link my website with my java program i have done?

Hi all i have create a website, and in the main page of my site i have got a button which need to be linked to my java program i have made, can anyone please tell me how i can do that some people suggest that i have to make my java program as applet is this true and is there any other way to do it without applet. Beacuse when i run my java program either i run it throught any java software or throught command line. But i needed to be run thorught the website i have which mean when some on open my website and then click on that button then the java program started. I Be very grateful if someone let me know how i can do this. Thanks in advance.

ps. My website is not online only in my machine i mean not published on net thought.

Either integrate to an applet or create an executable jar that people can download.

Hi thanks for the reaply and do u think will be easy integrated to an applet and also what u mean by this create an executable jar that people can download. I really be very grateful if you can explain bit more about it thanks alot.