updates

How to update a one-to-many relationship from a CheckBoxList, ListBox, etc?

Given 2 tables: Person PersonsFavoriteColors A person can have one or more favorite colors. These colors are updated with a multi-select control (CheckBoxList, ListBox w/ multi-select enabled). In the past, if I am updating the person's colors, I'd: Start Transaction Delete all color records for the person Insert records for each s...

Automatically update or delete record(s) after x time in coldfusion

Hi, I've searched all over the net for this. Hope that someone's got something. How would a record in a database be updated automatically after x time n coldfusion? I know how to manually do it by writing an sql that performs an action to all records older than x time based on the timestamp. How would this be done automatically? Kind...

Constantly changing frameworks/APIs - how do we keep up?

This question isn't really for any specific technology but more of general developer question. We all know from experience that things change. Frameworks evolve, new features are added and stuff gets removed. For example, how might a product using version 1.0 of the "ABC" framework adapt when version 2.0 comes along (ABC could be .NET...

Is there a way to detect when a WSS default.aspx page is updated?

That is detect when the user makes web part changes and selects to exit editing the page. I want to be able to capture a page event, then create a SharePoint task to instruct a user to translate that page to another language (note that MOSS and variations is not an option because the client wants to use the free version of SharePoint). S...

What's the proper way to write Windows services that update each other?

I have two Windows services, we'll call X and Y. X handles the general functionality for my application, and Y exists to keep X up to date. It does this by checking for updates to X. If they exist, it downloads them, shuts down X, copies in the new files, and restart X. However, I'd like Y to do the same thing for X. My concern, though,...

what's the point of microsoft 'windows genuine advantage' validation

why do I have to jump through hoops to download bugfixes and upgrades? Is it a scam to collect information about my computer? ...

How do you run a long PHP script and keep sending updates to the browser via HTTP?

How do you run a long PHP script and keep sending updates to the browser via HTTP? Something to do with output buffering but I don't know exactly how. ...

iPhone app versions: release micro-updates often, or major updates less frequently?

I released a new iPhone app 5 days ago. Already it has received high ratings, and many downloads, so I think it can be quite successful. (It's currently ranked in the top 10 paid music apps.) What do you think is the best release strategy: Release many micro-updates, often. (Just 1 or 2 new features per update, as they are completed.)...

SQL Constraint IGNORE_DUP_KEY on Update

I have a Constraint on a table with IGNORE_DUP_KEY. This allows bulk inserts to partially work where some records are dupes and some are not (only inserting the non-dupes). However, it does not allow updates to partially work, where I only want those records updated where dupes will not be created. Does anyone know how I can support I...

What is the use of MS Office related lockbackreg.msi?

I recently noticed that a installer file named lockbackreg.msi is included in a setup package that I use to install a large application on my machine. This file is said to be a MS .NET Update required by Office 2003 for addin functionality but I could not figure out the exact use of it. Does anyone has any information on why this file is...

Need to move .Net Assemblies to Program Files after Windows Update

I have a legacy windows client application that uses a several .Net assemblies (I created), one with a COM wrapper. The client application resides in a root drive subfolder (c:\somefolder...). Recently after a Windows update the application could not properly load the .Net assemblies. Prior to the update there were no issues. I fixed t...

Keeping updated on Java Technologies

Possible Duplicates: What is the best blog for Java development? Good sources to learn about Java trends. dear all, I work as java engineer, job profile is r&d. I would like to keep myself updated with latest/emerging/new Java based Frameworks or any other new technologies build on/around Java. How would i accomplish this? ...

C#/WMI: How to remotely check if Windows has updates ready to be installed?

Hi I tried finding a solution for this on google without much luck, perhaps someone here knows how to do this? ...

Updating nullable boolean fields in the Entity Framework

Changes to nullable bool properties are not saved back to the db in EF4 however other fields which are nullable are updating without any issues. For example, if I execute simple query similar to the following: EmployeeSurvey employeeSurvey = context.EmployeeSurveys.SingleOrDefault(s => s.EmployeeSurveyID == 60); employeeSurvey.Employee...

Can a .NET update/hotfix pull the rug from under my program's feet?

Say I deploy a .NET application, and Microsoft issues an update or a hotfix that changes the behavior of the .NET layer. Could this affect the predictability of my code, causing it to behave in an unintended manner, if my code is relying on some specific output or side effect of a given .NET method or component? And can I force my code ...

How Do You Manage Your Eclipse Installation

How do you manage your Eclipse installation, i.e. the basic installation, plug-ins and workspace settings with regard to consistent updates (including major ones, 3.5 => 3.6) and usage on two or more computers (desktop + notebook). My current setup is to basically manage the installation on several installations in parallel, i.e. manual...

How to deal with updates to white-labeled sites that have been modified by customers

I'm planning to make a white-label product that will be delivered to clients. The product is developed using an MVC framework (CakePHP in particular), and the idea is to let the customer modify not only basic stuff like the CSS, but also the templates. Now, templates, although they are "views", they still have some logic to them. Lot...

Is it possible to have a self-updating iPhone application?

Is it possible to have a self-updating iPhone application? I believe the answer is no, but I am not sure. I have a database driven app that is in effect a catalogue of products. I want the database to be on the users iPhone so the catalog is fast to use. However, periodically the content in the database changes. I could create a push ...