> With the idea that you enjoyed the VB IDE - I suggest using borlands student
> version to learn java. You can download the program from www.borland.com. It
> has a full IDE that is the closest to VB IMO.

I have downloaded JCreator yesterday and I'm missing the popups. The first time I skipped the the borland ide, I was to lazy to complete the registration form but I think I'll give it another try today.

thanks,
Hennie