I am about the describe one of the most frustrating features of Java
-- the total lack of safety nets when it comes to overriding methods.
Tracking these down take me days.
Any hints on techniques for ensuring the error never happens are

does anybody know, where I can find a class
converting Strings like 11./12.05.2005 or 13.04.-16.08.2006
into two separate Date objects by given a pattern?
Is there an appropriate pattern in SimpleDateFormat?

I am currently working, on MS JAVA and I am using VJ++ IDE for
development. Is there anyway to configure ECLLIPSE with MS JAVA. Please
tell me if there any other IDE available for god damn thing.,
thanks

Does anyone know how to set the system time for windows?
I tried this command:
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("command /c time 00:00:00");
also tried:

Is it possible to add a timer/timed event in a batch or txt file?
for example.  I have written a program that sends information to a
computerized induction furnace through a rs port.  here is what I have
in the txt file

I note the javadoc for java.util.regex.Pattern states Java's regex support
doesn't support Perl 5-type embedded comments. Fine. But does it support
*any* form of embedded comments?
What do you prefer:

What is a good Swing plugin for Eclipse that is open source? I'm
looking for a plugin that will aid in the development of GUIs in a drag
and drop manner.
Thanks for the help!

I am new to 1.5 and thus generics. I have read the generic tutorial and
a decent number of websites/newsgroup posts on the subject. But I still
cannot find a satisfactory solution to the following (as of now the
best I've got is an unchecked conversion warning)

I have a short question concerning struts action context stack. I have 3
views. View A, B and C
To view C, I can get from view A, or B. In view C I have button "BACK",
Whenever I click BACK button, I want to go back to page that called view C

i want to test if a file path is relative. Here is code at the moment:
   public static boolean isPathRelative(File file) {
       String path = file.toString();
       // if linux (root)

Old ways:
public class BaseClass {
    public static final int VALUE_A = 0;
}

Our project (JDMK 5.0) constitutes an agent that uses RMI Connector
Server and a client that uses RMI Protocol for communication with that
agent. When the agent runs on a machine that is behind the firewall,
Client is unable to connect to it.

Here's what I'd like to do:
I am creating an application whose functionality will be provided by
plugins. These plugins will be Java classes implementing an interface I am
creating. One of the methods that must be implemented is called

Can anyone recommened a cross platform comms API ?  I need to
communicate via an rs232 port in my app, which is meant to run on
windows/mac & linux.  I know they'll be some complications with the port
names but I'm having trouble finding a FREE comms api.

I'm using a library called test.jar
My main program is called cut.jar
When I create cut.jar, how can I include the library test.jar in it?
Thanks