heh, there might be some security issues involved there mate :) fdisk? :) .b ----- Original Message ----- From: <phumes1 at home.com> To: <javascript at LaTech.edu> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:00 AM Subject: RE: [Javascript] Re: Opening file on server with JS > > 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. > > > |> > > > |> _______________________________________________ > > > |> 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 > > > | > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Javascript mailing list > Javascript at LaTech.edu > http://www.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript >