B4J Question How do I associate an DSN ip address with a B4J server?

[davepamn]

B4J is amazing, right out of the box.

I want to run the b4j app on an IIS server.

I found this article.

http://www.helicontech.com/articles/deploying-java-servlet-applications-on-windows-with-iis/

What files get deployed to the server? Will b4j deploy the files through bridge?

 

[Erel]

The B4J server application includes an embedded Jetty server. This means that it will never run in the same process as the IIS server.

If you were using Apache then you can use mod_proxy to proxy the relevant requests to the B4J server. There is probably a similar feature in IIS.

 

[davepamn]

Can you provide a step by step instruction on installing the b4j app so it will run on IIS?

What code gets deployed to the IIS server?

Will the IIS server need a package to be installed to run the java?

I am not interested in apache, because we don't use it.

 

[lemonisdead]

step by step instruction on installing the b4j app so it will run on IIS?

Hello,
You don't get it correctly : B4J has it own server. What Erel wanted to mention about Apache is the fact that the Apache server could route the trafic coming on its port to the one on the B4J's server.
B4J has a built in server so it executes its code inside its environement.

You can of course install your B4J app on a dedicated or VPS Windows server so it will run with IIS (till you don't use the same ports).

 

[Erel]

You can of course install your B4J app on a dedicated or VPS Windows server so it will run with IIS (till you don't use the same ports).

Just a small clarification. You don't really need to install anything. Just copy the JRE and the compiled jar (https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/60378/#content).

 

[davepamn]

thanks

 

[davepamn]

I want to connect to the b4j internet app by port number from html and JavaScript to get information from a device.

Does b4j connect to devices on the web server by win socket? Will that mean each connected device needs a static IP address

B4j -> win socket -> ip connected device

Read the incoming messages from win socket on b4j, display the data on html using query and angular

 

[Erel]

Not sure what you mean with win socket. B4J server implements a regular http server. It can handle many concurrent clients. You don't need to use JavaScript. Use HttpUtils2 to send the requests.

 

[davepamn]

There are two parts to the question

1. The html communication with b4j, how to. I saw a code sample how to build the html portion. I can use b4j events to send information to the html client. This was really cool how you made the html coding seemlessly integrated with the b4j code. It seemed like programming angularjs events, with the exception it was b4j

2. Second, the b4j communication with a internet connected device like a thermostat or scale. On b4a I used Bluetooth to connect to the device and serial communication to get information from the device

 

[Erel]

I recommend you to start with these two tutorials:

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/39811/#content
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/37172/#content

Second, the b4j communication with a internet connected device like a thermostat or scale.

It depends on the device. If the device only supports Bluetooth connection then you will need to use a Bluetooth adapter.

You should start a new thread for any new question.