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Problem with Javascript Containing a Relative Path--I need an Absolute Path

Dear Experts,

I have a challenge that I’m not sure I’ll be able to solve, but I thought if it was possible, someone here would know. Here’s my issue:

I purchased a really nice script that slices HTTP uploads into smaller manageable pieces. I use it for clients who need to share large files, but find FTP too cumbersome, and it also makes large file uploads possible on a shared server. This is the product: http://upload.thinfile.com/resume/

It works great, but only in a relative path environment. I now have a couple of Wordpress sites that I’d like to incorporate this script on (in conjunction with a password protected page) but as you can guess, since I don’t have full path names for pages the script doesn’t work. I really don’t want to force Wordpress to show the full path name for each link, so that isn’t an option (and I'm not sure that would work anyways).

I sent an email to the company and they’ve ignored me, which is why I thought I would reach out to EE.

The script is essentially made up of 5 files:

applet.php
slice.php
ThinSlice.jar
thinupload.properties
embed.js

I imagine the settings that control the relative path are in the .jar file, but I have no experience with this type of file. I unzipped all the files to tried and take a look, but there are 38 .class files and they look to be encrypted.

I guess my long-winded question is, does it sound like this is anything that I can control/change, or does it seem more like these settings are set in stone and I’m out of luck?

I originally thought the issue was with the applet or embed.js file which I’ve pasted below. But even when I change the relative paths to absolute paths it still doesn't work, which is why I’m guessing the REAL issue is in the .jar file.

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I set up a testing site here:

Page with Absolute Path that works right:
http://www.dzinentertainment.com/wp-content/themes/default/client-manager.php

Identical page in Wordpress that doesn't work right:
http://dzinentertainment.com/client-manager/

Here is a zipped folder with the 7 files that it takes to work:

http://dzinentertainment.com/sliced-upload.zip

I used these identical files for both pages above.

While I was setting up this test, I did copy the error message that comes up on the Wordpress page (you can see it there). I've pasted it below.

I hope this gives more helpful information.

----------------------Error Message I Get-----------------------------


Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20
Using JRE version 1.6.0_20-b02 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Users\User
----------------------------------------------------
c: clear console window
f: finalize objects on finalization queue
g: garbage collect
h: display this help message
l: dump classloader list
m: print memory usage
o: trigger logging
q: hide console
r: reload policy configuration
s: dump system and deployment properties
t: dump thread list
v: dump thread stack
x: clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
----------------------------------------------------

--- Init applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel0,0,0,0x0,invalid,hidden,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
--- Start applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel0,0,0,0x0,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
--- Init applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel1,0,0,0x0,invalid,hidden,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
--- Start applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel1,0,0,0x0,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
--- Init applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel2,0,0,0x0,invalid,hidden,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
--- Start applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel2,0,0,0x0,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
--- Init applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel3,0,0,0x0,invalid,hidden,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
--- Start applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel3,0,0,0x0,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
--- Init applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel4,0,0,0x0,invalid,hidden,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
--- Start applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel4,0,0,0x0,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
Thin Slice Upload. Demo Version 1.00.3
Thin File (Pvt) Ltd.
http://www.thinfile.com/
java.lang.NullPointerException
      at j.init(Unknown Source)
      at com.thinfile.upload.ThinSliceDemo.init(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
load: class com.thinfile.upload.ThinSliceDemo not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.thinfile.upload.ThinSliceDemo
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.createApplet(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\User\Downloads\ThinSliceDemo\ThinSliceDemo-1.05\thin-slice-demo\thin-slice-demo\com\thinfile\upload\ThinSliceDemo.class (The system cannot find the path specified)
      at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
      at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
      at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
      at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
      at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.getBytes(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.access$000(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      ... 7 more
Exception: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.thinfile.upload.ThinSliceDemo
--- Init applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel5,0,0,0x0,invalid,hidden,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
--- Start applet: com.screencastomatic.detect.DetectApplet[panel5,0,0,0x0,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout]
load: class com.thinfile.upload.ThinSlice not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.thinfile.upload.ThinSlice
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.createApplet(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: open HTTP connection failed:http://dzinentertainment.com/client-manager/com/thinfile/upload/ThinSlice.class
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.getBytes(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.access$000(Unknown Source)
      at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      ... 7 more
Exception: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.thinfile.upload.ThinSlice

<------------------ Original applet.php -------------------->
   <?php	
		$useApplet=0;
		
		$user_agent =$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];

	   
		if(stristr($user_agent,"konqueror") || stristr($user_agent,"macintosh") || stristr($user_agent,"opera"))
		{ 		
			$useApplet=1;
			echo '<applet name="Thin Slice Upload"
					archive="ThinSlice.jar"
					code="com.thinfile.upload.ThinSlice"
					width="300" MAYSCRIPT="yes"
					height="309">';
			
		}
		else
		{			   
			if(strstr($user_agent,"MSIE")) { 
                echo '<script language="javascript" src="embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script>';				
			} else {
				echo '<object type="application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1"
					width= "300" height= "309"  id="rup" name="rup">';
                echo '  <param name="archive" value="ThinSlice.jar">
                    <param name="code" value="com.thinfile.upload.ThinSlice">
                    <param name="MAYSCRIPT" value="yes">
                    <param name="name" value="Thin Slice Upload">';
			} 
		}

		if(isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']))
		{
			printf('<param name="chap" value="%s">',
				base64_encode($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'].":".$_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']));
		}
		
		if($useApplet == 1)
		{
			echo '</applet>';
		}
		else
		{
			echo '</object>';
		}
?>  
<------------------ Absolute Path that I tried to change to fix the problem applet.php-------------------->


<?php	
		$useApplet=0;
		
		$user_agent =$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];

	   
		if(stristr($user_agent,"konqueror") || stristr($user_agent,"macintosh") || stristr($user_agent,"opera"))
		{ 		
			$useApplet=1;
			echo '<applet name="Thin Slice Upload"
					archive="http://domain.com/wp-content/themes/themename/ThinSlice.jar"
					code="com.thinfile.upload.ThinSlice"
					width="300" MAYSCRIPT="yes"
					height="309">';
			
		}
		else
		{			   
			if(strstr($user_agent,"MSIE")) { 
                echo '<script language="javascript" src="http://domain.com/wp-content/themes/themename/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script>';				
			} else {
				echo '<object type="application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1"
					width= "300" height= "309"  id="rup" name="rup">';
                echo '  <param name="archive" value="http://domain.com/wp-content/themes/themename/ThinSlice.jar">
                    <param name="code" value="com.thinfile.upload.ThinSlice">
                    <param name="MAYSCRIPT" value="yes">
                    <param name="name" value="Thin Slice Upload">';
			} 
		}

		if(isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']))
		{
			printf('<param name="chap" value="%s">',
				base64_encode($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'].":".$_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']));
		}
		
		if($useApplet == 1)
		{
			echo '</applet>';
		}
		else
		{
			echo '</object>';
		}
?>

<------------------ Original embed.js-------------------->

document.writeln('<object classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93"');
document.writeln('width= "300" height= "309"');
document.writeln('codebase="http://java.sun.com/update/1.5.0/jinstall-1_5-windows-i586.cab#version=1,4,1">');
document.writeln('<param name="archive" value="ThinSlice.jar">');
document.writeln('<param name="code" value="com.thinfile.upload.ThinSlice">');
document.writeln('<param name="name" value="Thin Slice Upload">');

<------------------ Absolute Path that I tried to change to fix the problem embed.js-------------------->

document.writeln('<object classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93"');
document.writeln('width= "300" height= "309"');
document.writeln('codebase="http://java.sun.com/update/1.5.0/jinstall-1_5-windows-i586.cab#version=1,4,1">');
document.writeln('<param name="archive" value="http://domain.com/wp-content/themes/themename/ThinSlice.jar">');
document.writeln('<param name="code" value="com.thinfile.upload.ThinSlice">');
document.writeln('<param name="name" value="Thin Slice Upload">');

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Proculopsis

Just a random thought but could an html base tag help

<BASE HREF="http://www.dzinentertainment.com/wp-content/themes/default/client-manager.php"

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azlumiere

ASKER

Hi Preculopsis,

Thanks very much for your suggestion. I set this up in the header:

<BASE HREF="http://www.dzinentertainment.com/wp-content/themes/default/" />

But the applet still doesn't load here:

http://dzinentertainment.com/client-manager/

It still shows this in the error:

failed:http://dzinentertainment.com/client-manager/com/thinfile/upload/ThinSlice.class

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azlumiere

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Oh, that's an interesting idea. I'll look into that....

azlumiere

ASKER

Preculopsis,
Sorry it took me so long to award points. It took me a month to test your theory about iframes, but it worked PERFECTLY. Thank you SO much for your help. Thank you for a simple, but effective answer to this question that has been haunting me for months!