Multiple Java versions in JBoss server?

[ihunter]

Hi Folks,

We're evaluating JBoss, and I'm personally keen on using EJB3. It suits our requirements nicely in terms of development speed.

However, we have legacy CORBA which we've enacpsulated in an MBean service, and just discovered that the CORBA implementation requires JDK1.4 - and it may be difficult to get out of this.

Can anybody tell me if I've reached the end of the road for EJB3, or is there a way out of it such that I can run both?

We already recognise the following options...

1) Run CORBA in its own process. Messy, but will work.
2) Upgrade CORBA to work in Java5. Creates issues with current product and introduces even more risk.
3) Revert to EJB2.

Many Thanks for any input
Ian Hunter

[dimitris]

What ORB are you using; you sure it donsn't run on Java5. Another option would be to switch to the JacORB implementation that comes with JBoss? AFAIK EJB3 requires Java5, so there is nothing you can do for this (you can ask in the ejb3 users forums just in case).

[ihunter]

Hi Dimitris,

Thanks for the response.

We're using Orbacus which does work on 5 in later versions, but we're definatley stuck at an early version. We'd love to use Jacorb, make life much easier but theres a whole load on Orbacus.

Looks like we'll have to abandon EJB3 for now. :-(

Cheers
Ian