> hello,
>
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> is this possible?
Of course it's possible. Why wouldn't it be?
> what is the best way to do this, keeping simplicity in mind?
How about <http://developer.apple.com/java/> for a start? Mac OS X has
always had Java installed out of the box. 10.4 didn't include Java 1.5
initially, but it may now if you've got a new Mac or recently purchased
a retail package. If not, you can get and install it from that page.
And one link there entitled "Enterprise Java on Mac OS X" leads to
<http://developer.apple.com/internet/java/enterprisejava.html>, which is
all about J2EE...so try starting there.
> what do you think about J2EE?
>
> thank you very much for your time.
>
> -D
HTH.
= Steve =

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Steve W. Jackson
Montgomery, Alabama