485 | 08/28/2008 18:14:08 | 51 | 5 | Why is Lua considered a game language? | I have been learning about Lua in the past month and I'm absolutely in love with the language, but all I see around that is built with lua are games. I mean, the syntax is very simple, there is no fuss, no special meaning characters that makes code look like regex, has all the good things about a script language and in... | python | ruby | lua | null | null | 11/11/2011 21:34:49 | not constructive | Why is Lua considered a game language?
===
I have been learning about Lua in the past month and I'm absolutely in love with the language, but all I see around that is built with lua are games. I mean, the syntax is very simple, there is no fuss, no special meaning characters that makes code look like regex, has all th... | 4 |
38,340 | 09/01/2008 19:56:27 | 3,868 | 08/31/2008 14:15:41 | 11 | 3 | Manipulating content of pages that pass through an HTTP proxy (and calling Java) | I need to make a web proxy that adds annotations to the HTML of web pages that pass through.
I'm hoping some decent software exists that can handle the HTTP proxying part of the application, so that, for the most part, I only have to worry about making a function that sits on the stream with a signature similar in i... | http | proxy | plugin | java | null | null | open | Manipulating content of pages that pass through an HTTP proxy (and calling Java)
===
I need to make a web proxy that adds annotations to the HTML of web pages that pass through.
I'm hoping some decent software exists that can handle the HTTP proxying part of the application, so that, for the most part, I only have ... | 0 |
38,342 | 09/01/2008 19:56:32 | 1,456 | 08/15/2008 17:03:51 | 32 | 3 | Measuring/benchmarking hard drive performance | We know that disk speed is an [important performance component](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19019/ideal-computer-for-software-development) of a [development machine](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9157/what-is-the-best-laptop-for-programmers).
I'd like to understand how the multiple drives in my Windows V... | productivity | hardware | harddrive | hdd | null | null | open | Measuring/benchmarking hard drive performance
===
We know that disk speed is an [important performance component](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19019/ideal-computer-for-software-development) of a [development machine](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9157/what-is-the-best-laptop-for-programmers).
I'd like to... | 0 |
38,345 | 09/01/2008 19:59:37 | 2,905 | 08/25/2008 21:26:52 | 11 | 2 | Elegant zip in Perl 5? | I recently "needed" a zip function in Perl 5 (while I was [considering a question on this site][1]), i.e. a function that takes two lists and "zips" them together to one list, interleaving the elements.
(Pseudo)example: @a=(1, 2, 3), @b=('apple', 'orange', 'grape'), zip @a, @b -> (1, 'apple', 2, 'orange', 3, 'grape'... | perl | haskell | zip | perl6 | perl5 | null | open | Elegant zip in Perl 5?
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I recently "needed" a zip function in Perl 5 (while I was [considering a question on this site][1]), i.e. a function that takes two lists and "zips" them together to one list, interleaving the elements.
(Pseudo)example: @a=(1, 2, 3), @b=('apple', 'orange', 'grape'), zip @a, @b -> (1, 'app... | 0 |
38,348 | 09/01/2008 20:01:06 | 4,097 | 09/01/2008 18:49:14 | 1 | 0 | Finding all messages with a given PR_SEARCH_KEY | I need to query an Exchange server to find all messages having a certain value in PR_SEARCH_KEY. Do I have to open every mailbox and iterate through it or is there a faster solution. | exchange | mapi | email | performance | null | null | open | Finding all messages with a given PR_SEARCH_KEY
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I need to query an Exchange server to find all messages having a certain value in PR_SEARCH_KEY. Do I have to open every mailbox and iterate through it or is there a faster solution. | 0 |
38,352 | 09/01/2008 20:02:15 | 521 | 08/06/2008 14:16:34 | 643 | 34 | Address book DB schema | I need to store contact information for users. I want to present this data on the page as an [hCard][1] and downloadable as a [vCard][2]. I'd also like to be able to search the database by phone number, email, etc.
What do you think is the best way to store this data? Since users could have multiple addresses, etc ... | schema | normalizing | microformats | hcard | vcard | null | open | Address book DB schema
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I need to store contact information for users. I want to present this data on the page as an [hCard][1] and downloadable as a [vCard][2]. I'd also like to be able to search the database by phone number, email, etc.
What do you think is the best way to store this data? Since users could h... | 0 |
38,357 | 09/01/2008 20:04:49 | 1,175 | 08/13/2008 10:21:54 | 977 | 93 | Error Code Reference for OSX/Cocoa | If I get an error code result from a Cocoa function, is there any easy way to figure out what it means (other than by grepping through all the .h files in the framework bundles)? | cocoa | osx | xcode | null | null | null | open | Error Code Reference for OSX/Cocoa
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If I get an error code result from a Cocoa function, is there any easy way to figure out what it means (other than by grepping through all the .h files in the framework bundles)? | 0 |
38,360 | 09/01/2008 20:07:42 | 905 | 08/10/2008 09:37:14 | 3,048 | 200 | Can you recommend an alternative for NCover? | I'm looking for a good .Net code coverage alternative to NCover (insufficient .Net 3.5 coverage and now pay-for) or VSTS (way too expensive).
We currently test with NUnit, but could switch to something with a similar 'layout' for its text fixtures if it were better integrated. | .net | code-coverage | null | null | null | 06/11/2012 08:31:39 | not constructive | Can you recommend an alternative for NCover?
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I'm looking for a good .Net code coverage alternative to NCover (insufficient .Net 3.5 coverage and now pay-for) or VSTS (way too expensive).
We currently test with NUnit, but could switch to something with a similar 'layout' for its text fixtures if it were better i... | 4 |
38,362 | 09/01/2008 20:12:08 | 2,461 | 08/22/2008 12:19:10 | 66 | 1 | Best version control system for managing home directories | I have 3 Linux machines, and want some way to keep the dotfiles in their home directories in sync. Some files, like .vimrc, are the same across all 3 machines, and some are unique to each machine.
I've used SVN before, but all the buzz about DVCSs makes me think I should try one - is there a particular one that woul... | linux | version-control | null | null | null | null | open | Best version control system for managing home directories
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I have 3 Linux machines, and want some way to keep the dotfiles in their home directories in sync. Some files, like .vimrc, are the same across all 3 machines, and some are unique to each machine.
I've used SVN before, but all the buzz about DVCSs makes ... | 0 |
38,370 | 09/01/2008 20:17:28 | 1,578 | 08/16/2008 20:25:25 | 199 | 9 | PHP : session variable aren't usable when site is redirected | I've to admin a small website for my alumni group which is hosted by my ISV. The url is something like www.myIsv.com/myWebSite/ which is quite ugly and very forgetable. The main admin of the webserver has registered a domain name www.mysmallwebsite.com and put a index.html with this content:
<html>
<head>
... | php | null | null | null | null | null | open | PHP : session variable aren't usable when site is redirected
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I've to admin a small website for my alumni group which is hosted by my ISV. The url is something like www.myIsv.com/myWebSite/ which is quite ugly and very forgetable. The main admin of the webserver has registered a domain name www.mysmallwebsite.com a... | 0 |
38,378 | 09/01/2008 20:21:50 | 398 | 08/05/2008 12:58:30 | 282 | 15 | Clone a control in silverlight | What's the best way to clone a control in Silverlight (including it's children)? | silverlight | null | null | null | null | null | open | Clone a control in silverlight
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What's the best way to clone a control in Silverlight (including it's children)? | 0 |
38,408 | 09/01/2008 20:44:37 | 4,112 | 09/01/2008 20:44:37 | 1 | 0 | How can I make flash cs3, actionscript send events to javascript? | I'm using Flash to play an .flv movieclip on my site, but I want to have the .swf send trigger an event in my javascript when it start loading, starts playing and ends playing.
What is the best way to do that in Flash CS3 using Actionscript 3.0 ? | javascript | flash | actionscript | null | null | null | open | How can I make flash cs3, actionscript send events to javascript?
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I'm using Flash to play an .flv movieclip on my site, but I want to have the .swf send trigger an event in my javascript when it start loading, starts playing and ends playing.
What is the best way to do that in Flash CS3 using Actionscript 3.0 ? | 0 |
38,409 | 09/01/2008 20:44:47 | 4,082 | 09/01/2008 17:33:08 | 8 | 0 | Convert an ruby string with brackets to an array | I would like to convert the following string into an array/nested array:
str = "[[this, is],[a, nested],[array]]"
newarray = # this is what I need help with!
newarray.inspect # => [['this','is'],['a','nested'],['array']] | ruby | arrays | null | null | null | null | open | Convert an ruby string with brackets to an array
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I would like to convert the following string into an array/nested array:
str = "[[this, is],[a, nested],[array]]"
newarray = # this is what I need help with!
newarray.inspect # => [['this','is'],['a','nested'],['array']] | 0 |
38,421 | 09/01/2008 20:57:12 | 2,362 | 08/21/2008 20:46:43 | 46 | 10 | Security advice for jquery ajax data post? | I'm using jquery ajax to post updates back to my server. I'm concerned about making sure I have put in place appropriate measures so that only my AJAX calls can post data.
My stack is PHP on Apache against a MySQL backend.
Advice greatly appreciated! | security | jquery | ajax | post | null | null | open | Security advice for jquery ajax data post?
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I'm using jquery ajax to post updates back to my server. I'm concerned about making sure I have put in place appropriate measures so that only my AJAX calls can post data.
My stack is PHP on Apache against a MySQL backend.
Advice greatly appreciated! | 0 |
38,427 | 09/01/2008 21:00:01 | 2,638 | 08/23/2008 20:10:14 | 581 | 32 | Tips for working in a large library? | I'm currently working on a quite large library (5M lines of code, in C++ under VS2005, 1 solution and close to 100 projects). Even though we distribute compilation, and use incremental linking, recompilation and relinking after small source modifications takes between a few minutes (usually at least 3) and close to one... | time-management | organizing | null | null | null | null | open | Tips for working in a large library?
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I'm currently working on a quite large library (5M lines of code, in C++ under VS2005, 1 solution and close to 100 projects). Even though we distribute compilation, and use incremental linking, recompilation and relinking after small source modifications takes between a few min... | 0 |
38,428 | 09/01/2008 21:00:05 | 3,191 | 08/27/2008 12:32:21 | 171 | 7 | Positioning controls in the middle of a CheckBox | THis is a followup to my previous question "<a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37306/font-dependent-control-positioning">Font-dependent control positioning.</a>" It's an attempt to solve the *real* problem behind that question, perhaps in ways different than the one I was asking about.
**Example of the prob... | fonts | winforms | layout | null | null | null | open | Positioning controls in the middle of a CheckBox
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THis is a followup to my previous question "<a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37306/font-dependent-control-positioning">Font-dependent control positioning.</a>" It's an attempt to solve the *real* problem behind that question, perhaps in ways different tha... | 0 |
38,431 | 09/01/2008 21:01:44 | 230 | 08/03/2008 19:32:46 | 450 | 31 | MVC .net - How actions names effect url | Using MVC out of the box I found the generated URLs can be misleading and I wanted to know if this can be fixed or if my approach\understanding is wrong.
Suppose I have a CreateEgg page, which has a form on it, and once the form is filled in and submitted the user is taken to a ListEggs page with the new egg in it.
... | asp.net-mvc | null | null | null | null | null | open | MVC .net - How actions names effect url
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Using MVC out of the box I found the generated URLs can be misleading and I wanted to know if this can be fixed or if my approach\understanding is wrong.
Suppose I have a CreateEgg page, which has a form on it, and once the form is filled in and submitted the user is take... | 0 |
38,435 | 09/01/2008 21:06:07 | 2,193 | 08/20/2008 20:45:32 | 1 | 0 | Retrieving an Oracle timestamp using Python's Win32 ODBC module | Given an Oracle table created using the following:
CREATE TABLE Log(WhenAdded TIMESTAMP(6) WITH TIME ZONE);
Using the Python ODBC module from its Win32 extensions (from the win32all package), I tried the following:
import dbi, odbc
connection = odbc.odbc("Driver=Oracle in OraHome92;Dbq=SERVE... | python | oracle | null | null | null | null | open | Retrieving an Oracle timestamp using Python's Win32 ODBC module
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Given an Oracle table created using the following:
CREATE TABLE Log(WhenAdded TIMESTAMP(6) WITH TIME ZONE);
Using the Python ODBC module from its Win32 extensions (from the win32all package), I tried the following:
import dbi, odbc
... | 0 |
38,437 | 09/01/2008 21:10:14 | 3,711 | 08/30/2008 08:33:38 | 1 | 0 | howto track data changes in a database table | What is the best way to track changes in a database table?
Imagine you got an application in which users (in the context of the application not DB users ) are able to change data which are store in some database table. What's the best way to track a history of all changes, so that you can show which user at what tim... | database | null | null | null | null | null | open | howto track data changes in a database table
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What is the best way to track changes in a database table?
Imagine you got an application in which users (in the context of the application not DB users ) are able to change data which are store in some database table. What's the best way to track a history of all ch... | 0 |
38,447 | 09/01/2008 21:17:07 | 4,059 | 09/01/2008 15:44:26 | 1 | 1 | Asynchronous Mysql connector for C++ or C | Does there exist any asynchronous connectors to Mysql that can be used in C or C++? I'm looking for something that can be plugged into a [reactor pattern][1] written in [Boost.Asio][2].
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactor_pattern "reactor pattern"
[2]: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/asio/ind... | c++ | mysql | asynchronous | asio | boost | null | open | Asynchronous Mysql connector for C++ or C
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Does there exist any asynchronous connectors to Mysql that can be used in C or C++? I'm looking for something that can be plugged into a [reactor pattern][1] written in [Boost.Asio][2].
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactor_pattern "reactor pattern"
[2]: http... | 0 |
38,463 | 09/01/2008 21:28:11 | 3,305 | 08/27/2008 18:56:35 | 174 | 15 | Is SOAP now a legacy technology? | Are people still writing [SOAP services][1] or is it a technology that has passed its [architectural shelf life][2]? Are people returning to binary formats?
[1]: http://zeroc.com/blogs/michi/
[2]: http://www.addsimplicity.com/ | soap | rpc | null | null | null | null | open | Is SOAP now a legacy technology?
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Are people still writing [SOAP services][1] or is it a technology that has passed its [architectural shelf life][2]? Are people returning to binary formats?
[1]: http://zeroc.com/blogs/michi/
[2]: http://www.addsimplicity.com/ | 0 |
38,493 | 09/01/2008 21:52:42 | 4,121 | 09/01/2008 21:29:49 | 1 | 0 | Are there any good C++ Mock object frameworks? | Does anyone have any experience with Mock Object frameworks in C++? I haven't been able to find much. It appears Google will be open sourcing theirs soon, so I guess it may be best to wait for that, but still interested to hear of others. | c++ | unit-testing | testing | mocks | null | null | open | Are there any good C++ Mock object frameworks?
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Does anyone have any experience with Mock Object frameworks in C++? I haven't been able to find much. It appears Google will be open sourcing theirs soon, so I guess it may be best to wait for that, but still interested to hear of others. | 0 |
38,499 | 09/01/2008 21:55:05 | 3,692 | 08/29/2008 23:07:07 | 19 | 3 | Good book for learning the C++ standard template library? | I'm looking for a good tutorial book on the C++ Standard Template Library. I don't want a reference, there are plenty of them online, but rather a book that will lead me through using the various parts of the STL and give some insight into why it is the way it is. Does anybody know of such a book? | c++ | books | null | null | null | 10/27/2011 13:29:43 | not constructive | Good book for learning the C++ standard template library?
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I'm looking for a good tutorial book on the C++ Standard Template Library. I don't want a reference, there are plenty of them online, but rather a book that will lead me through using the various parts of the STL and give some insight into why it is the way... | 4 |
38,501 | 09/01/2008 21:57:16 | 3,146 | 08/27/2008 00:25:15 | 110 | 12 | Thread pool for executing arbitrary tasks with different priorities | I'm trying to come up with a design for a thread pool with a lot of design requirements for my job. This is a real problem for working software, and it's a difficult task. I have a working implementation but I'd like to throw this out to SO and see what interesting ideas people can come up with, so that I can compare ... | c++ | multithreading | windows | null | null | null | open | Thread pool for executing arbitrary tasks with different priorities
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I'm trying to come up with a design for a thread pool with a lot of design requirements for my job. This is a real problem for working software, and it's a difficult task. I have a working implementation but I'd like to throw this out to SO and s... | 0 |
38,502 | 09/01/2008 21:57:45 | 4,123 | 09/01/2008 21:51:10 | 1 | 0 | What's a good algorithm to generate a maze? | Say you want a simple maze on an N by M grid, with one path through, and a good number of dead ends, but that looks "right" (i.e. like someone made it by hand without too many little tiny dead ends and all that). Is there a known way to do this? | algorithm | maze | null | null | null | null | open | What's a good algorithm to generate a maze?
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Say you want a simple maze on an N by M grid, with one path through, and a good number of dead ends, but that looks "right" (i.e. like someone made it by hand without too many little tiny dead ends and all that). Is there a known way to do this? | 0 |
38,508 | 09/01/2008 22:01:02 | 3,880 | 08/31/2008 15:48:19 | 33 | 1 | What's the best way return multiple values from a function in Python? | I have a function where I need to do something to a string. I need the function to return a boolean indicating whether or not the operation suceeded, and I also need to return the modified string.
In C#, I would use an out parameter for the string, but there is no equivalent in Python. I'm still very new to Pyth... | python | null | null | null | null | null | open | What's the best way return multiple values from a function in Python?
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I have a function where I need to do something to a string. I need the function to return a boolean indicating whether or not the operation suceeded, and I also need to return the modified string.
In C#, I would use an out parameter for th... | 0 |
38,510 | 09/01/2008 22:01:25 | 1,344 | 08/14/2008 16:03:00 | 1,468 | 108 | C# WinForms - DataGridView/SQL Compact - Negative integer in primary key column | I'm just getting dirty in WinForms, and I've discovered, through a lovely tutorial, the magic of dragging a database table onto the design view of my main form. So, all is lovely, I've got my DataGridView with all of the columns represented beautifully.
BUT...
When I run my application against this brand new, emp... | c# | winforms | data-binding | sql-server | sql-server-ce | null | open | C# WinForms - DataGridView/SQL Compact - Negative integer in primary key column
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I'm just getting dirty in WinForms, and I've discovered, through a lovely tutorial, the magic of dragging a database table onto the design view of my main form. So, all is lovely, I've got my DataGridView with all of the columns repres... | 0 |
38,548 | 09/01/2008 22:34:15 | 2,701 | 08/24/2008 15:51:24 | 219 | 18 | Distributed caching with .NET 2.0+ ? | What is the best approach to implement distributed caching with .NET? | caching | asp.net | null | null | null | null | open | Distributed caching with .NET 2.0+ ?
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What is the best approach to implement distributed caching with .NET? | 0 |
38,549 | 09/01/2008 22:36:06 | 3,836 | 08/31/2008 08:07:03 | 234 | 14 | SQL: difference between inner and outer join | What is the difference between INNER JOIN and OUTER JOIN? | sql | null | null | null | null | null | open | SQL: difference between inner and outer join
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What is the difference between INNER JOIN and OUTER JOIN? | 0 |
38,561 | 09/01/2008 22:45:25 | 572 | 08/06/2008 20:56:54 | 2,351 | 192 | What is the argument for printf that formats a long? | The <code>printf</code> function takes an argument type, such as %d or %i for a signed int. However, I don't see anything for a long value. | c | null | null | null | null | null | open | What is the argument for printf that formats a long?
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The <code>printf</code> function takes an argument type, such as %d or %i for a signed int. However, I don't see anything for a long value. | 0 |
38,571 | 09/01/2008 22:50:52 | 56,456 | 09/01/2008 22:50:52 | 1 | 0 | Common lisp idiom - is there a better way? | I find myself doing this sort of thing all the time. I've been considering writing a macro/function to make this sort of thing easier, but it occurs to me that I'm probably reinventing the wheel.
Is there an existing function that will let me accomplish this same sort of thing more succinctly?
(defun remov... | lisp | null | null | null | null | null | open | Common lisp idiom - is there a better way?
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I find myself doing this sort of thing all the time. I've been considering writing a macro/function to make this sort of thing easier, but it occurs to me that I'm probably reinventing the wheel.
Is there an existing function that will let me accomplish this same sort... | 0 |
38,572 | 09/01/2008 22:51:45 | 3,747 | 08/30/2008 14:33:59 | 91 | 16 | Is .NET 3.5 SP1 Required on the server to use Dynamic Data? | Is .NET 3.5 SP1 Required on the server to use Dynamic Data?
It looks like it generates a lot of code and therefore wouldn't require anything special on the server side. I ask because I would like to use it but the shared hosting provider my client is using only have 3.5 installed and not 3.5 SP1. | asp.net | deployment | dynamicdata | null | null | null | open | Is .NET 3.5 SP1 Required on the server to use Dynamic Data?
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Is .NET 3.5 SP1 Required on the server to use Dynamic Data?
It looks like it generates a lot of code and therefore wouldn't require anything special on the server side. I ask because I would like to use it but the shared hosting provider my client is u... | 0 |
38,589 | 09/01/2008 23:11:32 | 3,747 | 08/30/2008 14:33:59 | 93 | 16 | Did Installing OneCare cause a "Generating user instances in SQL Server is disabled" error? | Did Installing OneCare cause a "Generating user instances in SQL Server is disabled" error?
The only change that I've made to my computer is uninstalling AVG and installing the trial for Microsoft OneCare. Did OneCare change the SQLServer installation somehow?
This is a very "odd" question but is something I woul... | sql-server | null | null | null | null | null | open | Did Installing OneCare cause a "Generating user instances in SQL Server is disabled" error?
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Did Installing OneCare cause a "Generating user instances in SQL Server is disabled" error?
The only change that I've made to my computer is uninstalling AVG and installing the trial for Microsoft OneCare. Did OneCare ch... | 0 |
38,592 | 09/01/2008 23:19:03 | 823 | 08/09/2008 05:00:46 | 90 | 4 | How do I make persistent ruby sockets? | I'd like to be able to write a ruby program that can restart without dropping it's socket connections. | ruby | sockets | persistent | null | null | null | open | How do I make persistent ruby sockets?
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I'd like to be able to write a ruby program that can restart without dropping it's socket connections. | 0 |
38,596 | 09/01/2008 23:20:59 | 4,133 | 09/01/2008 23:20:58 | 1 | 0 | What's the best way to keep a PHP script running as a daemon? | What is the best way to keep a PHP script running as a daemon, and what's the best way to check if needs restarting.
I have some scripts that need to run 24/7 and for the most part I can run them using nohup. But if they go down, what's the best way to monitor it so it can be automatically restarted? | php | daemon | null | null | null | null | open | What's the best way to keep a PHP script running as a daemon?
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What is the best way to keep a PHP script running as a daemon, and what's the best way to check if needs restarting.
I have some scripts that need to run 24/7 and for the most part I can run them using nohup. But if they go down, what's the best way... | 0 |
38,598 | 09/01/2008 23:21:33 | 3,656 | 08/29/2008 17:53:13 | 21 | 3 | How do you unit test business applications? | How are people unit testing their business applications? I've seen a lot of examples of unit testing with "simple to test" examples. Ex. a calculator. How are people unit testing data-heavy applications? How are you putting together your sample data? In many cases, data for one test may not work at all for another tes... | unit-testing | null | null | null | null | null | open | How do you unit test business applications?
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How are people unit testing their business applications? I've seen a lot of examples of unit testing with "simple to test" examples. Ex. a calculator. How are people unit testing data-heavy applications? How are you putting together your sample data? In many cases, data... | 0 |
38,601 | 09/01/2008 23:22:55 | 2,592 | 08/23/2008 12:32:00 | 8 | 2 | Using Django time/date widgets in custom form | How can i use the nifty js date and time widgets that the default admin uses with my custom view?
I have looked through http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/forms/ , and it brefly mentions django.contrib.admin.widgets, but i don't know how to use it?
Here is my template that i want it applied on.
<fo... | django | null | null | null | null | null | open | Using Django time/date widgets in custom form
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How can i use the nifty js date and time widgets that the default admin uses with my custom view?
I have looked through http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/forms/ , and it brefly mentions django.contrib.admin.widgets, but i don't know how to use it?
Here i... | 0 |
38,602 | 09/01/2008 23:23:26 | 4,096 | 09/01/2008 18:43:59 | 1 | 1 | Best way to display/format SQL 2005 money data type in ASP.Net | I am attempting to set an asp.net textbox to a SQL 2005 money data type field, the initial result displayed to the user is 40.0000 instead of 40.00.
In my asp.net textbox control I would like to only display the first 2 numbers after the decimal point e.g. 40.00
What would be the best way to do this?
My code is be... | asp.net | null | null | null | null | null | open | Best way to display/format SQL 2005 money data type in ASP.Net
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I am attempting to set an asp.net textbox to a SQL 2005 money data type field, the initial result displayed to the user is 40.0000 instead of 40.00.
In my asp.net textbox control I would like to only display the first 2 numbers after the decimal point... | 0 |
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