CDF JNLP Libraries

This site contains Common Data Format (CDF) libraries packaged for convenient use by Java applications which need to read or write CDF files. The libraries are packaged for use by means of the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP). For more information concerning JNLP, refer to the Java Platform, Standard Edition JDK documentation. The libraries are made available to support a number of platforms.

How to use

To make use of these libraries, simply develop and deploy your application as a JNLP application. Your application should contain code similar to the following that is executed before any access to CDF classes:

Also, your application's JNLP file should include a resource extension reference to one of the CDF JNLP files describe below. Here is a example JNLP file that shows a reference to a CDF JNLP file.

Supported Platforms

The following platforms are supported.

Platform		Version
Operating System	Architecture	3.3.0
Linux	x86	Yes
Linux	amd64	Yes
Mac OS X	ppc	Yes
	x86	Yes
	x86_64	Yes
Microsoft Windows	x86	Yes
Solaris/OpenSolaris	x86	Yes
	amd64	Yes
	sparc	Yes
	sparcv9	Yes

Notes:

3.2.x releases were available at one time but have been removed due to CVE-2009-2850.

CDF Releases

The following releases of CDF are available via JNLP.

URL	Description
http://sscweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/skteditor/cdf/cdf-latest.jnlp	Latest version of CDF available at this site
http://sscweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/skteditor/cdf/cdf-3.3-latest.jnlp	Latest version of CDF 3.3
http://sscweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/skteditor/cdf/cdf-3.3.0.jnlp	CDF 3.3.0