HOW TO WRITE A DESKTOP APPLICATION IN JAVA

Hi guys

I am new to JAVA.Doing my garduation.

I want to write a desktop application in java, not browser based applet based.

I am stuck at some points

1)like how can i make the application run like the same way we run an .exe file

2)about the database connection

"For example, what are the issues in running a

Java application from a local C: drive on an Intel PC

that needs to access a local database or Excel file? "

Please guide me

Thanks

[510 byte] By [tinujosepha] at [2007-10-2 22:42:17]