As of June 2003, YDP is once again under active development, albeit at a fairly light pace.
For the latest code, please use CVS.
Currently, a servlet takes care of accessing the SQL database and posting the relevant results to the browser.
It should be possible to use an applet to access the database via JDBC. Some javascript on the page should be able to request that the applet make a query, then grab the data after the applet gets it, and format it for display on the page.
Still working out how to do this, but it should be possible.... read more
Stand-alone catalog program:
Any system running Java 2 v1.3 runtime environment
(Tested with IBM SDK v1.3)
Web component:
Web server that supports Java Servlets
Server running MySQL
Web search:
Javascript capable web browser
Stand-alone catalog program:
Any system with Java 2
Web component:
Web server that supports Java Servlets
Server running MySQL
The account for YDP is now activated! Source code will be uploaded soon.