Java console runtime parameter not working

Question

I'm tring to increase the size of memory available to my applet by adding a java runtime parameter in my Java Console. The runtime parameter is: Xmx512M
Which changes the deployment.properties file to:
#deployment.properties
#Mon Nov 22 14:46:50 GMT-06:00 2004
deployment.browser.vm.iexplorer=true
deployment.browser.vm.mozilla=false
deployment.version=1.5.0
deployment.console.startup.mode=SHOW
deployment.system.tray.icon=true
deployment.capture.mime.types=true
deployment.browser.path=C\:\\PROGRA~1\\MOZILL~1\\FIREFOX.EXE
#Java Web Start jre's
#Mon Nov 22 14:46:50 GMT-06:00 2004
#Java Plugin jre's
#Mon Nov 22 14:46:50 GMT-06:00 2004
deployment.javapi.jre.1.5.0.args=Xmx512M
deployment.javapi.jre.1.5.0.osname=Windows
deployment.javapi.jre.1.5.0.osarch=x86
deployment.javapi.jre.1.5.0.path=C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre1.5.0
But when I run the applet I find that my max memory has not been changed from the default (65MB). I can thell this by outputting the max memory:
System.out.println("Memory Max = " + Runtime.getRuntime().maxMemory());
This line results in the output:
Memory Max = 66650112
So this output makes me believe that the runtime parameter is not being set correctly . When I run my applet in an executable jar locally (java -Xmx1024M -jar myApplet.jar) it sets the runtime parameter fine and memory is increased as expected.
Am I doing something wrong in the Java Control panel? Is my syntax incorrect?

Answer 1

I had no problem using IE6 or mozilla 1.7.3
html file
<OBJECT ID="SUN" WIDTH=500 HEIGHT=120 CLASSID="CLSID:8AD9C840-044E-11d1-B3E9-00805F499D93">
<PARAM NAME="code" value="Test.class">
</OBJECT>class file
public class Test extends java.applet.Applet {
    public void init() {
          System.out.println("Memory Max = " + Runtime.getRuntime().maxMemory());
}deployment props
#deployment.properties
#Fri Nov 19 10:38:15 CET 2004
deployment.browser.vm.iexplorer=false
deployment.browser.vm.mozilla=true
deployment.version=1.5.0
deployment.console.startup.mode=SHOW
deployment.system.tray.icon=true
deployment.capture.mime.types=true
deployment.browser.path=C\:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe
#Java Web Start jre's
#Fri Nov 19 10:38:15 CET 2004
#Java Plugin jre's
#Fri Nov 19 10:38:15 CET 2004
#deployment.javapi.jre.1.5.0.args=-Djavaplugin.trace\=true -Djavaplugin.trace.option\=basic|net|security|ext|liveconnect
deployment.javapi.jre.1.5.0.args=-Xmx512M
deployment.javapi.jre.1.5.0.osname=Windows
deployment.javapi.jre.1.5.0.osarch=x86
deployment.javapi.jre.1.5.0.path=C\:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre1.5.0Output of the applet:
Memory Max = 532742144