[Javascript] Re: Opening file on server with JS

phumes1 at home.com phumes1 at home.com
Thu Nov 8 18:00:36 CST 2001


I want the file to open on the client PC.

At 11:49 PM 11/8/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Yeah, should do.  Isn't that what he [phumes1] wanted?
>
>  .b
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu]On
> > Behalf Of Peter Brunone
> > Sent: 08 November 2001 22:52
> > To: javascript at LaTech.edu
> > Subject: RE: [Javascript] Re: Opening file on server with JS
> >
> >
> >
> >       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.
> > |>
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