hooray XSLT now part of JDK 1.5

XSLT now part of JDK 1.5 itself.
(Thanks god, we don’t have to download xalan, xerces etc.
& setting big class paths to author style sheets.)

Minus points are Java implementation of xalan sucks badly.
It is working fine for simple transformation use cases &
but failing for the complex cases.

(I will write those test cases in the next post)

Following is the sample Test.java to transform the input xml in to HTML ( or another other output) using java Xalan libs.

import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
import javax.xml.transform.Source;
import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource;
import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

public class Test
{
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
{

Source source = new StreamSource(new FileInputStream("C://AE_html.xsl"));

Transformer t = TransformerFactory.newInstance().newTransformer(source);

Document doc = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance().newDocumentBuilder().parse(new FileInputStream("c://users.xml"));

System.out.println("Transforming...");
t.transform(new DOMSource(doc),new StreamResult ( new FileOutputStream("C://users.html")) ); }
}


//System.out.println( "doc as text content"+ doc.getTextContent() );
//t.transform(new DOMSource(doc), new StreamResult(System.out));

MN State Fair pictures continued

We spend lot of time at pet animal section. Both Dhanvi & Saketh enjoyed a lot.
I observed big change in Poultry section. ( i.e. lots of new Rabbits. This change is good.)

MN State Fair pictures

Few pictures from flower stand. Compared to last year display, this year flower stand is less attractive. But a good one. I simply love this one. A must watch for me.

State Fair pictures

We went to State Fair over weekend. It became a ritual to visit State Fair every year.
Few picture from the fair. I will post more later.

More online references

Few more alternatives to wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) I am finding more useful
Scholarpedia
www.scholarpedia.org

Conservapedia
www.conservapedia.org

Citizendium
www.citizendium.org

Became a member in kiva

As usual, yesterday, I was watching PBS documentaries.
But following program was really inspiring. (It is a small part in Frontline)

(A Little Goes a Long Way)
Watch it online first.
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/uganda601/

Immediately decided to be a member in kiva.
I believe in the concept (microfinance & direct lending & to the needy.)
I watched many programs on microfinance.
But I never know how to be part of it or Can an individual can join.
www.kava.org helped me to contribute.
At present I am thinking of contributing to the same for another one year.
Started with 6 & my goal is help 50 all the time.
Please read the FAQ etc in the www.kiva.org before jumping.

“It's a new, direct and sustainable way to fight global poverty, and the way I see it, I get a higher return on $25 helping someone build a future than the interest my checking account pays. “

Following is my lender page in kiva.
http://www.kiva.org/lender/dhasa

Saketh stills for passport applications. continued.

How to pull that camera?

See saketh stills for passport applications. continued.

How to stop these guys?

See saketh stills for passport applications. continued.

No more photos for the day. Got it.

See saketh stills for passport applications. continued.

How is my new still?

See saketh stills for passport applications. continued.

Why so many photos. I am sad but i dont give up.

See saketh stills for passport applications.

After struggling for 1/2 hour, finally his mom gave up for the day.

Saketh's first birthday photos

Saketh's first birthday invitation card

Created with using three jpg's.
Used photobuilder trial version software for this one.
Birthday photos will come soon.
I need to create web images.

Another Interesting Quote

Good programmers write good code. Great programmers write programs to generate it.
—Unknown

Interesting Quote

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

Funny but real

I believe everybody in the world should have guns. Citizens should have bazookas and rocket launchers too. I believe that all citizens should have their weapons of choice. However, I also believe that only I should have the ammunition. Because frankly, I wouldn't trust the rest of the goobers with anything more dangerous than [a] string.
—Scott Adams

Quotes of the Day

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.
Swami Vivekananda
There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Albert Einstein

Free & simple web picture software

it is free & very easy to use it & works with very small memory footprint.

New set of Dhanvi & Saketh photos