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  • Fast parsing of PHP in C#

    - by Jessica Shea
    Hello there, I've got a requirement for parsing PHP files in C#. We essentially require some of the devs in another country to upload PHP files and once uploaded we need to check the php files and get a list of all the methods and classes/functions etc. I thought of using a regex but I can't workout if a function belongs to a class etc, so I was wondering if theres already something 'out there' that will parse out PHP files and spit out its functions (I'm trying to avoid writing a full blow AST implementation). Does anyone have any idea? I looked at Coco/R but I couldn't find a PHP grammar file. I'm using .NET 2.0 and C#.

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  • Matching ID3 Tags to Existing Files

    - by SLaks
    I have a collection of ripped CDs that were transcoded to a very low bitrate. (and I lost the original MP3s) I'd like to re-rip the CDs to a higher bitrate, and apply the ID3 tags from the existing rips to the new files. (These are custom tags; they will not be found in online databases) Is there any way to automatically copy ID3 tags by length and track number, or do I need to write one myself?

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  • Rendering splash screen on the iPhone using Open GL ES

    - by Rich
    Hi, I want to render a splash screen on the iPhone whilst using an Open GL view. The iPhone screen as we know is 320x480, which is not a power of 2. Before I enter into the world of chopping the texture up and rendering sub parts, or embedding the screen on another texture page I was wondering if there was another way? Is it possible to overlay another view that I could render to using CoreGraphics functions? Or is it possible to render to a Open GL surface using Core Graphics functions. What would you recommend? Cheers Rich

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  • Singletons and other design issues

    - by Ahmed Saleh
    I have worked using different languages like C++/Java and currently AS3. Most applications were computer vision, and small 2D computer games. Most companies that I have worked for, they use Singletons in a language like AS3, to retrieve elements or classes in an easy way. Their problem is basically they needs some variables or to call other functions from other classes. In a language like AS3, there is no private constructor, and they write a hacky code to prevent new instances. In Java and C++ I also faced the situation that I need to use other classe's members or to call their functions in different classes. The question is, is there a better or another design, to let other classes interact with each others without using singletons? I feel that composition is the answer, but I need more detailed solutions or design suggestions.

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  • Making a jQuery plugin work on all objects

    - by Jon Winstanley
    I am using the jQuery physics plugin for a pet project I am working on. The plugin enables the moving of DOM objects in realistic ways using velocity, gravity, wind etc. However I want to use the plugin to calculate where objects are to be placed inside a canvas element, not DOM objects. How do I change the plugin script functions to work on any object with 'top' and 'left' properties rather than only working with DOM objects: Currently the script functions look like this: jQuery.fn.funname = function() { return this; };

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  • MySQL: Get only count of result set.

    - by Varun
    I am using MVC with PHP/MySQL. Suppose I am using 10 functions with different queries for fetching details from the database. But at other times I may want to get only the count of the result that will be returned by the query. What is the standard way to handle such situation. Should I write 10 more functions which duplicate almost whole query and return only the count. Or Should I always return the count also with the result set Or I can pass a flag to indicate that the function should return count only, and then based on the flag I will dynamically generate the (select part of) query. Or Is there a better way?

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  • Upgrading PS1 Light Gun [on hold]

    - by Nathan Taylor
    Is There any possible way to upgrade the retro G-con Light Gun for PS1 to allow it to interact with HD TV's? I am aware that they were Designed purely for Tube TV's but I would be happy to know of any hardware that would maybe convert the light to hit the Pixels on an LCD TV. If not is there any other Light gun that would work on PS1 games but has the newer light gun hardware that can interact with a higher Pixel LCD TV?

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  • Do database engines other than SQL Server behave this way?

    - by Yishai
    I have a stored procedure that goes something like this (pseudo code) storedprocedure param1, param2, param3, param4 begin if (param4 = 'Y') begin select * from SOME_VIEW order by somecolumn end else if (param1 is null) begin select * from SOME_VIEW where (param2 is null or param2 = SOME_VIEW.Somecolumn2) and (param3 is null or param3 = SOME_VIEW.SomeColumn3) order by somecolumn end else select somethingcompletelydifferent end All ran well for a long time. Suddenly, the query started running forever if param4 was 'Y'. Changing the code to this: storedprocedure param1, param2, param3, param4 begin if (param4 = 'Y') begin set param2 = null set param3 = null end if (param1 is null) begin select * from SOME_VIEW where (param2 is null or param2 = SOME_VIEW.Somecolumn2) and (param3 is null or param3 = SOME_VIEW.SomeColumn3) order by somecolumn end else select somethingcompletelydifferent And it runs again within expected parameters (15 seconds or so for 40,000+ records). This is with SQL Server 2005. The gist of my question is this particular "feature" specific to SQL Server, or is this a common feature among RDBMS' in general that: Queries that ran fine for two years just stop working as the data grows. The "new" execution plan destroys the ability of the database server to execute the query even though a logically equivalent alternative runs just fine? This may seem like a rant against SQL Server, and I suppose to some degree it is, but I really do want to know if others experience this kind of reality with Oracle, DB2 or any other RDBMS. Although I have some experience with others, I have only seen this kind of volume and complexity on SQL Server, so I'm curious if others with large complex databases have similar experience in other products.

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  • Why prefix sql function names?

    - by AaronLS
    What is a scenario that exemplifies a good reason to use prefixes, such as fn_GetName, on function names in SQL Server? It would seem that it would be unnecessary since usually the context of its usage would make it clear that it's a function. I have not used any other language that has ever needed prefixes on functions, and I can't think of a good scenario that would show why SQL is any different. My only thinking is that perhaps in older IDE's it was useful for grouping functions together when the database objects were all listed together, but modern IDE's already make it clear what is a function.

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  • iPhone noob - different method types?

    - by codemonkey
    My apologies in advance for what is probably a really dumb question. I'm familiar (or at least getting familiar) with instance and class methods in objective-c, but have also seen method implementations that look like this: #import "Utilities.h" #import "CHAPPAppDelegate.h" #import "AppState.h" @implementation Utilities CHAPPAppDelegate* GetAppDelegate() { return (CHAPPAppDelegate *)[UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate; } AppState* GetAppState() { return [GetAppDelegate() appState]; } @end What are these? While I'm sure this is documented somewhere, I don't know what term to use in searching for an explanation of what's being done here. I like the syntax methods like this let me use when calling them, but I'm not sure exactly what I'm doing, what the implications are, how to send parameters to these types of functions, etc? To clarify how I ended up in this position, I started using these methods in a "utilities" class of mine after reading some online blog describing the author's preference for declaring these functions this way. Now I can't seem to track down a more detailed explanation of what exactly the differences are, etc.

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  • Javascript: Passing large objects or strings between function considered a bad practice

    - by Mr. Smee
    Is it considered a bad practice to pass around a large string or object (lets say from an ajax response) between functions? Would it be beneficial in any way save the response in a variable and keep reusing that variable? So in the code it would be something like this: var response; $.post(url, function(resp){ response = resp; }) function doSomething() { // do something with the response here } vs $.post(url, function(resp){ doSomething(resp); }) function doSomething(resp) { // do something with the resp here } Assume resp is a large object or string and it can be passed around between multiple functions.

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  • is this a simple monad example?

    - by zcaudate
    This is my attempt to grok monadic functions after watching http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Going+Deep/Brian-Beckman-Dont-fear-the-Monads. h uses bind to compose together two arbitrary functions f and g. What is the unit operator in this case? ;; f :: int - [str] ;; g :: str = [keyword] ;; bind :: [str] - (str - [keyword]) - [keyword] ;; h :: int - [keyword] (defn f [v] (map str (range v))) (defn g [s] (map keyword (repeat 4 s))) (defn bind [l f] (flatten (map f l))) (f 8) ;; = (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7) (g "s") ;; = (:s :s :s :s) (defn h [v] (bind (f v) g)) (h 9) ;; = (:0 :0 :0 :0 :1 :1 :1 :1 :2 :2 :2 :2 :3 :3 :3 :3 :4 :4 :4 :4 :5 :5 :5 :5)

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  • GridView does not display correcty sorted Data when i click column

    - by user329419
    Date column does not display in sorted in GridView using vb.net. In sql server the select query is returning records in sorted manner or in order by. But for some reason GridView does not display properly. it goes to an event preRenderComplete then it binds automatically Protected Sub Page_PreRenderComplete(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.PreRenderComplete 'Force the selections made in page_load to be shown in the gridview by causing a postback GridView1.DataBind() If GridView1.Rows.Count > 0 Then 'this is not counting correctly disable until i get it figured out '' lblMsg.Text = GridView1.Rows.Count.ToString + " Referrals" Else lblMsg.Text() = "No referrals to be processed" End If 'Turn off the Background Contolls 'If Not IsPostBack Then PanelBackendControls.Visible = False End Sub End Region _ Public Shared Function A02WF01_AdminView(ByVal strUserID As String, ByVal strTestMode As String, ByVal strSearchFieldValue As String, ByVal strDate As String) As DataTable Dim sel As String Dim conn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(WF01ConnectionString) If strSearchFieldValue <> "" And strTestMode = "ON" Then sel = "SELECT DISTINCT Since, WorkFlow_Step, " sel = sel & " Started_By, Client_FullName, Product_Desc, " sel = sel & " Branch_List, Event_AssignedID, DaysElapsed, Status,Instance_ID,Seq_ID,Form_Code " sel = sel & " FROM A02W01ViewAllTest " Dim WhereClause As String Dim OrderClause As String WhereClause = " WHERE ( Event_IsLatest = 1)" If strUserID <> "Admin" Then End If 'WhereClause = WhereClause + " AND WF_Start_UserID like " + "'" + strUserID + "')" WhereClause = WhereClause + " And( Started_By Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'" WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR Client_FullName Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'" 'WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR FullName Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'" WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR Product_Desc Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'" WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR Branch_List Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'" WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR DaysElapsed Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%')" 'WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR Form_Code Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%')" OrderClause = " ORDER BY Since DESC" sel = sel + WhereClause + OrderClause ElseIf strSearchFieldValue <> "" And strTestMode <> "ON" Then sel = "SELECT DISTINCT Since, WorkFlow_Step, " sel = sel & " Started_By, Client_FullName, Product_Desc, " sel = sel & " Branch_List, Event_AssignedID, DaysElapsed, Status " sel = sel & " FROM A02W01ViewAll " Dim WhereClause As String Dim OrderClause As String WhereClause = " WHERE ( Event_IsLatest = 1)" If strUserID <> "Admin" Then End If 'WhereClause = WhereClause + " AND WF_Start_UserID like " + "'" + strUserID + "')" WhereClause = WhereClause + " AND( Started_By Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'" WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR Client_FullName Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'" 'WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR Client_LastName Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'" WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR Product_Desc Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'" WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR Branch_List Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'" WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR DaysElapsed Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'))" 'WhereClause = WhereClause + " OR Form_Code Like " + "'%" + strSearchFieldValue + "%'))" OrderClause = " ORDER BY Since DESC" sel = sel + WhereClause + OrderClause End If If strTestMode <> "ON" And strSearchFieldValue = "" Then sel = "SELECT DISTINCT Since, WorkFlow_Step, " sel = sel & " Started_By, Client_LastName, Client_FullName, Product_Desc, " sel = sel & " Branch_List, Event_AssignedID, DaysElapsed, Status " sel = sel & " FROM A02W01ViewAll " Dim WhereClause As String Dim OrderClause As String WhereClause = " WHERE Event_IsLatest = 1" 'WhereClause = WhereClause + " AND (Event_IsLatest = 1) " OrderClause = " ORDER BY Since DESC" sel = sel + WhereClause + OrderClause Else If strSearchFieldValue = "" And strTestMode = "ON" And strDate = "" Then sel = "SELECT DISTINCT Since, WorkFlow_Step, " sel = sel & " Started_By, Client_FullName, Product_Desc, " sel = sel & " Branch_List, Event_AssignedID, DaysElapsed, Status, Instance_ID,Seq_ID,Form_Code " sel = sel & " FROM A02W01ViewAllTest " Dim WhereClause As String Dim OrderClause As String WhereClause = " WHERE Event_IsLatest = 1" 'Display everything for Admin ' Comment below code 'If strUserID <> "Admin" Then WhereClause = WhereClause + " AND WF_Start_UserID like " + "'" + strUserID + "'" OrderClause = " ORDER BY Since DESC" sel = sel + WhereClause + OrderClause ElseIf strSearchFieldValue = "" And strTestMode = "ON" And strDate <> "" Then sel = "" sel = sel & "SELECT TOP 100 PERCENT Since, WorkFlow_Step, " sel = sel & "Started_By, Client_Fullname, Product_Desc, " sel = sel & "Branch_List, Event_AssignedID, DaysElapsed, Status, " sel = sel & "Instance_ID, Seq_ID, Form_Code " sel = sel & " FROM A02W01ViewDistinct " Dim WhereClause As String Dim OrderClause As String WhereClause = " WHERE Event_IsLatest = 1" 'Display everything for Admin ' Comment below code 'If strUserID <> "Admin" Then WhereClause = WhereClause + " AND WF_Start_UserID like " + "'" + strUserID + "'" OrderClause = " ORDER BY YEAR(Since) DESC, MONTH(Since) DESC, DAY(Since) DESC" sel = sel + WhereClause + OrderClause End If End If Dim da As SqlDataAdapter = New SqlDataAdapter(sel, conn) Dim ds As DataSet = New DataSet() Try conn.Open() da.Fill(ds, "odsA02_Tracking") conn.Close() Catch e As SqlException WFClassLib.PageError() Finally conn.Close() End Try If ds.Tables("odsA02_Tracking") IsNot Nothing Then _ Return ds.Tables("odsA02_Tracking") 'Return ds 'If ds.Tables("odsA02_Tracking") Is Nothing Then Return Nothing 'End If End Function BorderStyle="Outset" CellPadding="4" DataSourceID="odsA02_Tracking" ForeColor="#333333" GridLines="Vertical" Style="border-right: #0000ff thin solid; table-layout: auto; border-top: #0000ff thin solid; font-size: x-small; border-left: #0000ff thin solid; border-bottom: #0000ff thin solid; font-family: Arial; border-collapse: separate" Font-Size="Small" PageSize="30" <Columns> <asp:CommandField ShowSelectButton="True" /> <asp:boundfield datafield="Since" HeaderText="Submit Date" ReadOnly=True SortExpression="Since" /> <asp:BoundField DataField="Started_By" HeaderText="Submitted By" SortExpression="Started_By" /> <asp:BoundField DataField="Client_FullName" HeaderText="Client Name" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="Client_FullName" /> <asp:BoundField DataField="Product_Desc" HeaderText="Product" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="Product_Desc" /> <asp:BoundField DataField="Branch_List" HeaderText="Branch" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="Branch_List" /> <asp:BoundField DataField="Event_AssignedID" HeaderText="Assigned To" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="Event_AssignedID" /> <asp:BoundField DataField="DaysElapsed" HeaderText="Days Open" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="DaysElapsed" /> <asp:BoundField DataField="Status" HeaderText="Status" SortExpression="Status" /> <asp:TemplateField> <ItemTemplate> <asp:HiddenField ID=hdnInstanceID Value='<%#Eval("Instance_ID") %>' runat=server> </asp:HiddenField> </ItemTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField> <ItemTemplate> <asp:HiddenField ID=hdnSeqID Value='<%#Eval("Seq_ID") %>' runat=server/> </ItemTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField> <ItemTemplate> <asp:HiddenField ID=hdnFormCode Value='<%#Eval("Form_Code") %>' runat=server/> </ItemTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> </Columns> </asp:GridView> &nbsp;&nbsp; <asp:Label ID="lblMsg" runat="server" Style="font-size: small; color: red; font-family: Arial" Width="525px" Font-Bold="True"></asp:Label><br /> <br /> <asp:Button ID="btnReturn" runat="server" Text="Return" /><br /> <br /> <asp:Label ID="lbltxtUserID" runat="server" Text="txtUserID" Visible="False"></asp:Label> <asp:TextBox ID="txtUserID" runat="server" Visible="False" Width="226px"></asp:TextBox><br /> <asp:Label ID="label4" runat="server" Text="TestModeOn" Visible="false"></asp:Label> <asp:TextBox ID="TestModeOn" runat="server" Visible="False" Width="226px"></asp:TextBox><br /> <br /> <asp:Label ID="lblSearchUserEntered" runat="server" Visible="false" Text="searchText" ></asp:Label> <asp:TextBox ID="searchText" runat="server" Visible="False" Width ="226px" ></asp:TextBox> <br /> <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="txtInstance_ID" Visible="False"></asp:Label> <asp:TextBox ID="txtInstance_ID" runat="server" Visible="False" Width="226px"></asp:TextBox><br /> <asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text="txtSeq_ID" Visible="False"></asp:Label> <asp:TextBox ID="txtSeq_ID" runat="server" Visible="False" Width="226px"></asp:TextBox><br /> <asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Text="txtForm_Code" Visible="False"></asp:Label> <asp:TextBox ID="txtForm_Code" runat="server" Visible="False" Width="226px"></asp:TextBox><br /> <br /> <asp:Label ID="lblSince" runat="server" Visible="false" Text="Since" ></asp:Label> <asp:TextBox ID="SortSince" runat="server" Visible="False" Width ="226px" ></asp:TextBox> <br /> <br /> <asp:ObjectDataSource ID="odsA02_Tracking" runat="server" OldValuesParameterFormatString="original_{0}" SelectMethod="A02WF01_AdminView" TypeName="WFA02DataObjects"> <SelectParameters> <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="txtUserID" Name="strUserID" PropertyName="Text" Type="String" /> <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="TestModeOn" Name="strTestMode" PropertyName="Text" Type="String" /> <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="searchText" Name="strSearchFieldValue" PropertyName="Text" Type="String" /> <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="SortSince" Name="strDate" PropertyName="Text" Type="String" /> </SelectParameters> </asp:ObjectDataSource> </div> </form>

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  • connecting to secure database on private network from website host

    - by jim
    Hello all, I've got a requirement to both read and write data via a .net webservice to a sqlserver database that's on a private network. this database is currently accessed via a vpn connection by remote client software (on standard desktop machines) to get latest product prices and to upload product stock sales. I've been tasked with finding a way to centralise this access from a webservice that the clients then access, rather than them using the vpn route to connect directly to the database. My question is related to my .net service's relationship to the sqlserver database. What are the options for connecting to a private network vpn from a domain host in order to achive the functionality of allowing the webservice to both read and write data to the database. For now, I'm not too concerned about the client connectivity and security (tho i appreciate that this will have to be worked out too), I'm really just interested in discovering the options available in order to allow my .net webservice to connect to the private network in as painless and transparent a way as posible. [edit] the webservice will also be available to the retail website in order for it to lookup product info as well as allocate stock transfers to the same sqlserver db. it will therefore be located on the same domain as the retail site The option of switching the database onto public hosting is not feasible, so I have to work with the scenario as described above for now, unless there's a compelling rationale presented to do otherwise. thanks all... jim

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  • javascript - how to call a function newly added from ajax

    - by strike_noir
    I have a coding difficulty which have been asked in this forum before: Calling a JavaScript function returned from a Ajax response But I didn't find the answers quite satisfying. To be more precise of the problem I'm dealing, here is the details: I dynamically load a document (HTML and javascript) using jquery var url = 'document.php'; $('#container').load(url); And then I want to call the functions from that document.php. Due to my requirement, I don't want to call the function after the documents' loaded, but rather to call it later when I need it. Because it was dynamically loaded, the DOM doesn't recognize the functions. How to properly call this function? Thank you

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  • Can pydoc/help hide the documentation for inherited class methods and attributes?

    - by EOL
    When declaring a class that inherits from a specific class: class C(dict): added_attribute = 0 the documentation for C lists all the methods of dict (either through help(C) or pydoc). Is there a way to hide the inherited methods from the automatically generated documentation (the documentation string can refer to the base class, for non-overwritten methods)? This would be useful: pydoc lists the functions defined in a module after its classes. Thus, when the classes have a very long documentation, a lot of less than useful information is printed before the new functions provided by the module are presented, which makes the documentation harder to exploit (you have to skip all the documentation for the inherited methods until you reach something specific to the module being documented).

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  • How cpu writes data to dynamic RAM

    - by Krit
    Hello, I would like to know what kind of electrical signals does a cpu send to a dynamic RAM when it wants to write one bit (a 1 or 0). Is it simply that cpu sends just a single electric pulse, and if that electric pulse's voltage is higher than a certain level, it charges the capacitor to a voltage level that is "1" and if it is at a lower voltage band, it charges capacitor to level that it is "0"?

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  • Draw a comparison between an integer in a specific row and a count

    - by XCoderX
    This is a follow-up question to this one: Check for specific integer in a row WHERE user = $name I want a user to be able to comment on my site for exactly five times a day. After this five times, the user has to wait 24 hours. In order to accomplish that I raise a counter in my MYSQL database, right next to the user. So where the name of the user is, there is where the counter gets raised. When it reaches 5 it should stop counting and reset after 24 hours. In order to check the time I use a timestamp. I check if the timestamp is older than 24 hours. If that is the case, the counter gets reseted (-5) and the user can comment again. In order to do that, I use the following code, however it never stops at five, my guess is that my comparison is wrong somehow: $counter = "SELECT FROM table VALUES CommentCounterReset WHERE Name = '$name'"; if(!isset($_SESSION['ts'])); { $_SESSION['ts'] = time(); } if ($counter >= 5) { if (time() - $_SESSION['ts'] <= 60*60*24){ echo "You already wrote five comments."; } else { $sql = "UPDATE table SET CommentCounterReset = CommentCounterReset-5 WHERE Name = '$name'"; } } else { $sql = "UPDATE table SET CommentCounterReset = CommentCounterReset+1 WHERE Name = '$name'"; echo "Your comment has been added."; }

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  • How do you set page level, page-SPECIFIC javascript events using a ContentPlaceHolder?

    - by donde
    I previously asked how to include Javascript in my page when I split the page into a MasterPage and ContentPlaceHolder (.NET 2.0 app) The issue was I only wanted the javascript functions on THAT page so I couldn't just put them on the masterpage. Based on the answers, I will inlcude common fucntions through MasterPage and can put the page-specific function right on the content page. However, 1 question remains: Events. I have 2 Javascript functions that I wanted to load when the page loads ala the HTML below. How do you load javascript page events on the specific content page? Or in the case below, the OnKeyPress event? <body onkeypress="javascript:keypressed();" onload="javascript:setDivVisibility();">

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  • Mysql random rows

    - by n00b
    please read the whole question... 90% of you dont seem to do that and some of you only read the title obviously... and if you dont know the solution, dont answer - i wont have to downvote you -.-'' im entertaining the idea of getting random rows directly from mysql. what i found was SELECT * FROM tablename WHERE somefield='something' ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 5 but even i see how slow that would be.. is the only way to do this doing something like SELECT * FROM tablename WHERE somefield='something' LIMIT RAND(aincrementvalue-5), 1 5 times? or is there a way that i with my little knowlege of databases cant come up with ? (no i dont want random indexes. i hate the idea of them...) @commenters - please first look, then think, then look again, think again and then post. i wont point fingers but i dislike stupid comments and why i think random indexes are a nasty hack ? it doesnt give you random results. it gives you x results from a random index in a predefined order its like a gapless id only in the wrong order if you fetch by 1 row and get true randomness you fall back to my method but with an additional junk field finally the reason the field exists is only to serve as a helper to something that can be done without it with almost same performance (but the quality (randomness) is better), so it is a nasty hack ;) i solved it, look @ my answer... if you think its incorrect please tell me :)

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  • Why is using a common-lookup table to restrict the status of entity wrong?

    - by FreshCode
    According to Five Simple Database Design Errors You Should Avoid by Anith Sen, using a common-lookup table to store the possible statuses for an entity is a common mistake. Why is this wrong? I disagree that it's wrong, citing the example of jobs at a repair service with many possible statuses that generally have a natural flow, eg.: Booked In Assigned to Technician Diagnosing problem Waiting for Client Confirmation Repaired & Ready for Pickup Repaired & Couriered Irreparable & Ready for Pickup Quote Rejected Arguably, some of these statuses can be normalised to tables like Couriered Items, Completed Jobs and Quotes (with Pending/Accepted/Rejected statuses), but that feels like unnecessary schema complication. Another common example would be order statuses that restrict the status of an order, eg: Pending Completed Shipped Cancelled Refunded The status titles and descriptions are in one place for editing and are easy to scaffold as a drop-down with a foreign key for dynamic data applications. This has worked well for me in the past. If the business rules dictate the creation of a new order status, I can just add it to OrderStatus table, without rebuilding my code.

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