Integrating an applet - getting a routing error

Hi,

I've got to integrate a Java applet into my Rails app. The applet runs a signature capture pad. I've got the basics working in a test app but I'm getting a routing error I don't understand. This is the first time I've messed with Java since '96, and the first time ever with an applet, so I'm sure it's just a 'schtupit newbie' mistake. Sure would appreciate any pointers.

Whenever I display the page with the applet in it I'm getting (first line of the trace only):

ActionController::RoutingError (No route matches "/com/topaz/sigplus/ SigPlus.ser" with {:method=>:get}):

I'm confused about a couple of things.

First, the applet appears to be working despite the error that Rails is throwing.

Second, the 'call' above is made by the one of the vendor's libraries I've installed under the public directory. It must be, because there is no method invocation for this in the java code I've written, and certainly nothing in the Rails code. Why is Rails getting involved?

Thanks, Bill