How to verify an XPath expression in Chrome Developers tool or Firefox's Firebug?
How can I verify my XPath? I am using Chrome Developers tool to inspect the elements and form my XPath. I verify it using the Chrome plugin XPath Checker, however it does not always give me the resul...
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GRANT EXECUTE to all stored procedures
Does the following command effectively give the user, "MyUser," permission to execute ALL stored procedures in the database? ``` GRANT EXECUTE TO [MyDomain\MyUser] ```
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- 18 Oct at 09:47
How to print to console in pytest?
I'm trying to use TDD (test-driven development) with `pytest`. `pytest` will not `print` to the console when I use `print`. I am using `pytest my_tests.py` to run it. The `documentation` seems to sa...
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- 3 May at 00:8
How do I detect if software keyboard is visible on Android Device or not?
Is there a way in Android to detect if the software (a.k.a. "soft") keyboard is visible on screen?
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- 15 Apr at 06:39
MySQL Data - Best way to implement paging?
My iPhone application connects to my PHP web service to retrieve data from a MySQL database, a request can return up to 500 results. What is the best way to implement paging and retrieve 20 items at a...
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- 18 Feb at 16:57
How to reset sequence in postgres and fill id column with new data?
I have a table with over million rows. I need to reset sequence and reassign id column with new values (1, 2, 3, 4... etc...). Is any easy way to do that?
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- 13 Jan at 08:37
How to fire a change event on a HTMLSelectElement if the new value is the same as the old?
I have the following markup: ``` <select onchange="jsFunction()"> <option value="1">1</option> <option value="2">2</option> <option value="3">3</option> </select> ``` When a user pulls ...
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- 8 Nov at 12:44
How to develop Android app completely using python?
I would like to develop a (rather simple) android app to be distributed via Play Store. I would like to do so completely in python. However, the online research hasn't quite enlightened me: most comme...
How can I add the new "Floating Action Button" between two widgets/layouts
I guess you have seen the new Android design guidelines, with the new "Floating Action Button" a.k.a "FAB" For instance this pink button: `, the result is cached in browser. Adding some random string in QueryString seems to solve this issue (I use `new Date().toString()`), but this ...
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- 16 Mar at 06:49
What is the equivalent of Java's final in C#?
What is the equivalent of Java's `final` in C#?
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Checking host availability by using ping in bash scripts
I want to write a script, that would keep checking if any of the devices in network, that should be online all day long, are really online. I tried to use ping, but ``` if [ "`ping -c 1 some_ip_here`...
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- 8 Aug at 10:6
Reset auto increment counter in postgres
I would like to force the auto increment field of a table to some value, I tried with this: ``` ALTER TABLE product AUTO_INCREMENT = 1453 ``` AND ``` ALTER SEQUENCE product RESTART WITH 1453; ERROR:...
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- 29 Dec at 00:48
How to create an empty matrix in R?
I am new to R. I want to fill in an empty matrix with the results of my `for` loop using `cbind`. My question is, how can I eliminate the NAs in the first column of my matrix. I include my code below:...
Getting return value from stored procedure in C#
I have the following query: ``` set ANSI_NULLS ON set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON go ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[Validate] @a varchar(50), @b varchar(50) output AS SET @Password = (SELECT Password FROM dbo.t...
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- 17 Jun at 22:7
Switch statement for string matching in JavaScript
How do I write a switch for the following conditional? If the url "foo", then `settings.base_url` is "bar". The following is achieving the effect required but I've a feeling this would be more manage...
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- 10 Nov at 02:37
Is there any difference between GROUP BY and DISTINCT
I learned something simple about SQL the other day: ``` SELECT c FROM myTbl GROUP BY C ``` Has the same result as: ``` SELECT DISTINCT C FROM myTbl ``` What I am curious of, is there anything di...
Pandas join issue: columns overlap but no suffix specified
I have the following data frames: ``` print(df_a) mukey DI PI 0 100000 35 14 1 1000005 44 14 2 1000006 44 14 3 1000007 43 13 4 1000008 43 13 print(df_b) mukey niccdcd 0 1...
Linker Error C++ "undefined reference "
> [What is an undefined reference/unresolved external symbol error and how do I fix it?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12573816/what-is-an-undefined-reference-unresolved-external-symbol-error-a...
The maximum value for an int type in Go
How does one specify the maximum value representable for an `unsigned` integer type? I would like to know how to initialize `min` in the loop below that iteratively computes min and max lengths from ...
Border length smaller than div width?
I have following code ``` div { width: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid magenta; height: 50px; } ``` ``` <div></div> ``` The div width is 200px so border-bottom is also 200px but what sho...
Python function overloading
I know that Python does not support method overloading, but I've run into a problem that I can't seem to solve in a nice Pythonic way. I am making a game where a character needs to shoot a variety of ...
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- 26 Jan at 19:56
How do I put focus on a TextBox when a form loads?
I have a `TextBox` in my C# program. I need focus to be on this `TextBox` when the program starts. I tried this on Form_Load: ``` MyTextBox.Focus(); ``` but it doesn't work. How do I put focus on thi...
Best way to select random rows PostgreSQL
I want a random selection of rows in PostgreSQL, I tried this: ``` select * from table where random() < 0.01; ``` But some other recommend this: ``` select * from table order by random() limit 1000; ...
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- 8 Apr at 03:59
HttpClient not supporting PostAsJsonAsync method C#
I am trying to call a web API from my web application. I am using .Net 4.5 and while writing the code I am getting the error `HttpClient` does not contain a definition `PostAsJsonAsync` method. Below...
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