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Alex,
there have been code snippets in the ...applet-issues how to get the parent
frame, but it is not really necessary. You can create a new Dialog with:
Dialog myDialog = new Dialog(new Frame());
...Conrad

Alex Humphreys wrote:

> I have an applet inside a frame inside an application.  From the Applet,
> I am trying to load a dialog box, which requires a reference to the
> frame.  here's how I'm trying to do it:
>
>     my_Dialog my_Dialog = new my_Dialog(this.getParent());
>     my_Dialog.show();
>
> But this gives an error:  "Error (598) constructor
> my_Dialog(java.awt.Container) not found in class rte.my_Dialog."
>
> Why is getParent() returning the Container and not the Frame, as I
> thought it should (this is the phrase that the docs told me to use)?
> How can i create this Dialog box?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Alex