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I was pleased to discover there is a new beta version of POI that supports the Excel 2007 xlsx format. The beta version introduces a new SS UserModel that supports both HSSF (xls) and the new XSSF packages (xlsx). While I have only tested some of the updated examples in the Busy Developers' Guide …
In a previous entry I wrote about the new POI 3.5 beta that supports ooxml files. Here are some updated instructions on installing POI (3.5 beta 4) on ColdFusion 8 with the JavaLoader.cfc. You can download a sample Application.cfc file, and other CF + POI samples, using the file downloads widget …
Like most people, I get a moderate amount of spam. Usually annoying, but occasionally I find the subjects amusing and start dreaming up imaginary responses. (Do not ask me why, my sense of humor is just weird that way). Subject: You Have Won the British Lottery of £x,xxxx,xxx GBP Response: Wow. …
For some time I have been wondering whether it was possible to select multiple dates with a cfcalendar. Technically, the answer is no. After working with flash forms, I realized cfcalendar is based on the DateChooser component in Flex 1.5 . Unfortunately, some of the niceties like selecting …
I do not always pay attention to Twitter but a link posted by Todd Rafferty had me shaking my head. Now that is just sad ... Weak Password Brings 'Happiness' to Twitter Hacker
Talk about missing the obvious. In a previous entry I mentioned a small tip about disabling individual dates in a cfcalendar using actionscript and the disabledRanges property. As the disabledRanges property is an array, it can also be used to disable multiple date ranges. Now I either missed …
I just wanted to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
A reader named Murray happened to ask if there is a way to determine which jar file a class was loaded from. It is an invaluable bit of information when working with new jars. Nothing worse than spending an hour trying to debug code, only to find out the real problem was you were working with the …
I needed to create a basic Gantt Chart from a query. So once again I dipped into the webcharts3d utility, borrowing code from a great entry about charts on Raymond Camden's blog.I made some small modifications. Using the webcharts utility, I selected
I was never a big fan of the old html cfforms, and consequently never learned much about them. Though they have probably improved over time. While googling I came across the old question of why the required attribute does not work unless the list suppo
