java applet + html form + local file writing?

[Inssider]

Hi I'm a fairly experienced programmer but have not had much exposure at all to Java. I've been trying to create a certain page within a framed site that would allow me to input 3 text items (via input type=text form) and have the information be written to a local file on the hard drive. Could someone walk me through the process since I really have no idea at all where to start when it comes to java, applets, etc. (I know the language itself, just not the particular idiosyncracies and processes - I'm not even sure what compiler I should be looking at) Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[sedj]

Who's hard drive - client or server ? Very different procedures ...

 

[JeffHoeft]

Hello!

Here is my 2 cents:

if you are looking to stay with a browser or HTML take a closer look at JSP's or Applets. if you are leaning to a more standalone application you could code it directly with java.