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Pull Web Page Results into Excel

Go to Data Menu, choose the “From Web” option under the “Get External Data” section. Put a valid web page address, and click on “Import” button at the bottom. It

Know if LIKE Results are True or False

MySQL is capable of returning the result of a LIKE directly in the result set itself. For example, if you use a wildcard character in a query such as below,

Usage of Ordinal in Enum

The ordinal() method on the enum returns the constant. In other words, you can assume this to be the same as index and similar to arrays the index starts with

Object Casting in Java

In Java, objects can be cast explicitly and implicitly: implicit casting happens when the source type extends or implements the target type (casting to a superclass or interface). explicit casting

Creating Temp Files Using Java

At times, you need to create temporary files to perform certain actions. The following code segment illustrates the same: import java.io.*;public class CreateTempFile{ public static void main(String args[]) { CreateTempFile

Calculate the Difference Between Two LocalDates

Use LocalDate and ChronoUnit: LocalDate date1 = LocalDate.of(2018, 8, 10); LocalDate date2 = LocalDate.of(2018, 8, 30); As long as the method between of the ChronoUnit enumerator takes 2 Temporals as

Get all the IP Addresses to Which a Device is Exposed

At times, your device can be exposed using multiple interface cards. The following code sample will help identify various interfaces and the related IP configuration available on them. import java.net.*;import

Convert an Array of Strings to a List

The java.util.Arrays class has an asList method to convert the argument array into a list. This will be handy when there are large amounts of information that you need to

Using Spliterator to Split the Contents of a List

Instead of just traversing a list, this is a newer way of splitting and then iterating the list: import java.util.Arrays;import java.util.List;import java.util.Spliterator;public class UsingSpliterator{ public static void main(String args[]) {

Build HTML Tables with Tableizer

Tableizer is an external app that is great for building HTML tables out of data, using existing Calc or Excel spreadsheet templates. You only need paste your cells into the

The Right Way to Do Insensitive String Comparison

We often do String.ToUpper()?on two strings to compare them. This introduces additional overhead on string allocation. It is better to use OrdinalIgnoreCase?instead, as shown below: bool CompareResult = firstString.Equals(secondString, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

Understanding Collections.reverse() in Java

A list with a set of values can be reversed using the reverse() method. import java.util.*; public class ReverseACollection{ public static void main(String[] args) { List dataList = new ArrayList();

Using Single Quotes in Java

The difference is visible when you use the single quote with the + sign. The char value is converted to the ascii value and then summed up. However, you have

How to Add MetaData

To be sure that you are seen on Google, and other search engine, searches, you should make sure that you have provided meta data about your website. Also, to make

Using StringJoiner to Join Strings

If you have multiple strings, you can use StringJoiner to join them efficiently. import java.util.StringJoiner;public class UsingStringJoiner{ public static void main(String args[]) { UsingStringJoiner usingStringJoiner = new UsingStringJoiner(); usingStringJoiner.proceed(); }

Speed Up the Windows Startup Process

One way to speed up the Windows startup process is to remove unwanted programs. You can do this using the Startup options of the System Configuration window. To launch System

Adding a New Column in a Specific Position

Consider the following table that already exists: CREATE TABLE ‘NUMBERS_TABLE’ (‘ONE’ INT(11) NULL DEFAULT NULL,’THREE’ INT(11) NULL DEFAULT NULL,’FIVE’ INT(11) NULL DEFAULT NULL)COLLATE=’utf8_bin’ENGINE=InnoDB; And we want to add a new

Highlight Text with the Span Tag

The  tag can be used to add highlights to text. You can choose the color of the highlight. The code looks like this: This is highlighted text.

Manage Maintenance on an ASP.NET Site

Create a file called app_offline.htm with an appropriate maintenance message. Just place this file in the root directory of the web application. IIS and the ASP.NET Framework will stop serving new

Using the Java Collections Disjoint Method

See how to use the disjoint method in Collections to find if the given lists are completely disjointed: import java.util.*;public class UsingDisjointInCollections { public static void main(String args[]) { UsingDisjointInCollections

Get Detailed Information on Tables in MySQL

MySQL provides a schema named information_schema. This has a table named TABLES that has detailed information on the available tables, their record count, etc. The query below helps you with