This article demonstrates how to use a Java class as an
ActiveX server side object with Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP).
The following steps show how to use a Java Server Object
with ASP:
- Install the Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM) (Build
1518 or newer) (Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 comes with build 1513). You can check
the version of the Msjava.dll in your windows/system or winnt/system32
directory to verify what build of the Microsoft VM you have in your system. You
can download the latest VM from
- Create your Java class, which will be created as a COM
object. For example:
// SIMPLE.JAVA-------------
public class Simple
{
public int SimpleFn ( int x )
{
return x * 2;
}
}
- Compile the .java file into a .class file, that is: NOTE: You do not have to use the Microsoft compiler for Java. JAVAC
works just fine.
- Copy the resulting .class file into the
%windir%\java\trustlib or %windir%\java\lib directory of the server machine.
Note that you may have to restart the Microsoft VM if you copy over a
preexisting class file. To restart the Microsoft VM on the server side, go to
Microsoft Internet Service Manager (IIS) and stop and then restart all three
IIS services (that is, www, gopher, ftp).
copy simple.class \winnt\java\trustlib
- Register your Java class as a COM object on the server
machine using the JavaReg utility (available with Visual J++ or the Microsoft
SDK for Java). This can also be done manually or by a setup program;
"javareg/register" is only creating registry entries:
javareg /register /class:Simple /progid:Simple
Now your Java class is
registered as a COM object and ready to use from Active Server Pages.
- Create an .asp file in an HTTP shared directory on your
computer. Make sure that the directory that the file is in has EXECUTE access.
You can check this in the Microsoft Internet Service Manager. A simple ASP file
would appear as follows:
SIMPLE.ASP-------------
<html><body>
<h1>Simple Test
</h1>
<% Set SimpleObj = Server.CreateObject("Simple") %>
<% = SimpleObj.SimpleFn(5) %>
<hr>
</body></html>
------------------------
- Open your Web browser and point to
YOUR_MACHINE/simple.asp.
For
additional information about obtaining the latest version of the Microsoft VM,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
163637
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/163637/EN-US/
)
INFO: Availability of Current Build of Microsoft VM
For more information about Visual J++ and the SDK
for Java, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:
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