Image not displayed in applet

[Niamh Gill]

Hello,

I am using Java 6 and IE and am attempting to display an image in an applet. I am not getting any error messages in the Java console.

This is the method used to display the image. It is part of a JPanel which is part of an Applet. The System.out just before the image is displayed "about to display image..." appears in the Java Console but the image is not being displayed in the applet. I have used the java policy tool to grant java read permission on my image directory. All images are stored locally.

public void tabClicked(OrderInfo pOrderInfo)
	{
		System.out.println("in the tab clicked method"); 
		this.orderInfo = pOrderInfo;

		try
		{
			productObject = (Product) Naming.lookup("///ProductServer"); 
			orderObject = (Order) Naming.lookup("///OrderServer"); 
		}
		catch (MalformedURLException e)
		{
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		catch (RemoteException e)
		{
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		catch (NotBoundException e)
		{
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

		try
		{
			vProducts = productObject.getTypeProducts(this.name);
			nVectorIndex = 0;

			//if there are products of this product types, store them in vector.
			//else if there are no products, format display as specified in program spec.
			if (vProducts.size() > 0)
			{
				//Gather images for the products
				String sImageRef;
				ImageIcon iiProductImage;
				ProductInfo piProduct;
				for (int nCount = 0; nCount < vProducts.size(); nCount++)
				{
					piProduct = (ProductInfo) vProducts.elementAt(nCount);
					sImageRef = piProduct.getBitMapRef();
					java.net.URL imgURL = null;
					try
					{
						imgURL = new URL("file:" + IMAGE_FILE_LOC + sImageRef); 
					}
					catch (MalformedURLException e2)
					{
						e2.printStackTrace();
					}

					if (imgURL != null)
					{
[b]						System.out.println("about the display this image: " + imgURL);  
						iiProductImage = new ImageIcon(imgURL);
						//Rescale the image using a smooth alogorithm.
						iiProductImage.setImage(
							iiProductImage.getImage().getScaledInstance(180, 131, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH));[/b]
					}
					else
					{
						iiProductImage = new ImageIcon();
					}
					vProductImages.add(iiProductImage);
				}

				//Set the on screen display to the current product's information.
				piCurrentProduct = (ProductInfo) vProducts.elementAt(nVectorIndex);
				tfProdName.setText(piCurrentProduct.getProdName());
				tfEdincPrice.setText(Float.toString(piCurrentProduct.getEdincPrice()));
				tfRetailPrice.setText(Float.toString(piCurrentProduct.getRetailPrice()));
				taFeatures.setText(piCurrentProduct.getProdFeatures());
				taMarketSpiel.setText(piCurrentProduct.getProdMarketSpiel());
				btnPrevious.setEnabled(false);

				//If there is only one product in category, disable next button.
				if ((vProducts.size() == 1))
				{
					btnNext.setEnabled(false);
				}
				else
				{
					btnNext.setEnabled(true);
				}

				//check if product already exists in customer's order. If it does, then disable add to basket.
				vOrderVector = orderInfo.getOrderItems();
				OrderLineInfo oliExistingProduct = null;
				OrderLineInfo oliCurrentOrderLine;

				for (int nCount = 0; nCount < vOrderVector.size(); nCount++)
				{
					oliCurrentOrderLine = (OrderLineInfo) vOrderVector.elementAt(nCount);
					if (oliCurrentOrderLine.getProductNumber().equals(piCurrentProduct.getProdNumber()))
					{
						oliExistingProduct = oliCurrentOrderLine;
					}
				}

				if (oliExistingProduct != null)
				{
					btnAddToOrder.setEnabled(false);
					jsQuantityOrdered.getModel().setValue(new Integer(oliExistingProduct.getOrderQty()));
					lblOrderMessage.setText(
						Integer.toString(oliExistingProduct.getOrderQty()) + " " + "item(s) ordered.");  
				}

				ImageIcon iiImage = (ImageIcon) vProductImages.elementAt(nVectorIndex);

				lblPhotoCanvas.setIcon(iiImage);
				lblPhotoCanvas.repaint();
			}
			else
			{
				//format the screen as specified if no products are returned.
				btnPrevious.setEnabled(false);
				btnNext.setEnabled(false);
				btnAddToOrder.setEnabled(false);
				tfProdName.setText("");  
				tfEdincPrice.setText("");  
				tfRetailPrice.setText("");  
				taFeatures.setText("");  
				taMarketSpiel.setText("");  
				lblOrderMessage.setText("");  
			}
		}
		catch (RemoteException e1)
		{
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e1.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

I know this code has worked before (probably with Java 1.4 or Java 5). Any help greatly appreciated!

Niamh