Configure Jadclipse on RAD

As I work for Websphere Commerce Server(WCS), I need to decompile product classes as part of my day to day work. Every time, I move between projects, environments, I need to setup Jadclipse.
I thought of adding this info in my blog so that its ready for my reference.

1. Close RAD
2. Download "Jad 1.5.8g for Windows 9x-NT-2000 on Intel platform.zip" from http://www.javadecompilers.com/jad
3. Download net.sf.jadclipse_3.3.0.jar from http://sourceforge.net/projects/jadclipse/
4. Copy "net.sf.jadclipse_3.3.0.jar" into C:\IBM\SDP\plugins
5. Unzip Jad 1.5.8g for Windows 9x-NT-2000 on Intel platform.zip and copy into c:\jadclipse
6. Open RAD
7. Window > Preferences > Java > JadClipse - > Set Path to Decompiler to C:\jadclipse\jad.exe.
8. Restart Eclipse/RAD.
9. Your de-compiler should be up and running.

As I presume that experienced developers read this, I didn't give much attention to explain steps in detail.
Time-to-time, the download links might break, you may have to google for the latest links.
These steps should work for Eclipse as well, but I haven't tried, while writing this blog.

Where is the receipt?

The common issue I used to run into was misplacing receipts. We can't afford to lose/misplace bills and fail to use the warranty services. Sometimes bills are printed with low quality paper/ink and you can't read them after few months.

To handle this issue, I started using this technique, its working for me. I thought of posting here so that you might find it useful.

If you have smart phone with internet connection, you will find it very handy. You can do the same, using your scanner and laptop/computer though.

• Install a Scanner App and Google Drive app on your phone.
• When you buy something and receipt is important , scan the receipt. If you don't have the scanner app installed, you can take a photo of the receipt.
• Login to Google Drive using your gmail credentials.
• Create a folder in Google drive, say My Receipts.
• Upload the scanned receipt to Google Drive. More info on Google Drive.
• If you are using laptop/computer to upload receipts to google drive, you may want to install Google drive client on your laptop so that you can configure it to sync your receipts folder with Google Drive automatically.

Instead of Google Drive, you can use Drop Box service also, but I prefer Google Drive.

So... Where is the receipt? With this technique, now you know its right on your phone, you can open Google drive and use it anytime.

Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Radhakrishna Maddukuru


While writing this, It is assumed that you are comfortable using Google Drive and smart phone apps.

Everything Search Engine (Desktop search engine)

మనం కొన్ని  సార్లు కంప్యూటర్ లో ముఖ్యమయిన ఫైల్స్ ఎక్కడో పెట్టేసి, అవసరానికి  దొరక్క చాలా ఇబ్బంది పడుతుంటాం. అప్పుడు విండోస్ స్టాండర్డ్ సెర్చ్ ఉపయోగిస్తే, విండోస్ సెర్చ్ ఆప్షన్ చాలా అబివృద్ది చెందాల్సి ఉందని తప్పకుండా ఒప్పుకోవాల్సిందే... నిజానికి గత 5 సంవత్సరాల్లో విండోస్ సెర్చ్ చాలా ఇంప్రూవ్ అయింది. అయినా హడావిడిగా ఉన్నప్పుడు వాడితే ఇంకా స్పీడ్ గా ఉంటే బాగుండు. ఇలా టైపు చేస్తుంటే అలా ఫైల్స్ వచ్చేస్తుంటే...
అలా చాలా సార్లు అనిపించాక ఏదో ఒక టూల్ ఉండక పోతుందా అని కొంత research చేసాక Everything Search Engine is the BEST అనిపించింది.

Download Everything Search Engine from below link:
http://www.voidtools.com/
Download and Install it.
It will quickly index all the files in the hard disk and builds database to use for quick search results.

Install చేసాక  Everything Search Engine application ఓపెన్ చేసి, మీకు కావాల్సిన ఫైల్ పేర్లు అలా టైపు చేయండి, ఇలా రిజల్ట్స్ వచ్చేస్తుంటాయి... this is what I wanted...

Install and enjoy the faster search feature.
I am sure, you will like it.

Thanks,
Radhakrishna