IAS & db functional overlap?

My shop only needs web access & java functionality (JSP's, servlets, EJB'S). The Apache server with associated modules and the java engine are in both iAS & the 8i databases. What's the advantage (besides performance) of using iAS? Are there licensing limitations to using the database version of these tools? thanks...

In fact, we are planning to allow you to plug in beehive services to WebCenter applications. Beehive is more focussed on providing services whereas WebCenter is more focussed on the user interaction and is service agnostic.
Mick

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Functional overlap between WebCenter Services and Beehive API

Hi,
I'm evaluating Beehive and have also just begun working with TP3 and WebCenter - and am curious about the rather substantial overlap between the new WebCenter Services and the Beehive API. Would anyone know if Beehive is utilizing the WebCenter Services internally, and just bundling them into that product and exposing them as Web Services through their API? Or are they just seperate and parallel efforts?
Thanks.

Hi,
I suggest to post this on the Webcenter forum WebCenter Portal
Frank

Invalid state in SQL query for a function that was created with no errors.

SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION overlap(in_start1 IN TIMESTAMP, in_end1 IN TIMESTAMP, in_start2 IN TIMESTAMP, in_end2 IN TIMESTAMP) RETURN NUMBER
2 IS
3
4 BEGIN
5 IF (in_start1 BETWEEN in_start2 AND in_end2 OR in_end1 BETWEEN in_start2 AND in_end2 OR in_start2 BETWEEN in_start1 AND in_end1) THEN
6 RETURN 0;
7 ELSE
8 RETURN 1;
9 END IF;
10 END;
11 /
Function created.
SQL> show errors;
No errors.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT * FROM tbl where overlaps(current_time,current_time+1,current_time-1,current_time+2) = 0;
SELECT * FROM tbl where overlaps(current_time,current_time+1,current_time-1,current_time+2) = 0
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06575: Package or function OVERLAPS is in an invalid state
I do not understand why overlaps is returned as in invalid state in the query, when it was created with no errors earlier. Could anyone help me?

Marius
Looking at the logic you are trying to create it looks like you are looking for overlapping time periods.
Consider two date/time ranges:
Range 1 : T1 - T2
Range 2 : T3 - T4
Do they overlap?
1) No: T1 < T4 (TRUE) T2 > T3 (FALSE)
T1 --- T2
 T3 --- T4
2) Yes: T1 < T4 (TRUE) T2 > T3 (TRUE)
T1 ---------- T2
 T3 --- T4
3) Yes: T1 < T4 (TRUE) T2 > T3 (TRUE)
T1 -------------------- T2
 T3 --- T4
4) Yes: T1 < T4 (TRUE) T2 > T3 (TRUE)
 T1 ----- T2
 T3 --- T4
5) Yes: T1 < T4 (TRUE) T2 > T3 (TRUE)
 T1 --- T2
 T3 ------------ T4
5) No: T1 < T4 (FALSE) T2 > T3 (TRUE)
 T1 --- T2
 T3 --- T4Answer: Yes they overlap if:
T1 < T4 AND T2 > T3
So you can code the logic in your SQL as simply:
SELECT *
FROM tbl
WHERE range1_start < range2_end
AND range_1_end > range2_startIf you go around implementing PL/SQL functions for simple logic that can be achieved in SQL alone then you cause context switching between the SQL and PL/SQL engines which degrades performance. Wherever possible stick to just SQL and only use PL/SQL if absolutely necessary.

Numbers range overlap

Range overlapping
the problem I'd like to solve :
given a table ranges (range_id#,external_key, from, to)
I need to detect overlapping grouping by external key, ie:
range_id external_key from to
------------------------+----
1 A 1 5
 2 A 8 10
 3 A 12 15
 4 A 3 9
 5 B 2 12
 6 B 13 24
 7 B 25 50
I need to detect the overlap in group A because the row #4 overlaps #1
The table contains 10 millions rows and I would like it to be fast, I think a good solution could be coding a aggregation function and use it as follows:
select external_key
from ranges r
group by external_key
having overlaps(from,to) = 1
I am in the process of coding function overlaps and I'll post it here , any ideas about the function overlaps? can you think about a different approach that would perform better?
thanks you for reading.
Miguel Corrales.

Good one Sergey.
To make the concept of read consistency even more clear:
SQL> select count(*),
2 to_char(min(dt1),'dd.mm.yyyy hh24:mi:ss.ff') as min_dt1,
3 to_char(max(dt1),'dd.mm.yyyy hh24:mi:ss.ff') as max_dt1,
4 to_char(min(dt2),'dd.mm.yyyy hh24:mi:ss.ff') as min_dt2,
5 to_char(max(dt2),'dd.mm.yyyy hh24:mi:ss.ff') as max_dt2,
6 to_char(min(dt3),'dd.mm.yyyy hh24:mi:ss.ff') as min_dt3,
7 to_char(max(dt3),'dd.mm.yyyy hh24:mi:ss.ff') as max_dt3,
8 to_char(min(dt4),'dd.mm.yyyy hh24:mi:ss.ff') as min_dt4,
9 to_char(max(dt4),'dd.mm.yyyy hh24:mi:ss.ff') as max_dt4
10 from (select systimestamp as dt1, systimestamp as dt2, systimestamp as dt3, systimestamp as dt4
11 from dual connect by level <= 1000000)
12 /
 COUNT(*)
MIN_DT1
MAX_DT1
MIN_DT2
MAX_DT2
MIN_DT3
MAX_DT3
MIN_DT4
MAX_DT4
 1000000
18.07.2008 11:24:49.029804
18.07.2008 11:24:49.029804
18.07.2008 11:24:49.029804
18.07.2008 11:24:49.029804
18.07.2008 11:24:49.029804
18.07.2008 11:24:49.029804
18.07.2008 11:24:49.029804
18.07.2008 11:24:49.029804
1 row selected.Regards,
Rob.

IAS 17 (FASB13) in foreign currency

Hi,
Do anyone know wheter the IAS 17 functionality for RE-FX works for conditions in foreign currency?. The IAS 17 functionality was implemented in my client succesfully and it works properly since 2 years. However, now, my client requires it but for conditions (contracts) in foreign currency. Is it feasible only updating the implemented FASB 13 logic (BADi)?
Detailed Issue: When a condition is assigned in foreign currency to the contract, the straight-line condition added, automatically, by the extension is always in local currency.
Thanks and regards,
Fernando

Hi,
just for your information. In order the IAS17 works properly in foreign currency for the SL Condition is retrieved from the Contract currency and not from the Condition currency. So, all the conditions must be defined with the Contract currency and with identical Currency Translation Rule. SAP Note:
1578095 - FAS13 and multicurrency capability.
Best regards,
Fernando Díaz

IAS connector plugin: problem & proposeed solution question

We use NES4.0 with iAS6 sp2 on Solaris 2.8
We found that our NES iAS-plugin configuration allows the client
to use various arbitrary URL's to call an iAS component (in our case
applogic),
namely the creazy looking links below surprisingly all work:
http://server/cgi-bin/AppLogic+TestApplogic
http://server/cgi-bin/bullshit/crap/AppLogic+TestApplogic
http://server/c/AppLogic+TestAppLogic
http://server/c/bullshit/crap/AppLogic+TestApplogic
(the normal documented way to call an applogic is
http://server/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+TestAppLogic)
Interestingly, the latter normal case allows any capitalization of applogic
name
while the former weird cases require exact capitalization.
As far as I can tell, the reason you can call an applogic like this is
because
we have in our obj.conf "/cgi-bin" and "/c" paths resolve to name="cgi"
object
which then (as iPlanet Installation Guide stipulates) calls "gxrequest" iAS
plugin function which then for some reason resolves the request to iPlanet,
no matter what.
We believe the possibility to call iAS components this way is not good,
specifically, it creates problems protecting applogic URL's, etc.
The solution that we tested is to create a different name object which only
matches
/cgi-bin/gx.cgi resource path and put iPlanet plugin function call into that
new object, namely:
1) in the obj.conf file, we add this line
NameTrans fn="pfx2dir" from="/cgi-bin/gx.cgi" dir="/opt/artd/cgi-bin"
name="gx"
right before this line:
NameTrans fn="pfx2dir" from="/cgi-bin" dir="/opt/artd/cgi-bin" name="cgi"
2) add section
<Object name="gx">
ObjectType fn="force-type" type="magnus-internal/cgi"
Service fn="gxrequest"
AddLog fn="gxlog"
</Object>
3) remove gxrequest call from name="cgi" section:
<Object name="cgi">
ObjectType fn="force-type" type="magnus-internal/cgi"
#Service fn="gxrequest"
Service fn="send-cgi"
#AddLog fn="gxlog"
</Object>
Now, my questions are:
is the problem known?
is there any standard/recommended solution by Netscape?
is there anything wrong with our solution?
Thanks for your time,
Alexei

Sorry you had that problem with the "microsoft .net framework assistant 0.0.0", but Mozilla can't control what Microsoft installs on their own operating system during a Microsoft update.
One solution, that I use, is to turn off automatic Microsoft updates and once a month I go to Microsoft's Update page and do a manual scan to see what Microsoft thinks my PC needs as far as updates. I de-select stuff that I don't want installed, like dotNet Framework, and then install the other things that I want installed. A little more work to do it that way, but I don't get that garbage that I think is unnecessary for me.

Follow-up: beasys.User vs. theory.Customer

Hi,
In one of the previous postings there was mentioned that
Personalization server and Commerce Server do have user
management functionality overlap. Indeed it would have
been nice to have a single point of user info persistence
and management.
The MyBuyBeans Sample demonstrates how both mechanisms could
be utilized, delegating certain properties to Commerce components,
while others to Personalization server "Property Sets". It is
worth mentioning that Unified User Profile integration mechanism
has not been used in the sample, instead data is synchronized manually.
Why so?
Question:
What is recommended as best practice for user management?
What is the direction that the Commerce server will be moving towards
in subsequent releases?
Thank You in advance
Tony.

As of WLCS 2.0.1 sp1, the theory.smart.ebusiness.customer.Customer and
the com.beasys.commerce.axiom.contact.User are not in the same hierarchy.
Soon the Customer will extend com.beasys.commerce.axiom.contact.User
Ture Hoefner
BEA Systems, Inc.
1655 Walnut Street; suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302
www.beasys.com

Photos app vs Aperture, for adepts?

Hi guys,
Are all Aperture adjustment tools available to a semi-adept like myself who migrates to the Photos app? Can I adjust my images in Photos to the same level of precision and have as many options (and stay within the Apple universe), or do I have to look elsewhere, like Lightroom? I need high-end software.
I'm offered a Beta version, but not sure whether it's for me. BTW, I have just installed Yosemite and am keeping my fingers crossed.
Thanks,
Raphael

Hi Raphael,
With the _coming_ demise of Aperture, users are either:
- staying with Aperture for a bit: it works well; migrating the database is, _at best_, tricky, incomplete, and inefficient; Aperture will continue to work well under Yosemite for as long as you have a Mac running Yosemite, or
- using another program/programs for the digital asset management and digital camera image editing that they used to do in Aperture.
Those who are moving are either:
- putting only or mostly new/recent digital camera files into another program(s), and developing a workflow with the other program(s), or
- porting all of their Originals, all of their adjusted Versions, and as much of the database as possible into another program.
The other programs that are most often mentioned as being useful to Aperture users are:
- Adobe's Lightroom. Functional overlap with Aperture is nearly 100%. Widely used. More support and resources than you can use. Aperture users general don't like being constrained by a modal interface, and don't like the actual interface.
- Capture One Pro. Functions similar to Aperture. Well-liked by those who use it. Strong editing tools. Less strong digital asset management tools. Very much smaller installed user base. Imho, a more Aperture-like experience than LR.
- Apple Photos for OS X. Properly understood as the successor program to iPhoto (it is _not_ a successor to Aperture). The design emphasis is on ease of use. Adequate editing tools. Strong but non-customizable digital asset management tools.
All three feature non-destructive workflows (your digital camera files are never over-written). All of them — like Aperture — store _the information needed to create new files_, rather than new files themselves.
rshammaa wrote:
If I am to switch, I would like to switch to a software that is elegantly thought out, that offers at least as much control as Aperture does, and that is widely supported and understood; and that has a forum like this one with competent people responding.
An excellent list. Imho:
- LR is the least elegant of the three.
- LR and C1Pro offer as much editing control as Aperture. Neither offers as much digital asset management options/utility.
- All are (or will be) well supported. LR is much more used and discussed, and has many more supporting materials available, than any of the others.
- This forum provided — not just my opinion, and something I'm proud of — a rare combination of quick response, high-quality content, and little chaff. There are (afaik) good forums for both LR and for C1Pro.
HTH,
—Kirby.

Apple TV & Airplay AV receiver together?

What happens if you have an Apple TV unit and a high end ( Pioneer SC-57 ) AV Reciever with
Airplay built in ( wireless or bluetooth dongle ) Using an iPad or iPod touch as controllers?
Would these units conflict or work together?
I am planning on purchasing both and researching the pro's and con's in advance.
Thanks, Tom

Rudegar,
Thanks for trying to help, but I'm not sure what your mean?
Apple TV has multiple features ( iTunes, iPhoto, Movies, some Internet ) using WiFi & a Mac and can use an iPad for control.
Airplay is now being buit into AV recievers that play through any speakers. This AV receiver with Airplay
can play direct from an iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch or use Wifi to play Music through a Mac and can use an iPad for control also.
Both of these have some overlaping features.
Would these units conflict or work in conjunction with each other because they both have some similar function
overlaps?
Thanks, Tom

How to check business rules

I have a table in a multiuser application that before inserting or updating a row I need to check other rows for start/end date sequence and no overlap. My problem is that I need to be sure not to allow bad data in the database.
So for example before insert, I do a count query to search for previous values of start/end date and do no allow the insert if there are any other rows with the same set of values. Additionally, overlapping dates are disallowed as well. To make matters a little more complicated the users would like to work in the table as a spreadsheet. In other words they would like to change row A and row B before receiving any errors or warning messages.
I though about serializing the data entry in the table, but encountered problems where to SELECT ... FOR UPDATE. For example, I will need to lock records other than the one already locked by forms, and will need to release the locks if anything goes wrong.
any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

For starters, here is a simple function that you can adapt to your start/end dates that returns True or False depending on whether two pairs of values overlap. It is quite simple, but difficult to prove why it works. I created it years ago in another language (Cobol), and then recreated it using pl/sql once I migrated.
I hope others can give you some help in creating your form, but Kevin Clarke's famous no-duplicates calculation function would be helpful here, too.
Here is the Overlap detection function, written as a SQL Plus script:
-- overlap -- this function illustrates the simplest way to determine
-- whether two range pairs of values overlap each other.
Declare
function TF(b boolean) return varchar2 is
 Rtrn Varchar2(10);
begin
 if b then rtrn:= 'T ';
 elsif not b then rtrn:= 'F ';
 else rtrn:= 'Null ';
 end if;
 return rtrn;
end TF;
procedure t(a number,b number,c number,d number) is
 function overlap(n1 number,n2 number,x number,y number)
 return boolean is
 begin
 -- This condition returns True if one pair overlaps the other,
 -- and False if they do not overlap.
 return not ( least(x,y) > greatest(n1,n2)
 or greatest(x,y) < least(n1,n2) );
 end overlap;
begin
 null;
 dbms_output.put_line
 (TF(overlap(a,b,c,d)) || rpad(to_char(a) ||' - '|| to_char(b) ,9)
 || to_char(c) ||' - '|| to_char(d) );
end t;
begin
t(1,2,3,4);
t(1,10,2,3);
t(1,10,10,15);
t(1,10,9,11);
t(1,10,11,9);
t(10,1,9,11);
t(10,1,11,9);
t(1,2,3,null);
end;
/
Output looks like this:
F 1 - 2 3 - 4
T 1 - 10 2 - 3
T 1 - 10 10 - 15
T 1 - 10 9 - 11
T 1 - 10 11 - 9
T 10 - 1 9 - 11
T 10 - 1 11 - 9
Null 1 - 2 3 -

Optimum workflow for Premiere Pro and After Effects

I have been using Premiere Pro CS4 for three or four years. As I take on more ambitious projects, I have begun learning AE as well, since it offers many capabilities that PP alone doesn't.
I am puzzled about how best to use the two programs, since much of their functionality overlaps.
I typically import my raw footage from the camera into PP and do the basic editing and tweaking as required. I record the audio separately, so I import and sync the audio into PP as well.
I generally shoot in front of a green screen, key out the green, drop the background in, then add titles during the stream.
I have done all this in PP up to this point, but I am looking for the most efficient way to integrate the two applications. It seems to me that rendering a PP project that is linked to AE content takes a lot longer than I am accustomed to.
Can anyone shed any light on the best way to take advantage of the strengths of both programs together?
Thanks,
Joe Parsons

If you're happy with the chroma key you get, I wouldn't change a thing. Oh, maybe I'd make an animated lower-third background or some classy-looking backgrounds in AE. But if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Which download(s)?

I need help sorting which Sun Java tools to use and how to get to my goal most efficiently.
I need to develop a Java application with the following characteristics: (a) targets as many environments as possible (Desktop, Browser, Mobile...) with as few changes as possible; (b) does interactive sound file signal processing (complex, ffts, filters, etc, but not DSP) from sources that include stream and microphone, and sinks that include loudspeaker, graphics display, and stream; and (c) includes a GUI that features interactive use of a mouse/touchscreen on a canvas.
I could write the application in a variety of languages including C/C++ or Python (using readily available libraries), but either of those choices would make (a) difficult. Because of (a), I think I'd rather do it in Java.
The array of available Java tools and products is intimidating. It's not clear at all what to use. There seems to be considerable functionality overlap and deep complexity in all choices. The NetBeans IDE maybe seems about right for (a) and (c), but (b) appears to require the Sun Performance Library, which in turn appears to be available only in Sun Studio. Sun Studio appears to be huge, with dozens of elements with mysterious functionalities. And there are several other downloads available, all with non-obvious--and upon digging, usually irrelevant--utility for my purposes.
I believe that Java may offer the best available environment to develop my application to meet (a), (b), and (c)--but maybe only for a Java guru, which I don't really have time to become. I know what my application needs to do, and I know how to do it in other languages. What I'm after is the absolute shortest path to the application in Java. And this could be the last Java application I ever write.
For context, I've written working programs in over 300 languages, most of which no longer exist. I delivered an application in Java in 1996, but haven't touched Java since, except for a one day NetBeans course in 1999. I've been running Gnu/Linux since 0.95, and Unix for a dozen years before that. And let's not talk about OS/360, RT-11, Fortran 66, etc., etc.
Any and all advice is appreciated.

Install:
The current Java [SE] Development Kit (JDK)
NetBeans 6.0.1 (you'll want the full version, which includes the Mobility plugin for mobile Java enviroments)
Java Media Framework API (JMF) from here: http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/index.jsp
While the JDK will cover "regular" computer environments, you have some choices to make for Mobile and Interactive Device Technology,
as there are a number of supported devices. See here for an overview:
http://developers.sun.com/mobility/
These will build a core for what you say you want to do. As previously mentioned, do some looking around Sun webpages. A good way to do that is to click the links (APIs, Downloads, APIs, Products, Support, Training, and Participate) in the blue header on any Sun Developer Network Page

How can I do URL converting?

Hi,
In iWS 4.1, I want to change url without using "redirect" function.
In other words, URL substring modification using string matching
or regular expression. Is it possible? How can i configure for this?
http://oneid.lycos.co.kr/logon.jsp
-> http://oneid.lycos.co.kr/NASApp/logon.jsp
We have legecy documents not containing "NASApp", and
that documents use POST method forms. I did test URL direct
on iWS 4.1, but only GET method document did well.
iAS WebConector functions in obj.conf, what are gxredirect for?
Can i use that in my case?
FYI,
KnowlegeBase)
http://knowledgebase.iplanet.com/ikb/kb/articles/4579.html
Regards,

as the article explain, you cannot redirect a post request, that is you can,
but the client browser will not re-post form data - that's the way it works,
I guess, for security reasons, nothing you can do about it.
what you can do is write your own NSAPI plugin (server application
function), which has direct access to the request header and can fix the
request header without doing a redirect, set the resource path to what you
want - so the subsequent portions of the web-server stack won't tell the
difference.
if you are new to NSAPI, check out Netscape docs on the web, also there's a
book by Kaveh Gh. Bassiri
called Programming Applications for Netscape Servers, check it out
Good luck,
Alexei
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>
>
Hi,
In iWS 4.1, I want to change url without using "redirect" function.
In other words, URL substring modification using string matching
or regular expression. Is it possible? How can i configure for this?
http://oneid.lycos.co.kr/logon.jsp
-> http://oneid.lycos.co.kr/NASApp/logon.jsp
We have legecy documents not containing "NASApp", and
that documents use POST method forms. I did test URL direct
on iWS 4.1, but only GET method document did well.
iAS WebConector functions in obj.conf, what are gxredirect for?
Can i use that in my case?
FYI,
KnowlegeBase)
http://knowledgebase.iplanet.com/ikb/kb/articles/4579.html
Regards,

Scanning DVDs (of home movies) into iMovie?

I am working on making a movie for a family event.
I have two questions:
1. I have a lot of home movies that we had transferred from video to DVD. Is there some way to scan the DVD and then just import the segments I want into iMovie? As these are not commercial, there is no protection -- would like to put in comptuer, scan video, and select clips to put in iMovie
2. I have some older movies with clips that I would like to use in iMovie 6 -- should I stick to iMovie6 or use iMovie 7? I know how to use iMove6, but am happy to learn the new one. Just want something easy to use. End product will be projected on large screen at family gathering.
Would any sort of video grabber help?
thanks for your help!
Paul

1. I have a lot of home movies that we had transferred from video to DVD. Is there some way to scan the DVD and then just import the segments I want into iMovie? As these are not commercial, there is no protection -- would like to put in comptuer, scan video, and select clips to put in iMovie
Most direct approach would be to simply copy the non-zero VOB title sets from the DVD to a local hard drive and then convert them to DV (useable with either iMovie HD or iMovie '08). I would personally use MPEG Streamclip (free but requires the $20 QT MPEG-2 Playback component) here so I can flag the content as either 4:3 or 16:9 for proper handling by iMovie '08, but many applications can actually perform the conversion -- including iSquint (free), FFmpegX (donation-ware), Visual Hub (pay-ware), MPEG2 Works (pay-ware but also requires the $20 component), etc.
2. I have some older movies with clips that I would like to use in iMovie 6 -- should I stick to iMovie6 or use iMovie 7? I know how to use iMove6, but am happy to learn the new one. Just want something easy to use. End product will be projected on large screen at family gathering.
If the editing you wish to perform is more or less traditional, then iMovie HD offers more "traditional" options. iMovie '08 is probably better suited for "lite" edits requiring simple titles/transitions coming from non-DV source files and destined for immediate online posting. Since many of their functions overlap, in many cases either can be used. As you become more proficient in their use, you will like lend to lean towards one over the other depending on you specific project requirements, so it is probably best to keep both handy.

After Effects & Premiere

After Effects n00b here. Seeking to learn and improve. But at the outset of my journey I have some confusion, already.
Just like Illustrator and InDesign have functionality overlap, so do After Effects and Premiere. So, I ask:
How do they compliment each other? How does one decide to designate certain tasks for one or the other, when they both handle video and animation?

> You can "create motion graphics, apply visual effects, composite visual elements, perform color correction," etc in Premiere. Can you not???
Not easily or well. (Actually, the color correction tools in Premiere Pro are coming along, so that one might be a "yes".)
> but marketing verbiage aside, I'm really seeking the experience-based thoughts and opinions of my peers - the ones who actually use the software professionally, day-in day-out.
That's not "marketing verbiage"; that's a summary of the applications written by someone who has been using both full-time for about 10 years now (me, as it happens, since a long time ago I wrote the After Effects documentation).
Here's another way of answering the question:
Use Premiere Pro to take movies, cut them apart into shorter pieces, and arrange them in time.
Use After Effects to layer many pieces of movies and other animated images (created in After Effects or imported from elsewhere) on top of each other to create composite images.
Premiere Pro is optimized for arranging movies in time. After Effects is optimized for changing the way movies look.
Each has many rudimentary features of the other, but trying to edit a movie in After Effects or create motion graphics in Premiere Pro is bound to leave you frustrated.

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