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Hello,
I am a beginner Java user, and I am writing a Java Applet that reads out of a file and presents data in a line graph. That works very well, and I have it looking just the way I want it when I run it in Java's Appletviewer. My problem is that when I try to look at the web page in a browser, the applet doesn't show up at all. I have tried in Internet Explorer and in Netscape, (both recent versions), and I get the same thing. nothing! ;-(
Any hints as to why this doesn't work, and what I can do to make it work, would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Tim
 
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Hi Tim,
Check out this article for some enlightenment!
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Security/Signed/
Enjoy,
Manfred
 
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Thanks guys,
I figured out that my problem was that I was using File I/O, which turned out to be more trouble than it was worth. So I am going to use CGI to send the data.
I do have another problem in that my applet runs fine in IE, but not in Netscape. I know Java is enabled (because I checked) and I have gone to Sun's website and viewed applets on their site with Netscape.
I personally don't like Netscape, but apparently most of the people that would use my program do, so I need to figure it out.
Any info you could provide that would help, would be great.
Thanks again,
Tim
 
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Could you post what exception is being thrown? Look in the Java Console.
 
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Null Pointer Exception.
For the purpose of allowing you to help, below is my code. http://midnight.vtc.vsc.edu/~tcollins/stats/test2.html is the HTML document.
Thanks
Tim
/*****************************************************************************
* Programmer : Tim Collins
* Date Created : June 5, 2001
* Date Last Updated : June 7, 2001
* Filename : LineGraph.java
* Description : The LineGraph Java Applet is used to create line a line
* : graph out of data that is sent to it using the Java
* : applet tag in the HTML document. See chart.cgi for
* : how the data is organized before being sent.
******************************************************************************
* NOTE : File I/O would have been the best way to do this, but File I/O in a
* : Java applet is more trouble than it is worth. The CGI script that
* : feeds the data to the applet is much more affective, and efficient.
*******************************************************************************/
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class LineGraph extends Applet
{
public void paint(Graphics g)
{
try
{
/*********************************************************************
* Then Declare all of my default values.
*********************************************************************/
int heightofGraph = 200, startX = 90, startY = 50;
int DistanceBetween = 20, count=0,index = 0, numberOfDataPoints = 12;
int numberOfYLines = heightofGraph / DistanceBetween;
int location = 0, lastLocation = 0, maxScale = 100;
int divFactor = heightofGraph / maxScale;
int numberOfInts =3;// The fourth int will be captured after the loop.
String[] lines = new String[numberOfDataPoints];
String[][] techInfo=new String[numberOfDataPoints][numberOfDataPoints];
int [][] techData = new int[numberOfDataPoints][numberOfInts+2];
String [] month = new String[numberOfDataPoints];
/**********************************************************************
* USAGE: lines[count].indexOf(string searchString, int beginIndex);
* Returns the index(int) of the specified string.
* ex.
* String str = "Collins, Tim";
* int location = str.indexOf(',', 0);
* location would equal 7.
* USAGE: lines[count].substring(int beginIndex,int endIndex);
* Returns the string in between beginIndex and endIndex.
* ex.
* String newString = str.substring(0,5);
* newString would equal "Colli";
*********************************************************************/
String techName=getParameter("techName");
String legendString = getParameter("legend");
String[] legendInfo = new String[numberOfDataPoints+1];
for(count=0;count<numberOfDataPoints;count++)
lines[count] = getParameter("" + count);
location = legendString.indexOf(',', 0);
/*********************************************************************
* File IO in a Java Applet is a difficult task to pull off. It is not
* impossible, but this is much better. These values are taken from the
* HTML page when the applet is called. The CGI script will read
* through the file and send the values.
**********************************************************************/
for(count = 0;count<numberOfDataPoints;count++)
{
location = legendString.indexOf(',',lastLocation+1);
if(location < 0 | | lastLocation > legendString.length())
break;
legendInfo[count] = legendString.substring(lastLocation,location);
lastLocation = location;
if(count > 0)
legendInfo[count] = legendInfo[count].substring(1);
}
legendInfo[count] = legendString.substring(lastLocation+1,legendString.
length());
for(count=0;count<numberOfDataPoints;count++)
{
/********************************************************************
* Reset the location variables for each line, and set the first
* locaton to the index of the first comma.
*******************************************************************/
location = 0; lastLocation = 0;
location = lines[count].indexOf(',', 0);
/********************************************************************
* For each string, set first location to the next comma. Then store
* the string in between the commas into the String array.
*******************************************************************/
location = lines[count].indexOf(',',lastLocation+1);
month[count] = lines[count].substring(lastLocation,location);
lastLocation = location;
for(index = 0; index < numberOfInts; index++) // Get Integers.
{
location = lines[count].indexOf(',',lastLocation+1);
techData[count][index] = Integer.parseInt(lines[count].
substring(lastLocation+1,location));
lastLocation = location;
}
techData[count][index] = Integer.parseInt(lines[count].
substring(lastLocation+1,lines[count].
length()));
}
/***********************************************************************
* Declare a new array called formattedData. This is where the data
* will be stored once it is formatted correctly for drawPolyLine.
**********************************************************************/
int [][] formattedData = new int[4][12];
/***********************************************************************
* Read through the original array techData. techData has the data in
* organized by the month (the way it comes in the file). Each line in
* formattedData is one of the 4 categories.
**********************************************************************/
for(count=0;count<4;count++)
{
for(index=0;index<12;index++)
formattedData[count][index] = techData[index][count];
}
/**********************************************************************
* Declare a new array called convertedData. This is where the data
* will be stored once it is converted so it draws correctly in the
* Java Applet window.
*********************************************************************/
int [][] convertedData = new int[4][12];
/***********************************************************************
* Convert the data values so they will draw correctly. Subtract the
* data multiplied by the divFactor, and subtracted from the bottom
* point in the graph.
**********************************************************************/
for(count=0;count<4;count++)
{
for(index=0;index<12;index++)
{
convertedData[count][index] = (heightofGraph+startY) -
(formattedData[count][index]
*divFactor);
}
}
/***********************************************************************
* usage: g.drawPolyline(int[] xPoints, int[] yPoints, int nPoints)
**********************************************************************/
g.drawString("BTV In-Line Process Capability - " + techName, startX, 15);
/***********************************************************************
* Declare the color array used to fill in the graph and the legend.
* NOTE: There are more colors available than just these 4.
**********************************************************************/
Color [] lineColors = {Color.blue, Color.cyan, Color.green,
Color.magenta};
int GridNum = heightofGraph / divFactor;
int subFactor = GridNum / 5;
DistanceBetween = 40;
int widthofGraph = DistanceBetween*numberOfDataPoints;
g.drawString("Legend",startX+widthofGraph + (startX/2),startY+(startY/2));
/*********************************************************************
* This for loop is responsible for drawing the horizontal lines on
* graph.
********************************************************************/
for(count = 0; count < (numberOfYLines/divFactor); count++)
{
g.drawString(" " + GridNum, startX-35,
(startY+(count*DistanceBetween))+4);
g.drawLine((startX - 10), startY+(count*DistanceBetween),
widthofGraph+startX, startY+(count*DistanceBetween));
GridNum -= subFactor;
}
int [] xPoints = new int[numberOfDataPoints];
int XPosition = startX;
/*********************************************************************
* Fill the xPoints array which will be used in conjunction with the
* convertedData array to create the Polyline. This for loop is also
* responsible for drawing the tick marks at the bottom of the line
* graph (and the months that correspond to the tick marks), and the
* plotted points (fillOval) on the graph.
********************************************************************/
for(count = 0; count < numberOfDataPoints;count++)
{
xPoints[count] = XPosition;
g.drawLine(XPosition,startY+heightofGraph-5,XPosition,
startY+heightofGraph+10);
XPosition += DistanceBetween;
g.setColor(Color.black);
g.drawString(month[count], startX-10+(40*count),startY+heightofGraph+30);
for(index=0;index<4;index++)
{
// Set the color for each set of points
g.setColor(lineColors[index]);
g.fillOval(xPoints[count]-2,convertedData[index][count]-2,5,5);
}
}
/*********************************************************************
* This for loop draws the lines on the graph. It sets the color each
* time through the loop, draws the line, and also adds to the legend
* the information tha the line represents.
********************************************************************/
for(count=0;count<4;count++)
{
g.setColor(lineColors[count]);
g.drawPolyline(xPoints,convertedData[count],12);
g.drawString(legendInfo[count+1], startX+widthofGraph+(startX/2),startY+startY+(20*count));
}
/**********************************************************************
* Draw the outside of the Graph. Set the color to black.
**********************************************************************/
g.setColor(Color.black);
g.drawRect(startX, startY, widthofGraph, heightofGraph);
}
catch(Exception e)
{
System.out.println("Error: " + e.toString());
}
}
}
 
Don't get me started about those stupid light bulbs.
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