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Zip up groups of webpages for viewing in the browser

- by Arlen Beiler

I think there should be a standard for saving and viewing bunches of webpages as a website. For instance, say I have a whole bunch of pages, such as I get from the WordPress plugin "Really Static" (which saves the entire site), and I have all the links start with a slash (to make linking to supporting files easier). Now, I can't really use those links if I am reading it from the file system. If there would be a standard where we could zip up files, give them a unique extension (like "hzip" for html zip), and open the file with any browser, which would display it as though the root of that file were the root of the pages. "file://examplefile.hzip/" The links would then all work. This would really help sharing and copying groups of webpages. Is this a good idea? A bad one? What do you think?

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Copy email to the clipboard with Outlook VBA

- by Arlen Beiler

How do I copy an email to the clipboard and then paste it into excel with the tables intact? I am using Outlook 2007 and I want to do the equivalent of "Click on email > Select All > Copy > Switch to Excel > Select Cell > Paste". I have the Excel Object Model pretty well figured out, but have no experience in Outlook other than the following code. Dim mapi As NameSpace Dim msg As Outlook.MailItem Set mapi = Outlook.Application.GetNamespace("MAPI") Set msg = mapi.Folders.Item(1).Folders.Item("Posteingang").Folders.Item(1).Folders.Item(7).Items.Item(526)

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What are classes and modules for in C#

- by Arlen Beiler

Can someone explain the difference between a class and a module. When do you use one versus the other? I am using C#. Update: I do mean the C# equivalent of the VB Module.

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What are XAND and XOR

- by Arlen Beiler

What are XAND and XOR? Also is there an XNot

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Using functions like formulas in Excel

- by Arlen Beiler

I am trying to use a formula to get a letter of the alphabet. Formula: =Keytable(RANDOM,ROW()) Function: Function KeyTable(seed As Long, position As Long) As String Dim i As Long Stop Dim calpha(1 To 26) As String Dim alpha(1 To 26) As String For i = 1 To 26 alpha(i) = Chr(i + UPPER_CASE - 1) Next i For i = 1 To 26 calpha(i) = alpha(seed Mod 27 - i) Next i Stop KeyTable = calpha(position) End Function Result: #Value! When I step through the function, it never gets to the second stop.

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Combining multiple queries in one in Access

- by Arlen Beiler

I have two queries that I want to combine into one in Microsoft Access 2003. SELECT AttendanceQuery.AttendDate, Count(*) AS Absent FROM AttendanceQuery WHERE (((AttendanceQuery.Present)=False)) GROUP BY AttendanceQuery.AttendDate; SELECT AttendanceQuery.AttendDate, Count(*) AS Enrollment FROM AttendanceQuery GROUP BY AttendanceQuery.AttendDate; The one shows the total records for each date, the other shows the ones that are marked absent.

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How I do VCS

- by Wes McClure

After years of dabbling with different version control systems and techniques, I wanted to share some of what I like and dislike in a few blog posts. To start this out, I want to talk about how I use VCS in a team environment. These come in a series of tips or best practices that I try to follow. Note: This list is subject to change in the future. Always use some form of version control for all aspects of software development. Development is an evolution. Looking back at where we were is an invaluable asset in that process. This includes data schemas and documentation. Reverting / reapplying changes is absolutely critical for efficient development. The tools I use: Code: Hg (preferred), SVN Database: TSqlMigrations Documents: Sometimes in code repository, also SharePoint with versioning Always tag a commit (changeset) with comments This is a quick way to describe to someone else (or your future self) what the changeset entails. Be brief but courteous. One or two sentences about the task, not the actual changes. Use precommit hooks or setup the central repository to reject changes without comments. Link changesets to documentation If your project management system integrates with version control, or has a way to externally reference stories, tasks etc then leave a reference in the commit. This helps locate more information about the commit and/or related changesets. It’s best to have a precommit hook or system that requires this information, otherwise it’s easy to forget. Ability to work offline is required, including commits and history Yes this requires a DVCS locally but doesn’t require the central repository to be a DVCS. I prefer to use either Git or Hg but if it isn’t possible to migrate the central repository, it’s still possible for a developer to push / pull changes to that repository from a local Hg or Git repository. Never lock resources (files) in a central repository… Rude! We have merge tools for a reason, merging sucked a long time ago, it doesn’t anymore… stop locking files! This is unproductive, rude and annoying to other team members. Always review everything in your commit. Never ever commit a set of files without reviewing the changes in each. Never add a file without asking yourself, deep down inside, does this belong? If you leave to make changes during a review, start the review over when you come back. Never assume you didn’t touch a file, double check. This is another reason why you want to avoid large, infrequent commits. Requirements for tools Quickly show pending changes for the entire repository. Default action for a resource with pending changes is a diff. Pluggable diff & merge tool Produce a unified diff or a diff of all changes. This is helpful to bulk review changes instead of opening each file. The central repository is not your own personal dump yard. Breaking this rule is a sure fire way to get the F bomb dropped in front of your name, multiple times. If you turn on Visual Studio’s commit on closing studio option, I will personally break your fingers. By the way, the person(s) in charge of this feature should be fired and never be allowed near programming, ever again. Commit (integrate) to the central repository / branch frequently I try to do this before leaving each day, especially without a DVCS. One never knows when they might need to work from remote the following day. Never commit commented out code If it isn’t needed anymore, delete it! If you aren’t sure if it might be useful in the future, delete it! This is why we have history. If you don’t know why it’s commented out, figure it out and then either uncomment it or delete it. Don’t commit build artifacts, user preferences and temporary files. Build artifacts do not belong in VCS, everything in them is present in the code. (ie: bin\*, obj\*, *.dll, *.exe) User preferences are your settings, stop overriding my preferences files! (ie: *.suo and *.user files) Most tools allow you to ignore certain files and Hg/Git allow you to version this as an ignore file. Set this up as a first step when creating a new repository! Be polite when merging unresolved conflicts. Count to 10, cuss, grab a stress ball and realize it’s not a big deal. Actually, it’s an opportunity to let you know that someone else is working in the same area and you might want to communicate with them. Following the other rules, especially committing frequently, will reduce the likelihood of this. Suck it up, we all have to deal with this unintended consequence at times. Just be careful and GET FAMILIAR with your merge tool. It’s really not as scary as you think. I personally prefer KDiff3 as its merging capabilities rock. Don’t blindly merge and then blindly commit your changes, this is rude and unprofessional. Make sure you understand why the conflict occurred and which parts of the code you want to keep. Apply scrutiny when you commit a manual merge: review the diff! Make sure you test the changes (build and run automated tests) Become intimate with your version control system and the tools you use with it. Avoid trial and error as much as is possible, sit down and test the tool out, read some tutorials etc. Create test repositories and walk through common scenarios. Find the most efficient way to do your work. These tools will be used repetitively, so inefficiencies will add up. Sometimes this involves a mix of tools, both GUI and CLI. I like a combination of both Tortoise Hg and hg cli to get the job efficiently. Always tag releases Create a way to find a given release, whether this be in comments or an explicit tag / branch. This should be readily discoverable. Create release branches to patch bugs and then merge the changes back to other development branch(es). If using feature branches, strive for periodic integrations. Feature branches often cause forked code that becomes irreconcilable. Strive to re-integrate somewhat frequently with the branch this code will ultimately be merged into. This will avoid merge conflicts in the future. Feature branches are best when they are mutually exclusive of active development in other branches. Use and abuse local commits , at least one per task in a story. This builds a trail of changes in your local repository that can be pushed to a central repository when the story is complete. Never commit a broken build or failing tests to the central repository. It’s ok for a local commit to break the build and/or tests. In fact, I encourage this if it helps group the changes more logically. This is one of the main reasons I got excited about DVCS, when I wanted more than one changeset for a set of pending changes but some files could be grouped into both changesets (like solution file / project file changes). If you have more than a dozen outstanding changed resources, there should probably be more than one commit involved. Exceptions when maintaining code bases that require shotgun surgery, in this case, it’s a design smell :) Don’t version sensitive information Especially usernames / passwords There is one area I haven’t found a solution I like yet: versioning 3rd party libraries and/or code. I really dislike keeping any assemblies in the repository, but seems to be a common practice for external libraries. Please feel free to share your ideas about this below. -Wes

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Where am I going wrong in my Xml Schema?

- by chobo2

Hi I am trying to make a XML Schema but everytime I use it and try to validate my data I get an error. I get this error: Validation of the XML Document failed! Error message(s): Could not find schema information for the element 'Email'. Line: 1 Column:1213 http://www.xmlforasp.net/SchemaValidator.aspx My Xml file I am trying to validate. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <School> <SchoolPrefix>BCIT</SchoolPrefix> <TeacherAccounts> <Account> <StudentNumber>A00140000</StudentNumber> <Password>123456</Password> <Email>[email protected]</Email> </Account> <Account> <StudentNumber>A00000041</StudentNumber> <Password>1234567</Password> <Email>[email protected]</Email> </Account> <Account> <StudentNumber>A0400100</StudentNumber> <Password>1234567</Password> <Email>[email protected]</Email> </Account> </TeacherAccounts> <FullTimeAccounts> <Account> <StudentNumber>A00000000</StudentNumber> <Password>1234567</Password> <Email>[email protected]</Email> </Account> <Account> <StudentNumber>A00141000</StudentNumber> <Password>1234567</Password> <Email>[email protected]</Email> </Account> </FullTimeAccounts> <PartTimeAccounts> <Account> <StudentNumber>A81020409</StudentNumber> <Password>1234567</Password> <Email>[email protected]</Email> </Account> <Account> <StudentNumber>A040014000</StudentNumber> <Password>1234567</Password> <Email>[email protected]</Email> </Account> <Account> <StudentNumber>A00024040</StudentNumber> <Password>1234567</Password> <Email>[email protected]</Email> </Account> <Account> <StudentNumber>A00004101</StudentNumber> <Password>1234567</Password> <Email>[email protected]</Email> </Account> </PartTimeAccounts> </School> XMl Schema <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" targetNamespace="http://www.nothing.com" xmlns="http://www.nothing.com" elementFormDefault="qualified"> <xs:element name="School"> <xs:complexType> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="SchoolPrefix" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"> <xs:simpleType> <xs:restriction base="xs:string"> <xs:minLength value="2" /> <xs:maxLength value="8" /> </xs:restriction> </xs:simpleType> </xs:element> <xs:element name="TeacherAccounts" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"> <xs:complexType> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="Account" type="UserInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" /> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:element> <xs:element name="FullTimeAccounts"> <xs:complexType> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="Account" type="UserInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:element> <xs:element name="PartTimeAccounts"> <xs:complexType> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="Account" type="UserInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" /> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:element> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:element> <xs:complexType name="UserInfo"> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="StudentNumber"> <xs:simpleType> <xs:restriction base="xs:string"> <xs:minLength value="1"/> <xs:maxLength value="50"/> </xs:restriction> </xs:simpleType> </xs:element> <xs:element name="Password"> <xs:simpleType> <xs:restriction base="xs:string"> <xs:minLength value="6"/> <xs:maxLength value="50"/> </xs:restriction> </xs:simpleType> </xs:element> <xs:element name="Email"> <xs:simpleType> <xs:restriction base="xs:string"> <xs:pattern value="\w+([-+.']\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+([-.]\w+)*"/> </xs:restriction> </xs:simpleType> </xs:element> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:schema>

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