Hi,
I am working on a TV application which is based on jdk 1.1.

here I draw an Image using:
Image myImage = this.getToolkit().getImage(imagePath);
(...and graphics.drawImage(myImage) in the paint() method)

The problem comes when I get an Event telling me that the image is
updated. From the event, I can get the source of the updated File (in
this case, an Image). So, I can obtain the updated File (which is an
Image) by doing:
File updatedFile = (File)updateEvent.getSource();

When I try to cast the File to an Image, I get a ClassCastException

If I try to re-instanciate the image after I get the update event (by
calling this.getToolkit().getImage(imagePath) again), I get an error
on the box I am working on. (indicating the resource is not
accessible)

I do the same thing with text files, and this works fine, because I
can do:
BufferedReader inFile = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new
FileInputStream(updateEvent.getSource()), "UTF8"));
...and read the updated text from the BufferedReader.

I guess I have to do something similar to "read" the file data to an
Image object and then repaint it. But I haven't figured out how to do
this...

So please if someone can help me; how can I make an Image of the File
object?

Regards, Per Magnus