Drag and Drop box?

Hi all
I want to code a Java application, that when executed, will display a box in a window. I then want to be able to drag a file from windows explorer into this box, and after dropping it in the box, I want the file name to be displayed in the console window. I'm really just interested in doing the drag and drop feature.
Can anyone give me some links or some info that would help me do this?
Thanks very much for any help!

Did you try the Drag and Drop tutorial, http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/dnd/intro.html? The section titled "Importing a New Flavor: Files" may be what you're looking for.

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Edited by: Kohinoor on Jan 17, 2008 10:58 AM

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[2]Change cursor on a un-defined Target. That means how to prevent a drag from a particular column in Table1.Also how to prevent a drop to a particular column in Table2. How to change the cursor to a "NO-DRAG" cursoror "NO-DROP" cursor.
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If yes,How can these listeners attached to the table and how to do it?
If No,How Could it be done?
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[4]Is there any out of the box way to make an undo in the target cell(where drop was made) so that the old cell value is brought back.
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