15 Apr 2002
Mon, 15 Apr 2002
Google catalog search
Google catalog search
Wow! These guys never stop innovating. I wonder what they'll think of next.
Posted at: 22:56 | permalink
The wonder of archive.org
The wonder of archive.org
Several years ago, Phil Shevrin and I did a PR piece for Stingray when we worked at Platinum Technology. Scot Wingo later sold Stingray to Rogue Wave and stingray.com is long gone. But archive.org still has the article. How cool is that? I'm not sure why it matters to me now but it has a certain nostalgic effect. I miss Phil and the crew in Boston. Don't get up there much anymore. Sigh.
Posted at: 22:48 | permalink
Very Strange Google Search Results Revisited
Very Strange Google Search Results Revisited
It might not seem particularly odd that I'm the #2 site when searching google for "The Mind Electric" until you consider that their own website doesn't appear in the top 10. :-/
Posted at: 20:55 | permalink
Java Client for the Google API using Glue from the Mind Electric (SOAP)
Java Client for the Google API using Glue from the Mind Electric (SOAP)
This one has several source files so I'm including it here in zip form. This one is easy to follow and like my vbscript example, it has built-in proxy support thanks to the slick design from Graham Glass and the guys at the Mind Electric.
If you don't have GLUE you can get it here. You'll need a recent JDK (1.3 or 1.4) and you'll also need to have your classpath set. Mine looks like:
CLASSPATH=.;c:\\glue231\\lib\\GLUE-STD.jar;c:\\glue231\\lib\\servlet.jar;c:\\glue231\\lib\\dom.jar;c:\\glue231lib\\jnet.jar
so on Windows:
set CLASSPATH=.;c:\\glue231\\lib\\GLUE-STD.jar;c:\\glue231\\lib\\servlet.jar;c:\\glue231\\lib\\dom.jar;c:\\glue231lib\\jnet.jar
Unzip all of the files into a single directory and type:
javac *.java
Then:
java GoogleShell
Enjoy!
import electric.registry.Registry;
import electric.util.Context;
public class GoogleShell
{
public static void main( String[] args )
throws Exception
{
// set proxy location and authentication credentials
Context context = new Context();
context.setProperty( "proxyHost", "your.proxy.here" );
context.setProperty( "proxyPort", "8080" );
// bind to web service whose WSDL is at the specified URL
String url = "file://GoogleSearch.wsdl";
IGoogleSearchService google = (IGoogleSearchService) Registry.bind(url, IGoogleSearchService.class, context);
// invoke the web service as if it was a local java object
String ret = google.doSpellingSuggestion("YourKeyHere", "Britney Spars");
System.out.println( "Spelling = " + ret );
GoogleSearchResult result = google.doGoogleSearch( "YourKeyHere", "david watson", 0, 10, false, "",false,"lang_en","latin1","latin1");
for(int i = 0; i < result.endIndex; i++)
System.out.println(result.resultElements[i].URL);
}
}
Posted at: 16:56 | permalink
Bill Gates comes to Butler County, PA
Bill Gates comes to Butler County, PA
Hmm... Corbis moves it's archives to Butler County, PA.
Posted at: 14:48 | permalink
Swinging into patent litigation
Swinging into patent litigation
The absurdity at the US patent office continues.
Posted at: 13:02 | permalink
