Patent ID: 7861238
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of updating a Java archive (JAR) file property pointing to a peripheral configuration file, said method comprising: detecting when a peripheral configuration file has been deployed; and automatically updating a pointer entry in the JAR file that is associated with said deployed peripheral configuration file; wherein said automatic pointer entry updating is performed in response to a configuration file XercesRegPopulator save method call contained in the JAR file; wherein said detecting comprises generally continuously listening for said configuration file XercesRegPopulator save method call and in response thereto, performing automatically, said pointer entry updating; wherein during said pointer entry updating, a replacement JAR file with said updated pointer entry is created and used to overwrite the existing JAR file; prior to said automatic pointer entry updating, comparing an address value of said pointer entry with the location at which said deployed peripheral configuration file has been saved; and bypassing said automatic pointer entry updating if said address values are the same; after said comparing, prompting a user to confirm that said automatic pointer entry updating is to proceed, if said address values are not the same; and storing the result of said prompting and using the stored result during future JAR file property updates.