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HTML File to Download CAB File

Question: I have a CAB file produced by Wise Installation System 7.0 that contains an application setup.exe. I need to create an HTML file that will download the CAB file.

Absolute Layout Manager

Question: Do you know of any LayoutManager that would allow me to lay out components exactly where I want them, or any other way of doing so? Answer: There is

Function Try Blocks

A function try block is a function whose body consists of a try block with its associated handlers (catch-statements). A function try block is probably most often used in a

Square Buttons in the JToolBar

When placing JButtons in the JToolBar, use gif icons that are 25 x 25 pixels. Then create a ToolButton class that sets the insets to zero so that the buttons

Alternative Java Coding Environment

For quick Java development, consider using MicroEdge’s Visual SlickEdit (http://www.slickedit.com) instead of an IDE. It recognizes and highlights Java keywords and inserts braces and indents code correctly. To make it

Alpha to Integer Conversion

C and C++ programmers are accustomed to using the atoi() function to convert strings to numeric integer values. Although Java doesn’t have an atoi() method, it provides the same capability

Finalization and Cleanup

Although Java does not provide a destructor as in C++, you can use an overridden finalize() method for similar purposes. The overridden finalize() method is invoked on an object before

Constants in Java

Even though Java does not have a constant type, you can achieve the same effect by declaring and initializing variables that are static, public, and final. After the variables have