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Sweet! That works for me! Thanks John, that's a recurring annoyance handily eliminated. Nathan On Apr 18, 2012, at 5:21 PM, John Caron wrote: > ok, i finally reproduced that error and seemed to have fixed it. can you try > again? > > On 4/15/2012 7:04 PM, Nathan Potter wrote: >> >> John, >> >> I made that change and now I get this error: >> >> The following required field is missing from the launch file: >> <jnlp><(<application-dec>|<applet-desc>|<installer-desc>|<component-desc> >> >> And the it lists this file under a tab titled "Launch File": >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> >> <jnlp spec="1.0+" >> codebase="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/v4.2/webstart";> >> <information> >> <title>NetCDF Tools UI 4.2 extra Jars</title> >> <vendor>Unidata</vendor> >> <offline-allowed/> >> </information> >> >> <security> >> <all-permissions/> >> </security> >> >> <resources> >> <jar href="bdb.jar"/> >> <jar href="bounce.jar"/> >> <jar href="bufr.jar"/> >> <jar href="codec.jar"/> >> <jar href="ehcache.jar"/> >> <jar href="grib.jar"/> >> <jar href="httpclient.jar"/> >> <jar href="httplogging.jar"/> >> <jar href="jdom.jar"/> >> <jar href="jgoodies.jar"/> >> <jar href="loggingAPI.jar"/> >> <jar href="logging.jar"/> >> <jar href="opendap.jar"/> >> <jar href="protobuf.jar"/> >> <jar href="quartz.jar"/> >> <jar href="resourcesOptional.jar"/> >> <jar href="spring.jar"/> >> <jar href="visadNoDods.jar"/> >> </resources> >> >> </jnlp> >> >> There is another tab with the "Main Launch File" and the "Exception" tab >> says: >> >> MissingFieldException[ The following required field is missing from the >> launch >> file:<jnlp>(<application-desc>|<applet-desc>|<installer-desc>|<component-desc>)] >> at com.sun.javaws.jnl.XMLFormat.parse(XMLFormat.java:167) >> at >> com.sun.javaws.jnl.LaunchDescFactory.buildDescriptor(LaunchDescFactory.java:84) >> at >> com.sun.javaws.jnl.LaunchDescFactory.buildDescriptor(LaunchDescFactory.java:102) >> at >> com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload.downloadExtensionsHelper(LaunchDownload.java:724) >> at >> com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload.downloadExtensions(LaunchDownload.java:654) >> at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareLaunchFile(Launcher.java:702) >> at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareAllResources(Launcher.java:592) >> at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch(Launcher.java:335) >> at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch(Launcher.java:207) >> at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:124) >> at com.sun.javaws.Main.launchApp(Main.java:451) >> at com.sun.javaws.Main.continueInSecureThread(Main.java:283) >> at com.sun.javaws.Main$1.run(Main.java:116) >> at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) >> >> >> >> >> Nathan >> >> >> On Apr 15, 2012, at 5:14 PM, John Caron wrote: >> >>> apologies: >>> >>> use netCDFtoolsExtraJars.jnlp >>> >>> i will correct docs >>> >>> On 4/15/2012 6:10 PM, Nathan Potter wrote: >>>> John, >>>> >>>> I stoked that you're changing this, but I think there may some issues. I >>>> tried the file as listed here: >>>> >>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/tech/tds4.2/reference/Viewers.html#embedding >>>> And I got: >>>> >>>> com.sun.deploy.net.FailedDownloadException: Unable to load resource: >>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/current/webstart/netcdfToolsExtraJars.jnlp >>>> at >>>> com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.actionDownload(DownloadEngine.java:1416) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(DownloadEngine.java:1569) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(DownloadEngine.java:1547) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(DownloadEngine.java:1654) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCachedFile(DownloadEngine.java:661) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload.downloadExtensionsHelper(LaunchDownload.java:711) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload.downloadExtensions(LaunchDownload.java:654) >>>> at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareLaunchFile(Launcher.java:702) >>>> at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareAllResources(Launcher.java:592) >>>> at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch(Launcher.java:335) >>>> at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch(Launcher.java:207) >>>> at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:124) >>>> at com.sun.javaws.Main.launchApp(Main.java:451) >>>> at com.sun.javaws.Main.continueInSecureThread(Main.java:283) >>>> at com.sun.javaws.Main$1.run(Main.java:116) >>>> at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) >>>> >>>> >>>> Here's my JNLP: >>>> >>>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> >>>> <jnlp spec="1.0+" >>>> codebase="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/current/webstart";> >>>> >>>> <information> >>>> <title>NetCDF Tools UI</title> >>>> <vendor>Unidata</vendor> >>>> <homepage href="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/"/> >>>> <description kind="short">GUI interface to netCDF-Java / Common Data >>>> Model</description> >>>> <icon href="nc.gif"/> >>>> <offline-allowed/> >>>> </information> >>>> >>>> <security> >>>> <all-permissions/> >>>> </security> >>>> >>>> <resources> >>>> <j2se version="1.6+" max-heap-size="1024m"/> >>>> <jar href="netcdfUI.jar"/> >>>> <extension name="netcdfUI Extra" href="netcdfToolsExtraJars.jnlp"/> >>>> </resources> >>>> >>>> <application-desc main-class="ucar.nc2.ui.ToolsUI"> >>>> <argument>{catalogURL}#{datasetID}</argument> >>>> </application-desc> >>>> </jnlp> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 15, 2012, at 4:58 PM, John Caron wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Nathan: >>>>> >>>>> We have changed the way applications like Hyrax can call the ToolsUI >>>>> webstart application, in order to insulate from changes in the webstart >>>>> jnlp file. >>>>> >>>>> We are using IDV style JNLP files, and using a "current" directory that >>>>> we can switch when needed without breaking other applications. >>>>> >>>>> Details are here: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/tech/tds4.2/reference/Viewers.html#embedding >>>>> >>>>> This can be used now, let me know if you see any problems. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for the suggestion! >>>>> >>>>> John. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 3/15/2012 1:04 PM, Nathan Potter wrote: >>>>>> Greetings >>>>>> >>>>>> I have some questions regarding the way that IDV and ToolsUI are >>>>>> deployed via webstart. I have been caching the prototype .jnlp files in >>>>>> my distribution and modifying the arguments as needed on a per request >>>>>> basis. This implementation lacks flexibility when the application host >>>>>> site upgrades to a newer version (and removes the older one). I see that >>>>>> on motherlode the IDV jnlp bundle now references a "current" version of >>>>>> the codebase (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/current/webstart) >>>>>> and that the resources (jar files) are loaded based on content held at >>>>>> the application site: >>>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/current/webstart/IDV/idvbase.jnlp >>>>>> >>>>>> This seem like a much more flexible plan. Is it something that will also >>>>>> be done for NetCDF-ToolsUI? >>>>>> >>>>>> Alternatively, someone pointed me at the way that AutoPlot handles it's >>>>>> jnlp generation. They host the application files and a cgi that you pass >>>>>> the arguments to as part of the query string, it hands back a JNLP with >>>>>> the arguments filled out and pointing to their most recent version of >>>>>> the AutoPlot application. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://autoplot.org/jnlp.cgi?uri=http://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/sp_phys/data/fast/acf/1998/fa_k0_acf_19980102_v01.cdf >>>>>> >>>>>> Any thoughts about this? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Nathan >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> = = = >>>>>> Nathan Potter ndp at opendap.org >>>>>> OPeNDAP, Inc. +1.541.231.3317 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> thredds mailing list >>>>>> thredds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>> For list information or to unsubscribe, visit: >>>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ >>>> = = = >>>> Nathan Potter ndp at opendap.org >>>> OPeNDAP, Inc. +1.541.231.3317 >>>> >>>> >>>> >> = = = >> Nathan Potter ndp at opendap.org >> OPeNDAP, Inc. +1.541.231.3317 >> >> >> > = = = Nathan Potter ndp at opendap.org OPeNDAP, Inc. +1.541.231.3317
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