> what about java web start? seems simpler to me (I used it, pretty easy, but > can't deliver different versions to different users afaik)
yeah - that was the limitation.... I did have a brief look at it... cheers dim > > rick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Greg Turner > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 9:08 PM > Subject: Re: [JBoss-user] Launching Swing Applications from JBoss 3.0.0 > > > You could write a program that admin person would run on central server. > This program would read batch script of some kind that contains each users > configuration. Then this program could connect to each users' MBeanServer > via a rmi Connector and change the config for that user. So, running a > batch script to change all user's config is not a problem. > A good ref is the free book about JMX on www.theserverside.com > Greg > > > > Dmitri Colebatch wrote: > hey all, I'm very interested in this thread - mainly because I've just > started a contract in exactly that sort of situation. to be honest, I'm not > exactly sure how many users there are, but I believe its ~100 or so. atm > there is a logon script on all the machines that copies the "appropriate" > version of the application to the client when the user logs on (windows > boxes). the hurdle I face atm, is that the existing application has > different versions deployed at a time - ie. some users might have version > 1.87 and some might have 1.86 - basically the more forgiving users will get > the new version first - sort of as a beta test. now - to me, the idea of > having jboss running locally on every machine, and deploying the application > via filesystem/http would make distribution a piece of cake. but the > manager likes the current situation in that he can change the batch script > and immediately put user A on one version and user B on another. anyone have > any thoughts about how you might go about doing that? (thinking aloud) I > suppose he could remotely log onto the user's JBoss 'server' and using the > JMX console undeploy the old version and redeploy the new - but you couldn't > do that by hand for all of them, there would need to be some sort of > automation. I suppose I really should have a read of the jboss farm stuff > that has been done.... but wanted to share my situation for input/feedback. > cheersdim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Greg Turner > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 5:03 AM > Subject: Re: [JBoss-user] Launching Swing Applications from JBoss 3.0.0 > If you were in a large corp and given the task of writing a Swing app that > was to be deployed on some 200 PCs in the corp, and you had to support > configurations and updates to all those 200 PCs, JBoss would be the way to > go. All 200 PCs could deploy the Swing app from a central server. All PCs > could deploy updates from the central server. And you could manage > configuration of all apps from your machine via the jmx-console. All that > is doable by having JBoss be the basis for the Swing app. > Dave Smith wrote: > An intresting read but I fail to see how this is usefull in all but the > most trival example. When a JFrame starts it uses the DISPLAY enviroment > variable (UNIX systems) to determine where to display it. So if I am > running a local JBOSS container on my system then it would be good for > rapid protyping but for the field? > I have not had alot of sleep this week, please enlighten me on other > uses for this or if I am way off base. > On Wed, 2002-08-14 at 15:17, Dimitri Pissarenko wrote: > > Hello! > > > > I've coded a very simple example of how one can launch a Swing > > application with a Jboss Mbean. > > > > If someone is interested, look at > > http://www.geocities.com/dapissarenko/jboss_swing.html > > > > Regards > > > > Dimitri Pissarenko > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board > > for high-tech professionals. 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