Unable to find request attributes on forward in struts

Cant find the request attributes after a forward from an Action(in struts app)? after hours of debugging and several minutes of googling the solution turns out to be simple. If you want your request attributes to be present in the request object after the forward you must set redirect="false" since redirect="true" will entail that the request (HttpServletRequest object) is flushed out on which the attributes are saved. So no wonder u are unable to get
the request attributes.

sqldialect problem in hibernate

got a sqldialect problem in hibernate ... it may be due to the unmatch in the sqldialect provided in the configuration in the xml(if you are configuring thru hibernate.cfg.xml) or in the properties (hibernate.properties) file with the database u r using ... say if u r using mysql and the dialect is for MS SQL or Oracle u cant expect it to work. sounds incrediblely foolish mistake isnt it ... ? but then that is the reason it is so difficult to point out.

in quest of a new opportunity

in this hour of crisis ... only the torch of hope is giving me the guide to move ahead in the everlasting tunnel of doom and gloom ... indeed metaphors are relatively inadequate to describe the sense of worthlessness and futility which embeds my mind. even as the projects dry up and enterprises refuse to revert , I am unable to understand where to go ... till at last by god's holy grace I am seeing a little flicker of hope ... yeah I am hoping to go open source and freelancing ... and only the almighty knows what it holds for me ... even as I go in this unknown and if I may say so (at the risk of being called proud ) a bit adventurous , I entreat the Fate Turner to have a sheilding hand on my work ... By the way 2morrow we are going on trekking ... I need this break to break the monotony of my existence and recharge my batteries ... which may propel me to ... drive me to ... best of my potential ...

when on the Road and looking for a job

what happens when inspite of ur hard work and 2 years of being continuous billing u are thrown out ... when then suddenly the news posts and blogs about performance oriented merit oriented jobs feel like a lie. as the reader must have guessed I have recently lost my job ... and yeah I am frustrated ... but still hopeful ... indeed I ask whether should i continue in this industry or not ... and if the answer is yes how ??? it is certain that it would be repeated and with other worldly responsibilities how u build a castle or even a hut in a quicksand. It is futile and worthless and I know some of u must be laughing there but .... I dont mind it ... it happens ... it is the karmic chakra of life ... the greatest detective on the planet once said ... the same spoke which goes down comes up and so rotates the wheel of time ...
let us see when my spoke comes up ???

2009 so far

this year didnt start with a bang ... no not exactly but rather with a whimp ... first we lost our project to our collaborators ... next came search for projects ... in between I acquired a bike and after 2 weeks of effort and enormous amounts of patience of my room mate ... finally learned ... however still as of today I am a novice having clocked a mere 400 kms ... in some 60 days ... yeah dont scream I know that is below par ... but i am gonna improve that ... also weekends routines have gone tighter as we "Strive" to acquire knowledge and expertise ... 'outside' our comfort zones ... and nothing short of everything inside the universe (of java I mean !!) ... it is going to be a difficult year ... as far as I can see ... well it is time for me to move over to my next task at hand ... yeah dont u see I seem to have divided or rather partitioned my life into tasks and assignments ... must stop living like that and get real. Can thing get better just like that perhaps they can if we all have some time and patience that is and yes some good old solid practice at all things we do ... however mundane or trivial it may seem ...

Being a Software Programmer

Being a software programmer was a cool thing ... atleast for the last couple of years ... not any more ... with recession staring in face ... and job layoffs being the order of the day ... there is a tremendous undercurrent of uncertainity and negativity ... and on top of that comes this fraud ... by guess who one of the most "respected" IT honchos ...
where do we go from here ... perhaps down perhaps up ... but we wont go down without a fight ... after all ... being from a top IT MNC myself ... I can assure all of them that they must not give up ... for there is so much to live and fight for ... some much to work for and live for ... we all must have patience and the calm to face the future ... yes the crdit card guy would be calling ... as also the loan provider bank ... when we miss the EMIs ... but we will bounce up ...

The scenario at the end of the year

One year has come to an end I am feeling frustrated no not at the non increase of salary but rather
at the lack of the work and lack of growth opportunities in my company. And I am seriously
thinking about a jump ... but to where ... of course outside the outsourcing industry as
this industry has got nothing left for me ... I wish I could join the gaming industry ...
but I do not know the riles of the game there