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MQSeries::ErrorLog::Parser -- Parse a portion of an MQSeries error log and return parsed Entry objects.
use MQSeries::ErrorLog::Parser;
my $qmgr = 'foo'; # Queue Manager we are processing
my $parser = MQSeries::ErrorLog::Parser->
new('defaults' => { 'QMgr' => $qmgr });
open (ERRORS, '<', "/var/mqm/qmgrs/$qmgr/errors/AMQERR01.LOG");
local $/;
my @entries = $parser->parse_data(<ERRORS>);
close ERRORS;
The MQSeries::ErrorLog::Parser class is typically not used directly, but invoked through the MQSeries::ErrorLog::Tail class. When used directly, it can be used to parse a (possibly archived) error-log file and return an array of neatly-parsed MQSeries::ErrorLog::Entry objects.
This class will try and deal with the vagaries of error-log processing, chief of which is that the MQSeries error-log is not written to in an atomic fashion, meaning that some error-log entries may be interleaved and hence un-parseable.
All error-log entries can be parsed to some extent (summary, action, timestamp); however, most common error messages are also parsed in detail to give access to embedded fields such as 'QMgr', 'Channel', 'Queue', etc.
Create a new MQSeries::ErrorLog::Parser object. The constructor take the following optional parameters:
- Carp
A reference to an error-handling routine. This defaults to 'carp', but can be changed to your own error-handling routine.
In order to avoid overloading the system with error messages, message format errors are not logged and errors for specific error-log messages are generated only once for each message code.
- defaults
A reference to a hash with default parameters that will be used to initialize the MQSeries::ErrorLog::Entry object created. A typical default parameter is 'QMgr', which should be specified whenever you are parsing error-log messages for a specific queue manager.
Parse a chunk of text with one or more error messages and return individual parsed entries.
The file 'descriptions.pl' contains a list of all error messages supported, in the form of regular expressions and a set of field names extracted from these expressions. Additions and corrections are welcome.
MQSeries(3), MQSeries::ErrorLog::Tail(3), MQSeries::ErrorLog::Entry(3)


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NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Brett Bivens will weigh in each week with his blueprint for a Seahawks win. This week the team has a 2014 playoffs matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. Brett says Wilson is key. On Sunday he will need to be the Russell Wilson we saw during the second half of the Falcons game last post season, he needs to do is make plays when they present themselves.
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LITTLE ROCK — In the first sign of a new order in the Legislature, winners in Tuesday's state Senate races elected a Republican as their new leader Thursday.
Republicans also claimed a bare majority in the House in the general election, barring reversal of a House race that will go to a recount next week, and could take steps as early as Friday toward nullifying an earlier vote in which Rep. Darrin Williams, D-Little Rock, was elected House speaker-designate for the 2013 session.
Sen. Michael Lamoureux, R-Russellville, was elected Senate president pro tem by an incoming Senate membership that will have a Republican majority for the first time since Reconstruction. GOP candidates won 21 of 35 Senate seats in Tuesday's general election.
Sen. Larry Teague, D-Nashville, had been chosen to the post at the end of the last session. Lamoureux said Thursday that he and Teague had previously agreed that the Senate leadership post would go to the party that won a majority in Tuesday's election.
Lamoureux was elected Thursday by voice vote. He was the only nominee for the post. He will replace outgoing Senate leader Paul Bookout, D-Jonesboro.
Teague was elected Senate chairman of the powerful legislative Joint Budget Committee.
Winners of Tuesday's House races were scheduled to gather Friday at the Capitol for an organizational meeting. Outgoing House Speaker Robert S. Moore Jr. said Thursday he expects a petition to be filed, possibly Friday, seeking to overturn Williams' selection as speaker-designate for the regular session that begins in January.
Republicans made clear before the general election that they would move to select a new House leader if they emerged from the election with a House majority.
"I reasonably expect, from communications with leaders in the Republican caucus, that will occur," Moore said Thursday.
He said that if he received a petition signed by at least 50 members newly elected to the House that called the election of the speaker-designate into question, he would call a special organizational meeting as early as next week to determine if at least 51 members support Williams for House speaker. If Williams did not garner that measure of support, Moore said, he would declare the position vacant and open the floor for new candidates. A new election could be held the same day, he said.
"We're in totally uncharted waters here," Moore said. "We're trying to look at precedent, look at other applicable rules that are not specifically on point, but giving us the best guidance that we can that creates the least controversy."
Williams, who would be the first black House speaker, did not immediately return calls seeking comment Thursday, and neither did House GOP caucus leaders.
Meanwhile, the Jackson County Election Commission said Thursday it would conduct a recount next Tuesday in the House District 52 House race between Democrat L.J. Bryant of Grubbs and Republican John K. Hutchison of Harrisburg.
Bryant lost the race to Hutchison by 44 votes according to unofficial results released by the secretary of state's office, giving the GOP a 51-seat majority in the 100-member House. If the recount were to reverse the outcome, Republicans would be left with 50 seats while Democrats would hold 49 and one seat would be held by a member of the Green Party.
Bryant submitted a request for a recount on Thursday, said Michelle Winemiller, deputy court clerk for Jackson County. She said the commission met Thursday afternoon and set a date for the recount.
The recount will be conducted at Bryant's expense at a cost of 25 cents per ballot, not to exceed $2,500.
Winemiller said the recount will include one provisional ballot. The ballot was cast for Hutchison. Election officials also have received one overseas military ballot but are prohibited by law from counting it until 10 days after the election, she said.
Most of the newly elected members of the Senate attended Thursday's organizational meeting, including Sen.-elect Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, who said he was excited to be part of the legislative process.
"We just start meeting people, understanding the relationships and how we're going to move forward," said Hester. "We as a Republican caucus, we ran on certain issues — less government, less taxes, holding the line on Medicaid and some pro-life legislation — that's what we ran on, what we were elected on and what we intend to do."
Hester said he was pleased to see a bipartisan spirit among senators.
"Democrats are in charge of some committees and Republicans are in charge of some committees, and I think that is a good sign for Arkansas," he said.
Bookout was elected Senate chairman of Legislative Council, the body of lawmakers that oversees state government between legislative sessions.
Sen.-elect Brian King, R-Green Forest, who is completing his third House term, was elected Senate chairman of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
Other Senate committee chairmen selected Thursday include Sen. Johnny Key, R-Mountain Home, Education Committee; Sen. Cecile Bledsoe, R-Rogers, Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee; Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, Revenue and Taxation Committee; and Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock, Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Eddie Joe Williams, R-Cabot, will serve as Senate majority leader and Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, will serve as majority whip during the upcoming session, while Sen.-elect Keith Ingram, D-West Memphis, will serve as Senate minority leader and Sen.-elect Bobby Pierce, D-Sheridan, a three-term House member, was elected minority whip.
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Featured Ingredient: Dried Chili Peppers
Muffin Tin Mania is back in business. Tabi and I had a wonderful 10 weeks cycling through Thailand and Laos (doing our best to avoid roaming elephants).
Probably the best part of cycling in SE Asia, other than avoiding the dreadful Canadian winter, is the abundance of flavorful and dirt cheap food. Particularly at the Thailand night markets where a hungry cyclist can stuff themselves silly for just a couple bucks. I really wish we had more street food options here other than the ubiquitous hot dog.
Of course, the chili is predominant in the cuisine over there. You have to learn how to communicate that you don't want things too spicy or you'll end up with a 5-alarm fire in your mouth. I have no idea how they tolerate the number of chilies they do in stuff like papaya salads. Sometimes 10 times as many as we ask for!
In honor of one of Asia's most cherished ingredients, I thought I would make use of some Thai dried chilies to whip up this delish panna cotta. You'll want to adjust the number of chilies you use based on how much heat you like in your chocolate desserts and how hot your red rockets are to begin with. You can also use chili powder or cayenne if you don't have any dried chilies on hand. If you don't have silicon muffin cups, I would really recommend using paper liners as these will be challenging to unmold without them.
I'm thinking next time I will use half cream and half yogurt to keep the fat calories lower. Does anyone have any idea if this would work out and set properly?
Chocolate Chili Panna Cotta
Adapted from Epicurious.com
1 cup low-fat milk
1 packet (2 1/4 teaspoons) gelatin
2 cups whipping cream
1/3 cup sugar
4 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 or more dried red chilies, crushed (I used a mortar and pestle but you could use the flat side of a chefs knife)
In a bowl, sprinkle gelatin over the milk and let stand 5 minutes. Stir cream and sugar together in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil then remove pan from the heat. Add chocolate and stir until melted. Stir chocolate mixture into milk. Stir in vanilla and chili.
Divide mixture among 12 silicon or paper-lined medium sized muffin cups. Chill in the refrigerator for several hours or until set. Serve garnished with cocoa nibs if desired.


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The Toyota Tercel had a run of production that spanned three decades. The car's longevity can be attributed to its longstanding reputation as a fuel-efficient compact that offers reliability and cheap operation and maintenance costs.
During its lengthy history, the Toyota Tercel went through a total of five generations. The compact Tercel debuted as the Corolla Tercel back in 1978. The second generation of the model began in 1983, at which time the Corolla name dropped and the model became known simply as the Tercel. The second generation lasted until 1986. In 1987, for the third generation, the Tercel received a major visual redesign and more cargo space. Fourth and fifth generation models of the Tercel stand larger than their predecessors. They feature an oval body shape and offer more comfort and a better-quality ride. Toyota discontinued the model in 1998 and replaced it with the short-lived Toyota Echo.
For a reliable, no-frills compact, the Tercel comes with a high price tag. With many competing models offering drivers more bang for their buck, the Tercel's sales declined for a number of years before Toyota shuttered the model.
1998 marks the final year of the Toyota Tercel's production. In its final year of production, the Tercel came as a two-door CE model. Additional standard features on the 1998 Tercel include a color-keyed grille, color-keyed bumpers, an AM/FM stereo with cassettes, power steering, rear-seat headrests, and a digital clock.
Other standard features include a front fascia, multi-reflector headlights, and clear lens turn signals. The car also boasts dual remote black exterior mirrors, along with black body side molding, and newly designed scratch-resistant bumpers. On the inside, the car boasts a cloth interior, an updated audio faceplate that includes an expanded stereo option list, and headrests for the rear seat.
Safety features include dual airbags, crumple zones, optional ABS, and impact-absorbent bumpers. While the interior of the 1998 Tercel offers reasonable comfort, it remains somewhat cramped and experiences an excess of engine and wind noise.
The fourth generation of the Toyota Tercel debuted in 1991. At that time, the model received a major makeover to fall in line with the prevailing oval theme of the era. Toyota also discontinued the hatchback version of the Tercel at this time, instead introducing a four-door sedan version. The car contains a 1.5-liter engine that generates 82 horsepower. 1993 saw the addition of a driver's side airbag, and four-wheel anti-lock brakes came as an option. Non-CFC air-conditioning debuted in 1994.
The fifth and final generation of the Tercel began in 1995. Tercels from 1995 feature standard dual airbags, three-point seat belts for rear passengers, and adjustable shoulder belts for the front passengers in four-door sedan versions. ABS came as an available option at the time, and Toyota implemented 1997 side impact standards two years ahead of time. The engine boasts of a power boost to 93 hp and 100 lb-ft of torque, while the dash moves back to give the driver more room. The addition of dual overhead cams enables a 15 percent increase in the car's gas mileage.
In 1997, the Tercel came in the same single CE trim level that remained until it ceased production the following year. The CE coupe includes many features from the DX trim. The car's wheels increase in size to 14 inches, the dash panel shows another update, and rotary vents are added. The interior uses new seat fabrics door panels. In 1998, for the final year model, the car's exterior received an update with new clear turn signal lights, multiple reflector headlights, and modified rear styling.
Third generation Tercels, dating from between 1987 and 1990, can sometimes be found on the road today. Models from this period contain 78-horsepower engines that rely on a sophisticated variable-venturi single-barrel carburetor to maximize gas mileage. While Tercels from this period offer little in the way of acceleration, they corner well and feature easy-to-operate manual transmissions. Hatchback versions offer reasonable interior space, even though legroom in the back seat remains limited.
Where third generation Tercels truly excel, however, is gas mileage. The 1987 Tercel gets 41 mpg highway when equipped with a five-speed manual. Toyota also offers three- and four-speed automatic transmissions for models from the same era, along with the Tercel 4WD—an elevated four-wheel drive wagon version.
During the third generation, Toyota produced a wide variety of different models of the Tercel. These include three-door and five-door Deluxe Liftback versions, three-door standard Liftback, a two-door Deluxe, a standard Coupe, an EZ Liftback, and two-wheel or four-wheel drive wagons.
1998 Toyota Tercel
Compact, Coupe, Sedan
The 1998 Toyota Tercel has a lot of things going for it; however, price is not one of them.
1997 Toyota Tercel
The 1997 Toyota Tercel is available as a coupe or sedan.
1996 Toyota Tercel
Compact, Sedan
The 1996 Toyota Tercel is one of the best built coupes available on the market.
1995 Toyota Tercel
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2 eggs
½ cup Splenda
½ cup sugar
½ cup oil
½ of package (3-ounce) sugar-free strawberry gelatin
1 cup fresh (or frozen, thawed) strawberries, mashed
¼ cup finely chopped nuts
1½ cup flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
Note: Best when made a day ahead. Freezes well.
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Laurel Francoeur's son Jeremy was about a year old when he had his first life- threatening allergic reaction. She took him to the doctor when hives started to cover his whole body. Tests revealed severe allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, soy, sesame and shellfish.
Like many parents of children with severe food allergies, Francoeur faces a host of unique challenges.
"It's a lot of planning," she says. "You have to always plan where you're going, how you're going to eat when you get there. Will the food be safe? Will he have something to eat?"
At school, Jeremy has a special accommodation plan designed for students with disabilities. They put the precaution in place after Jeremy had an anaphylactic reaction while building a gingerbread house in kindergarten. He had touched some icing that contained eggs.
When he went to the hospital, an emergency room doctor mentioned that he could have died. Jeremy hadn't realized this, and the experience scared him. He was afraid to go back in the cafeteria at school.
"We had to say, 'Well look, you can die, but let's focus on the fact that you have a medication that will save you,' " Francoeur says. "So you kind of have to empower them to say, yes you have this risk, but we do have a solution."
Health risks aside, awkward social situations can arise. Francoeur, an attorney in Lexington, Mass., helps other families negotiate these dilemmas. She runs a support group for parents of children with severe allergies.
Many parents come to the group right after their child's diagnosis, concerned about dealing with family members who don't understand. They also have questions about navigating relationships with other parents who are frustrated about changes in the classroom.
"It's something you really have to negotiate and see, how is it going to work for your child? And try to let other people understand that you're not doing this to be a pain in the neck. You're doing this because your child could die if they touch or eat the wrong things," she says.
As Francoeur points out, rates of food allergies are on the rise. A national survey conducted in 2011 found that about 1 in 13 children is allergic to at least one food.
Doctors told Francoeur that Jeremy might grow out of the allergies, but he hasn't. Now that he's a teenager, some things are easier. Francoeur doesn't have to worry about him touching everything, or picking the wrong thing up off of the floor.
However, Francoeur says, teenagers are at a higher risk for having fatal anaphylaxis than younger children because "they're at that age where they think they're invincible and they want so desperately to fit in."
Jeremy carries a small form of epinephrine that fits in his pocket. "He likes that because it doesn't call attention to him," Francoeur says. Planning meals and calling ahead to restaurants before going out with friends are just necessary norms.
"For him, it's just part of his life," she says, "and he hasn't known any other way of living."
It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR West. I'm Tess Vigeland.
We have created a place to talk kids, and everything to do with being a parent. Pull up a chair and let's sit at the kids' table.
VIGELAND: Today we're talking about some of the things that end up on the kids' table - food. For some kids, some foods can be deadly. And parents of children with severe food allergies face unique challenges in caring for those kids. Laurel Francoeur runs a support group in Lexington, Massachusetts for parents of children with severe allergies. Her 13-year-old son Jeremy has multiple food allergies.
LAUREL FRANCOEUR: Peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, soy, sesame and shell fish.
VIGELAND: She realized something was wrong when he was about a year old, a day when her son suddenly broke out in hives that spread all over his body.
FRANCOEUR: I didn't know what was happening, and I brought him to the doctor's office, and the doctor reprimanded me. He said I should have called 9-1-1 and taken him by ambulance, and I didn't realize that just having hives at that point was a serious symptom.
VIGELAND: Laurel saw just how serious her son's allergies could get a little later when Jeremy was in kindergarten.
FRANCOEUR: They were making gingerbread houses for Christmastime, and the frosting had egg in it. And he got some on his hands and he licked his hands, and it started an anaphylactic reaction. And I hadn't told him at that point that he could die from the reaction, because he was too young. We got to the hospital, and the emergency room doctor said, oh, you know he could have died. And he said, what, I could have died?
And then he had an emotional problem after that, was afraid to go back into the cafeteria. We had to say, well, look, you know, you can die, but let's focus on the fact that you have a medication that will save you. So you kind of have to empower them to say, yes, you have this risk, but we do have a solution.
VIGELAND: Well, what are some of the special accommodations that you have to make for him there in your house?
FRANCOEUR: Well, in my house, I removed all products that have peanuts, nuts and egg. And you have to always plan very well where you're going, how you're going to eat when you get there, will the food be safe, will he have something to eat? It's just an awful lot of planning.
VIGELAND: Yeah, because you can't predict what kind of allergens you're going to run into anywhere. So how do you prepare for that sort of thing?
FRANCOEUR: Well, in school, he has a 504 plan. It's a special accommodation plan for children with disabilities. When he was younger, they had a peanut-free table where he was allowed to sit. The classroom, they agreed not to have his allergens in the classroom. They also had the students wash their hands if they came in from the lunchroom.
You run a support group for parents who have children with these severe allergies. What types of concerns do you hear from them when they first come to you?
The issue is people not understanding, especially with the older generation. They don't understand the severity because they didn't grow up with it. Another aspect is sometimes other parents...
VIGELAND: You know, I mean, I know you sometimes even hear that, you know, there are parents who say that all these kids who don't have allergies shouldn't have to, like, not have peanut butter around just for maybe one or two kids. How do you respond to that kind of language?
FRANCOEUR: The incidents of food allergies is actually rising. So even though it seems like it's only a few kids, it's about one in thirteen children now have a food allergy, so it is more prevalent. It's something you really have to negotiate and see, you know, how is it going to work for your child, and try to let other people understand that you're not doing this to be a pain in the neck, you're doing this because your child could die if they eat or touch the wrong thing.
VIGELAND: Your son, as we noted, is just entering his teen years. I wonder how does he handle some of these social situations?
FRANCOEUR: It's difficult now that he's a teenager, and actually studies have shown that teenagers are the highest risk for having fatal anaphylaxis, because they're at that age where they think they're invincible and they want so desperately to fit in. He carries, right now, a different form of epinephrine that fits in his pocket. He likes that because it doesn't call attention to him, and for him, it's just part of his life and he hasn't known any other way of living.
And they had said, oh, he'll outgrow them by this age. And he hasn't.
VIGELAND: Laurel Francoeur, thank you so much for your time today, and best wishes for your son.
FRANCOEUR: Thank you so much. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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American entrepreneur and industrialist Henry Ford once famously remarked, "If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." This quest for collective success is what forms the basis of collaboration software.
Businesses of all sizes are increasingly reaching out to global audiences, which requires them to work with employees, partners and customers that are spread across the world. Traditional methods, such as email, make it difficult to control versions of files or documents shared by multiple people spread across various time zones.
That's where collaboration tools can help: A collaboration solution offers features that allow multiple stakeholders to combine their knowledge and skills to achieve a common goal without having to be together in the same place.
This guide can help potential buyers find the best solution for their needs. Here's what we'll cover:
What Is Collaboration Software?
Common Functionality of Collaboration Software
Benefits of Collaboration Software
What Type of Buyer Are You?
Market Trends to Understand
Collaboration software enables multiple users to communicate, conference and coordinate among themselves to facilitate group work.
Among other things, the software facilitates the exchange of messages between individuals using emails, instant messengers (IMs), voice/video calls and discussion threads. It also helps with the sharing and management of documents by allowing different users to work simultaneously on the same set of files and updating in real time.
Virtually all types of organizations can benefit from collaboration software, including those in:
Most collaboration tools come with some or all of the following capabilities:
|Content management
|Allows collaboration between several authors to create and edit the same document in real time. Enables users to highlight text or add comments, which can be incorporated when editing. Some solutions also allow users to organize and structure content according to document type.
|Document management
|Enables users to upload and share files such as documents, videos and images. Also allows users to store, track and manage different versions of a document and apply role-based permissions to disable access to specific sections of a document.
|Calendar management
|Users can view individual and team-wide calendars to schedule appointments or meetings on the calendars of team members they are working with, irrespective of their locations. This feature may also include synchronization with third-party calendar management applications (e.g., Apple's Calendar or Google Calendar).
|Knowledge management
|Allows users to maintain a repository of all completed and ongoing projects in an organization with all the available versions of a document attached to a project. This process facilitates knowledge sharing within an organization.
|Communication software
|Provides users with tools that allow them to engage with other individuals on a project, such as internal messengers, videoconferencing, discussion forums and team-specific group creation capabilities. Some solutions also allow for the creation of an internal social network with the capability to create individual and team bios so users can like and comment on project updates.
|Project management
|Enables the tracking of project progress by breaking projects into several tasks and setting completion milestones for each. This allows managers to track project dependencies, set timelines for tasks or projects and reschedule tasks according to team schedules. Certain solutions provide a Gantt chart representation to visualize project completion.
|Third-party integration
|Most of the collaboration tools on the market are "best-of-breed," focusing on a specific group of features. However, some organizations may seek software that can manage their core tasks as well as integrate with other software used, such as email applications, IM, VoIP and web conferencing, among others.
Business professionals can realize multiple benefits as a result of adopting collaboration tools, including:
Centralizing information. Organizations that have a workforce spread across multiple locations often have problems with communicating project tasks or job schedules to employees. For teams based in different time zones, emails become ineffective when different groups work on the same document, due to issues with version control. Collaboration software centralizes content at a single location and updates it in real time so everyone can view accurate information. Collaboration software also creates a central repository of documents, consolidating the knowledge management efforts of an organization.
Saving on operational costs. A collaboration solution also offers a combination of features, such as document management, content curation, version control, task management, knowledge management and communication tools. Paying for a number of different proprietary solutions specializing in these individual areas can be costly. Collaboration software can help save on project costs by performing multiple functions that would ordinarily require several different tools to accomplish.
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The history, development and wartime role of Southampton Docks are described in this 1946 documentary fílm.
Carlyle Pictures Ltd.; 1946; B/W; sound
A short sequence depicting the tenth vessel to serve the route across the River Itchen.
Film-maker unknown; 1932; B/W; silent
Amateur silent footage featuring the construction of the Western Docks in the early 1930s.
Dr. G H Johnson; c1931; B/W; silent
Amateur newsreel showing the official opening of the King George V Graving Dock by the King and Queen, on 26 July 1933
F B Heathcote-Wride; 1933; B/W; silent
The famous ocean liner leaves Southampton on 27 May 1936, watched by tens of thousands of spectators.
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Amateur cine footage of the ocean liners Queen Mary, Berengaria, and Majestic at Southampton during the 1930s.
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a professional silent film outlining Southampton's role as one of the country's major ports.
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About the great Cunard liners, and featuring the newly opened Ocean Terminal.
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Silent footage of auction of goods from the liner 'Aquitania' in 1950.
Fred Murley; 1950; B/W; silent
Documentary about the Docks in 1964, concentrating on the arrival, maintenance and departure of the 'Windsor Castle'.
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Many substances are available to cats during the winter and holiday season. Antifreeze is deadly. Just a few sips from an antifreeze puddle on your garage floor or the licking of paws after walking through a puddle can produce symptoms within 30 minutes such as staggering, vomiting, weakness, listlessness, frequent drinking, and urination that could be followed hours later by coma and death. After four hours, the ethylene glycol in antifreeze causes severe kidney damage that is irreversible. If treated without delay, the veterinarian will induce vomiting, administer activated charcoal to bind the antifreeze in the gastrointestinal tract and give the cat intravenous ethyl alcohol (ethanol) for three days or longer. The ethanol works by competing for the enzyme, alcohol dehydrogenase, that metabolizes ethylene glycol into toxic components. Keep a bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide on hand in case your veterinarian tells you to induce vomiting before bringing your cat in. To reduce exposure of your cat to ethylene glycol, choose a product such as Prestone® LowTox® or Sierra®, made from propylene glycol, as these are much less toxic. Continue reading
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Robots Impact Production at Mennie's Machine Company, Inc.
Robots Impact Production at Mennie's Machine Company, Inc.
At Mennie's Machine, the term 'innovation' is not a buzzword it is business as usual. The Illinois-based manufacturer of machined castings and forgings now uses robotic automation to meet their customers' stringent demands for speed and quality. Previously a manual process, human limitations had prevented Mennie's from achieving throughput and consistency requirements for a major contract to manufacture automotive drive shaft components for sport utility vehicles and full size trucks. In addition, the company had safety and ergonomic issues for employees due to repetitive activities. Consequently, frequent employee absenteeism made production planning nearly impossible.
Operating three shifts per day, the company used a manual operation for one year before Mennie's determined that automation was needed. The manual system, which typically yielded 80 pieces per hour, did not achieve production goals of 118 pieces per hour.
'We realized that in order to position ourselves as a world class manufacturer, we needed to implement leading-edge technology,' said Mennie's vice president Bill Mennie. 'On this project, speed and quality were the highest priorities because when it comes to automotive manufacturing, there is no margin for error.'
According to Mennie, production complexity was another key factor in the decision to go with robotics. In addition to the many different processes and types of machinery involved in the production of finished parts, the company was challenged to balance cycle times between each process. With the manual operation, it became difficult to overcome bottlenecks in the system, preventing Mennie's from achieving its desired production goals.
Mennie's selected FANUC Robotics America, Inc. for a turnkey solution because of FANUC Robotics' reputation for having reliable products and systems expertise. In addition, Mennie's appreciated having a supplier within close proximity to their manufacturing facility. Although FANUC Robotics is headquartered near Detroit, its full-service facility located just outside of Chicago took complete responsibility for the design, build, installation and service of the system.
Mennie's has a system design philosophy of: 'Factory within a factory.' This meant that they needed a series of robotic work cells linked through a common part transfer conveyor. 'FANUC Robotics understood what we were trying to accomplish and encouraged an atmosphere of teamwork,' said Mennie.
The fully automated system incorporates nine material handling robot models. Mennie's provided the pallets, part fixtures, safety fencing, conveyor equipment, PLC hardware and other peripherals.
Each robot is equipped with HandlingTool and Collision Guard software, custom grippers and a control interface to the equipment and conveyor. The HandlingTool software package provides built-in functions, menu-driven prompts and point-and-shoot position teaching, making it easy for operators to create and run programs. Collision Guard allows a robot to sense a potential collision along any axis and stops robot operation in time to minimize damage to the end-of-arm-tooling, the part or the robot.
The entire system consists of ten consecutive processes that are linked via conveyor. Raw parts are first manually loaded into a 'face and center' machine before being conveyed downstream through nine automated machining processes. At each 'stop' along the conveyor, parts are automatically loaded and unloaded by robots. First, an M-6i, capable of lifting up to 13.2 pounds, picks raw parts and places them into a CNC lathe for machining. The robot then places finished parts onto a part pallet that is located on the conveyor. Next, each full part pallet makes its way to an LR Mate 100i table top model robot which loads and unloads parts into and out of a small broach machine. In the next process, another M-6i alternately loads and unloads parts onto one of two fixtures of a large broach machine for further processing. A third M-6i moves parts into and out of a boring operation.
In the final processes, an S-430iF, which can lift up to 286 pounds, sequentially loads and unloads parts into and out of four machines that perform various groove and ream operations. Following this operation, parts are loaded and unloaded by a forth M-6i robot to and from a drilling operation, then conveyed to another LR Mate 100i for a spline roll machining process. Next, an M-16i robot, capable of lifting up to 35 pounds, handles parts two at a time into a heat-treat operation. Finally, a fifth M-6i is used to load and unload parts for grinding.
At Mennie's, production quality is assessed by tracking scrap dollars. During final inspection, each part attribute is examined for dimensional tolerance and cosmetic appearance. Rejects are tagged and then further evaluated to determine how to eliminate inaccuracy. Robotic automation has contributed to a reduction in scrap rates. In addition, as a result of the robotic system, Mennie's has experienced significant competitive advantages including:
- accurate and consistent part loading
- a reduction in part defects
- increased productivity - typically 120 pieces per hour
- improved control of the entire manufacturing system
- less cost per piece
- flexibility to meet future production demands
The close working relationship established between Mennie's and FANUC Robotics was a major factor in the success of the project. 'Our expectations were met and responsibilities were understood without experiencing any unexpected surprises,' said Mennie. 'I credit open and honest customer/supplier communication for that.' Another contributing factor to the successful system was the commitment that Mennie's had to using automation to achieve their goals. 'We put our trust in FANUC Robotics' engineering team to supply a turnkey solution that would help us achieve our vision of 'factory within a factory' and they didn't let us down,' said Mennie.
Production is humming at Mennie's. The three shift operation is running at 95 percent uptime, a 15 percent increase over the previous manual operation. In fact, Mennie's estimates that the robotic system has helped the company reduce total production costs by approximately 25 percent. Robotic automation has also helped Mennie's increase production flexibility.
Not only is the system expandable to accommodate additional machines, but with slight modifications to fixtures, the system could easily accommodate new part designs. Another flexible feature of the system is that Mennie's can switch to manual production during routine preventive maintenance. Since the original robotic cells were installed in 1997, Mennie's has expanded the system twice, including the purchase of an additional robot for a drilling operation and an additional machine tool to increase throughput in a turning operation.
Mennie's Machine Company is a privately held Illinois corporation specializing in low- to high-volume sub-contract manufacturing for the heavy construction & off-road equipment and automotive OEM markets. Founded in 1970, by Hubert and Cheryl Mennie, the company is QS 9000 and ISO 9002 certified and has achieved approximately $25 million in annual sales. For additional information contact Mennie's Machine Co. at (815) 339-2226 or visit their website at www.mennies.com.


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- When I use WONAFYT, can I predict where the summoned monster is going to be (ie. to the left/above of me)?
- Can I predict whose monster is going to be summoned by it? (ie. nearby/3 squares away same level monster)?
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tozeconstantino needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 85 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
I want the mainlines to be mantained. Just want to improve the existing logo. The difference should be small from the original. I accept, nevertheless, all the aproaches.
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I first saw the Queen Anne's Lace shawl in the making at Chawne's flickr photostream. (She's a very prolific knitter, and spinner, and I love to look at her daily pictures). She provided the link to a yahoo group, where you can get the pattern. It's here. A very relaxed and friendly yahoo group so far, the first I feel totally comfortable being in. I'm planning on knitting more of MMario's designs, but don't want to rush things. I haven't knit on the QAL shawl in a couple of days, for various reasons, but will resume doing so soon.
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Donovan McNabb on the 2013 NFL Draft
Former star quarterback Donovan McNabb breaks down what fans should look for in this year's NFL draft. WSJ's Kevin Clark reports.
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Dayna Coppins needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 311 designs submitted by 98 freelance designers.
I'm in the final stages of creating a website for Cold Calling and Lead Generation service for the B2B world. The 'Black Cat' in Blackcat Sales is a 8 year old Male named Starsky which is based on old TV Series 'Starsky & Hutch' (His brother is Hutch which is a white Siamese cat). Starsky has big eyes, a little bit on the chunky side, big ears and has the attitude of Starsky from the TV show.
This website will be aimed at the B2B market.
I looking for a Black cat character incorporated with the name of the Company (Blackcatsales.com). You have total control of the character - I named the company after a Black Cat..that tells you I don't have a lot of creative juices. I would like the Character/Logo to have a Web 2.0 feel as this is the trend these days. I'm a big fan of Black & Purple when it comes to colors.
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I've been working for awhile on a piece of software called Lantern. It's a new censorship circumvention and monitoring-prevention tool built atop the LittleShoot P2P networking layer and also atop LittleProxy, another little project I've completely neglected to mention! You'll be finding out a lot more about Lantern soon, but sign up for the mailing list at http://www.getlantern.org if you want to be notified when you can start playing with it. It'll be fun, and ultimately should help people all over the world who don't enjoy the relatively unfettered internet most of us take for granted.
I was actually inspired to write this post, because I just added a little bash code snippet for auto-configuring proxies on OSX using networksetup, a pac file, and some nifty for looping to read lines (trickier than you might think!). I thought others might find it useful. Enjoy!
#!/usr/bin/env bash
mkdir ~/Library/Logs/Lantern
function log() {
echo "`date`: $@" >> ~/Library/Logs/Lantern/installer.log
log "Configuring network services"
while read s;
log "Configuring network: $s"
networksetup -setautoproxyurl "$s" file://localhost$HOME/.lantern/proxy.pac || log "Could not set auto proxy URL for $s"
networksetup -setautoproxystate "$s" "on" || log "Could not turn auto proxy on for $s"
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Awww: Lil Jha (Juelz Santana's Nephew) Loses A Game In NBA 2K9 & Has To Give Up His Money To Members Of Skull Gang!
Lil Jha of Skull Gang loses a bet. Not sure what was going on but looks like they was taking money from a child
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Wicked Lovely
The Shining
Water For Elephants
The Hunger Games
The Time Travelers Wife
Hush, Hush
Beautiful Creatures
Sometimes even before the cover image, the title is the first impression we have of a book. And whether we want to admit it or not, they're important. HUGELY important. And you know what? I kinda suck at titles.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my title. Love, love it, and maybe even want to marry it. But it was an accidental title, a placeholder title that ([insert sarcasm font here] with my vast knowledge of the publishing industry) I was sure the publisher was going to change anyway. THE BODY FINDER…it was what my main character could do, not a well thought out title of a YA novel. I even had a short list (a VERY sort list) of alternates, just in case I was consulted in the matter. But that's the weird thing…I wasn't consulted. Because my publisher—the editorial staff and Sales and Marketing—they loved the title too. Thus, THE BODY FINDER it was.
And I was left standing there going: "What the hell just happened…?"
For book two I was more careful. Thoughtful. I spent a lot of time thinking about what meaning I wanted to convey. I weighed the feel of the book and the path that my main character took. And I came up with the perfect title. My agent loved it, and my editor too. Close your eyes and imagine it: *waves hand dramatically*
It had everything, it was evocative and dark and a little mysterious…
Umm, yeah, well apparently it was the perfect title. For a series of books in the UK. And it was way too close to Francesca Lia Block's book (also by HarperCollins) titled PRETTY DEAD. (I wish someone would have told me before I bought http://www.thebeautifuldead.net/. Yeah, it works…)
So it was back to the drawing board. And then one day I was going through my edits and I came across a line that stood out to me: "…the desires of the dead." And that was it, my title: DESIRES OF THE DEAD. Another accidental title. But, again, I love it. And again, a possible impending nuptial. (What can I say? I'm fickle like that!)
My current project doesn't really have a title yet. And I'm struggling to come up with the one. S-T-R-U-G-G-L-I-N-G! I'll know it when I find it. But I haven't yet.
One morning after watching the movie Role Models, I woke up and my husband had renamed my manuscript "THE WHISPERING EYE" as a joke. If you've seen the movie you'll get the reference. If you haven't, then you're on your own to figure it out. But I wonder what my editor would think if I sent it in like that. I can just imagine the Sales and Marketing meeting for that one. I'm guessing it would be fairly controversial…
So, I want to know what titles you love and why. And if you're a writer, I wanna know how you've come up with your titles.
Because this title thing, it daunts me. Because, like I said, I sort of suck at it…
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- Lisa and Laura said...
I love titles like Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and The Forest of Hands and Teeth. They just roll off the tongue, no? I also love one word titles like Shiver.
As for us, we suck hard at titles. It took us forever to figure out The Haunting of Pemberly Brown and we're still not 100% on She's Leaving Home. Catherine always calls our titles "wet" which makes us laugh.
- November 25, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Donna Gambale said...
Titles are really tough for me -- chapter titles, no (and I feel very strongly about my book having chapter titles), but the actual whole book shebang? I settled on MULTIPLE CHOICE because my WIP has three points of view and a lot of it is about making choices... plus there's that whole test thing that happens in high school. But, like, if that title sticks and I write a sequel, it's so being called TRUE OR FALSE.
I love the title THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS.
- November 25, 2009 at 11:54 AM
- Patti said...
I how problems with titles as well. I'm not totally happy with mine, it's a work in progress.
Too bad about about "The Beautiful Dead" it's a great title.
- November 25, 2009 at 3:38 PM
- Kimberly Derting said...
LiLa - "Wet" titles, huh? I've never heard that before, but that's sort of how I feel about the list I have now. I just feel *meh* about all of them...
Donna - I love MULTIPLE CHOICE, especially for a book with several POVs. I may need to hire you as a title consultant.
Patti - I liked it too...but that's what I get for jumping the gun and buying the URL. The Universe laughed in my face!
- November 25, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Leigh said...
Ah the title game...I admire and covet good book and movie titles.
My first book, LOVE, MEG was originally titled, JENNIFER ANISTON IS MY BEST FRIEND.
My second, ALL ABOUT VEE was originally FAT GIRLS IN LA.
You tell me...which of those would you have bought on title alone?
- November 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM
- Leigh said...
PS.. The Whispering Eye would be awesome!! LOL :)
- November 25, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Little Ms J said...
I love good titles. I was told that mine is "cliche." I wanted to ask the agent if he would tell his mom that the Bible was a cliche (it is taken from a scripture read to me by someone at a pivotal moment in the book), but I'd probably have lost that argument.
- November 25, 2009 at 11:25 PM
- jessjordan said...
I like one-word titles, like Glass, Impulse, Crank, and Shiver. I also like titles like The Hunger Games, The Hate List, The Shining. And, more recently, Hush, Hush and Beautiful Creatures.
But I suck at titles myself. Maybe I'll fall into one eventually.
And The Beautiful Dead? Love it. Too bad no one told you! :)
- November 26, 2009 at 2:25 PM
- Kimberly Franklin said...
Titles...ugh! My WIP has a title change weekly. Wait, that's a lie. It's more like daily.
I always thought the title would be the easiest part, but I was way wrong!
And how come everyone else's titles always sound so much better. I'm always like, "why didn't I think of that?"
I have Title Envy-of pretty much everyone.
- November 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
- Kimberly Derting said...
Leigh - Definitely prefer your current titles, especially ALL ABOUT VEE (which should have made my list because I LOVE IT!!!).
LMJ - I would pay to see you argue that. Maybe a good first VLOG post for you...?
Jess - Absolutely LOVE the one-word titles too. I've always wanted one, but could never find one that was *perfect*. Ellen Hopkins is the master!!!
Kimberly - I've heard people who say they *start* with the title and build their story from there. I find that completely fascinating!
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29 April 2008
Oracle SQL Developer 1.5 is Production
The latest release of SQL Developer expands the file-based support by introducing tight integration with the CVS and Subversion version control systems. In addition to browsing and editing files in the file system, in this release you can now import files into your source control system, check them out, modify them, and commit the changed files back into the source control system.
SQL Developer 1.5 has two new navigators; a File Navigator, available on start up, and a Versioning Navigator. This latter is not opened by default, instead is accessed when needed using the View menu. Once you have created a connection to your version control system, you can use SQL Developer to import files and version files. SQL Developer tracks the history of a file and you can compare recent changes and accept or reject those changes. Once you have accepted changes and committed them back to the version control system, you can generate a patch, based on the differences.
SQL Developer 1.5 is more than version control. This is the release where we wanted to address as many of the community requests as we could. The snag with that is as soon as you respond to one request, a dozen more new ones pop up. We're no daunted by this, just accepted a long list of requests and if you look at the Exchange, you'll see that many made it into 1.5. Requests added include code insight, updated formatter and more connection options. For a full list of new features, you can review the New Feature list on OTN.
For all new supporting documents, please visit SQL Developer on OTN
18 comments:
- steeve_the_man said...
Cool new features indeed. But small things that should work are still not working. Like trying to connect when your password is expired. No error message, nothing. I used to right-click in the connection box and open sqlplus as a workaround, but in 1.5, sqlplus was removed from the connection window.
- Wed Apr 30, 02:08:00 pm GMT
- Sue said...
Hi Steev,
If you check the Thick/OCI driver preference, then when the password expires, you'll be prompted with a dialog. I have a bug logged, as it'd be good for this dialog to be available for basic (thin driver) connections too.
As for SQL*Plus, I have added SQL Plus to all my menus using External Tools to pop into SQL*Plus if I need. What we'd like is for SQL Developer to be able to handle everything you nipped into SQL*Plus for. (That's the goal!)
Keep in touch about features you are after by adding them to the Exchange: http://SQLDeveloper.oracle.com
Thanks fro the feedback
- Wed Apr 30, 03:02:00 pm GMT
- steeve_the_man said...
Thanks for the tips. I tried adding sqlplus and I am having problems. Can you send me the line you are using in the External Programs Options?
- Wed Apr 30, 03:23:00 pm GMT
- Sue said...
Here's the steps I use for External Tools for SQL*Plus. (Tools - External Tools...) select New...
Program Executable: cmd.exe
Arguments: /K start cmd /k sqlplus.exe ${sqldev.dbuser}
Run Directory (wherever my sqlplus executable is)
Integration Node - select the various menu where you want the menu to appear.
Passing just the dbuser, if I have the SQL Worksheet open for a user and then invoke SQL*Plus, I am connected to that same user, just need to provide the password.
If I am anywhere else in the product, I need to supply user name and password.
- Thu May 01, 07:03:00 pm GMT
- Ben Prusinski said...
Hi Sue,
I am using SQL Developer 1.5 right now for testing database migrations to Oracle 10g and 11g. Using the migration tools, I notice that no support is currently available for migrating IBM DB2 UDB and Informix to Oracle 10g and 11g yet in SQL Developer 1.5. Does Oracle have any future plans to offer support for these databases to migrate to Oracle 10g and 11g?
Ben Prusinski, Oracle Author/Consultant
- Tue May 13, 11:08:00 pm GMT
- Sue said...
You'll notice that we increased the support by adding Sybase to the initial three third-party tools supported. We're working through the list and will ultimately all databases supported by Oracle Migration Workbench. DB2 is next on the list.
- Wed May 14, 08:11:00 am GMT
- Ben Prusinski said...
Thank you for the update on third party database support for SQL Developer. Compared to the older migration tools ie) OMWB, it is a cleaner interface and I like having a fully functional IDE development environment as well. I can tell that Oracle has put a lot of time and effort and still development into the product since the early adopter (Raptor) days of the first release.
Ben Prusinski
- Wed May 14, 05:46:00 pm GMT
Can Oracle SQL Developer 1.5 be used to migrate PeopleSoft Financials 8.8 on SQL Server 2000 to Oracle 22.214.171.124 on AIX 5.3? How will the dynamic SQL be addressed in the PeopleTools tables?
- Tue Jun 10, 07:00:00 pm GMT
- Sue said...
We have a specific team in Oracle that deals with this. Peoplesoft have a toolset to do this and recompile all the Peoplecode.
Please contact me directly on firstname.lastname@example.com for more details.
- Wed Jun 11, 05:12:00 pm GMT
- kajdo said...
hi sue,
i like your blog - and the sql developer indeed, but it seems that the new version still isn't able to handle the export from a result set to a xls or csv file. for me it looks like the developer is still running the statement at least 2 times like described in several threads in the official oracle forum (http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=1766233
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=369005) ... is there a way to get the resultset directly in a csv or xls file as standard (or additional) output?
thx for your good work ... btw probably you already described the problem, but the search function on your blog isn't working in ie6 (js error)
- Mon Jun 23, 10:11:00 am GMT
- Sue said...
Thanks for the positive feedback and glad to hear you are using SQL Developer. The latest release is 1.5.1, now updated from 1.5. For any issues you have the choice of raising a Service Request with Support or adding the detail to the forum.
The developers did revisit the feature that the export queries twice and fixed some issues.
Of the 3 threads you have posted, only the last goes to SQL Developer forum. I see that I passed the thread on to the developers, but there is no further update. You should update this thread with the details of export that is doing a second call, so that we can look into it further.
The search feature in the blog is from Blogger,so if there are issues you can report them there. But I am able to use search on the blog in IE6 and Firefox with no issues.
Thanks again.
- Mon Jun 23, 02:13:00 pm GMT
We would like to start with writting own extensions. There is big problem with documentation. What sources of informations we can use? Your examples (and Kris Rice) are fine but can't substitute regular documentation. Is Sql Developer source code available?
Thanks for your help and best regards
- Wed Jul 16, 08:21:00 am GMT
- Sue said...
Hi Vlada,
Yes, the team are working on documentation for extensions. Are you planning Java Extensions of XML? What are you missing right now? Can we provide a pointer or two before the doc is out?
Please post queries on the forum: http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=260 that way more benefit from the response. You can use this blog comment to point me to your thread.
- Wed Jul 16, 08:30:00 am GMT
There is nothing 'tight' about the integration with the CVS and SVN. In fact I would go so far as to say there is no integration at all!
It looks like someone has added a very badly coded repository browser window to the IDE, but at no point can you drag and drop files into the repository, most of the useful CVS/SVN options are greyed out, such as commit, add etc.
The integration with CVS is even worse than with SVN because you can't mount your repository at lower levels. You have to mount at a root level. Oracle's developers have a lot to learn about version control and writing IDE's. I have spent several days evaluating this tool for our developers and have concluded it is not fit for purpose. Please Oracle, for gods sake drop this rubbish and start writing Oracle plugins for Eclipse or something.
- Thu Sep 18, 08:35:00 am GMT
- Sue said...
Why not add your comments by name? Anonymous is difficult to work with. If you have bugs let's discuss them. We are committed to making the product work and be useful. The CVS and Subversion extension is available for both JDeveloper and SQL Developer and the teams working on them are always looking for feedback and suggestions. Perhaps if you review the documentation on the JDeveloper site, you'll find some helpful pointers. I use Subversion with SQL Developer and the menu are all available.
Let's address your issue. A quiet rant does not help you or us.
Thanks for the feedback, I'll look into this further.
- Thu Sep 18, 07:16:00 pm GMT
- Juraj said...
I have to second Anonymous. He certainly had on mind that CVS/SVN integration does not at all simplify the workflow compared to external tool. You still have to export changes from database to file every time you want to commit them. And once they are in tile, it is easier to use TortoiseSVN than wrestle with Versioning menu. Because, for example, SQL Developer is seemingly not able to use pre-existing working copy.
Still I like SQLDev. very much and I like to communicate with you and explain the issue further.
- Thu Oct 02, 09:42:00 am GMT
- susharma said...
Can u please let me know what does the red cross symbol on a view name indicates?
- Thu Jun 25, 01:33:00 pm GMT
- Sue said...
It means the view is invalid. You are best posting your queries on the SQL Developer forum on OTN. There is a link straight there from this blog.
- Thu Jun 25, 02:45:00 pm GMT


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