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Finding Collations

To?find?Collations?in?your?table,?you?can?use?the?following: SELECT ????SysCol.Name,?SysCol.Collation_Name FROM? ????sys.Columns?SysCol WHERE ????Object_ID?=?OBJECT_ID(‘YOUR_TABLE_NAME’)

Adding a Mask in CSS

Masking tells your browser which asset elements should be visible, and is very practical for creating attractive shapes and layouts. Masking can be realized in three ways: using SVG elements,

Understanding CopyOnWriteArrayList

In CopyOnWriteArrayList, operations such as add, remove, etc., are implemented on a copy of the of the array. It definitely impacts performance but the trade-off is that the data remains

Is anyone faster than Devart? Support for MySQL v8.0 is already in dbForge Studio

Devart introduced a significant update of dbForge Studio for MySQL with support for MySQL 8.0, MariaDB 10.3, Tencent Cloud. The release also in??ludes a brand new feature – navigation between keywords. Devart, a Czech software vendor of database tools and data connectivity solutions, has released a significantly improved version of the universal MySQL and MariaDB GUI tool, dbForge Studio for MySQL v8.0. Following the recent update of MySQL Server by Oracle, dbForge Studio now supports for the latest version of MySQL.  Here???s the scoop on the most outstanding improvements implemented in the updated dbForge Studio for MySQL: With the support for MySQL 8.0, dbForge Studio now offers users the ability to develop, manage and administer MySQL databases on the latest server version using all handy features. dbForge Studio for MySQL continues to broaden the compatibility options and now provides connecting and working with the latest MariaDB v10.3. Good news for Tencent Cloud users???the new dbForge Studio for MySQL v8.0 allows connecting to this cloud service designed for deploying and using MySQL databases in the cloud effortlessly. To make work with code more convenient, dbForge Studio for MySQL v8.0 now offers seamless navigation between keywords in SQL Editor using the shortcut menu or ???Ctrl+F12??? key combination. Dive deep into other useful features of dbForge Studio for MySQL v8.0 at https://www.devart.com/dbforge/mysql/studio/ . About Devart Devart is one of the leading developers of database tools and administration software, ALM solutions, data providers for various database servers, data integration and backup solutions. The company also implements Web and Mobile development projects. For additional information about Devart, visit https://www.devart.com/ .

How to Diagnose an OutofMemoryError in Android

Diagnosing OutofMemoryError in Android apps can become a tricky, tedious job. Here, we would like to show you an easy technique to troubleshoot OutOfMemoryError in Android apps. BuggyApp To facilitate this exercise,

Temporary Tables in MySQL

We may want to use a table to store values while computing, which in turn might be used by subsequent processing. But, for sure, this working data must not be

Determine Which Version of SQL You Are Running

The following are two T-SQL methods that determine which version of SQL you are running. The first one is very short, using the @@VERSION?variable, whereas the longer method makes use

Char Is Not Int

The code below expects that you can create a character from a number. It’s already bad technically: int is signed, while char is unsigned (a char is just 16 bits

Find the Sign of a Number in C#

System.Math?class?has?a?Sign?method?that?will?help?you?determine?if?a?number?has?a?negative?sign?or?positive?sign.? //returns?-1? int?negativeNumber??=?System.Math.Sign(-2);? //?returns?1 int?postiveNumber?=?System.Math.Sign(1);? //returns?0 ?int?neutralNumber?=?Math.Sign(0);?

Even More Robust Features in Updated Devart ODBC Drivers to Tap into Data Seamlessly

Devart, Czech software provider of database connectivity solutions and tools for database management and development, has announced the release of updated versions of ODBC drivers for clouds and databases from Windows, macOS, Linux, both 32-bit and 64-bit. Adopting enhanced ODBC drivers, users can smoothly tap into needed data within many popular IDEs, leading analytics and reporting tools, as well as various programming languages. 

Starting JVM with Memory of User’s Choice

After successive development exposure, we understand the memory needs of our application. Java allows you to start the application with memory specifications as required and the application is bound to

3 Options for Capturing Heap Dump from an Android App

Heap Dumps are vital artifacts to diagnose memory-related problems such as memory leaks, Garbage Collection problems, and java.lang.OutOfMemoryError. They are also vital artifacts to optimize memory usage as well. In

Tip: Options for Capturing Heap Dump from an Android App

Heap Dumps are vital artifacts to diagnose memory-related problems such as memory leaks, Garbage Collection problems, and java.lang.OutOfMemoryError. They are also vital artifacts to optimize memory usage as well. In

DateDiff_BIG Function

SQL Server 2016 introduces the DATEDIFF_BIG function that allows you to obtain date differences between larger date ranges. DateDiff_Big returns bigint. Here is a small example: SELECT DATEDIFF_BIG(SECOND, ‘19000101’, ‘20180403’)

Object Arrays are so Flexible

/*** @returns [1]: Location, [2]: Customer, [3]: Incident*/Object[] getDetails(int id) {… This sort of passing back values from a method is error prone; it is recommended to declare a small

Using Swagger to Document Your ASP.NET Web APIs

Web APIs are pretty useful to share data. One of the most common problems faced while consuming APIs is the lack of documentation and testable features. Swagger bridges that gap

Understanding the DAYOFWEEK Function in MySQL

You can easily find the day of the week for a given date in MySQL. The day starts with 1 (Sunday), 2 (Monday) and so on. Command: SELECT DAYOFWEEK(‘2018-02-20’); Expected

Display the Contents of a Stored Procedure

A trigger is a stored procedure that runs automatically when various events happen (update, insert, delete, etc.) To display the contents of a Trigger, use a query similar to the

Relying on the Default TimeZone

Calendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();calendar.setTime(date);calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);Date startOfDay = calendar.getTime(); The code above calculates the start of the day (0h00). The first mistake is the missing millisecond field of

Find the TLS Version a Vendor Supports

Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a security protocol that allows for secure Internet communication. TLS has various versions and you will need to know whether a particular vendor supports the

Understanding Memory Availability and Usage

There are times when we might be interested in knowing the memory usage of our application. The Runtime class in Java has various methods to help with that. This data

Open Last Closed Browser Tabs in Chrome

At times, our machines restart due to a patch or when the browser crashes and we are not able to bookmark or remember the windows that were open. This can

Replacing Strings in Your Output

declare @SQL VARCHAR(MAX) = ‘String to Replace’set @SQL = REPLACE(@SQL, ‘)’, ‘Replacement String’)select @SQL

Modifying Setters In Java

The code below eliminates spaces at the beginning or end of a name entered by the user, it tries to remove the spaces inside the setter method of a bean.

Commands to Backup and Restore Data onto a New Database

Command to backup: mysqldump databaseName backupFilename.sql Where mysqldump?is the command, databaseName?is the name of the database and backupFilename?is the name of the file in which the data will be backed