Serializable saved data - changing classes

Well suppose we have a class in a package called stuff.something.TheClass.
It is implementing the Serializable interface, and are used to save down into files and loaded back into the application with via Serializable and object streams.
Now, if we wanted to change the class name, to maybe com.thecompany.somepackage.TheClass
and still be able to load all the old files that was saved down with the old class...
Is this possible in any easy way?

Nothing would be changed in the class except for the name and package... and it would keep the same static long uid that is defined in the class.

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Hi friend,
METHOD handle_user_command.
CASE e_ucomm.
WHEN 'UPDATE'.
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          IMPORTING
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          IMPORTING
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dkr[atsymbol]mvps[dot]org
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Here's what I've had to do to control the precision of the data in my ascii file.
Insert an Amplitudes and Levels step from Analysis>Time Domain Measurements.
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Hi all,
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The global story of the application is that its an application used for measureing objects. For these objects there are templates, with default properties. When measureing an object, the user must fill in those properties for the object. The report is build dynamicly, becouse each object has different properties and each property could be of an other kind (number, text, list, counter [=number field with add and substract buttons], and date). Depending on the type of the property, the report has to show an other item to fill.
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 from measurement_prop
 where defprop_ID = defprop.id
 AND measurement_id IN
 (SELECT ID
 FROM measurement
 WHERE OBJ_ID = obj.id
 AND DAT IN
 (SELECT latest_date
 from object_instance
 WHERE ID = obj.id)))
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 from measurement_prop
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 FROM measurement
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 AND DAT IN
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 ||'',p_attributes=>'class=case5_num')
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 || '<a name="sub_f02" href="#"><img alt="sub" src="#WORKSPACE_IMAGES#minusBig.gif"/></a>',
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 (SELECT ID
 FROM measurement
 WHERE OBJ_ID = obj.id
 AND DAT IN
 (SELECT latest_date
 from object_instance
 WHERE ID = obj.id)))
 ||''),
 oms
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from default_property defprop,
object_instance obj,
property_type proptyp
where defprop.stdobjver_id = obj.stdobjver_id
and defprop.proptyp_id = proptyp.id
and obj.id = :P2200_ID_INVThis report works fine. Depending on the type of the property it shows a numberic field, text field, selectlist (with right values), counter field or date field.
If the default property is set to a 'CONSTANT' value, the last known value is filled in.
With a javascript I check the numberic field value and achieve the counterfield to add or substract values when 'plus' or 'minus' is clicked.
This javascript is placed in the field 'Execute when Page Loads' in the page properties in APEX. Here is the code:
/*Execute when page loads*/
/*Allow only numbers */
number_elem = $('input[name=f42].case5_num');
number_elem.keypress(function(event) {
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if (event.which == 46 && $(this).val().indexOf('.') != -1) {
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 this.value = this.value.replace(/[^0-9]/g, '');
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number_elem = $(this).siblings('input[name=f42].case5_num');
currVal = number_elem.val();
if ( isNaN( currVal) ){
 elemVal = 0;
else {
 elemVal = Number(currVal);
if (elemVal > 0)
 number_elem.val(elemVal-1);
else
{ elemVal = 0; }
/* Add Button */
$('a[name="add_f02"]').click( function() {
number_elem = $(this).siblings('input[name=f42].case5_num');
currVal = number_elem.val();
if ( isNaN( currVal) ){
 elemVal = 0;
else {
 elemVal = Number(currVal);
number_elem.val(elemVal+1);
});Those two codes makes my report works fine. So far I'm happy. But now I want the data, which the user fills in the items, to be saved.
So I created a process that should do this for me (it wil run after the user hits a button), here is the code:
declare
 v_objmet_id number := 0;
begin
 select measurment_seq.nextval
 into v_objmet_id
 from dual;
 insert into measurment
 ( id
 , obj_id
 , dat
 values
 ( v_objmet_id
 , :P2200_ID_INV
 , :P2200_METDAT_INV
 /*Loop trough the values (g_f42 holds the value of the property)*/
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 /*g_f41 holds the key to the default property*/
 if apex_application.g_f41(i) is not null and
 apex_application.g_f41(i) > 0 then
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 ( measrument_id
 , defprop_id
 , wrd)
 values
 ( v_objmet_id
 , apex_application.g_f41(i)
 , apex_application.g_f42(i)
 end if;
 end loop;
end;After running this process, the application branches back to the page, clearing the cache and set some items I use for filtering an other report with their own values.
Both the process and the branche have a 'when button pressed' condition, where the same button is filled in. The branche fires on submit: after processing.
When I hit the button to save the data, I get an error: ORA-01403: no data found
In the debug info I can find there is encountered an unhandeled exception in the process, but I don't know what's going wrong...
I thought it could be something with the date field, I want to save, so I put it in a to_date() with the right format, but I still got the error...
I've also checked if the query which fetches the nextval of the sequence is correct, and it is, no typeing error in the sequence name, or something.
I'm using APEX 4.0.2
Edited by: Mir on 28-jun-2011 10:25
Changed some code of the javascript, it directed to the wrong item ID, now its correct

My problem is solved. The error occured when application item g_f41 was accessed, so my application couldn't find the data, the user putted in there. I now pasted this part of the sql, to the other apex_item field, so it became one field and now it works correctly:
select [...]
apex_item.hidden(41,defprop.id) ||
decode(proptyp.id,
 1, apex_item.text(p_idx=>42,p_value=>''||
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 from measurement_prop
 where defprop_ID = defprop.id
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I have some customizing tables in my development server (Delivery Class = 'C').
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code usually gets executed inside a command class. So to be more specific:
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GetSaveCommand
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C

Error while saving date value in Java dictionary

Hello Everybody,
I got following error while saving date value in one of the fields of the Java table.
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Same code for this was working fine earlier. But, now suddenly it gives error like this.
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Hi Satyajit,
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More Information:
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I want to findout the main cause of it.
One more thing: This code was working for a mornth or two. But, now suddenly it is giving this error.
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Image Preview sidebar (subWindow) going left to right
Image menu/button
Date and Time: Friday, July 23, 2010 1:20:54 PM PT
Exif menu/button
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Date and time of original data generation: 2010:07:23 13:20:54
Unknown tag (36868): 2010:07:23 13:20:54 <- significant?
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ExifTool Version Number:8.40
Warning: [minor] Suspicious MakerNotes offset for tag 0x9001
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----IFDO----
Modify Date: 2010:07:23 13:20:54
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At this point feeling desperate I closed my eyes and said a quick prayer to Saint Rita - Patron Saint of the Impossible.
I returned to iPhoto .................and noticed the Show Photo Info MENU item in the Photo Menu.
I selected it.
And Low and behold,
in the Photo Info WINDOW,
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But now I am really stumped! This File Modified Date seems to be some kind of external metadata that is indexed or keyed to each image. How is this metadata stored in the iPhoto library? How can I access this File Modified date? I now turn to you GREAT iPhoto WIZARDS. Pray tell, how can I set the “Creation Date to the file Modified Date” that appears in the Photo Info Window as a (scriptable?) batch process.
I am on my knees for this one...please help. we have iphoto11 but afraid to upgrade to it. until i know more i don't want to loose this Modified Date metadata.

thanks for the quick response...
no simple solution because no backup to restore from
iPhoto seems to be using file metadata as some sort of index key in the
Photo Info Window. open up the iphoto library package and take a look at
the .xml file -- ModDate is used everywhere. hoping to export this data and merge/join it to
each image.
still trying to figure it out.
thanks,
Tom

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The second thing reported was that it was exporting to the wrong format. It was exporting into RPT format. It turns out with CR2008, it automatically defaults to RPT and the new pop-up, doesnu2019t isnu2019t clear to the user they even have a choice (the pop-up is much prettier, but it doesnu2019t look like a dropdown anymore). In addition, they reported it was taking twice as long to export (we think it was related to export file type now). With CR2005 Basic, it would have no default selection and if the user didnu2019t pick one, it would remind them they need to pick one. After much research, I found there is no way to customize the operation of the export without writing my own export. My users 90% of the time want to export to PDF and Excel the rest of the time. Since we arenu2019t using a CR Server like product, they NEVER will do RPT. There is no way with CR2008 to limit this list or to default the File Format. So now, if they forget to select the type, they get the wrong file format instead of being reminded to select one. Since the new pop-upu2019s dropdown selection isnu2019t easily apparent, this was a BIG issue for us. Since I have close to 300 reports on 7 websites, this will be a lot of work for me to write my own code and change all the ASPX page to use my own control.
The third thing reported was that the default name on Exporting was changed. Export uses the ID property of the Crystal Report Viewer as the default name of a file on export. When it replaced the viewer on all our pages, it set the ID to CrystalReportViewer1 instead of preserving the original ID. We now have to go back and change them to what we wanted manually. BEAWRE of this! For our power users who wanted to export 40 reports they now have type the name in manually on all of them. What took minutes now takes over an hour for them to do, until we can fix all the pages.
Now it was reported that some reports are showing OLD data. It turns out there shows Saved Data from design time. In our site, we have a parameter page which getu2019s user selected parameters, save to a session and then load the report page using the session variables, and then redirect them to the report page which on page load we set the reports parameters. We use the CrystalReportSource using ODBC. The report has all the connection information. Well if the user happens to select the same parameters I used at design time, it wonu2019t pull the data from the database. They see our test data instead which is garbage. If they select different parameters, display the report and then go back and select the original parameters, they will get the correct data. This can be catastrophic for us! So I added at the beginning of the Page Load before setting parameters the following:
     If Not Page.IsPostBack Then
            CRSServiceAlertsReport.ReportDocument.Refresh()
     End If
This seemed to work. A pain to add on every report page though when it wasnu2019t necessary before. But then I just got called this morning and they say when they print, it prited the OLD data. It seems the refresh pulled new data and updated the display in the viewer but the ActiveX print still used the original Saved Data! I couldnu2019t find a solution for this. I found switching PrintMode back to u2018Pdfu2019 worked but now I have the extra click issue again, which I described above. I tried setting the reports u2018Discard Saved Datau2019 option but it still had the data!
In the end, had I known about all these issues I would have NEVER upgraded to CR2008. Iu2019m still looking for help on getting by the following:
u2022     Stop using Saved Data at runtime (either on Display or Print)
u2022     Getting the PrintMode=u2019Pdfu2019 to just pull up Adobe in Open mode without prompting the user.
u2022     Remove File Type options from Export
u2022     Set the default File Type options to nothing or something I want.
Another nice feature to have would be the ActiveX control for printing to be part of the .NET Framework so users donu2019t need to download it. Come on BO is a big company Iu2019m sure they can work with MS. 

What is that method to clear Saved Data; I looked and couldn't find it. I never had to call one in the prior version of CR 2005 Basic in .Net. With the .NET controls, it always refreshed the data before. This is a change in behavior for me.
As for the Print using Adobe, with CR2005 Basic, it didn't prompt the user to Open or Save before. This is new behavior. It used to just open the report in Adobe in memory before without this specific prompt (it did have the first prompt for All or specific pages, but it would just open after that). This is a change in behavior from prior versions and it has caused me several issues.
Many users don't like change and I didn't know to communicate this to them. They were taken by surprise. We'll learn to live it I guess, but I would ask you just to consider, why have an option to "Save" to PDF when you choose to print? I would think you would use Export if you want to save. It would never hurt to add an option to allow alternatives either.
As for including with .NET Framework, it was just an idea. I know how hard it can be working with third parties. However, given that CR Basic comes with it, I thought it may be possible to work with them. The better the integration the better the product is for the developers. I was thinking the button could call JavaScript/Java to print instead of an ActiveX, or some other method. Since I donu2019t know how the Control works, I couldnu2019t say. It just would be nice. I had a smiley face after that request, it didn't come out right when I saved the post.
I still don't understand why .Refresh will update the data in the viewer but printing using the ActiveX Control will still print the saved data instead of refreshed data. Since I never used this in the prior version I don't know what it would of done or not, but it just doesn't seem right it shows one set of data, and prints another.
In addition, why the designer still saves data with the report when you state not to, I think may be a problem still.
Edited by: Thomas Johnson on Nov 21, 2008 12:26 PM

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hi all.
I have an issue regarding saving data from alv to data base table.
The problem is like this. I have an internal table consist of 10 column from three diferent tables.one primary key is there.
now i have displayed it in alv grid. there is a column of quantity. i made some changes in quantity of some rows. now i want to save it into the database table from which that quantity field fetched.
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Thanks In advance.
varu

Hi,
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EXPORTING
i_ready_for_input = 0. ( For Display ) and ('1' for Edit )
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importing e_valid = l_valid.
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endif.
(l_valid is a flag.
DATA:l_valid type c.
If you want to check if the user has entered any value on the grid, use the Method : CALL METHOD gr_alvgrid->check_changed_data.
This method returns a flag l_valid which can be checked to see if the data on the ALV grid has been changed or not.)
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Beejal
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I created a template for a program to write test result data when prompted by the user. My problem is that after the template is written to and closed it's asks if the new data shoule be saved. I don't want to give the user that option because it actually saves it to the template not a document, and when another test is done and report is requested, it doesn't write over the data fromt the previous results, it adds to it. Is there some sort of Word security option or a vi that might be helper to prevent users from saving data permanently, to overwrite previous data?

Harene,
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Hello All,
We have a selection variable in our webinterface on company code.After selecting '#',i am entering data and while saving it goes to dump.
but client wants to have an error message displayed after saving data instead of runtime error (dump).so that user can select required company code.
Error analysis is:
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