Re: applet execution

From:
"bH" <bherbst65@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
16 Jul 2006 17:32:08 -0700
Message-ID:
<1153096328.903396.280050@35g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>
Hi Oliver,

For the record here:
Earlier, I gave it a possibility of using java Runtime.
and making it an application.
Trying to do it with only one icon was possible,
but after thinking about it (there would not be
a Start and a Stop buttons). So I gave these buttons
and put it into a jar, a x.cmd to launch the jar, a single
icon to launch the cmd file.

Thanks for your suggestions. Will consider them.

Below is my program.

bH

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

 /* This framed java Runtime program gets 4 IE
 * browser pages each with specific url
 * addresses. It is advised to connect to
 * the internet before pressing the "Go"
 * button. Once the Go button is pressed
 * the four IE pages are made.
 *
 * ImageIcons are used here along with
 * abstract html text for another button
 * for a virtual key demo.

 * To make this a more single key operation on
 * startup, the program is placed into a jar,
 * then a desktop icon is made for easy
 * execution.
 *
 */

public class RuntimeIEBttns_iconsVer4 extends JPanel
    implements ActionListener {

    public JButton btnGo, btnStop;

    public RuntimeIEBttns_iconsVer4 () {

        ImageIcon leftButtonIcon = createImageIcon
("RunTme_imgs/Go.jpg");
        ImageIcon rightButtonIcon = createImageIcon
("RunTme_imgs/Stop.jpg");

        btnGo = new JButton("Open_IE_Pages", leftButtonIcon);
        btnGo.setActionCommand("getURLs");

        //this demonstrates the AbstractButton with colored text, a VK,
and image
        btnStop = new JButton("<html><left><font
color=#00adff><b><u>C</u>lose this

app</b><br>"+"</font></html>",
                               rightButtonIcon);

        btnStop.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.LEADING);
        btnStop.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER);
        btnStop.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_C);
        btnStop.setActionCommand("close");

        //Listen for actions on buttons
        btnGo.addActionListener(this);
        btnStop.addActionListener(this);

        //Add Components to this container, using the default
FlowLayout.
        add(btnGo);
        add(btnStop);
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        String urlWebMail = "http://mbox.ezo.net/webmail/";
        String urlHotMail =
"http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/sbox?rru=hotmail";
        String urlNWSMap =

"http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=cle&product=N0R&overlay=11101111

&loop=no";
        String urlGoogleSearch =

"http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=comp.lang.java.help";

        if (e.getActionCommand().equals("getURLs")) {
            showWithIE (urlWebMail) ;
            showWithIE (urlHotMail) ;
            showWithIE (urlNWSMap) ;
            showWithIE (urlGoogleSearch) ;
        }
        if (e.getActionCommand().equals("close")) {
            System.exit(0);
        }
    }

    private void showWithIE( String url ){
        // location of IE for this computer
        String invoke_IE = "C:/Program Files/Internet
Explorer/IEXPLORE.EXE";
        {
            try {
                Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {invoke_IE,
url});
            }
            catch ( Exception e )
            {
                System.out.println("IE failed to launch url " + url
+ " " + e.getMessage() );
            }
        }
    }
    /** Returns an ImageIcon, or null if the path was invalid. */
    protected static ImageIcon createImageIcon(String path) {
        java.net.URL imgURL =
RuntimeIEBttns_iconsVer4.class.getResource(path);
        if (imgURL != null) {
            return new ImageIcon(imgURL);
        } else {
            System.err.println("Couldn't find file: " + path);
            return null;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Runtime IE With Buttons Demo Ver
4");
        frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        });

        frame.getContentPane().add(new RuntimeIEBttns_iconsVer4(),

BorderLayout.CENTER);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}

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