executing and .exe from an applet

I am new to programming Java, my question is, can you execute an .exe from an applet.

[92 byte] By [stephilewa] at [2007-11-27 4:48:55]

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# 1

From a signed applet, in theory. But you would need to know where the exe file is on the local file system, not the server. And Vista may have plenty of issues doing that even from a signed applet.

bsampieria at 2007-7-12 10:01:54 >

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# 2

Are the Applet<->Vista restrictions just Vista being Vista (cue that "I'm a Mac ... and I'm a PC" commercial) or are they specifically aimed at Sun and applets?(Code monkey hates applets)

Hippolytea at 2007-7-12 10:01:54 >

# 3

I'm not entirely sure, but from what I've been reading around here, it's just Vista. I think it's more to do with any ActiveX controls in Vista (maybe more strictly related to IE), which Java runs as in IE. Would be interested to see what happens with FireFox on Vista.

bsampieria at 2007-7-12 10:01:54 >

# 4

Thank you

stephilewa at 2007-7-12 10:01:54 >

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