JAR Sample Files

The Show Text JAR file is built from the following source files:
The JAR file is constructed using a batch file, which references a manifest file which notes which file(s) in the JAR are JavaBeans: (Note: Instead of using the command line JDK tool to create the JAR, Netscape offers a graphical JAR creation tool.)


Create ShowText.jar by running BuildShowText.bat from the (install dir)/samples/jar/ directory.

When you open Visual JavaScript (PR2 or later), create a new project and add a new page. Double click on the new page (Page1.html) in the Project window.

After bringing up the Palette window using the Palette icon on the toolbar, use the Tools | Palette | New menu option to create a new Palette page (called "Unnamed1" or something similar). Switch to this new palette page by clicking on the tab.

Import ShowText.jar using the Tools | Install to Palette | JAR Files option. Using the "Browse" button, select this newly created JAR, then select "OK" to add the JAR to the palette.

Drag the newly created Show Text item into the body of the page. A gray box appears, indicating an applet has been added to the page.

Select the "Form Elements" tab on the palette. Choose the "Text" icon and drag it to the body. A new form is created with a text area.

Select the connection point (the tiny square in the upper right corner of the text field), dragging and dropping the connection onto the ShowText applet on the page.

After you drag the text field's connection point onto the applet, the Connection Builder will appear. Press "Apply" then "Close" to create a connection.
Press the preview button on the Visual JavaScript toolbar. In a moment, your browser will load the newly created page. Typing text in the text area, then pressing the "Tab" key, will cause the applet to display the text from the textfield.

Congratulations! You have just built and run a Visual JavaScript Crossware Application! The result should look something like the following:

Type some text into the field below then hit the tab key to see the text displayed in the applet above:


For information on the file Calc.jar, see the JSB Samples page; Calc.jar is a collection of JavaScript Bean (JSB) components.
The readme file contains additional information and warnings regarding this release.