Re: JNLP and Add/Remove Programs

From:

"Andrew Thompson" <u32984@uwe>

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comp.lang.java.programmer

Date:

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:44:44 GMT

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<70e424c7954e8@uwe>

Steven J. Sobol wrote:

(Andrew T. wrote)

So, after a bit more digging, I found that two that were
listed in the web start cache but not the Windows
add/remove. The only consistent thing between them
was that they did not suggest a desktop icon or menu
item.

..could you please post two of your
deployment descriptors, one from a program that doesn't get added to
add/remove, and one that does.

Not included in Win. add/remove programs.

<jnlp
  spec="1.0"
  codebase="http://www.physci.org/pc/"
  href="http://www.physci.org/pc/jtest.jnlp">
  <information>
    <title>JTest Properties Application</title>
    <vendor>PhySci - Andrew Thompson</vendor>
    <homepage href="null"/>
    <description>
    Application form of the JTest properties inspector
    </description>
    <offline-allowed/>
  </information>
  <update check="timeout" policy="always"/>
  <resources>
    <java
      href="http://java.sun.com/products/autodl/j2se"
      version="1.2+"/>
    <jar
      href="http://www.physci.org/pc/JTest.jar"
      download="eager"
      main="false"/>
  </resources>
  <application-desc main-class="PropertiesApplet"/>
</jnlp>

Included in Win. add/remove programs.

<jnlp spec="1.0"
  codebase="http://www.physci.org/jws/"
  href="http://www.physci.org/jws/basicserv.jnlp">
  <information>
    <title>Basic Service</title>
    <vendor>Andrew Thompson</vendor>
    <homepage href="null"/>
    <description kind="one-line">
      Demo of the web-start BasicService
    </description>
    <shortcut online="false">
      <desktop/>
    </shortcut>
  </information>
  <update check="timeout" policy="always"/>
  <resources>
    <java version="1.2+"/>
    <jar
      href="http://www.physci.org/jws/basicserv.jar"
      download="eager"
      main="true"/>
  </resources>
  <application-desc main-class="test.BasicServiceDemo"/>
</jnlp>

If my latest theory is correct, it is the inclusion of..
    <shortcut online="false">
      <desktop/>
    </shortcut>
..in the second launch file that makes the difference.

HTH

--
Andrew Thompson
http://www.athompson.info/andrew/

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