.ear is an enterprise application jar file that contains all the ejb jar
files, the .war (web jar file) and the xml deployment descriptor for the
application. The complete app is jarred into this one file.
Here is the breakdown of all the jar files.
1. EJB Module ( .jar file)
contains:
- enterprise java bean
- remote interface
- home interface
- primary key class, if entity bean
- additional third party support classes not in J2EE
- ejb-jar deployment descriptor.
2. Web Module (.war file)
contains:
- java classes for servlets and classes they depend on
- jsp pages and helper classes
- static documents ( sound files, HTML, gif, etc.)
- Applets and their support classes
- Web Deployment Descriptor.
3. Application Module (.ear file)
contains:
- all ejb .jar files
- all .war files
- Application Deployment Descriptor
-Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Archer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 5:15 PM
To: Orion-Interest
Subject: Re: J2EE SDK Deployment tool
I have a dumb question... Whats an EAR file?
Thanks...
Jim
--On Wednesday, May 03, 2000 11:09 AM +0100 "Robert Keith (UK)"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> Can I use the J2EE SDK tool to create EAR files and then use these EAR
> files with Orion?
>
> If so can you guys point me in the direction of the docs, or provide some
> useful tips on doing this.
>
> thanx
>
> Robert
