Try running a CGI-BIN script from within Java import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import java.applet.*; import java.net.*; /** * Try running a CGI-BIN script from within Java. */ public class TryCGI extends Applet implements ActionListener { protected Button goButton; public void init() { add(goButton = new Button("Go for it!")); goButton.addActionListener(this); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) { try { URL myNewURL = new URL("http://server/cgi-bin/credit"); // debug... System.out.println("URL = " + myNewURL); // "And then a miracle occurs..." getAppletContext().showDocument(myNewURL); } catch (Exception err) { System.err.println("Error!\n" + err); showStatus("Error, look in Java Console for details!"); } } } /*

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