Applets and security

Question

hello,
iam trying to write to a file in my applet but i get error specifying that access is denied to the file. if i run the file as a frame, the write function is working fine. why doesnt it work with the applet? do i have to set some security settings? below is the code of my applet
added ad = new added();
Panel panel2 = new Panel();
public void init()
        this.setSize(800,600);
     this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
     panel2.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
     panel2.add(ad);
     this.add(panel2, BorderLayout.CENTER);
}where added is another class containing the code to write, its as follows:
String line = area.getText();//area is a JTextArea
try
     FileWriter output = new FileWriter("output.txt");
     BufferedWriter bufout = new BufferedWriter(output);
     bufout.write(line, 0, line.length());
     bufout.newLine();
     bufout.close();
}catch(IOException ioe)
ioe.printStackTrace();
}what am i doing wrong?
asrar

Answer 1

To be able to write to the user's disk, your applet must be signed, the browser must be set a certain way, and the user must grant the applet the authority to perform the operation (in other words, a pain in the butt). Check out the link shown below on how to sign an applet:
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/qow/archive/167/index.jsp
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