Extension mechanism works only in JRE1.3RC3 or higher (eg, in final
version). The manifest files are attached. (they r quite simple, so
u'd easily figure out what to change there.

vladimir
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In your previous letter u wrote:
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JAT> I'm looking for a couple of lines to jam into my JAR manifest to
JAT> automatically cause the Java plug-in to download and install Java3D 1.2 into
JAT> the "ext" directory, thereby giving my application (and others) complete
JAT> access to Java3D. I have no problem with it asking the user for permission
JAT> (since it does involve native code), but otherwise it must be fully
JAT> automated.

JAT> I've tried several times to do this myself, but had problems with the
JAT> "extensions" capabilities in Java 1.3. It seems to me that it should be as
JAT> easy as I described above: simply a couple lines in the manifest, or in an
JAT> HTML page. Can anyone give me the lines that are required, or explain why
JAT> Sun can't provide an extensions downloading framework that is as easy as
JAT> this?

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