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How to decode Google spreadsheet's Json respose as a Php Array

My google Docs Spreadsheet call returns this response in the json format (I only need everything after "rows") please look at the formatted response here : ) I use php's json_decode function to parse the data and use it (Yes, I am awful at php) This code returns NULL, and according to the documentation, NULL is returned "if the json can...

How can security in software be made really simple ?

Often, I am told that Security functions are not available at a level of abstraction that a developer with little security knowledge can use them. What changes will the developers want in their developement environment say for Java that will make securing their software much easier than today. I am looking at new ways like providing c...

Exposing multiple assemblies as single API

Didnt really consider this aspect till I started building my solution... To simplify, my application exposes an API to be used by other applications. The API is conceptually comprised of two parts: "Action" classes, and data type objects. Each of these is in its own project. (I'm not asking now about class design, thats a whole separ...

VOIP service with an API that can be resold?

Looking to add dialing capabilities to my desktop application. Requires: API/SDK to allow seamless integration into C#. An application user would have no idea who the VOIP provider is. Allows re-sale in license. We include it as part of the package and charge our end users Any packages out there that fit this bill? ...

Google Maps API Sidebar

I'm adding markers and sidebar this way: <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) { // this variable will collect the html which will eventually be placed in the side_bar var side_bar_html = ""; // arrays to hold copies of the markers and html used by the side_bar // beca...

good storage apis

Please suggest me some good file/data storage apis, which support multiple servers. My requirement is simple, when a user try to upload a file, it should be uploaded to server close to him. We will write app in C#. ...

Customize Current Navigation Via SharePoint API

Hi, I have a requirement to remove a number of the default nodes (i.e. People and Groups, Sites) in the left hand current navigation bar using the SharePoint API. Can anyone give me any guidance on how to achieve this? Thanks, MagicAndi ...

How to create HTTP POST Request Body content with WCF REST (Starter Kit)

I'm integrating an app with ZenDesk. They have a REST API. I need to send POX in the request body. I'm using the WCF REST Starter Kit. How do I programmatically add my xml to the request body? Here's my unit test: [Test] public void Can_create_user() { // Arrange http = new HttpClient("...

Delete Publishing Pages from SharePoint Publishing Web

Hi, How can I delete pages from a publishing web using the SharePoint API? Thanks, MagicAndi. ...

Tinyurl API Example - Am i doing it right :D

Hi ... we use super-long Hashes for the Registration of new Users in our Application. The Problem is that these Hashes break in some Email Clients - making the Links unusable. I tried implementing the Tinyurl - API, with a simple Call, but i think it times out sometimes ... sometimes the mail does not reach the user. I updated the Code...

OS X text drawing

As I (semi) understand it, all on-screen text in any Windows application is drawn by the same drawtext functionality. It is possible to hook onto this method and view (or even change) every bit of text being drawn to the display. How does OS X put text on the screen? Is there a similar way to hook into this API and view all text being...

which android sdk version to release to market?

I want to release an app on the market. It uses nothing new from the 2.0 release like bluetooth for instance and it works well in every emulator using version 1.6 to 2.1. My question is upon version of the sdk should I distribute my application to make it compatible with all devices running 1.6, 2.0 or 2.1? I only have a physical devic...

Getting user location with google.loader.ClientLocation working for me but not others

Am trying to use google.loader.ClientLocation along with the maps api to get the location of the visitor and center a map on it. The following is working fine for me (on Safari, Firefox and Chrome), but a friend I got to test it (in Safari and Firefox) just sees a white box with the Google logo. <script type="text/javascript" src="http...

Associating correct labels with markers in Google Maps

Hi - I have a little problem with a Google Maps page I have put together. Here is the test URL - http://projects.presencemultimedia.co.uk/impari/savings/map_test.html I want to have multiple locations plotted on the map by referencing their UK postcode. Each marker will also have an associated label when the user clicks the marker (usin...

Help needed for EBAY XML API problem

hi, I am developing ebay manager and completed almost.Everything is running fine like posting of data,getting Order details from ebay. Now i need to update the status of Shipping Tracking numbers,Carrier on ebay.here i am getting error and i can't figured out what is the problem.Any help in this regards will be highly appreciated. I a...

Does Maya Mel have a good API to a IDE ?

Hi, I'm developing in MAYA and looking for a good API to connect my models and to be able to control them programatically. thanks. ...

Prevent timeout in PHP

Hi guys, I am working on a PHP script that makes an API call to a external site. However, if this site is not available or the request times out, I would like my function to return false. I have found following, but I am not sure on how to implement it on my script, since i use "file_get_contents" to retrieve the content of the externa...

Adding a photo collection using the flickr API

Hi, Is it possible to create a photo collection using the flickr API? I haven't found any example code to achieve this, however you CAN do it on the flickr website, and i suppose flickr uses the API internally for their site? Dennis ...

Twitpic not working, Posterous is... why?

I was using the Twitpic API from in my iPhone app for a while with no problem, then suddenly it started reporting: invalid username or password. I changed the URL to that of yfrog and they reported: could not find the media. I changed the URL to that of Posterous and it works. I've done some Googling and I can't find any problems wi...

Natural Language Parsing tools: what is out there and what is not?

I'm looking for various NLP tools for a project I'm working on and right now I've found most useful the Stanford NLP projects. Does anyone know if there are other tools that are out there that would be useful for a language understander? And more importantly, are there tools that are NOT out there? Most specifically, I'm looking fo...