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What does this mean and how can i fix it. java.lang.ClassFormatError Bad magic Number

I'm trying to upload an applet to my page and I keep getting this error.
Could anyone please help me with this?
Thanks for your time

It means that your class file is probably corrupted. Can you recompile your applet and try again?

It coudl also mean that if you FTPed/dowanloadd the appelt from somewhere you got it in ASCII mode and not in binary mode.

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I've done that a few times so far. Does it have something to do with being in ascii or binary.?

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how would i convert it to binary ?

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how would i convert it to binary ?

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how would i convert it to binary ?

when you ftp, type "bin" before you send the applet

what java plug-in do you use?
did you compile your classes with the same java version?

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i use plugin 1.3 and i wrote the applet using jdk1.4.

try to recompile your calsses using jdk 1.3

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If you applet only uses 1.1 features, you should compile with -target 1.1. It will work on both Netscape and Internet Explorer, with or without plug-ins.

It depends... If it's a JApplet it's not going to run without the plugin.

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