Ad:

Java Discussion Thread
Unsolved
Views: 2848

Mar 28th, 2005

calling the internet browser from a java applet

Expand Post »

Hey all. I am attempting to build a java applet with just a textfield and a button for a search on a web site. When the button is pushed, I have it set up to look at what the user typed into the textfield and then match it to either a UPS tracking number, an ebay product number, or just a search for an item on ebay. I have figured out how to do all of this, but then is it possible for the applet to open up a new browser window and go to an address I plug in?

Similar Threads

stupidenator

Reputation Points: 18

Solved Threads: 4

Junior Poster

Offline

192 posts
since Mar 2005

Permalink

Mar 28th, 2005

Re: calling the internet browser from a java applet

Hi everyone,

If you are talking about internet explorer then you can use the runtime class but you can also use the JEditorPane as it renders most of the html of a web page correctly

Richard West

freesoft_2000

Reputation Points: 25

Solved Threads: 10

Practically a Master Poster

Offline

623 posts
since Jun 2004

Permalink

Mar 28th, 2005

Re: calling the internet browser from a java applet

what I mean is I have created the search bar. when someone pushes the search button, I want the applet to open a new browser window to a URL that's based on the user's input, but I don't know how and I'm confused on what to search by for it.

stupidenator

Reputation Points: 18

Solved Threads: 4

Junior Poster

Offline

192 posts
since Mar 2005

Permalink

Mar 28th, 2005

Re: calling the internet browser from a java applet

That should be impossible. The applet sandbox prevents applets from doing ANYTHING on the client computer, and that includes opening browser windows.
This is for security reasons.

jwenting

Team Colleague

Reputation Points: 1658

Solved Threads: 331

duckman

Offline

7,719 posts
since Nov 2004

Permalink

Mar 28th, 2005

Re: calling the internet browser from a java applet

alright ya that's what i thought.. thanks

stupidenator

Reputation Points: 18

Solved Threads: 4

Junior Poster

Offline

192 posts
since Mar 2005

This thread is more than three months old

No one has posted to this discussion for at least three months. Please let old threads die and do not reply to them unless you feel you have something new and valuable to contribute that absolutely must be added to make the discussion complete. Otherwise, please start a new thread in this forum instead.

Previous Thread in Java Forum Timeline: array from StringTokenizer

Next Thread in Java Forum Timeline: How would you do this?

DaniWeb Message

Cancel Changes

User Name
Password