How do i use jbutton for mutiple frames(2frames)???

Question

im an creating a movie database program and i have a problem with the jButtons on my second frame i dont know how to make them work when clicked on. i managed to make the jButtons work on my first frame but not on the second....
here is that code so far----
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
* real2.java
* Created on December 7, 2007, 9:00 AM
* To change this template, choose Tools | Template Manager
* and open the template in the editor.
* @author J
public class real2 extends JPanel  implements ActionListener{
    private JButton addnew;
    private JButton help;
    private JButton exit;
    private JFrame frame1;
    private JButton save;
    private JButton cancel;
    private JButton save2;
    private JLabel moviename;
    private JTextField moviename2;
    private JLabel director;
    private JTextField director2;
    private JLabel year;
    private JTextField year2;
    private JLabel genre;
    private JTextField genre2;
    private JLabel plot;
    private JTextField plot2;
    private JLabel rating;
    private JTextField rating2;
    /** Creates a new instance of real2 */
    public real2() {
        super(new GridBagLayout());
        //Create the Buttons.
        addnew = new JButton("Add New");
        addnew.addActionListener(this);
        addnew.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_E);
        addnew.setActionCommand("Add New");
        help = new JButton("Help");
        help.addActionListener(this);
        help.setActionCommand("Help");
        exit = new JButton("Exit");
        exit.addActionListener(this);
        exit.setActionCommand("Exit");
       String[] columnNames = {"First Name",
                                "Last Name",
                                "Sport",
                                "# of Years",
                                "Vegetarian"};
        Object[][] data = {
            {"Mary", "Campione",
             "Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
            {"Alison", "Huml",
             "Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
            {"Kathy", "Walrath",
             "Knitting", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
            {"Sharon", "Zakhour",
             "Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
            {"Philip", "Milne",
             "Pool", new Integer(10), new Boolean(false)}
        final JTable table = new JTable(data, columnNames);
        table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(new Dimension(600, 100));
        table.setFillsViewportHeight(true);
        //Create the scroll pane and add the table to it.
        JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
        //Add the scroll pane to this panel.
        add(scrollPane);
        GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
        c.weightx = 1;
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.gridy = 1;
        add(addnew, c);
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.gridy = 2;
        add(help, c);
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.gridy = 3;
        add(exit, c);
    public static void addComponentsToPane(Container pane){
        pane.setLayout(null);
        //creating the components for the new frame
        JButton save = new JButton("Save");
        JButton save2 = new JButton("Save and add another");
        JButton cancel = new JButton("Cancel");
        JLabel moviename= new JLabel("Movie Name");
        JTextField moviename2 = new JTextField(8);
        JLabel director = new JLabel("Director");
        JTextField director2 = new JTextField(8);
        JLabel genre = new JLabel("Genre");
        JTextField genre2 = new JTextField(8);
        JLabel year = new JLabel("year");
        JTextField year2 = new JTextField(8);
        JLabel plot = new JLabel("Plot");
        JTextField plot2 = new JTextField(8);
        JLabel rating = new JLabel("Rating(of 10)");
        JTextField rating2 = new JTextField(8);
        //adding components to new frame
        pane.add(save);
        pane.add(save2);
        pane.add(cancel);
        pane.add(moviename);
        pane.add(moviename2);
        pane.add(director);
        pane.add(director2);
        pane.add(genre);
        pane.add(genre2);
        pane.add(year);
        pane.add(year2);
        pane.add(plot);
        pane.add(plot2);
        pane.add(rating);
        pane.add(rating2);
        //setting positions of components for new frame
            Insets insets = pane.getInsets();
            Dimension size = save.getPreferredSize();
            save.setBounds(100 , 50 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
             size = save2.getPreferredSize();
            save2.setBounds(200 , 50 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
             size = cancel.getPreferredSize();
            cancel.setBounds(400 , 50 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
             size = moviename.getPreferredSize();
            moviename.setBounds(100 , 100 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
            size = moviename2.getPreferredSize();
            moviename2.setBounds(200 , 100 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
             size = director.getPreferredSize();
            director.setBounds(100, 150 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
             size = director2.getPreferredSize();
            director2.setBounds(200 , 150 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
            size = genre.getPreferredSize();
            genre.setBounds(100 , 200 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
             size = genre2.getPreferredSize();
            genre2.setBounds(200 , 200 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
             size = year.getPreferredSize();
            year.setBounds(100 , 250 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
            size = year2.getPreferredSize();
            year2.setBounds(200 , 250 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
             size = plot.getPreferredSize();
            plot.setBounds(100 , 300 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
             size = plot2.getPreferredSize();
            plot2.setBounds(200 , 300 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
            size = rating.getPreferredSize();
            rating.setBounds(100 , 350 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
             size = rating2.getPreferredSize();
            rating2.setBounds(200 , 350 ,
                     size.width, size.height);
    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        //Create and set up the window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame();
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.add(new real2());
        //Display the window.
        frame.setSize(600, 360);
        frame.setVisible(true);
        frame.pack();
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
        //creating and showing this application's GUI.
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        if ("Add New".equals(e.getActionCommand())){
           frame1 = new JFrame("add");
           frame1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
           addComponentsToPane(frame1.getContentPane());
           frame1.setSize(600, 500);
           frame1.setVisible(true);
            //disableing first frame etc:-
            if (frame1.isShowing()){
            addnew.setEnabled(false);
            help.setEnabled(false);
            exit.setEnabled(true);
            frame1.setVisible(true);
           }else{
            addnew.setEnabled(true);
            help.setEnabled(true);
            exit.setEnabled(true);           
        if ("Exit".equals(e.getActionCommand())){
            System.exit(0);
        if ("Save".equals(e.getActionCommand())){
            // whatever i ask it to do it wont for example---
            help.setEnabled(true);
        if ("Save" == e.getSource()) {
            //i tried this way too but it dint work here either
            help.setEnabled(true);
}so if someone could help me by either telling me what to type or by replacing what iv done wrong that would be great thanks...

Answer 1

(1)Java class name should begin with a capital letter. See: http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/
        JButton save = new JButton("Save");
        JButton save2 = new JButton("Save and add another");
        // ... etc. ...(2)Don't redeclare class members in a method as its local variable. Your class members become eternally null, a hellish null.
how to make them work when clicked on(3)Add action listener to them.