java-web-start

Automatically clearing the Java Web Start Cache

I have a Java Web Start application. I specify the resource (jars, images, etc) version and change every time there is a new version. Unfortunately sometimes the resources are not always updated when there is a new version. Is there any automated (possibly include in the application) way of clearing the web start cache? ...

Java Web Start vs Embedded Java Applet

Hi, I'm going to deploy my Java game to show it to my friends and whatnot, but I'm having trouble deciding between Java Web Start and applets. Under what conditions is one preferable over another and what advantages/disadvantages are there? ...

JNLP desktop shortcut creation with Windows 7 : "cannot create shortcut"

Hi, we have an Java application deployed with Java Web Start (JNLP) that does a desktop shortcut. One client has issue with Windows 7 : in the end of startup/installation there is a message "cannot create shortcut". With our own Windows 7 machine we don't have problems and unfortunately we don't have much details yet. But if somebody...

In java web start where does the jar file get downloaded to?

As per Java web start where does the jar file get downloaded on a client machine? ...

Java web start - Unable to load resource

Hi all, I've got a jar that loads great with java web starter when I browse through the IP address of the server. Once I try the server name instead I get the following exception: com.sun.deploy.net.FailedDownloadException: Unable to load resource: at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.actionDownload(Unknown Source) at com...

Copying JNLP app to computer lacking Internet access

How might I go about running a JNLP app on a machine that has no Internet access? Is there a way to copy the app's files from a machine where the app has already been downloaded and run? ...

Spring + JWS + Tomcat

Is it possible to bundle Tomcat with a Spring application with Java WebStart & how ? ...

How to restart the Java Process with -Djava.library.path?

Hi guys, I have an application that is started with JWS. The first time user launches this application he has to choose a path where Berkeley DB XML is installed. I do need this to set the native library path and restart the application with -Djava.library.path parameter. Berkeley DB XML java bindings uses JNI to make calls to the datab...

Slow Startup for Java Web Start Application

I'm using the Netbeans IDE to develop a Java Web Start application that will launch from the web and then use the EclipseLink JPA to access a remote MySQL database. I'm using the Swing Application Framework to manage life cycle for my app. When I launch the application from Netbeans it takes about 7 second for my application to load, b...

Web Start Application built on NetBeans Platform doesn't create desktop shortcut & start menu item

I've created a NetBeans Platform application that is launched using Java Web Start. I built the WAR file using the 'Build JNLP Application'-command in Netbeans 6.8. I've added a desktop shortcut and menu item to the JNLP file, but for some reason, these are not created when the application is launched. However, when I go to: Contro...

roll out of java web start clients

We are about to roll out a client server application build with java web start. Our main server is located in a country in Europe and we will have many users downloading our client the first day from all over the world. Since the client application is quite big in MB our wan will be utilized a lot. Is there a way to cache or pre- distrib...

java web start security warning

I have a web application that downloads a jar file from the web server using java web start. The jar is signed using J2SE security tool. However, I get the security warning "The application digital signature cannot be verified. Do you want to run the application?" Am I missing something that is causing this?? ...

Can't get Java Web Start to work in Eclipse

I'm attempting to get Java Web Start to work on an application by using the Web Start Plugin for Eclipse (http://webstart.sourceforge.net/). I tried following the tutorial, but when I completed it and went to launch the JNLP file, it failed with an Application Error, saying "Unexpected exception: java.util.NoSuchElementException. The l...

Where are the downloaded jars in a Java Web Start Application?

I have an Eclipse application loaded using Web Start. I know that the Eclipse Plugins must be stored somewhere as jars. In which location are they stored when such an application is downloaded using Java Web Start? I am expecting the JAR files to be somewhere on the user directory, but I haven't been able to track them yet. Thanks! ...

Connection details & timeouts in a java web service client

Hello fellow Coders, I have to implement a webservice client to a given WSDL file. I used the SDK's 'wsimport' tool to create Java classes from the WSDL as well as a class that wrap's the webservice's only method (enhanceAddress(auth, param, address)) into a simple java method. So far, so good. The webservice is functional and returning...

Is there known issues for JWS applications on Windows 7?

I've got a JWS application which works perfectly on Windows XP but fails to start on Windows 7. The problem is that Java is not able to find the native library which is embeded in a JAR bundle: UnsatisfiedLinkError: no xxxxxx.dll in java.library.path The problem is not in the DLL (missing dependency for example) because if I put it in...

How can I RUN JAVAWS command line in text-mode Linux environment?

Hi I want to RUN JAVAWS command line in text-mode Linux environment and I have not X. Is it possible? Tanx ...

Non class files with Java Web Start

How do you distribute other files needed by your application that aren't in a jar file? For example, the application at http://www.javabeginner.com/java-swing/java-swing-shuffle-game . The download contains Shuffle.jar, Shuffle.bat, Score.dat, and an images folder with 3 images in it. I can see possibly putting the images directly in ...

Java WebStart JNLP: Run Different Code in First Run

Hi, We are using WebStart JNLP file to create a shortcut on our users` desktop. The problem is that we would like the code in our jar file to be launched only when the user press the desktop shortcut. However, Java WebStart executes the jar also on the first launch (when we set the desktop icon). Is there any way we can set the icon w...

Any way to have Java Web Start automatically install shortcuts?

We're deploying a Web Start app that I and the other developers know how to install the shortcuts for (Control Panel -> Java on Windows, /Applications/Utilities/Java Preferences on OS X), but we have no reason to believe that end users know how to do this (or even know that it can be done). Is there a way to either install the shortcuts...