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Hi

This is a java noob related question. Have been looking at Liferay portal technology, however I'm a dotnet (c# or vb) developer by day. Does anyone know if you can use the install of liferay to host dotnet code, not just by using the iFrame method of redirecting to a different site - that just sucks in my opinion

Alternatively is the saner option to go down the port my skills back to java?

Thanks Mark

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Liferay is Java Portal framework that runs in a Java Application Server, like Tomcat. Liferay itself and the backing application server can't run .Net code. You will need to use Java and specifically the Java Portlet Specification in order to do Liferay development.

kgiannakakis
to be picky: You actually don't need java. There are examples for portlets in Ruby and PHP. But all in all you're correct: I'm not aware of any .net bridge for Liferay, so I'd still say your answer is correct with regards to the intent of the question :)
Olaf
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Is it possible that any .net application to support liferay in future

kumar
unlikely in my honest opinion
harrisonmeister
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I have been worked a Integration Project of Liferay-Java Appliction with c# application. But as of now it was hosted in different websever [I mean c# app was in ISS) . So you can still have a dot net application (with Database (MySql)) and call it from Java Application which is in a Liferay Portal.

Nanda