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    Having multiple readers of a table simultaneously is not a problem and you should not try to lock the table. Having one read it while another is trying to write …
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    To quote myself - "We don't do your homework for you!". Until you make an effort, post the code here, and let us know what errors or issues you have, …
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    What tools are you using to generate your PHP? This doesn't happen "auto-magically".
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    Time to go back to the text book. This is not rocket science, and since you have to ask that question, you haven't been doing your homework... :-(
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    Your code as shown is not correct/valid and you aren't showing enough information, such as your class definitions. Are you trying to define a class inside another one?
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    After pulling the battery, hold the power-on button down for at least 10-30 seconds in order to drain the CMOS-Flash memory charge. Just removing the battern is insufficient. Also, some …
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    Also, normally we don't do your homework for you. Of course, you still need to initialize your variables to a sane value. I think Moschops is leaving that exercise to …
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    Install ffmpeg. It is open source (free), runs on most anything, and can convert any format to any other, including .wmv files. Typical command line would be like this: ffmpeg …
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    XML is frequently used to serialize objects and such these days. There are many packages that will help you with that for Java, C, C++, and other languages. And don't …
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    And don't forget to stick your tongue out and flap your arms vigorously while you reboot! Sorry, I couldn't help myself after these other responses! Do let us know WHAT …
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    @ddanbe Fixed price projects... I'm involved in one of those right now. We are working our butts off to make it worth it! Ach, sales people! They will promise the …
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    One is positive, the other negative. Positive and negative charges attract each other. Spyware helps sell antivirus software. Bingo! No spyware... No antivirus! Myself, I run Linux on all of …
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    I love this quote from the M-DISC web site: "This new standard of storage engraves your information into a patented rock-like layer that has been proven to last 1,000 years"... …
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    Dell makes some nice laptops for this use. I prefer them to HP because in my experience they have been better at support. Given that my last Dell laptop was …
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    My wife is a staff physicist in the computing division of Fermi National Laboratory, doing serious software development for high-energy physics research. Her development systems are Macs, but the code …
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    And, if we do his homework, do we get his degree? :-)
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    It is kind of like asking "What is the difference between a Yugo and a Ferrari?" They are both cars. They can take you from point A to point B. …
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    Besides a few crazy little tricks that rely on goto's, there are two canonical use-cases for goto's. The goto's are not absolutely necessary in those cases (you could do without …
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    Also, I think you are passing the array in by value (copy) so it won't be visible outside of the function. You need to pass by reference as in: `void …
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    Loops have an implicit goto when the terminating condition is met, but it is a compiler construct. Goto's have often been used in lieu of exceptions to break out of …
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    What Suzie999 says. Don't ask stupid questions until you have exhausted standard search tools...
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    Making programs in C++... Gee, after 25+ years of C++ programming, I don't know. What tinstaafl said - try some Google searches. There are a lot of good books out …
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    What ddanbe says. For #2 you need to change the language to Norwegian so it will deal with the extra letters, accents, and such.
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    School/class assignment? Do work first. Post work here. If appropriate, we will critique and help you.
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    If you are using physical serial ports (even via USB) then IP addresses are irrelevant, and not used. You need to connect to the correct COM: port.
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    Nobody really gets this correct. Microsoft certainly doesn't get it right, and Linux engineers are not much better. There are too many factors such as system load, I/O loads, disc …

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