208.16.89.22 writes:

Hi - I'm relatively new to proper Java development - and would like to know if Java 1.2/Swing can be used by the IE 4 browser's JVM - and if there are problems, what are they ?

Also - we want to develop a front-end system that uses applet-based dialogs to link to a back-end Sybase database on another server -could you recommend any approach/development IDEs?

Regards,

Dave Thomas

194.106.141.61 writes:

About your first question. I think you have to download a plugin from java.sun.com in order for java2 applets to work on IE4 and netscape4.

Joe Harney

209.47.111.2 writes:

As for your second question, IMHO, the best approach would be to use java servlets.

Servlets are like applets, only they work on the server-side instead of the client-side, which will allow you to do things like database connectivity.

After you download the JSDK (Java Servlets Devlopment Kit) from http://www.javasoft.com/products/servlet/index.html, you can go to one of www.servlets.com, www.servletcentral.com, www.servletsource.com as a starting point to find info on Applet to Servlet communication. (It's not as simple as you might think.) You will need a server or server extention that will run servlets -- there are lots of them available, and some are even free. The servlet sites should tell you about them.

Good luck
Sonal