Can a JApplet access a file to be read?

I think I recall reading or hearing somewhere that a JApplet cannot, for "security reasons", access any files on the computer it is running on unless it is the 'original' or the one where the code is stored. What I would like to do is have a file that will be only read (not written to) by a JApplet and use the information for the applet. If I always run the JApplet with a browser on the computer where I have the code stored, will it allow me to access this file or will it still prevent me? Or can I just have the file stored in the same folder as the applet in my webpage directory so that it will be able to access it there and display it for all others on different computers?
Thanks in advance for any insights!

Hello forum,
Lot of confusion's on this topic.
Here is my understanding.The question is "Can a JApplet access a file to be read?". Answer is "No". But workaround is there.Then where the confusion is.
I have seen kartik181 mentioned about using digital signature from verisign/similar to grant access to your local file system!
The question asked by aachi is " ........Is it so? What is the purpose of digital signatures then?"
Also aachi mentioned about policy file. That means to get an access to local file is something you have to do with policy file.
bharthy explained the same in detail with some example.
Now look at the original question posted by the author littleB.
The answer I got from jdk 1.2 sand box model..
"There is no longer a built-in concept that all local code is trusted. Instead, local code (e.g., non-system code, application packages installed on the local file system) is subjected to the same security control as applets, although it is possible, if desired, to declare that the policy on local code (or remote code) be the most liberal, thus enabling such code to effectively run as totally trusted. The same principle applies to signed applets and any Java application."
So if you want to do your applet (whether you store locally or remotely in the path of webserver) you would end up an easy way of changing policy file by allowing more easily to do the specific job.
Hope it gives a bit clear picture of it.

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