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 and include in your application's JNLP file a resource extension reference to one of the CDF JNLP files describe below.  Here is a sample JNLP file that shows a reference to a CDF JNLP file.

Supported Platforms

The following platforms are supported.

Platform
Operating System
 Architecture
 3.2.1a
Linux
 x86
 Yes
Mac OS X
 PPC
 Yes
Mac OS X
 x86
 Yes
Mac OS X
 x86_64
 Yes
Microsoft Windows x86
 Yes
Solaris
 SPARC
 Yes
Solaris
 SPARC V9
 Yes
Solaris
 x86
 Yes
Solaris
 AMD64
 Yes
Notes:
  1. Release 3.1.1 was available at one time but has been removed due to a vulnerability.
  2. Release 3.2.1 was built from the cdf32-dist-all.tar-gz file dated 05/02/08.  It was available at one time but has been removed due to a problem with the build for Microsoft Windows.
  3. Release 3.2.1a is built from the CDF source obtained from  ftp://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/cdf/dist/cdf32_1/ (dated 5/8/08).

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-3.2-latest.jnlp
 Latest version of CDF 3.2
http://sscweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/skteditor/cdf/cdf-3.2.1.jnlp
 CDF 3.2.1