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A few questions about working with db4o

I am trying the db4o object databse and so far I quite like what I am seeing, but I also read this post on stackoverflow http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21207/db4o-experiences/24499#24499 indicating that not everything that seems so easy is easy. Right now, I have some questions regarding on how db4o is used in real world apps. So i...

Regex.Replace, String.Replace or StringBuilder.Replace which is the fastest?

Hi all, I need to replace all system. environment.newline (s) in the string returned by my function with "System.Environment.Newline + \t" (i'm trying to apply indenting) and I need to do this several times . now my question is which one is the fastest way to do this ? I know that stringbuilder is faster than string.replace but I dont k...

How to add a StringFormat to a Textblock inside a DataTemplate?

I have the following datatemplate: <DataTemplate x:Key="ColoringLabels"> <TextBlock Padding="0" Margin="0" Name="Username" Text="{Binding Username}" Foreground="Gray" FontStyle="Italic" /> <DataTemplate.Triggers> <D...

How do i map points from one grid to another?

Let's say i have a 2d linear grid and a point in said grid. How do i map the point from that grid into a related non-linear grid? The red dot is the point in the regular grid and i want to know how to figure out where the point would go in a similar deformed grid (an example one is shown). I'm thinking of using the difference between ...

Why the 'equals' operator in LINQ joins?

Why doesn't link simply use the == operator in joins if t can use it in a 'where' clause? ...

Access Windows 7 features with .NET

I just upgraded my operating system to Windows 7. Visual Studio 2008 also seems to work perfect. Next step is to upgrade my .NET application to use the new Windows 7 features. A quick seach with Google returned the following links: Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework...

Binding collection to tool bar buttons and getting current selected item

Here is the scenario. I'm having a List in my view model and I want to generate a toolbar - each button representing a CustomObject which will have the tooltip, icon etc. I'm defining a template to display CustomObject in a toolbar button and also define the toolbar button ItemSource to the viewmodel collection and ItemTemplate to the o...

LINQ-To-SQL OrderBy with DateTime Not Working

I have this LINQ query. The date is stored as a string in the database, but I need to order by it. So I convert it to a DateTime, but it doesn't order. (from m in dbDataContext.TimeCards where m.TIMECARDDATE != "" && m.TIMECARDDATE != null orderby Convert.ToDateTime(m.TIMECARDDATE) descending select Convert.ToDateTi...

How could I Drag and Drop DataGridView Rows under each other ?

Hi I've DataGridView that bound a List<myClass> and i sort it by "Priority" property in "myClass". So I want to drag an "DataGridViewRow" to certain position to change it's "Priority" property. How could I "Drag & Drop" DataGridView Rows ?. And how to handle this ?. ...

How to draw string on an image to be assigned as the background to a control in Winforms?

The string length can change, height is the same. The font is large for visibility. But how do I do this? I know painting on the control directly. But how do I do this without creating an image file, but all in memory. Because the string image will change with user interaction. ...

Painting on a listview disables the redraw on listview items

What's the reason for this? I override OnPaintBackground and draw a string. It doesn't show up until I call this in the constructor: this.SetStyle ( ControlStyles.UserPaint, true ); But then I don't see the items in the listview. Why and how to solve this? EDIT: code protected override void OnPaintBackground ( PaintEventArgs peve...

Subsonic 2.2 & Sqlite

Hi, I've tried to use Subsonic 2.2 & System.Data.Sqlite.Dll latest version (1.65.0), in my project. and recevied an error message, which gave me the idea subsonic got a problem with the sqilte provider. I've switched to it's previous version, 1.60.0 and it seems like the problem was solved. any info regarding this issue? does subsoni...

Why isn't there a CPAN for .NET?

CPAN is a really helpful resource for Perl. Why isn't there a CPAN for .NET? Should there be one? Are there other programming or platform technologies that have a CPAN-like infrastructure? EDIT No one mentioned this: isn't the Comprehensive base-class library included in .NET one of the key reasons you would NOT expect to see a CP...

ObjectListView cast exception (for hit testing)

I am using Grammarian's ObjectListView. I changed my old listviews to that, but all I do is to fill in items. But when the app starts up and my mouse is over the listview, it immediately throws an exception for: System.InvalidCastException was unhandled Message="Unable to cast object of type 'System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem' to type...

Threading with .NET and OpenCV?

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MIME and Processing Feedback Loop Messages

I'm trying to process Feedback Loop (FBL) messages to unsubscribe people that mark an email as spam (yes it's opt-in, and there is a one-click opt-out mechanism). My first attempt is to use Advanced MIME Parser/Creator/Editor. However, FBL messages from major ISPs such as AOL and Yahoo are not correctly parsed. I posted that particular...

OpenCV Multi-thread call

I have made a program that has two threads, soon to be three, that is trying to get an image from a web cam from both threads at the same time. Is there a way to do this or is there a better way to do this? (using openCV 1.1) ...

Creating grid in form to represent bit data (C#, Windows Forms)

I'm experimenting with C# using Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2. What I'd like to do is display data in a similar format as Windows Defragmenter does, i.e. in a grid consisting of many small rectangular elements. These elements should be turned off and on depending on data (i.e. having different colours) and customizable in number of elements ...

Task dialog button control?

I am trying to add a task dialog-style button control to my .NET application (C#). It is labeled "Custom Button" in the screenshot below. What is the name of this control for .NET, or how can I get it in my .NET form? I need compatibility with XP (and other non-Vista, non-7 OS's). I do not need to create the entire dialog. I just ...

What are the differences between HasOne and References in nhibernate?

What are the differences between HasOne() and References() in nhibernate? ...