Looking for an ActiveX equivalent for Java and/or Linux

Question

Hi all,

I have a Java application that needs to be able to open multiple different file formats and embed the document within my java JPanel. In Windows I can do this with jaco zoom & ActiveX but I will be working in Linux.

I have briefly researched npapi, mozswing, java plug-in technology, and bonobo & kparts.

I am hoping to hear from people who have tried to do such a thing, or people that have used the technologies I've just listed. I want to know which of those will work, or if there's another technology I haven't listed that will work better. Free is also better.

Please let me know.

Thanks, jbu

Answer 1

It looks like Jaco Zoom simply embeds some functionality that is already a part of Windows. My guess is that your question is like asking "How can I call the Win32 API on Linux using Java -- I already know how to call the Win32 API on Windows using Java".

Is there a technology like OLE embedding for Linux? You could use OpenOffice's provided beans to embed OO.O as a document viewer in your Java application.