Questions

How to "comment-out" (add comment) in a batch/cmd?

I have a batch file that runs several python scripts that do table modifications. 1. I want to have users comment out the 1-2 python scripts that they don't want to run, rather than removing them ...

What does <![CDATA[]]> in XML mean?

I often find this strange `CDATA` tag in `XML` files: ``` <![CDATA[some stuff]]> ``` I have observed that this `CDATA` tag always comes at the beginning, and then followed by some stuff. But somet...

28 Aug at 00:43

Undo git pull, how to bring repos to old state

Is there any way to revert or undo git pull so that my source/repos will come to old state that was before doing git pull ? I want to do this because it merged some files which I didn't want to do so,...

5 Dec at 17:42

Print string to text file

I'm using Python to open a text document: ``` text_file = open("Output.txt", "w") text_file.write("Purchase Amount: " 'TotalAmount') text_file.close() ``` I want to substitute the value of a stri...

11 Oct at 15:41

How can I solve "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError"?

I've tried both the examples in Oracle's [Java Tutorials](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial). They both compile fine, but at run time, both come up with this error: ``` Exception in thread "main"...

How do I convert a float number to a whole number in JavaScript?

I'd like to convert a float to a whole number in JavaScript. Actually, I'd like to know how to do BOTH of the standard conversions: by truncating and by rounding. And efficiently, not via converting t...

24 Feb at 18:16

How to get a list of all valid IP addresses in a local network?

Is there a way to get a list of all valid IP addresses in a local network? I mean all IP addresses that each user is using in the network.

13 Apr at 09:3

Convert array to JSON

I have an Array `var cars = [2,3,..]` which holds a few integers. I've added a few values to the array, but I now need to send this array to a page via jQuery's `.get` method. How can I convert it to ...

8 Apr at 05:58

Which version of Python do I have installed?

I have to run a Python script on a Windows server. How can I know which version of Python I have, and does it even really matter? I was thinking of updating to the latest version of Python.

24 Nov at 16:58

How can I get the current date and time in the terminal and set a custom command in the terminal for it?

I have to check the time in a Linux terminal. What is the command for getting date and time in a Linux terminal? Is there a way in which we can set a custom function?

29 Dec at 00:3

PHP, cURL, and HTTP POST example?

Can anyone show me how to do a PHP cURL with an HTTP POST? I want to send data like this: ``` username=user1, password=passuser1, gender=1 ``` To `www.example.com` I expect the cURL to return a respo...

16 Jan at 22:38

How to import the class within the same directory or sub directory?

I have a directory that stores all the files. ``` bin/ main.py user.py # where class User resides dir.py # where class Dir resides ``` I want to use classes from and in . How can I impo...

29 Apr at 20:9

Set cookie and get cookie with JavaScript

I'm trying to set a cookie depending on which CSS file I choose in my HTML. I have a form with a list of options, and different CSS files as values. When I choose a file, it should be saved to a cooki...

1 Mar at 21:53

Convert INT to VARCHAR SQL

I am using Sybase and I am doing a select which returns me a column called "iftype", but its type is int and I need to convert into varchar. When I try to do the select without the convert function I ...

6 Mar at 20:5

Convert all strings in a list to integers

How do I convert all strings in a list to integers? ``` ['1', '2', '3'] ⟶ [1, 2, 3] ```

22 Feb at 07:25

Multiple lines of input in <input type="text" />

I have this text input in a form: ``` <input type="text" cols="40" rows="5" style="width:200px; height:50px;" name="Text1" id="Text1" value="" /> ``` ...

1 May at 13:15

How can I remove a commit on GitHub?

I "accidentally" pushed a commit to GitHub. Is it possible to remove this commit? I want to revert my GitHub repository as it was before this commit.

How to parse XML and get instances of a particular node attribute?

I have many rows in XML and I'm trying to get instances of a particular node attribute. ``` <foo> <bar> <type foobar="1"/> <type foobar="2"/> </bar> </foo> ``` How do I access the v...

9 Apr at 10:35

How can I output MySQL query results in CSV format?

Is there an easy way to run a MySQL query from the Linux command line and output the results in [CSV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values) format? Here's what I'm doing now: ``` mysql ...

6 Aug at 10:18

How to apply CSS to iframe?

I have a simple page that has some iframe sections (to display RSS links). How can I apply the same CSS format from the main page to the page displayed in the iframe?

16 Dec at 04:55

Remove a git commit which has not been pushed

I did a `git commit` but I have not pushed it to the repository yet. So when I do `git status`, I get '# Your branch is ahead of 'master' by 1 commit. So if I want to roll back my top commit, can I j...

8 Mar at 18:54

Altering a column: null to not null

I have a table that has several nullable integer columns. This is undesirable for several reasons, so I am looking to update all nulls to 0 and then set these columns to `NOT NULL`. Aside from changi...

Vertically align text next to an image?

Why won't `vertical-align: middle` work? And yet, `vertical-align: top` work. ``` span{ vertical-align: middle; } ``` ``` <div> <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/30" alt="small img" /> <sp...

19 Feb at 19:14

Getting the ID of the element that fired an event

Is there any way to get the ID of the element that fires an event? I'm thinking something like: ``` $(document).ready(function() { $("a").click(function() { var test = caller.id; alert(tes...

26 Jun at 20:38

How to disable Python warnings?

I am working with code that throws a lot of (for me at the moment) useless warnings using the [warnings](https://docs.python.org/3/library/warnings.html) library. Reading (/scanning) the documentation...

22 Jan at 02:50