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I know java webstart is running under a secure sandbox. Is it possible to include a .dll/.exe in the jar (or have the webstart download it to the local machine) and then execute it (using Runtime.exec or process,etc)
Please Advise. Any suggestion/comment is welcome!
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The Java Web Start software allows you to download and run Java applications from the web. The Java Web Start software: Provides an easy, one-click activation of applications. Guarantees that you are always running the latest version of the application.
In computing, Java Web Start (also known as JavaWS, javaws or JAWS) is a deprecated framework developed by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) that allows users to start application software for the Java Platform directly from the Internet using a web browser.
Setlog just released its first open-source project. It is a combined installer, updater and launcher named trivrost, which, among other things, can act a Java Web Start alternative.
Yes. You have to wrap the .dll in a .jar file, and reference it in your .jnlp file using <nativelib>
See here for a more detailed description.
If you want to run an executable, then your best bet is to package it up in your .jar as a resource, explode it to (say) a temporary directory, and then run it using the normal Process/Runtime mechanism.
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