[SOLVED] "start: applet not initialized"

[DenniGa]

My applet is displaying the error: "start: applet not initialized", and I don't know why. I created the applet in Netbeans, and the classes the applet uses all work.

The code is below:

/*
 * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
 */

/*
 * GUI.java
 *
 * Created on Feb 14, 2009, 12:50:47 PM
 */

/**
 *
 * @author Dennis
 */
import javax.swing.*;
public class GUI extends javax.swing.JApplet {
    private Desk desk;
    /** Initializes the applet GUI */
    public void init() {
        try {
            java.awt.EventQueue.invokeAndWait(new Runnable() {
                public void run() {
                    initComponents();
                }
            });
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        }
        desk = new Desk();
        desk.setGUI(this);
    }
    
    
    public void display(String txt){
        jTextAreaCard.setText("");
        jTextAreaCard.setText(txt);
    }


    /** This method is called from within the init() method to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
    private void initComponents() {

        jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        jPanel2 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        jButtonCorrect = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonIncorrect = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonFlip = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonSelect = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jPanel3 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        jTextAreaCard = new javax.swing.JTextArea();

        jPanel2.setLayout(new java.awt.GridLayout(2, 0));

        jButtonCorrect.setText("Correct");
        jButtonCorrect.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonCorrectActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
        jPanel2.add(jButtonCorrect);

        jButtonIncorrect.setText("Incorrect");
        jButtonIncorrect.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonIncorrectActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
        jPanel2.add(jButtonIncorrect);

        jButtonFlip.setText("Flip Stack");
        jPanel2.add(jButtonFlip);

        jButtonSelect.setText("Change Stack");
        jButtonSelect.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonSelectActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
        jPanel2.add(jButtonSelect);

        jPanel3.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());

        jTextAreaCard.setColumns(20);
        jTextAreaCard.setEditable(false);
        jTextAreaCard.setRows(5);
        jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTextAreaCard);

        jPanel3.add(jScrollPane1, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);

        javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
        jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
        jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addComponent(jPanel3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 371, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
            .addComponent(jPanel2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 371, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
        );
        jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addComponent(jPanel3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addComponent(jPanel2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 104, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap())
        );

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 205, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents

    private void jButtonCorrectActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jButtonCorrectActionPerformed
        desk.placeCard(true);
    }//GEN-LAST:event_jButtonCorrectActionPerformed

    private void jButtonIncorrectActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jButtonIncorrectActionPerformed
        desk.placeCard(false);
    }//GEN-LAST:event_jButtonIncorrectActionPerformed

    private void jButtonSelectActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jButtonSelectActionPerformed
        desk.changeStack(0);
    }//GEN-LAST:event_jButtonSelectActionPerformed


    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonCorrect;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonFlip;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonIncorrect;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonSelect;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel2;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel3;
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
    private javax.swing.JTextArea jTextAreaCard;
    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables

}

[Fubarable]

What is the Desk class? I've not seen this before. Is it another class that you haven't posted or part of a library that you are using? I don't believe that it's part of the standard java API, at least not that I know of.

... and what line throws your error / exception?

[DenniGa]

What is the Desk class? I've not seen this before. Is it another class that you haven't posted or part of a library that you are using? I don't believe that it's part of the standard java API, at least not that I know of.

... and what line throws your error / exception?

There is no specific line that throws an error. When I run the applet with appletviewer, it displays an error on the bottom: "start: applet not initialized".

Also, the Desk class is a class I created that is in the same project/directory.

PS: I found out that the Desk class is the reason why I'm receiving the error.

The error is being created because Desk reads from a file, and I don't think applets are supposed to be able to.

However, I'm reading from a file in the same directory, so this shouldn't be a problem, should it?

[JavaJenius]

Yes it shouldn't be a problem if the file is in the applet directory, post the code that you are using to read the file.