[Javascript] Opening HTTP Text File

[Tim Lewis]

Thanks Peter,  immediately after I posted, I had a "Duh" moment.  It
dawned on my that File System Object is the Local File System Object.
I will research the ajax request.

Tim


>
>     This isn't canonical, but as I understand it, inherent in the FSO is
> the assumption that you are opening a file on the local file system
> (even though you may be using a mapped drive).  I don't think it has
> the capacity to use HTTP.
>
>     However, you DO have the XMLHTTP object, which will make an HTTP
> request and bring back the text in its entirety (with no security
> issues like the FileSystemObject).  You can get the full content with
> the ResponseText (?) property, so you don't have to try to parse it as
> XML.  Just Google "Javascript ajax request" and you should get a ton
> of hits on this subject.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter
>
> From: "Tim Lewis" twlewis at softhome.net
>
> Can the ActiveX FSO OpenTextFile be used in Javascript to open a
> Sharepoint based HTTP text file, or is it only for local text files?
>
> Thank you,
> Tim
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