local file problem

[patr0805]

I have a problem and that is that I want to access the files on the current computer who is looking on my aspx site. The problem is that I only know how to access files with server.mappath, but I need a code to access the files on current computer like this: THe person that looks on my site have a file on his own computer and then my site deletes it.

Don't worry I don't want to use this to bad things. I want to use it to a online command list runner I want to build

[JamieHowarth0]

Hi there,

Not a chance. ASP as a server-side technology, and web technologies in general (including Javascript, PHP, JSP, ColdFusion etc.) has never been able to access client's files - just imagine the possibilites for hackers to destroy PCs by deceiving users into clicking onto a malicious site!

Unfortunately you simply cannot achieve what you require without getting the user to run some kind of script on their machine which installs, enables and configures things like FTP - and even this isn't perfect, a lot of ISPs will block all manner of incoming connections using proxy IPs (AOL's technique, hence why I'm switching DSL provider in the next 2 weeks!) and hardware firewalls pre-configured, locked down and they won't release the settings (Sky and British Telecom for UK users).

In short, you are (quite literally) asking for the impossible I'm afraid.

Best regards,

medicineworker

[patr0805]

ok thanks for your reply