j2ee server download ???

[sachin sharma]

hello all,
i am learning java. we have started EJB recently. i have a PC with windows 98 palteform.
when i go for download the j2ee server there is two configuration only (Windows NT and Solarise). Is this possible to run this server onto my machine (98). which one i can download or my PC.

[Thomas Paul]

I assume you are talking about the Sun J2EE server. You can run it on Win98 but you may have to update the bat files to run it. I had trouble with the number of set statements.

[Kishore Dandu]

Sachin,
In a industrial sense NT and Solaris are the platforms where you will be running your app server.
I would suggest you to buy a copy of these OSs and install your app server on this OS. This will give you better exposure and will not restrict you to a stripped down app server version.
You can keep your win98 by using a partition software( usually costs 40$s) and have other OSs also installed on your machine.

[Paul Medford]

Or... You can download the Orion app server from www.orionserver.com. It's free and said to be very fast. It works great on Win98. It deploys your apps automatically. But support is non-existent from the vendor. You can get support at http://www.elephantwalker.com/.
Francois

[Jorge Phillips]

There is a simpler solution. Set up your j2sdkee1.3 in the standard places. Go to www.amicworld.com and download j2eelauncher.jar, which launches 1.3 even on win98! No hassles with changing .bat files, set's, etc. or having to install NT, 2K or other OS's.
From the amicworld documentation:

j2eelaucher.jar runs j2ee server and the deploytool, even if they are installed in Windows 98. 
This version works with j2sdkee1.3 beta2.
The command line is: 
javaw -jar j2eelauncher [ j2ee | deploytool | runclient | cleanup | cloudscape ] 
When called without parameters it will show a dialog asking what do you want to run. 
A j2eelauncher.properties file is included in the jar where you can set the values of
   java_home, 
   j2ee_home, 
   j2ee_classpath and 
   computer_name 
as some examples. 
These values default to the default installation directories. 
Download j2eelauncher.jar (7KB) 
This utility deals with the well-known problem of Windows 98 that don't accept equal signs (=) in SETting environment variables. 
New! j2eelauncher.jar now comes with output console, so you can see the verbose output. 
New! Run Cloudscape CView by calling cloudscape with application parameters equal to '-cview' (omit the quotes). 

[This message has been edited by Jorge Phillips (edited October 24, 2001).]