Gabriel, If I understand your problem correctly, you need to convert a web based application to a desktop application that does NOT run on any type of application server and/or web server (such as Tomcat/Apache or JRUN/IIS).
To my knowledge there is no way to easily convert such a Java application over to a desktop application. Remember, your GUI in a web application is usually HTML/DHTML, where as the GUI in a desktop application is either SWING or AWT in Java, or the built-in Windows GUI objects in MS. So you are basically talking apples and oranges between a web based app and a desktop app. In addition, as someone who has worked on both sides of the fence (MS and Java), the GUI interface for Java applications running on a Windows box is not near as nice or easy to use/program with as the GUI interface is for a Windows application created in MS. One of the biggest losses I notice is the loss of the windows "hot keys" for navigation purposes. If you client requires windows hot key navigation in a Java application for disability standards/purposes (people who cannot use a mouse, or use special keyboards), you will find it impossible to get all the Windows hot key navigations working in a Java desktop application. For desktop applications, I always go the MS route, as I think Java SWING and AWT just is not there yet. But for internet/intranet applications, I always go the Java/JSP/Servlet route, as I think the security is MUCH better in Java, not to mention the portability advantage of using Java over MS. If anyone else out there has found a tool that can convert a Java/JSP/Servlet web application over to a SWING/AWT desktop application, I would love to check it out. But I suspect that such a tool does not exists. Good luck, and let us know how this conversion goes for you and your company. Celeste Haseltine, PE MTL, Inc Dallas, TX -----Original Message----- From: Tanase, Gabriel (CAP, GEIH) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: JSP application conversion to a disconnected mode Hello everybody, I am a new subscriber to the list and don't know much about JSP. I have a business problem to solve by varying/modifying the design of a JSP-based application. We have this JSP application that it hosted by an ISP on behalf of the company I'm working for. The current group of users (all external to our company)) are using it over Internet. We now have to convert / migrate / transpose / redevelop whatever this JSP application so that it can run in disconnected mode, i.e. on desktops or Intranets with no connection to Internet. This requirement arose because Internet access is prohibited by the policies and technical limitations of a new user group we need to serve. Is there any tool out there that could *quickly* convert this functional JSP app into some kind of application that can run on a desktop or on the user group's Intranets (it is unknown yet whether they have Intranets in all locations and we don't like the cost of supporting many servers anyway)? Preferably, it should be Java-based, but any MS technology may also be acceptable. Will probably need a small footprint database underneath. Our app will have to periodically communicate with its "mother ship" via an encrypted channel (e.g. PGP email) both for updates of its parameters and for sending back processing results. The communications may need to be initiated manually. Latency is not an issue; the business process needs data only once a week or month. However, it should be a "strong black box": the application users and local sysadmins should have no way of tampering with its data and communications. Very low cost of deployment (zero cost for licenses if possible) and maintenance is a must. I'll be grateful for any ideas. Thank you, Gabriel Tanase IT Systems Designer Shannon, Ireland This communication contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me by telephone immediately. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, not the GE Insurance group. This communication does not constitute either offer or acceptance of any contractually binding agreement. Such offer or acceptance must be communicated in writing. =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". 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