News
2006-09-24
The ProjectX chapter under Video/MPEG at the projects page has been extended and include now more details and links.
2006-09-22
I've added a new item about Video/MPEG to the projects page. Currently it only includes information (Links, description and a short Flash demo) about the Tool ProjectX.
2006-09-19
I've added a new item about Apache2 to the projects page. It includes a description how to setup Apache2, PHP, MySQL on eComStation (OS/2). Unfortunately I don't have enough time to fully translate the installation description.
The REXX script to install MySQL 5.0.x has been updated. You can find it in the section Projects --> REXX-Scripts.
2006-08-10
After a small change in the sourcecode of the Java Movie Database I was able to speed up the import of certain files by a factor up to 21, so I released Beta3 today.
The release was actually scheduled for the last weekend, but there were some things that I also wanted to include. Finally I discovered another error in the IMDb List files, so I had to implement a workaround.
More details can be found on the project website: Java Movie Database
2006-08-02
Finally it's ready! The second beta of the Java Movie Database v1.35 has been released! There are several improvements both as bugfixes as well as optimization of queries to MySQL. The PDF export has also been improved. The iText (Free Java PDF library) has been added to the JMDB installation package so it's no longer needed to install it manually.
More details can be found on the project website: Java Movie Database
2006-07-13
In the last couple of days I implemented some general extensions (based on the Open-Xchange v0.8.2 sourcecode) that will be used in the JBMSync project. It is a new bookmarks.java replacement (./src/com/openexchange/webdav/bookmarks.java) that should also be useable with Open-Xchange v0.8.0-6 and previous versions (only OX v0.8.2 has been tested).
The extension (the sourcecode) will be available for download within a day under the project JBookmark-Sync (short JBMSync). The published part doesn't include JBMSync calls, which partly exist, to prevent additional class dependencies (as long as JBMSync is not ready).
The current changes are related to the current Live Bookmark functionality made available by Open-Xchange and the documentation of the sourcecode:
- Refactoring of the bookmarks.java!
- Documentation of old and new methods in the sourcecode, as well as a complete Changelog!
- Atom v1.0 feed added (RFC4287)
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Additional attributes supplemented to the Atom v1.0 and
RSS v2.0 feeds (Date, author, generator,..)
A refactoring to move the Atom and RSS functionality into standalone classes has still to be accomplished (from an abstract base class into classes or classes with an interface)! - Live Bookmarks in RSS v2.0 and Atom v1.0 format allow from
now on different parameter
(ATTENTION the parameter (everything before the '=') is case-sensitive!) -
startFolderId=<ID of the start folder>
If the parameter is not specified (or 'startFolderId=0') nothing changes compared to the previous default behaviour!
Using the parameter not all bookmarks the user had read access to will be returned (which also returned those entries from other Open-Xchange users that you maybe didn't want to receive). Instead you will only receive those bookmarks that are stored under the specified start folder (or it's subfolders).
Reason: You can store your own (private?) bookmarks in a subfolder e.g. 'Bookmarks from XXX' you create and then you will only get those instead of all bookmarks stored in Open-Xchange.
Question: How to get the folderId of a bookmark folder?
Answer: If you move your mouse over the '+' sign of a folder you can get it's folderId (the last information on that link '...&openfolder=<folderID>#<folderID>').
You may need to copy the link into a textfile or a new browser tab/window to see it. -
ownOnly=yes
If the parameter is not specified nothing changes compared to the previous default behaviour!
If the parameter is not specified it equals the setting 'ownOnly=no' (old default behaviour).
Using the parameter 'ownOnly=yes', only those bookmarks will be returned that you are the owner of (you created them). The result may have similar effects as you could have by using the parameter 'startFolderId' (see above). -
structure=<RSS20|Atom10>
If the parameter is not specified nothing changes compared to the previous default behaviour where a RSS feed (Version 2.0) with bookmarks was returned!
If the parameter 'structure=Atom10' will be used an Atom feed in version 1.0 (RFC4287) with the bookmarks will be returned. -
type=<LiveBookmark|JBMSync>
If the parameter is not specified nothing changes compared to the previous default behaviour 'LiveBookmark' and the supported structure (RSS 2.0 or Atom 1.0).
If the parameter 'type=JBMSync' will be used...nothing happens. ;)
The JBMSync method will be called, but the code has been removed. Later there will be the possibility to use the parameter 'ownOnly' and 'startFolderId' again. The parameter 'structure' allows JBMSync to have other valued like e.g 'Mozilla' (Default) or 'Opera'.
2006-07-02
Here are some PreRelease informations about the Open-Xchange Vaction message and Extensions of the new VFP Data Converter (VFPDC).
- OX-Vacation message:
- The HTML-Template has been translated to english. Currently the only thing missing is the use of Templates for the Yes/No Selection (currently hardcoded as German Ja/Nein). A patch for Open-Xchange Version 0.8.2-0 will be available after I change this.
- For the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg all previous patches for Open-Xchange Version 0.8.0-6 (except for some languages corrections) have been updated to work with Open-Xchange Version 0.8.2-0.
- VFP Data Converter (VFPDC) - to be released this month:
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There is already a private version 0.62
of the extended VFPDC version available which now
allows to Import Open-Xchange XML files like OX-Contacts,
so it will be possible to export those to Excel, DBF and other
supported export formats!
It's then possible to create serial letters which use address information available in the exported Excel, DBF,... files. - In the new extended VFPDC version a serious bug has also been fixed which could prevent creating new Column definitions. Beside that some smaller fixed have been applied and some extensions have been added (for example an autoincrement ID in the column definition).
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The GPL version of the VFPDC will also be updated with
functions that have been available in the extended version
(iCal handling), but it will not include the new
Open-Xchange XML-Import function
Some functions have to be available only in the extended version. ;)
2006-06-21
The picture of the Open-Xchange Vacation Message configuration frontend (see Projects -> Open-Xchange -> Vacation message) has been added.
2006-06-14
In opposition to the anouncement from June 12, I've changed two more things.
- The description of the Open-Xchange Mailfilter (see Projects -> Open-Xchange -> Mailfilter) has been updated with a picture showing the configuration frontend.
- Several screenshots of the VFP Data Converter (see Projects -> VFPDC) including an english description have been added. The commented screenshots should give you a quickstart using the Converter as long as there is no multi-language GUI and documentation available.
2006-06-12
The sorting of the projects has been changed and the main project Open-Xchange has been added where you can find two extensions. The sourcecode will be available later. Currently I don't have enough time to finish the packages.
The next change will be on the Java Movie Database website, where I wanted to release the second beta version last month. I need a complete day to finish the release (Final test, package creation, website update,...).
2006-06-05
The Donation page has been finalized and Advertisement blocks have been added.
Some information displayed on the webpages are new textelements. Those are for example the donation request on the left side, the advertisement and also the footer at the bottom of the page.
Beside the textelements the date when the page has been updated ('Last update: ...), which is on top of all pages, will be updated automatically from now on and should be correct.
2006-06-03
I began to add Dublin Core information to all HTML files on this website.
I also translated some more paragraphs at the About me section. It's still not complete but now you can read some details about the german dual way training, how long it takes and what you have to do to get the title of IT specialist with the main focus on Software Development (free translation of 'Fachinformatiker mit dem Schwerpunkt Anwendungsentwicklung').
2006-06-01
Today I was finally able to update the OS2INFO project a little bit. As a result the first public version is available after round 2 years not touching the source. The package includes the executable and the Virtual Pascal sourcecode (GPL). More details are available on the project page.
2006-05-29
The source of the VFP Data Converter has been added as direct download.
The project Bookmark-Synchronizer (BMSync) has been renamed to Java Bookmark-Syncronizer (JBMSync). There are to many projects around which are called BMSync or BMS.
Another new addition is a project called OS2INFO which has been added to the project page. This program has been developed in 2004 and was ment as information supplier for a OS/2 version of phpSysInfo. Because some information is still missing or I'm not satisfied with the result (e.g. Uptime query) there is currently no modified version of phpSysInfo available here. OS2INFO has been written using Virtual Pascal and uses REXX. More details are available on the project page.
The PayPal donation page is still missing.
2006-04-12
I'll will post some details on the latest changed as I've some time to do it. You may notice that most of the unfinished links have been removed or filled with documents but I'm not yet finished.
