I seek a java forms builder for desktop applications

can any body help me find a forms builder for desktop applications using Swing?
i know Oracle Forms developer, but i think it is restricted to JSP projects only .. isn't it?

Any IDE with a GUI builder will do. Not that I actually advice to create GUIs (I guess this is what you mean by form) with tools... but if you want to, that's the way. The editor of JBuilder is said to be quite good.

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Help needed!
We are a team of 5 programmers in a state agency who deal with federal contracts. About 70% of the applications we build are desktop applications. One of the team members strongly believes that learning C++ instead of Java would strengthen our positions. He strongly believes that Java is not cut out for desktop applications and Java is ideal only for web applications. None of us are very familiar with C++ and so we are intending to take classes in C++. (We are all Visual Foxpro, VB group currently). I have one year of programming with Java (web applications) I still don't want to give up on Java that easily. Well my question is - Is that member in the team right in saying that Java is for web and not for desk top. Can any expert give me a good comparison and so we can move on the right track.
Thanks for the help in advance!
suman

Java can work fine for a desktop application, don't listen to him. Here's what you've got to consider:
1. Tool set: One strength of java is its strong set of standardized tools. You can probably find great sets of C++ tools too, though, but this is a major factor.
2. Speed of development: This depends somewhat on the strength and maturity of the toolset you are using, but in general, I think that java is faster to develop for 3 reasons: (1) because it smoothes over some of the inconsistancies between systems - you don't have to get as involved in the gritty details. (2) Java can often tell you exactly what line number your program is bombing, and in every case, it will give you a specific message about what kind of error you had (nullpointer, array out of bounds, etc vs 'Syntax Error') (3) Garbage collection
3. Familiarity with language: Obviously if you've got to learn something new, that takes time.
4. App performance: Java is probably going to be bigger, in terms of what has to be installed on the machine in order to run your app, and marginally slower than C++. It will almost certainly require a lot more memory to run well. Before you freak out about it being slower than C++ though, you should consider what kind of performance your app needs. If it's doing 3D rendering, C++ is probably going to be better. If most of it is UI components, and the back end processing is not that intensive, Java could be what you want

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Hey greetings all
i am using oracle 9i and now wish to make interfaces for my database project using any form builder. The first option was to use form builder for oracle 9i but i have heard that its tought to learn and heavy on system. now 2nd option in my mind is to use oracle developer 6i. can anybody suggest what shall i use? my project is not very complex or bigger. i just need simple interfaces for it. plz give suggestions. Thanks in anticipation.

Hi ,
It depends on the type of application you want to have....an application on web environement automatically or an application in client-server environment which ,of course , can be run in Web but Oracle Application Server is needed with some configuration steps...
Also , the Oracle Form Builder 6i is the last version of Forms which the produced runtime file (.fmx) runs on non-Web environment...and some time in the future Oracle will stop to support it....!!!!!
its tought to learn and heavy on systemIt has some wizards... which can help you very much in your productivity and of course in the learning of this tool.....
It is not considered much more heavy to the system....
NOTE: Just another thought...If the application is very simple and needs to be accessible form just a few people in a room , then Oracle Forms 6i may be sufficient ...!!!!
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Simon

XML for desktop applications, how to?

yes, this is what I need. I read alot about many kinds of APIs. I became confused of what to use and why. All what I need is this:-
I'm building a desktop application (Swing), it's like a phone book. a small database of contacts (name, address, and phone number). but I want to use XML files to serve as database files and store the lists.
what classes should I use? and if you have an overall idea of how to do it I'll be glad to have it.
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Look at the JDom, SAX and DOM API, Dom4J, XOM, Commons Digester and a few other libraries. They should help.
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I tried searching for an answer, but the results I get are not quite what I am looking for.
I am building a desktop application. It will run in Demo mode for a period and then require a license key to keep using the app.
I am not new to Java, but never had to do something like this before. Are there libraries out there that can help in this? Do I have to build it all from the ground up?
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DataVirtue, thanks for the tip. I don't want to sound ungrateful, but that solution is pretty open to people that might want to get around the licensing. A savvy Java programmer could write a short program to deserialize the object, query it to learn what I've done and change the date. I'd like to have something a little more secure.
Right now I have a home grown solution that encrypts all the licensing information into a Properties file. The password to unlock the encrypted properties is the license key. But then the license key is stored in the clear. Which may be good enough, at least for now. Someone who wants to get around the license requirement could just share their license key anyway. If my client wants something more secure maybe I'll take it to the next level.
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I have flash professional cc and I need air for desktop application with .exe or .air that should contain all swf's and captive air runtime in one Installer only . I don't want to install separate adobe air runtime .

I need Air for desktop application either in .exe or in .air with embedded captive runtime just like .apk . I don't want to install adobe air separate . everything should come in installer
I have adobe flash professional cc development tool , let me know whether I have to go with other development tool???
your reply will increase my confidential level
please anyone can help me to solve this problem
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Niranjan

Adobe Flash Professional CC manual
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2) Configure your Project properties
3) Embed runtime, so you users can use Adobe AIR without pre-installed Adobe AIR runtime
4) After publishing you will receive %APP_NAME%.app folder that contain your project files

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I put my HelloWorld.jar aside the batch file, tried to put it on a "Windows" folder and many other things... but can't get rid of this error.
I can't find nothing about this error anywhere (neither here http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WSBE9908A0-8E3A-4329-8ABD-12F2A19AB5E9.html) so i'm a bit stuck.
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For everyone's benefit, the Forms Builder has nothing to do with actually running a form. The "Run Form" button found in the Builder does nothing more than send a URL to a browser. It is just their for convenience and can just as easily be entered into a browser on your own. Of course, the default settings in the Builder will attempt to generate an FMX prior to calling a browser.
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