| re: FileSystemObject
"Tim Williams" <saxifraxREMOVE@THISpacbell.net> wrote in message news:<hfqLa.4237$mC2.2099@newssvr16.news.prodigy.c om>...[color=blue]
> Does the server have any antivirus software installed? Norton is famous for
> causing problems with this kind of script: if you have it then you might
> look into disbling the "script blocking" feature.
>
> tim
>
> "John Cummings" <suavipapi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:85ed5b3.0306271045.4e755973@posting.google.co m...[color=green]
> > I have inherited form that requires me to use the FilesystemObject to
> > write to a file. I have to use Javascript to instantiate and use the
> > object. I think that I am having a problem as far as getting the
> > javascript to work server side. I am able to create a file and write
> > to it locally but when trying to work it on the server, I get
> > Unspecified Error. I thought that possibly using <script
> > language="javascript" runat="server"> would take care of that. But it
> > says objected expected when I have thte runat=server in there. It
> > doesn't even recognize the function. Any ideas on how i can run the
> > following code onSubmit using Javascript? I had it done in vbscript
> > but the client insists that it be done using Javascript. Please
> > help!!!!!
> >
> > Yemi
> >
> > function getEmailList()
> > {
> > var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
> > var newfile =[/color]
> fso.OpenTextFile("d:/inetpub/www.lottery.state.az.us/database/textfiles/text
> file.txt",[color=green]
> > 8,true);
> > newfile.WriteLine("It works.");
> > newfile.Close();
> > }
> >[/color][/color]
I see that the client does not insist of JavaScript, but instead
favors using anything but VB trash. The answers to this are well
documented. Try the HTTP protocol this month.
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