Description: Have you ever asked yourself "How do I sign an applet so it can access local system resources?", or "Why does an applet work in Applet Viewer, but not in my browser?" This article answers these questions, and shows you how to sign an applet, give it access to a local file, and successfully run it. By default, applets have no access to system resources outside the directory from which they were launched, but a signed applet can access local system...
