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Just for my own reference.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException is a build error, saying that you’re using a class that doesn’t exist, so the build fails.
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError is a link error at runtime, saying that you’re using a class that was available at build time, but isn’t available at runtime anymore.
I know. Thanks. Now continue your work.
When I have pasta for lunch – spaghetti, macaroni, … – I always finish with some dry pasta and put a little sugar on it. Some people like it, some will throw me a disgusting look. I’m with the first group.
For some time now, I replace sugar with honey in my morning tea. So guess what wonderful idea I got this weekend: pasta covered in honey.
Ok. That didn’t work out as expected since the taste of honey dominates, so I’ll stick with sugar.
It was worth to give it a try.
As I told in the last few lines of my previous post, I had some issues installing the Oracle 10g client on my Windows 7 installation. After installing the 10g client, I immediately noticed it wouldn’t work: When opening the Microsoft ODBC Administrator, the Oracle datasource just wasn’t there. So I started to Google and the first hits I got were not very promising: 10g isn’t supported on Windows 7. It’s all over the place. Not supported. Won’t work. Why bother. One of the Oracle forum threads however shows that I had to use the 11g client. This isn’t supported either, but works at least. Better this than nothing, so I started to download the Oracle 11g 64bit client. Sure, my OS is 64 bit. 500MB. Damn.
When the download was finally finished, I installed this 11g client and noticed that indeed, the Oracle ODBC driver appeared in the ODBC manager. Hooray! So I set up the ODBC data source for the application that I tried to set up and indeed, I could choose the datasource, I selected it and … the application just crashed. Gone. Damn. As expected actually, since the software doesn’t support the 11g client. So I started to search further, noticed there was an update of the 10g client (with Vista support) so I started to download that one (another 500MB download) but I continued my search. I noticed a strange thing about another application, Powerbuilder 11, that has 11g support, but which refused to connect to the oracle database, although the 11g client was installed. It was a difficult search, but all of a sudden, I came across Google Groups where a few words were blinking.
How embarrassing. Of course! Powerbuilder didn’t say it couldn’t find the Oracle installation, it said it couldn’t load a specific DLL (a specific 64bit DLL). And that’s the reason why my 32bit installations of Oracle doesn’t appear in the ODBC manager: it only shows 64 bit ODBC drivers! So, I didn’t cancel my 64bit download of Oracle 10g, but I added two other downloads: 32bit version of the latest 10g and the 32bit version of 11g. (you can guess the filesize).
At the installation (I speak 2 hours later and a little modification later), I ran into this other problem. The installer didn’t continue since the OS version isn’t supported. It requires at most Windows 6.0 and I have Windows 6.1 (yes, Windows 7 is version 6.1). But there’s a quick and simple work-around by faking that the OS is supported. The installation worked. Powerbuilder could now connect to the Oracle database (using these 32bit data sources) but my problem on Heat was still standing: no 32bit ODBC drivers in my ODBC manager. There had to be a way to set them up. And there is. It’s called the “32bit version of the ODBC manager” which is the second hit when you enter “ODBC” in the start menu search field.
And now everything falls into place. The fact that Powerbuilder couldn’t see any of the System DSN’s, is part of the same problem: it can’t see any of the 64bit System DSN’s, but it CAN see all the 32bit System DSN’s.
So my problem is just that I installed the 64 bit version of Windows 7. If I would have installed the 32 bit version, I wouldn’t have had any problems I guess…
Running 64 bit Windows 7, my Oracle 10g problems are thus solved by
It took me only three days to figure that out.
I just finished a two hour telephone call with Microsoft support. I just wanted to quickly install Windows 7 on my computer.
Problem is this “upgrade” version. You are licensed to install an upgrade version of Windows 7 when you have Windows XP installed on your computer. You find everywhere on the Internet (third party and Microsoft) that you CAN NOT upgrade your Windows XP, but you have the ability to perform a “clean install”.
So, since I knew that and since I had the option to “upgrade” my installation, I chose that option. The installer immediately warned me that this wouldn’t work, since I had a Windows XP installed, so I had to return and choose for the “clean installation”. As expected.
Installation went smoothly. There where all other Windows installations bugged you asking for advanced network options, usernames, keyboard layouts, … this Windows installation just installs. And so we come to the point where the product license had to be entered. The product license is invalid.
I retried, I entered the – signs manually (the installer inserts them automatically), I tried with capslock, without capslock… nothing helped. So I searched for the Microsoft Support number. Online and with another computer of course. The first thing I thought when I was connected with Microsoft was “OMG”. The computer voice was so low, I could hardly understand what they were saying. But, luckily for me, the support guy was understandable and in contrary to all other helpdesks, I could speak to someone almost immediately and thus without listening to some crappy music for several minutes. Microsoft support seems to know what they’re doing. They’re not suggesting “reboot your computer” and don’t answer any other run-over-a-pre-defined-list questions. Straight to the point. And while they’re waiting for their computers to search for information, they note my information so they don’t loose any time.
I had to give them my product key and this was the hardest thing to do of the entire phone call. When you spell some letters, they resemble another one, so he noted the key wrongly for three times. When he finally got it right, he could see nothing was wrong with the number, so he would redirect me to someone of technical service.
This second guy immediately knew who I was, so I didn’t have to explain everything overnew. He suggested to continue without Product Key and reinstall from the same dvd. This would be seen as an “upgrade” of a newer version and thus the key would work. I tried and indeed, that was the solution.
WTF??
So it takes twice as long to install Windows 7. So far the “fast installation”.
However, after that, Windows 7 works like a charm. So much faster than Windows XP, so much more userfriendly, faster, not only in response time but also as in “userexperience”… Overall VERY happy with the result.
And what you immediately see is that they have learned a lot from Mac OS X. A lot.
Now I only have to try to install some (old) applications. So far, everything looks good, except for the Oracle 10g client. It isn’t supported nor working on Windows 7. It seems that the v11 client isn’t supported either, but it should work. So I’m now downloading the 500MB package and will see what that’ll do…
Flakes are fluttering down softly
Illuminated by a moonbeam so bright
Just maybe they’ll form all together
A beautiful white blanket overnight
If so or even if not
From us you will receive, rimmed in red and white
The wish for a blissful Christmas and
A great sparkling new year full of delight!
I ran into my first annoying bug in Snow Leopard today. Not a big deal, just annoying.
On reboot, I noticed that the volume was reset to 100%. First I thought I forgot to set the volume to a lower level, or I increased it and forgot to pull it down again.
But after rebooting twice on a short timespan, I was sure I decreased the sound level before reboot but it was still reset to 100%.
A quick Googling learned that there are two audio settings files in /Library/Preferences/Audio (com.apple.audio.SystemSettings.plist and com.apple.audio.DeviceSettings.plist) that should be removed. On that forum, there are comments of Snow Leopard users that say their sound settings are reset to 0% or 25% so I guess the volume level is restored to the level at which it was before upgrading to Snow Leopard. But that’s just my guess.
Reboot and the volume stays at the same level as before the reboot.
I’m contributing to this project named “One Million Giraffes“. The first one was just a quick draw I did on a piece of notebook paper, but then I read this blogpost about how people suggest to copyright “One Million…” just to make sure people don’t make a “one million lions” and stuff.
This got me to the idea of another drawing. The image shows a lion in a giraffe suit that really wants to get on the website, surrounded by all these nice yummy giraffes. He’s quite begging to be allowed. At the end, he’s suggesting that he’s not hungry, but as he already lied about everything, you can assume the real reason to join all the giraffes: feeding-time! And so the giraffe worrying about a one million lions website should be worried about another thing: the lions are infiltrating! And so are the crocodiles…
At the left, the note “Ceci n’est pas un lion” shows up, very cliché I know, but I couldn’t resist.
Suddenly, a star upthere is scared
Makes the dark alight again
To glow so powerful as before
Enlightens your heart this way
Would there be angels falling
From a high deep blue sky
Little coldwhite crystals
On which I’m waiting now for years?
Two very large errors found in commercials today.
Thus: since the rest is free, but you don’t get something valuable, you’d better don’t take an ING Internet Account, since you won’t get a valuable bank account!
Bert on Gras
joke on DC26: Usagejoke on Macaroni covered in honeyjoke on Gras
zusje on Gras
