How To Make Java Web Start Application Using Netbeans.: - Click Project Properties Under The File Menu

This document provides instructions for creating a Java web start application using Netbeans. It is a 4 step process: 1) Configure the project for web deployment, 2) Create a JAR file, 3) Edit the distribution files (launch.jnlp and launch.html), and 4) Setup the web page by uploading the distribution files to the public_html folder on the user's university web page. Once completed, the Java application can be launched from the web page.

Uploaded by

HerberthFigueroa

We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.

Available Formats

Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

0% found this document useful (0 votes)

64 views6 pages

How To Make Java Web Start Application Using Netbeans.: - Click Project Properties Under The File Menu

Uploaded by

HerberthFigueroa

We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.

Available Formats

Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

You are on page 1/ 6

How to Make Java Web Start Application Using Netbeans.

Once you make a graphical Java application, youll want to show it off to
the world! Luckily for us, Netbeans does most of the hard work for us. Be
thankful.
Step 1: Make your project ready for Web Application Deployment.

Click Project Properties under the File menu.

Go to Application>Web Start and click the Enable Web Start check box and select
Web Application Deployment from the drop down menu.

Step 2: Make your .jar file

Click Run> Build Main Project and create a jar file.

Step 3: Edit your distribution files

Go to your project/dist

Edit your launch.jnlp to look similar to this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jnlp codebase="http://webpages.uncc.edu/~acenglis" href="launch.jnlp"
spec="1.0+">
<information>
<title>MyGUI</title>
<vendor>Adam English</vendor>
<homepage href="www.google.com"/>
<description>MyGUIapp</description>
<description kind="short">Test to show students</description>
</information>
<resources>
<j2se version="1.5+"/>
<jar eager="true" href="MyGUIapp.jar" main="true"/>
</resources>
<application-desc main-class="Main">
</application-desc>
</jnlp>
You want to edit everything thats highlighted in yellow to your web path, your
information, your .jar and your Main.
Edit your launch.html to look similar to this:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>Test page for launching the application via JNLP</title>
</head>

<body>
<h3>Test page for launching the application via JNLP</h3>
<a href="launch.jnlp">Launch the application</a>

<!-<script src="http://java.com/js/deployJava.js"></script>
<script>
var url="http://[fill in your URL]/launch.jnlp"
deployJava.createWebStartLaunchButton(url, "1.6")
</script>
-->
</body>
</html>
You probably dont have to mess with this. If you feel adventurous, you can play with the
html of your web page.
Step 4: Setting up your web page.
For those of you who do not have a web page, the University offers everyone a web page
FOR FREE!
Here is some information on your H: drive and your web page
http://www.labs.uncc.edu/basics/novell.html#netstorage
You will want to use https://webf.uncc.edu to access your H drive remotely if youre not
on campus.
Now add everything in your dist file into public_html on your H: drive

Once you add your files you can go to your launch.html page and run your Java Web
Start Application!
Note: you may have to save the launch.jnlp to your hard drive to run it if your browser
takes you directly to the launch.jnlp xml.