How to create MD5 checksum for Jar Files using Apache Ant

Background This article demonstrates how to create an MD5 checksums for jar files using Ant. This is useful to verify if correct jar files have been used to deploy in some environment by other team, e.g., SQA. [wp_ad_camp_1] Software Environment

When One Java Decompiler is Not Enough

I have been using Java Decompiler by http://jd.benow.ca/ since I successfully reverse-engineered an application being used by DHL Express Head Office Malaysia in Menara TM in Kuala Lumpur.

Remove Duplicate Fonts in PDF Files

The solutions to things are just out there awaiting discovery. You just need to dig a little bit deeper and do a research. When you combine PDFs using tools like Pdftk or Apache PDFBox, fonts get accumulated and they have, specially embedded ones, direct impact on merged PDF file’s size.

How to Configure a JDBC Resource in SAP NetWeaver AS

Background [wp_ad_camp_1] SAP NetWeaver AS, like other Application Servers for Java, has a facility to configure JDBC resources that can be used by Web Dynpro for Java applications running within it Turreta.com recommends using the latest available version of the

Prevent Remote Access to Apache Web Server

Background [wp_ad_camp_1] You downloaded and installed XAMPP for some research or experiment but do not want other people in the same network to have access to the local XAMPP web console. This can be achived using one of Apache HTTP

How to read files line by line in PHP

Background [wp_ad_camp_1] PHP is not as bad as other people would think. Sometimes it is easier to do things in PHP than in, say, Java. Consider reading a text file line by line and parsing each pipe-delimited line. Hardware Environment

Simple PHP SOAP Client Example

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