[SOLVED] executing java over network

[jmHoekst]

hi all,

i am a noob and haven't been able to find solutions anywhere on the web. i have a java program that is executed on a server machine, and i want it to "run locally" on each client. how can i do that? the client machines do not have a JDK or anything installed on them, so can i compile on the server and have the code execute on each of the clients?

thanks for the help, i'll take any suggestions you have

[Nicholas Jordan]

If I may suggest starting with an Applet. The reason I say this is that Applets may talk to the server in a copious fashion.

That is how I plan to implement several major parts of my program.

[Norm]

The client machines must have a version of the java jre (not JDK which is what developers use) to be able to execute a java program.
As Nicholas mentioned, Applets are code that can be loaded into a client's browser from a server. It still requires that the browser have the java plugin installed. With an applet you won't be executing the code over the network. The code will execute in the client's browser.

[Niveditha]

Yes i agree with norm.
Even if we use any type of accessing atleast to run application we need jdk installed in client machines.

[Norm]

jre is the runtime environment
jdk is the developer's kit

[jmHoekst]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I have it running well now.

[Niveditha]

Great!!! Now plz mark this thread as solved.