Client side Tasks
I am trying to convert a normal GUI application into a set of JSP pages due to some network issues which mean we need to do a lot of the work server side.
I can accomplish almost all of the work server side using jsp. I now need to do two basic things on the client side to finish it.
1. Create a few directories
2. Create 2 files within those folders.
I am sure that this can't be done with JSP, but I know that there are technologies that it can be done with, for example, you often have the popup dialog "Would you lik e to install and run..." when you access a certain site. How does this work?
What is the best technology for doing this, and what happens if you want to for example create folders/file on UNIX or Windows (for now I will only need Windows, but UNIX may be in the pipeline eventually)
Thanks,
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Crispsa] at [2007-11-27 11:43:18]
# 1
It's confusing. You mentioned that you want to convert your
current app into jsp (I guess j2ee tech).
You want to create a plug-in kind of thing or what?
If you want to convert, you have re-write your app using j2ee.
You can use tomcat or IBM RAD.
skp71a at 2007-7-29 17:49:13 >
# 3
Basically I have an app that sets up a new project for Clearcase (I hate IBM's junk).
It does two things:
1. sets up the Clearcase files using dynamic views (now done in JSP and Java, server side)
2. Build the directory structure on the clients machine.
This used to all happen client side by using dynamic views. This does not work anymore due to network issues that are not resolvable.
I now just need to do the final part of the application which creates the folder structure.
I know that JSP will not do this, and I don't think you can do it via a normal applet due to the sandbox requirements.
Is it perhaps posible to have an applet call an activeX object or something?
how would you use the downloadable Java application? Would this be automatic and could you pass parameters to it, or would it be a normal click here to download, now run the application.
I need this to be as smooth as possible for the user. In an ideal world it will just work without them having to intervene at all. Maybe the first time they use the app they would have to click 'accept' for the application.
If I cannot do this, I may have to just create the thing server side and then have the client download the created project via load rules.
Thanks,
