[Javascript] Help with text file

[Mike Dougherty]

Have you tried XML? Maybe learn to use XSLT to format the data
(something I haven't yet done)

It sounds like you have a considerable amount of data to parse in
javascript- if you could make a transformation language do it for you,
the result would be more "pre-chewed"  

Of course, that learning adds to the delivery cost of this project.

The data is a URL? Or a UNC?  If the user is offline, with a local copy
of the data - and your page is trying to access the local file system,
then you might be hitting a rights problem.  If you do have local/on
disk data, consider using the Scripting.FileSystemObject and setting the
page's rights to allow instantiation of that object.  (it can be a
security risk though, so it's not available by default, and you wouldn't
want the whole internet having access to that control on your machine)


-----Original Message-----
From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu
[mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu] On Behalf Of Jaime Golombek
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:34 PM
To: javascript at LaTech.edu
Subject: [Javascript] Help with text file


Thanks Chris:
In a nutshell I'm trying to use the orbital elements information 
provided by NASA and others for many satellites. From this text files 
I'll calculate some useful information (i.e. pointing angles). I would 
prefer for it to be only client side so that it can be used on or 
off-line (if the user downloads the file beforehand). Maybe I'll do 
some hybrid thing using PHP for embedding the data in a page.
I currently have a simple page that works OK but 1) has the satellites 
information hardcoded and has to be updated manually once in a while 
and 2) if I manage to use these files I'll be able to do add a lot of 
cool features.

thanks again

jg

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