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As far as a quick google search says, Java 7 has not offically been "released" yet -- you can get the latest early access snapshots, but it seems September 2010 or later is the release date.

Dorrene Brown 2010-07-30 14:08:54

I know it hasn't been released. The question is whether or not it can still be downloaded via JNLP.

Steve Emmerson 2010-07-30 18:19:58

In the section about JRE resources, the JNLP File Syntax documention repeatedly uses the URL "http://java.sun.com/products/autodl/j2se". It also does not state that "java" is a valid resource (like how you are using it), so take that with a grain of salt. I would assume that until Java 7 is completely released it would not be supported in Web Start.Just out of curiosity, though, why are you requiring Java 7? There are some great improvements but I'm not sure if I personally would put into the field something that uses technology that bleeding-edge.

Dorrene Brown 2010-07-30 19:05:26

I need the directory monitoring capabilities of Java 7. Also, I happen to agree with the design tip that Alan Cooper gave in chapter 10 of "About Face": "The program should perform optimally on hardware that doesn't exit yet." (after substituting "platform" for hardware", of course).

Steve Emmerson 2010-08-02 15:37:27

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How can I use JNLP to download Java 7?

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