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can't see file in IE

I have this sample code where I'm trying to open a file to read in some data. ALL files are in the same directory as the html file.

HTML FILE:

<HTML>
<BODY>
<APPLET CODE="AreaCode.class" width=500 height=400>
</applet>
</body>
</html>

Java Code:

/*
      A basic extension of the java.applet.Applet class
*/

import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class AreaCode extends Applet
{
      public void init()
      {
            // Take out this line if you don't use symantec.itools.net.RelativeURL or symantec.itools.awt.util.StatusScroller
            symantec.itools.lang.Context.setApplet(this);

            // This code is automatically generated by Visual Cafe when you add
            // components to the visual environment. It instantiates and initializes
            // the components. To modify the code, only use code syntax that matches
            // what Visual Cafe can generate, or Visual Cafe may be unable to back
            // parse your Java file into its visual environment.
            //{{INIT_CONTROLS
            setLayout(null);
            setSize(428,330);
            setBackground(new Color(12632256));
            label1 = new java.awt.Label("Enter Area Code");
            label1.setBounds(48,24,132,28);
            label1.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 16));
            add(label1);
            codeIn = new java.awt.TextField();
            codeIn.setBounds(48,60,90,26);
            add(codeIn);
            label3 = new java.awt.Label("The following cities have this areacode: ");
            label3.setBounds(48,120,276,26);
            label3.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 16));
            add(label3);
            areaOut = new java.awt.TextArea();
            areaOut.setBounds(48,168,264,156);
            add(areaOut);
            button1 = new java.awt.Button();
            button1.setLabel("Search");
            button1.setBounds(276,12,60,36);
            button1.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 14));
            button1.setBackground(new Color(12632256));
            button1.addActionListener(new bListener());
            add(button1);
            label2 = new java.awt.Label("Searching...");
            label2.setBounds(252,72,96,26);
            label2.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 14));
            label2.setForeground(new Color(16711680));
            label2.setBackground(new Color(16777215));
            add(label2);
            //}}
      }

public class bListener implements ActionListener
{

      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
      {
       StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(5000);
       String sg = null;

       DataInputStream input = null;
String dir = new String("c:\\areacode");
String file = new String("areacode.txt");
File file = new File(dir,file);

       try{
       input = new DataInputStream(new
FileInputStream(file));
       }
       catch(IOException ie)
       {
       areaOut.append("Can't open file areacode.txt");

       }
       try{
       sg = new String(input.readUTF());
       }
       catch(IOException ae)
       {}
       areaOut.Text(sg);
      }
       }
      }



file areacode has numbers and strings in it in the format:
336 = North Carolina(Greensboro, Winston-Salem)

This works in the appletviewer but not in IE. I get the
message in the areaOut box "Can't open file areacode".


      //{{DECLARE_CONTROLS
      java.awt.Label label1;
      java.awt.TextField codeIn;
      java.awt.Label label3;
      java.awt.TextArea areaOut;
      java.awt.Button button1;
      java.awt.Label label2;
      //}}
}

Twix

Hello Rutlegj,

Okay, your problem is going to be that you are loading with referance to a directory that is not inside the security of IE.

DataInputStream input = null;
// String dir = new String("c:\\areacode");
//This is a referance to the directory above the applet.
//Not allowed, file should read:
String dir = new String(".\");
String file = new String("areacode.txt");
File file = new File(dir,file);

In addition, by default the security must be set down in IE and Netscape. It is very involving with both of these. I can get a .reg file for IE that sets it to allow local files and socket connections, but you are much better off running from a web server.

Netscape is just as messy, but I don't have a file for that. Though the proper documentation should be aviable from Netscape to change this. (Again, nothing you can do from the GUI.)

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Twix

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