applet not running

[davidchew]

Something is wrong but dont know why.
In the html, the applet is shown as follows:

<applet code="DigitalThreads.class" width=100 height=25>
<param name="DATE" value="957539317">
</applet>

My program for the applet is as follows:
long fromcgi = Long.parseLong(getParameter("DATE"));
long fromcgi1 = fromcgi * 1000 ;
Font theFont = new Font("TimesRoman", Font.BOLD, 20);
Color mycolor = new Color(197,180,89);
Date theDate;
Thread runner;

public void start() {
if (runner == null); {
runner = new Thread(this);
runner.start();
}
}

public void stop() {
if (runner != null) {
runner.stop();
runner = null;
}
}

public void run() {
while (true) {
theDate = new Date();
repaint();
try { Thread.sleep(1000); }
catch (InterruptedException e) { } }

}

public void paint(Graphics g) {
g.setFont(theFont);
setBackground(mycolor);
setForeground(Color.black);
long duration = (theDate.getTime() - fromcgi1)/1000;
String durationString = "Run out time" ;
if (duration < (60 * 60 * 24 ) ) {
long hour = duration/(60 * 60);
long min = duration % (60 * 60);
long minx = min/60 ;
long secs = min % 60 ;
durationString = Long.toString(hour)+ ":" +Long.toString(minx)+ ":" + Long.toString(secs) ;
}
g.drawString(durationString,5,17);
}
}



Notice The first line on my applet programing is as follows:
long fromcgi = Long.parseLong(getParameter("DATE"));

But the applet wont run when I include the above line.
It was running before I included the line.

Any ideas ?

[kib63613]

You may have to getParameter in the method init() which is the method called by the browser.
The browser may call init() and start() when the applet is executed.
good luck,
Alfred Wu