JavaScript to Java Nightmare

**Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn** · Jul 20 '05, 11:22 AM

Re: JavaScript to Java Nightmare

Steve W wrote:
[color=blue]
> I have tried every sample I could find on the net and none of them
> works with Mozilla or Explorer. I've read 4 or 5 books on Java and
> JavaScript programming and none of the code in them works any longer
> in regards to calling Java functions from JavaScript.[/color]

"Doesn't work" is an insufficient and therefore a useless error description.
What have you tried? What did you expect? What happened?
[color=blue]
> Is there a way to do this? If so, how can I do it, and do it in such a
> way that users will be able to use their preferred browser (Explorer,
> Mozilla, or Safari)?[/color]

http://devedge.netscape.com/library/manuals/2000/javascript/1.5/guide/lc.html#1021579

HTH

PointedEars

**Steve Weintraut** · Jul 20 '05, 11:22 AM

Re: JavaScript to Java Nightmare

Sorry, I should have posted more detail. Here is some sample code and a
better explanation.

You can look at the code below. It will work just fine using Win32
Mozilla, But it doesn't work using Internet Explorer on XP, and it also
doesn't work on any OS X based browser (Mozilla, Safari, Explorer).

So I guess the issue here is........is there a way to call java
functions in
javascript that will work in most current browser versions on both
platforms rather than just Mozilla on Windows?????

At the very least, getting it to work on Win32 explorer as well as Win32
mozilla would at least be a start

In my case, here is a simple HTML page with JavaScript, along with an
applet in Java code.

Except in Mozilla on Win32, every other browser basically tells me that
the function "GetData" is not a function or "Object doesn't support this
property or method"

But once again, in Mozilla Win32 it works....the question is how do I
get
it to work on Explorer Win32 and at least one OS X browser

Thanks in advance for any help......

Steve

HTML Code
------------------------------------------------------------
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Simple Applet Example</TITLE>
<SCRIPT>
function GetName()
{
var myApplet=docume nt.getElementBy Id("FMLinker")
alert(myApplet. name)
alert(myApplet. GetData())
}

</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<applet code="FMLinker. class" name="FMLinker" width=300
height=150 id="FMLinker" scriptable="tru e" mayscript="true ">
Your browser does not support Java, so nothing is displayed.
</applet>
<form name="myForm" method="post" action="">
<input type="button" name="Button" value="Button"
onClick="GetNam e()">
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Java Code (i stripped out a bunch of code just to get to the simplest
case)
-------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------

import java.applet.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.sql.*;

public class FMLinker extends Applet
{
public void init()
{
System.out.prin tln("Hello, Java!");
System.out.prin tln(GetData());
}

public String GetData()
{
String myResultString= "haha";
return myResultString;
}
}

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**Laurent Bugnion, GalaSoft** · Jul 20 '05, 11:22 AM

Re: JavaScript to Java Nightmare

Hi,

Steve Weintraut wrote:
[color=blue]
> Sorry, I should have posted more detail. Here is some sample code and a
> better explanation.
>
> You can look at the code below. It will work just fine using Win32
> Mozilla, But it doesn't work using Internet Explorer on XP, and it also
> doesn't work on any OS X based browser (Mozilla, Safari, Explorer).
>
> So I guess the issue here is........is there a way to call java
> functions in
> javascript that will work in most current browser versions on both
> platforms rather than just Mozilla on Windows?????
>
> At the very least, getting it to work on Win32 explorer as well as Win32
> mozilla would at least be a start
>
> In my case, here is a simple HTML page with JavaScript, along with an
> applet in Java code.
>
> Except in Mozilla on Win32, every other browser basically tells me that
> the function "GetData" is not a function or "Object doesn't support this
> property or method"
>
> But once again, in Mozilla Win32 it works....the question is how do I
> get
> it to work on Explorer Win32 and at least one OS X browser
>
> Thanks in advance for any help......
>
> Steve
>
> HTML Code[/color]

<snipped>

You can see working examples, including source code, at
<URL: http://www.galasoft-LB.ch/myjavascript/consulting/LiveConnect102>
and
<URL: http://www.galasoft-LB.ch/myjavascript/consulting/LiveConnect130>

This should allow you to test in different environments, and to find out
if maybe your system is configured in a way which doesn't allow applets
to be scripted, for example.

HTH,

Laurent
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