Hosted Java Applets - what are people doing?

kenlars_ · ‎07-24-2009

I'm asking this question to encourage "best practice sharing" among the community.

I occasionally see questions from people on the board about specific Java applets which they use. Other than the recent TN5250 question, I've seen questions - as I remember it - for TN3270 and for RDP. I'd like to ask two questions -

For these three common applications (RDP, TN3270, and TN5250), what Java applets are people using? What advantages/disadvantages do you see in your choice?
What other Java applets are you hosting on your IVE? Tell us a little about them, particularly if they are openly available and might solve a problem common to many of us.

Thanks - I see this community very helpful for problems, and I am guessing that there are a lot of good solutions out there.

Ken

muttbarker_ · ‎07-25-2009

Hey Ken - good post - I have been thinking about this a lot as one of my new customers asked me to find a couple of applets and I got to wondering - why can't Juniper create some kind of posting area where actual open-source code could be put up and stored on-line. I am sure there may be some liability issues but I think it would be helpful.

Anybody have any thoughts on this stuff?

Now to your question:

1- MindTerm - My # favorite for ssh - really like it, easy to get up and running and highly configurable - good cut and paste capabilites..... Appgate sells an inexpensive version that is "signed" so I like it for customers who just want to use it and not deal with the security issues.

2- ProperJava RDP - still the "standard" for terminal services -

3- Unllimitedftpsecure - the Java applet I go to for my customers for ftp, sftp, scp.... - Great user interface, highly configurable -

I am trying to find some actual lab time to look at:

JRDesktop - for RDP - looks like it is being kept current from a development standpoint. UI seems kind of busy.

I have a few more but have not yet opened them up to even see if they run so I will save them for another day.

Message Edited by muttbarker on 07-26-2009 10:02 AM

mmesojedec_ · ‎07-27-2009

HI,

Is there any way to upload some examples of MindTerm and Unllimitedftpsecure (some basic).

cheers

muttbarker_ · ‎07-27-2009

I will be glad to do so later on today.

muttbarker_ · ‎07-27-2009

While I am a big fan (see previous post) of Unlimited FTP Secure it does cost money. Another ftp client is j-ftp. I have recently installed it and found it easy to get up and running. Seems pretty robust though I have some issues with the user interface as I can't seem to get it to display the remote directory for file selection and download purposes. Upload works well though

http://j-ftp.sourceforge.net

muttbarker_ · ‎07-27-2009

See below for basic html applet code for Unlimited ftp secure and for Mindterm

Unlimited FTP Secure - NOTE THIS IS NOT OpenSource or shareware - this is a commerical product and requires a license to run without banner displays
<html><head><title>unlimitedftp Applet</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head><body>
<applet code="unlimited.ftp.UnlimitedFTPSecure.class"
codebase="<< CODEBASE >>"
archive="unlimitedftpsecure.jar"
width="640" height="480"
name="unlimitedftp" align="top">
<param name="code"value="unlimited.ftp.UnlimitedFTPSecure.class">
<param name="codebase" value="<< CODEBASE >>">
<param name="archive" value="unlimitedftpsecure.jar">
<param name="cabbase" value="">
<param name="name" value="unlimitedftp">
<param name="width" value="640"><param name="height" value="480"><param name="align" value="top">
<param name="protocol" value="sftp">
<param name="port" value="22">
</applet></body></html>
MindTerm Applet - NOTE - This is available at no charge as an unsigned applet -- Or as a fee based signed applet.
<html><head><title>MindTerm_Comm Applet</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head><body>
<applet code="com.mindbright.application.MindTerm.class"
codebase="<< CODEBASE >>"
archive="mindterm.jar"
width="640" height="480"
name="MindTerm_Comm" align="top">
<param name="code" value="com.mindbright.application.MindTerm.class">
<param name="codebase" value="<< CODEBASE >>">
<param name="archive" value="mindterm.jar">
<param name="name" value="MindTerm_Comm">
<param name="width" value="640">
<param name="height" value="480">
<param name="align" value="top">
<param name="sepframe" value="true">
<param name="menus" value="no">
<param name="exit-on-logout" value="true">
</applet></body></html>

Mrkool_ · ‎07-27-2009

now this is a very usefull post and i for one want this to be somehow STICKIED to the top so that it can benefit more users in need.

mmesojedec_ · ‎07-28-2009

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for your answer.

This help very much and works OK.

What kind of Java plugin do you use let say for MAC OS PC. I try with Proper RDP but does not work (I think that there is java problem on PC).

Any suggestion?

cheers,

Miha

muttbarker_ · ‎07-28-2009

Well to start with ProperJavaRDP is my #1 MAC applet. I use a MAC as my "personal" machine cause I hate Windows

so most of the applets I test end up being tested on the MAC 1st. RDP should work just fine on the MAC.

kenlars_ · ‎07-29-2009

Great discussion so far!

Anyone have any favorites for TN3270?

Ken

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