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Article #15909Re: OK, now I need a Thread.
From: Paul Franks (TeamB)
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:00
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The problem is that SecurityManager can't tell the difference between a hard coded filename in your applet, and a filename entered in the UI at runtime. In the Java applet security plan it is also impossible to run external executables (unless you're using a signed applet it won't even be allowed to save the download on local disk). leachjc@hotmail.com says... // I suppose I can see why that would cause security problems. Then again, // if the user is selecting the files, why not? It would be no different // than taking the risk of downloading a file (EXE) from the net, and // running it. At least if it's a web page you can track the // applet/server/author down. // -- pf
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f74b3,e8e45b2956d295c6 X-Google-Attributes: gidf74b3,public From: supportinfo@inprise.com (Paul Franks (TeamB)) Subject: Re: OK, now I need a Thread. Date: 1999/04/14 Message-ID: <MPG.117e89ec4285c043989b73@forums.inprise.com> X-Deja-AN: 466375128 References: <3712C69C.A921A9B0@hotmail.com> <3713A9F0.D60E3E54@inprise.com> <3713DE30.F31939AB@hotmail.com> Organization: TeamB Newsgroups: borland.public.jbuilder.java.language