Won't that try to open a file on the client rather than on the server? |-----Original Message----- |From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu]On |Behalf Of .ben |Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 3:37 PM |To: javascript at LaTech.edu |Subject: RE: [Javascript] Re: Opening file on server with JS | | |How about using the onLoad event? | |function openThing() |{ | document.location.href = 'file://x:\directory\test\filename.dat'; |} | |<body onLoad="openThing();"> | |see if that works. | | .b | |> -----Original Message----- |> From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu]On |> Behalf Of phumes1 at home.com |> Sent: 08 November 2001 21:18 |> To: Javascript at LaTech.edu |> Subject: [Javascript] Re: Opening file on server with JS |> |> |> |> How can I open a file or load a file with JS automatically from a page |> rather than having to click on a link? |> |> I have the following link in a file. |> |> <a href="file://x:\directory\test\filename.dat">Open file</a> |> |> How can I have this execute automatically. I don't want to have to click |> on the link. |> |> _______________________________________________ |> Javascript mailing list |> Javascript at LaTech.edu |> http://www.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript |> |_______________________________________________ |Javascript mailing list |Javascript at LaTech.edu |http://www.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript |