AutoItX3 and QTP Part 1
As usual, after I got into writing this, it got too long to be a single post. Part 1 covers the background for why I began to use AutoIt in QTP and how you can go about setting up a system to use it …
Bringing Windows to the Front in QTP Scripts Part 2
Well, due to recent discoveries, I have to recant a lot of what I said in Part 1. Embarrassingly, that functionality is a snap to do with QTP’s Window object, and I finally figured out how to …
Bringing Windows to the Front in QTP Scripts Part 1
This became too long to put in one post, so I broke it into two parts. Part one will cover the QTP Extern Object and the User32.dll function SetForegroundWindow. Part two will cover the …
QuickTest Pro Introduction
For almost a year now, I have been developing automated tests for a client who uses HP’s (formerly Mercury’s) QuickTest Professional and Quality Center. In my search for more knowledge and …
I18N Property File Management Gem – Eclipse Babel Messages Editor
I was recently involved in a project that supported three different languages. One of the things I grew to loath very quickly was the whole process of making sure all the property files were up to …
Asian Character Display in Eclipse
I recently finished working on an application that included Chinese and Japanese language support. Not having worked much with Asian languages in the past, I had to figure a few things out. I thought …
JavaMail and Gmail Simplified Part 5: Epilogue
I know that this is way too long as it is, but in going through my folders I found a folder where I was keeping example code found out in cyberland and I wanted to share part of the code that seems to …
JavaMail and Gmail Simplified Part 4: The Code, Sending and Receiving
OK, back to the task at hand. If we are successful at connecting, we can do some real work with our Gmail account. Sending and receiving messages with attachments, multipart messages, HTML messages, …
JavaMail and Gmail Simplified Part 3: The Code, Logging In
Finally!! Let’s look at some code. Here is a simple Gmail client object in its entirety Fist let’s dissect each piece. This is the setup and connection code: Notice the creation of the …
JavaMail and Gmail Simplified Part 2: The Objects
First let’s explore the main objects that we are concerned with for simple interfacing of a Java application with a Gmail account using the Javamail API. The Session object is the main object …
JavaMail and Gmail Simplified Part 1: Introduction
This post in its entirety turned out to be quite a bit longer than I originally thought it would be, so I am going to break it into parts. Caution: This is going to be very basic and is written for …
Converting Database Data Directly to XML
I had another interesting problem when an application framework we’ve been working with came out with a new version. Before, a value relating to the application user’s “Position …
The Vacuum of Columns
I know that I’m laying on the space analogies pretty thick, but it just seems to work so far… Anyway, I learned something interesting today and I thought that I would pass it on. I’d …
The Black Hole of Technology
When I was first studying up for job interviews I experienced a phenomenon I am calling “The Black Hole of Technology.” I would look up one acronym, framework title, or protocol …
Origins
The idea behind the title of my blog is that nebulae are where stars are born. So, too, I want to become a star in my new career. I came from an electronics background, but have discovered that this …
Inaugural Post
Up until now, I haven’t been a real blog addict (reading or writing). However, there has to be a first time for everything. What I hope to achieve by blogging is to give my loyal subscriber base …