Questions tagged [external]
This tag refers to something that is outside of a particular system. In other words, it is something that is not a part of the main system and therefore can be considered "extra".
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How to set up a git project to use an external repo submodule?
I'd like to create a repo which pulls in a remote repo.
For example, let's say jQuery as a submodule:
git://github.com/jquery/jquery.git
What would be the process of creating a repo with jQuery as ...
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Find location of a removable SD card
Is there a universal way to find the location of an external SD card?
Please, do not be confused with External Storage.
Environment.getExternalStorageState() returns the path to the internal SD mount ...
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Piping buffer to external command in Vim
I would like to send contents of the current buffer to stdin of external command (like mail).
How do I send a Vim buffer to an external command?
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Android saving file to external storage
I have a little issue with creating a directory and saving a file to it on my android application. I'm using this piece of code to do this :
String filename = "MyApp/MediaTag/MediaTag-"+objectId+"....
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Log4Net config in external file does not work
We are using log4net and want to specify it's configuration in an external config file (as we have done with other sections). To do this we have changed the log4net section in the App.config to:
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Getting the 'external' IP address in Java
I'm not too sure how to go about getting the external IP address of the machine as a computer outside of a network would see it.
My following IPAddress class only gets the local IP address of the ...
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Docker-compose env file not working
I'm writing as docker-compose file to up MySQL instance and want to use few variable from env file: here are the files actually look like:
docker-compose.yml
version: '3.3'
services:
db:
image:...
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How to get started with svn:externals?
I'm looking for a succinct and well-written tutorial on using svn:externals.
I already know how to use them in a basic way myself, but I want a good article that I can link to when answering ...
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External JavaScript file is not getting added when running on Flask
I have an HTML file named showMap.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta http-equiv="content-...
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Load external JS from bookmarklet?
How can I load an external JavaScript file using a bookmarklet? This would overcome the URL length limitations of IE and generally keep things cleaner.
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How to invoke function from external .c file in C?
My files are
// main.c
#include <ClasseAusiliaria.c>
int main(void) {
int result = add(5,6);
printf("%d\n", result);
}
and
// add.c
int add(int a, int b) {
return ...
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Access PHP var from external javascript file
I can access a PHP var with Javascript like this:
<?php
$fruit = "apple";
$color = "red";
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
alert("fruit: " + "<?php echo $fruit; ?>"); ...
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Can I emulate svn:externals using mercurial?
We are considering a move from SVN to Mercurial, and have encountered a stumbling block.
We currently use svn:externals to automatically pull a common set of libraries into the working directory. I ...
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Import python module NOT on path
I have a module foo, containing util.py and bar.py.
I want to import it in IDLE or python session. How do I go about this?
I could find no documentation on how to import modules not in the current ...
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How do you edit a dependency/external library in android studio? [duplicate]
There is a lot of information about adding libraries and dependencies, but I haven't been able to find any useful information on being able to actually edit a library.
I have added https://github.com/...
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Open external links in the browser with android webview
I have this code, but not because it works, it keeps opening in webview and what I want is that the links do not belong to my website open in your default browser. Any idea? thanks
private class ...
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Can I load external stylesheets on request?
$.getScript('ajax/test.js', function() {
alert('Load was performed.');
});
.. like the above code which loads an external JS on request, is there something similar available to load an external CSS ...
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How do you dynamically compile and load external java classes? [duplicate]
(This question is similar to many questions I have seen but most are not specific enough for what I am doing)
Background:
The purpose of my program is to make it easy for people who use my program ...
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Using $compile on external template (templateURL) in Angular directive
I've got a recursive Angular directive that uses a template variable and gets compiled in the link function.
Problem is, that my template has gotten really long and out of control and I want to ...
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Nested/Inner class in external file
I have a class MyClass and an inner class MyNestedClass like this:
public class MyClass {
...
public class MyNestedClass {
...
}
}
Both classes are very long. Because of that i'd like to ...
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PHP ini file_get_contents external url
I use following PHP function:
file_get_contents('http://example.com');
Whenever I do this on a certain server, the result is empty. When I do it anywhere else, the result is whatever the page's ...
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Eclipse: How to build an executable jar with external jar?
I am trying to build an executable jar program which depends on external jar downloaded. In my project, I included them in the build path and can be run and debug within eclipse.
When I tried to ...
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Adding external JAR to Maven project in NetBeans
When I right click on my Maven project and choose the Add dependency option and I type my external jar's name in query, it is not found. How to add external jar to a Maven project?
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Externalizing Grails Datasource configuration
Grails 1.x allows using external configuration files by setting the grails.config.locations directive. Is there a similar approach available for externalizing the database configuration in Datasource....
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Can I change a table from internal to external in hive?
I created a table in hive as a managed table, but it was supposed to be external, is it possible to change the table type of the table without losing the data?
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RAILS link_to external site, url is attribute of user table, like: @users.website
I'm working on a website that allows users to create an account. One of the attributes when creating a user is a users personal website. When I try to use the users website like this:
<%= link_to @...
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How do I use momentsjs in Google Apps Script?
I'm trying to utilize the momentjs library in Google Apps Script but I'm not clear on how to do so. I'm not sure how to add the library, so obviously running something like the following results in "...
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eclipse, refresh files edited by external editor
I currently use emacs to edit .java files and run eclipse.
Eclipse doesn't automatically recognize modified files, so I often end up running unmodified application.
I wonder if there exists a ...
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How to tackle redirect to an external url in NextJS?
I have in place my next.config.js file with regular redirect rules, all within the same domain and all works fine. But in a specific case, I need to redirect the request from a certain URL (mydomain....
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jquery: how to include other .js-files into .js
Is there any jquery plugin (instead of incldeMany) or simple function to include js-files on demand ?
for example:
$.include('myscript.js');
?
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Python: Create Dictionary from Text/File that's in Dictionary Format
I'd like to create a dictionary from a text file that I have, who's contents are in a 'dictionary' format. Here's a sample of what the file contains:
{'fawn': [1], 'sermersheim': [3], 'sonji': [2], ...
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Python - how do I call external python programs?
I'll preface this by saying it's a homework assignment. I don't want code written out for me, just to be pointed in the right direction.
We're able to work on a project of our choice so I'm working ...
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Loading external script with jinja2 template directive
I'm very new to jinja2 and the use of templates in general so I was wondering if there's an easy way to load an external javascript. I was thinking of using:
{% block javascript %}
<script src=...
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Use Jinja2 template engine in external javascript file
I working on a web project using Python and Flask. I was just wondering if I can access parameters sent by python in my external javascript files? It's working well with html files or with js embedded ...
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How to call execl() in C with the proper arguments?
i have vlc (program to reproduce videos)
if i type in a shell:
/home/vlc "/home/my movies/the movie i want to see.mkv"
it opens up an reproduces the movie.
however, when I run the following program:...
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How to configure additional classpath in SpringBoot?
I want to make a standalone web application. I have some problems with SpringBoot.
My application is one jar file from SpringBoot.
But my application was usually needed jdbc driver jar. I want to ...
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When creating an external table in hive can I point the location to specific files in a directory?
I have defined a table as such:
create external table PageViews (Userid string, Page_View string)
partitioned by (ds string)
row format as delimited fields terminated by ','
stored as textfile ...
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Qt Execute external program
I want to start an external program out of my QT-Programm. The only working solution was:
system("start explorer.exe");
But it is only working for windows and starts a command line for a moment.
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Javascript and WebGL, external scripts
Just curious; How do I place my webgl shaders, in an external file?
Currently I'm having;
<script id="shader-fs" type="x-shader/x-fragment">
#ifdef GL_ES
precision ...
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Browserify FullCalendar with external jQuery
I am loading jQuery from a CDN and this error occurs when I try to import FullCalendar into my scripts:
Uncaught Error: Cannot find module 'jquery'
Here is my script:
'use strict'
import $ from '...
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How to open/display documents(.pdf, .doc) without external app?
I want to create a program, that open documents without external app. I need this, because i want to scroll the document with the phones orientation(Pitch and Roll). I create a button on the bottom of ...
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where is .apk location for apps that are installed on sdcard?
I know that the location for system apps is '/system/app' and the location for user apps is '/data/app'.
But I can't find the location of apk for the ones that I moved to/installed on sdcard.
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What is the purpose of `external` keyword in Kotlin?
What exactly is the purpose of the external keyword in Kotlin?
I guess it's for JNI like native in Java, but I can't seem to find any actual reference or documentation on this.
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Understanding Eclipse debug source lookup with dynamically compiled and loaded code
Background info:
I have this java framework that is meant to run external scripts. To do this, I use a combination of a classloader and the system java compiler to compile .java "script" files that ...
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Don't show svn:externals in svn status
I've made one svn:external in my repository. Everything works fine, except the output of the svn status command. In the output there is lot of information I don't need:
$ svn st
X lib
...
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Downloading from external resources is disabled in hibernate dtd
While I am trying to do hibernate configuration I put hibernate dtd in hibernate.cfg.xml file and it is showing an error that downloading from external resources is disabled. Can you please help me ...
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Load variables from external file in PHP
How can I import a variable from an external file? What I want to do is to have a configuration file in which I can write all my website settings and then to import these settings to every file, so I ...
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External SDCard file path for Android
Is it true that the file path to external SDCard on Android devices are always "/storage/extSdCard"? If not, how many variations are there?
I need it for my App to test the availability of external ...
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Quick way to transfer "External Tool Configurations" from one Eclipse install to another?
Is there a quick way to transfer the "External Tool Configurations" from one Eclipse install to another?
It doesn't seem to offer an import/export setting...
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How do you cancel an external git diff?
I've got vim setup as my external diff tool:
[diff]
external = git_diff_wrapper
#!/bin/sh
vimdiff "$2" "$5"
Say I have 300 files that have been modified; via bash, I type "git diff". It ...