Thanks I am aware of the webpage (run time error messages : Java Glossary)and know the article… it is impressive but not very helpful to my continuing problem. I changed the applet of my webpage for a simple one that only starts a timer but does not read files. That means for sure that there is no security issue here. That one also does not work on the server and the same mysterious error messages pops up at the java console (java.lang.ClassFormatError: Incompatible magic value 1008821359 in class file RandomArtApplet).
This simple tryout applet is from the page of David Eck´s
Javanotes 5.0.2 -- Title Page and there is nothing wrong with the applet. But why am I getting the same message and what does the long number suggest. This thing is starting to get really discouraging to continue working with applets! The issue is far to complex in my opinion. What is going on? Does anybody have a clue?
The long article suggests looking for a needle in a haystack… is there anything better then that?
When you consult my long list of mails concerning this issue you’ll understand that I have been struggling quite some time in order to find a way to get a simple photo displaying applet to work.
If the nature of this problem is not the language java or even its applets extension but actually its surrounding of platforms servers etc. were to address these problems? I still think java is great and applets CAN be fun but when the environment does not cooperate the whole thing fails. So issues that address these surrounding problems are as important as java itself but where to learn them and where to address them. And please keep also in mind that there are not only pc and windows in this world. There are still some people that work on mac and or linux so all explaining should be trilingual (knowing also, that because of the excellent users interface on mac, programming on that machine is even harder because everything is kind of shield off).
Will this applet ever work?