Could you help me please to find out how to read the harddisk serial
number in java ?
Thanks a lot!!

is it possible to re4trieve code from class files........
reply soon.......

I have hit a brick wall here.
I have a system that loads modules.  Each module is represented by a
jar file.  Each jar file is loaded by its own URLClassLoader whose
classpath is simply that jar file and nothing else.

I created a standalone RCP application by following the steps described in
http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-RCP-1/tutorial1.html
The application starts OK when I start it from the plugin.xml or I launch
the product from within Eclipse (3.1.1).

I am working on an existing implementation which uses
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("rundll32 url.dll, FileProtocolHandler " +
                                 "http://www.login.website");
To point to an url when a user has performed an action on the Java

Is it possible to use a condition within a target?
I have a target that contains some steps that only need to be run if a
certain condition exists.
I know how to set a condition property but how can I use an "if" to

I have a program that I made in RealBasic for Mac OSX that I would
like to translate over to Java. I have the code pretty much done, and
the interface is working out nicely. The only problem I am having is
that the original program is very much dependant on the Timer control.

The nearest thing I can figure is to create a manifest of all classes
available.  This solution obviously has its drawbacks, as the list
would have to be maintained by hand.
Why would I do such a thing?  The idea I am pursuing is a genetic

I have a sample program, please see below.
This program exe runs fine with JRE 1.4 on AIX 5.2.
But same exe causes core dump with JRE 1.5 on AIX5.2.
Any idea why this should happen?

J2ME Programming Issue on VM: 1.5.0_06
Hi guys, I have tried to run the following codes (compiled with no
problem) from an IDE (JCreator LE) and i got the following exceptions.
However i managed to run it on the sun java windows tool kit's

I know this totally disrupts portability, but I'm in a dire need to
communicate with a Win mfc application.
i have a swing java program with a Timer thread. In this thread I need
to set tasks and to retrieve parameters to a Windows mfc application

I want to known about the internall architecture of JVM,JDK. How the
communication happened between internal componenets of JVM. Any links
or PDF available for this.
Thanks in Advance.

I need to validate my web app to allow both english and european
characters (anything else I'll reject). I can do it by allowing
individual characters in the mask i.e.

I am working on a project and was asked to find out if the following is
possible. I hope this is the right group to ask. If anyone can point me
into the right direction, i would be very glad.
Okay, this is what is needed:

Hi,  I'm a 2nd year undergrad with a personal project on my agenda.
The project I've been working on is a ChatApplication under the
Client/Server Architecture, which is still in its early stages.  I'm
new to Socket Programming and have been putting in efforts to dig up