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Finding which JAR contains a class – again!

I posted a few days ago about finding which JAR file contains a class file – something I often want to do.  My friend Chris Johnson promptly posted a better version here with caching – thanks Chris! Chris said I … Continue reading

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Finding which JAR contains a class

I often want to search through a large number of JAR files looking for a particular class, and every time I do this I wish I had some utility to make it easier.  So I finally made one: #!/bin/sh TARGET=”$1″ … Continue reading

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Improving JMS Performance on WebLogic

WebLogic Server includes a feature called the ‘JMS Wrapper’ that you can take advantage of to dramatically improve the performance of JMS applications running on WebLogic Server.  Note that this is not for remote JMS clients, this is for JMS … Continue reading

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Recommended patch for BPM and SOA 11.1.1.3 users

If you are using SOA Suite or BPM Suite 11.1.1.3 and you are not planning to upgrade to 11.1.1.4 just yet, you are strongly encouraged to install “Bundle Patch 2.”  The patch number is 12700861 and you can find information and … Continue reading

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Deploying WebLogic applications with Maven

In my last post, I talked about one exciting new feature in WebLogic 11g, support for Mac OS X.  Now, I want to cover another exciting new feature – a Maven plugin which allows you to incorporate deployment of your … Continue reading

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Installing WebLogic Server on Mac OS X

One of the exciting new features in WebLogic Server 11g is support for Mac OS X.  The new ‘ZIP Distribution’ of WebLogic Server allows developers to run WebLogic Server on Mac OS X.  The download file is much smaller and … Continue reading

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Changing the default editor/view in JDeveloper

If you work a lot with complex ADF pages in JDeveloper, you may get tired of waiting for it to open your pages in the Design view, I know I do!  Fortunately, there is a simple solution.  You can change … Continue reading

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Using Oracle XE with BPM 11.1.1.4

If you want to use the Oracle XE database in your development/test environments with BPM 11.1.1.4, you will need to make sure to follow the advice on the download page: If you want to use XE you can set the … Continue reading

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What BPM adds to SOA Suite

Oracle has just released Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle BPM Suite 11.1.1.4 (often referred to as ‘Patch Set 3,’) the second release that includes comprehensive support for both Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) and Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) for … Continue reading

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Improving XQuery performance

XQuery transformations are often used in pipelines in Oracle Service Bus to perform data transformation.  Performance of XQuery transformations is a key area to focus on when performance tuning an Oracle Service Bus environment. During performance testing of your project … Continue reading

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