Javascript: Reading from a file/generating GUID 1

[fhlee]

Hi,
Need some help. Basically, I need to generate a unique GUID {xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx} from client-side. Since I am not able to figure out how to do this on JAVASCRIPT Client-side, I figured that maybe I can (from client-side) open a file (say:

http://www.aDifferentDomain.com/GUIDGenerator.asp)

and read the GUID off it (which is generated dynamically). Oh, to add to it, my script will be running from a different domain from the GUIDGenerator.asp. the GUIDGenerator.asp will only output just a line of GUID.

Can this be done? If yes, how. I'm trying to make it generic as in not MSIE specific (ie, I can run this on any browser). Any help/pointer will be appreciated. Thank you very much in advance.


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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

If you make yous ASP page output the GUID in a JS string:

var myGUID = '{xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx}';

then you can simply use the ASP page as a JS include file:

<script type="text/javascript" src="guidGenerator.asp"></script>

and then use the variable "myGUID".

Hope this helps,
Dan

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[fhlee]

Genius!! Thanks sooo much!

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