NetBeans 5.0 was released today....
check it out
http://www.netbeans.org

Is there a better way to watch a directory for new files than to simply poll
it and compare against a list?
I have a security Cam programming running on a windows box, and I would like
to watch for appearance of new files and then quickly upload them to an FTP

We have an application running on W2K that needs to handle hundreds of
incoming TCP connections at a time.  These connections will arrive at a
rate of 200 or more at a time, which means they will all be hitting the
target machine at virtually the same time.  This number could go ...

Can anyone suggest free JSP editor plug in for eclipse 3.1?
Alan

I am looking 4 a good IDE for Java. Do you have any one to recommend?
Thx a lot.

I am a little confused that Sun promote use of Netbeans ide when they
have their own free offerings (Sun Java Studio Creator/Enterprise).
Are they comparable in terms of features or is one more suited to J2ee
etc?

I want to output a figure that includes two decimal places and currency
format.  However, I can't get both to work.  This is what i have been
working on so far. the decimal format below still returns a whole
number

/**
* Vector2d.java
* Represents some operations on 2-D vectors for geometry and basic
* physics computations.

I have currently an eclipse platform Version: 3.0.2 Build id:
200503110845.
I want to upgrade it to the latest version which is i believe 3.1.2.
I tried to use the update manager but obviously it doesn't work.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE database [
    <!ELEMENT database (item)*>
        <!ELEMENT item (name,sequence)>

I have this class that create a JFrame to display some messages.
I don't know why if I call displayFile(String myString) from one class,
it call authomatically the constructor MessageViewer() to initialize
the object into JFrame; while if I call it from another class (in the

I am using Resource Bundles in a Swing application. I have a method
that requests the appropriate resource bundle based on the current
locale.
public ResourceBundle getPPBundle()

I have a suspicion that up to now <applet archive="../applets/xxx.jar"
was supported. However I suspect it may not be working in 1.6.  You
have to put your jars in an absolute directory (unsuited for offline
use), or downstream in a child,  but not in a sibling directory.

In our Java chat server (running on Windows 2003), there is a sudden
disconnect of over 30-40 users and they are able to log back in
instantly.
Has anyone faced anything similar before?

i need to save form data to a non-db file, and be able to retrieve info
after. What do you think the best way to do this is?
It's a registration form and the data must be stored in a file.
suggestions appreciated