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I've got a block of code which sums up time togged for various tasks in a project and returns the total hours logged per project (intMinutesLogged). How do I get my results n descending order?
static async void NotifyEntriesByWorkSpace(Dictionary<string, List<TimeEntry>> dicEntriesByWorkspace, string strChatURL)
{
string strMessage = "";
foreach (var kvpEntry in dicEntriesByWorkspace)
{
var lstTimeEntries = kvpEntry.Value;
string strTitle = "";
var intMinutesLogged = 0;
var intMinutesBillable = 0;
var intMinutesNonBillable = 0;
foreach (var objTimeEntry in lstTimeEntries)
{
if (objTimeEntry.Billable)
{
intMinutesBillable += objTimeEntry.TimeInMinutes;
}
else
{
intMinutesNonBillable += objTimeEntry.TimeInMinutes;
}
}
strTitle = Workspaces.getWorkspaceFromCache(kvpEntry.Key).Title;
//Console.WriteLine(intMinutesLogged + ": " + strTitle + "m");
intMinutesLogged = intMinutesBillable + intMinutesNonBillable;
Console.WriteLine(TimeLoggedMessage(intMinutesLogged) + ": " + strTitle + " " + "(Billable: " + TimeLoggedMessage(intMinutesBillable) + ";" + " " + "Non-Billable: " + TimeLoggedMessage(intMinutesNonBillable) + ")");
strMessage += TimeLoggedMessage(intMinutesLogged) + ": " + strTitle + " " + "(Billable: " + TimeLoggedMessage(intMinutesBillable) + ";" + " " + "Non-Billable: " + TimeLoggedMessage(intMinutesNonBillable) + ")" + "\n";
}
await SendMessage(strChatURL, strMessage);
}
static string TimeLoggedMessage(int intMinutesLogged)
{
return intMinutesLogged / 60 + "h" + " " + intMinutesLogged % 60 + "m";
}

You could use LINQ for this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.linq.enumerable.orderbydescending?view=net-6.0
You could create a simple class or anonymous type to hold the integer values you're summing up (total minutes, billable minutes, non-billable minutes). Then you could populate a collection of this type within the code you shared and afterwards call OrderByDescending on it. You could order based on any of the three integer values.

Add pause to Alexa without using SSML

Is there a way to add a pause (preferably 1 second) in Amazon Alexa without using SSML? Perhaps there is a trick I can do with the Outputspeech.Text and I just don't know it.
Below, I am saying "Here are works of art by {artist name}" but the name and the start of the works of art become mixed together - in spite of the period - so I end up with things like "Here are the works of art by Pablo Picasso Harlequin..."
I am using C# and my own https endpoint, not AWS Lambda.
Any suggestions? Otherwise I will add it as SSML. Thanks.
var output = new StringBuilder();
var outputCard = new StringBuilder();
string m_location;
string m_current_location;
string m_artist = dt_artist.Rows[0]["DisplayName"].ToString();
output.Append("here are works of art for " + m_artist + ". ");
outputCard.Append("Here are works of art for " + m_artist + ".\n\n");
foreach (DataRow dr in dt_artist_objs.Rows)
{
m_current_location = dr["CurrentLocation"].ToString();
if (m_current_location == " ")
{
m_location = "The location is not available.";
}
else
{
m_location = "It is located on the " + m_current_location;
}
output.Append(dr["Title"].ToString() + " is a " + dr["Classification"].ToString() + ". The medium is " + dr["Medium"].ToString() + ". " + m_location);
outputCard.Append(dr["Title"].ToString() + ", " + dr["Dated"].ToString() + " is a " + dr["Classification"].ToString() + ". The medium is " + dr["Medium"].ToString() + ". " + dr["Creditline"].ToString() + ". " + m_location + ".\n"); // It is located on the " + dr["CurrentLocation"].ToString());
}
sql_conn_data.Close();
response.Response.OutputSpeech.Text = output.ToString();
response.Response.Card.Title = "Art";
response.Response.Card.Type = "Standard";
response.Response.Card.Text = outputCard.ToString();
response.Response.ShouldEndSession = true;
return response;
UPDATE
OK. Ended up going the SSML route which looks like this:
var output = new StringBuilder();
var outputCard = new StringBuilder();
string m_location;
string m_current_location;
string m_location_card;
string m_artist = dt_artist.Rows[0]["DisplayName"].ToString();
output.Append("<speak>");
output.Append("here are works of art for " + m_artist + ". <break time='1s'/> ");
outputCard.Append("Here are works of art for " + m_artist + ".\n\n");
foreach (DataRow dr in dt_artist_objs.Rows)
{
m_current_location = dr["CurrentLocation"].ToString();
if (m_current_location == " ")
{
m_location = "The location is not available. <break time='1s' />";
m_location_card = "The location is not available. ";
}
else
{
m_location = "It is located on the " + m_current_location + "<break time = '1s' />";
m_location_card = "It is located on the " + m_current_location;
}
output.Append(dr["Title"].ToString() + " is a " + dr["Classification"].ToString() + ". The medium is " + dr["Medium"].ToString() + ". " + m_location);
outputCard.Append(dr["Title"].ToString() + ", " + dr["Dated"].ToString() + " is a " + dr["Classification"].ToString() + ". The medium is " + dr["Medium"].ToString() + ". " + dr["Creditline"].ToString() + ". " + m_location_card + ". \n");
}
output.Append("</speak>");
sql_conn_data.Close();
response.Response.OutputSpeech.Ssml = output.ToString();
response.Response.OutputSpeech.Type = "SSML";
response.Response.Card.Title = "Art";
response.Response.Card.Type = "Standard";
response.Response.Card.Text = outputCard.ToString();
response.Response.ShouldEndSession = true;
return response;
}

There is not a way to introduce a pause in Alexa without SSML. You will need to build the ssml string and return it back to Alexa using the pause, or the cadence strings.

how to know whether compatibility is on or off using asp.net(c#)

I have to do if user's browser compatibility is on then need to show message to user that your browser's compatibility is on.
I have searched this a lot on google but yet not found a proper answer.
I have tried below code but HttpContext.Current.Request.UserAgent always contains MSIE 7.0
string isOn = string.Empty;
if (HttpContext.Current.Request.UserAgent.IndexOf("MSIE 7.0") > -1)
{
isOn = "IE8 Compatibility View";`
}
else
{
isOn = "IE8";
}
}

You may try like this
if (Request.Browser.Type.ToUpper().Contains("IE"))
{
if (Request.Browser.MajorVersion < 7)
{
//Show the message here
}
...
}
else if (Request.Browser.Type.Contains("Firefox"))
{
//code to show message
}
else if (Request.Browser.Type.Contains("Chrome"))
{
//code to show message
}
Also check this MSDN which has its own way of detecting the browser
Query the Browser property, which contains an HttpBrowserCapabilities
object. This object gets information from the browser or client device
during an HTTP request, telling your application the type and level of
support the browser or client device offers. The object in turn
exposes information about browser capabilities using strongly typed
properties and a generic name-value dictionary.
private void Button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
System.Web.HttpBrowserCapabilities browser = Request.Browser;
string s = "Browser Capabilities\n"
+ "Type = " + browser.Type + "\n"
+ "Name = " + browser.Browser + "\n"
+ "Version = " + browser.Version + "\n"
+ "Major Version = " + browser.MajorVersion + "\n"
+ "Minor Version = " + browser.MinorVersion + "\n"
+ "Platform = " + browser.Platform + "\n"
+ "Is Beta = " + browser.Beta + "\n"
+ "Is Crawler = " + browser.Crawler + "\n"
+ "Is AOL = " + browser.AOL + "\n"
+ "Is Win16 = " + browser.Win16 + "\n"
+ "Is Win32 = " + browser.Win32 + "\n"
+ "Supports Frames = " + browser.Frames + "\n"
+ "Supports Tables = " + browser.Tables + "\n"
+ "Supports Cookies = " + browser.Cookies + "\n"
+ "Supports VBScript = " + browser.VBScript + "\n"
+ "Supports JavaScript = " +
browser.EcmaScriptVersion.ToString() + "\n"
+ "Supports Java Applets = " + browser.JavaApplets + "\n"
+ "Supports ActiveX Controls = " + browser.ActiveXControls
+ "\n"
+ "Supports JavaScript Version = " +
browser["JavaScriptVersion"] + "\n";
TextBox1.Text = s;
}

ASP.NET C# Form Submission Problems

I have built a form with jqueryui-date picker - basically if the end date is less than or equal to start time it needs to display a message saying it must be greater than the start time before allowing the user to submit the form. Cannot see where i am going wrong.
Code Below on Submit
protected void btnSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DateTime startDate = Convert.ToDateTime(txtStartDate.Text + " " + ddlTime.SelectedValue);
DateTime endDate = Convert.ToDateTime(txtEndDate.Text + " " + ddlTime2.SelectedValue);
if (startDate >= DateTime.Now)
{
if (endDate <= startDate)
{
usrComment.Visible = true;
//usrComment.Text = "Return time needs to be greater than pickup time IF same day";
usrComment.Text = "Date =" + startDate + "Date 2 =" + endDate;
}
else
{
if (Page.IsValid)
{
string EmailServer = WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.Server"];
int ServerPort = Int32.Parse(WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.ServerPort"]);
string EmailServerUser = (WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.UserName"]);
string EmailServerPass = (WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.Password"]);
string EmailFrom = (WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.From"]);
string EmailTo = (WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.To"]);
string EmailToUser = txtEmail.Text;
string EmailSubject = "Quote Form submitted";
****.****.*****.Email m = new ****.****.Helpers.Email(EmailServer, ServerPort, EmailServerUser, EmailServerPass);
StringBuilder html = new StringBuilder();
html.AppendLine("<ul>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblName.Text + ": " + txtName.Text + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblEmail.Text + ": " + txtEmail.Text + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblPhone.Text + ": " + txtPhone.Text + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblVehicleType.Text + ": " + ddlVehicleType.SelectedValue + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblPickupDate.Text + ": " + txtStartDate.Text + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + ddlTime.SelectedValue + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblReturnDate.Text + ": " + txtEndDate.Text + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + ddlTime2.SelectedValue + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("</ul>");
m.SendHTMLEmail(EmailFrom, EmailTo, EmailSubject, html.ToString());
//Response.Redirect("/contact-us/quote-form-submitted.aspx");
}
usrComment.Text = "SUBMIT IT NOW!!!!!";
}
}
}
jQuery for the date picker
$(function () {
function getDiff() {
var from = $(".start").val();
var till = $(".fin").val();
var c = from.split("/");
beg = new Date(c[2], c[1] - 1, c[0]);
var d = till.split("/");
en = new Date(d[2], d[1] - 1, d[0]);
var rest = (en - beg) / 86400000;
var txt = rest == 0 ? "" : rest + " days"
$("#res").text(txt);
}
$(".start").datepicker({
changeMonth: false,
changeYear: false,
showAnim: "fadeIn",
gotoCurrent: true,
minDate: 0, //change this to +3 to start 3 days from now
dateFormat: "dd/mm/yy",
onSelect: function (dateText, inst) {
$(".fin").val(dateText);
$(".fin").datepicker("option", "minDate", dateText);
getDiff();
}
});
$(".fin").datepicker({
dateFormat: "dd/mm/yy",
changeMonth: true,
changeYear: true,
showAnim: "fadeIn",
onSelect: getDiff
});
//Disabling Copy, Paste, Cut
$('.start').bind('paste', function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
//alert("You cannot paste text into this textbox!");
window.alert = function () { };
});
$('.fin').bind('paste', function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
//alert("You cannot paste text into this textbox!");
window.alert = function () { };
});
});
So if you have a pickup date of 17/09/2013 and pickup time as 08:00 and the same for return date and time it should alert you with the message and if the return date is greater than or equal to start time the return pickup time needs to be greater than 08:00 if that makes sense?

It would be nice to have a useful, constructive comment. It doesn't matter if this is the "right way" to do it. I believe this is what you're trying to do. I've just added an else to the initial if statement to inform the user to choose a Start date later than now and altered the text of the other else statement to inform the user to pick a return date later than the start date.
protected void btnSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DateTime startDate = Convert.ToDateTime(txtStartDate.Text + " " + ddlTime.SelectedValue);
DateTime endDate = Convert.ToDateTime(txtEndDate.Text + " " + ddlTime2.SelectedValue);
if (startDate >= DateTime.Now)
{
if (endDate <= startDate)
{
usrComment.Visible = true;
usrComment.Text = "Please enter a Return date later than " + startDate;
}
else
{
if (Page.IsValid)
{
string EmailServer = WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.Server"];
int ServerPort = Int32.Parse(WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.ServerPort"]);
string EmailServerUser = (WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.UserName"]);
string EmailServerPass = (WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.Password"]);
string EmailFrom = (WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.From"]);
string EmailTo = (WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Email.To"]);
string EmailToUser = txtEmail.Text;
string EmailSubject = "Quote Form submitted";
****.****.*****.Email m = new ****.****.Helpers.Email(EmailServer, ServerPort, EmailServerUser, EmailServerPass);
StringBuilder html = new StringBuilder();
html.AppendLine("<ul>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblName.Text + ": " + txtName.Text + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblEmail.Text + ": " + txtEmail.Text + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblPhone.Text + ": " + txtPhone.Text + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblVehicleType.Text + ": " + ddlVehicleType.SelectedValue + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblPickupDate.Text + ": " + txtStartDate.Text + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + ddlTime.SelectedValue + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + lblReturnDate.Text + ": " + txtEndDate.Text + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("<li>" + ddlTime2.SelectedValue + "</li>");
html.AppendLine("</ul>");
m.SendHTMLEmail(EmailFrom, EmailTo, EmailSubject, html.ToString());
//Response.Redirect("/contact-us/quote-form-submitted.aspx");
}
usrComment.Text = "SUBMIT IT NOW!!!!!";
}
}
else
{
usrComment.Visible = true;
usrComment.Text = "Please enter a Start date later than " + DateTime.Now;
}
}

I suggest you not to use any kind of custom function.
JquerUI-date picker have inbuilt functionality for comparing end date with start date.
Please try this
http://jqueryui.com/datepicker/#date-range

C# form Close message box on button click

Is there a way to get the message box to close and return to the form without it emailing the data?
halfway there atm just need a help with the second if/else if statement. I'm very new to all this.
my code is below :)
//Button
private void submitButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string software = null;
string hardware = null;
foreach (string s in softwareNeededCheckedListBox.CheckedItems)
{
software = software + '\n' + s;
}
foreach (string s in hardwareNeededCheckedListBox.CheckedItems)
{
hardware = hardware + '\n' + s;
}
if (yesRadioButton.Checked == true)
{
yesRadioButton.Text = "Yes";
noRadioButton.Text = " ";
}
if (noRadioButton.Checked == true)
{
noRadioButton.Text = "No";
yesRadioButton.Text = " ";
}
if (MessageBox.Show("First name: " + firstNameTextBox.Text + " " + "Last name: " + lastNameTextBox.Text + "\n" + "\n" +
"Will be working in " + areaOfTheCompanyComboBox.SelectedItem + "\n" + "\n" +
"They will need the following software:" + software + "\n" + "\n" +
"They will need the following hardware:" + hardware + "\n" + "\n" +
"They will be seated: " + seatingLocationRichTextBox.Text + "\n" + "\n" +
"Any further Comments: " + notesRichTextBox.Text + "\n" + "\n" +
"Do they require a phone: " + noRadioButton.Text + yesRadioButton.Text + "\n" + "\n" +
"Date they start: " + completionDateTimePicker.Text + "\n" + "\n" +
"Are you happy with the information shown above?" + "\n" + "\n" +
MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel) == DialogResult.OK)
{
MailMessage mail = new MailMessage();
SmtpClient smtpserver = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com");
mail.From = new MailAddress("xxxxx#gmail.com");
mail.To.Add("xxxxx#xxxxxx.co.uk");
mail.Subject = "Test Mail";
mail.Body = "First name: " + firstNameTextBox.Text + " " + "Last name: " + lastNameTextBox.Text + "\n" + "\n" +
"Will be working in " + areaOfTheCompanyComboBox.SelectedItem + "\n" + "\n" +
"They will need the following software:" + software + "\n" + "\n" +
"They will need the following hardware:" + hardware + "\n" + "\n" +
"They will be seated: " + seatingLocationRichTextBox.Text + "\n" + "\n" +
"Any further Comments: " + notesRichTextBox.Text + "\n" + "\n" +
"Do they require a phone: " + noRadioButton.Text + yesRadioButton.Text + "\n" + "\n" +
"Date they start: " + completionDateTimePicker.Text;
smtpserver.Port = 587;
smtpserver.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("**", "********");
smtpserver.Send(mail);
MessageBox.Show("Your Form has been sent ");
}

You actually forgot you place commas to your MessageBox.Show to have the correct arguments/parameters.
if (MessageBox.Show("Body of your message box",
"Title Of Your MessageBox",
MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel,
MessageBoxIcon.Information) == DialogResult.OK)
{
}

That will only e-mail if the user clicks OK. You can handle the cancel button by using DialogResult.Cancel
I would personally put the MessageBox in a dialogResult variable. For instance:
var dialogResult = MessageBox.Show("FIrst name .... ");
Then you can check if the user pressed OK or Cancel
if (dialogResult == DialogResult.OK) {
// Send the e-mail
} else if (dialogResult == DialogResult.Cancel) {
// Do what you need to do / return to the form.
}
To show a messagebox with OK and Cancel you need:
MessageBox.Show(this, "Message", "Title", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel);