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Java Forum / General / April 2007JNLP and Add/Remove Programs
I created a small Swing test app and deployed it with this JNLP file: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <jnlp spec="1.0+" codebase="http://stevesobol.com"> <information> <title>SS Test</title> <vendor>Steve Sobol</vendor> <homepage href="/blogged" /> <description>Test 1</description> <icon href="/content/test1.png"/> <icon href="/content/test1s.png" kind="splash"/> </information> <offline-allowed/> <security> <j2ee-application-client-permissions/> </security> <resources> <j2se version="1.4+" /> <jar href="/content/test1.jar"/> </resources> <application-desc main-class="net.justthe.pcregistry.Test" /> </jnlp> How do I get the downloaded file to show up in Add/Remove Programs on Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista?  SignatureSteve Sobol, Professional Geek ** Java/VB/VC/PHP/Perl ** Linux/*BSD/Windows Victorville, California PGP:0xE3AE35ED It's all fun and games until someone starts a bonfire in the living room. >I created a small Swing test app and deployed it with this JNLP file: .. >How do I get the downloaded file to show up in Add/Remove Programs on >Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista? JWS apps. are added/removed using the Java Control Panel. AFAIU there is the intention of integrating them into the usual Win. Add/Remove programs dialog eventually. SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.athompson.info/andrew/ >>I created a small Swing test app and deployed it with this JNLP file: >.. >>How do I get the downloaded file to show up in Add/Remove Programs on >>Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista? > >JWS apps. are added/removed using the Java Control Panel. Not that for the purposes of devlopment, it is much simpler and easier to call the jws -uninstall option to remove an application from the web start cache. SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.athompson.info/andrew/ >>I created a small Swing test app and deployed it with this JNLP file: > . [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > AFAIU there is the intention of integrating them into the usual > Win. Add/Remove programs dialog eventually. But I've seen JWS apps do it. I can do it with Microsoft .NET's equivalent technology (Single-Click, I think it's called, I forget), but I'd much rather do it with Web Start. Sun's own Web Start demos install themselves into Add/Remove Programs, and the documentation I've seen says that is supposed to happen when a user deploys Web Start apps to his computer. I guess I'm a little confused. SignatureSteve Sobol, Professional Geek ** Java/VB/VC/PHP/Perl ** Linux/*BSD/Windows Victorville, California PGP:0xE3AE35ED It's all fun and games until someone starts a bonfire in the living room. >>>I created a small Swing test app and deployed it with this JNLP file: ... >> AFAIU there is the intention of integrating them into the usual >> Win. Add/Remove programs dialog eventually. .. >I guess I'm a little confused. No. It's me that's confused! After your further description, I though to check some of my own JWS apps. (written by me), only to find they were also listed in the normal Windows add/remove programs dialog. So, after a bit more digging, I found that two that were listed in the web start cache but not the Windows add/remove. The only consistent thing between them was that they did not suggest a desktop icon or menu item. Maybe that is the decider. SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.athompson.info/andrew/ > So, after a bit more digging, I found that two that were > listed in the web start cache but not the Windows [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Maybe that is the decider. Thanks. At least now I know I'm not crazy. :) I think I'll dig up my old Sun developer login and go ask on their forums. SignatureSteve Sobol, Professional Geek ** Java/VB/VC/PHP/Perl ** Linux/*BSD/Windows Victorville, California PGP:0xE3AE35ED It's all fun and games until someone starts a bonfire in the living room. > So, after a bit more digging, I found that two that were > listed in the web start cache but not the Windows > add/remove. The only consistent thing between them > was that they did not suggest a desktop icon or menu > item. Could you do me a huge favor... could you please post two of your deployment descriptors, one from a program that doesn't get added to add/remove, and one that does. Either post here or email me out-of-band; the address I use to post is a deliverable address. Thanks in advance! SignatureSteve Sobol, Professional Geek ** Java/VB/VC/PHP/Perl ** Linux/*BSD/Windows Victorville, California PGP:0xE3AE35ED It's all fun and games until someone starts a bonfire in the living room. > (Andrew T. wrote) >> So, after a bit more digging, I found that two that were [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >deployment descriptors, one from a program that doesn't get added to >add/remove, and one that does. Not included in Win. add/remove programs. <jnlp spec="1.0" codebase="http://www.physci.org/pc/" href="http://www.physci.org/pc/jtest.jnlp"> <information> <title>JTest Properties Application</title> <vendor>PhySci - Andrew Thompson</vendor> <homepage href="null"/> <description> Application form of the JTest properties inspector </description> <offline-allowed/> </information> <update check="timeout" policy="always"/> <resources> <java href="http://java.sun.com/products/autodl/j2se" version="1.2+"/> <jar href="http://www.physci.org/pc/JTest.jar" download="eager" main="false"/> </resources> <application-desc main-class="PropertiesApplet"/> </jnlp> Included in Win. add/remove programs. <jnlp spec="1.0" codebase="http://www.physci.org/jws/" href="http://www.physci.org/jws/basicserv.jnlp"> <information> <title>Basic Service</title> <vendor>Andrew Thompson</vendor> <homepage href="null"/> <description kind="one-line"> Demo of the web-start BasicService </description> <shortcut online="false"> <desktop/> </shortcut> </information> <update check="timeout" policy="always"/> <resources> <java version="1.2+"/> <jar href="http://www.physci.org/jws/basicserv.jar" download="eager" main="true"/> </resources> <application-desc main-class="test.BasicServiceDemo"/> </jnlp> If my latest theory is correct, it is the inclusion of.. <shortcut online="false"> <desktop/> </shortcut> ..in the second launch file that makes the difference. HTH SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.athompson.info/andrew/ Thank you, Andrew: > <shortcut online="false"> > <desktop/> > </shortcut> > If my latest theory is correct, it is the inclusion of.. > <shortcut online="false"> > <desktop/> > </shortcut> > .in the second launch file that makes the difference. That it is. I couldn't find a description of the shortcut element on any of the tutorials, but in the JNLP 1.5 Specification it says "The optional shortcut element can be used to indicate an application's preferences for desktop integration. The shortcut element and it's sub-elements provide hints that the JNLP Client may or may not use. The shortcut element can contain the optional online attribute, and the two optional sub-elements desktop and menu." This puts shortcuts on the desktop, and in the My Corporation Apps folder on the Start menu (from jnlp-1_5-mr-spec.pdf): <shortcut online="false"> <desktop/> <menu submenu="My Corporation Apps"/> </shortcut> "online" is either true or false depending on whether you want the app to run online or not. You can also use the shortcut element to associate your program with certain MIME types and file extensions using <association>. By using an empty shortcut element like this <shortcut online="false"/> I was able to get the program into Add/Remove without having to create any shortcuts. I'd suggest downloading the Java 1.5 JNLP specification PDF as it documents all this, but none of the tutorials do, not even Sun's tutorials! http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/download-spec.html SignatureSteve Sobol, Professional Geek ** Java/VB/VC/PHP/Perl ** Linux/*BSD/Windows Victorville, California PGP:0xE3AE35ED It's all fun and games until someone starts a bonfire in the living room. 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