Any File, Any Size. The Goodness of Java Applet
Submitted by CJ Gill on January 29th, 2010
The 2GB/ 4GB file size limitations have haunted users for quite a long time. These limitations are often posed by browsers, web servers and file systems. To understand this issue, one has to go back to the root of the problem. Let’s take a look at this binary illustration -
This means that if a browser is using 32 bit architecture, then it can handle a maximum file size of 4096MB or 4GB.
We solved this file size limitation issue by using Java applet with 64 bit architecture. Java is a very popular platform and its versatility, efficiency, platform portability, and security make it the ideal technology for network computing.
We have tested the enhanced applet by uploading very large files and got 100% successful results.
To summarize, here are some of the advantages of using enhanced Java applet:
- Upload and download files of any size
- Auto resume broken upload and download
- Can be used with all browsers and all platforms like Windows, Mac and Linux
- Drag- drop multiple files and even folders
- Shows file compression and transfer progress
We encourage you to use the applet for your large file transfer needs. If you have any suggestions or feedback, please let us know.
