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JNLP and Edge Chrome

MarwimJun 18 2020 — edited Jun 18 2020

Edge is the standard browser in our company. Edge simply called Java when I clicked on a .../frmservlet?config=... link, Edge Chrome's only option is to download the .jnlp file.

Is there a way to tell Edge Chrome to behave like before?

It is a company PC and I have next to no rights to change settings so I can't try anything myself - I have to tell our admins what they have to do.

Marcus
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Holger.Lehmann

Yo mean to run the applet lke before? No.

why don't you use FSAL technology to run forms ?

Holger

Marwim

Because it is a lot of work. Not FSAL as such but:

The difference is between persuading an admin to change a setting and persuading many managers through different hierarchies that their staff has to test a new way to do the same thing.

Edit: And it's not about running an applet but Webstart.

Holger.Lehmann

hm, ok.

and what about downloading and saving the jnlp file to the client  once?

and executing with a double click.

I don't know any way to get it work with Edge, as it always asks to download it.

Marwim
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I found a simpler solution:

instead of calling http://my_formsserver/...config=xy you can call jnlp://my_formsserver/...config=xy

Edge chrome will warn you that a website wants to open Web Launcher. If you accept it will run like before.

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Holger.Lehmann

I think in newer Java version this solution won't work anymore because of desupport of Java Web Start.

and what then ?

Michael Ferrante-Oracle

The JNLP and JNLPS protocols, which are configured when the JRE is installed on Windows automatically are planned to be supported through the life of Java 8 along with Java Web Start.  Currently, JWS is planned to be supported at least until 2030.

Here are some helpful references:

https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-support-roadmap.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/javaws/developersguide/setup.html

(Java 10 Guide, but this applies to Java 8 too):

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/deploy/overview.htm#JSDPG-GUID-E2442793-A04A-4F07-8BFB-50A6E983F78A

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