Rich Java client deployment options

[Mike]

All,

I'm working on a system for deployment on a corporate network. I
would like to use a technology like Java Web Start to take care of the
client deployment. And I would also like the performance offered by a
natively compiled application.

Looking into Java Web Start, I think it only deals with .jar files
rather than .exe files. Is there any way to use Java Web Start with
an executable file?? Or can anyone suggest an alternative approach??

Thanks in advance for any help.
Mike

 

[Chris Smith]

I'm working on a system for deployment on a corporate network. I
would like to use a technology like Java Web Start to take care of the
client deployment. And I would also like the performance offered by a
natively compiled application.

Looking into Java Web Start, I think it only deals with .jar files
rather than .exe files. Is there any way to use Java Web Start with
an executable file?? Or can anyone suggest an alternative approach??

Nope, and native compiling eliminates most of the advantages of Web
Start anyway. Basically, you could do most of the same thing by just
placing a link to an EXE file in a page. The only missing piece that I
can think of is desktop integration.

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