Need general help
Hi
I am planning to write a management desktop application for rental movies business. There are lots of information to be stored. its intend to serve up to 1,000 clients.
The application will work on windows system; the database should be external so it could be backed up easily and portable as well.
For me,I been writing applications that has nothing in it except java, so it's the biggest project I going to deal with.
Now, what database I should use? what other technologic I have to involve? What books name I should look after?what are the things i didnt mantion but i should?
Thanks
D
How sensitive is the data in each database?Well� the business level database is irrelevant here because its not going to be on the web. The shared database should serve the directories for movie's tech details only and wont contain any senitive info so I cant see any interest to harm it in purpose from inside, in the other hand I can imagine competitors that has obvious interest to harm the confidence of my concept. the last is unlikely scenario so I would say that using only minimal security requirements like admin password should do it.
How important is that no-one see the data?the same as above.
How important is that the data is not alter by the
wrong person?Its kind of important. I�ll give the permission to alter the database only to trusted people. well. its not the pentagon secret but this kind of approach will save me lots of time to manage the validation of the information.
How important is that data be checked before being
added?
How important is to audit what changes where made and
by whom?It will help me to trace inappropriate admins I should kill .
What legal requirements do you have? Eg Data
Protection.i'm not sure that i understand.
Thanks
D
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This is the mentioned CollectionThread
* Light Development Playlist Editor
* Copyright (C) 2004 Ulrich Hilger
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
package com.lightdev.app.playlisteditor.data;
import com.lightdev.lib.util.InfoThread;
import java.io.File;
* A class to collect audio data from a given storage location.
* <p>
* <code>CollectionThread</code> uses ID3 tag information to gain data.
* </p>
* <p>See <a href="http://www.id3.org">http://www.id3.org</a> for details about
* ID3 tags.</p>
* @author Ulrich Hilger
* @author Light Development
* @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
* @author published under the terms and conditions of the
* GNU General Public License,
* for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
* package of this software as well as any licensing notes
* inside this documentation
* @version 1, October 13, 2004
public class CollectionThread extends InfoThread {
* constructor
* @param model AudioDataModel the data model to collect data to
public CollectionThread(AudioDataModel model) {
this.model = model;
* constructor, creates a new empty AudioDataModel
public CollectionThread() {
this(new AudioDataModel());
* set the data model to collect data to
* @param model AudioDataModel the model to collect data to
public void setModel(AudioDataModel model) {
this.model = model;
* get the data model associated to this thread
* @return AudioDataModel the data model
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return model;
* set the directory to collect data from
* @param rootDir File the directory to collect data from
public void setRootDirectory(File rootDir) {
this.rootDir = rootDir;
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* structure and collect audio data
* @return boolean true, if work is left
protected boolean work() {
boolean workIsLeft = true;
maxValue = -1;
filesProcessed = 0;
if(getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
countElements(rootDir.listFiles());
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* count the elements in a given file array including its subdirectories
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countElements(file.listFiles());
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* recursively read data into model
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int i = 0;
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collect(file.listFiles());
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try {
model.addTrack(file);
catch(Exception e) {
fireThreadException(e);
i++;
filesProcessed++;
fireThreadProgress(filesProcessed);
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/** the directory to collect data from */
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/** the data model to collect data to */
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private long filesProcessed = 0;
This is class InfoThread
* Light Development Java Library
* Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Ulrich Hilger
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
package com.lightdev.lib.util;
import java.util.Vector;
import java.util.Enumeration;
* Abstract class <code>InfoThread</class> implements a status and listener concept.
* An <code>InfoThread</code> object actively informs all objects registered as listeners about
* status changes, progress and possible exceptions. This way the status of a running
* thread does not require a polling mechanism to be monitored.
* <p>
* <code>InfoThread</code> implements the following working scheme
* </p>
* @author Ulrich Hilger
* @author Light Development
* @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
* @author published under the terms and conditions of the
* GNU General Public License,
* for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
* package of this software
* @version Version 1, October 13, 2004
public abstract class InfoThread extends Thread {
* construct an <code>InfoThread</code> object
* <p>This class is meant to be used when a <code>Thread</code> object is needed that actively
* informs other objects about its status</code>. It is a good idea therefore to register
* one or more listeners with instances of this class before doing anything
* else.</p>
* @see addInfoThreadListener
public InfoThread() {
* set the amount of time this thread shall idle after it is through with one
* work cycle and before a next work cycle is started. This influences the time
* other threads have for their work.
* @param millis long the number of milliseconds to idle after one work cycle
public void setIdleMillis(long millis) {
idleMillis = millis;
* Causes this thread to begin execution; the Java Virtual Machine calls the <code>run</code>
* method of this thread. Calls method <code>prepareThread</code> before calling
* <code>run</code>.
* @see run
* @see prepareThread
public synchronized void start() {
setStatus(STATUS_INITIALIZING);
prepareThread();
setStatus(STATUS_READY);
super.start();
* call method <code>start</code> instead of this method.
* calling this method directly will lead to an exception
* @see start
public void run() {
//System.out.println("InfoThread.run");
if (status == STATUS_READY) {
boolean workIsLeft = true;
setStatus(STATUS_RUNNING);
while (status < STATUS_STOP_PENDING && workIsLeft) {
if (status < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
workIsLeft = work();
if(!workIsLeft) {
setStatus(STATUS_WORK_COMPLETE);
if (status == STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
setStatus(STATUS_HALTED);
else if (status == STATUS_STOP_PENDING) {
setStatus(STATUS_STOPPED);
else {
try {
sleep(idleMillis);
catch (InterruptedException e) {
fireThreadException(e);
else {
// error: Thread is not ready to run
setStatus(STATUS_THREAD_FINISHED);
* stop this thread. This will terminate the thread irrevokably. Use method
* <code>haltThread</code> to pause a thread with the possiblity to resume work later.
* @see haltThread
public void stopThread() {
switch (status) {
case STATUS_RUNNING:
setStatus(STATUS_STOP_PENDING);
break;
case STATUS_HALT_PENDING:
// exception: the thread already is about to halt
break;
case STATUS_STOP_PENDING:
// exception: the thread already is about to stop
break;
default:
// exception: a thread can not be stopped, when it is not running
break;
* halt this thread, i.e. pause working allowing to resume later
* @see resumeThread
public void haltThread() {
switch (status) {
case STATUS_RUNNING:
setStatus(STATUS_STOP_PENDING);
break;
case STATUS_HALT_PENDING:
// exception: the thread already is about to halt
break;
case STATUS_STOP_PENDING:
// exception: the thread already is about to stop
break;
default:
// exception: a thread can not be halted, when it is not running
break;
* resume this thread, i.e. resume previously halted work
* @see haltThread
public void resumeThread() {
if(status == STATUS_HALTED || status == STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
setStatus(STATUS_RUNNING);
else {
// exception: only halted threads or threads that are about to halt can be resumed
* this is the method to prepare a thread to run. It is not implemented in this abstract
* class. Subclasses of <code>InfoThread</code> can implement this method to do anything
* that might be required to put their thread into STATUS_READY. This method is called
* automatically by method <code>start</code>. When implementing this method, it should
* call method <code>fireThreadException</code> accordingly.
* @see start
* @see fireThreadException
protected void prepareThread() {
// does nothing in this abstract class but might be needed in subclasses
* this is the main activity method of this object. It is not implemented in this abstract
* class. Subclasses of <code>InfoThread</code> must implement this method to do something
* meaningful. When implementing this method, it should call methods
* <code>fireThreadProgress</code> and <code>fireThreadException</code> accordingly.
* @return boolean true, if work is left, false if not
* @see fireThreadProgress
* @see fireTreadException
protected abstract boolean work();
* add an <code>InfoTreadListener</code> to this instance of <code>InfoThread</code>
* @param l InfoThreadListener the listener to add
* @see removeInfoThreadListener
public void addInfoThreadListener(InfoThreadListener l) {
listeners.add(l);
* remove an <code>InfoTreadListener</code> from this instance of <code>InfoThread</code>
* @param l InfoThreadListener the listener to remove
public void removeInfoThreadListener(InfoThreadListener l) {
listeners.remove(l);
* notify all <code>InfoThreadListener</code>s of a status change
* @param fromStatus int the status tis thread had before the change
* @param toStatus int the status this thread has now
protected void fireThreadStatusChanged(int fromStatus, int toStatus) {
Enumeration e = listeners.elements();
while(e.hasMoreElements()) {
Object l = e.nextElement();
if(l instanceof InfoThreadListener) {
((InfoThreadListener) l).threadStatusChanged(this, fromStatus, toStatus);
* notify all <code>InfoThreadListener</code>s of an exception in this thread
* @param ex Exception the exception that occurred
protected void fireThreadException(Exception ex) {
Enumeration e = listeners.elements();
while(e.hasMoreElements()) {
Object l = e.nextElement();
if(l instanceof InfoThreadListener) {
((InfoThreadListener) l).threadException(this, ex);
* notify all <code>InfoThreadListener</code>s of the progress of this thread
* @param progressValue long a value indicating the current thread progress
protected void fireThreadProgress(long progressValue) {
Enumeration e = listeners.elements();
while(e.hasMoreElements()) {
Object l = e.nextElement();
if(l instanceof InfoThreadListener) {
((InfoThreadListener) l).threadProgress(this, progressValue, maxValue);
* set the status of this thread and notify all listeners
* @param newStatus int the status this thread is to be changed to
private void setStatus(int newStatus) {
//System.out.println("InfoThread.setStatus oldStatus=" + status + ", newStatus=" + newStatus);
int fromStatus = status;
status = newStatus;
fireThreadStatusChanged(fromStatus, newStatus);
* get the current status of this thread
* @return int the status
public int getStatus() {
return status;
* cleanup before actual destruction.
public void destroy() {
//System.out.println("InfoThread.destroy");
cleanup();
super.destroy();
* cleanup all references this thread maintains
private void cleanup() {
//System.out.println("InfoThread.cleanup");
listeners.removeAllElements();
listeners = null;
/* ----------------------- class fields start ------------------------ */
/** storage for the objects this thread notifies about status changes and progress */
private Vector listeners = new Vector();
/** indicator for the status of this thread */
private int status = STATUS_NONE;
/** maximum value for threadProgress */
protected long maxValue = -1;
/** the idle time inside one work cycle in milliseconds */
protected long idleMillis = 1;
/* ----------------------- class fields end -------------------------- */
/* ----------------------- constants start --------------------------- */
/** constant value indicating that no status has been set so far */
public static final int STATUS_NONE = 0;
/** constant value indicating that the thread is currently initializing */
public static final int STATUS_INITIALIZING = 1;
/** constant value indicating that the thread is ready to run */
public static final int STATUS_READY = 2;
/** constant value indicating that the thread is running */
public static final int STATUS_RUNNING = 3;
/** constant value indicating that the thread is about to halt */
public static final int STATUS_HALT_PENDING = 4;
/** constant value indicating that the thread is halted */
public static final int STATUS_HALTED = 5;
/** constant value indicating that the work of this thread is complete */
public static final int STATUS_WORK_COMPLETE = 6;
/** constant value indicating that the thread is about to stop */
public static final int STATUS_STOP_PENDING = 7;
/** constant value indicating that the thread is stopped */
public static final int STATUS_STOPPED = 8;
/** constant value indicating that the thread is finished */
public static final int STATUS_THREAD_FINISHED = 9;
/* ----------------------- constants end --------------------------- */
}this is the InfoThreadListener interface
* Light Development Java Library
* Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Ulrich Hilger
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
package com.lightdev.lib.util;
* An interface classes interested to receive events from objects
* of class <code>InfoThread</code> need to implement.
* @author Ulrich Hilger
* @author Light Development
* @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
* @author published under the terms and conditions of the
* GNU General Public License,
* for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
* package of this software
* @version Version 1, October 13, 2004
public interface InfoThreadListener {
* method to receive a status change notification from a thread
* @param thread InfoThread the thread which status changed
* @param fromStatus int the status which the thread had before the change
* @param toStatus int the status which the thread has now
public void threadStatusChanged(InfoThread thread, int fromStatus, int toStatus);
* method to receive a notification about the progress of a thread
* @param thread InfoThread the thread which notified about its progress
* @param progressValue long the value (e.g. 10 if 100 percent completed, 20 of 1 million files processed, etc.)
public void threadProgress(InfoThread thread, long progressValue, long maxValue);
* method to receive a notifiaction about the fact that an exception occurred in a thread
* @param thread InfoThread the thread for which an exception occurred
* @param e Exception the exception that occurred
public void threadException(InfoThread thread, Exception e);
}This is class AudioFileDescriptor
* Light Development Java Library
* Copyright (C) 2004 Ulrich Hilger
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
package com.lightdev.lib.audio;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
* This class models characteristics of an audio file such as the absolute path
* of the file, its tag contents (if any) and the play duration, etc.
* <p>See <a href="http://www.id3.org">http://www.id3.org</a> for details about
* ID3 tags.</p>
* @author Ulrich Hilger
* @author Light Development
* @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
* @author published under the terms and conditions of the
* GNU General Public License,
* for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
* package of this software
* @version Version 1, October 13, 2004
public class AudioFileDescriptor implements Serializable, Comparable {
public AudioFileDescriptor(String absolutePath) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
load(absolutePath);
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if(o != null && o instanceof AudioFileDescriptor) {
return ((AudioFileDescriptor) o).getAbsolutePath().equalsIgnoreCase(this.getAbsolutePath());
else {
return false;
public void load(String absolutePath) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
this.absolutePath = absolutePath;
RandomAccessFile rf = new RandomAccessFile(absolutePath, "r");
if(id3v11Tag == null) {
id3v11Tag = new ID3v11Tag(rf, false);
else {
id3v11Tag.readTag(rf, rf.length() - 128);
rf.close();
public String getAbsolutePath() {
return absolutePath;
public ID3v11Tag getID3v11Tag() {
return id3v11Tag;
public void setID3v11Tag(ID3v11Tag tag) {
this.id3v11Tag = tag;
public String toString() {
DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("00");
return id3v11Tag.getArtist() + ", " + id3v11Tag.getAlbum() + " - " +
df.format(id3v11Tag.getTrackNumber()) + " " + id3v11Tag.getTitle();
* Compares this object with the specified object for order.
* @param o the Object to be compared.
* @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to,
* or greater than the specified object.
* @todo Implement this java.lang.Comparable method
public int compareTo(Object o) {
return toString().compareTo(o.toString());
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private ID3v11Tag id3v11Tag;
private transient long duration = -1;
private transient int type = TYPE_UNKNOWN;
public static final transient int TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0;
public static final transient int TYPE_MP3 = 1;
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* Light Development Java Library
* Copyright (C) 2004 Ulrich Hilger
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
package com.lightdev.lib.audio;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
* This class is a very simple implementation of an ID3v11Tag. It models an ID3 tag
* pretty much the same way as it is physically stored inside an audio file.
* <p>See <a href="http://www.id3.org">http://www.id3.org</a> for details about
* ID3 tags.</p>
* @author Ulrich Hilger
* @author Light Development
* @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
* @author published under the terms and conditions of the
* GNU General Public License,
* for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
* package of this software
* @version Version 1, October 13, 2004
public class ID3v11Tag implements Serializable, Comparable {
* construct an ID3v11Tag and read tag content from a given file
* <p>This constructor can be used for cases where a RandomAccessFile has already
* been opened and will be closed elsewhere</p>
* @param rf RandomAccessFile the open file to read from
* @param isAtTagStartPos boolean true, if the file pointer is at the
* position where the ID3 tag starts; when false, the pointer is positioned accordingly here
* @throws IOException
public ID3v11Tag(RandomAccessFile rf, boolean isAtTagStartPos) throws IOException {
if(isAtTagStartPos) {
readTag(rf);
else {
readTag(rf, rf.length() - 128);
* construct an ID3v11Tag and read tag content from a file at a given location
* <p>This constructor opens and closes the audio file for reading</p>
* @param absolutePath String the absolute path to the audio file to open
* @throws IOException
public ID3v11Tag(String absolutePath) throws IOException {
RandomAccessFile rf = new RandomAccessFile(absolutePath, "r");
readTag(rf, rf.length() - 128);
rf.close();
* construct an ID3v11Tag and read tag content from a given file
* <p>This constructor opens and closes the audio file for reading</p>
* @param audioFile File the audio file to read from
* @throws IOException
public ID3v11Tag(File audioFile) throws IOException {
this(audioFile.getAbsolutePath());
* get a string representation of this object
* @return String
public String toString() {
DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("00");
return getArtist() + ", " + getAlbum() + " - " + df.format(getTrackNumber()) + " " + getTitle();
* position to file pointer and read the tag
* @param rf RandomAccessFile the file to read from
* @param jumpPos long the position to jump to (the tag start position)
* @throws IOException
public void readTag(RandomAccessFile rf, long jumpPos) throws IOException {
rf.seek(jumpPos);
readTag(rf);
* read the tag from a given file, assuming the file pointer to be at the tag start position
* @param rf RandomAccessFile the file to read from
* @throws IOException
public void readTag(RandomAccessFile rf) throws IOException {
rf.read(tagBuf);
if(tag.equalsIgnoreCase(new String(tagBuf))) {
rf.read(title);
rf.read(artist);
rf.read(album);
rf.read(year);
rf.read(comment);
rf.read(trackNo);
rf.read(genre);
public String getTitle() {
return new String(title).trim();
public String getArtist() {
return new String(artist).trim();
public String getAlbum() {
return new String(album).trim();
public String getYear() {
return new String(year).trim();
public String getComment() {
return new String(comment).trim();
public int getGenreId() {
try {
int id = new Byte(genre[0]).intValue();
if(id < GENRE_ID_MIN || id > GENRE_ID_MAX) {
return GENRE_ID_OTHER;
else {
return id;
catch(Exception ex) {
return GENRE_ID_OTHER;
public String getGenreName() {
return genreNames[getGenreId()];
public int getTrackNumber() {
try {
return (int) trackNo[0];
catch(Exception e) {
return 0;
* Compares this object with the specified object for order.
* @param o the Object to be compared.
* @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to,
*Hi Franck,
thank you, mate. I did what you suggested (changed class attached) but that did not change the mentioned behaviour.
The first run is approximately 75 seconds with Java option -Xms40m and approx. double without, the second run and all subsequent runs are only 2-3 seconds each (!!!) even when terminating and re-starting the application between thread runs.
I'm pretty clueless about that, any more help on this anyone?
Thanks a lot and best regards
Ulrich
PS: BTW, I forgot to post the class that is filled with data by class CollectionThread, so here it is
* Light Development Playlist Editor
* Copyright (C) 2004 Ulrich Hilger
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
package com.lightdev.app.playlisteditor.data;
import java.io.File;
import com.lightdev.lib.audio.ID3v11Tag;
import javax.sound.sampled.UnsupportedAudioFileException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Serializable;
import com.lightdev.lib.audio.AudioFileDescriptor;
import com.lightdev.lib.ui.SortListModel;
import java.util.Iterator;
* Storage model for audio data.
* <p>
* <code>AudioDataModel</code> can be used to store ID3 tag data collected from
* a directory with audio files to perform queries and reports on the found data.
* </p>
* <p>See <a href="http://www.id3.org">http://www.id3.org</a> for details about
* ID3 tags.</p>
* @author Ulrich Hilger
* @author Light Development
* @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
* @author published under the terms and conditions of the
* GNU General Public License,
* for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
* package of this software as well as any licensing notes
* inside this documentation
* @version 1, October 15, 2004
public class AudioDataModel extends SortListModel implements Serializable {
* constructor
public AudioDataModel() {
* add an audio track from a given audio file
* <p>This will attempt to read ID3 tag data from the file.</p>
* @param audioFile File the file to add audio data for
* @throws IOException
public void addTrack(File audioFile) throws IOException {
AudioFileDescriptor afd = new AudioFileDescriptor(audioFile.getAbsolutePath());
if (!data.contains(afd)) {
data.add(afd);
* get all tracks for agiven combination of genre name, artist name and album name. Any of
* the parameters may be null or AudioDataModel.FILTER_ALL
* <p>Ugly code, I know, but it simply hard codes all combinations of the the mentioned
* parameters. Any more elegant implementations welcome.</p>
* @param genreName String a genre name to get tracks for
* @param artistName String an artist name to get tracks for
* @param albumName String an album name to get tracks for
* @return SortListModel the found tracks in a list model
public SortListModel getTracks(String genreName, String artistName, String albumName) {
SortListModel foundTracks = new SortListModel();
Iterator e = data.iterator();
while(e.hasNext()) {
AudioFileDescriptor afd = (AudioFileDescriptor) e.next();
ID3v11Tag tag = afd.getID3v11Tag();
if(genreName == null || genreName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
if(artistName == null || artistName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
if (tag.getAlbum().equalsIgnoreCase(albumName))
foundTracks.add(afd);
else {
if(albumName == null || albumName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
if (tag.getArtist().equalsIgnoreCase(artistName))
foundTracks.add(afd);
else {
if (tag.getArtist().equalsIgnoreCase(artistName) &&
tag.getAlbum().equalsIgnoreCase(albumName))
foundTracks.add(afd);
else {
if(artistName == null || artistName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
if(albumName == null || albumName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
if (tag.getGenreName().equalsIgnoreCase(genreName))
foundTracks.add(afd);
else {
if (tag.getGenreName().equalsIgnoreCase(genreName) &&
tag.getAlbum().equalsIgnoreCase(albumName))
foundTracks.add(afd);
else {
if(albumName == null || albumName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
if (tag.getGenreName().equalsIgnoreCase(genreName) &&
tag.getArtist().equalsIgnoreCase(artistName))
foundTracks.add(afd);
else {
if (tag.getGenreName().equalsIgnoreCase(genreName) &&
tag.getArtist().equalsIgnoreCase(artistName) &&
tag.getAlbum().equalsIgnoreCase(albumName))
foundTracks.add(afd);
foundTracks.sort();
return foundTracks;
* list all artists in this model
* @return SortListModel
public SortListModel listArtists() {
SortListModel artists = new SortListModel();
artists.add(FILTER_ALL);
Iterator e = data.iterator();
while (e.hasNext()) {
ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
String artistName = tag.getArtist();
if (artists.indexOf(artistName) < 0) {
artists.add(artistName);
artists.sort();
return artists;
* list all artists in this model having titles belonging to a given genre
* @param genreName String name of the genre artists are searched for
* @return SortListModel
public SortListModel listArtists(String genreName) {
SortListModel artists = new SortListModel();
artists.add(FILTER_ALL);
Iterator e = data.iterator();
while (e.hasNext()) {
ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
String artistName = tag.getArtist();
String genre = tag.getGenreName();
if (artists.indexOf(artistName) < 0 && genre.equalsIgnoreCase(genreName)) {
artists.add(artistName);
artists.sort();
return artists;
* list all genres in this model
* @return SortListModel
public SortListModel listGenres() {
SortListModel genres = new SortListModel();
genres.add(FILTER_ALL);
Iterator e = data.iterator();
while (e.hasNext()) {
ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
String genreName = tag.getGenreName();
if (genres.indexOf(genreName) < 0) {
genres.add(genreName);
genres.sort();
return genres;
* list all albums in this model
* @return SortListModel
public SortListModel listAlbums() {
SortListModel albums = new SortListModel();
albums.add(FILTER_ALL);
Iterator e = data.iterator();
while (e.hasNext()) {
ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
String albumName = tag.getAlbum();
if (albums.indexOf(albumName) < 0) {
albums.add(albumName);
albums.sort();
return albums;
* list all albums in this model having titles belonging to a given genre
* @param genreName String name of the genre albums are searched for
* @return SortListModel
public SortListModel listAlbums(String genreName) {
SortListModel albums = new SortListModel();
albums.add(FILTER_ALL);
Iterator e = data.iterator();
while (e.hasNext()) {
ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
String albumName = tag.getAlbum();
String genre = tag.getGenreName();
if (albums.indexOf(albumName) < 0 && genre.equalsIgnoreCase(genreName)) {
albums.add(albumName);
albums.sort();
return albums;
* list all albums in this model having titles belonging to a given genre and artist
* @param genreName String name of the genre albums are searched for
* @param artistName String name of the artist albums are searched for
* @return SortListModel
public SortListModel listAlbums(String genreName, String artistName) {
SortListModel albums = new SortListModel();
albums.add(FILTER_ALL);
Iterator e = data.iterator();
while (e.hasNext()) {
ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
String albumName = tag.getAlbum();
String genre = tag.getGenreName();
String artist = tag.getArtist();
if(genreName == null || genreName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
if (albums.indexOf(albumName) < 0 &&
artist.equalsIgnoreCase(artistName))
albums.add(albumName);
else {
if (albums.indexOf(albumName) < 0 &&
genre.equalsIgnoreCase(genreName) &&
artist.equalsIgnoreCase(artistName))
albums.add(albumName);
albums.sort();
return albums;
* get the number of audio tracks stored in this data model
* @return int the number of tracks
public int getTrackCount() {
return data.size();
/** constant to select all items of a given part */
public static final String FILTER_ALL = " all";
}...and here the changed CollectionThread now caching found File objects in a vector
* Light Development Playlist Editor
* Copyright (C) 2004 Ulrich Hilger
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
package com.lightdev.app.playlisteditor.data;
import com.lightdev.lib.util.InfoThread;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Vector;
import java.util.Enumeration;
* A class to collect audio data from a given storage location.
* <p>
* <code>CollectionThread</code> uses ID3 tag information to gain data.
* </p>
* <p>See <a href="http://www.id3.org">http://www.id3.org</a> for details about
* ID3 tags.</p>
* @author Ulrich Hilger
* @author Light Development
* @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
* @author published under the terms and conditions of the
* GNU General Public License,
* for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
* package of this software as well as any licensing notes
* inside this documentation
* @version 1, October 13, 2004
public class CollectionThread extends InfoThread {
* constructor
* @param model AudioDataModel the data model to collect data to
public CollectionThread(AudioDataModel model) {
this.model = model;
* constructor, creates a new empty AudioDataModel
public CollectionThread() {
this(new AudioDataModel());
* set the data model to collect data to
* @param model AudioDataModel the model to collect data to
public void setModel(AudioDataModel model) {
this.model = model;
* get the data model associated to this thread
* @return AudioDataModel the data model
public AudioDataModel getModel() {
return model;
* set the directory to collect data from
* @param rootDir File the directory to collect data from
public void setRootDirectory(File rootDir) {
this.rootDir = rootDir;
* this is the method to prepare a thread to run.
protected void prepareThread() {
maxValue = -1;
filesProcessed = 0;
innerCount = 0;
fileList = new Vector();
* do the actual work of this thread, i.e. iterate through a given directory
* structure and collect audio data
* @return boolean true, if work is left
protected boolean work() {
boolean workIsLeft = true;
if(getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
countElements(rootDir.listFiles());
if(getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
workIsLeft = collect(); //collect(rootDir.listFiles());
fileList.clear();
fileList = null;
return workIsLeft;
* count the elements in a given file array including its subdirectories
* @param files File[]
private void countElements(File[] files) {
int i = 0;
while (i < files.length && getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
File file = files;
if (file.isDirectory()) {
countElements(file.listFiles());
else {
fileList.add(file);
i++;
maxValue++;
* read data into model
* @param files File[] the file array representing the content of a given directory
* @return boolean true, if work is left
private boolean collect(/*File[] files*/) {
Enumeration files = fileList.elements();
while(files.hasMoreElements() && getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
File file = (File) files.nextElement();
try {
model.addTrack(file);
catch(Exception e) {
fireThreadException(e);
filesProcessed++;
if(++innerCount > 99) {
innerCount = 0;
fireThreadProgress(filesProcessed);
return false;
int i = 0;
while(i < files.length && getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
File file = files[i];
if(file.isDirectory()) {
collect(file.listFiles());
else if(file.getName().toLowerCase().endsWith("mp3")) {
try {
model.addTrack(file);
catch(Exception e) {
fireThreadException(e);
i++;
filesProcessed++;
fireThreadProgress(filesProcessed);
return (i<files.length);
/** the directory to collect data from */
private File rootDir;
/** the data model to collect data to */
private AudioDataModel model;
/** the number of files this thread processed so far while it is running */
private long filesProcessed = 0;
/** a list to temporary store found files */
private Vector fileList;
/** counter to determine when to fire progress messages */
private int innerCount = 0; -
I had the folks at the store port over all of my contacts from my old
ratty Andriod phone to my new shiny iPhone.
however all 200+ of my contacts sort of "shook" out,
meaning say John Smith, on my old phone,
had in my contacts the following:
John Smith
123 Main St. Anytown, Anystate USA
555-826-4879 home
555-799-4247 cell
[email protected]
johnsmith@facebook
all nice and neat on my andriod but when it ported over
all that information was just scattered all over my contacts sort of like:
john smith, smith john
john smith 123 main st. etc.
johhn smith home 555 etc.
john smith cell 555 etc.
john smith johnsmith@ etc.
etc.
so for all those 200+ contacts in my phone, I've got a zillion of them now...
so I'd like to get this all back in order before I and Siri explode.
I know nothing, and I know even less about outlook and the sort.
But I do know I am in Dire need of help with this... I figured that eveything else
involving iphones and apple in general was supposed to be cake but it seems
like this is the only thing that isn't cake at all... unless, I'm just a right idiot. (which is possible, hence spelling and grammatical issues).I believe I've tried to sync it with google, but it didn't seem to take
muchless take my calender. it seems to favor my facebook calender
more over my google calender, but Siri seems to be helping me re-write
it...but that's not the game here, it's the contacts. I've tried to export
the cvp (??) list and import it into my iTunes account. However, It only
doubled my issue because it didn't over write my existing contacts. -
My airport problem has returned big time --Need some Help!!
Aloha once again:
I though that this was fixed by simply changing channels on my airport router, but that fix only lasted for a few days, but now it's back and even worse. Let me give you some background on this problem. Here's my original message concerning the problem:
I have my Airport Router connected to the Internet via DSLcable. I then tie my two computers into the internet via their airport cards. For about 6 months this system has been working just fine. Recently my desktop computer quit listening to the router and can no longer connect to the internet. It shows no signal strength and the name of the network on the Airport is not seen in the "connect to internet" panel. The same Airport works just fine on my LapTop and I am using it right now to get this message off to the internet.
I have fixed permissions, removed the airport card and cleaned the connector, the antenna plug and removed the system configuration folder from library preferences all to no avail!
This problem has been hounding me, intermittently, for over a year now What can I do to remedy this??? HELP!!!!
Dan Page
Maui, Hawaii
The suggestion to change channels, that came from this original request, worked but just for a very short time. Now I have to shut down my computer overnight to get connected and then it only lasts for several hours and the connection quits.
I thought maybe heat was a problem, but the last time it happened I opened the computer and played a large fan right on the card. This did not help. I shut it down for the night and it was fine the next morning for about 2 hours.
One new data point; if I turn off just the airport on my laptop computer overnight, that will fix the problem for a short time also.
Still need some help!!!
DanFirst, power off both the Time Capsule and AirPort Express.
Wait a few minutes, then power up the Time Capsule first, and let it run for a few minutes.
Temporarily, move the AirPort Express to the same room or close proximity to the AirPort Express and power it up.
If the Express powers up correctly, power it off again and move it approximately half the distance between the Time Capsule and the general area that needs more wireless coverage. Try to minimize obstructions like walls, ceiling, heavy furniture, etc as much as possible.
Please report on your results. -
Hi , I Using Blackberry Curve 9220 ,
, I Buy This Blackberry From Someone ,
But I Do Not Know Him , And I Never Saw Him Again ,
So The Problem Is , Enterprise Activation Password ,
Where Can I Get The Activation Password ?
I Really2 Need Help Here ,
I Cannot Open The Appworld , Bis( FB , Twitter Application , BBM )
So What Should I Do Right Now ?
Please , Help Me , I Really2 Need Your Help , Y_YHi and Welcome to the Community!
First off, if you are not an enterprise subscriber, then the Enterprise selection is not relevant to you...rather to use the proprietary BB services (including Push email capability, BBM, etc.), you must have an adequate data plan from your carrier. The carriers host BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) for their BB users. Typically, BIS is not available via generic data plans. Many carriers call what is necessary The Blackberry Data Plan. Whatever they call it, it is the carrier who delivers BIS to their BB users -- contact them for assistance. Once you have a Push-email enabled BIS-capable data plan on your BB (at whatever fees your carrier will charge, btw), your BB-proprietary services will function (e.g., you will have Personal/Internet Email added to the email setup wizard, your BBM will function, etc).
http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index.php/What_do_I_need_a_Data_Plan_for%3F
With hundreds of carriers in the world, each with dozens of different data plans, it's impossible to tell you specifically what any service plan might actually provide. Only the carriers can answer that question. The best thing to do is to decide what services you desire, and then talk to your carrier about obtaining (from them) a data plan that enables what you desire.
BUT...your potential problems do not end there (they may not even start there!!). See this:
B05099 Steps to take before selling or after buying a previously owned BlackBerry smartphone
If the person who sold it to you did not properly complete ALL of the SELLER steps, you may never be able to get this BB working on any network. Further, it is completely possible that the BB is reported as lost or stolen, which will preclude its functionality for ever.
So, here's some more information for you...
Any BB can be used on any carrier that runs the same radio frequencies that the BB is capable of (and I've no idea if your's are such). But, to bring a BB onto a carrier network that they did not sell to you, there are several hurdles to cross:
1) The carrier must say "yes" to the fact...they own their network and have every right to say what devices will be allowed to connect to it. If they say "no", then that's the end of it.
2) You must be sure that your BB is properly unlocked from it's originally manufactured-for carrier...see this helpful thread for details:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/General-BlackBerry-Functions-and/Unlocking-your-BlackBerry-Gu...
3) You must get all of your voice level services functioning on the carrier, before you even try anything about data
4) You must subscribe, from the carrier, to an adequate data plan to enable the BB-proprietary services you desire
5a) If the carrier directly supports your specific model BB, then you can proceed with registering the BB onto their network, generating the proper Service Book delivery to your BB, and proceeding to function.
5b) But, if the carrier does not directly support your specific model number of BB, then the challenges are much greater as most carrier systems will not deliver, to the BB, the necessary service books to enable the BB-proprietary data services, even if you do subscribe to them.
So, depending on all of that, your BB may or may not ever fully function on that carrier network. It can be quite tricky to accomplish, especially if 5b applies. So take a look at all of that and decide how you wish to proceed. Most folks wind up just buying a new BB if 5b applies.
Good luck and let us know!
Occam's Razor nearly always applies when troubleshooting technology issues!
If anyone has been helpful to you, please show your appreciation by clicking the button inside of their post. Please click here and read, along with the threads to which it links, for helpful information to guide you as you proceed. I always recommend that you treat your BlackBerry like any other computing device, including using a regular backup schedule...click here for an article with instructions.
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hi, i need ur help. i got my ipad from my school and they formatted it so that many things would not work, one of those things was iCloud, could any of you please help me undo that?
Check the settings on your iPad:
1. "Settings > General > Restrictions"
and also
2. "Settings > General > Accessibility" here Learning/Guided Access -
i am new to mac air. Today i installed (unsuccessfully!) MAPLE16 on my mac book air. Now since it does not work properly (it also does not appear in applications) i decide to delete it. I could not remove it from launchpad . i need urgent help from your side.
Any third-party software that doesn't install by drag-and-drop into the Applications folder, and uninstall by drag-and-drop to the Trash, is a system modification.
Whenever you remove system modifications, they must be removed completely, and the only way to do that is to use the uninstallation tool, if any, provided by the developers, or to follow their instructions. If the software has been incompletely removed, you may have to re-download or even reinstall it in order to finish the job.
I never install system modifications myself, and I don't know how to uninstall them. You'll have to do your own research to find that information.
Here are some general guidelines to get you started. Suppose you want to remove something called “BrickMyMac” (a hypothetical example.) First, consult the product's Help menu, if there is one, for instructions. Finding none there, look on the developer's website, say www.brickmyrmac.com. (That may not be the actual name of the site; if necessary, search the Web for the product name.) If you don’t find anything on the website or in your search, contact the developer. While you're waiting for a response, download BrickMyMac.dmg and open it. There may be an application in there such as “Uninstall BrickMyMac.” If not, open “BrickMyMac.pkg” and look for an Uninstall button.
You generally have to reboot in order to complete an uninstallation.
If you can’t remove software in any other way, you’ll have to erase and install OS X. Never install any third-party software unless you're sure you know how to uninstall it; otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.
You may be advised by others to try to remove complex system modifications by hunting for files by name, or by running "utilities" that purport to remove software. I don't give such advice. Those tactics often will not work and maymake the problem worse. -
Need someone helps for several Problems on my 9630 Tour
Hello,
Well, these are list of problems with my 9630 Tour, and I need some helps to solve these :
1. My 1st problem is, everytime my 9630 started its also a message appears : "uncaught exception index 8 >= 8"
2. And I also realized that some missing application happened. My m-Banking application (already re-installed well) but it also lost of SMS icon. So the result is, everytime I sent an outgoing SMS I couldn't save it. And I have made a test to sent SMS from my other number to this 9630 device, but 9630 couldn't show that any incoming message, even my other device has given me notification that message has been delivered.
3. Its also often shutdown suddenly by itself, or its shutdown upon charging
4. Charging tasks sometime couldn't be well charged. And finally I realized that my device has off in the middle of charging task, it may caused of charging wasn't recharge the device very well
Hopefully I can read your kindly solution on those problems happened. Thank you for your prompt response.
Anwar HusseinHi and Welcome to the Community!
I actually think that all of your issues are related, and rooted in the same problem...OS corruption or hardware failure. But, before you begin, please be sure you have a good backup...see the link in my auto-sig on this post for instructions for that process.
Then, at the top of each device forum, there should be some "sticky" threads that discuss the OS levels available for many models. If they include your model, then please use those as reference as you proceed. Otherwise, you will have to dig through the official download portal for OS packages for your model:
http://us.blackberry.com/support/downloads/download_sites.jsp
From a PC, you can install any compatible (e.g., for your exact BB Model Number) OS package to a BB via this procedure:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Device-Software/How-To-Reload-Your-Operating-Syste...
Note that while written for "reload" and the Storm, it can be used to upgrade, downgrade, or reload any BB device model -- it all depends on the OS package you download and install to your PC. If that OS package is from a carrier other than the carrier for which your BB was originally manufactured, then delete, on your PC, all copies of VENDOR.XML...there will be at least one, and perhaps 2, and they will be located in or similarly to (it changes based on your Windows version) these folders:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader
C:\Users\(your Windows UserName)\AppData\Roaming\Research In Motion\BlackBerry\Loader XML
Be sure that you remove, from your PC, any other BB device OS packages as having more than one installed to the PC can cause conflicts with this procedure.
You may also want to investigate the use of BBSAK (bbsak.org) to perform the wipe it is capable of.
You may also want to try this procedure to perhaps narrow down the precise causal item:
Load your OS "bare bones"...if anything is optional, do not install it.
If the behavior presents immediately, then try a different OS with step 1
If the behavior does not immediately present, then run for as long as it takes for you to be sure that the behavior will not present.
Add one thing -- no matter how tempting, just one.
If the behavior does not present immediately, then again run for long enough to be sure it will not have the same problem
Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all things are loaded or the behavior presents
When the behavior presents, you know the culprit...the last thing you loaded.
If the behavior does not re-present, then you know that either step 1 or 2 cured it.
If the behavior presents no matter what, then you likely have a hardware level issue for which no amount of OS or software can cure.
If you are on MAC, you are limited to only your carriers sanctioned OS packages...but can still use any levels that they currently sanction. See this procedure:
KB19915How to perform a clean reload of BlackBerry smartphone application software using BlackBerry Desktop Software
Good luck and let us know!
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please,I need your help ! I was updating my iphone ios to ios4.2 and then problems begins when it shows that it needs to restore the factory software to I was trying to restore ,but that didn't happen it begins restoring but then it shows unknown error 1015
Stop being impatient.
From the article that the question was posted from:
Errors related to downgrading iOS
The required resource cannot be found: This alert message occurs when your device has a newer version of iOS than what is available in iTunes. When troubleshooting a device that presents this alert message, go to Settings > General > About and check the version of iOS on the device. If it is newer than the latest released iOS version, the device may have a prerelease developer version of iOS installed. Installing an older version of iOS over a newer version is not supported.
Error 1015: This error is typically caused by attempts to downgrade the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch's software. This can occur when you attempt to restore using an older .ipsw file. Downgrading to a previous version is not supported. To resolve this issue, attempt to restore with the latest iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch software available from Apple. This error can also occur when an unauthorized modification of the iOS has occurred and you are now trying to restore to an authorized, default state.
You cannot downgrade.
If you have a 3GS, you can only install iOS 6.1.3 which is the current version of iOS for the device. -
Hi experts
i need interew help in SAP BPC
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Edited by: surendermiryala on Nov 22, 2011 9:53 AMPlease go through the below links.Hope this helps.
http://help.sap.com/content/bobj/sbu/docu_sbs_bpc_design.htm
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/advancedsearch?query=bpc#sdn_content_category_value_library
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I NEED SOME HELP WITH UPDATING MY IPOD TOUCH PLEASE
i need some help with my ipod the version is 3.1.3 and every time I'm trying to update it says it can not be restored then it says unknown error so i need some help updating my ipod to version 4.2
If you mean you're trying to update your ios go to settings/general/software update. then you should see the latest ios just tap it and it will automatically update your ipod. If you're trying to restore your ipod (as it's not quite clear in your query) try doing it through itunes instead of on the device itself
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I am currently using an ipod touch 3. When i record in voice memos with the apple earphones(with an inbuilt mic) i can see on the screen that its recording;
but when i hear it, its just a long beep. Need some help!Does the mic work for other apps like Voice Control?
Does the mic work OK in other devices?
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Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
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iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
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