applet in a webform

[Bobby G]

I have an applet that I instantiate on a web form using an
applet tag such as: <Applet> stuff in here </Applet>


Assume the name of the applet control is 'VIEWER'.

I instantiate the viewer on the webform in a client
browser window like this

var newWindow = open('webformWithViewer');

This creates the new window with the applet as expected.

I want to call a method contained in the viewer right
after I open it, such as :

var newWindow = open('webformWithViewer');
var oViewer = newWindow.Document.Applets[0];

oViewer.DoSomething();


My problem is that the viewer and/or window are not fully
instantiated yet and therefore DoSomething() fails.


How can I wait for the window and viewer to be completely
opened?

Also, is there a way to hide a window on the client?

Your help would be appreciated.

Bobby G

[Bobby G]

I will look into that, however, I just have to guess at
the timeout value, correct? Sometimes it won't be long
enough?

Thanks for the info,

Bobby G

>-----Original Message-----
>use a timeout function with a call back
>something like
>window.setTimeout ("AddTips()",100); addtips gets called

after a

>"Bobby G" <BGeo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:032101c35079$ebfae860$a101280a@phx.gbl...

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>>
>> I have an applet that I instantiate on a web form using

an

>> applet tag such as: <Applet> stuff in here </Applet>
>>
>>
>> Assume the name of the applet control is 'VIEWER'.
>>
>> I instantiate the viewer on the webform in a client
>> browser window like this
>>
>> var newWindow = open('webformWithViewer');
>>
>> This creates the new window with the applet as expected.
>>
>> I want to call a method contained in the viewer right
>> after I open it, such as :
>>
>> var newWindow = open('webformWithViewer');
>> var oViewer = newWindow.Document.Applets[0];
>>
>> oViewer.DoSomething();
>>
>>
>> My problem is that the viewer and/or window are not

fully

>> instantiated yet and therefore DoSomething() fails.
>>
>>
>> How can I wait for the window and viewer to be

completely

>> opened?
>>
>> Also, is there a way to hide a window on the client?
>>
>> Your help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Bobby G
>>
>>
>>
>>

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