Urgent Info Req;

[viju cg]

Hi group
I am preparing myself to take up vajava certification next week.I have some doubts and i wanted to share them with u all.They are
1)While expoting is it necessary to have editions of the project,classes,interfaces...etc..??
2)What is an open edition?
3)Can i export a file with open edition if not why?
Thanks in advance guys

[Kyle Brown]

Originally posted by viju cg:
Hi group
I am preparing myself to take up vajava certification next week.I have some doubts and i wanted to share them with u all.They are
1)While expoting is it necessary to have editions of the project,classes,interfaces...etc..??
2)What is an open edition?
3)Can i export a file with open edition if not why?
Thanks in advance guys

All of this is covered in detail in the team programming documentation that comes with the product. Since you are still unclear on basic questions I would suggest that you read that documentation and do some experimentation on your own before trying to take the certification test.
Also, you might want to pick up a copy of Isabelle Mauny and Scott Stanchfield's book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471317306/ref=bxgy_sr_text_a/107-9205676-0304540) which also covers these topics.
Kyle
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Kyle Brown,
Author of Enterprise Java (tm) Programming with IBM Websphere
See my homepage at http://members.aol.com/kgb1001001 for other WebSphere information.
[This message has been edited by Kyle Brown (edited October 05, 2001).]

[Kyle Brown]

Originally posted by viju cg:
Hi group
I am preparing myself to take up vajava certification next week.I have some doubts and i wanted to share them with u all.They are
1)While expoting is it necessary to have editions of the project,classes,interfaces...etc..??
2)What is an open edition?
3)Can i export a file with open edition if not why?
Thanks in advance guys

By the way, the answers are:

(1) The question is meaningless in one respect, since all components are loaded in either a versioned or editioned state at all times but in another respect the answer is "no" since you can export things that are versions as well.
(2) all editions (not versions) are open by definition (meaning changeable) and
(3) yes, you can export files when they are editions into JAR files and directories, but you can't export Projects into DAT files when they are editions

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Kyle Brown,
Author of Enterprise Java (tm) Programming with IBM Websphere
See my homepage at http://members.aol.com/kgb1001001 for other WebSphere information.
[This message has been edited by Kyle Brown (edited October 05, 2001).]

[deneb shah]

i have an answer to only 2nd question
if u ever made changes to a file and wanted to version it then u need to have the project in an open edition else u will not be able to version ur new file.
hence if a project is not an open edition project then ur package and files cannot be versioned.
i hope i am right this time but u may confirm with the pro - Kyle and Ramesh

[Kyle Brown]

Actually not quite deneb. You can make an version of a class or interface even when you don't have an open edition of the containing component -- that is in can be in what's called a scratch edition.

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Kyle Brown,
Author of Enterprise Java (tm) Programming with IBM Websphere
See my homepage at http://members.aol.com/kgb1001001 for other WebSphere information.

[viju cg]

Hi kyle
Thanks a lot ....i did some practical exp and found out that your solution are correct..But still i didnot understand "scratch edition"..can u please explain this with a example or simple step to be carried out...
thanks in advance

[viju cg]

Hi shah
Thanks pal...that was a good peice of advice from ur side..keep it going

[Kyle Brown]

Originally posted by viju cg:
Hi kyle
Thanks a lot ....i did some practical exp and found out that your solution are correct..But still i didnot understand "scratch edition"..can u please explain this with a example or simple step to be carried out...
thanks in advance

Sure, if you have a version of a package (for instance) loaded, and you change a class within the package, it will make an edition of the class, but it will make a "scratch edition" of the package. You cannot version a "scratch edition". You must say "create edition" to the scratch edition (thus making it shareable with others connected to your repository) before it can be versioned.
Kyle
P.S. Editions are shown with timestamps. "Scratch Editions" are timestamps surrounded by double carats "<< timestamp >>".
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Kyle Brown,
Author of Enterprise Java (tm) Programming with IBM Websphere
See my homepage at http://members.aol.com/kgb1001001 for other WebSphere information.
[This message has been edited by Kyle Brown (edited October 08, 2001).]