[multi-post]
> I sorry i didn't know i couldn't ..
You have the technology to do so, but it it is not generally
productive, nor encouraged. People who do it regularly tend
to become ignored very quickly (though a single time, through
lack of knowledge, does not matter much).
If a message is relevant to two groups, it is better to cross-post.
[ Then to get extra 'cred'[1] you might also set follow-ups to the
single most connected group, and put a sentence in the post
mentioning which group you have set the follow-ups to. ]
[1] Crediblility or respect for politeness and forethought.
Unfortunately the advice given out by your web based interface to
usenet is not entirely clear, on this page
<http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12348&query=cross&topic=0&
type=f>
it states..
"Few things annoy Usenet readers as much as multiple copies of
a posting appearing in multiple newsgroups (called "spamming").
A posting that is cross-posted (...good things about cross-posting)"
The thing they refer to as "spamming" has come to mean
"unsolicited advertising" (on any single group that
discourages or bans advertising), as opposed to posting
a message to a number of groups separately, that is
known as "multi-posting".
<http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=definition+%22multi-posting%22&btnG=Sear
ch&meta=>
Unfortunately, the general technique of spammers *is* to
multi-post, to as many groups as they can ley their grubby
little software on, so I can understand why the terms have
not yet gained a clear distinction.
[ Hope you solve the technical problem with getAttribute. ]

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Andrew Thompson
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Rafael Amar - 04 Jan 2006 13:01 GMT
i found the answer.....
for (int i = 0; i < Cycle.getLength(); i++) {
org.w3c.dom.NamedNodeMap ggg =
((org.w3c.dom.Element)Cycle.item(i)).getAttributes();
String gggg = ggg.getNamedItem("ID").toString();
int index =gggg.indexOf("Pete");
if ( index == -1){
not found
}
else{found}
Thanks
Rafael Amar