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Create a new table and adding a primary key using SELECT INTO
I have a database table that is created using the SELECT INTO SQL syntax. The database is in Access and consists of roughly 500,000 rows. The problem is when I do the join, the unique is the entire row - what I would like is an auto number ID field…

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How can I change the table adapter's command timeout
I'm using Visual Studio 2008 with C#.
I have a .xsd file and it has a table adapter. I want to change the table adapter's command timeout.
Thanks for your help.

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How to read data from Microsoft Access .accdb database files into R?
The RODBC documentation suggests it is possible, but I am not sure how to read data from a Microsoft Access (the new .accdb format) file with this package into R (on Debian GNU/Linux). The vignette talks about drivers, but I do not quite understand…

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Useful stock SQL datasets?
Does anyone know of any resources that provide good, useful stock datasets? For example, I've downloaded a SQL script that includes all of the U.S. states, cities, and zipcodes. This saved me a lot of time in a recent application where I wanted to…

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ImportError: No module named datasets
from datasets import dataset_utils ImportError: No module named datasets.
when i am writing this in python sript.
import tensorflow as tf
from datasets import dataset_utils
slim = tf.contrib.slim
But i am getting error.
from datasets import…

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Download link for Ta Feng Grocery dataset
I am desperately trying to download the Ta-Feng grocery dataset for few days but appears that all links are broken. I needed for data mining / machine learning research for my msc thesis. I also have the Microsoft grocery database, the Belgian store…

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Populating a dataset from a CSV file
I would like to read the contents of a CSV file and create a dataset.
I am trying like this:
var lines = File.ReadAllLines("test.csv").Select(a => a.Split(';'));
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
ds.load(lines);
but apparently this is not correct.

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How do I generate random sample data in my Oracle database?
Does anyone know of a tool that can inspect a specified schema and generate random data based on the tables and columns of that schema?

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Finding null value in Dataset - DataRow.IsNull method vs ==DbNull.Value - c#
What are the benefits of using the c# method DataRow.IsNull to determine a null value over checking if the row equals DbNull.value?
if(ds.Tables[0].Rows[0].IsNull("ROWNAME")) {do stuff}
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if(ds.Tables[0].Rows[0]["ROWNAME"] == DbNull.value) {do…

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Why do we still use DataSets in .NET?
DataSets were one of the big things in .NET 1.0 and even now when using .NET 3.5 I still find myself having to use them....especially when I have to call a stored proc which returns a dataset which I then end up having to manually transform into an…

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What are the disadvantages of Typed DataSets
I come from a world that favors building your own rather than rely on libraries and frameworks built by others. After escaping this world I have found the joy, and ease, of using such tools as Typed DataSets within Visual Studio. So besides the loss…

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How do I transform a List into a DataSet?
Given a list of objects, I am needing to transform it into a dataset where each item in the list is represented by a row and each property is a column in the row. This DataSet will then be passed to an Aspose.Cells function in order to create an…

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Parsing a .NET DataSet returned from a .NET Web Service in Java
I have to consume a .NET hosted web service from a Java application. Interoperability between the two is usually very good. The problem I'm running into is that the .NET application developer chose to expose data using the .NET DataSet object. There…

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Exclude data sets from R package build
I'm implementing an R package, where I have several big .rda data files in the 'data' folder.
When I build the package (with R CMD build to create the .tar.gz packed file), also the data files are included in the package, and since they are really…

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What is the right order of insertion/deletion/modification on dataset?
The MSDN claims that the order is :
Child table: delete records.
Parent table: insert, update, and delete records.
Child table: insert and update records.
I have a problem with that.
Example : ParentTable have two records parent1(Id : 1) and…

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