Netscape 6 & Java Plugin

Question

Hi,
I am trying to write an Applet which will run in both Netscape and IE, using the Java Plugin. I have problems scripting the applet using Javascript when in Netscape - due to problems with Live Connect, I understand.
I realise that Sun say Netscape 4.X cannot script applets running in Java Plugin but I thought Netscape 6 should be able to. I have tried on Netscape 6.1 running Java Plugin 1.3.1_01 with no luck - I keep getting an error: "document.FT.getString is not a function". Has anyone had any luck at getting Netscape 6 to script applets running through Java Plugin? I have looked through newsgroups but haven't found any information on scripting plugin applets on Netscape.
I would be very grateful for any information!
Kevin.

Answer 1

OK, here's my code. The class the applet is in is called Applet and it is contained within a JAR archive called signedApplet.jar. This should work OK although I have changed the name of the Applet and the archive for the purposes of simplicity.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
var _info = navigator.userAgent;
var _ns = false;
var ie = (info.indexOf("MSIE") > 0 && info.indexOf("Win") > 0 && info.indexOf("Windows 3.1") < 0);
//--></SCRIPT>
<COMMENT><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.1"><!--
var ns = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") >= 0 && ((info.indexOf("Win") > 0 && info.indexOf("Win16") < 0 && java.lang.System.getProperty("os.version").indexOf("3.5") < 0) || (info.indexOf("Sun") > 0) || (_info.indexOf("Linux") > 0)));
//--></SCRIPT></COMMENT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
if (_ie == true)
     document.writeln('<OBJECT classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93" ID="FT" WIDTH = 0 HEIGHT = 0 NAME = "Applet" codebase="http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.3/jinstall-13-win32.cab#Version=1,3,0,0">');
     document.writeln('<PARAM NAME = CODE VALUE = "Applet" >');
     document.writeln('<PARAM NAME = ARCHIVE VALUE = "signedApplet.jar" >');
     document.writeln('<PARAM NAME = NAME VALUE = "Applet" >');
     document.writeln('<PARAM NAME="type" VALUE="application/x-java-applet;version=1.3">');
     document.writeln('<PARAM NAME="scriptable" VALUE="true">');
     document.writeln('<PARAM NAME="mayscript" VALUE="true">');
     document.writeln('</OBJECT>');
else if (_ns == true)
     //if netscape 6 then just use standard Applet tag
     if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Netscape6")>0)
          document.writeln('<APPLET ID="FT" ARCHIVE="signedApplet.jar" CODE = "Applet" WIDTH = 0 HEIGHT = 0 NAME = "Applet"></APPLET>');
     else
          document.writeln('Sorry, Netscape versions higher than 6.0 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 must be used to view this page.');
//--></SCRIPT>