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ok i have done several programs in college and i recently graduated and i am going to start studying for the SCJP test so when the economy picks up i will be more marketable
my question is what books should i start with considering i have no work experience with java also do you think its possible to pass the test with no work experience
below is a list of books that i have currently:
Exam Cram Java 2
Java An Introduction to Computing "adams, nyhoff,nyhoff"
Thinking in Java "Bruce Eckel"
Programming with Java "Mcgraw-Hill"
Complete Java 2 Certification second edition "Sybex"

can i pass the test with the knowledge obtained in the above books

Does this book cover any of the internal java security features of jave like encryption and other security features that would be cross platform

currently i am using the sybex java 2 certifiaction book, java in a nutshell, and thinking in java i was wondering what is the thoughts about these books and does anyone else recommend a book to use for studying

have a computer i want to load with the newest version of mandrake, suse, or redhat. i would like to be able to load it from an ftp server or any internet site so that i know i have the newest version i have a fast net connection. the one catch is my computer only has a cdrom drive and no floppy how can i install one of the above distributions on this unit

i have a win2000 server and i would like to find a complete j2ee development environment from the server to the IDE what is the best for learning couldnt find much info on sun's web site

ok maybe i dont understand jar files i thought jar files where just like tar files it just puts everything in one file like a zip my delimma is that i want a platform neutral way to click on a file and it runs without having to create a batch file or do *ANY* command line stuff

ok but doesn't the batch file defeat the purpose of having a platform neutral program

i am just learning jdbs and i created a test db in access and below is the error that i get
java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Invalid cursor state
this is the code that creates the error
try
{
String strNumber = "124";
Statement cmdEmployees = conEmployees.createStatement();
ResultSet rsEmployees =
cmdEmployees.executeQuery("Select * from employees where ssn= '"+strNumber+"';");

lblOutput.setText(rsEmployees.getString("firstName"));

conEmployees.close();
}
catch(SQLException sqlError)
{
System.out.println("sqlException Error::: ");
System.out.println(sqlError + "\n");


}
i cannot figer out what is going on with this also the program is not loading the microsoft driver it loads the sun driver WHY? this is a Accss XP database here is the code below for that

try
{
Class.forName("com.ms.jdbc.odbc.Jdbc0dbcDriver");

}
catch(ClassNotFoundException error)
{

System.out.println("Could not load Microsoft driver::: " + error + "\n");

try
{
//load sun drivers
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
System.out.println("\n Loaded sun driver::: \n");
}
catch(ClassNotFoundException err)
{
System.out.println("Sun Driver did not load properly" + err + "\n");


}


}

I am developing programs that i want the user to be able to double cick the file and it runs i do not want to have to run the program with the IDE is there a way to do this

i am setting up a win2000 server and it's sole purpose is java client/server applications including jsp,ejb,applet's,applications,java beans etc.. i am looking for a complete setup for this currently i have been using the jdk and jcreator to do minor applications but what do i need to get a good development server running on win2000 once i learn the java side of it i will be installing linux next to try that out any help will be appreciated

i am setting up a server to begin development of this PetStore i keep hearing about can anyone give me a link to information regarding this

I am developing a java app similar to iTunes for OS X i have everything in place accept the actual player on my linux box i have a command line mp3player but in windows i cannot find a *FREE* command line mp3 player is there any alternatives i am just trying to create a basic mp3 player any help will be appreciated

what is a good book or a good resource on the web to learn about the layout managers and specifically how to use a layout manager inside of another layout manager i am trying to recreate the GUI interface for WS_FTP and i know i have to do nested layouts but the books i have dont go over nesting them any help would be greatly appreciated

Ok the problem is that i have installed oracle9i client on my system and when i open up SQL*Plus i cannot log in because there is no user setup i was looking for the Oracle Navigator so that i can add my self as a user but i guess it did not come on the cd i do have a oracle database dump from some work i was doing at school that i want to import here at home can anyone help me with this problem

i am graduating in october and i am looking to become a java programmer i am trying to find out what other skills i should learn to be more marketable such as J2EE, XML or any other concepts i am studying for the programmer certification and currently hold my A+, Network+, & Linux+ my mission is to just get a good job ASAP any input from ppl in the field would be greatly appreciated