[Javascript] I want to write to a file using JavaScript

[Poonam Pandey]

Thanks a lot.
But if we want to write to a file using Javascript 
is there any workaround for this?


On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:56:06 +0000, Richard Lewis
<richardlewis at fastmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:06:44 +0530, "Poonam Pandey"
> <poonamdp3 at gmail.com> said:
> > Hi,
> >  I want to write to a file using Javascript
> In short, you can't do this with client-side JavaScript because its
> insecure.
> 
> > but when i use
> > ActiveXObject it shows the warning "An ActiveX Cotrol on this page is
> > trying to interact with other parts of the application.It may be
> > unsafe to doso.Do you want to allow this interaction?"
> > And also i tried disabling the ActiveX options in the Internet
> > properties -options but it doesnt take up these settings.
> > Mine is a windows service pack4
> >
> (Note that ActiveX allows communication around the MS Windows "operating
> system" only; check out MS's support pages)
> 
> > Then in read that we can use File Object to write to a file but even
> > this is not working as it is giving some errors as File object is not
> > recognised.
> >
> There is no File class in standard JavaScript.
> 
> > How can i use that File object in my JavaScript file?And after using
> > this File object does this JavaScript becomes a Server Side
> > JavaScript?
> >
> You can use server-side JavaScript with the correct server software. The
> main environment for running server-side JavaScript is Microsoft's ASP.
> You can't run server-side JavaScript within a browser (this is
> client-side); client-side JavaScript can never magically become
> server-side JavaScript.
> 
> Richard.
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