Pass variables to Ruby script via command line
I've installed RubyInstaller on Windows and I'm running [IMAP Sync](http://wonko.com/post/ruby_script_to_sync_email_from_any_imap_server_to_gmail) but I need to use it to sync hundreds of accounts. If...
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Shortcut to create properties in Visual Studio?
I have seen some people creating properties in C# really fast, but how did they do it? What shortcuts are available in Visual Studio (currently using Visual Studio 2010) to create properties? I am u...
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- 21 Feb at 17:27
How do I check if file exists in jQuery or pure JavaScript?
How do I check if a file on my server exists in jQuery or pure JavaScript?
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- 7 Nov at 15:3
Calling a function every 60 seconds
Using `setTimeout()` it is possible to launch a function at a specified time: ``` setTimeout(function, 60000); ``` But what if I would like to launch the function multiple times? Every time a time ...
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- 27 Oct at 05:4
How to hide elements without having them take space on the page?
I'm using `visibility:hidden` to hide certain elements, but they still take up space on the page while hidden. How can I make them totally disappear visually, as though they are not in the DOM at all...
How can I read command line parameters from an R script?
I've got a R script for which I'd like to be able to supply several command-line parameters (rather than hardcode parameter values in the code itself). The script runs on Windows. I can't find info ...
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- 27 Jan at 23:40
Maven parent pom vs modules pom
There seem to be several ways to structure parent poms in a multiproject build and I wondering if anyone had any thoughts on what the advantages / drawbacks are in each way. The simplest method of ha...
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Find a class somewhere inside dozens of JAR files?
How would you find a particular class name inside lots of jar files? (Looking for the actual class name, not the classes that reference it.)
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Create tap-able "links" in the NSAttributedString of a UILabel?
Many applications have text and in this text are web hyperlinks in rounded rect. When I click them `UIWebView` opens. What puzzles me is that they often have custom links, for example if words starts ...
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- 18 Aug at 09:42
MSBuild doesn't copy references (DLL files) if using project dependencies in solution
I have four projects in my Visual Studio solution (everyone targeting .NET 3.5) - for my problem only these two are important: 1. MyBaseProject <- this class library references a third-party DLL fil...
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- 20 Jan at 17:54
How do I copy the contents of a String to the clipboard in C#?
If I have some text in a String, how can I copy that to the clipboard so that the user can paste it into another window (for example, from my application to Notepad)?
How can I read SMS messages from the device programmatically in Android?
I want to retrieve the SMS messages from the device and display them?
How to store decimal values in SQL Server?
I'm trying to figure out decimal data type of a column in the SQL Server. I need to be able to store values like 15.5, 26.9, 24.7, 9.8, etc I assigned `decimal(18, 0)` to the column data type but thi...
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- 11 Sep at 08:31
Sorting a list using Lambda/Linq to objects
I have the name of the "sort by property" in a string. I will need to use Lambda/Linq to sort the list of objects. Ex: ``` public class Employee { public string FirstName {set; get;} public stri...
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- 27 Dec at 07:27
Formatting code snippets for blogging on Blogger
My blog is hosted on Blogger and I frequently post code snippets in `C` / `C#` / `Java` / `XML` etc. but I find the snippet gets "mangled". Are there any web sites that I could use to parse the snipp...
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- 23 May at 12:2
Why can't I define a default constructor for a struct in .NET?
In .NET, a value type (C# `struct`) can't have a constructor with no parameters. According to [this post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/203695/structure-vs-class-in-c#204009) this is mandated by...
Reading/writing an INI file
Is there any class in the .NET framework that can read/write standard .ini files: ``` [Section] <keyname>=<value> ... ``` Delphi has the `TIniFile` component and I want to know if there is anything...
Landscape printing from HTML
I have a HTML report, which needs to be printed landscape because of the many columns. It there a way to do this, without the user having to change the document settings? And what are the options amo...
What is the Windows version of cron?
A [Google search](http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=windows+cron) turned up software that performs the same functions as cron, but nothing built into Windows. ...
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- 12 Oct at 11:14
CASCADE DELETE just once
I have a Postgresql database on which I want to do a few cascading deletes. However, the tables aren't set up with the ON DELETE CASCADE rule. Is there any way I can perform a delete and tell Postgr...
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- 23 May at 12:26
Hidden Features of Java
After reading [Hidden Features of C#](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9033/hidden-features-of-c) I wondered, What are some of the hidden features of Java?
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- 23 May at 12:26
How can I prevent Google Colab from disconnecting?
Is there a way to programmatically prevent [Google Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/) from disconnecting on a timeout? [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lkvoo.jpg) The following describes the condi...
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- 29 Oct at 13:28
Property 'value' does not exist on type 'Readonly<{}>'
I need to create a form that will display something based on the return value of an API. I'm working with the following code: ``` class App extends React.Component { constructor(props) { super(...
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- 16 May at 18:5
Dynamic tag name in React JSX
I am trying to write a React component for HTML heading tags (`h1`, `h2`, `h3`, etc.), where the heading level is specified via a prop. I tried to do it like this: ``` <h{this.props.level}>Hello</h{th...
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- 10 Jul at 11:15
What's does the dollar sign ($"string") do?
I have been looking over some C# exercises in a book and I ran across an example that stumped me. Straight from the book, the output line shows as: ``` Console.WriteLine($"\n\tYour result is {result}....