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Sander Rossel wrote: I love EF, but I'm also aware that it's a layer around your database. Where the database is your actual data-abstraction layer; the one that keeps you from having to track each item in a file you actually loop through, keeping it consistent and correct, and providing an abstract way of quering the data without the developer having to know any offsets or physical structure of the files.
Sander Rossel wrote: I've heard people say stuff like "we won't use a procedure because we have EF and we don't want to deal with the database directly!" Which is a good enough excuse to pass around. The upside is that you no longer depend on a specific database-vendor, you just depend on EF.
Sander Rossel wrote: Well, guess what, you always deal with the database directly No, I use the data-providers provided by the .NET framework. Which rely on a set of database-drivers, mostly MDAC. Those talk to the database directly
Sander Rossel wrote: The key is knowing exactly what's going on. The key! The whole key, and nothing but the key! So help me Codd!*
*) it's required
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: No, I use the data-providers provided by the .NET framework. Which rely on a set of database-drivers, mostly MDAC. Those talk to the database directly Data-providers are for sissies and I don't need database drivers either! When I talk, the database just listens
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I use EF all the time. I have used it for years. For the most part it works. I don't use it for ETL or big data loads etc. I will use stored procs instead.
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Why not write your own sp and use that? Or am I missing the point?
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I could do that, but this thing has been changing as the business keeps changing. It's easier to maintain this one in a migration and maintain strong typing than it is to keep changing the SQL. Also, the other people I work with are not so strong in SQL so it's easier for everyone involved to keep it in EF.
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I'm in charge of the pinewood derby at my church. The finish line is electronic so I put the race results up on a large projector for everyone in the room to see. This all works great. I got to thinking it would be cool if I could put a camera (GoPro?) at the finish line down at ground level and feed that to the projector as well, maybe down in an unused corner. For you A/V aficionados that do this sort of thing regularly, is what I want to do possible, basically two inputs to the one projector? If so, what additional hardware/software would I need?
Thanks.
DC
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Check the projector. If it's digital - and I assume it is - it may well have picture-in-picture which might do it for you.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: ...it may well have picture-in-picture... If it did, I'm not sure it would be of any benefit as the projector is mounted overhead some 20' up. It's input is a VGA cable over on the wall. Currently I plug the laptop's HDMI output to that VGA cable.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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If you have a couple months full time free, you should be able to coerce FFMPEG into doing PiP.
Marc
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You are a cruel, cruel man.
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Quote:
You are a cruel, cruel man I was wondering about that, but I was too polite to suggest! Sorry Marc, I'll get my coat.....
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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It's already been done you know 😁
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Is a toaster really just a small tanning bread?
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I can't wheat for the next TOTD.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Frankly, I think this thread is toast.
/ravi
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Yeah, I think we are glutens for punishment.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Keep going, you're on a roll.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Crust never sleeps.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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but please don't waffle on too much
Sin tack ear lol
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Where do you harvest these from? They are getting a bit corny.
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Wheatever you say!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Where did that pop up from?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Obligatory Calvin and Hobbes[^]
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Waited too long to answer; got burned
Sin tack ear lol
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