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How can I improve performance?
Defragment your drive often!
The VisualAge for Java repository is rather large (usually over 20MB,
much larger for Enterprise edition) and can fragment very quickly.
By defra...more
How can I use Swing 1.1.1 in the VCE in VAJ versions 2.0 and 3.0 (non-Java2 version)?
VisualAge for Java 2.x and 3.0 (JDK 1.1 version) support Swing 1.0.3. But the most recent VAJ 3.0 EA and VAJ 3.5 both support Java2, which is at or past Swing 1.1 level.
Note: IBM does not provid...more
How do I contact IBM technical support?
First, try the newsgroups. See Where can I get more help with my VisualAge for Java problems? for a list of newsgroups.
The IBM tech support folks monitor the groups and provide some great support...more
How do I specify command-line arguments and/or system properties to my application?
You can specify command-line arguments for an application by selecting
"Properties" from the popup menu for your application class, and go to
the "Program" tab of the propertie...more
How do I specify system properties when running my application?
See the FAQ How do I specify command-line arguments to my application? for details on how to set system properties and command-line arguments.
See also
Where can I get more help with my ...more
How do I submit a feature request?
You can use IBM's feature request tool at http://service5.boulder.ibm.com:8080/servlet/reqServlet2
to submit requests and vote for other requests that you would like to see
implemented.
You can al...more
How do I visually add a page to a JTabbedPane?
When using the Visual Composition Editor, you can drop any component you want
on top of the tabs of the JTabbedPane, or on the JTabbedPane in the beans list.
Each component dropped in the JTabbedP...more
I've changed my code but the console still shows the old output. What's happening?
There are a few possibilities to explore here:
Chances are pretty good that you're still looking at old output in the
console. The Console shows the output of all runs of your application,
clearin...more
Is there any way to share the beans palette with other users?
No. Currently each user must set up the beans palette themselves. However,
you can export the beans you want in a jar file (marking the beans you
want on the palette as "beans") and when others im...more
My application runs inside VisualAge, but not outside!
Some possibilities:
You Java Runtime Environment may not be properly installed.
Your external CLASSPATH isn't properly set. Make sure it includes the
location of your application and anyt...more
My application won't run inside VisualAge for Java!
First: make sure you don't have any errors in your application by going to the "All problems tab" in the workspace. If there are any problems, fix them and try again.
If you're not gett...more
The Tab-Order function doesn't work with Swing Components.
Import the following ContainerOrderFocusManager class into
VisualAge (put it in whatever package you want) and add
FocusManager.setCurrentManager(new ContainerOrderFocusManager());
to your main() ...more
Visual Components don't appear when I run my application.
First, make sure there are no errors in any code in your class. You can do
this by selecting the "All Problems" tab from the workbench.
If you're not getting any messages, uncomment the ...more
What is Object Factory?
See http://www.javadude.com/vaj/visual-composition/object-factory.html
for a description of and some exercises on using Object Factory.
See also
Where can I get more help with my VisualA...more
Why do I get java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError or java.lang.ClassNotFoundException when I run my code in VisualAge for Java? All the classes are there and it compiles fine.
NoClassDefFound and ClassNotFound errors are most likely caused by your VAJ runtime CLASSPATH not being properly set.
See the following FAQ entry for information on VAJ and classpath settings:
Ho...more
