RMI-IIOP, C++ and mobile code

Hi,
I'd like to know whether it is possible to use RMI-IIOP [1] to connect a Java component to a C++ component on a remote end and use "mobile code" [2]. In other words, a C++ client connects to a remote Java component, downloads a class file and executes it locally. On the flip side, a C++ component uploads a class file to a Java end for remote execution.
I see much discussion about the value of RMI-IIOP for connecting Java and C++ components but I see little value for this if you lose the "mobile code" capability. What are the advantages of using RMI vs RMI-IIOP vs "web services"? Am I missing something?
Thank you,
Gili
[1] http://java.sun.com/products/rmi-iiop/
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_code

I'd like to know whether it is possible to use RMI-IIOP [1] to connect a Java component to a C++ component on a remote endYes, provided you start with a Java interface and generate IDL from that.
and use "mobile code" [2]. In other words, a C++ client connects to a remote Java component, downloads a class file and executes it locally. On the flip side, a C++ component uploads a class file to a Java end for remote execution.C++ can execute or create Java objects via JNI but that implies a JVM anyway at the C++ end, so why not just use Java? IOW it's a lot of trouble for nothing.
I see much discussion about the value of RMI-IIOP for connecting Java and C++ components but I see little value for this if you lose the "mobile code" capability.All the rest of RMI and Corba is 'little'?

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