Tim, In the old-DOS-days a simple .exe program was sufficient to deploy an apllication to any DOS PC. Unfortunately those days are gone. Currently, to deploy a Windows application you need to package the .exe file with a lot of .DLL's and other stuff in .CAB files.
Now, in its simplest form, you write a java program (.java extension) and compile it (.class extension) Hopefully, you only need to deploy these .class files (you can also package them into .jar or .zip files) To avoid deploying files every time you upgrade your software, you can use Java Web Start for all clients downloading the latest version of it. (In fact, JWS uses some algorithm to decide if it needs to re-download a file) To achieve the goal of launching an application when you double-click an icon (i assume we are using Windows), you only need to configure your system. (Windows explorer - tools - file type- etc). This configuration is normally done in behalf you by the installation process of windows applications. However, Java also have other mechanisms of deploying functionality to clients... say applets, servlets, etc. Hope this helps ____________________________________________________ To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm Be respectful! Clean up your posts before replying ____________________________________________________
