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Crap. It was not throwing an error to the screen, but in the java output screen it was. Also, in my main post, I meant to have the line "updateTimer.start();" commented out. Is it possible though,...

Hi, the code below is my attempt at a timer to update data pulled from a database. It's not working and I'm very new to java. Does anyone know why? The start/stop buttons are JMenuItems... Thansk...

That's really interesting. I'll definitely have to check on those other options. Right now though, I think I need to get everything working in separate classes and then try to use timers. I've...

Thank you curmudgeon, I've been trying to do some reading. I'm just short on time unfortunately. I'll try to separate the code into different classes and see what happens.

Is part of the problem the way I have the program designed? Like I said, I'm very new. Should I put the bits of code that retrieve information from the db into separate classes? Perhaps in the...

Thanks for the reply! I wanted to use a timer so that the bits of code that update the database will run at a regular interval. I just can't figure out how to get the timer to work... This is how...

I'm trying to teach myself Java (for the past week). Anyway, I have a JFrame with a six text areas (each inside a scrollpane). Each text area is populated by running a query on a local access db...

Thanks you've been a great help!

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Thank you again for the reply. Yes, it's definitely more of a UI to watch the data! Would you recommend netbeans or another suite? I'm going to try and read a lot about java in the next...

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Thank you for the reply. As far as vc++, I mentioned it because I know that vc++ and java are both extensively used on the windows platform. I'm extremely novice, but will teach myself.
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I want to write a windows program that interfaces with an access database. Let me give you a quick explanation. I work in a manufacturing facility and each of our products go through several steps....