Javax Midi Sequencer - isRunning() always returns

Javax Midi Sequencer - isRunning() always returns "false" when running!!!

Im making a mars lander program for an assignment and ive decided to put a midi danger alertin a thread for when temperature rises above a certain limit then when it falls i want the midi to stop.

I dont know when to restart/stop it though because its telling me that its never running! - Why?

Heres a portion of the code:

if((atmosphereDanger ==true) || (speedDanger ==true) || (temperatureDanger ==true) || (stormDanger ==true) || (radiationDanger ==true)){

try{

Sequencer sequencer = MidiSystem.getSequencer();

sequencerRunning = sequencer.isRunning();

if(sequencerRunning ==true){

System.out.println(sequencerRunning);

System.out.println("Are dangers - was running");

}else{

System.out.println(sequencerRunning);

System.out.println("Are dangers - wasnt running - now running");

sequencer.open();

sequencer.setSequence(MidiSystem.getSequence(midiFile));

sequencer.start();

}

}catch(MidiUnavailableException mue){

System.out.println("Midi device unavailable!");

}catch(InvalidMidiDataException imde){

System.out.println("Invalid Midi data!");

}catch(IOException ioe){

System.out.println("I/O Error!");

}

}

if((atmosphereDanger ==false) && (speedDanger ==false) && (temperatureDanger ==false) && (stormDanger ==false) && (radiationDanger ==false)){

try{

Sequencer sequencer = MidiSystem.getSequencer();

sequencerRunning = sequencer.isRunning();

if(sequencerRunning ==false){

System.out.println(sequencerRunning);

System.out.println("No dangers - wasnt running");

}else{

System.out.println(sequencerRunning);

sequencer.stop();

sequencer.close();

System.out.println("No dangers - was running - now closed");

}

}catch(MidiUnavailableException mue){

System.out.println("Midi device unavailable!");

}

}

Im completely baffled, See what you think...

Ant...

[3767 byte] By [AntonyCartwrighta] at [2007-11-26 14:59:41]
# 1
This is what i get printed:Are dangers - wasnt running - now runningfalseAre dangers - wasnt running - now runningfalseSo even though it restarts it its still not running?
AntonyCartwrighta at 2007-7-8 8:48:31 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...