Hi Ewald, If you have it as a Webstart application now why change anything. Your connection to the database will be the same. In both you need a accessible database, or you can do some indirect database connection but that is just not cool.
Jaques On Jan 6, 3:52 pm, Ewald Horn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. > > I've got a bit of a question that I need some opinions on. > > I have an application that I want to make web-accessible, for a few > select individuals. This application reads a central database and > displays some statistics and allows some modification of the data via > simple dialogs. It's currently a desktop application running on an > internal network. This is not sensitive data, so I'm not concerned > about security except for a basic user name and password check. > > What would be the simplest way to make this a tool that is accessible > via the web? > > I could use webstart, as I'm doing with the desktop application at the > moment via the intranet, but that would require a dedicated server > type of configuration, correct? This would be for allowing external > applications to access the database. My other alternative is to > convert the application into an Applet that can access the database of > the web host, for example, the MySQL instance that I know is currently > available on the server. We are not talking more than a couple of > hundred records here, so I'm thinking the Applet solution is not such > a bad call. > > Here's my question : Are there any show-stopping downsides to using an > Applet in this instance? I've done a bit of browsing and looked at > some applets and there doesn't seem to be a reason not to use an > Applet, but as my Applet knowledge is very basic, I'd like some input > please. > > Regards > Ewald -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CTJUG Tech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CTJUG-Tech?hl=en For Cape Town Java User Group home page see http://www.ctjug.org.za/ For jobs see http://jobs.gamatam.com/
