Is there a data type in the JDK (1.4) that allows me to do this (and
also retieve) or do I have to roll my own?
tks

Just wonder if there is a way to run some java based program to "fool" a
Windows PC into thinking there was some activity which would keep the
screensaver from activating.
I know it's a wide open question and somewhat naive, but some thoughts

As the subject says - anyone kind nough to summarise pros and cons. I
have already Googled and not come up with anything useful.
MTIA

I try to compress a string, like this :
 private byte[] compressMsg(String msg)
 {
    try

I know that to compare the two entirely doesnt make sense, they really
shadow for different aspects of goals. Eclipse is proud for its
extensible architecture, and as it always claims, Eclipse aims to offer
an open platform for application development with seamless tool

I've been trying for a few days to convert images using icc profiles.
What i want to do seems fairly easy but i've had no luck so far :
- i've an image (jpg image)
- i've an icc profile

I can't seemed to return a value and using the try/catch in
combination.
Main Program
-> Calls another program to open a file and returns the data as a

I just bough a book to learn J2EE (Sam's Learn J2EE in 21 Days) from ebay.
This book is based on J2EE 1.3, i'm wondering if it's good to read this
book or if it would be better to get a book which is based on J2EE 1.4.
Could anyone tell me ?

I have been working for a couple of years mostly in the Web/Business
world type system.  Basically, I work(ed) with J2EE/JSPs/Web stuff like
that.  I am finding I am more geared towards the engineering side, I
really like working with J2SE and doing TCP/IP/network programming and

Could somebody tell me what are the best library to read and write ms
word document by java?
thank a lot

I am attempting to find a jar file that contains the following classes:
- MQInteractionSpec.
- MQConnectionSpec.
- MQCommunication.

I'd like to write a Connector for JMX management.
Where can I find help to do such a thing ? (a tutorial or something like
that ... )
Thanks

i'm just learning java now, so this might be obvious, but not to me.
my app needs to do two things:
(1) connect to and fetch a list of tasks for a user from a web service
(2) connect to mapquest and get driving instructions

Perhaps OT, but don't know where to post.
In MySQL we have "show databases" and "show tables"
What is the equivalent in Oracle if any?
Can I achieve the same result by doing a

I am trying to define an array of vectors.
For example:
Vector<Object>[] data = new Vector[4];
The preceeding works with warnings.