How do you limit what a user can enter into a text field? Q: I need to limit the number of characters that a user can enter into a text box. How do I prevent the user from entering too…

A simplified way to send non-HTML files to the Web client To open a file in a browser from a servlet, you simply write the file to the servlet’s output stream. While that seems simple enough, you must be aware…

Compaq’s NonStop Himalaya adds J2EE support Compaq has unveiled the S74 line of NonStop Himalaya servers and announced that the entire NonStop Himalaya product line will support the J2EE platform. Compaq’s S74 servers rely on Infiniband-ready ServerNetII technology and is…

Federal judge rejects two Sun-initiated summary judgement motions in Java copyright dispute May 8, 2000 — Sun Microsystems on Monday was dealt another small loss in its legal battle with Microsoft over the Java programming language. In a ruling issued…

Metrowerk’s CodeWarrior PersonalJava Platform Edition 1.0 features a complete development environment for small Java devices For those companies that are making honest strides toward supporting wireless, mobile-computing devices in their enterprises, many programming challenges exist. The need to balance performance,…

Examine the software deployment problem and the requirements that a good deployment solution must satisfy You designed your client’s next big Java-based application, and now you must plan for its deployment. The end-user population consists primarily of several hundred nontechnical…

Why do we have to add components to a JFrame’s content? Q: Why do we have to add components to a JFrame’s content pane? Why can’t we just add it directly to the frame like in the AWT? A: Actually,…

Informix’s i.Sell WAP personalizes wireless market Informix expanded its i.Sell offerings by adding an i.Sell WAP module for Sun Microsystems’ Solaris operating environment. With the i.Sell WAP product, which makes use of the Wireless Applications Protocol (WAP), customers can use…