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Re: Assigning the result of an SQL ExecuteScalar() to an int?

aSarafian15-Jan-07 5:04

aSarafian

15-Jan-07 5:04

Thanks. Didn't know the difference.

regular expressions problem

rafiki27015-Jan-07 1:05

rafiki270

15-Jan-07 1:05

please how can i get from that string "80-247-0092-1 Grada Publishing" to one string first code (ISBN) and to second string everythig gehind this isbn code? ... please help me Smile | :)

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Re: regular expressions problem

Stefan Troschuetz15-Jan-07 3:07

Stefan Troschuetz

15-Jan-07 3:07

If the ISBN is always followed by a space character, you can use: String.Split(new Char[] {' '}, 2)

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Generic Dictionary: Dictionary in a Dictionary?

olethroz15-Jan-07 0:33

olethroz

15-Jan-07 0:33

Hi
I was hoping for someone to come out with an idea for a situation i came across..pls bear with me, its a bit long, and i shall explain with code.

this is a sample of my class:

public class Customer<br />
{<br />
  // these are dictionaries of objects and the corresponding IDs<br />
  private Dictionary<long, Membership> membershipDict; //Membership is a class<br />
  private Dictionary<long, Address> addressDict; // Address is a class<br />
<br />
  // methods<br />
  public Membership GetMembershipByKey(long key)<br />
  {<br />
    if (membershipDict.Contains(key))<br />
      return membershipDict[key];<br />
  }<br />
<br />
  public void InsertMembership(Membership membership)<br />
  {<br />
    if (!membershipDict.Contains(key))<br />
        membershipDict.Add(membership.MemberhsipId, membership)<br />
  }<br />
<br />
}<br />

My problem is, I would have lots of methods to just retrieve and insert my Dictionaries of memberships and addresses. And there are more of these dictionaries in my Customer Class. I was thinking of replacing these with Generic Method, for example:

public T GetObjectByKey<T>(long key)<br />
{<br />
  // need some mechanism get the corresponding dictionary, with typeof(T)...but how?<br />
}

But internally I would need some mechanism to tell me which T is being called. I was thinking of using a Dictionary to keep this info, but its strongly typed, and I cannot use a dictionary to keep a keypair value of Type, and Dictionary<T,K>.

I was thinking of letting my Membership and Address classes inherit from an interface, let's say IModel.

So i would have dictionaries:
private Dictionary<long, IModel> membershipDict;
private Dictionary<long, IModel> addressDict;

so that i can keep a:
Dictionary<System.Type, Dictionary<long, IModel>> typeDict;

but I dont really like this approach. Sorry for the very long explanation, but i hope it explains my dilema. I am looking forward to some great suggestions. Im fairly new with C# and generics. Im just looking for a way to shorten my code. Would hate to have same methods repeating everywhere... Smile | :)

Cheers

Re: Generic Dictionary: Dictionary in a Dictionary?

aSarafian15-Jan-07 1:12

aSarafian

15-Jan-07 1:12

First of all have you thought of subclassing the Dictionary<string,YourObject>?

For what you are asking two are the simplest ways i see based on what i have understood.

You can use a general function with parameter object or a common base object like BaseMemeberShip for all possible MemberShip objects to be added. Then by using the is Address for example determine to which dictionary you will add it. You can also use GetType()

A second way which probably is the same from the functional scope, is to implement an interface which somehow signals what kind of Membership Object it is you are adding.

Re: Generic Dictionary: Dictionary in a Dictionary?

olethroz15-Jan-07 9:03

olethroz

15-Jan-07 9:03

Hi

thanks for the reply. But I dont get what you are saying, either i mis-interpret or u misunderstood my meaning.

I guess what im getting at is for this function

public T GetObjectByKey<T>(long key)<br />
{<br />
  Type t = typeof(T);<br />
  // let say t is of Membership. but how do I know which dictionary to use.<br />
  // let say again I have 5 dictionaries of dictionary<long, Object1>,<br />
  // Dictionary<long, Object2>, etc .....<br />
  // I want a mechanism to retrieve the right dictionary based on T, and<br />
  // perform some operation. No if-else-if, no switch...something else...<br />
}

I hope that makes sense....

choose file dialog box

ALAQUNAIBI14-Jan-07 23:18

ALAQUNAIBI

14-Jan-07 23:18

HOW CAN I OPEN OPENDIALOG IN CLIENT-SIDE AND LIST FILES AND DIRECTORIES IN CLIENT-SIDE?

ALA QUNAIBI Smile | :)

Re: choose file dialog box

Christian Graus14-Jan-07 23:45

Christian Graus

14-Jan-07 23:45

DON'T SHOUT !!!

In ASP.NET 2.0, there's a control for this. In 1.1, I believe you had to use the old HTML file input tag.

This belongs in the ASp.NET forum, really.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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.net 2.0 - developing webservice

fmardani14-Jan-07 23:17

fmardani

14-Jan-07 23:17

Hi,
Using .Net 2.0
I have created webservices inside a project. These services are in a solution on my machine which I am developing.
To reference these services, I use Add Web Reference, webservices in this solution (Because the services are saved in my local machine).
At what stage should I place these webservices in the virtual directory of a webserver?
Should these webservices be developed in a virtual directory on my local machine as opposed to in the local C drive as it is now?

The intension is that others be able to see these webservices as they are being developed.
For an example, from my machine to reference one of the webservices, this is the path I use:

http://localhost:2144/inTest.asmx

does this mean that other developers to reference this webservice should use:

http://MyMachineName:2144/inTest.asmx

??

Thanks

Re: .net 2.0 - developing webservice

Christian Graus14-Jan-07 23:51

Christian Graus

14-Jan-07 23:51

fmardani wrote:
Should these webservices be developed in a virtual directory on my local machine as opposed to in the local C drive as it is now?

A webservice will always be on your hard drive, it will simply be in a directory that is mapped to a folder in IIS. VS.NET is mapping it for you, it has a web server built in. You should probably leave it where it is, so you can debug it and work on it. Deploy it when you move it to a machine it will run on.

fmardani wrote:
does this mean that other developers to reference this webservice should use:

They should probably reference it locally on their machines. If you want it somewhere that people can run it, but not work on it, then you may want to set up a machine to host it.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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password generation

quiteSmart14-Jan-07 23:05

quiteSmart

14-Jan-07 23:05

Is there any code for automatic generation of a password.

thnaks

Re: password generation

Russell Jones14-Jan-07 23:10

Russell Jones

14-Jan-07 23:10

I haven't seen one but it can't be that hard to create a function that takes a random number and returns a char based on the ascii values you allow.

I think System.Convert.ToChar(int) is probably the function you need from the top of my head.

Russell

Re: password generation

Muammar©14-Jan-07 23:23

Muammar©

14-Jan-07 23:23

arachnoid wrote:
I think System.Convert.ToChar(int) is probably the function you need from the top of my head.

Use it with Math.Random, but you'll end up having a senseless password!!

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Re: password generation

Russell Jones14-Jan-07 23:33

Russell Jones

14-Jan-07 23:33

i was thinking that that was the critical function rather than using that as the whole algorithm.

Then create a wrapper that creates a random number between 0 and 61 and returns an lcase, a ucase or a number with equal probability

Russ

Re: password generation

quiteSmart14-Jan-07 23:46

quiteSmart

14-Jan-07 23:46

It is like an automatic generation for an activation code.

Maybe my description as a password was some how wronge

Re: password generation

Russell Jones14-Jan-07 23:53

Russell Jones

14-Jan-07 23:53

use math.random to create a nuber between 0 and 61
use a switch statement for 0 to 25, 26 to 51, 52 to 61
convert the numbers to letters or numbers using system.convert.tochar(int) and these values ^
loop to create a pwd of required length

HTH

Russ

Re: password generation

V.15-Jan-07 1:18

15-Jan-07 1:18

Create a char array with all the 'allowed characters'
Call up a random number between 0 and the length of that array for the amount of characters the password should contain.

V.
I found a living worth working for, but haven't found work worth living for.

Re: password generation

Guffa15-Jan-07 2:06

Guffa

15-Jan-07 2:06

www.guffa.com: Random password[^]

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Re: password generation

szukuro15-Jan-07 2:28

szukuro

15-Jan-07 2:28

I think the biggest problem a lot of password generating programs have is that they don't guarantee a strong password. While choosing random characters from a set of predifined values might get you very diversive password, it doesn't mean it always will. So despite using long password, you could still end up with weak ones like 'ifdhgkfsd'. There should be some code to check, if teh generated password meets some special requirements, and possibly do some adjustments. A good example for this is the built-in membership provider for ASP.NET 2.0, which requires you to have at least one non-alphanumerical character in your password. Then again it's not a generator tool, it just checks a given password. I don't mean to stay you need these precautions in every case, however I do mean you should find (or possible write) code that allows usage of similiar features. For example:

public string GetPassword(int length, int minUppercaseLetterCount, int minNumberCount, int minNonAlphanumericalCount)
{
//your code here Smile | :)

}

Obviously, for simple passwords you would use it like GetPassword(5, 0, 0, 0). And if you ever need strong passwords you can still reuse this function.

I think this smells like an article Smile | :)

. Someone should write it. Or maybe I will Big Grin | :-D

Re: password generation

quiteSmart15-Jan-07 2:45

quiteSmart

15-Jan-07 2:45

it smells like an article but you should add to it some code Wink | ;)

szukuro wrote:
I think the biggest problem a lot of password generating programs have is that they don't guarantee a strong password.

i thought about this problem. SO i took the function that GUFFA provided and i am trying to implement it in a way to force it to generate some strong password with at least 2 digits in it.

Re: password generation

szukuro15-Jan-07 2:51

szukuro

15-Jan-07 2:51

Obviously by writing an article I also meant writing the code, since the article itself would be pretty much the code itself, with some explanation Smile | :)

unable to run process

lucluv14-Jan-07 23:01

lucluv

14-Jan-07 23:01

when i run my program (login as standard user on vista) it gives access denied on a process( created from System.Diagnostics.Process).But when i logged in as administrator) it get access.
How can i grant permission on process.Please suggest me...

Inserting Chart

Muammar©

14-Jan-07 22:45

Hello everyone,
Anyone knows how to insert a chart in a windows form??

Many thanks Rose | [Rose]

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Re: Inserting Chart

Christian Graus14-Jan-07 23:55

Christian Graus

14-Jan-07 23:55

You have two options

1 - buy/download a charting control
2 - write the code to draw a chart

Once you have your chart, on a bitmap, you can either draw it in your paint event, or use a picture box

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

Re: Inserting Chart

Muammar©

15-Jan-07 4:43

Thank you Graus, please tell me where I can find a free download.
Many thanks Rose | [Rose]

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