java counter help (similar to a "national debt" counter )

From: byzantium (simmering.man_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: 25 Jan 2005 13:43:17 -0800

Hi

What I'm trying to do is create a java counter for the following: I
have a number in mind (for example 1,000,000) that is to be stretched
over x number of days. I would like a counter that will then having a
"running ticker" so that at the end of day x, the total reaches exactly
one million. I envision it to look something like a "national debt
counter" with the numbers ticking by very fast. I have some limited
experience with java but was hoping that someone knew how this was
done, or had some example code they could share with me.

Thank You!