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The only added problem BorderLayout could cause for adding  panels after the
container is
visible is that you may need to remove one that is already there since
BorderLayout only can handle 5 Components. A validate() on the container
should get things to display. What
problem are you having?

Q2. Java is Write once, test everywhere - no way around that for now.

Gary Kent wrote:

> Can anyone help, please.
> This is my first Java project and as expected I'm having one or two
> problems (four actually!).
>
> Q1.
> First the classic panel-setVisible problem.  I have followed Greg
> Hamer's directions to others on controlling the Visible of different
> panels from button clicks.  This works fine in XYLayout mode, but
> ideally I would like my final application to be set in BoarderLayout
> mode.  The Panels fail to show in this mode.
>
> Q2.
> Will there be any incompatibility with any of Jbuilder's components when
> running the application on a Sun Solaris i.e. DBGrid?  Is there anything
> that's going to pop up and byte me up the bum?
>
> Q3.
> The final application needs to work ideally on any Java allowed
> platform.  I am concerned about using JDBC to connect to an Oracle 7.3
> database.  This database could be on any allowed platform.  I was
> advised to use the JDBC-ODBC bridging, but looking into this, do I need
> to include the JDBCODBC.DLL?  This can't be used on anything but
> Windows.  Should I be going down the Type 4 JDBC connection route?  If
> so, should I be using Oracle's JDBCThin, Type 4 drivers.  Can anyone see
> any problems - am I straying down another daft route?  I'm sure that
> there are other programmers that have experienced this problem. Please
> help.
>
> Q4.
> I tried to show a new frame when clicking on a button, using the same
> showModal idea's used in Delphi programming.  I found that you couldn't
> setModal on a frame.  Am I being daft?  Do I need to set it's focus.  If
> so, this will still allow control of the parent frame.  Is there anyway
> around this - do I need to use a dialog?
>
> Simple four or five line examples would be great, but anything to help
> me is still cool!
>
> TA very much!!!