About the new JavaViewer

Released January 4, 1997

If you have older versions of ActionLine, you can update them with these new java class files. They should be used in conjunction with ActionLine version 1.1.2. If you have an older version and are a registered user, you can obtain the latest version at no charge by emailing your request to: updates@imcinfo.com.

The JavaViewer Folder contains all new class files which should be used to replace all the corresponding files in your copy of ActionLine. The folder contains the following files illustrated here.

The new class files also recognize additional parameters in the ActionLine Navigation URL. It is now possible to create an ActionLink which launches a new HTML page within a frame. The new Navigation link is specified as follows:

##Frame4##pageG.html

• The first part of the parameter after the two ## marks specifies which frame to place the html document in.

   

• The value after the second set of ## marks specifies the html document to place in the frame.

   

• The example above places document "pageG.html" in Frame 4 of the current document. ActionLine continues to support standard URL references as well, such as "http://www.imcinfo.com"

   

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More on use of the various java class files in setting up your server.

This Java release includes a new compressed class file, called "EALViewer.cab". This class file is a cabinet file and can be used in conjunction with Microsoft's Internet Explorer for Windows, in conjunction with the parameter tag <param name=cabbase value=EALViewer.cab>. This class file contains the entire ActionLine set of class files, in a compressed format. More details on using these compressed class files is given below.

Browser's which don't recognize the cabinet tag will ignore it, and load the individual class files or the Viewer class files.

ActionLine consists of 7 key elements which include 6 class file folders designated AL_2 , AL_3, AL_4, AL_5, AL_6 and AL_7 in addition to the CActionLineApp.class file.

These 7 files should be placed in the public_html directory on your server on all times.

They are called from an html page, as needed by the applet tag:

<applet code=CActionLineApp.class width=X height=Y>

If you wish to provide your clients with faster downloads of the class files, you can include additional tags in your html pages which call compressed class files. Here are examples.

To use the cabinet files, which are 46K in size and contain the entire class library in compressed format, use the following tags:

<applet code=CActionLineApp.class width=X height=Y>

<param name=cabbase value=EALViewer.cab>

Make sure the EALViewer.cab file is also on your server.

To use the archive tag to call the core class libraries, (63K in size) which is supported by Netscape Navigator 3.0, use the following tag:

<applet archive=ALCore.zip code=CActionLineApp.class width=X height=Y>

Make sure the ALCore.zip file is also on your server

<applet archive=ALViewer.zip code=CActionLineApp.class width=X height=Y>

The reason these three file format are provided is to help you deliver java based pages most efficiently to your users. Tags which are not recognized by a particular browser are simply ignored.

Download the JavaViewer (218K)

If you have further questions or comments, please contact us by email at support@imcinfo.com