How to execute an external Java Application by Javascript?

[sandyde2]

Hi all,

I am writing a java application as a mozilla extension.
Because mozilla uses javascript for the frontend,
i need the javascript to call my external java application
and pass one parameter to it.

but... how to do it? any idea?

many thanks

sandy

 

[kaeli]

Hi all,

I am writing a java application as a mozilla extension.
Because mozilla uses javascript for the frontend,
i need the javascript to call my external java application
and pass one parameter to it.

but... how to do it? any idea?

What do you mean by "call"?
From a web page, or from Mozilla itself somehow?

What does the java return/do?
Javascript alone doesn't really call server-side applications. But depending
on context, it can be fooled into it by returning mime-type text/javascript
and including it in a src attribute.

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[sandyde2]

What do you mean by "call"?

From a web page, or from Mozilla itself somehow?

What does the java return/do?
Javascript alone doesn't really call server-side applications. But depending
on context, it can be fooled into it by returning mime-type text/javascript
and including it in a src attribute.

i expect that i can save my jar into a local disk,
and in the javascript code of mozilla, i can simply
write a function to execute this jar and pass it
a parameter. like...

function xcuteJava()
{
execute("java -jar my.jar", myparameter);
}

however, i wondered whether there is such a function
in javascript..

 

[kaeli]

function xcuteJava()
{
execute("java -jar my.jar", myparameter);
}

however, i wondered whether there is such a function
in javascript..

Not in normal cross-platform javascript, there isn't.
You can do this with an HTA. (html application)
Windows only (JScript).

http://www.vandyke.com/support/crt/004.html

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