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>1. Can java stand alone applications be simply put to work as applets if
>higher functions like file io is avoided?

As long as you take the applet limitations into consideration while writing
your application, they can be interchanged.  There is simply a different
mechanism for loading your first class.  For example, you might have a form
that is to be shown when the applet/application is started.  For an
applcation, create the form and show it in the main() function.  For an
applet, create the form and show it when the applet starts (your subclass of
Applet does more other than to show your main form).

>2. If we were to write a applet  that reads/writes to a DB which resides
>on our network server are the tools there in the JBuilder Professional
>version that will allow us to do this.

The Borland data express components should be capable of doing this, and it
can definitely be done through straight JDBC calls.  It might be a better
idea to have a Java RMI server (a middle tier) running on your host that
accesses the database, rather than doing it directly from your applet.  Your
applet would then talk to your RMI server.


>3. The whole question of DB and communicating over the internet is very
>"fuzzy", can anyone suggest any good online resources?


Sorry, can't help you there.