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            <p>The first new version of Mega Upload since last October has just been released. It is version 0.40 of the java edition. As you can tell by the version number the <a href="../../megaupload/jsp.php">Java edition</a> has seen more neglect than the others. This new release fixes an annoying but trivial bug. More importantly it has some code improvements that will make MegaUpload easier to integrate into your code.</p>
            <p>These changes revolve around the version of <a href="../../megaupload">Mega Upload</a> that is built on the commons handler. Progress monitors for JSPUpload and Struts remain unchanged.</p>
            <p>Bug Fix:</p>
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            <p>There are quite a few things about <a href="https://www.netbeans.org">netbeans</a> that makes it really attractive. Let's forget the big things like the fact that netbeans is open source etc and look at some of the small things that makes it fun to use.</p>
            <p>One of the features that I really like is that way it opens up resource bundles. When you are trying to internationalize an application having to open and switch truth several different property files is such a pain. Netbeans eliminates that pain. When you open the main resource bundle, netbeans will open the other localized versions as well and display them all as a table. What a cool and convinient way to edit the files.</p>
            <p>What else is really cool? the profiler. Once you get the hang of it, using it becomes fun.</p>
            <p>Another feature I like is the ability to load modified classes during debugging sessions.</p>
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            <p>I hate reading the perl documentation. Perhaps having the 'man' version instead of the html version contributed to my woes. But changing over to the HTML version didn't make rtfm any easier. Oh btw they forgot to add a page for sysopen</p>
            <p>Even if you had the HTML version it's organization is a poor cousin when you compare with the manuals for PHP or Java. That is not a universal truth though. Certain modules are really well documented and emminently readable. Even then you have to know in advance which module contains the functionality that you need.</p>
            <p>Then I wanted to have a break (no not a Kit Kat) but as usual forgot that perl forbids you to take breaks. Yes it's a real sweatshop. You have to use the ominous sounding <em>last</em> instead.</p>
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            <p>A couple of more gripes but first a bug. I have more than one project that has the same set of java files. Ideally these files should be compiled and placed in a jarfile. But we don't live in an ideal world. So instead of a single jar file I have multiple <a href="http://subversion.tigris.org">subversion</a> branches.</p>
            <p>After working on one project for a while, I closed it and switched over to another. They both have some files in common. When I did a 'find usages' search and clicked on any of the results, <a href="https://netbeans.org">netbeans</a> insists on opening the file from the earlier project. I spent more than an hour trying to figure out why my code changes had no effect. All the time I had been editing the wrong file.</p>
            <p>Now for the gripes:</p>
            <p>Is it only me or do you also find that the netbeans debugger inteprets the 'step into' as a 'continue'? This only happens when you are debugging a file it does not happen if you are debugging the main project. Apparently you can overcome this by editing the ANT build file to add a new target. If I fancied ants I wouldn't be using an IDE.</p>
            <p>Still haven't figured out why netbeans seems to completely ignore the source tree when doing a 'build' or a 'clean and build' on a web application.</p>
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            <p>Many many years ago, I used to write a lot of perl code. Then I discovered PHP and thankfully I didn't have to use perl anymore. As a result I have forgotten many of the perl tricks that I learnt. Now you might say that is good news, unfortunately occaisionally I find myself occaisionally having to read/write a perl script.</p>
            <p>One of the gripes is that a language that is so good at string handling does not have a trim() function like what you find in perl. You need two lines of forgettable perl code to achieve the same result. (chomp is only good for removing the trailing newline)</p>
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            <p>I came across this <a href="http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.html/t-49361.html">interesting discussion</a> about Rad Upload.</p>
            <p>My only comment is that you need to edit only <strong>two (2)</strong> lines of code and <strong>not 5 lines</strong> to get started with <a href="http://www.radinks.com/upload/">Rad Upload</a></p>
            <p>Come to think of it you need to edit only 1 line of code + 1 line of HTML.</p>
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            <p>I have to call some native methods from inside and applet but all the pundits are saying you cannot use JNI with applets. That does not worry me at all. When we created the <a href="http://www.radinks.com/sftp/applet.php">Rad SFTP Applet</a> we heard the same thing. But that product went onto become featured on the java website.</p>
            <p>JNI is something that has been in the outer fringe of my knowledge base but I have never used it because like many I have always found more platform independent ways of doing it. Like Many I have also had trouble getting the darned thing to work first up. <a href="http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=570194&amp;tstart=45">This post in java forums sums it up.</a></p>
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            <p>Had a go at at the <a href="http://profiler.netbeans.org/">Netbeans profiler</a>. The first thought that comes to mind is that it is rather strange. It will only work with the java 5 update 4 or Java 6. The java 6 early access was made available only a few days ago.</p>
            <p>Immidately upon upgrading from update 3 to update 4, Netbeans refused to start up. But that was soon put right by editing the netbeans.conf file:</p>
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            <p><a href="http://www.share-it.com">Share-it</a> as we all know is an organization that supposedly makes it easier for you to sell your software. That would be true if they knew a thing or two about customer support.</p>
            <p>One of the biggest problems with share-it is that you do not get an instant download link when you complete your order. If such a download link can be created they have done a very good job of hiding it away.</p>
            <p>The usual pattern with share-it is that you send your file to them as an attachment, and then share-it will in turn mail it to the buyer. Messy to say the least.</p>
            <p>So I asked them if there is any way at all in which an instant download link can be created. This is what they say:</p>
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                <p>Thank you for your e-mail.</p>
                <p>Please send us the product as e-mail attachment if it is smaller that 5MB. We will then install it on our server, and</p>
                <p>send a download link to your customers, once we have received payment.</p>
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            <p>So I wrote to them again saying this is not what I asked. This is what they said:</p>
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                <p>You can send us the full version of the program which can either be send out as an attachment or as an instant download</p>
                <p>link, depending on the size of the product file. We encourage you to send a zip files as customers often have</p>
                <p>difficulties receiving executable files due to firewalls or their mail clients.</p>
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            <p>Which is the same as the previous reply but differently worded. They are talking about sending an instant download link in an email not about allowing the user to instantly download the product. Finally after much nagging they replied that an instant download is possible but they forgot to tell me how it could be achieved.</p>
            <p>And to think these guys (along with other similar companies) charge much much higher fees than credit card processing services do.</p>
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