[Javascript] Marquee Scroller

[BEKIM BACAJ]

Here you are, Steve

use an activeX object,
 (if you are working on a intranet site-application, I prefer you, convert it into HTA.
Use FSO (the file system object) that can read, write, create, delete, move, append, etc to/from the system folder/file,
without prompting the user about the ActiveX activity).

Here is the JScript function to read an external .txt file:

function readExtTextFile(){
    var readIt = 1;  
    fso=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

          gotText=fso.OpenTextFile("TheTextFile.txt", readIt);
          theContent=gotText.ReadAll();

alert(theContent)//this will retrieve the content and make sure it is available
                      //if you need any further asistance, e-mail...

}


Regards, Bekim

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Hearne
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 2:29 PM
To: javascript at LaTech.edu
Subject: RE: [Javascript] Marquee Scroller


Thanks for that. The situation is that i'm doing work on a company intranet based around some portal software and the page this scroller is to be placed in unfortunately HAS to be an HTML page or the portal software throws a wobbly!   So, ASP is out of the question.  I like your idea of opening a file though; i suppose i could open the fille and read its contents into a variable or array and then scroll that? Hmmmm...can you or someone point me in the direction of some tutorials for this (opening afile and readnig contents into var)! My ASP is better than my JavaScript which...needs working on.
Thanks again,
Steve  



>>> adunn at interworx.com.au 06/01/01 12:41PM >>>
Hi,
   You would have to go back to the server to get the text file, if you are
using asp, use the file system object to open the file and search for
whatever you want. It would probably be better to use a database for this
though.

-----Original Message-----
From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu]On  
Behalf Of Steve Hearne
Sent: Friday, 1 June 2001 7:23 PM
To: javascript at LaTech.edu  
Subject: [Javascript] Marquee Scroller


I am looking for a JavaScript scroller which allows the text which is to be
scrolled to be retrieved from a text file...
Anyone seen such a thing?
Thanks,
Steve


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