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2012年6月12日 星期二

Faulty Java Update

After the automatic update of my Java RE to version 1.6.0_32, the CMS client can no longer connect to the local server. Even the Apache Tomcat cannot be started, only showing an error code 1067 on starting. No solution could be found on the net. Eventually I discovered the Java console panel cannot be opened as well. So there must be a problem of the java installation. I downloaded a standalone same version  (7 now, no more 6 on development) Java from Sun (now Oracle) and reinstall, the Java console worked again and the CMS3 can be opened again after restarting the computer. But if it still not open, I am sure reinstalling the CMS3 (un-ticking MySQL and Java) should work.

2012年5月15日 星期二

Setup Tips 3: Wise use of Alias

The field "Alias" is not only for recording the alternate name of an object, but also rendering you more convenient to search it. The best example  is drug inventory. If you just search by a drug's alphabetical name, it will return together with a long series of unrelated drugs. But if you add a prefix such as "0" or "*" to create an alias, e.g. 0paracetamol, you will get it in no time. Also some clients' English name are spelled extraordinarily, e.g. Lin instead of Lam, giving an alias "Lam" is very useful for searching.