Re: JDBC & Applets

["Chris Rehm" <javadisciple@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris,
    The short answer is that a Java applet may not open a connection to any
machine other than the one that served it. If it needs to get data, it
should ask for it from its server, which could access from whatever sources.

Chris Rehm
javadisciple@earthlink.net
If you believe that the best technology wins the
marketplace, you haven't been paying attention.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Price, Chris" <chris_price@nsb.co.uk>
To: <java400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 6:09 AM
Subject: JDBC & Applets


>
> Apologies in advance if this is a stoopid question, I'm new to this Java
> stuff...
>
> I've written a Java Application, which uses JDBC to get some data from an
> AS/400, and it works OK.
>
> When I try to run the same code in an Applet, I get a error - "access
denied
> (java.net.SocketPermission myAS400 resolve)" when testing with
AppletViewer.
>
> Is what I'm doing impossible, due to the restrictions on Applets?
> If not, what do I need to configure to get it to work?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Chris.
>


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