ikoko had added 2nd mock practice test for Spring Certification . He had added first test Core Spring 3.0 Certification Mock and has received very good response from users. The users have found value in the $0.99 test .

We hope that you like his Core Spring 3.0 Certification Mock Test 2 . This test covers topics on container, Test, AOP, SpEL, Database, JMS, JMX, Web, MVC, Remoting etc

Looking for your feedback and inputs.

JExcelApi allows Java developers to read Excel spreadsheets and to generate Excel spreadsheets dynamically. In addition, it contains a mechanism which allows java applications to read in a spreadsheet, modify some cells and write out the new spreadsheet.

This API allows non Windows operating systems to run pure Java applications which can both process and deliver Excel spreadsheets. Because it is Java, this API may be invoked from within a servlet, thus giving access to Excel functionality over internet and intranet web applications.

Download JExcelApi JAR files from

http://jexcelapi.sourceforge.net/

Reading Spreadsheets

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Java developers, architects, and programmers: get ready for a real adrenaline rush. Heading up the tour are key Java technologists from Oracle, who will be demonstrating the latest Java software.  This high-tech block party on wheels is your chance to share the spirit of innovation that is the essence of Java.

On Thursday, June 24th, at the Oracle Campus 35 Network Drive,  Burlington, MA will be a special JUG meeting hosted by the Java Road Trip: Code to Coast from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.  Food and beverage will be provided.

In this post we will talk about environment variables in java , their role and how to use them in windows and Unix environment.

Reading environment Variables in Java

System environment variable can be used in the java application to set the system related values for ex: application path, database environment etc..,

In standalone application, start the JVM with the “-D” switch to pass properties to the application and read them with the System.getProperty() method.

SET myvar=Hello world

SET myothervar=nothing

java -Dmyvar=”%myvar%” -Dmyothervar=”%myothervar%” myClass

Then in myClass do the following

String myvar = System.getProperty(“myvar”);

String myothervar = System.getProperty(“myothervar”);

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Jaya is an experienced TIBCO professional. She has added TIBCO Interview questions for the readers.

Take the test and give your feedback.

Once your dynamic site has gone bigger, data in relational database has grown, there is always a need for searching the contents. SQL queries with like ‘%…%’ are useful. But to do multiple columns / table searching, we’ll need to have big SQL queries with different conditions, ANDed and ORed. Such searching is not realistic and can not be maintained and extended easily.
For Hibernate users, Hibernate search helps searching rows from database. Without writing any complex SQL queries, you can search multiple columns and get related objects from db.

In our site Skill-Guru , you will notice a search box on the right hand side.  We have enabled the search on few tables and columns initially. Currently it will search for the tests , description and keywords for the input keyword.

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Sounds stupid ? Why would you want to run IE from Linux ? Why not use Firefox or Chrome ?

But that is not always the scenario.

Reason no 1 : Web designers who use Linux need to test their site on IE . Do not forget IE still commands majority of browser market 59.95%. Can you afford to ignore IE .

Obviously not !

Reason no 2 : Organizations who have created IE only applications 7-10 years back and are now switching to Linux platform , do not want to spend time and money porting the application to new browsers.

So when confronted with this problem what can be done ?

Solution 1 :

If you have windows as your OS then you can use this fantastic plugin IE Tab for Firefox. I have tried this and our UI was pretty heavy bit worked perfectly fine with plugin. I think as of date, the developers are not supporting this plugin so you might not be able to find upgrade for latest version of Firefox.  There are other plugins similar to IE tab in firefox which you wanna try out.

Drawback : This does not work on Linux.

Solution 2: Read more…

DanielButcher is a Sun J2EE architect who has sat 5 Sun certifications, Core Spring and PRINCE2. He has  over ten years enterprise level Java experience and over 5 years Spring experience.

He has created Core Spring Certification practice test at Skill-Guru.  It is a 50 questions test priced at $0.99 and 10 questions are free. An absolute bargain !!

Take the Spring certification practice test before you take that Spring certification.