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question:I'm having trouble importing data from an XML file into SQL Server tables. The XML file has a structure like this: ``` <ORDER> <ORDER_HEADER> <NUMBER>109</NUMBER> </ORDER_HEADER> <CUSTOMER_HEADER> <CUSTOMER>Michael</CUSTOMER> </CUSTOMER_HEADER> <ORDER_ITEMS> <ITEM> <CATALOG_NUMBER>2</CATALOG_NUMBER> <VAT>21</VAT> </ITEM> <ITEM> <CATALOG_NUMBER>5</CATALOG_NUMBER> <VAT>21</VAT> </ITEM> <ITEM> <CATALOG_NUMBER>7</CATALOG_NUMBER> <VAT>21</VAT> </ITEM> <ITEM> <CATALOG_NUMBER>9</CATALOG_NUMBER> <VAT>21</VAT> </ITEM> </ORDER_ITEMS> </ORDER> ``` I have written the following C# code to import the data: ```csharp XDocument doc = XDocument.Load("C:UsersLorder.xml"); var NUMBER = doc.Descendants("NUMBER"); var CUSTOMER = doc.Descendants("CUSTOMER"); var CATALOG_NUMBER = doc.Descendants("CATALOG_NUMBER"); var VAT = doc.Descendants("VAT"); SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("*****"); conn.Open(); foreach (var cislo in NUMBER) { using (SqlCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand()) { cmd.CommandText="Insert INTO ORDER_HEADER(NUMBER) VALUES (@cislo);"; cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@cislo",cislo.Value); cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); cmd.Clone(); } } foreach (var zakaznik in CUSTOMER) { using (SqlCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand()) { cmd.CommandText="Insert INTO CUSTOMER_HEAD(CUSTOMER)VALUES(@zakaznik);"; cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@zakaznik", zakaznik.Value); cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); cmd.Clone(); } } foreach (var katalo_cislo in CATALOG_NUMBER) foreach (var vat1 in VAT) { using (SqlCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand()) { cmd.CommandText = "Insert INTO ITEM (CATALOG_NUMBER,VAT) VALUES (@katalo_cislo,@vat1);"; cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@katalo_cislo", katalo_cislo.Value); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@vat1", vat1.Value); cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); cmd.Clone(); } } conn.Close(); ``` The code works fine for the first two SQL tables, but when it comes to the last SQL table "ITEM", it inserts more than 4 records. I suspect the problem lies with the two nested foreach loops. How can I correctly load the records from the `ORDER_ITEMS` section of the XML file into the SQL table? Thanks.

answer:Yes, you are correct. The problem lies in the nested foreach loops. In your current implementation, you are creating a cartesian product of CATALOG_NUMBERS and VAT elements, which is not what you want. Instead, you need to iterate over the ITEM elements and get the corresponding CATALOG_NUMBER and VAT values for each ITEM. Here's how you can modify your code to fix the issue: ```csharp XDocument doc = XDocument.Load("C:UsersLorder.xml"); SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("*****"); conn.Open(); // Insert into ORDER_HEADER foreach (var orderHeader in doc.Descendants("ORDER_HEADER")) { using (SqlCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand()) { cmd.CommandText = "Insert INTO ORDER_HEADER(NUMBER) VALUES (@number);"; cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@number", orderHeader.Element("NUMBER").Value); cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); cmd.Clone(); } } // Insert into CUSTOMER_HEADER foreach (var customerHeader in doc.Descendants("CUSTOMER_HEADER")) { using (SqlCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand()) { cmd.CommandText = "Insert INTO CUSTOMER_HEADER(CUSTOMER) VALUES (@customer);"; cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@customer", customerHeader.Element("CUSTOMER").Value); cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); cmd.Clone(); } } // Insert into ITEM foreach (var item in doc.Descendants("ITEM")) { using (SqlCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand()) { cmd.CommandText = "Insert INTO ITEM (CATALOG_NUMBER, VAT) VALUES (@catalogNumber, @vat);"; var catalogNumber = item.Element("CATALOG_NUMBER"); var vat = item.Element("VAT"); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@catalogNumber", catalogNumber.Value); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@vat", vat.Value); cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); cmd.Clone(); } } conn.Close(); ``` In this revised version, we iterate over the ITEM elements and get the CATALOG_NUMBER and VAT elements for each ITEM. This results in the expected number of records being inserted into the ITEM table.,To correctly load the records from the `ORDER_ITEMS` section of the XML file into the SQL table with your provided codes, you need to handle the duplicates of `CATALOG_NUMBER` and `VAT`. Here's the corrected version of your code: ```csharp // Load your XML file and create SQL commands XDocument doc = XDocument.Load("C:UsersLorder.xml"); string connString = "*****"; using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connString)) { conn.Open(); // Get the highest order number for logging purposes int highestOrder = doc.Root.Descendants("NUMBER").Select(x => int.Parse(x.Value)).Max(); using (SqlCommand cmd_OrderHeader = conn.CreateCommand()) { cmd_OrderHeader.CommandText = "INSERT INTO ORDER_HEADER(NUMBER) VALUES (@cislo);"; cmd_OrderHeader.Parameters.AddWithValue("@cislo", highestOrder); cmd_OrderHeader.ExecuteNonQuery(); cmd_OrderHeader.Clone(); } using (SqlCommand cmd_CustomerHeader = conn.CreateCommand()) { cmd_CustomerHeader.CommandText = "INSERT INTO CUSTOMER_HEAD(CUSTOMER) VALUES (@zakaznik);"; SqlParameter Customer = cmd_CustomerHeader.Parameters.AddWithValue("@zakaznik", doc.Root.Element("CUSTOMER_HEADER").Element("CUSTOMER").Value); cmd_CustomerHeader.ExecuteNonQuery(); cmd_CustomerHeader.Clone(); } var catalogNumbers = new HashSet<int>(); var vats = new HashSet<decimal>(); using (SqlCommand cmd_Item = conn.CreateCommand()) { cmd_Item.CommandText = "INSERT INTO ITEM (CATALOG_NUMBER, VAT) VALUES (@katalo_cislo, @vat1);"; foreach (var item in doc.Root.Element("ORDER_ITEMS").Elements()) { string itemType = item.Name.ToString(); string itemValue = item.Value; switch (itemType) { case "CATALOG_NUMBER": if (!catalogNumbers.Contains(int.Parse(itemValue))) catalogNumbers.Add(int.Parse(itemValue)); break; case "VAT": if (!vats.Contains(decimal.Parse(itemValue))) vats.Add(decimal.Parse(itemValue)); break; } } foreach (var catalogNumber in catalogNumbers) { foreach (var vat in vats) { cmd_Item.Parameters.Clear(); cmd_Item.Parameters.AddWithValue("@katalo_cislo", catalogNumber); cmd_Item.Parameters.AddWithValue("@vat1", vat); cmd_Item.ExecuteNonQuery(); cmd_Item.Clone(); } } } conn.Close(); } ``` In this corrected version, sets (`HashSet` in C#) are used to handle the duplicates of `CATALOG_NUMBER` and `VAT`. The `catalogNumbers` set stores all unique `CATALOG_NUMBER` values, and the `vats` set stores all unique `VAT` values. In the last `foreach` loop, we iterate over the unique `CATALOG_NUMBER` and `VAT` pairs to insert records into the SQL table. This modification will ensure that the records are correctly loaded from the `ORDER_ITEMS` section into the SQL table with no duplicates.,To correctly load the records from the `ORDER_ITEMS` section of the XML file into the SQL table, you can modify the code as follows: ```csharp var Items = doc.Descendants("ITEM") .Select(x => new { NUMBER = (int?)x.Element("NUMBER"), CATALOG_NUMBER = (string)x.Element("CATALOG_NUMBER"), ITEM_NAME = (string)x.Element("ITEM_NAME"), UNIT = (string)x.Element("UNIT"), AMOUNT = (int?)x.Element("AMOUNT"), PRICE_WITHOUT_VAT = (string)x.Element("PRICE_WITHOUT_VAT"), VAT = (string)x.Element("VAT"), PRICE_VAT = (string)x.Element("PRICE_VAT"), EAN = (string)x.Element("EAN"), SUPPLIER_ITEM_NUMBER = (string)x.Element("SUPPLIER_ITEM_NUMBER"), SUPPLIER_ID = (string)x.Element("SUPPLIER_ID"), SUPPLIER_NAME = (string)x.Element("SUPPLIER_NAME"), ORDER_ITEMS_Id = (string)x.Element("ORDER_ITEMS_Id") }).ToList(); foreach (var item in Items) { using (SqlCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand()) { cmd.CommandText = "Insert INTO ITEM (NUMBER,CATALOG_NUMBER,ITEM_NAME,UNIT,AMOUNT,PRICE_WITHOUT_VAT,VAT,PRICE_VAT,EAN,SUPPLIER_ITEM_NUMBER,SUPPLIER_ID,SUPPLIER_NAME,ORDER_ITEMS_Id) VALUES (@cislo,@katalo_cislo,@nazev_zbozi,@jednotka,@mnozstvi,@cenabezvat,@vat1,@cenavat,@ean1,@dodav_cislo,@dodav_id,@dodav_jmeno,@objednavkaid);"; cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@cislo", item.NUMBER); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@katalo_cislo", item.CATALOG_NUMBER); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@nazev_zbozi", item.ITEM_NAME); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@jednotka", item.UNIT); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@mnozstvi", item.AMOUNT); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@cenabezvat", item.PRICE_WITHOUT_VAT); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@vat1", item.VAT); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@cenavat", item.PRICE_VAT); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@ean1", item.EAN); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@dodav_cislo", item.SUPPLIER_ITEM_NUMBER); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@dodav_id", item.SUPPLIER_ID); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@dodav_jmeno", item.SUPPLIER_NAME); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@objednavkaid", item.ORDER_ITEMS_Id); cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); } } ``` The modified code uses LINQ to create a list of `Items` by selecting the relevant elements from the XML. Then, it iterates over each `item` in the `Items` list and inserts the corresponding values into the `ITEM` table in the SQL Server database using parameterized queries. This should correctly load the records from the `ORDER_ITEMS` section of the XML file into the SQL table.

question:I'm having trouble setting the VGA color palette in assembler on DOSBox. Specifically, the colors 6, 8-F don't seem to change. I've tried using interrupts and directly accessing the ports, but it works for other colors except for those. I'm using DOSBox 0.74-3 with the default configuration. Can someone help me understand what's going wrong? Here is the code I'm using: ```assembly setpalete MACRO index,r,g,b mov ax, 1010h mov bx, index mov ch, r mov cl, g mov dh, b int 10h ENDM Start: mov ax, 0A000h mov es, ax ; set video mode to 640x480 16 color ah=0 al=12h int 10h mov ax, 12h int 10h setpalete 06h,030h,030h,030h mov dx, 03C4h ; dx = index register mov ah, 06h ; color mov al, 02h ; register select - map mask out dx, ax ; select the bitplanes. mov al, 0FFh mov di, 0 mov cx,38400 rep stosb ``` And here is another method I tried for setting the palette using ports: ```assembly setpalete MACRO index,r,g,b mov dx, 3c8h mov al, index out dx, al mov dx, 3c9h mov al, r out dx, al ; set R mov al, g out dx, al ; set G mov al, b out dx, al ; set B ENDM ``` Thanks in advance!

answer:I'm not familiar with DOSBox specifically, but I can offer some assistance with understanding how the BIOS registers are used for setting the video palette, based on the code you've shared. In your first method, which uses interrupts, the BIOS function `int 10h` is used. This function takes two arguments: the color index and the red, green, and blue values. The color index is the first parameter of the interrupt call and it ranges from 0 to 15 in 8-bit mode (although typically accessed using the least significant bit of the index). The red, green, and blue values are the next three parameters, which are this instance are passed in the `ch`, `cl`, and `dh` registers, respectively. Your second method uses ports instead of interrupts. In this case, the color index is set by sending the index via `out dx, al` to port `0x3C8`. The red, green, and blue (R, G, B) values are then set by sending them via `out dx, al` to port `0x3C9`. Given the code you provided, it's hard to pinpoint what's causing the issue with colors 6 and 8-F. Could you please test the code on a real-life system instead of DOSBox? On DOSBox, you may run into timing issues related to emulation that could interfere with setting the palette. If the issue persists on a real-life system, please provide more context, such as the specific target BIOS, the video mode in use, and the platform (PC, XT, 386, AT). This information can help further troubleshoot the problem.,Based on your code, it seems that you are trying to set the VGA color palette in assembler on DOSBox, but you're encountering an issue where colors 6, 8-F don't change. This issue arises because in the 16-color video mode 12h, the palette register 6 is actually mapped to color register 20 (14h). The same mapping applies to palette registers 8 (08h) to 15 (0Fh). To resolve this, you need to change the color register 20 (14h) instead of color register 6. Here is the mapping between the palette registers and the color registers: ``` 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F palette register 0 1 2 3 4 5 14 7 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F color register ``` For example, to update the color in palette register number 0Ah, you should make the change in color register number 3Ah. Additionally, the `setpalete` macro in your code does not load the correct RGB values. Here is the corrected version: ```assembly setpalete MACRO index,r,g,b mov bx, index mov dh, r mov ch, g mov cl, b mov ax, 1010h ; BIOS.SetIndividualColorRegister int 10h ENDM ``` By making these adjustments, you should be able to successfully set the VGA color palette in assembler on DOSBox., It seems like you're doing everything correctly for setting the VGA palette. However, the issue you're encountering could be due to a limitation in DOSBox or the way you're viewing the output. I suspect the colors may actually be changing, but the changes are not easily discernible due to the specific colors you're trying to set. When setting the RGB values for color index 6, keep in mind that the default RGB values for color index 6 are already close to the values you're trying to set, specifically (30h, 30h, 30h). Here are the default RGB values for the first 16 colors: | Index | R | G | B | |-------|------|------|------| | 0 | 00h | 00h | 00h | | 1 | 00h | 00h | A8h | | 2 | 00h | 54h | A8h | | 3 | 00h | A8h | A8h | | 4 | 00h | A8h | F0h | | 5 | 54h | A8h | F0h | | 6 | A8h | A8h | F0h | | 7 | A8h | F0h | F0h | | 8 | F0h | F0h | F0h | | 9 | F0h | F0h | A8h | | A | F0h | A8h | A8h | | B | F0h | A8h | 54h | | C | F0h | 54h | 54h | | D | F0h | 00h | 54h | | E | F0h | 00h | 00h | | F | A8h | 00h | 00h | As you can see, index 6 already has an RGB value of (A8h, A8h, F0h), which is quite close to the (30h, 30h, 30h) value you're trying to set. The difference may not be noticeable due to the similarity of the colors. If you still want to verify that the color is being changed, try setting another color index to a more distinct RGB value. For example, set color 9 to (00h, 00h, F0h), which will result in a dark blue color instead of the default light gray. Here's an example using the port method: ```assembly setpalete MACRO index,r,g,b mov dx, 3c8h mov al, index out dx, al mov dx, 3c9h mov al, r out dx, al ; set R mov al, g out dx, al ; set G mov al, b out dx, al ; set B ENDM Start: ; ... (other code) setpalete 09h, 00h, 00h, 0F0h ``` If you still don't see expected results, double-check the following: 1. Ensure your assembly code is being assembled and linked correctly. 2. Make sure you're looking at the right part of the screen where your code is drawing. 3. Confirm you're testing this in DOSBox by displaying the output in DOSBox, as issues could arise by displaying it on a modern OS. 4. Try reducing the screen resolution (for example, using 320x200, mode 13h) and see if you have better results. Remember, when working with old DOS and VGA programming, it's essential to understand the hardware and the limitations.

question:I am reading a string from a file, splitting it by lines into a vector, and then I want to do something with the extracted lines in separate threads. Here's my code: ```rust use std::fs::File; use std::io::prelude::*; use std::thread; fn main() { match File::open("data") { Ok(mut result) => { let mut s = String::new(); result.read_to_string(&mut s); let k: Vec<_> = s.split("n").collect(); for line in k { thread::spawn(move || { println!("nL: {:?}", line); }); } } Err(err) => { println!("Error {:?}",err); } } } ``` Of course, this throws an error because `s` will go out of scope before the threads are started: ``` `s` does not live long enough main.rs:9 let k: Vec<_> = s.split("n").collect(); ^ ``` What can I do now? I've tried many things like `Box` or `Arc`, but I couldn't get it working. I somehow need to create a copy of `s` which also lives in the threads. But how do I do that?

answer:The problem, fundamentally, is that `line` is a borrowed slice into `s`. There's really nothing you can do here since there's no way to guarantee that each `line` will not outlive `s` itself. Also, just to be clear: there is *absolutely no way* in Rust to "extend the lifetime of a variable". It simply cannot be done. The simplest way around this is to go from `line` being borrowed to owned. Like so: ```rust use std::thread; fn main() { let mut s: String = "OnenTwonThreen".into(); let k: Vec<String> = s.split("n").map(|s| s.into()).collect(); for line in k { thread::spawn(move || { println!("nL: {:?}", line); }); } } ``` The `.map(|s| s.into())` converts from `&str` to `String`. Since a `String` owns its contents, it can be safely moved into each thread's closure and will live independently of the thread that created it. Note: You *could* do this in nightly Rust using the new scoped thread API, but that is still unstable.,In Rust, creating a copy of `s` in the context of threads would require you to use `Rc` (for `Reference Counted`) or `Arc` (for `atomic reference counting`). Your current error, ``s` does not live long enough`, is because the `s` variable does not live long enough for the threads spawned to complete. This is because `s` goes out of scope before the threads can run to completion. A solution would be to hand `&s` to each worker thread. In your case, we will use `Arc<String>`, where `Arc` ensures that the `String` will live as long as the thread is running. The `String` is wrapped into an `Arc` so that it can be shared between multiple threads. Here is the updated version of your code: ```rust use std::fs::File; use std::io::prelude::*; use std::rc::Arc; use std::thread; fn main() { match File::open("data") { Ok(mut result) => { let mut s = String::new(); result.read_to_string(&mut s); let k: Vec<_> = s.split("n").collect(); let shared_string: Arc<String> = Arc::from(s.clone()); for line in k { let result = thread::spawn(move || { println!("nL: {:?}", shared_string); }); result.join().unwrap(); } } Err(err) => { println!("Error {:?}",err); } } } ``` In the `main()` function, `s` is now wrapped into an `Arc`, which is cloned in the loop to give each thread its own, independent value for `shared_string`. This value will not be automatically deallocated when the thread exits, but will only be deallocated when 'shared_string' goes out of scope. Remember to `join()` each thread to ensure that they all have run to completion before the program continues on. This will avoid stray threads not cleaned up properly., You can use `Arc<String>` (atomic reference counting string) and `Rc<Vec<&str>>` (reference counting vector of string slices) to share the data between the main thread and the spawned threads. Here's a version of your code using `Arc` and `Rc`: ```rust use std::fs::File; use std::io::prelude::*; use std::thread; use std::sync::Arc; use std::rc::Rc; fn main() { match File::open("data") { Ok(mut result) => { let mut s = String::new(); result.read_to_string(&mut s).unwrap(); let arc_s = Arc::new(s); let k: Rc<Vec<&str>> = Rc::new(arc_s.split("n").collect()); for line in k.clone() { thread::spawn(move || { println!("nL: {:?}", line); }); } } Err(err) => { println!("Error {:?}",err); } } } ``` Here, `Arc<String>` is used to share the string `s` between the main thread and the spawned threads, and `Rc<Vec<&str>>` is used to share the vector of string slices of the lines. The `clone()` method is used to create a new reference-counted copy of the vector for each spawned thread. Also make sure you handle the case when the file is not found, e.g. by using `unwrap()` instead of `{:?}` in the print statement of the error case, or by using `Result`'s `map_err` and `unwrap_err` methods to propagate the error and handle it in a higher-level function. Additionally, keep in mind that this example does not have any join handle of the spawned threads, and the program may terminate before all threads have completed execution.

question:What is the recommended way to remove a specific session variable without clearing all the session variables in Ruby on Rails? ```ruby session:message = nil ``` Note: I want to avoid using the `reset_session` method as it clears all the session variables.

answer:Yes, you are on the right track! The recommended way to remove a specific session variable without clearing all the session variables in Ruby on Rails is to set it to `nil`: ```ruby session:message = nil ``` This will remove the `:message` session key, leaving the other session variables intact.,In Ruby on Rails, the recommended way to remove a specific session variable without clearing all the session variables is by calling the instance method `delete` on the session hash. The `delete` method removes the specified key-value pair (session variable) from the session hash, while leaving the rest of the session variables unchanged. Here's how you can use it: ```ruby session.delete :message ``` In the above example, `:message` represents the key of the specific session variable you want to remove. After running the `delete` method, that particular session variable will be destroyed from the session, while all other session variables remain untouched. Please remember to use this method only after verifying that removing this session variable will not create any issues.,A better way to remove a specific session variable without clearing all the session variables is to use the `delete` method on the `session` object in Ruby on Rails. ```ruby session.delete(:message) ``` In Ruby on Rails, the `session` is a `SessionHash` object that inherits from `Hash`. The `delete` method is inherited from the `Hash` class and allows you to remove a key-value pair from the hash. In this case, `:message` is the key that identifies the session variable you want to remove. By using `session.delete(:message)`, you specifically remove the `:message` session variable, leaving all other session variables intact.

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