There's a work around.....
Use javascripts fileupload object. It gives you a choice to navigate around
the local HDD. Then pass its value to the applet as a parameter.
Otherwise the file you'll open from the applet has to be hardwired into your
code.
Bye
Kaushik
-----Original Message-----
From: Sudhakar Chandra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 2:44 AM
>Indraneel Majumdar proclaimed:
>> Is there any way (other than signed scripts) to access a file from
>> applet or java script if it is loaded from local disk.
>Thaths said...
>If the java applet is loaded from the local disk (i.e. through a file:///
>URL), then it is possible for the applet to open and read files from your
>local hard disk. This is NOT possible in JavaScript.
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