Can i trigger jar app. from as3

Question

Can i trigger jar app. from as3.
i'm trying like this..but i getting error.
var jarPath:String ="http://websitename.com/folder/JavaApplets/ScreenRecorder.jar";
record_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, recordClick);
function recordClick(event:MouseEvent):void
          var jarLoader:Loader = new Loader();
          var jarRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(jarPath);
          jarLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, jarError_Handler);
          jarLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, jarCompleteHandler);
          jarLoader.load(jarRequest);
          addChild(jarLoader);
          function jarCompleteHandler(e:Event):void
          function jarError_Handler(error_Event:IOErrorEvent):void
                    trace(error_Event);
Error:
[IOErrorEvent type="ioError" bubbles=false cancelable=false eventPhase=2 text="Error #2124: Loaded file is an unknown type. URL: http://sitename.com/folder/JavaApplets/ScreenRecorder.jar"]
or any other solution through flash button click.

Answer 1

You cannot load Java applets into the Flash movie display list. I was going to test if Java applets run in a HTML loaded into a StageWebView (AIR only), but never got around to it Another approach is to let Flash call javascript to write the applet embed code in the HTML.
Kenneth Kawamoto
http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/