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homesick_alien
RSS Reader in Processing
May 21st, 2008, 9:07pm  
Hello,

I was expecting to find an answer searching the forum, but couldn't find any relevant information.
I'm trying to build some kind of RSS reader in processing, and so far, my code works locally (ctrl+R), but it stops working when I test it as an applet (ctrl+E).
I'm not sure, but does it have to do with applet security restrictions? And if yes, is it possible to be done using processing? Is there a workaround and what will I need?

Thank you
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antiplastik
Re: RSS Reader in Processing
Reply #1 - May 21st, 2008, 10:07pm  
Useful reference :

Reference > Troubleshooting >  Export and Browser Troubles
http://processing.org/reference/troubleshooting/index.html#applet

Reference > Environment > Applet Security Restrictions
http://processing.org/reference/environment/export.html#security

Quote:
Applets running inside a web browser have several security restrictions, in order to protect web users. For instance, an applet cannot read files from the local disk or connect to servers other than the server from which it came. To avoid these restrictions, it's possible to "sign" an applet. In a signed applet, a dialog box will appear to ask the user whether they trust you as the provider of the applet, and if it's ok for the applet to perform actions that might be a security risk. More information can be found in Sun's documentation.
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sw01
Re: RSS Reader in Processing
Reply #2 - May 21st, 2008, 11:17pm  
This post might help.  There was another post on this topic today, but I solved similar problem using this post:

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lsiden/tutorials/signed-applet/signed-applet.html

http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=Sound;action=display;num=1182948677
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homesick_alien
Re: RSS Reader in Processing
Reply #3 - May 23rd, 2008, 8:22pm  
Thanks to both of you - I got it running as an applet Smiley

(In addition, a useful and basic FAQ from Sun regarding applet restrictions can be found here: http://java.sun.com/sfaq/ )
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