Post request from applet?

[Eric Low]

Hi
How could I perform a post request(and redirect) to an action page from an applet?
I have tried the following:

 
url = new URL(getCodeBase().toString() + "redirect.cfm");
urlConn = url.openConnection();
urlConn.setDoOutput(true);
urlConn.setUseCaches(false);
urlConn.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
printout = new DataOutputStream(urlConn.getOutputStream());
param = "html=" + URLEncoder.encode(outputTextArea.getText(),"UTF-8");
printout.writeBytes(param);
printout.flush ();
printout.close ();

The above doesn't seem to work properly, coz it is not "redirect" to the action page.
Please comment.
Cheers
Eric Low
SCJP2

[Rakesh Ray]

If u can use html file how about using is as follows:

getAppletContext().showDocument(new URL(getCodeBase(),"/help/GettingStarted.html"),"_self");

[Eric Low]

Hi Rakesh
I have tried that as a GET request, but I want it to be a POST request instead.
Any idea?
Eric Low
SCJP2

[Eric Low]

Hi All
Have no luck so far. I'm thinking of using Javascript to access the variable in the applet instead rite now.
I have tried something like this:

  var data = document.applets[0].getData();

where getData() is a static method in the applet which returns a String object. However it's not working as well... please help!
Regards
Eric Low
SCJP2