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How can I test a Windows DLL file to determine if it is 32 bit or 64 bit?

I'd like to write a test script or program that asserts that all DLL files in a given directory are of a particular build type. I would use this as a sanity check at the end of a build process on an ...

6 Jan at 23:9

Removing the remembered login and password list in SQL Server Management Studio

I've recently used our company's spare laptop (that has a general user set up) while mine was being repaired. I've checked the "Remember password" option in SQL Server Management Studio when logging i...

What's the hardest or most misunderstood aspect of LINQ?

Background: Over the next month, I'll be giving three talks about or at least including `LINQ` in the context of `C#`. I'd like to know which topics are worth giving a fair amount of attention to, bas...

27 Jun at 13:50

Using property() on classmethods

I have a class with two class methods (using the `classmethod()` function) for getting and setting what is essentially a static variable. I tried to use the `property()` function with these, but it r...

2 Mar at 18:27

Authentication: JWT usage vs session

What is the advantage of using JWTs over sessions in situations like authentication? Is it used as a standalone approach or is it used in the session?

3 Dec at 18:32

Could not insert new outlet connection: Could not find any information for the class named

I got an error on Xcode saying that there was no information about the view controller. > Could not insert new outlet connection: Could not find any information for the class named Why is this happe...

npm install error - MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe"

I'm trying to use the ``` npm install steam ``` but I am getting an error saying [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/82p3A.png) I'm not sure how to fix this and I have gotten this on two different npm ...

18 Jun at 17:9

Get DateTime.Now with milliseconds precision

How can I exactly construct a time stamp of actual time with milliseconds precision? I need something like 16.4.2013 9:48:00:123. Is this possible? I have an application, where I sample values 10 ti...

16 Jul at 08:15

How to add custom validation to an AngularJS form?

I have a form with input fields and validation setup by adding the `required` attributes and such. But for some fields I need to do some extra validation. How would I "tap in" to the validation that `...

24 Nov at 21:54

How can I echo or print an array in PHP?

I have this array ``` Array ( [data] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [page_id] => 204725966262837 [type] => WEBSITE ) [1] => Array ( ...

18 Jun at 20:5

Using port number in Windows host file

After installing TeamViewer, I have changed the wampserver port to 8080, so the address is `http://localhost:8080.` For the host file located at C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\, I have also made the...

20 Aug at 15:11

Xcode - But... Where are our archives?

I've submitted three versions of my app onto the App Store using the Build and Archive commands. But... Where are those archives? I've just learnt that I just need them to be able to read crashlogs...

11 Jan at 21:21

How can I have grep not print out 'No such file or directory' errors?

I'm grepping through a large pile of code managed by git, and whenever I do a grep, I see piles and piles of messages of the form: ``` > grep pattern * -R -n whatever/.git/svn: No such file or direc...

10 Aug at 08:35

Best way to specify whitespace in a String.Split operation

I am splitting a string based on whitespace as follows: ``` string myStr = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"; char[] whitespace = new char[] { ' ', '\t' }; string[] ssizes = myStr.Split(...

24 May at 13:40

Shorter syntax for casting from a List<X> to a List<Y>?

I know it's possible to cast a list of items from one type to another (given that your object has a public static explicit operator method to do the casting) one at a time as follows: ``` List<Y> List...

23 Apr at 01:58

JSON and XML comparison

I want to know which is faster: XML and JSON? When to use which one ?

9 Sep at 20:22

Git vs Team Foundation Server

I introduced Git to my dev team, and everyone hates it except me. They want to replace it with Team Foundation Server. I feel like this is a huge step backwards, although I am not very familiar with T...

6 May at 15:39

Android Calling JavaScript functions in WebView

I am trying to call some javascript functions sitting in an html page running inside an android webview. Pretty simple what the code tries to do below - from the android app, call a javascript functi...

How to tell a Mockito mock object to return something different the next time it is called?

So, I'm creating a mock object as a static variable on the class level like so... In one test, I want `Foo.someMethod()` to return a certain value, while in another test, I want it to return a differ...

How do you delete all text above a certain line

How do you delete all text above a certain line. For deletion below a line I use "d shift g"

12 Nov at 05:35

Unique constraint on multiple columns

``` CREATE TABLE [dbo].[user]( [userID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [fcode] [int] NULL, [scode] [int] NULL, [dcode] [int] NULL, [name] [nvarchar](50) NULL, ...

23 Aug at 21:26

How to set time zone of a java.util.Date?

I have parsed a `java.util.Date` from a `String` but it is setting the local time zone as the time zone of the `date` object. The time zone is not specified in the `String` from which `Date` is parse...

30 Jun at 17:1

Catch a thread's exception in the caller thread?

I'm very new to Python and multithreaded programming in general. Basically, I have a script that will copy files to another location. I would like this to be placed in another thread so I can output...

5 Jul at 13:41

Get a list of checked checkboxes in a div using jQuery

I want to get a list of names of checkboxes that are selected in a div with certain id. How would I do that using jQuery? E.g., for this div I want to get array ["c_n_0"; "c_n_3"] or a string "c_n_0;...

2 Aug at 11:20

Getting hold of the outer class object from the inner class object

I have the following code. I want to get hold of the outer class object using which I created the inner class object `inner`. How can I do it? ``` public class OuterClass { public class InnerCla...

29 Nov at 19:26