Can we use jacob.jar in linux env?

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I am working with Jacob jar for some of the operation involves bridging to COM objects. In windows I have loaded Jacob.dll explicitly, I have done a little search over internet to find the supported .so file for Linux, but I did not found the file.

Could any one help me with this question, if it is possible to use Jacob jar support in unix/Linux operating system or not?

Aren't COM objects a Windows specific thing? If so, why do you need it on Linux? — Mark Rotteveel, Feb 19 '18 at 09:59

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 19 '18 at 09:58

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It does not look like JACOB would support Linux, although there were some discussions on using Wine for that.

answered Feb 19 '18 at 09:58

lexicore

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Thanks for answer, I understood – Chandan D N Feb 21 '18 at 14:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 20 '18 at 14:31

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What do you want to use jacob on linux for? Jacob is a Java-COM bridge. COM stands for 'Component Object Model' and is a proprietary binary-interface standard for software components introduced by Microsoft in 1993. There is no COM on linux. Some discussion about it here. You maybe want to access an *.so file which can be done using JNA which is available for linux and lots of other platforms...

answered Feb 20 '18 at 14:31

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Thank you for detailed answer. understood – Chandan D N Feb 21 '18 at 14:46

Can we use jacob.jar in linux env?

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