We are facing the problem that JavaBean methods that contain another
JavaBean Object in thier signiture are no longer accessible via the
ActiveX bridge as of 1.3.1_13 and higher service packs of 1.3.1.
This was possible in 1.3.1 until ServicePack 12.

SAP application "CRM Mobile Sales" (programmed in Visual Basic) uses
another SAP application "Internet Pricing and Configurator" (programmed
in Java) via ActiveX Bridge. This application is now no longer fully
functioning because the VB application is no longer able to call
JavaBean methods that contain a JavaBean Object in their signiture.
Other JavaBean Methods that do not contain a JavaBean Object in their
signiture still function properly.

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This Message is related to
Message Number : 0120061532 0001790780 2005
Short Text: Memory Leak VB => Java using Sun ActiveX Bridge

I also created a bug report in SUNs bugdatabase with bug ID 493523
which is related to another Bug report from SAP AG with Bug ID: 6290444

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Since the memory leak reported in Bug ID: 6290444 is most likely to be
 corrected in the latest SP of 1.3.1, this would impose that SAP
customers have to suffer the memory Leak by staying with java 1.3.1_12
and older in order to keep the application successfully functioning.

SAP concerns are:
1. What was changed within the Java release 1.3.1 (as of 1.3.1_13 and
higher) that caused JavaBean Methods with JavaBean Objects not to be
reachable anymore?
2. How Can SAP Make those JavaBean Method calls that contain JavaBean
objects in their interface once again reachable?
3. The solution should be compatible with the solution for Bug ID:
6290444.

**** Please note the attachment with the beans!

Test Case:
To illustrate the problem, SAP has created a small test application
which consists of a VB application and two JavaBeans and one Java class
and a Wise installer.

i attached the Installer "TestBeans.exe" (archived as TestBeans.zip) to
this message.


How to use the test program:
1. use OS WinXP SP01 (or Win2003 server)
2. install JRE 1.3.1_13 or higher 1.3.1 service packs.
3. set the environment variable JAVA_HOME to the location where you
installed the JRE 1.3.1_13 or higher (do not include the bin directory).
4. Please download and extract to get the TestBeans.exe.
5. double click on the provided TestBeans.exe to install the test
application.
6. go to c:\program files\TestBeans\bin\VBTestBeans.exe and start this
VB test program. a window will come up with 3 buttons.
7. click on "Create Beans" which will instantiate the two JavaBeans
   - "CreateStringBean" that returns the String "My String"
   - "ShowStringBean"
8. click on "pass Bean Object" which will call the JavaBean Method
     ShowStringBean.showBeanStr(CreateStringBean)
if this method is called, it should instatiate Java class ShowString
and initializes it, which should display a JFrame with the String
created by CreateStringBean as the Frame title "This is Created in
CreateStringBean".
However, in 1.3.1_13 and higher this method is not called.
This works with 1.3.1_12 and lower.

9. click on "Pass String" which will call the JavaBean Method
    ShowStringBean.showString(String)
    this will instatiate Java class ShowString and initializes it, which
 will display a JFrame with the passed string "This is passed from VB"
as the Frame title.

The sources of the JavaBeans and the VB test program are also installed
under c:\program files\TestBeans\src.