Non seralized over RMI

[Rob]

I am attempting to send a DataInputStream from a Server program to a Client
program via RMI. I am attempting to send the DataInputStream as a return
from a function call. When I try to use the DataInputStream from the Client
side I get the following errors.

java.rmi.UnmarshalException: nested exception is
java.io.WriteAbortedException: aborted by
java.io.NotSerializableException

How can I return a non seralized object to a client????

tia
Rob

[Ruchi Dhar]

The direct answer is no, you can't transfer non seralized objects in RMI.
Alternative is provide your own seralize mechanism by implementing the Externalize
interface. I didn't see any usage of seralizing InputStreams.


"Rob" <robertbixler@novusnet.com> wrote:
>
>I am attempting to send a DataInputStream from a Server program to a Client
>program via RMI. I am attempting to send the DataInputStream as a return
>from a function call. When I try to use the DataInputStream from the Client
>side I get the following errors.
>
>java.rmi.UnmarshalException: nested exception is
>java.io.WriteAbortedException: aborted by
>java.io.NotSerializableException
>
>How can I return a non seralized object to a client????
>
>tia
>Rob