Java Problems with web access/Oracle

Question

I have a new problem I'm wondering if anyone has encountered. I use my G5 PPC to make input into a Government data base. It's been working for a couple of months (since I took on the assignment) but all of a sudden they started to make little 'fixes'. The result of which is that today I couldn't access it at all due to Java incompatibilities. Java 5.0 is being discontinued, so I tried downloading Java 6.0 from Apple and had too small a file, so I went to Sun and downloaded their version.
Now when I try to sign on, I get the same "NOTICE...Updated 08/13/2009 at 1:50PM EST...
If you receive an error message, "WEB CLIENT IS TOO OLD",
please follow the instructions in the pink box below for Internet Users (Java and Jinitiator Users). "
I dumped the cache as instructed in the pink box, no help. Can't find any Java receipts to delete. I have JarLauncher.app and Java Web Start.app both dated today in Core Services and I seem to have Java in three other places in the system folder. One is in the System>Library>Java>Extensions; One contains CodeResources, JavaScriptCore, Resources (all with todays date, but are all alias' and there is also a Versions folder, all of which seem to be Adobe, and the there are the following files found in the Frameworks folder, most appear to be alias' with the exception of the JavaVM which is 260 KB and the others with date and content noted below:
JavaEmbedding.framework
CodeResources
JavaEmbedding
Resources
Versions
JavaFrameEmbedding.framework
CodeResources
Headers
JavaFrameEmbedding
Resources
Versions
A
Current
JavaScriptCore.framework
CodeResources
JavaScriptCore
Resources
Versions
A
Current
JavaVM.framework
Classes
CodeResources
Commands
Frameworks
Headers
Home
JavaVM
Libraries
Resources
Versions
1.3
1.3.1
1.4
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.5 {dated today} empty
1.5.0 {dated Jan 14, 2009} Contains .jar files dated 29 May 2009
1.6 (dated today} empty
1.6.0 [this file is dated Jan 14, 2009 and does contain .jar files dated 27 May 2009-why older than 1.5.0?
A dated today
CodeResources 3 Apr 2009
Commands - contains records dated 25 May 2009
Frameworks - dated today
Headers -dated today
JavaVM - dated 3 Apr 2009
Resources - dated today with mixed date contents
Current - dated today 4KB alias
CurrentJDK - dated today 4KB alias
If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd be really grateful. Unfortunately my contacts who are responsible for the database are all PC folks and don't have ready answers.

Answer 1

Since you do have an Intel machine, you have one other option. You can try SoyLatte, which is a port of BSD Java for the Mac. It will run using X Windows instead of the Mac interface, so it won't be very pretty. There is no guarantee it will work either. Once you install it, you will have to go back in to Applications/Utilities/Java Preferences and set your default Java version to be this new version. Then, try the app again.
I'll refrain from making the comments that I really want to make about Java. I guess it is a moot point anyway. With Sun going away I predict Java will follow. It will take a few years to flush Java out of IT's veins though. In the meantime, you may have to follow Little Saint's suggestion of VMWare/Parallels with Windows to run your Java app.