See Also: -WebNFS Introduction - The WebNFS API - NFS Classes - Release Notes - Frequently Asked Questions - XFileChooser Bean

WebNFS Client SDK Introduction There is much demand for distributed file system protocols, such as the WebNFSTM protocol. In particular, experienced JavaTM application developers want access to all of the files on the Internet in the same way. This toolkit includes Java class libraries that provide a way to access files using the same API for local and remote file access. Release Contents This release includes the following: NFSTM Classes Extended Filesystem API Classes Sample Code WebNFS Bean (XFileChooser) API Classes Demos that shows example of uses of XFileChooser JFileChooser-patch - patch for JFileChooser recursion problem Documentation including: Release Notes (included in the zip file) Bug report template (included in the zip file) WebNFS Client SDK Introduction (this document) NFS Classes Documentation Extended Filesystem API Documentation WebNFS XFileAccessor Interface Reference javadoc html files (included in the zip file) Features The NFS classes makes it possible to establish connections to a NFS version 2 or version 3 server using TCP or UDP. The classes also provide consistent naming with NFS URLs. Futher information about these classes can be found in the NFS Classes documenation and the javadoc html files. The extended filesystem API classes provide a common interface for multiple file system types. Also, they allow for dynamic loading of file system implementations. The API also provides a means to access file and file system specific information. Further information about these classes can be found in the API documentation and the javadoc html files. The WebNFS Bean (XFileChooser) API classes provide a high level component in which users can easily incoporate into their design. The XFileChooser extends an existing bean provided in JDK1.2 (JFileChooser) to support access to remote files via the XFileSystem API. Thus the actual code of the WebNFS bean will combine the functionality of the GUI component part of the JFileChooser and the Extended FileSystem API. Using the Extended Filesystem API The Extended Filesystem API includes classes that are similar to java.io.*. These classes have been extended to include file access. Sample code is included in the zip file. Using the XFileChooser API The XFileChooser API provides methods that would allow users to get the XFile object of a selected file. It inherits most of the properties from the JFileChooser and thus methods that are public to JFileChooser will also be available for XFileChooser. Dependencies JDK 1.2 must be installed in order for this product to function. Status The WebNFS Client SDK is an evolving specification and is subject to change. Technical References RFC1094 NFS: Network File System Protocol Specification ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1094.txt RFC2224 NFS URL Scheme ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2224.txt RFC1813 NFS Version 3 Protocol Specification ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1813.txt RFC2054 WebNFS Client Specification ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2054.txt RFC2055 WebNFS Server Specification ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2055.txt WebNFS White Paper http://www.sun.com/webnfs/webnfs.html

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