Hi all,
I'm trying to call an applet method from Javascript, the call works OK,
but the method is returning a value before the main section of the
applet code has executed, causing the wrong value to be returned. I
would appreciate any guidance:

 Applet code (relevent sections only):)

public class BandwidthTestApplet extends Applet {
  ...
  public static boolean usrHighBand = false; //this is problem variable
  ...

  public void start(){
    ...some calculations and stuff
    these ulimately change the usrHighBand varaible
  }   

  public boolean getClientBandwidth(){    //method called by javascript
    return usrHighBand;
 }
}
What seems to be happening is that the javascript is calling the method
before the applet has done anything, so returns false. If the page is
refreshed the value returned is the one that should have been returned
the first time round. Am i being stupid here and missing something
obvious, or is there a way to force my script to execute after the
applet has finished?

Cheers for any help.
Jim