Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!npeer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: Lew Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: "java_sersion" Applet parameter's Expected behaviour Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 15:20:28 -0700 (PDT) Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 22 Message-ID: <27473115.156.1337120428494.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbcqc3> References: <28922109.21.1336768324469.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbqn10> NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.28.149.29 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Trace: posting.google.com 1337120506 5941 127.0.0.1 (15 May 2012 22:21:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 22:21:46 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <28922109.21.1336768324469.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbqn10> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=69.28.149.29; posting-account=CP-lKQoAAAAGtB5diOuGlDQk0jIwmH0T User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Received-Bytes: 2061 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:14552 Lew wrote: > Did you write your applet to take a "java_version" parameter? If not, there's your error. > ... > Where did you find an indication of an applet parameter to specify the Java version? > Please cite your reference. As usual I discovered my error long after posting wrong information. There indeed is such a parameter now, since Java 5, as indicated in the OP's link in another thread. In detail: Nutshell: the JRE will be the latest version available if you specify "family +" and you don't have that family (plus) installed. "When considering a request to launch an applet on a particular family or any later family, the latest available JRE will be used to launch the applet." So the OP is complaining about the intended behavior. -- Lew