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Another question on refactoring my NetBeans generated GUI code

Hello all:It has been a few months since my last question.  Had a lot of other projects taking up my time, but I am back to fighting with my Planetarium lighting controller.  I have it working, but I…Continue

Started Jun 20, 2012

Creating separate class files in a large project
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Hello all:I have been working on a GUI interface for controlling lights in a planetarium.  I had some trouble getting the communication to happen, and received some help from this forum to get past…Continue

Tags: files, class, creating

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jackie Gleason Feb 10, 2012.

Sending strings between two computers via ethernet
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A while ago I asked a question about using RS-232 communication with Java.  It seems as though I need to abandon that route because it no longer fits the desired system requirements.  Thanks to Nem…Continue

Tags: ethernet, over, strings

Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Stearns Oct 5, 2011.

Using rs-232 in a java desktop application
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Hello all: I am fairly new to the Java world and would like some advice on how to handle rs-232 communications with a Java based GUI I am working on.  Several years ago I created a similar GUI with…Continue

Tags: communication, rs-232, using, application, Java

Started this discussion. Last reply by Nemanja Nesic - NEM- Jun 9, 2011.

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At 9:26am on June 27, 2010, Michael Levin said…
Hi Paul and welcome to Codetown! All the best, Mike
 
 
 

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