Re: Is it bad to connect to a database via an applet?
On May 18, 1:35 am, jmDesktop <needin4mat...@gmail.com> wrote:
...I would recommend aJWS
based app. over an applet. ...
If something is JWS based. Is that a regular java app, just launched
on the client via Java Web Start?
JWS apps are usually (J)Frame based, though they
can also be a (J)Applet. They are generally launched
directly from a link on the web, and are automatically
updated when the jar's on the web are (next time the
user launches the app.).
Yes, they /run/ on the clientside and are rich clients
with all the trimmings (including desktop integration,
claiming interest in file types, + other things).
As far as there being 'no Java' on the client side, I
disagree. At least 60%* of machines on the client side
would already have Java, perhaps as many as 90%* of
gaming or business oriented machines have it. For those
that have not got it, Sun devised the deployJava.js
script. It is intended to check and install a minimum
Java from a web page.
And besides - thin clients suck, unless they blow.
* Statistics courtesy of Andrew's WAGs.
--
Andrew T.
PhySci.org