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Solution to java.io.FileNotFoundException when performing an Oauth Request

Posted by on May 20, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Problem When doing an Oauth request the following error is thrown “java.io.FileNotFoundException” Cause The request is not signed. Solution Sign the request first, before actually performing the request. You can either do this manually following the OAuth guidelines or use a simple 3rd signing library recommended by Oauth e.g. Signpost (https://code.google.com/p/oauth-signpost/)

Resolution to java IllegalStateException android.widget.LinearLayout is not a view that can be bounds by this SimpleAdapter

Posted by on May 9, 2013 at 8:23 pm

Problem When trying to bind a view to a simple adapter the following error is thrown: “java.lang.IllegalStateException: android.widget.LinearLayout is not a view that can be bounds by this SimpleAdapter” Cause The LinearLayout layout.xml has an invalid attribute which is not compatible with the simple adapter e.g. an id attribute Solution Remove the invalid attribute from [...]

Resolution to – no repository found at jar file – Eclipse error

Posted by on May 8, 2013 at 12:45 pm

I came across this issue when working with Android ADT. My specific error was like: “No repository found at jar:file: ADT {version} .zip” Problem When trying to perform a “Check for Updates” in Eclipse the update fails with a message like “No repository found at jar:file:”. Cause A Plugin/Software was previously installed via an archive [...]