Table Naming Dilemma: Singular vs. Plural Names
Academia has it that table names should be the singular of the entity that they store attributes of. I dislike any T-SQL that requires square brackets around names, but I have renamed a `Users` tab...
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What is "stdafx.h" used for in Visual Studio?
A file named `stdafx.h` is automatically generated when I start a project in Visual Studio 2010. I need to make a cross-platform C++ library, so I don't/can't use this header file. What is `stdafx.h`...
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- 2 Aug at 18:6
Delete from two tables in one query
I have two tables in MySQL ``` #messages table : messageid messagetitle . . #usersmessages table usersmessageid messageid userid . . ``` Now if I want to delete from messages table it's ok. ...
How to convert char to integer in C?
> [How to convert a single char into an int](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/439573/how-to-convert-a-single-char-into-an-int) [Character to integer in C](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6...
How to get overall CPU usage (e.g. 57%) on Linux
I am wondering how you can get the system CPU usage and present it in percent using bash, for example. Sample output: ``` 57% ``` In case there is more than one core, it would be nice if an averag...
Pretty printing XML in Python
What is the best way (or are the various ways) to pretty print XML in Python?
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- 21 Jun at 13:45
When to use static classes in C#
Here's what [MSDN has to say under When to Use Static Classes](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/classes-and-structs/static-classes-and-static-class-members): > ``` st...
How can I create an object and add attributes to it?
I want to create a dynamic object (inside another object) in Python and then add attributes to it. I tried: ``` obj = someobject obj.a = object() setattr(obj.a, 'somefield', 'somevalue') ``` but this...
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- 13 Aug at 09:38
Get just the filename from a path in a Bash script
How would I get just the filename without the extension and no path? The following gives me no extension, but I still have the path attached: ``` source_file_filename_no_ext=${source_file%.*} ```
Connect to Amazon EC2 file directory using Filezilla and SFTP
I have created an AWS EC2 Instance and I want to be able to upload files to the server directory using FileZilla in the simplest and most straightforward fashion possible.
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- 24 May at 23:24
Java 8 Distinct by property
In Java 8 how can I filter a collection using the `Stream` API by checking the distinctness of a property of each object? For example I have a list of `Person` object and I want to remove people with...
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- 10 Nov at 08:40
Maximum filename length in NTFS (Windows XP and Windows Vista)?
I'm designing a database table which will hold filenames of uploaded files. What is the maximum length of a filename in NTFS as used by Windows XP or Vista?
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- 19 Oct at 09:0
Best way to repeat a character in C#
What is the best way to generate a string of `\t`'s in C# I am learning C# and experimenting with different ways of saying the same thing. `Tabs(uint t)` is a function that returns a `string` with `t`...
How to use Global Variables in C#?
How do I declare a variable so that every class (*.cs) can access its content, without an instance reference?
Download file of any type in Asp.Net MVC using FileResult?
I've had it suggested to me that I should use FileResult to allow users to download files from my Asp.Net MVC application. But the only examples of this I can find always has to do with image files (s...
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- 23 May at 11:47
How to open, read, and write from serial port in C?
I am a little bit confused about reading and writing to a serial port. I have a USB device in Linux that uses the FTDI USB serial device converter driver. When I plug it in, it creates: /dev/ttyUSB1. ...
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- 18 Dec at 10:56
Returning an array using C
I am relatively new to C and I need some help with methods dealing with arrays. Coming from Java programming, I am used to being able to say `int [] method()` in order to return an array. However, I h...
How to connect from windows command prompt to mysql command line
I'm trying to connect to mysql server command line from my windows prompt I write the next line in cmd but i get an error. ``` cd C:\MYSQL\bin\ ``` And then i execute ``` mysql.exe -u=root -p=ad...
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- 10 Dec at 20:27
How to remove CocoaPods from a project?
What's the right way of removing CocoaPods from a project? I want to remove the whole CocoaPod. Due to some limitations imposed by my client I can't use it. I need to have just one xcodeproj instead o...
How do I get a list of all the duplicate items using pandas in python?
I have a list of items that likely has some export issues. I would like to get a list of the duplicate items so I can manually compare them. When I try to use pandas [duplicated method](http://panda...
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- 31 May at 02:37
Left padding a String with Zeros
I've seen similar questions [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/388461/padding-strings-in-java) and [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/473282/left-padding-integers-with-zeros-in-java). ...
Reverse engineering from an APK file to a project
I accidently erased my project from [Eclipse](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_%28software%29), and all I have left is the [APK](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APK_%28file_format%29) file which I tr...
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- 24 Aug at 10:20
git add only modified changes and ignore untracked files
I ran "git status" and listed below are some files that were modified/or under the heading "changes not staged for commit". It also listed some untracked files that I want to ignore (I have a ".gitign...
AngularJS access parent scope from child controller
I've set up my controllers using `data-ng-controller="xyzController as vm"` I have a scenario with parent / child nested controllers. I have no problem accessing parent properties in the nested html ...
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- 28 Dec at 06:47
How to increase request timeout in IIS?
How to increase request timeout in IIS 7.0? The same is done under application tab in ASP configuration settngs in IIS 6.0. I am not able to find the asp.net configuration section in IIS 7.0
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- 18 Jun at 00:13