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DataBinding with a DataRow - problems

Hello, I am currently coding a project under c# and am experiencing problems. I'll give a brief description of my form: It has a datagridview on the bottom half of the form with single row selection, and is read only. On the top half of the form I have various components which are databound to the selected row on the datagridview. I di...

Change spaces to -

I am inserting Alias field for my db called $alias how do I code (I am using php for mysql insert) to remove all spaces and replace space with "-" (trying to change it to "weburl format" ie removing spaces) Thanks ...

Add 30 days for date in db

I have publish up date and publish down date in my DB. Currently they are both same dates. How do I change it (during mysql insert) so publish down date is 30 days past publish up date. I am using $pubDate Thanks ...

The TIFF Group 5 compression.

Are TIFF Group 5 compression and LZW compression the same thing? ...

simple rand() question

I need a random 4 digit number right now im using rand(1000,9999) that always gives me a 4 digit number but i eliminates 0000-0999 as possible results. how do you pad a random number? (also this is eventually going to be added to a string do i need to cast the int as a string?) thanks ...

Which ISO8601 date/time incl. timezone format to use for maximum success across languages?

The ISO8601 format for date/time representations supports many variations of format to express the same information. I know that not all languages have libraries that support the range of the standard - for example, I've had problems parsing the different possible formats of the timezone using Java's SimpleDateFormat API. Given the cho...

Java Double to String conversion without formatting

I have the number 654987. Its an ID in a database. I want to convert it to a string. The regular Double.ToString(value) makes it into scientific form, 6.54987E5. Something I dont want. Other formatting functions Ive found checks the current locale and adds appropriate thousand separators and such. Since its an ID, I cant accept any for...

"Intelligent" cast of double to two differently formatted strings?

I'm working with a database that has the limit that the only (numeric) datatype it can store is a double. What I want to do is pick the number for a certain row and put it into an HTTP request. The problem revolves around that I cannot know if this number should or should not have decimals. For example, if the double is an ID, I cannot ...

What is the simplest way to return different content types based on the extension in the URL?

I'd like to be able to change the extension of a url and recieve the model in a different format. e.g. if /products/list returns a html page containing a list of products, then /products/list.json would return them in a json list. Note: I like the simplicity of the ASP.NET MVC REST SDK, it only requires about 5 lines of code to hoo...

What's the quickest/best way to format a ?double to currency for string output in C#?

When using .ToString("{blah}") it gives an error because it's a ?double not a double... 'bad parameter' etc Note this does not seem to be working, sometimes I get '5.7': double itemListPrice = Math.Round((double)((item.UserIntervalPrice * item.Volume) - ((item.UserIntervalPrice * item.Volume) * (item.VolumeDiscount / 100))),2); h...

Input string was not in a correct format vb net

This is really confusing me as I'm not doing anything with Strings. This is the details the debugger gives back to me: System.FormatException was unhandled Message=Input string was not in a correct format. Source=System.Windows.Forms StackTrace: at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Del...

In ASP.NET, how can I force the format of dates in a DropDownList to "DD/MM/YYYY"?

I have to build a DropDownList with the dates of the last 7 days. I would like the DropDownList displays the date as "DD/MM/YYYY". So I created a list of dates: DateTime date = DateTime.Now; List<DateTime> dates = new List<DateTime>(); for (int i = 0; i < HISTORY_LENGTH; i++) { dates.Add(date.AddDays(-i)); } DropDownList.DataSourc...

JExcelApi: multiple formats in one cell?

In Excel, I can have multiple text styles in a single cell. Is there a way to create a file like this using JExcelApi? I'm not seeing anything so far: setCellFormat is a method on WritableCell, and there doesn't seem to be any way to set a format for anything within a single cell. Am I just missing it (quite possible!), or is this not...

Parsing problem, exception

This is my BMI calculator with GUI. It compiles, but if the user enters characters rather than numbers into the fields, the program crashes. What is wrong with my catching of the numberformatexception? Id appreciate any help! import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.event.*; class Exercise1b extends JFrame{ JLabel BMIl...

Methods for limiting the Rails render format to html

I have a Rails 2.1.2 site that only has html templates e.g. jobs.html.erb, so when I request a restful resource: www.mysite.com/jobs/1 It renders my job in html, however, if I request: www.mysite.com/jobs/1.xml I get the error: Template is missing Missing template jobs/show.xml.erb in view path c:/workspace/mysite/app...

ASP.Net Membership saves changed password as plain text even with Hashed passwordFormat set

Hi all, I'm using the ASP.Net SqlMembershipProvider to manage my users. Here is my config: <membership defaultProvider="SqlProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15"> <providers> <clear /> <add name="SqlProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,...

csv output format from sqlplus run in a Unix script

I need to format csv output file from a sqlplus query. The char and varchar output fields come out in the max column size in the table, which means a lot of columns have extra blanks, plus the comma seperator. How can I get rid of the extra blanks in my csv file? Also how can I get "" around the numeric fields? ...

Check if string is of SortableDateTimePattern format

Hi, Is there any way I can easily check if a string conforms to the SortableDateTimePattern ("s"), or do I need to write a regular expression? I've got a form where users can input a copyright date (as a string), and these are the allowed formats: Year: YYYY (eg 1997) Year and month: YYYY-MM (eg 1997-07) Complete date: YYYY-MM-DD (e...

Reporting Services Matrix format different between Visual Studio and Report Server

I'm having a problem where in the local project preview tab (and when "running" the report from visual studio) both are corrently formatting. However, after deploying to the report server, the formatting doesn't show through at all for the Row and Column group subtotals. I'm running Visual Studio 2005. Example: ...

Nginx raises 404 when using format => 'js'

Hi, I upload images to my App using Ajax and an Iframe. In Development everything works like a charm. But in production Nginx suddenly raises a 404 error. When I look into the log, the request never hits the Rails app. So I guess it has something to do with my Nginx configuration (maybe gzip compression). The failing requests is send t...