Tagged Questions
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Text extraction api for doc-docx and pdf, [migrated]
I am doing a project that involves simple extraction of text data from a pdf and doc, and would like to know what is the best api out there for doc-docx and pdf. The preferred language is C# on the ...
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Cloud Storage App for Feature Phones [closed]
Is there any java mobile app for storing files to the cloud on feature phones? I have a Samsung Corby 2 (GT S3850). It supports Java (MIDP 2.1) and wi-fi enabled. I'm looking for apps that works like ...
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Portable file container [closed]
Does anyone know any software for adding and viewing the added files in :
a portable
multi-platform
encrypted
(possibly compressed)
file container
each file can have meta-information (like tags, ...
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What's the etiquette for answers/comments on an app “question” on stackapps.com?
Since the stackapps FAQ doesn't really address this, and everything I list below could be acceptable when there is so much to discuss, is there an accepted etiquette to what "answers" should address ...
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Best CMS for ecommerce retailing/reseller to work with Sugarcrm [closed]
As a small business, I have decided to use and build sugarcrm to manage my back end strongly, have it on a local server, and have a small 8 seater call center, but still indecisive on the way to go ...
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Where is stackoverflow button/widgets?
I'm building a simple paste app for long error logs (errorpaste.appspot.com), a user can post error logs and description of it, now I want to add a Stack Overflow button or any widget so that the user ...
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Perl script which will stream a video files which are located in amazon cloud front distribution to andriod mobile device [closed]
Hi iam not able write a perl script which will stream a video files which are located in amazon cloud front distribution to andriod mobile device.which is already having kept to streaming please help ...
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How to use google maps api for dynamic locations [closed]
How do you use the google maps api to make a map system just like the one on http://legalmarijuanadispensary.com/?
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API Inconsistencies
In my opinion, one of the hallmarks of a good API is that it is self-consistent. It establishes easy-to-remember conventions and then follows them.
As I'm trying to adopt the 2.0 API, I'm finding ...
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Documentation sorted by return type
Right now the documentation is pretty terribly organized. For example, consider the things under the "Users" heading:
/users => returns Users
/users/{ids} => returns Users
/users/{ids}/answers => ...
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Why don't the tags APIs expose the tag IDs?
It seems that all tags have an internal ID, for instance here on stackapps, the api-v2 tag has ID 2442 which you can only see if you edit the api-v2 tag.
As far as I can see none of the APIs expose ...
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Once authorized, is there a way to auto-login with a browser?
Assuming I've created an app that authenticates the user against api-v2, is there a method to get a token or cookie that I can pass to a browser instance set to load a stack exchange site that will ...
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How to provide a logout button for authentication?
How would you provide a logout button for an app that uses authentication. (Not so that the user has to choose to accept or reject the app, that's deleting the app from their tab)
Basically force the ...
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API V2.0 Public Beta Begins
As has been announced, we're starting the public beta and spinning up a contest (as we did with V1.0).
As such, some of the guidelines for the private beta no longer apply.
The api-v2-beta tag no ...
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How many simultaneous queries may I make of the same Stack Exchange API?
I've been playing with some of the APIs that have paged results.
I've been doing a first call with pagesize=0 to determine how many pages there are then running a loop querying each page.
In my case ...
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suggestions for complete newbie to SO API
I am a new member of SO and I have an idea of developing a browser extension for viewing latest questions, reputation up/down, hot-questions etc. What would you guys suggest for this.?
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Windows Screensaver App
Is there a screensaver app that displays recent questions from selected tags in my Windows screen saver?
(I think I need more content to make my question meet "quality standards")
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Stackoverflow user/id to get data to a website
I am trying to get users stackoverflow info on to my website using the ids of their stackoverflow account they provide us. I am trying to get the JSON content that is available from this link: ...
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API V2 Private Beta Begins
It's about time this thing got under way. If you're participating in the private beta, you should receive an email to that effect.
If you were also a member of the V1.0 private beta, you'll notice ...
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Which tool/platform is the best for creating desktop apps that can connect to a linux machine and run perl scripts [closed]
There are some script written on perl running on a linux machine. Which is the best method tool to show the output of these script as a windows desktop app/widget?
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Register for the Stack Exchange V2.0 API Private Beta
It's getting to be that time (actually, it's about a month later than I'd hoped but still!), API V2.0 is shaping up and we're spending more and more time on UI polish rather than functionality.
So ...
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How Google's Traffic Estimator calculates the “Estimated Avg. CPC”? [closed]
I use Google's Traffic Estimator to calculate the Estimated Average Cost Per Click.
I use the following filters:
Locations: Australia
Languages: English
and the following phrase air conditioner ...
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How to test the /users/{IDs}/mentioned route?
Initially it was possible to test the /users/{IDs}/mentioned route by posting a comment to yourself (as was done here many times). After a few seconds, the comment would show up in your inbox and ...
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How to search my threads based on some key words?
As I have already many threads in some StackExchange sites, sometime I would like to be able to search among them, for instance, based on some key words.
Does anyone know how to do that? Thank you!
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API Endpoint Changes Coming In Version 2.0
As work has progressed on the upcoming second version of our API, we've come to a bit of an impasse that's going to force a semi-radical change.
Here's the root of the issue:
once you've gotten an ...
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How to find libraries that are compatible with a certain API release on Stack Apps?
This has become a bit of a concern for me with the upcoming beta for v2.0 of the API. The problem is simple: if someone wants to know what version of the API a library is compatible with (or at least ...
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How to get “inbox” items
Is there an API function to get the contents of the user's inbox? For example, my inbox looks kind of like this:
2 comments on Bash Prompt keeps disappearing
What does that PS1 accomplish ...
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Draft Specification for API v2.0
We've started working on the next version of the Stack Exchange API.
The current draft specification is available, and we'd like to hear your feedback!
The headlining feature for this release is ...
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Has anyone *implemented* the Stack Exchange API on top of a public database dump?
It seems that the public database dumps contain nearly all of the data required to respond to API queries.
Has anyone implemented the API, backed by a copy of the public database dump?
It would ...
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Why does api.stackoverflow.com allow resource calls that accept vectorized or multiple IDs?
http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/methods/questions-by-ids
What is the motivation for building api.stackoverflow.com in a manner that accepts multiple IDs in a resource call?
For example, I can ...
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Do I need permission to use the SE API for a commercial app?
I recently developed a mobile app using the publicly available API of one of the Stack Exchange sites.
Do I need to obtain permission from Stack Exchange before releasing the app to the public? Can I ...
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Has anyone made a wordpress plugin for stack api?
Just wondering if as it would be nice to put a widget on a wordpress post that allows people to add new questions and answer them right there in the blog.
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Which of the Ruby libraries/wrappers for the Stack Exchange API is most complete?
There seem to be a number of ruby libraries: Pilha or Rubyoverflow. Has anyone used either of these? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Which is more actively maintained?
Thanks!
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Using Stack API for a Forum?
I don't know if this is the right stack site to ask this...
Would it be possible to build a forum using the stack API? Would it even make sense?
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Stack family site [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can i make an internal Q&A site like StackExchange?
I've had a brief look at the stackapps site and the StackExchage API, but I was unable to answer myself the ...
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Stackoverflow API - get “received” upvote count of a user.
I'm currently using the Stackoverflow API to get a list of detailed user information (via http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/methods/users-by-ids). There is an attribute called "up_vote_count" ...
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User “authentication” (validation?) in V1 of the StackExchange API
In a previous question, it was asked whether it is possible to authenticate a user through the Stackoverflow API? The short answer was no, not until version 2. Now I would like to know: is there any ...
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Android tablet optimized app
I have a motorola xoom and would like to know if any of the available stackexchange apps are android tablet optimized.
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Get a list of required tags for site
How can I get the tags which are required, (fulfills_required = true) for each site?
Like order/filter the tags route to show the fulfills_required tags first?
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Is there an authentication mehotd for users to my app? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there an authentication component to the API?
I'm planning to devlop an app on StackOverflow's Q&A how do I make a login system is there an authentication method ...
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I want to build an internal Stack Overflow app to encourage use and debate around Best Practices [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can i make an internal Q&A site like StackExchange?
Is this the right use for the Stackapps API?
Would our questions and answers be public to any other app or on ...
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Filtering tags should provide exact matches at top
Take this query for example: http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/tags?pagesize=25&filter=ip
No where is there the valid tag [ip]. It is further down the page. This is quite annoying when searching ...
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Area 51 sites api
Why does http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/stackauth-methods/sites not list Area 51 (http://area51.stackexchange.com/)
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Small user scripts, one-liners, prototypes?
The script tag is to be used for complete userscripts. It would also feel kind of pollutive to swamp it with lots of smallish submissions.
Hencewhy I'm making this proposal as reference question to ...
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Is there documentation on how to install scripts?
Is there documentation, or at least links, on how to how to install JavaScript scripts for your web browser of choice? Most of the FAQ seems to be about how to create StackApps, rather than how to use ...
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order for featured questions
I'm using the 1.1 /questions route to get featured (bounty) questions using ?sort=featured. And they don't seem to come back in a particular order (the order always matches the order on the site ...
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Is there an app to monitor reputation and new answers/comments?
Is there a desktop app that will alert me when my reputation changes, and when I have a new answer or comment on any of my questions?
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OR operator for StackOverflow API
I'm trying to get a list of questions from the SO API for a number of tags,
At the moment I am using the ; operator to separate the tags in the URL but the thing is this only brings up questions that ...
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Stack app to browse questions in format of question1+answers then question2+ answers… etc in a single page?
Is there a Stack app which does a search on keyword and presents the results in a single web page with this format?:
Question 1 then its answers
Question 2 then its answers....
...
Basically ...
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Timeline results contain redundant information?
Can I get a confirmation that the response /users/{id}/timeline contains redundant information, namely:
If the action is: | Then the timeline_type is always:
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