How to access .properties file outside the current folder?

In an application, it's dead easy.

Properties props = new Properties();

props.load(InputStream);

where InputStream is a stream from an open file that could be just about anywhere.

The problem is that in an applet, the SecurityManager will prevent you from getting outside your own directory. THAT gets nasty. :)

If you're dealing with an applet, you're going to have to look into security policies and secure certificates, as these are what browsers require before their VMs start granting you the priviliges you need to access other directories. Horrid, and potentially expensive also. :P

Hope that helps!

Martin Hughes

martinhughes at 2007-6-29 13:11:29 >