Appendix A
Whats on the CD-ROM

The CD-ROM included with this book includes sample applets, as well as valuable programs, utilities, and other information. This appendix gives you a brief overview of the contents of the CD. For a more detailed look at any of these parts, load the CD-ROM and browse the contents.

Black Coffee from Knowledge Media

The Black Coffee collection includes the following:

• Links to the Java Developer's Kit, tutorials, and other resources for creating Java applications and applets with Coffee Pot.
  
  
• Award-winning, top-rated Java and JavaScript applets, complete with source and class files--with Instant Coffee.
  
  
• Links to more applets, sites, Java news, and source code at the Coffee Shop for some of the most exciting Web sites using Java and JavaScript.
  
  
• Access to the Black Coffee home page for the latest Java sites, applets, source code, and resources.

Example Code from the Book

Complete examples of applets and applications from the book are included on the CD-ROM--organized by chapter for quick and easy location and use.

Additional Resources

Three appendixes are included on the CD-ROM to provide you with information you'll want in quick reference format. These resources are:

• Appendix B, "Java Language Grammar."
• Appendix C, "Glossary."
• Appendix D, "ASCII Character Set."

Publishers Edition of Visual J++

Visual J++ is Microsoft's visual Java development environment (covered in Chapter 55 of the book). This special publisher's edition of Visual J++ 1.0 is certified as Java Compatible and allows users to build cross-platform applications, with specific optimization for the most common environments, such as Microsoft^® Windows^® 95 and Windows NT^®, without affecting portability.

Microsoft SDK for Java 1.5

This release of the SDK for Java adds several features and components while providing compatibility with the latest version of the Microsoft Win32 Virtual Machine for Java. The Microsoft VM now has support for Active Server Pages and Microsoft Transaction Server. Additional features are:

• A plug-in for Netscape Navigator that provides Microsoft VM support to that browser.
• A beta version of the Microsoft Script Debugger with improved support for Java and cross-language debugging.
• New Windows NT Service classes and tools for creating Windows NT Services in Java.
• New Dispatch and Variant classes for COM parameters.
• JVC and JavaTLB tools shipped with Visual J++ 1.1.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0

This CD-ROM contains a complete copy of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. This is the full-featured Web browser/client, described throughout this book, which will run your VBScripts. This version also includes:

• Internet Mail
• Internet News
• NetMeeting
• ActiveMovie
• HTML Layout Control

You'll find Internet Explorer in the /software/msie30 directory on the CD-ROM.

Virtual Reference Library

The final piece of this CD-ROM makes owning this book like getting three books in one. First, the entire text of Special Edition Using Java 1.1, Third Edition is included in HTML. Second, the CD-ROM contains the entire text of two popular best-selling books from Que in HTML format. The chapters and sections are all hyperlinked and an HTML index is included for each book to make using them even easier.

The two free books included are:

• Using Visual J++
• Special Edition Using JavaScript

We think that you'll find each of these books in HTML to be valuable additions to your reference library. You'll find these books in the \quebooks directory.