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Algorithmic complexity of XML parsers/validators
I need to know how the performance of different XML tools (parsers, validators, XPath expression evaluators, etc) is affected by the size and complexity of the input document. Are there resources out ...
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How to find out which Service Pack is installed on SQL Server?
How can I find out which Service Pack is installed on my copy of SQL Server?
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Performance issues regarding Access 2003 and the OLE Object data type
In MS Access 2003 (I know, I know), I'm using the OLE Object data type to persist the sate of some objects that are marked as serializable (just using a IO.BinaryFormatter to serialize to a ...
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How to respond to an alternate URI in a RESTful web service
I'm building a RESTful web service which has multiple URIs for one of its resources, because there is more than one unique identifier. Should the server respond to a GET request for an alternate URI ...
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Preventing XML Serialization of IEnumerable and ICollection<T> & Inherited Types
NOTE: XMLIgnore is NOT the answer!
OK, so following on from my question on XML Serialization and Inherited Types, I began integrating that code into my application I am working on, stupidly thinking ...
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Help accessing application settings using ConfigurationManager
In .net frameworks 1.1, I use
System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["name"];
for application settings. But in .Net 2.0, it says ConfigurationSettings is obsolete and to use ...
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How many ServiceContracts can a WCF service have?
How many ServiceContracts can a WCF service have?
Specifically, since a ServiceContract is an attribute to an interface, how many interfaces can I code into one WCF web service? Is it a one-to-one?
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Anyone have a diff algorithm for rendered HTML? [closed]
I'm interested in seeing a good diff algorithm, possibly in Javascript, for rendering a side-by-side diff of two HTML pages. The idea would be that the diff would show the differences of the rendered ...
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How to plot a long path with Virtual Earth
The obvious way to plot a path with virtual earth (VEMap.GetDirections) is limited to 25 points. When trying to plot a vehicle's journey this is extremely limiting.
How can I plot a by-road journey ...
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How can I convert IEnumerable<T> to List<T> in C#?
I am using LINQ to query a generic dictionary and then use the result as the datasource for my ListView (WebForms).
Simplified code:
Dictionary<Guid, Record> dict = GetAllRecords();
myListView....
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How to control layer ordering in Virtual Earth
I have a mapping application that needs to draw a path, and then display icons on top of the path. I can't find a way to control the order of virtual earth layers, other than the order in which they ...
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What are the differences between Generics in C# and Java... and Templates in C++? [closed]
I mostly use Java and generics are relatively new. I keep reading that Java made the wrong decision or that .NET has better implementations etc. etc.
So, what are the main differences between C++, C#,...
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Wifi Management on XP (SP2/SP3)
Wifi support on Vista is fine, but Native Wifi on XP is half baked. NDIS 802.11 Wireless LAN Miniport Drivers only gets you part of the way there (e.g. network scanning). From what I've read (and ...
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Learning FORTRAN In the Modern Era
I've recently come to maintain a large amount of scientific calculation-intensive FORTRAN code. I'm having difficulties getting a handle on all of the, say, nuances, of a forty year old language, ...
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Remove Meta Data from .NET applications?
Is this possible? Does the .NET framework depend on the meta data in the bytecode? I'd like to have an application i write not work in reflector or a similar .NET decompiler.
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Alternative to VSS for a one man show (army of one?)
I've been programming for 10+ years now for the same employer and only source code control we've ever used is VSS. (Sorry - That's what they had when I started). There's only ever been a few of us; ...
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Testing a client-server application
I am coding a client-server application using Eclipse's RCP.
We are having trouble testing the interaction between the two sides
as they both contain a lot of GUI and provide no command-line or other
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How to get the libraries you need into the bin folder when using IoC/DI
I'm using Castle Windsor to do some dependency injection, specifically I've abstracted the DAL layer to interfaces that are now being loaded by DI.
Once the project is developed & deployed all ...
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Design: Java and returning self-reference in setter methods [closed]
For classes that have a long list of setters that are used frequently, I found this way very useful (although I have recently read about the Builder pattern in Effective Java that is kinda the same).
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How scalable is System.Threading.Timer?
I'm writing an app that will need to make use of Timers, but potentially very many of them. How scalable is the System.Threading.Timer class? The documentation merely say it's "lightweight", but ...
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Broadcast like UDP with the reliability of TCP
I'm working on a .net solution that is run completely inside a single network. When users make a change to the system, I want to launch an announcement and have everyone else hear it and act ...
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How to properly cast objects created through reflection
I'm trying to wrap my head around reflection, so I decided to add plugin capability to a program that I'm writing. The only way to understand a concept is to get your fingers dirty and write the code, ...
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Query to list all tables that contain a specific column with SQL Server 2005
Question as stated in the title.
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Keeping CL and Scheme straight in your head
Depending on my mood I seem to waffle back and forth between wanting a Lisp-1 and a Lisp-2. Unfortunately beyond the obvious name space differences, this leaves all kinds of amusing function name/etc ...
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Any thoughts on DevExpress XPO ORM Package? [closed]
XPO is the object relational mapper of choice at my company. Any thoughts on the pros and cons?
I was just looking for general feeling and anecdotes about the product. We are not switching to XPO. We ...
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Good way to use table alias in Update statement?
Using SqlServer, and trying to update rows from within the same table. I want to use a table alias for readability.
This is the way I am doing it at the moment:
UPDATE ra
SET ra.ItemValue = rb....
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Best way to fetch a varying HTML tag
I'm trying to fetch some HTML from various blogs and have noticed that different providers use the same tag in different ways.
For example, here are two major providers that use the meta name ...
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Do indexes work with "IN" clause
If I have a query like:
Select EmployeeId
From Employee
Where EmployeeTypeId IN (1,2,3)
and I have an index on the EmployeeTypeId field, does SQL server still use that index?
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Best way to test if a generic type is a string? (C#)
I have a generic class that should allow any type, primitive or otherwise. The only problem with this is using default(T). When you call default on a value type or a string, it initializes it to a ...
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Where do I use delegates? [closed]
What are some real world places that call for delegates? I'm curious what situations or patterns are present where this method is the best solution. No code required.
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How do I check the active solution configuration Visual Studio built with at runtime?
I would like to enable/disable some code based on a custom solution configuration I added in Visual Studio. How do I check this value at runtime?
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How to detect duplicate data?
I have got a simple contacts database but I'm having problems with users entering in duplicate data. I have implemented a simple data comparison but unfortunately the duplicated data that is being ...
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How stable is WPF?
How stable is WPF not in terms of stability of a WPF program, but in terms of the 'stability' of the API itself.
Let me explain:
Microsoft is notorious for changing its whole methodology around ...
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Does Amazon S3 download fail sometimes? [closed]
We just added an autoupdater in our software and got some bug report saying
that the autoupdate wouldn't complete properly because the downloaded file's sha1 checksum wasn't matching. We're hosted on ...
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Stackoverflow Style Notifications in asp.net Ajax
When you get a badge or aren't logged in to stack overflow there's a groovy little notification bar at the top of the page that lets you know there's something going on.
I know the SOflow team use ...
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How to fetch HTML in Java
Without the use of any external library, what is the simplest way to fetch a website's HTML content into a String?
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Detach an entity from JPA/EJB3 persistence context
What would be the easiest way to detach a specific JPA Entity Bean that was acquired through an EntityManager. Alternatively, could I have a query return detached objects in the first place so they ...
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NHIbernate: Difference between Restriction.In and Restriction.InG
When creating a criteria in NHibernate I can use
Restriction.In() or
Restriction.InG()
What is the difference between them?
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Quick way to find a value in HTML (Java)
Using regular expressions, what is the simplest way to fetch a websites HTML and find the value inside this tag (or any attribute's value for that matter):
<html>
<head>
[snip]
<...
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Proprietary plug-ins for GPL programs: what about interpreted languages? [closed]
I am developing a GPL-licensed application in Python and need to know if the GPL allows my program to use proprietary plug-ins. This is what the FSF has to say on the issue:
If a program released ...
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Visual Studio 2008 debugging issue
I'm working in VS 2008 and have three projects in one solution. I'm debugging by attaching to a .net process invoked by a third party app (SalesLogix, a CRM app).
Once it has attached to the ...
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Where can I find a good ASP.NET MVC sample? [closed]
I have been using Castle MonoRail for the last two years, but in a new job I am going to be the one to bring in ASP.NET MVC with me.
I understand the basics of views, actions and the like. I just ...
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Java: Programatic Way to Determine Current Windows User
I see many similar questions, however I want to find the Username of the currently logged in user using Java.
Its probably something like:
System.getProperty(current.user);
But, I'm not quite sure.
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Is there a reason to use BufferedReader over InputStreamReader when reading all characters?
I currently use the following function to do a simple HTTP GET.
public static String download(String url) throws java.io.IOException {
java.io.InputStream s = null;
java.io.InputStreamReader ...
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Find and Replace with Unique
I am performing a find and replace on the line feed character ( ) and replacing it with the paragraph close and paragraph open tags using the following code:
<xsl:template match="/STORIES/...
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What's the best way to display a video with rounded corners in Silverlight?
The MediaElement doesn't support rounded corners (radiusx, radiusy). Should I use a VideoBrush on a Rectangle with rounded corners?
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Do you need the .NET 1.0 framework to target the .NET 1.0 framework?
I have a bunch of .NET frameworks installed on my machine.
I know that with the Java JDK, I can use the 6.0 version to target 5.0 and earlier.
Can I do something similar with the .NET framework - ...
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How do threads work in Python, and what are common Python-threading specific pitfalls?
I've been trying to wrap my head around how threads work in Python, and it's hard to find good information on how they operate. I may just be missing a link or something, but it seems like the ...
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Is there a browser equivalent to IE's ClearAuthenticationCache?
I have a few internal .net web application here that require users to "log out" of them. I know this may seem moot on an Intranet application, but nonetheless it is there.
We are using Windows ...
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How do I add a constant column value during data transfer from CSV to SQL?
I am reading in CSV file and translating it to an SQL Table. The kicker is that one of the columns in the table is of data type ID that needs to be set to a constant (in this case 2). I am not sure ...
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