[Javascript] Writing Files to local disk

Thu Jul 3 08:59:26 CDT 2003

With inputs and trigger for output in an upper frame
and the modified file in a lower frame named out
I have a way now to get at the altered output file:

1. Put ID into the starting HTML tag of the file in the "out" frame.
<html id="whole">
Any ID would do, I guess.

2. Alter document using IDs of various table cells
e.g.
function myFunction(form){
parent.out.document.all.someID.innerText=form.someElement.value;
}

3. Get whole document's HTML as string with
var fStr=parent.out.document.all.whole.outerHTML;
// parent because the trigger is in another frame
// out is the name of the output frame

4. Then use FileSystemObject to write fStr to a new file.

R

Rodney Myers wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Peter.
>
> > Have you considered using the FileSystemObject
>
> Yes, I could do that.
>
> > you should be able to use Mappath(relative path/filename)
>
> I am the user btw. and want to run this in file mode. So Mappath will 
> not be required.
> Guess FileSystemObject  is going to be the way. Pity, but workable.
>
> Rodney
>
>
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