Can i Use shell script as backend & Java(Swings) as front end in Linux Platform ??

shivarajM · 04-26-2009, 07:47 AM

I am doing project in linux platform, I have written codings in shell script & I want to design interface for it in JAVA
Can I opt Java(Swings) as Front end for shell script, which is my back end.....
Please help as quickly as possible.............I am waiting for ur reply..........

Thanks in Advance.............

jhwilliams · 04-26-2009, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by shivarajM

I am doing project in linux platform, I have written codings in shell script & I want to design interface for it in JAVA
Can I opt Java(Swings) as Front end for shell script, which is my back end.....
Please help as quickly as possible.............I am waiting for ur reply..........

Thanks in Advance.............

I doubt it, but that sounds real ugly anyway and I wouldn't recommend it. There's a similar forum posted here, btw: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...script-561451/

These are some of the routine solutions to address GUIs for Bash:

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Originally Posted by gnashley

any one of dialog(CLI ncurses), whiptail(newt libs), Xdialog(gtk), gdialog(gnome), zenity(gnome) or kommander(kde)