SOURCE CODE for ReadServerFile applet which reads a file from a URL connection

// This program uses a URL connection to read a file on a server

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;

public class ReadServerFile extends Applet {

	URL fileURL;
	TextArea contents;
	InputStream input;
	DataInputStream dataInput;
	
   public void init()
     	{
	contents = new TextArea( " Please wait...", 10, 40);
	add (contents);

	try
	{ fileURL = new URL ("http://csc.ColumbusState.edu/summers/notes/cs335/test.txt"); }
	catch (MalformedURLException e)
	{ showStatus ("Exception: " + e.toString() );	}
	}

   public void start()
	{
		String text;
		try		{
			input = fileURL.openStream();
			dataInput = new DataInputStream  ( input );
			contents.setText ("The file contents are:\n" );

			while ( (text = dataInput.readLine()) != null )
				contents.appendText( text + "\n" );
			dataInput.close();
		}
		catch (IOException e)
		{	showStatus ("Exception: " + e.toString() ); }

	}
}