Django web application -- how to access local harddrive?
I know how to access the local harddrive using a signed applet, but I am developing a new web application in Django that also needs this functionality. ...
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Google Web Toolkit like application in Django
I'm trying to develop an application that would be perfect for GWT, however I am using this app as a learning example for Django. Is there some precedence for this type of application in Django? ...
So why should we use POST instead of GET for posting data?
Possible Duplicates: How should I choose between GET and POST methods in HTML forms? When do you use POST and when do you use GET? Obviously, you should. But apart from doing so to fulfil the HTTP protocol, are there any reasons to do so? Less overhead? Some kind of security thing? ...
Which steps could you take to minimize the effect of a potential (D)DoS attack in IIS?
With a single-server setup for simplicity, which steps could you do to minimize the attacks of a (D)DoS attack? And is it really worth it taking these steps, considering their effectivity and impact on 'normal' users? [EDIT] I also meant to include steps which you would need inject into your code to apply, not only IIS setup. ...
How to get character coordinate in a text block?
In a block of a monospace text, is there a javascript snippet or JQuery plugin that gets coordinate (row & col of text, not pageX & pageY) of the character under mouse cursor and highlight the character? ...
How do I get Twitpic/Twitgoo to sync with Facebook photos?
I already import my tweets into Facebook so that they become my Facebook status, but is there a way that I can get my Twitpic/Twitgoo/other Twitter photo services to post photos to my Facebook wall automatically or sync with a Facebook album? Thanks :D ...
Best Business Intelligence (reporting) software for web application
I am looking to integrate some dynamically generated BI reports into a web app. The requirements are: Able to view report based on JSON RPC XML, or some similar streaming data source (therefore, not requiring direct access to the DB). Why? Because many users have access to different copies of similar data. I.e. 3 companies, 5 projects....
how to add a file to Java EE projects?
I want to add a xml file to my Java ee project and use it in my code but when I address the file from src directory it does not understand my address and search for file in bin directory of tomcat. My project is using wicket framwork and JavaEE. does any one know how to address the file or where should I place the file to access is from ...
Get Class of a DIV through VB.net
I'm working on a web app that uses javascript to change the classes of 3 div's depending on what buttons the user has pressed. Is it possible to get the value of the current class of a div? I tried adding runat="server" to the div tag and then using... thediv.Attributes.CssStyle.Value ... to get the value of the class. But it is re...
to implement online converting engine from browser to web server
Hello im looking for common way to build the right client server architecture when my goal is : the browser submit data to the web server -> the web server response with converted pdf file based on that data now my question is this : where to implement this convention engine ( that is static lib ) as web server plug in (apache, ligh...
How to capture a browser page rendering from client-side?
Not sure if this is even possible but I would like to add a control / object to a web page so that end users could click a button to capture what they are seeing in the browser so they can then submit the image back as part of a website review process. I had thought ActiveX control but if we could use flash or silverlight that would be ...
Connecting to a Web Service using CoGetObject from a CGI application fails
We have a browser based application, a thin client, which was developed many years ago but is still in production and is still being moved forward. This thin client application is a CGI application and we have run into a critical issue that has stopped us in our tracks. We have a need to have the CGI application talk to a Web Service a...
What is algorithm behind the recommendation sites like last.fm, grooveshark, pandora?
I am thinking of starting a project which is based on recommandation system. I need to improve myself at this area which looks like a hot topic on the web side. Also wondering what is the algorithm lastfm, grooveshark, pandora using for their recommendation system. If you know any book, site or any resource for this kind of algorithms pl...
What is preventing widespread use of XSLT for webpages?
Why aren't more webpages written using XML with an XSLT stylesheet? For separating content from presentation, this combined with CSS would be even more powerful. Right now, for things like outputting a navigation menu, people often hand-copy the navmenu code from page to page or do something like <?php include_once('myheader.inc'); ?>...
Visual studio project directory
Hi all, I'm writing a unit test for file uploading feature of my web application. I mocked a test file, and save it in the "Test files" subdirectory of the directory that my test project resident in. As I don't want to hard coded the file path. How can I know the directory of my project by code? I used @"..\Test files\test1.xml", but i...
ASP.NET application/web service not working on Windows Vista/IIS 7: access right problem?
I have a .NET 3.5 based web service running at http://localhost/serivce.svc/. Then I have an ASP.NET application running at http://localhost/myApp. In Application_Load my application reads some XML configuration from the web service. That works fine on my machine, but: On Windows Vista with IIS 7 the request to the web services fails. ...
How to have a domain redirect to a subdirectory?
Using only DNS, how can I have http://www.example.com/ either redirect or resolve to http://www.anotherdomain.com/example ? UPDATE: Since it's been mentioned below that DNS cannot be used, what's the next best alternative (minimize load on server and provides the fastest redirect experience for the user) ? ...
Uploaded flash movie expanding to entire page... want to just show correctly proportioned stage.
I'm sure this is very simple, but it's not readily apparent how to do it. I created a flash file. Uploaded the file to my server. I'm going to it at blahblah.com/demo.swf , not included in any html or anything. When I go to the file, the browser loads it in "fullscreen" mode, taking up the entire window size. The size changes as the wi...
Can I display a wiki inside a web part?
If you include the default wiki web part on a page it just shows the names of the articles. I'm looking for a way to actually embed the nicely formated wiki data inside a web part. TIA, Robert ...
SEO and URI Structure
Standard SEO caveat: It's a black box, and the algorithms are proprietary, and trying to predict and game the search engines is a crappy way to make a living. That said, what are the baseline steps you want to take to make sure your content is visible to the major search engines (Google, Bing, etc.) I'm specifically curious as to what ...