Server-side scripts with ASP

[Bill Sneddon]

Sorry if this is an easy question.

Does Javascript work "out of the box with IIS" as an
Active server page? ie. does it have the ability to open files
ect.?

I tried this command and it does not seem to work.

var fileSys;
var txtFile;
fileSys = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
txtFile = fileSys.OpenTextFile("./junk.txt",1,false);

I can't find examples on the web. What would I search for to find out
about objects the Scripting.FileSystemObject?

Background
I work at a large company with a corperate IT group.
I need to write some server side scripts. The servers they
have are Windows 2000 with IIS installed. If additional
software needs to be installed I will be forced to use VBscript.

Bill

[Laurent Bugnion, GalaSoft]

Hi,

Bill Sneddon wrote:

Sorry if this is an easy question.

Does Javascript work "out of the box with IIS" as an
Active server page? ie. does it have the ability to open files
ect.?
Yes. You don't need special libraries, JScript is installed. However,
you might need to specify on your pages that JScript should be used
instead of VBScript. To do this, place this line on top of the ASP page:

<%@ Language=JavaScript %>

This should be the first line of the page.

I tried this command and it does not seem to work.

var fileSys;
var txtFile;
fileSys = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
txtFile = fileSys.OpenTextFile("./junk.txt",1,false);
I don't find a OpenTextFile method for the FileSysteObject.

Do you mean:
txtFile = fileSys.CreateTextFile( "c:\\testfile.txt", true );

Note the windows notation (backslash as path separator instead of slash)!!

More documentation about the FileSystemObject: See MSDN
<URL:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/sgfsosample.asp>
I can't find examples on the web. What would I search for to find out
about objects the Scripting.FileSystemObject?

Background
I work at a large company with a corperate IT group.
I need to write some server side scripts. The servers they
have are Windows 2000 with IIS installed. If additional
software needs to be installed I will be forced to use VBscript.

Bill

That would be a shame ;-)

HTH,

Laurent
--
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Webdesign, Java, javascript: http://www.galasoft-LB.ch
Private/Malaysia: http://mypage.bluewin.ch/lbugnion
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[Jim Dabell]

Bill Sneddon wrote:

Does Javascript work "out of the box with IIS" as an
Active server page? ie. does it have the ability to open files
ect.?
JScript does, yes.

I tried this command and it does not seem to work.
"Does not seem to work" is about as vague as you can get. Blank page?
Browser hang? Error message? Source shown? Every molecule in your body
exploding at the speed of light?

var fileSys;
Only code within <% %> blocks is processed on the server.

var txtFile;
fileSys = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
txtFile = fileSys.OpenTextFile("./junk.txt",1,false);

I can't find examples on the web. What would I search for to find out
about objects the Scripting.FileSystemObject?

[snip]

It's a normal COM object. Just look at the (numerous) VBScript examples and
adapt it to JScript syntax.
-
Jim Dabell

[Steve van Dongen]

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 22:58:16 +0200, "Laurent Bugnion, GalaSoft"
<galasoft-LB@bluewin_NO_SPAM.ch> wrote:

Hi,

Bill Sneddon wrote:

I tried this command and it does not seem to work.

var fileSys;
var txtFile;
fileSys = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
txtFile = fileSys.OpenTextFile("./junk.txt",1,false);

I don't find a OpenTextFile method for the FileSysteObject.

It's there.

FSO works with real files, not URLs, so use Server.MapPath to get the
path to the file on your filesystem.

txtFile = fileSys.OpenTextFile(Server.MapPath(".") + "\\junk.txt",
1, false);
Note the windows notation (backslash as path separator instead of slash)!!

More documentation about the FileSystemObject: See MSDN
<URL:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/sgfsosample.asp>

Regards,
Steve

[Laurent Bugnion, GalaSoft]

Hi,

Steve van Dongen wrote:

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 22:58:16 +0200, "Laurent Bugnion, GalaSoft"
<galasoft-LB@bluewin_NO_SPAM.ch> wrote:

I don't find a OpenTextFile method for the FileSysteObject.

It's there.

I believe you alright ;-) I checked it up in MSDN quite late last night,
and was aware that my unability to find it in the MSDN jungle didn't
mean it was not there ;-)

Laurent
--
Laurent Bugnion, GalaSoft
Webdesign, Java, javascript: http://www.galasoft-LB.ch
Private/Malaysia: http://mypage.bluewin.ch/lbugnion
Support children in Calcutta: http://www.calcutta-espoir.ch

[Bill Sneddon]

Thanks All.

It is working now. I think my problem was related to the path.
As Steve suggested.

Thanks again ... glad I don't have to use VB script!!