Re: Java beginner questions
One thing that I would looking into is using servlets (server-side java) and have the front end be a HTML form. The best book to get started with for servlets is Oreilly's "Programming Servlets".
In reference to your starting with the Java language, the best place is to go to the java.sun.com web site and start with the tutorial or use it as a reference to what you do not understand. If you understand C++ and OO then Java will be a very easy language for you to learn.
Good luck in your quest for Java knowledge
Re: Java beginner questions
If you like to store username & password with respect to cookies, better go for servlet programming. In servlets, u can use cookies to store the authenticated info by encrypting and can recognise by the userPIN like..
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