Newbie help needed on apparent lockout

Hi all, I am pretty much Mac illiterate but can stumble around. I was helping a friend who is even worse off install Retrospect (6.1) on her iMac (OS X 10.4.11). Install went fine, a backup ran fine and then today her machine appears to have locked up. After holding the power button to get it to shutdown and then reboot the mouse moves, dashboard comes up when I mouse to bottom of screen and a Retrospect window comes up and a window asking if wireless should attach to open network (machine is hardwired also). Clicking on anything doesn't appear to get any response nor does pressing any keyboard keys (I'm unfamiliar with the apple key combinations so I haven't tried any). At any rate machine appears stuck. It has ran fine for a long while only changes have been install Retrospect yesterday and plugged in Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus (and formatted it to Mac). The desktop and windows appear normal, mousing over things like the close, minimze, etc... buttons highlights them but it just appears to refuse to accept any input. The keyboard and mouse are connected via bluetooth but since mouse moves I assume its not a problem there. Can anyone point me in some direction?
TIA
Ron

Problem solved, not sure what it was but in desperation I turned of the wireless keyboard and mouse and plugged in my USB keyboard/mouse and everything worked, shutdown turned on the wireless keyboard/mouse and removed my USB and started up and everything worked just fine. Very strange

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"Noreaster76" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:[email protected]...
> Okay, lemme see if I can possibly explain this issue
clearly enough...
> (The
> whole explanation of the object graph may very well be
superfluous, so you
> can
> probably skip to the bottom.)
>
> I have a whole object graph that I've downloaded from my
server to my Flex
> client. Here's the general gist of object relationships
(and I have to
> lay it
> out this way because there's not really any way to
sketch on a whiteboard
> the
> object graph):
>
> Object A is a parent of object B, and there is a
one-to-many relationship
> between the two. That is, there is one A to many B's.
> There is a one-to-one relationship between Object B and
Object C.
> There is a many-to-one relationship between Object C and
Object D. That
> is,
> there are many C's to one D.
> There is a many-to-one relationship between Object D and
Object E. That
> is,
> there are many D's to one E.
> There is a many-to-one relationship between Object E and
Object F. That
> is,
> there are many E's to one F.
>
> Now, because I am only given information from the user
as far as which
> object
> A is the chosen object (that is, I'm not told right off
the bat which B's,
> C's,
> D's, E's, and F's to pull from the server), I have a
series of events
> being
> fired and listened to, so the sequence of steps pretty
much goes like
> this:
>
> User chooses a particular object A.
> I pull A from the server.
> I pull all of A's children (the B objects).
> I look at the keys stored in the B's and pull the
corresponding C's.
> I look at the keys stored in the C's and pull their
parents, the D's.
> I look at the keys stored in the D's and pull their
parents, the E's.
> I look at the keys stored in the E's and pull their
parents, the F's.
>
> Now, here's where I'm having an issue:
> The B objects store a Date object called startTime. The
D objects store an
> integer called runTimeMillis (the runtime of the video,
in milliseconds).
> I
> need to somehow present endTime, which is simply the sum
of startTime +
> runTimeMillis. But I have to do it in a data binding
because the D
> objects are
> downloaded later than the B objects. But I've tried so
many different
> ways of
> coding it, and nothing seems to work. Here's where I'm
at:
>
> <mx:DateFormatter id="hmmssaFormatter"
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>
>
> The only thing I get in my client is a blank label. What
am I doing
> wrong?
> The following seems to work just fine in displaying the
start time of the
> video:
>
> <mx:Label
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>
> But adding a number of milliseconds doesn't seem to work
at all. Can
> anyone
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y = mouseevent.getY();
if(x > 19 && x < 312 && y > 19 && y < 312){
pawncount = pawncount + 1;
points.add(mouseevent.getPoint());
if(pawncount > pawncount1){
setBackground(Color.red);
message = "Too Many Pawns!You can only place 14";
message1 = "Hit restart to play again";
pawncount1 = 14;
if(x >= 10 && x <= 50 && y >= 290 && y <= 330){
setBackground(Color.red);
message = "A Pawn Can't be placed here";
pawncount = 15;
if(x >= 50 && x <= 90 && y >= 250 && y <= 290){
setBackground(Color.red);
message = "A Pawn Can't be placed here";
pawncount = 15;
if(x >= 90 && x <= 130 && y >= 210 && y <= 250){
setBackground(Color.red);
message = "A Pawn Can't be placed here";
pawncount = 15;
//This is the solution for the puzzle
if(x >= 90 && x <= 130 && y >= 10 && y <= 50);
if(x >= 250 && x <= 290 && y >= 10 && y <= 50);
if(x >= 90 && x <= 130 && y >= 50 && y <= 90);
if(x >= 170 && x <= 210 && y >= 50 && y <= 90);
if(x >= 10 && x <= 50 && y >= 90 && y <= 130);
if(x >= 50 && x <= 90 && y >= 90 && y <= 130);
if(x >= 250 && x <= 290 && y >= 130 && y <= 170);
if(x >= 50 && x <= 90 && y >= 170 && y <= 210);
if(x >= 210 && x <= 250 && y >= 210 && y <= 250);
if(x >= 290 && x <= 350 && y >= 210 && y <= 250);
if(x >= 10 && x <= 50 && y >= 250 && y <= 290);
if(x >= 130 && x <= 170 && y >= 250 && y <= 290);
if(x >= 210 && x <= 250 && y >= 290 && y <= 350);
if(x >= 290 && x <= 350 && y >= 290 && y <= 350){
setBackground(Color.green);
message = "Winner";
pawncount = 14;
repaint();
//required for the interface
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent event){}
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent event){}
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent event){}
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent event){}
public void drawBox(Graphics g){
     for(int i=10;i<=350;i+=40){
g.drawLine(i,10,i,330);
g.drawLine(10,i,330,i);
}

Since your code is heavilly dependant on which square is clicked on I'd define a class extending JComponent to represent a square. You can make this an inner class, which would simplify access to other squares etc. Then lay these out in your JPanel, and each will have it's own paint method which will paint it with or without a pawn.
At the same time you add all these as a two dimensional array for logical access. Each square has (or is) it's own mouseListener so that you can let awt figure out which you clicked on.
private static final int CELL_SIZE=50;
private static final int BOARD_SIZE= 8;
private class Square extends JComponent implements MouseListener {
    public boolean hasPawn;
    private Square(int row, int col) {
         Rectangle where = new Rectangle(col * CELL_SIZE, row * CELL_SIZE,
CELL_SIZE, CELL_SIZE);
        setBounds(where);
       addMousListener(this);
   public void addPawn() {
     if(!hasPawn) {
       hasPawn = true;
       repaint();
public void paint(Graphics g) {
} // end of inner class
Square[][]board = new Square[BOARD_SIZE][BOARD_SIZE];}

Newbie - Help needed starting with Threads

Hi Friends,
I have a class which extends thread and all it does is displays its name and then goes to sleep. So, I have this in my run method:
public void run() {
        System.out.println("Name: "+name);
        try{
             Thread.sleep(1000);
        }catch(Exception e){
          e.printStackTrace();
    }Now I have a tester class which created objects of these class and they should keep running until the user explicitly stops the program. So, I have this in my tester class:
Thread one = new MyClass("one");
Thread one = new MyClass("two");
one.start();
two.start();They run fine for one time but how can i make them run continously?? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks

Micks80 wrote:
I tried to add that while loop but it throws IllegalStateException because I guess you cannot call the start method more then once...
So any other ways to accomplish this???As suggested in reply #1 put the while loop inside the run method of the Runnable.
Also it is better for MyClass to implement Runnable rather than extending Thread. It is always better to implement Runnable than extend Thread.

NEWBIE: Help needed - Eclipse freeze after starting WLS 9.2

Hi All,
I'm very new in development with wls 9.2 and eclipse.
I'm trying to create a simple application (an EAR with a Session Bean).
When I start the WLS inside Eclipse (debug or run mode), this one, after a few seconds or clicks, freeze with 99%CPU usage.
Thanks in advance for help.... it's urgent....
Eclipse 3.3.0
WLST 1.1.0
WLS 9.2
Edited by mtode at 10/07/2007 2:04 AM
Edited by mtode at 10/07/2007 2:05 AM

If I understand you correctly, Eclipse stops responding after a while.
This may not be actually related to starting WLS. It sounds a bit like
you might be having a memory problem. Could you specify your operating
system, the amount of physical memory and the contents of your
eclipse.ini file?
Thanks,
- Konstantin

Trying to update Project scheduled finish date - newbie help needed!

Guys, I am super new to Oracle Projects, I have never used it before. I've just learned a few things in the UI and read through the docs documenting the stored procs. My question is simple (hopefully) In the UI I choose a responsibility, then under "Projects : Delivery" I choose "Search Projects", I enter the Project ID in the field and click Go, I am able to see all the project details and the Tasks. No problem there! What I would like to do through the Update_Project API is to change the "Scheduled Finish Date" of the Project.
I have the following information that I have managed to scrape up:
Project_id, Responsibility_id, User_id, Resp_Appl_Id
I retrieved the project id using:
         Select project_id,name from pa_projects_all
          where name = 'My Project';
So first I call set_global_info with the appropriate parameters, then this:
    -- SET GLOBAL VALUES
     pa_interface_utils_pub.set_global_info(
     p_api_version_number => 1.0,
     p_responsibility_id => fnd_profile.value('57203'),
     p_user_id => fnd_profile.value('1013415'),
     p_msg_count => l_msg_count,
     p_msg_data => l_msg_data,
     p_return_status => l_return_status);
     l_project_in.pa_project_id := 4608;
     l_project_in.scheduled_finish_date := to_date('2008-02-27', 'YYYY-MM-DD');
--UPDATE_PROJECT
          pa_project_pub.UPDATE_project(
                    l_api_version_number,
                    p_commit => l_commit,
                    p_init_msg_list => l_init_msg_list,
                    p_msg_count => l_msg_count,
                    p_msg_data => l_msg_data,
                    p_return_status => l_return_status,
                    p_workflow_started => l_workflow_started,
                    p_pm_product_code => null,
                    p_project_in => l_project_in,
                    p_project_out => l_project_out,
                    p_key_members => l_key_members,
                    p_class_categories => l_class_categories,
                    p_tasks_in => l_tasks_in,
                    p_tasks_out => l_tasks_out);
What I am getting is the message "error :Project ID is invalid" and the status is "E"
I'm not sure why it is invalid as it is the exact Project ID from the projects table. The only thing I can think of is that the p_pm_product_code is set to null but I am not sure where this value comes from and why it even matters. I checked the documents and it says it refers to some external system. Why does the external system code matter if I am changing data within Oracle Projects?

Hello,
Looks like you are not setting the Initialization values correctly. Oracle Project APIs are Org specific and require proper initialization before being called for them to work.
Few things i noticed from the code is :
1. The following is being used to set the User ID and Responsibility ID :
     p_responsibility_id => fnd_profile.value('57203'),
     p_user_id => fnd_profile.value('1013415'),
I think the call should be like this. This should be used only if you are going to call the API through a concurrent program from the submit request window (Oracle Apps environment). fnd_profile.value will get the responsibility id and the used id of the user running the program and assign it to the variables.
     p_responsibility_id => fnd_profile.value('RESP_ID'),
     p_user_id => fnd_profile.value('USER_ID'),
Or If you are directly passing the IDs hardcoded then, This can be used if you are running the script from a Non-Oracle Applications environment, for example from SQL*Plus.
     p_responsibility_id => 57203
     p_user_id => 1013415
2. I notice that you are not passing P_OPERATING_UNIT_ID parameter in the call to pa_interface_utils_pub.set_global_info. This is fine if you are not using MOAC and you have set MO: Operating Unit profile for the responsibility being passed. If you are using MOAC or are not sure, then it is always a good practice to explicitly pass the P_OPERATING_UNIT_ID parameter in the call to pa_interface_utils_pub.set_global_info.
Note : DO NOT use fnd_profile.value('ORG_ID') to set the P_OPERATING_UNIT_ID parameter. In a MOAC environment this may not work.
3. Always ensure you check the return status of the pa_interface_utils_pub.set_global_info for success before calling the Project APIs. This will save you a lot of frustration when testing.
4. You might find the following note useful
Project API Overview and Reference (Doc ID 1424156.1)
Regards,
Raghavan Gopalakrishnan

More Newbie help needed please.

Hello,
I am attempting to sort an array which is defined in the main method, but the array must be sorted through the use of another method. From my understanding, this is tricky, because as I found out last night, you cannot use another method from within the main method (this kind of makes sense). I think I am pretty close but am getting non-static referrence errors. Here is the actual error and code. Thanks for looking at this.
error:
D:\School\IT315\Programs\Inventory.java:64: non-static variable sortItem cannot be referenced from a static context
          sortItem = ("myItem[0].getTotal()" + "myItem[1].getTotal()" + "myItem[2].getTotal()");
^
1 error
Tool completed with exit code 1
public class Inventory
     // Begin main method
     public static void main( String args[] )
          int i;
          //Instantiate Iteminfo array
          Iteminfo[] myItem = new Iteminfo[3];
          // Create Item Info object
          myItem[0] = new Iteminfo( 01, "Laptop", 15, 2000 );
          myItem[1] = new Iteminfo( 02, "Desktop", 25, 1500 );
          myItem[2] = new Iteminfo( 03, "Server", 10, 5000 );
          // Display Program title and description.
          System.out.println( "Inventory Program Part 2" );
          System.out.println(); //outputs blank line
          System.out.println();
          // Display item info
          System.out.printf( "The first item is: \n\n" );
          myItem[0].displayInfo();
          System.out.println();
          System.out.printf( "The second item is: \n\n" );
          myItem[1].displayInfo();
          System.out.println();
          System.out.printf( "The third item is: \n\n" );
          myItem[2].displayInfo();
          System.out.println();
          System.out.printf( "The total of all inventory is: $%.2f. \n\n", getInvTotal(myItem) );
          System.out.printf( "The sorted inventory list is: %s", sortItemInfo(myItem) );
     } // End method main
     //method to total inventory
     static double getInvTotal(Iteminfo[] myItem)
          return myItem[0].getTotal() + myItem[1].getTotal() + myItem[2].getTotal();
     } //end method
     // method to sort array;
     String sortItem;
     static String sortItemInfo(Iteminfo[] myItem)
          sortItem = ("myItem[0].getTotal()" + "myItem[1].getTotal()" + "myItem[2].getTotal()");
     } //end method
} // End class Payroll

oh yeah. sorry. Two new errors were generated (same
type). ...Yeah, sorry I didn't look closely enough.
May I suggest a different approach? This is far from perfect, but is a big improvement of your current code:public class Inventory
    public static void main( String args[] )
        Iteminfo[] myItems = new Iteminfo[3];
        myItems[0] = new Iteminfo( 01, "Laptop", 15, 2000 );
        myItems[1] = new Iteminfo( 02, "Desktop", 25, 1500 );
        myItems[2] = new Iteminfo( 03, "Server", 10, 5000 );
        System.out.println("Inventory Program Part 2\n\n");
        displayItems(myItems);
        System.out.printf( "The total of all inventory is: $%.2f. \n\n", getInvTotal(myItems));
        System.out.printf( "The sorted inventory list is: ");
        sortItemInfo(myItems);
        displayItems(myItems);
    static void displayItems(Iteminfo[] myItems)
        for(int i = 0; i < myItems.length; i++)
            System.out.printf("Item "+(i+1)+": \n\n");
            myItems.displayInfo();
static double getInvTotal(Iteminfo[] myItems)
double total = 0.0;
// Do the same thing with the for-statement here as
// well, and add everything to the variable total.
return total;
static void sortItemInfo(Iteminfo[] myItems)
// your sort algorithm here
Try to finish it.
Good luck.

Newbie help needed

I created a page header in Fireworks with linkis and
rollovers in Fireworks to load using CSS into dreamweaver, but the
links and rollovers disappear in DW. What the fah? This is the
first time I've used Fireworks for this so forgive me if this seems
like a complete idiot question because, in reality, it is.

wistatboy wrote:
> I created a page header in Fireworks with linkis and
rollovers in Fireworks to
> load using CSS into dreamweaver, but the links and
rollovers disappear in DW.
> What the fah? This is the first time I've used Fireworks
for this so forgive me
> if this seems like a complete idiot question because, in
reality, it is.
How did you export the document from Fireworks, and how did
you import
it into Dreamweaver?
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