IsNumeric function in c#

I know it’s possible to check whether the value of a text box or variable is numeric using try/catch statements, but IsNumeric is so much simpler. One of my current projects requires recovering values from text boxes. Unfortunately, it is written in C#. I understand that there’s a way to enable the Visual Basic IsNumeric … Read more

How to convert code from C# to PHP

I know you’re hoping for someone who had experience but in case no one comes forward… You might consider just copy and pasting the code into a PHP script and checking what breaks. Write a parser to fix that, run it across the entire script, and see what’s the next thing that breaks. Continue until … Read more

“Content is not allowed in prolog” when parsing perfectly valid XML on GAE

The encoding in your XML and XSD (or DTD) are different.XML file header: <?xml version=’1.0′ encoding=’utf-8′?>XSD file header: <?xml version=’1.0′ encoding=’utf-16′?> Another possible scenario that causes this is when anything comes before the XML document type declaration. i.e you might have something like this in the buffer: or even a space or special character. There are some … Read more

PHP parse/syntax errors; and how to solve them

PHP belongs to the C-style and imperative programming languages. It has rigid grammar rules, which it cannot recover from when encountering misplaced symbols or identifiers. It can’t guess your coding intentions. Most important tips There are a few basic precautions you can always take: How to interpret parser errors A typical syntax error message reads: Parse error: syntax error, … Read more