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Java library for extracting metadata

I have a binary file which has an ASCII metadata header. The elements are of the form "tag = value". Do you know of any Java libraries that will simplify extraction of this metadata. ...

Visual C++: What is a dynamically linked .lib file?

I noticed the following about a library I use: Library is compiled to .lib file. My code needs to be compiled as Multi-threaded (Debug) DLL to link to this library. I open the .sln (solution) file of the library (it is open source) and see the following in its Project properties: Runtime Library option is set to Multi-threaded (Deb...

How old is too old to support?

I'm writing a new project, and I have a choice between using a library that only exists in OSX 10.5 and later (We're on 10.6 now), but makes my life much easier, and using a library from earlier versions, but I have to a lot more of the work myself. How does one make this decision? How do you balance new/better technology vs customers ...

Easy methods of installing and having access to the GDAL library?

The GDAL library homepage implies that people who arrive there already know what they are doing. I work with ArcGIS, and am unfamiliar with intricate setups with library dependencies as GDAL suggests. Is there an easy "package" i can download? I have found maptools.org, and i guess the libraries that has is accessible by any programmin...

automatic validations of form fields (server side)

Hello everyone, Recently I tried zend framework (the quickstart project) :) and I really liked it. All the frameworks (zend, cakephp) implements a very nice way of form fields validation. Moreover these validations are so easy to implement that you only have to give the name of the validation that you want to apply. Like this: ...

When is the right time to use Python 3.1/3.2 and what is the next best thing right now?

I love the SciPy library and many others which I cannot yet name. The thing is that most Python libraries are compatible with Python 2.5 / 2.6. When will be a good time to start using the latest and the greatest for: A) Hobbyist B) Semi-professional projects When is Python 3.2 coming out, and will the 3.1 libraries work against Python...

Good Libraries for generating .net proxies

I am on the look out for a library that can generate .net proxies for me.... I came through Castle Dynamic Proxy and it looks a good one..... Any other libraries which i can give a shot.... ...

How to select against which version of the Visual C++ libraries the application is compiled?

I'm using Visual Studio 2008 for C++. When compiling, Visual Studio compiles against the header files of the VC 9.0 libraries. However, there are different versions of this library available: v9.0.21022.8 (= RTM) v9.0.30729.17 (= SP1) v9.0.30729.4148 (= SP1 with security update) I'd like to know whether it is possible to tell Visual...

Skip compile-time symbol resolution when building Linux shared libraries with dependencies

Is there a gcc flag to skip resolution of symbols by the compile-time linker when building a shared library (that depends on other shared libraries)? For some reason my toolchain is giving undefined reference errors when I try to build shared library C that depends on B.so and A.so, even though the dependencies are specified and exist. I...

Parse .msg file using C#

i need to parse .msg files of outlook. how to do it? is there any classes ? i fouund http://www.aspose.com/purchase/pricing-info-step-1-of-3.aspx Aspose it is a third party tool , which need a purchase . is there any other way without purchasing ??? ...

What problem does Peaberry for Guice solve?

I understand the problem that OSGI solved thanks to this question.... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/106222/what-does-osgi-solve And I am already convinved that Guice is amazing so I'm curious what this OSGI integration for Guice known as "peaberry" is supposed to do, it seems to be popping up everywhere, even in Maven 3 presentati...

Does program need additional symbols from .so shared library except those declared in header file?

In C programming, I thought that a object file can be successfully linked with a .so file as long as the .so file offers all symbols which have been declared in the header file. Suppose I have foo.c, bar.h and two libraries libbar.so.1 and libbar.so.2. The implementation of libbar.so.1 and libbar.so.2 is totally different, but I think ...

What is libg2c library?

I have found the code which links against of 'g2c' library. Why do I need it? Just would like to understand why it might be important and what it does in general. Thanks! ...

when to use JTSL ,struts tags

Someone can please explain whether to use JSTL tags or struts tags for presentation in jsp ? ...

http client that executes javascript...?

Does anyone know of an http client that is scripting friendly (ie: the basics, gets, posts) and is capable of executing javascript (all, not just location redirect) ? And one which isn't just launching another browser. ...

Project-wide additional library paths -- MSVS2008

Hi there. I'm setting up a VC++ project in MS Visual Studio 2008 that'll be used by several people. I wanted to keep things as simple as possible so I've set up Additional Include Directories via the Project properties. I've also set up additional library files via Tools -> Options -> Projects and Solutions -> VC++ Directories. However...

How do I include 3rd party libraries in my code...

I understand the process of using a 3rd party library to access functions outside of my code base, but how do i actually set up Visual Studio 2005 to include them in the project. I have a 3rd party library with some headers, some cpp's, and some .lib files. In the projects properties I add the top level external library directory as an...

Why do external Java libraries paths have to be refreshed in eclipse between starts?

For my school projects, I use the joda-time API for generating timestamps that are used for file names and logging. Getting eclipse to recognize the library is no problem. However, when I start eclipse between reboots, I get the red X in the project tree because the external API cannot be found, even though the file path has not change...

Learning libraries without books or tutorials

While many ask questions about where to find good books or tutorials, I'd like to take the opposite tack. I consider myself to be an entry-level programmer ready to move up to mid-level. I have written code in c, c++, c#, perl, python, clojure, vb, and java, so I'm not completely clueless. Where I see a problem in moving to the next le...

Does python import all the listed libraries?

Hi folks, I'm just wondering, I often have really long python files and imports tend to stack quite quickly. PEP8 says that the imports should always be written at the beginning of the file. Do all the imported libraries get imported when calling a function coded in the file? Or do only the necessary libraries get called? Does it m...