Trouble deploying Java Applet for animation(s) on web site

Question

I FTP weather radar images up to my host's server, thus onto my web site constantly. As of now, I am successfully doing so with a Java Script. However, I am wanting to do so with a Java Applet.
The trouble I am having is that the Applet deploys in the browser once on the web site..but the radar images are not being drawn upon thus not showing up to animate. I have a username and password for my web site, but have been told by many that this would not be a prohibitive situation for the Applet to retrieve the images. Thus, I feel that I am coding something wrong causing the Applet to fail in "locating" the images to animate. All files for the Applet are in the same directory as the images I am trying to upload into the Applet, yet still no success. "GR" is the sub directory where the radar image uploaded files are contained within.
I have attached the coding that I am/have been trying to implement. If anyone can assist I would be greatly appreciative!
<P>
<applet archive="aniscode.jar,png.jar" code="AniS.class" align="left" height="800" width="800">
alt="Java must be installed and working for this animation to work">
<param name="controls" value="startstop, looprock, toggle, zoom, step, speed, refresh ">
<param name="backcolor" value="000000">
<param name="forecolor" value="ffffff">
<param name="image_window_size" value="800,800">
<param name="auto_refresh" value="1">
<param name="toggle_size" value="8,10,5">
<param name="active_zoom" value="x">
<param name="pause_percent" value="990">
<param name="enable_png" value="true
<param name="basename" value="anim*.png">
<param name="no_enh" value="true">
<param name="num_frames" value="10">
<param name="rate" value="75">
<param name="image_base" value="http://www.leesweather.net/GR/ ">
<param name="filenames" value="br1_9.png,br1_8.png,br1_7.png,br1_6.png,br1_5.png,br1_4.png,br1_3.png,br1_2.png,br1_1.png,br1_0.png">
</applet>

Answer 1

I FTP weather radar images up to my host's server,
thus onto my web site constantly. As of now, I am
successfully doing so with a Java Script.
However, I am wanting to do so with a Java Applet.
e trouble I am having is that the Applet deploys in
the browser once on the web site..but the radar
images are not being drawn upon thus not showing up
to animate. I have a username and password for my
web site, but have been told by many that this would
not be a prohibitive situation for the Applet to
retrieve the images. Thus, I feel that I am coding
something wrong causing the Applet to fail in
"locating" the images to animate. All files for the
Applet are in the same directory as the images I am
trying to upload into the Applet, yet still no
success. "GR" is the sub directory where the radar
image uploaded files are contained within.
I have attached the coding that I am/have been trying
to implement. If anyone can assist I would be
greatly appreciative!
<P>
<applet archive="aniscode.jar,png.jar"
code="AniS.class" align="left" height="800"
width="800">
alt="Java must be installed and working for this
animation to work">
param name="controls" value="startstop, looprock,
toggle, zoom, step, speed, refresh ">
<param name="backcolor" value="000000">
<param name="forecolor" value="ffffff">
<param name="image_window_size" value="800,800">
<param name="auto_refresh" value="1">
<param name="toggle_size" value="8,10,5">
<param name="active_zoom" value="x">
<param name="pause_percent" value="990">
<param name="enable_png" value="true
<param name="basename" value="anim*.png">
<param name="no_enh" value="true">
<param name="num_frames" value="10">
<param name="rate" value="75">
<param name="image_base"
value="http://www.leesweather.net/GR/ ">
<param name="filenames"
value="br1_9.png,br1_8.png,br1_7.png,br1_6.png,br1_5.p
ng,br1_4.png,br1_3.png,br1_2.png,br1_1.png,br1_0.png">
</applet>I hope you have them properly packed into a jar in which case you can
use this method...
Code snippet from hyperview.dev.java.net
public Image getImageFromJar(String fileName)
int length = 0;
   if( fileName == null )
       return null;
   Image image = null;
   try
      image = getAppletContext().getImage( getClass().getResource(fileName) );
   catch(Exception exc)
      exc.printStackTrace();
      return (Image)null;
   return image;
} ///----- Otherwise they should be in the same codebase as the Applet
// and you can use this call (Way slower to download)
Image myImage = getAppletContext().getImage(new URL(getCodeBase(),"YOUR_IMAGE_NAME.gif") );Good Luck!
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