Thanks for the answer. I'll install the SmartDashboard and OpenCV as per WPILibCookbook and try that.
http://www.wbrobotics.com/attachment...ibCookbook.pdf
Note I did try the program using Netbeans 6.9.1 and that fails too. It makes sense that the libraries are written for the Alpha on the cRIO. So much for JAVA portability.