SurfSnatcher User Guide

To install SurfSnatcher, if you DO NOT have Sun's JDK, create a top level directory
on your c: disk drive called SurfSnatcher.  Place the SurfSnatcher.zip file into
the c:\SurfSnatcher directory.  Unzip the SurfSnatcher.zip file with
an unzip utility that was designed specifically for Windows 95 that
uses long file names.

After unzipping SurfSnatcher.zip, you will have under your
c:\SurfSnatcher directory a directory called lib and a directory
called bin.  Do not unzip any files
under lib or bin.  The lib and bin directories contain files
needed by SurfSnatcher and must remain in their present state.

To execute SurfSnatcher, first log onto the Internet and then
open a DOS box and type in the
following commands.  First, change to your SurfSnatcher\bin directory:

  cd c:\SurfSnatcher\bin

and then execute SurfSnatcher:

  SurfSnatcher


To install SurfSnatcher, if you DO have Sun's JDK 1.1.5 or 1.1.6, first create a top 
level directory on your c: disk drive called SurfSnatcher.  Place the classes.zip
into the c:\SurfSnatcher directory. (Do not un-zip it)

To execute SurfSnatcher, first log onto the Internet and then
open a DOS box and type in the
following commands.  First, change to your SurfSnatcher directory:

  cd c:\SurfSnatcher

and then set the classpath:

  set classpath=classes.zip;%classpath%

and then execute SurfSnatcher:

  java SurfSnatcher


In either case, After SurfSnatcher appears, go to the Address: field and type in:

  http://members.home.net/neuralnet/java/

and then press the "Get" button. This performs an "http method=get"
request. SurfSnatcher will display the 
HTML source to the page on the Net called:

  http://members.home.net/neuralnet/java/index.html

Now press the "Save to Disk" checkbox and press the "Get" button again.
SurfSnatcher will then download the page and store it on your hard
drive as:

  c:\SurfSnatcher\members.home.net\neuralnet\java\index.html

Press the "Give me just the applat tags" button.  This will strip all
the HTML source except for applet tags.  There are two on this page.
The first is for the applet called YourSys.  The second is for the
applet called Wisdum.  The Wisdum tag reads:

  <APPLET CODE = "Wisdum" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT = 35></APPLET>

which states that the main class for the Wisdum applet is Wisdum.class 
and that it will first appear having a size of 100 pixels wide
by 35 pixels high.  The applet tag could also have been written as:

  <APPLET CODE = "Wisdum.class" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT = 35></APPLET>

where .class has been added to Wisdum. Either way, it will be
interpreted to mean the same thing.

Now execute the applet by pressing the "Applet" button.
Watch the DOS box to see what SurfSnatcher is loading.  The DOS box
reports that SurfSnatcher is loading 

  Class: http://members.home.net/neuralnet/java/Wisdum.class
  class saved to members.home.net\neuralnet\javaWisdum.class
  Class: http://members.home.net/neuralnet/java/startFrame.class
  class saved to members.home.net\neuralnet\java\startFrame.class

Notice that the applet tag gave no indication that a class called
startFrame.class was used by the applet.  As an applet executes, it
will call back to the server for whatever other classes it requires.

If you did not receive the two lines that read "class saved to"
then you did not have <B>Save to Disk</B> checked.  Go check it and
again press the "Applet" button.

A new window will appear being 100 pixels wide by 35 pixels high.
In the new window is the Wisdum applet.  In that new window press the
"Run Wisdum" button.  The DOS box reports that it is loading
even more class files.  Continue to execute the Wisdum applet and see
how many classes are loaded.  In the case of this Wisdum
applet, you are done when you see a 
panel appear that reads "Under Construction."

Save what you have entered into SurfSnatcher by pressing
"File" at the top left of SurfSnatcher and then "Save".
A file selection dialog box will appear.  Make sure you are in the 
SurfSnatcher directory.  Enter the file name 
"Wisdum.ss" and press "Save".  (You can use any file name
so long as it ends in ".ss")

Now for the fun part.  Exit SurfSnatcher and log off the Net.
Start SurfSnatcher again, as described above, but this time without
loging onto the Net.  
Press "File" and "Open" and open
the Wisdum.ss file.  Then press the "Applet
from Disk" button.  Notice how much faster the applet loads!


To de-install SurfSnatcher, simply delete the lib and bin directories that are
under c:\SurfSnatcher.  If you wish to delete SurfSnatcher and all the
files you downloaded using SurfSnatcher, simply delete the SurfSnatcher
directory.