Re: Open File
""Crash" Dummy" <dvader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eTaMb7zJGHA.3120@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I can't even begin to read the OP's code, so I will comment on your
>comments.
>
>> It seems an odd requirement, you want the user to be able to open a file
>> on
>> a server from a client browser?
>> They wouldn't be able to see the file so what would the point be?
>
> There is a way to read a file opened on the server using forms and ASP.
> The
> targeted asp script need only send the data read from the requested file
> back to
> the client as a response to the submitted form.
>
Yes but the OP was opening a file in it's associated reader, such as an
Excel file in Excel, how can that be useful?
>> Or do you wish to open a file on the client's machine in which case
>> you'll
>> need client-side code and reduced security levels on the browser?
>
> You'll need a lot more than "reduced security" to open a file directly
> with the
> browser. I don't think it can be done. I've tried. I have to use a local
> server
> and asp scripts to pull that trick off, as described above.
> --
> Crash
>
>
It's fairly simple to do. Add the site to trusted zones for instance and
allow unsafe ActiveX in the security section for that zone.
You can then use the FileSystemObject to open and read text files or the ms
xml components to read local XML files.
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Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)
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