What is exactly Java Web start??

what can i use it for??? what is it, is it something to be downloaded when a user comes across a an app made in it, or does it just run??
Ali

Protected Runtime environment?? so this means that the
user can always be sure that the content cannot harm
it??The sandbox makes sure the content is not harmful for the computer (with the possible exception of being able to use a lot of CPU time).
i read somewhere that it is possible to get a
certificate for the JWS program?If you want your application to do something outside the sandbox, you have to sign it and then ask for extended permissions in your JNLP file. The user would then have to decide if they trust the certificate, you (as the signer) and therefore the application not to harm their computer.
Also does this mean that an applet is always unsafe ?No, applets run in the same protected runtime environment (sandbox) as JWS applications. Applets can also be signed, just like JWS applications, to be allowed to "play outside the sandbox".
But JWS can be used to exploit the user. just that its
much harder??/No, it's almost exactly the same as an applet, except it doesn't have to run from within a browser. And like any application, it could be used to harm the user's PC, but the sandbox and signing give users more protection. Regular applications have to deal only with the built-in protection of the operating system. On top of that, Java WebStart applications (and applets) have to deal with the sandbox or ask permission from the user.
Ali

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How can I check what version of Java Web Start is installed on the client ?

hi,
Can anyone tell me how can I check what version of java web start is installed on the client and display a message if the client has not the good version ?
I mean:
I'd like all people running my application use java 5 and if someone using java 1.4 try to run the application get a nice screen telling him to download the latest version of Java Web Start.
Is this possible ?
Thanks in advance.

Of course, I put this on my jnlp file,
<resources>
<j2se version="1.5+"/>
<jar href="..... "/>
</resources> But even with that, it doesn't display a nice message but a kind of exception instead.
Thanks in advance.

How to setup Proxy for Java Web Start App ?

I'm having trouble getting Java Web Start to work.
at... http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/14start/compile.html
It tell me...
To test whether your browser can launch an application using Java Web Start, click this link.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorialJWS/uiswing/14start/example-1dot4/HelloJWS.jnlp
I do that & see Java Web Start try to start but get message...
Java Web Start - Invalid Argument
Unable to launch specified application
An error occurred while launching/running the application.
Category: Invalid Argument error
Could not load file/URL specified: C:\Documents and Settings\Will\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\OP8RSBCV\HelloJWS[1].jnlp
Then... http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/information/javawebstart.html tells me...
"This situation usually happens when your browser and your copy of Java Web Start have different proxy settings."
I click Start | Programs | Java Web Start | Java Web Start,,, then click File | Preferences | General
My choices are... Proxies: None User Browser _ Manual (User Browser grayed out)
If _ Manual checked then I get...
HTTP Proxy ______
HTTP Port _______
I'm running XP Pro via Wi Fi to a Linksys Wi Fi router to a cable modem... I'm also running Zone Alarm (tried turning it off but no luck)
I don't know how to set up the Proxy stuff... can any one please help me get this set up.
thanks - Will

OK, on my XP Pro system I went to...
Start IE -> Control Panel -> Internet Options -> Connections -> Lan Settings -> Proxy Settings
This is my 'Local Area network (LAN) Settings panel...
- user Proxy server for LAN is checked
- Address is blank
- Port is blank
So do I plug something in here... the ip address of my linksys wi-fi router and a port number or what?
My Java Web Start Preferences won't let me click 'Use Browser' only None or Manual
If I click Manual, I don't know what to plug into the HTTP Proxy and HTTP Port fields...
I tried the ip address of my router... thinking it may have a built in Proxy Server... and port 8080 as indicated by the Help page for the Java Web Start... but no luck.
I really appriceate any help on this...
thanks - Will

Java Web Start and DeployDirector: What's the difference?

I am the product manager for DeployDirector at Sitraka (now part of Quest Software). I'm NOT in sales; I'd simply like to provide you with some information.
From talking with DeployDirector users and evaluators, and from my own discussions with the folks at Sun, I have discovered that there is great deal of confusion about the difference between Java Web Start and DeployDirector. I'd like to clarify this by periodically posting some information about the two.
Though the products seem similar in concept, they are designed for different purposes. They both deploy, auto-update and manage the JRE for client-side Java applications, but beyond that, they are quite different.
Java Web Start is ideally designed for applications deployed over the Internet, where application-provider trust is an issue. Why? The security sandbox guarantees that application can do no harm. (There's some good information about Java Web Start and sandbox apps on ScheduleWorld at http://www.scheduleworld.com/itsYourLife.html) Web Start's architecture simply consists of a client piece that interprets a JNLP file. Because of the sandbox and its simplicity, I believe JWS is best used for independent software vendors, independent developers, etc.
Because DeployDirector is ideally designed for internal enterprise applications, it does not enforce the security sandbox. Trust is not an issue here, because internal users typically trust their internal IT group. DeployDirector's architecture consists of both a client and a server piece, which allows us to support more complex deployment and update scenarios (e.g., scheduled and optional updates) and applications management capabilities like rollback, reporting, exception monitoring, authentication/authorization out of the box. All of this is configured through the DeployDirector administration console.
In some situations, DeployDirector may be unnecessary overhead. In other situations, Java Web Start simply does not provide enough capability and building in this into Web Start can be difficult.
If you'd like more information, we have whitepapers and case studies (including one specifically about DeployDirector and JWS) available on our website at http://www.sitraka.com/software/deploydirector/
If you'd like to discuss some of these differences, or if you have questions about DeployDirector, feel free to email me directly. (Or post here, of course.)
Thanks,
Sonal Champsee
[email protected]

Hi Gerald,
Given what I know about your emnity towards DeployDirector (which is clearly illustrated in this thread: http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?thread=348061&forum=38&message=1446155 that was evidently a response to this article: http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-11-2002/jw-1122-autoupdate.html) I'm going to take a (pardon the expression) "don't feed the trolls" approach here.
I'm simply re-iterate that JNLP, and its implementations such as Web Start and OpenJNLP, are designed for a very different set of users that DeployDirector. The differences in functionality between the two products reflect that.
The enterprise has different requirements in a deployment mechanism for its internal, critical applications than software vendors and independant developers. DeployDirector addresses the requirements of the enterprise. Frankly, most of our recent customers only chose to buy the product after initially rejecting it and (unsucessfully) attempting to use JNLP and Web Start. Sometimes people only learn the hard way: different users have different requirements which are suited to different tools or technologies.
Sonal

What is Java Web Start?

Hi
After installing Java 2 Platform Standard Edition v 1.4.2, Java Web Start link on the
Windows 98 desktop.
What do I use Java Web Start for?
Please reply soon.
Thanks,
Sincerely,
Egan

Java Web Start software provides a flexible and robust deployment solution for Java technology-based applications based on the Java Community Process program (JCP). The technology is being developed through the JCP program as JSR-56: The Java Network Launching Protocol & API (JNLP), which provides a browser-independent architecture for deploying Java 2 technology-based applications to the client desktop.
Java Web Start technology works with any browser and any Web server. Each application developed for use with the Java Web Start software specifies which version of the Java 2 platform it requires, e.g., version 1.2 or 1.3, and each application runs on a dedicated Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
A main feature of the Java Network Launching Protocol and API technology is the ability to automatically download and install Java Runtime Environments onto the users machine.
For example, an application might depend APIs in Sun's Java Runtime Environment 1.3.0 (or later). When a user first accesses this application, the Java Web Start software will download all the needed files for the application, as well as download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) if the requested version is not available locally. The ability to automatically download a JRE is one of the key features to ensure robust deployments. It ensures that the JRE that your application is tested on will be available on the user's machine, as well as make it possible to seamlessly upgrade to improved versions of the Java 2 platform over time.
The java.sun.com auto-download feature simplifies Java Web Start deployments because it makes commonly used software readily available for use with Java Web Start. Typically, only an extra line has to be added to a JNLP file to take advantage of this feature. In contrast, without the auto-download feature, developers would be forced to repackage and host the software themselves - adding a significant overhead to the deployment burden. As an added benefit to both developers and end-users, this minimizes the download time for an application since each JRE will be shared between multiple applications.

JVM - Microsoft JScript.dll Memory Leak when using Java Web Start

I have posted before a topic related to this matter, although now I have a lot more information about what is going on (although still no fix for it). This is the link to the earlier post, containing JVM HOTSPOT EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5116970&messageID=9402346#9402346
The issue is that after deploying on Windows XP a multi threaded, memory consuming (40 Mb) Java Swing application using Java Web Start, and the standard web page (IE6) reference to the jnlp file to launch the installation from Tomcat, each time this application gets executed by double clicking on the desktop icon (with no IE6 interaction at all), calls start being made between jvm.dll (sun) and jscript.dll (Microsoft IE), these interactions never release the memory they consume, so after a period of using the application it crashes unavoidably. If I execute exactly the same application launching it from command line (no Web Start nor IE6 browser involved), the application works nicely all the time, no problem at all.
My question is: does anyone know why these calls to jscript.dll are even being made during web start application execution? As said, it's a desktop Swing app, it does not need the browser at all, and jscript.dll is a IE dll. Anyone can advice on how these interactions can be eliminated?
I've worked with Microsoft support for two weeks on this issue and all they have said is that it is a Sun problem and they can not help further.
Thanks
Jes�s

Microsoft suggested (among others) two test.
1- Install IE7 and run the application
2-Install Firefox and run the application
Results were:
For 1: The application does not crash, apparently IE7 has a newer version of Jscript.dll that, in Microsoft words, handles better 'bad software', refering to 'bad software' to the java virtual machine I guess. Looking at the performance manager you can see memory goes down as with IE6, but at some point memory is released and the app. does not crash. Anyway is still is uncertain to me why Jscript.dll is getting involved at all. Although this solves the problem is not a viable solution for us, because I work in a corporation where changes such as upgrading the IE version on a large number of desktop can not be justified just because one app. is crashing, and it would take a long validation time anyway before the upgrade can proceed.
For 2: I did install Firefox in a machine and the application still crashed, but it is true I did not uninstall IE6, so the conflictive Jscript.dll was still sitting at system32. Quite possibly the crash would not happen if that dll wasn't there at all.
Thanks
Jes�s

Java Web Start applications and Gatekeeper

As more of our customers upgrade to Mac OS X 10.8 or later or purchase new machines we've had to deal with helping more of them work around Gatekeeper for our Java Web Start deployed applications. Many discussions found on the web show the confusion that surrounds this technology and how it interacts with Web Start apps. Most "solutions" suggest various security changes like allowing apps downloaded from anywhere. The one we most often employ is to control-click the JNLP file and choose Open. Then the dialog has an option to "install" the application anyway.
My take-away from the discussions has been that Gatekeeper is looking for what it considers to be executable code, including JNLP files and Java applets, to be signed via codesign which is stored as an extended HFS attribute and as a result is not transferred over HTTP unless the file is wrapped into some bundle like xip or in a disk image (dmg). Neither of these are a click-and-run experience and move me from the realm of Web Start deployment to just wrapping it up as an Apple app bundle.
Before OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) was released, Scott K published on the Talking Java Deployment blog an article titled Java applications and Gatekeeper where he suggested the best possible user experience comes from creating an app that is bundled with Java and signed with an Apple Devloper ID using the codesign tool. (Note this is not the same as the code signing from jarsigner in the JAR/META-INF. The article ends, edited, with a statement that Gatekeeper does not apply to command-line tools like java, javac, javah and so on. It has been my experience that it does seem to apply to javaws or whatever is used on the Mac to launch a Web Start app from a JNLP file. It is as if Apple has said they don't trust the Java security model for downloaded dynamic code and are adding an extra restriction that seems to severely limit the "click-and-run" functionality of Web Start or applets.
Is there anything I can do to get a JNLP file to "just work" for Mac end users like it use to before 10.8 / Gatekeeper?
Is there anything in the works from Oracle to fix this issue?
Jacob

Probably not the case here, but considering it is a development machine it is something to check. The symptoms you describe are exactly what happens when you setup JWS applications to be remotely debugged, and specify suspend=y. In that case, before the application launches, it waits for Eclipse (or some other development environment) to connect to it. I do this all the time and what happens before Eclipse attaches to the process is exactly what you describe. Check the JAVAWS_VM_ARGS to see what VM parameters are being used.
Jake

Java Web Start and J2EE

Can I use Java Web Start to launch an Application Client that interacts (through JBoss and the Enterprise Java Beans) with an Oracle database located in a remote server? Or the application must be pure J2SE, without implementing remote Enterprise Java Beans interfaces?

No, you can do exactly what you want to do, i've done exactly the same thing with a web start client, talking to EJB's running on the Oracle 9i AS server talking to an Oracle database. It's all good fun.

Java Web Start & Java Mail

I can send email from my application using Java Mail when I include mail.jar in my classpath in the launch.bat file i use to luanch the application.
Now, I am using Java Web Start to launch my application and whenever I try to send out emails from my application I got an error message about no provider found or something like that.
Anyone know how to get around this?

hi
could you tell me exactly what error message you receive?
angela

Using Berkeley Java Edition with Java Web Start

Hi
Have anyone had any experience using Berkeley Java Edition with Java Web Start?. I need to create an application that will download with the database to a client computer and create the database there

Thanks for your reply Luca-Sanna,
This is my jnlp file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jnlp spec="1.0+" codebase="http://localhost:8080/dist" href="launch.jnlp">
<information>
<title>MyApplication</title>
<vendor>My Company</vendor>
<homepage href="/test.html"/>
<description>My Test Application</description>
<description kind="short">My Application</description>
<icon href="test.gif" kind="default"/>
<offline-allowed/>
</information>
<security>
<all-permissions/>
</security>
<resources>
<j2se version="1.5+"/>
<jar href="myapp.jar" main="true" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/appframework-1.0.3.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/beansbinding-1.2.1.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/commons-beanutils.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/commons-collections.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/commons-digester.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/commons-logging.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/derby.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/derbyclient.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/derbynet.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/itext-1.3.1.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/jasperreports-1.3.0.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/jbossall-client-2004-05-11.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/jdt-compiler-3.1.1.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/poi-2.0-final-20040126.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/swing-worker-1.1.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/toplink-essentials-agent.jar" download="eager"/>
<jar href="lib/toplink-essentials.jar" download="eager"/>
</resources>
<application-desc main-class="mypackage.Login">
</application-desc>
</jnlp>
I have seen many forums with the same above problem with no reply.
Anyone knows what exactly the problem is?

Exception while using Java Comm and Java Web Start together

Hello Java Experts!
Here's the problem that's been bothering me. The application i'm developing uses Java Comm API to listen to Serial Ports. The application works absolutely fine when it is run locally.
Now, I need to deploy this remotely using java web start. All resources(dependent jar files) are present on the server and are referenced properly in the JNLP file. All jar files are signed properly.
Still, it throws the following exception.
java.lang.NullPointerException: name can't be null
     at java.io.FilePermission.init(Unknown Source)
     at java.io.FilePermission.<init>(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkDelete(Unknown Source)
     at javax.comm.CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifiers(CommPortIdentifier.java:70)
The exact line of code where it apparently seems to error out is...
Enumeration portList = CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifiers();
Are there any security issues involved here? Can a application deployed through java web start access serial ports on the system?
Any pointers as to what the problem might be would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

I have the IBM Communications API. I've
been told that it works with Java Web Start but I
have not tried it. IBM has changed it's download site
so.... I can't point you to it. But I have it(55k zip'ed)
and can send it to you if you post your E-Mail address
of where you would like it sent.
Bruce Houghton
PS If it does work with Web Start please post the
news here. I will be watching.

Unable to launch application with java web start (OILOM)

I'm connecting to a remote Oracle console from a server, using "oracle integrated lights out manager". I go to "Remote Control" and click on "Launch Console". After that, it download a JNLP file, called "jnlpgenerator-16". I open it with Java7 -web starter- update 5.
After a while hanging I get this error:
Error: Unable to load resource: https://XXX.XXX.XXX.XX:443/Java/JavaRConsole.jar.
In Exception:
com.sun.deploy.net.FailedDownloadException: Unable to load resource: https://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:443/Java/JavaRConsole.jar
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.actionDownload(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResource(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload$DownloadTask.call(Unknown Source)
     at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
     at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
     at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
In Wrapped Exception:
java.net.SocketException: SOCKS server general failure
     at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
     at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
     at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
     at sun.security.ssl.BaseSSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
     at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
     at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
     at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
     at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source)
     at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source)
     at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
     at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
     at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
     at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.BasicHttpRequest.doRequest(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.BasicHttpRequest.doRequest(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.BasicHttpRequest.doGetRequest(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.actionDownload(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResource(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload$DownloadTask.call(Unknown Source)
     at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
     at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
     at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
It happens the same under Windows 7 and Linux -using openJRE and icedtea as substitution of Java Web Start-.
I'm behind a proxy. In my browser -Chrome, IE and FF- putted the info of the proxy and I can browse. Aldo tried to put the info in the Java "Network Settings". It did not work -the launching of the console-.
I installed the last Java Web Start in Windows 7 -Java7 Update5-. I disabled my anti-virus and firewall. Always the same result.
Could you help me please. I don't have idea of what is going on.
Greetings.
PD: I tested from other machines of the company and it works. So, I guess is my laptop. I exported the oracle certificates from those machine and imported them into mine.

AndrewThompson64 wrote:
I am not used to seeing references to a local server that do not include a port number.
E.G. http://localhost:8080/LottoMadness/
I have deployed the following HTML (HelpMe.html) to the web server:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
     <title>Untitled</title>
</head>
<body>
Help Me!
</body>
</html>When I attempt to render the URL in IE, I see the page just fine. The URL is use is:
http://localhost/LottoMadness/HelpMe.htmlSo, I think my web server setup and usage is ok.
>
As an aside, what happens if (your MS IIS is running and) you click a direct link to..
[http://localhost/LottoMadness/LottoMadness.jnlp|http://localhost/LottoMadness/LottoMadness.jnlp]
When I click this link I get the error and exception I cited in my previous post.

Java Web Start application doesn't run in Tomcat

I successfully did a Java Web Start example for me to learn then I tried another one where I encountered an error:
This is what Tomcat 6.0.18 says. The deploy is successful but when I try to run the web start application
with this htmlcode
<A href="http://localhost:8080/ConvertorValutar/app/launch.jnlp">I get this error witch leads me to think that it can't find the jar correct ?
type Status report
message /convertorvalutar/
description The requested resource (/convertorvalutar/) is not available.Appendix:
This is how I am doing the JAR
jar cfvm convertorvalutar.jar myManifest2.mf Java*.class IRata*.class The myManifest2.mf is
Main-class: JavaWebStart_Convertor witch is the main class
This way I am doing the WAR:
del *.war /F /Q
jar cfv convertorvalutar.war app/* WEb-INF/*This is the correct directory structure
│   faWar.bat
│   convertorvalutar.war
│
├───app
│       ConvertorValutar.jar
│       launch.jnlp
│
└───WEB-INF
    │   web.xml
    │
    └───lib
            jnlp-servlet.jarThis is the web.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app
PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN"
"http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">
<web-app>

<web-app>
     <servlet>
          <servlet-name>JnlpDownloadServlet</servlet-name>
          <servlet-class>jnlp.sample.servlet.JnlpDownloadServlet</servlet-class>
     </servlet>
     <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>JnlpDownloadServlet</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>*.jnlp</url-pattern>
     </servlet-mapping>
</web-app>
</web-app>This is the jnlp:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jnlp codebase="http://localhost:8080/convertorvalutar/app">
<information>
     <title>Convertor Valutar</title>
     <vendor>remus.dragos</vendor>
     <description>Simple Java Web Start Example</description>
</information>
<resources>
     <j2se version="1.5+"/>
     <jar href="ConvertorValutar.jar"/>
</resources>
<application-desc main-class="JavaWebStart_Convertor"/>
</jnlp>Where is the problem?
Edited by: remus.dragos on Dec 9, 2008 7:14 PM

I did checked the names again and I found that the makeJar.bat had an "issue".
It missed the del *.jar and I had 2 uppercase letters like ConvertorValutar, instead of convertorvalutar.jar.
After that I rebuild the war and deployed and it works :)
Thanks.

Java Web Start Error - java.io.IOException: EOF reading band

I am using Java Web Start to download an application and I am getting the following error. How do I resolve this? The jar that is being downloaded is present in the directory.
java.io.IOException: EOF reading band
     at com.sun.java.util.jar.pack.NativeUnpack.start(Native Method)
     at com.sun.java.util.jar.pack.NativeUnpack.run(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.java.util.jar.pack.NativeUnpack.run(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.java.util.jar.pack.UnpackerImpl.unpack(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.HttpDownloadHelper.download(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.downloadResourceToTempFile(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.downloadResourceToCache(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.actionDownload(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResource(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload.downloadJarFiles(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload.downloadEagerorAll(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.downloadResources(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareLaunchFile(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.launch(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.Main.launchApp(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.Main.continueInSecureThread(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javaws.Main$1.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

jfdenise wrote:
Hi,
I am facing the exact same issue when getting a big jar of more than 7 megs. It seems to occur in some special network configuration that I am not yet able to figure out. It is obviously linked to the fact that the jar is unpacked on the client side.
Anybody ran into this one and understood the root cause?Please, don't resurrect old threads, and don't use signatures with addresses. I'm locking this thread.
Kaj

Java Web Start 1.6 fails to start application without Java Consol on Vista

Hi All,
I've faced with problem related to starting my application in IE 7 on Vista SP1 using Java Web Start (JRE 1.6.0_12 and 1.6.0_13). I suppose that issue appears after 11th update of JRE 1.6 since it works fine before.
There were set settings to indicate initial and maximal size of the Java heap in the JNLP file.
Application consist of 2 JAR files and they are signed with the same certificate.
When user tried to start application there is no any activity after accepting certificate. After starting application javaw.exe just disappeared from processes list without any message or error.
When I changed default setting in Java Control Panel to show Java Console, I noticed that the application began to start. But it's not a solution of the issue, since all customers cannot be required to turn on Java console.
I believe this is a bug in JRE as the application starts with Java console and doesn't without it.
When I browsed the web looking for the solution or an advice I found Release notes for 1.6.0_014 where it was said that 6u14 Java Web Start failed to launch and notifies that JARs were not signed, if an insecure Java system property was specified in a sandbox JNLP file. In spite of that 14th updated wasn't used and there was no notification I tried to start application without settings for the Java heap and it worked.
Could someone help me with advice, since the application cannot be started with default heap size settings.
Thanks in advance.
Edited by: vovanst on Jul 28, 2009 8:06 AM

Hi,
as the 6u15 just arrived and the above mentioned bug should've been fixed (though I was unable to verify through the release notes), the error is still in there.
We have no timestamped jars, neither ours nor the bouncy castle ones, all certs are valid, ours is self signed.
6u13 runs, 6u14/6u15 won't.
I followed the instructions here: http://bouncycastle.org/devmailarchive/msg10415.html to no avail.
The bcprov.jar is wrapped in its own jnlp and referred as extension from the "main" jnlp.
The interesting parts of the stack trace are these:
Caused by (via getCause): java.lang.SecurityException: JCE cannot authenticate the provider BC
     at javax.crypto.Cipher.getInstance(DashoA13*..)
     at javax.crypto.Cipher.getInstance(DashoA13*..)
Caused by (via getCause): java.util.jar.JarException: Cannot parse https://localhost:8443/deploy/bcprov.jar
     at javax.crypto.SunJCE_c.a(DashoA13*..)
     at javax.crypto.SunJCE_b.b(DashoA13*..)
     at javax.crypto.SunJCE_b.a(DashoA13*..)
     at javax.crypto.Cipher.getInstance(DashoA13*..)
     at javax.crypto.Cipher.getInstance(DashoA13*..)
For me it seems there's a problem with resolving the url of the bcprov.jar, which would explain the lack of a delay which normally occurs when JCE verifies the signature of the bcprov provider classes. The error pops up almost instantly.
I'm clueless what to do now. Did Sun really achieve to completely destroy JCE provider functionality in Javaws, forcing us to use an alternative implementation?
Patric

What is exactly Java Web start??

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