Friday, April 28, 2006

Oracle Ref Cursor

When building one of these to return data to the calling program, always maintain the same order and number of fields both in the declaration and body of a procedure or function or package.

Java Mail

Here is a sample that is explained in detail.

http://stardeveloper.com/articles/display.html?article=2001101101&page=1

When you use this make sure the port 25 is available on the SMTP Server. Without that, you get connectivity errors.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

“I will” – home rules for our 5 year old kid

I will get up by 7 AM and brush my teeth
I will eat my breakfast, lunch or dinner within 15 minutes
I will listen to mommy and daddy
I will not ask anyone for gifts other than my parents
I will behave when we go out to parties or any other places
I will not ask for toys and snacks every time we go out
I will play with my little brother and treat him carefully
I will take a shower as soon as I come home from school
I will do my home work as soon as I come home from school
I will go to bed by 9 PM
I will drink my milk every day to grow big and strong
I will eat all vegetables and whatever mommy makes at home
I will not ask for restaurant food every day
I will play by myself quietly whenever my parents are busy
I will not talk or make sounds when my parents are talking or on the phone
I will be polite and friendly to all of family members, friends and strangers
I will use the computer when nobody is using it
I will not write on walls, carpet or any other place except on paper
I will not spill juice or milk every where
I will sit at the dining table every time I drink or eat
I will not watch television more than 2 hours a day
I will learn new things every day
I will tell my parents about all I learnt in school every day
I will finish all my food at school



Feel free to improvise this list.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Plato's Psychic prison

Guys and gals,
If you have a minute in your life, read about this concept. I came across this in a text book for a course called -"Organizational Management". I provided the details of the book below, but I am sure you can get related information on the web. It reveals all the maladies of an organization and root causes. It is very powerful. It just opens your eyes to all the realities of work life. Good luck!!

Title: Images of Organizations, (1997) Executive Edition
Author: Gareth Morgan,
Publisher: Sage Publications