Help -- writing file problem -- Help

Question

hi i have an applet, and i am trying to get it to write to a file but get a file permission exception:
i tried to set the permission with the help of the API but it didnt help.
Help pls
here is code to write to the file
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.applet.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class Add extends Applet1 implements Serializable {
     public Add(JTextArea jTextArea2){
          String newline = System.getProperty("line.separator");
          String NULL = "";
          BufferedWriter outStream;
          StringBuffer buf;
     try {     
          // Set the File Permission
          FilePermission fperm = new FilePermission("*" , "write");
          String inputValue1 = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the English Translation");
                 //if(!inputValue1.equals(NULL)) {
                    String inputValue2 = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the French Translation");
          String in = (inputValue1 + ":" + inputValue2 + ":" + newline);
          jTextArea2.append(inputValue1 + ":" + inputValue2 + ":" + newline);
          System.out.println(inputValue1 + ":" + inputValue2 + ":" + newline);
          JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, in, "alert", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
          jTextArea2.append(newline + "getAcrion: " + fperm.getActions() + newline);
          jTextArea2.append(newline + "implies: " + fperm.implies(fperm) + newline);
          String si = in.toString();
          byte[] buff = si.getBytes();
          FileOutputStream out= new FileOutputStream("userDefined.txt", true);
          int j=si.length();
            out.write(buff, 0, j);
          jTextArea2.append(newline + "getAcrion: " + fperm.getActions() + newline);
          jTextArea2.append(newline + "implies: " + fperm.implies(fperm) + newline);
     catch (IOException ev)
          jTextArea2.append("Receivedl Exception: " + ev + newline);
          System.out.println("Receivedl Exception: " + ev + newline);
     catch (java.security.AccessControlException ev)
          jTextArea2.append("Receivedl Exception: " + ev + newline + ev.getMessage());
          System.out.println("Receivedl Exception: " + ev + newline + ev.getMessage());
}here is how i access it from the main applet
public void jButton2_mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
   Add add1 = new Add(jTextArea2);
  }any help welcomed

Answer 1

An applet is not allowed to write files.
But you can use a signed applet.