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APPX Desktop Client Launched via Java Web Start

This document will explain how to start the APPX Desktop Client via Java Web Start Technology.

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APPX Desktop Client Web Start Bundle Components

appx32.gif

The appx32.gif file is the file used as an application runtime icon. It is referenced by the appx.jnlp file that we review later in this document.

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README.txt

README.txt contains the following very brief instructions to the reader.

Place these files in a directory named /appx/ off your web server's webroot.

You need to change three items, all references to www.example.com to read your site URL:

In appx.html
appx.html: ---> var url = "http://www.example.com/appx/appx.jnlp";
appx.html: ---> deployJava.launchButtonPNG = "http://www.example.com/appx/APPXLaunchButton.png";


In appx.jnlp:
appx.jnlp: ---> <jnlp spec="1.5+" codebase="http://www.example.com/appx" href="appx.jnlp" version ="5.0.0.a9"> 

Please see our Wiki at http://wiki.appx.com/wiki/bin/view/Main/LaunchingAPPXDesktopClientFromWebPageViaJavaWebstart for further documentation.

INSTALL.txt

INSTALL.txt points the reader to README.txt

appx.html

The appx.html file exists only to provide the user with a link to click the appx.jnlp file. It is not technically needed because if someone entered the path to the jnlp file the application would launch just the same as if the jnlp file had been clicked from a link in the html file. Let's take a look at the appx.html file. This file is just a starter file that you can use to load the .jnlp file. There is a bit of javascript code that attempts to detect if a JRE is installed on the user's desktop for the Java Web Start launch. If the JRE needs to be installed or updated the script will either attempt to update the JRE or present the user with the appropriate link to download the software manually.

appx.html contents

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splash.gif

This is the initial image displayed while the APPX Desktop Client is loading, it is referenced by name in the appx.jnlp file.

APPXLaunchButton.png

APPXLaunchButton.png is an image file that is displayed for the user to click to begin the JRE detection and ultimately start the APPX Desktop Client.

appx-nativelib.jar

The appx-nativelib.jar file contains platform specific files for the proper execution of the appx.jar file.

appx.jar

The APPX Desktop Client in Java jar format.

appx.jnlp

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