vanilla Red Hat 8.0, kde 3.0.3, mozilla 1.5, Sun JDK 1.4.2, www.datek.com java streamer applet fails

[Ken Wolcott]

Hi David;

  Thank you very much for the pointer to the CPAN module!  I'll check it out.

Thanks,
Ken Wolcott

On Wednesday 19 November 2003 18:34, dcw wrote:
> I have Mandrake 9.1 and also had problems with streamer.
>
> I have been using a perl script as a streamer replacement and it works
> great. You can download it from CPAN web site at:
>
> http://search.cpan.org/~jeri/Finance-Streamer-1.10/lib/Finance/Streamer.pm
>
> It is called Finance-Streamer. If you try it and it works I have
> modified the example program so that it displays data across the screen
> instead of down the screen. You have to get your password for the
> Streamer by looking at the source of the running streamer. The password
> is not the same as the one you use when loging into datek.
>
> If you have questions or need help, email me.
>
> David
>
> On Wednesday 19 November 2003 05:51 pm, Ken Wolcott wrote:
> > Hi James;
> >
> >   The problem is that www.datek.com states that they only support
> > windoze platforms :-(
> >
> > "...Streamer minimum browser requirements: Netscape Navigator® 4.7 -
> > 4.79, Microsoft® 4.0 - 6.0 and a minimum operating system of
> > Microsoft® Windows 95 or higher..."  Well, Linux is higher than
> > Windoze 95 :-)
> >
> >   I tried konqueror (the version that comes with Red Hat 8.0) and
> > nothing from the streamer will come up, with mozilla at least it will
> > do something for a short while...galeon doesn't work either...
> >
> >   Yes, I'm considering running InterNOT Exploder under wine...really
> > wish we could work without ANY MICROSLOP products (**sigh**)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ken Wolcott
> >
> > On Wednesday 19 November 2003 17:11, you wrote:
> > > Ken Wolcott wrote:
> > > > Hi;
> > > >
> > > >   I'm using vanilla Red Hat 8.0 (kde 3.0.3.x) with mozilla 1.5,
> > > > Sun JDK version 1.4.2.  I go to www.datek.com, login and start
> > > > the streamer.
> > > >
> > > > There are two problems.  One is, streamer java applet
> > > > comes up completely black, cannot see the quotes.
> > > > Secondly, after about a minute or so of starting
> > > > streamer, I get:
> > > >
> > > > Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-2"
> > > > Exception in thread "AWT-Motif"
> > > > Java process: caught exception from
> > > > sun.plugin.navig.motif.Plugin.start
> > > > Exception in thread "main"
> > > >
> > > > Suggestions: Upgrade kde? Upgrade Red Hat?  Change Linux
> > > > distribution? Don't use kde?  Don't use Linux?  Don't use datek?
> > > >
> > > > I'd rather not use Windoze XP.  The Windoze98 machine is too slow
> > > > and can't be upgraded.  I'd rather use Linux.  Please help me get
> > > > things I want to get done without using Windoze.
> > >
> > > I can only try the demo and it works on Konqueror 3.1.4+.  But, it
> > > won't work with Mozilla.  I am having other Mozilla problems and it
> > > might be something in RedHat.
> > >
> > > Now, if the demo works for me and it doesn't work for you there may
> > > be hope. :-)
> > >
> > > I presume that you are a subscriber, so I would bring the fact that
> > > it doesn't work to their attention.
> > >
> > > If you want to use Linux, you can purchase CrossOver Office which
> > > will run IE 5.5.  The demo works with that.  It is also possible to
> > > install IE 5.5 your self with WINE.

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