web-applications

Clojure web application - where do I start?

So lately I've been looking into Clojure, and I love the language. I would like to see if I can make a small web application in it, just to challenge myself. However, I have absolutely no experience setting up any Java-related web applications. In fact, I don't really have much experience with Java at all. Where do I start? I have lots o...

DesktopApp communicates with WebApp

Hi there, i have a desktop application and a browser with a started web-application running on my computer. If i select something in the desktop application i want to let the web application execute some JavaScript. My question is now, is there a possibility to communicate directly between this 'applications' or is the only way to noti...

Content negotiation ignored when using browser Back button

Here's the situation: I have a web application which response to a request for a list of resources, lets say: /items This is initially requested directly by the web browser by navigating to that path. The browser uses it's standard "Accept" header which includes "text/html" and my application notices this and returns the HTML content...

Is it possible to add a Splash Screen to an iPhone Web Application launched from the Home Page?

I have created an iPhone Web Application (written in HTML/JavaScript) that can be added to the home page via a launcher button. It takes about 5-7 seconds for this application to start. When starting it displays a previous screen of the application (not always the last one the user is on). Is there anyway to provide some sort of spl...

Paid access subscription to a website.

We have a SharePoint site and we now want to only allow users that have registered and paid to have access to the site by yearly subscription. We would like to automate the process of managing the subscriptions and creating the users as much as possible. I understand we will not get a turnkey solution. However, does the SO Community ha...

having an html file downloaded instead of displayed

I am writing a web based files administrator. How can I have an html file be downloaded when its link is clicked instead of displayed. ...

What is the Python equivalent of application & session scope variables?

Recently started on python, wondered what the equivalent object was for storing session & application scope data? I'm using Google App Engine too so if it has any extra features (can't seem to find any immediate references myself) that would be useful ...

PHP optional function arguments with array. How to code / Better way to code?

I'm sure there is a better to this. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I want to pass an array to a php function that contains the argument and all the arguments are optional. I'm using code ignitor and am by no means an expert. Below is what i have been using so far: function addLinkPost($postDetailArray) { if (isset($postDetail...

Design guidelines for secure JEE web applications and Seam

I attend in process of designing JEE web application. It consist of: - backend module (EJB 3.0) - 3 web modules (JSF) Our application must be secure, so some colleagues claim that it must be splitted into two or more separate servers - backend in one server, webapps in other(s). In our case performance isn't a problem but this architecu...

Tell if WebApp launched via URL or link on iPhone home screen

Is there a way of telling whether my Web Application has been launched from a button on the user's iPhone home screen? I want to display a "add this WebApp to your home screen" prompt if the user has accessed the WebApp via safari by typing in a URL. ...

IE8 deletes CSS properties

Hi there, I finally have finished a Web Application and now I have to make it compatible with Internet Explorer (at least 8). It's almost complete now except for one place, where IE8 apparently deletes some CSS formatting I have defined. I uploaded some Screenshots of the generating Perl Code, how Firefox (+ Firebug) renders it and how...

User profile/account URLs

I'm required to provide functions for both users and administrators to edit account and profile details in a web application. An example of a URL for the public side of these profiles is: http://example.com/user/joe I'm still torn between two ways to design these URLs. I've thought of either this: http://example.com/user/joe/edit Or ...

How does a java web project architecture look like without EJB3 ?

A friend and I are building a fairly complex website based on java. (PHP would have been more obvious but we chose for java because the educational aspect of this project is important to us) We have already decided to use JSF (with richfaces) for the front end and JPA for the backend and so far we have decided not to use EJB3 for the bu...

How to access java applet data before it displays to my browser?

Is this possible? ...

Shaky connectivity - favor web or desktop app?

I'm a desktop application developer who is temporarily working in the web. I'm working with a client that wants me to build an app for use by locations all over the state; however, these locations have very shaky connectivity. They really want a centralized web app and are suggesting I build a "lean" web app. I don't know what a "lean ...

Getting the time in seconds in which the session will expire

I am building a web application that has a top thin frame which should show the time in seconds in which the servlet session will timeout. The problem is that a AJAX call to a servlet which returns the last access time, and the inactiveInterval itself updates the session. So is there a way I can get information about the session via a ...

GPL and Webapp sources

Does GPL require to open source the (commercial) web application? Please, give the expanded answer, not just "Yes"/"No" but why. ...

What licenses are the best for open sourcing web applications?

What licenses are the best for open sourcing web applications? ...

When is Java the right choice for Web-based applications

I've been doing some research into taking my programming experience and moving into the java programming marketplace, due to a combination of personal interest and local market forces. As you can gather from the title, the vast majority of my experience has been in building web-based sites and applications, and I'd like to move as much o...

JSON Asynchronous Application server?

First let me explain the data flow I need Client connects and registers with server Server sends initialization JSON to client Client listens for JSON messages sent from the server Now all of this is easy and straightforward to do manually, but I would like to leverage a server of some sort to handle all of the connection stuff, keep-...