Open file .txt

zerow · September 13, 2011, 5:32pm

hello all
i want use code javascript
it can open 1 file .txt

Paul_Wilkins · September 13, 2011, 10:00pm

You almost certainly can’t do that with JavaScript.

What are you wanting to do with that txt file?

zerow · September 14, 2011, 6:06am

i want open file .txt
i want read 1 message in file .txt
because i know file .js can run by file wscript.exe of Windowxp

chris_upjohn · September 14, 2011, 6:52am

Like Paul said with JavaScript alone its 100% not possible, the only way you can achieve this is by using a back end server side script that opens the file and returns it to your JavaScript code.

vlbknl2 · September 14, 2011, 8:18am

you can’t use javascript

Paul_Wilkins · September 14, 2011, 8:20am

How about this code example, where the contents of a text file is read?
http://bulletproofajax.com/code/chapter03/ajaxtest/index.html

zerow · September 14, 2011, 3:35pm

thank paul_wilkins
!

vlbknl2 · September 15, 2011, 10:27am

Can u body onload this function ? (grabFile(this.href); return false;)

Paul_Wilkins · September 15, 2011, 11:37am

You don’t even need the onload. Just move the script from the link down to its own script section near the end of the body, and get rid of the link.

zerow · September 15, 2011, 4:21pm

i would like to studing javascript
can you for me document about javascript
i want write code javascript run by wscript.exe
can you help me ?

Paul_Wilkins · September 15, 2011, 9:17pm

I can direct you to a large set of book resources from which you can learn from.