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Apr 30.2004

Hi everyone,

I would like to know if is possible in javascript or Vbscript read (only read) a simple .txt file who is located on server.

If it’s possible how can I do?

This is my piece of code in vbscript that read a local .txt file
…
dim fso, ts, retstring, Mostra
Const forReading = 1
Set fso = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)
Set ts = fso.OpenTextFile (“E:/PROGETTO/XML/storico.txt”, ForReading)
…
…

What type of modified can I do to this?

Thanks in advance.

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@David_HarrisonApr 30.2004 — Client side VBScript is IE only, use JavaScript instead. I assume you want this to run on the client and not the server otherwise you would have posted in the ASP forum.

JavaScript can read .js files and code from the file can be executed as well.

You can reference .js files like this:

<script type="text/javascript" src="file.js"></script>

Generally these .js file are referenced in the head section but there's nothing to stop you from putting them elsewhere in your code.
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@VladdyApr 30.2004 — Only the same domain:
<i>
</i>function getFile(filename)
{ oxmlhttp = null;
try
{ oxmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
oxmlhttp.overrideMimeType("text/xml");
}
catch(e)
{ try
{ oxmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
}
catch(e)
{ return null;
}
}
if(!oxmlhttp) return null;
try
{ oxmlhttp.open("GET",filename,false);
oxmlhttp.send(null);
}
catch(e)
{ return null;
}
return oxmlhttp.responseText;
}
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@TheBearMayApr 30.2004 — Vladdy - pretty slick?
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@magliestauthorMay 03.2004 — Thank you very much

It work very very well!

bye.
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@IceMetalPunkMay 14.2004 — I was browsing the forums and I realized that this code could help me w/ something else, but I have one quick question: would it work with NS 4.0? Thanks...

-IceMetalPunk

P.S. I hope you don't mind me posting this in your topic, magliest... ?
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@VladdyMay 14.2004 — Nope.

Let NN4.* fall back on no-JS functionality.
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