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Developer's Corner / Re: ASP.NET and C# webform. Need help with query to DB
« Last post by wraith808 on July 30, 2009, 09:16 AM »
I'm not sure what database you're using, but with ASP.NET and C#, I'll assume SQL Server.  Also assuming that the table name is Slot, and with everything else you've given, this query would give the number of times each SlotID has been used.

Code: Text [Select]
  1. SELECT count(1), SlotID
  2. FROM Slot
  3. GROUP BY SlotID

If you only wanted to get the ones that had been used more than 1 time then you could add a having clause, i.e.

Code: Text [Select]
  1. SELECT count(1), SlotID
  2. FROM Slot
  3. GROUP BY SlotID
  4. HAVING count(1) > 1

HTH
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General Software Discussion / Re: Program Whose Time Has Come: virtual folders, collections, file baskets...
« Last post by wraith808 on July 27, 2009, 10:19 AM »
Benubird PDF: http://www.debenu.co...nubird/features.html
- The weirdest of them all! Looks promising, with the (completely unnecessary but attractive-looking) ribbon interface. True collections as lists of files, great. Uses SQLite database, great. Claims to monitor files for changes, renames etc., pretty good. Drag a file to a collection - Benubird creates a physical copy of the file under its data folder! What the...? Let me repeat the question: what happens when you create a collection of video files, between 700 MB and 4.5 GB each? And why copy the files in the first place? For what purpose?
-tranglos (July 26, 2009, 06:56 PM)

I use this pretty extensively, and I don't think it's meant to do what you want to do.  It's a document library manager.   It doesn't actually copy it to a folder underneath it's data folder when you add it- it only does this when you actually open it- I suppose so it doesn't have to access it from the database, and so that any changes are kept separately (which is reinforced by the fact that if you open something and change it, it asks if you want to save the changes).  Other than that, the documents are kept in the database from my experience and observation.  It's good for people who don't want documents strewn across their HDD- my use of it is I have a folder that I download documents to, or first copy them to when I haven't filed them.  BenuBird monitors that folder and automatically imports them and tags them with an unfiled tag.  I clean that up later, finding them in the collection by looking for the unfiled tag.  I archive the original documents in a different location.  It's been a godsend for me, as I don't have to go searching through folders for documents all the time.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: White Smoke 70% off
« Last post by wraith808 on July 20, 2009, 11:05 AM »
Can we lock this thread?  And move it to the spammers forum?  (I know- circumstantial evidence.  But really...)
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Living Room / RIAA Says DRM is Dead
« Last post by wraith808 on July 20, 2009, 11:04 AM »
A true sentiment?  Or a disingenuous statement?

http://lifehacker.co...iaa-says-drm-is-dead

The points made are genuine- DRM inconveniences legitimate customers, not those who wouldn't buy in the first place.  But do they really see that now?  And how long before the MPAA and whatever association is over the rights of book distribution follow suit?
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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows XP Alternative shells
« Last post by wraith808 on July 19, 2009, 09:32 PM »
Dear Wraith808

Do tell us what things can add to Win XP Pro to avoid installing Litestep shell ?
-SKA (July 18, 2009, 11:53 PM)

There are several windows customization solutions to help you get a different look for your shell.

Of course there are the Stardock Solutions (Windowblinds, DesktopX, ObjectBar, ObjectDock, et al), but there's also the Winstep solutions (Nextstart, Workshelf, Nexus), Aston has a shell replacement, and a menuing system and widgets to go on top of your current shell.  There's also free alternatives like Styler, IconDock, RocketDock, RKLauncher, Appetizer, and I'm sure many more I don't know about.

I used to replace the explorer shell because other shells gave more bang for the buck, and explorer was just as unstable as any other, so why stick with it.  Now that it's become more robust, there's less incentive for me.  There's always compatibility issues when replacing the shell, and it's not just worth it to me anymore.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows XP Alternative shells
« Last post by wraith808 on July 18, 2009, 05:03 PM »
Litestep is the one I always used to use.  Now though, by just adding a few things to Windows, you save yourself the hassle of switching shells, so I haven't really kept a hand in.
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Living Room / Re: DRM hits a new low as Amazon hits the delete key
« Last post by wraith808 on July 18, 2009, 03:45 PM »
Using the argument that the DRM was put in place to prevent piracy of books, whats' to stop someone from lending out their physical books to dozens even hundreds of people?  Libraries anyone?   
-herneith (July 18, 2009, 12:53 PM)

Well, you have to buy each book you loan someone, i.e. you can't buy 1984 once and loan it to more than one person- and while he has it you don't.  Digital media doesn't follow the same rules.  DRM as it is currently isn't the answer, but digital rights should be protected in some form or fashion.
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Living Room / Re: DRM hits a new low as Amazon hits the delete key
« Last post by wraith808 on July 18, 2009, 07:52 AM »
I buy books with DRM; I just don't use a closed model so this doesn't happen (I'm not saying couldn't- mostly because I'm not sure).  I use Fictionwise and Stanza.  When there was a problem, they gave the readers 3 months to download the books in question before they were deleted from their online bookshelf (not their devices).  In most cases, they gave the users new versions in another format (Microsoft Reader and Adobe Reader were the ones to blame, not the service- so they relicensed the books in question in their own format).  Of course, now that Fictionwise has been bought by B&N, I'm not sure how it would be handled in the future.  But since Fictionwise books are readable in a variety of applications on a variety of hardware, I'm less concerned about their access to the books once I download them.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox --3.5-- Extensions: Your favorite or most useful
« Last post by wraith808 on July 16, 2009, 09:29 AM »
Xmarks - Though the amount of memory and processor usage is pretty criminal.
All-in-One Sidebar - Control your sidebar and have everything there instead of popping up in windows.
Compact Menu 2 - Cause Firefox needs less menus.
Evernote Web Clipper - Cause no matter what, Evernote is still cool to me.  8)
Fast Dial - I know there are other alternative, but it gets the job done
IE Tab - For those times you just have to use IE, but don't want to.
Linkification - Cause everything that looks like a link should be clickable.
OpenBook - Cause I hate the limits of the new bookmark dialog
ReadItLater - Another extension that links to another service- but it makes keeping track of things without cluttering bookmarks a breeze.
Smark Bookmarks Bar - My bookmarks bar has too many entries- this keeps me from having to scroll
Smart Stop/Reload - Why do you need to see both at any time anyway?
Update Notifier - Keeps all of the above in sync :)

I have others at home I don't have here at work, which is why I should use that one that lets you sync extensions between browsers...
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General Software Discussion / Re: Large Text File Viewer
« Last post by wraith808 on July 15, 2009, 12:39 PM »
I use V

http://www.fileviewer.com/
-CPlusPlus (January 12, 2009, 12:42 AM)

Another +1 for V.  

And mainframe imports are teh suck.  I just had to open one that was 1.7GB(?!?) in size.  Thankfully, V opens in chunks of 8MB at a time :)
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Living Room / Re: Advice on Netbooks
« Last post by wraith808 on July 14, 2009, 09:15 PM »
Oh! You have 3 Cell and no HDD... didn't know that!  I have two of those... though if this was out right now, I'd be tempted to suck up the extra inch in exchange for the goodies since I'm within my exchange period...
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Living Room / Re: Companies Caught Spamming our Forum with Fake Posts
« Last post by wraith808 on July 14, 2009, 02:53 PM »
I don't feel that leaving the offending spam on the forum just so we can link to it serves a good purpose. You'd be better off just making a list, supporting claims with screenshots if you feel the need, and getting rid of the spam.
-app103 (July 14, 2009, 11:14 AM)

Agreed +1
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Living Room / Re: Advice on Netbooks
« Last post by wraith808 on July 14, 2009, 07:12 AM »
I thought you liked the size of your 8.9?  This is two inches+ larger...
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Living Room / Re: What annoys you to no end?
« Last post by wraith808 on July 09, 2009, 12:43 PM »
My latest peeve - EXE-type installers that are hard coded to require a specific version of .NET Framework.

I have V2.0-SP2; V3.0-SP2; and V3.5-SP1 currently installed.

Now, something I need to install is insisting that V1.1-SP1 also be present.
-40hz (July 09, 2009, 11:29 AM)

Doesn't really have anything to do with the installer- it depends on the framework the exe was compiled under.  A .NET 1.1 app cannot run under .net 2.0 and vice versa- it really depends on what the application needs.
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Living Room / Re: Advice on Netbooks
« Last post by wraith808 on July 08, 2009, 09:05 AM »
I can say this so far- I'm glad I upgraded to the 10" model.  I can't imagine the netbook being *smaller* than that!  I was surprised at how small it actually was at 10"!
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Borland C++ Builder Contest / Re: Error 2061: Friend must be functions or classess...Why??????
« Last post by wraith808 on July 07, 2009, 07:16 AM »
Codegear is (was) Borland- now Embarcadero, so it would be the same problem.  I'd suggest asking on the CodeGear site if you can't get any help here.
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Living Room / Re: Torrent Giant, The Pirate Bay sold, will go legal
« Last post by wraith808 on July 02, 2009, 11:29 AM »
Piracy (at sea) is a crime.
Depending on where you are, I think downloading copyrighted stuff is not. It's a felony at most, unless something changed recently... (ianal)
-Gothi[c] (July 02, 2009, 11:09 AM)

Ummm... isn't a felony a crime?

And while I do agree with civil disobedience, the conscience that drives that should be so that obviously criminal actions aren't enabled or condoned.  I just hope that this step wrt TPB allows them to get some semblance of their lives back, and perhaps sparks them to try a more legal direction towards changing DRM.  You don't really change legal statutes by going outside of the law in the arrogant way that they did, but I also recognize that obsequious acquiescence isn't going to get us anywhere either...

It's definitely a pickle...
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Living Room / Re: Advice on Netbooks
« Last post by wraith808 on July 02, 2009, 11:28 AM »
Link to full article: http://www.maximumpc...r_netbook?page=0%2C0
-40hz (July 02, 2009, 10:51 AM)

Seems like in the end, they still picked XP by default.  :huh:

Oh, and I waffled again- I canceled the order from Tiger Direct, and am looking for a 6 cell version of the 10" Acer.  Tiger Direct does have a program that looks good on paper though- you pay a premium and for up to 2 years, you can sell it back to them for a guaranteed 65% of the purchase price.
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Living Room / Re: Torrent Giant, The Pirate Bay sold, will go legal
« Last post by wraith808 on July 01, 2009, 08:45 PM »
So Wraith are you saying every single music file on your computer that is being sold, you paid for? 
-Loki15 (July 01, 2009, 07:33 PM)

Yes.  Is that so hard to believe?  No matter what you believe, two wrongs don't make a right, IMO.
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Living Room / Re: Advice on Netbooks
« Last post by wraith808 on July 01, 2009, 08:10 PM »
Ok, so I'm wishy washy.  I'm still getting the Acer, but I'm getting the 10 inch.  :-[
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Living Room / Re: Advice on Netbooks
« Last post by wraith808 on July 01, 2009, 07:07 PM »
For better or worse, I went with the Acer Aspire AOA150-1635.  I started to think about why I wanted it, and the smaller size made the difference.  I'll post about my netbook experience when I get it in case anyone else is in the same situation of looking for one.  Like every other device that makes it to the consumer level, there's so much obfuscation and confusing terminology when dealing with the netbooks, that it's hard to make a good decision without a lot of work.

Thanks for all of the comments; the really helped to gel my choice.  :Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: Torrent Giant, The Pirate Bay sold, will go legal
« Last post by wraith808 on July 01, 2009, 06:47 PM »
Educational Versions?  Photoshop for 189.00.

Still not an excuse from my view on things.  There are several things I want to better my skills, but that doesn't excuse pirating them.
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Living Room / Re: Advice on Netbooks
« Last post by wraith808 on July 01, 2009, 03:16 PM »
I'm down to Acer Aspire One AOD250-1151 vs Asus EPC1000H vs Acer Aspire AOA150-1635.  I'm thinking about ordering today, but I'm not sure...  :tellme:
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Living Room / Re: Torrent Giant, The Pirate Bay sold, will go legal
« Last post by wraith808 on July 01, 2009, 10:44 AM »
Standing up for what you believe in is a wonderful thing, but it needs to stop when it starts to ruin your life. Good on them for quitting while they were ahead.
-Ehtyar (July 01, 2009, 01:48 AM)

Thereby invalidating the whole point of their original arguments and making fools of the people that supported them and spoke out on their behalf? I don't think so.
-40hz (July 01, 2009, 06:02 AM)

So if you were making a point, and it started to impact your personal life, to the tune of millions of dollars, you'd keep on in the same direction?  People supported and spoke out, but weren't on the front lines putting their lives on the line.  It's easy to support, a lot harder to spearhead...
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Living Room / Re: Advice on Netbooks
« Last post by wraith808 on July 01, 2009, 09:57 AM »
One more question... does 10" make a big difference over 8.9"?  What's the consensus amongst you that have them- is the extra inch a boon or not, and how much difference does it make in overall size?

Thanks for all of the feedback!
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