INFO: J# Browser Control Utility Tech Preview Is Available (824605)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
  • Microsoft Visual J# .NET (2003)

SUMMARY

A way to convert Java applets to Java-language controls that run on the Microsoft .NET Framework is now available. A new utility that is named the JBCU, or the J# Browser Control Utility, is currently in the technology preview stage.

MORE INFORMATION

A Java applet that has been migrated to the .NET Framework by using Microsoft Visual J# .NET is named a J# Browser Control. J# Browser Controls run in Microsoft Internet Explorer by using the .NET Framework.

A J# Browser Control has run-time characteristics that are similar to the Java applet it was migrated from. J# Browser Controls also preserve Java-language semantics. In many cases, a user might not even be aware that a particular Web site has upgraded its Java applets to J# Browser Controls.

To migrate Java applets to J# Browser Controls, you must install the J# Browser Controls runtime and the .NET Framework software development kit (SDK) or Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003. Similarly, users who want to run J# Browser Controls that are hosted by a Web site must install the .NET Framework and the J# Browser Control runtime on their computers. J# Browser Controls are not intended to be run on a Microsoft Java Virtual Machine. J# Browser Controls can only be run in Internet Explorer.

To migrate a Java applet to a J# Browser Control, follow these steps:
  1. Compile the Java applet to a J# Browser Control by using the Visual J# compiler.
  2. Use the HTML Applet to Object Tag Converter (TagConvert.exe) to update the HTML Page to use the <OBJECT> tag.
  3. Copy the J# Browser Control and the HTML page to the Web server.

REFERENCES

For more information about migrating Java applets to J# Browser Controls, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/vjtskmigratingjavaappletstomicrosoftjbrowsercontrols.asp

For more information about the technology preview, visit the following MSDN Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vjsharp/downloads/browsercontrols/

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/6/2003
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