write to file with javascript

saphiroth · Jan 2, 2006

Hello,
I'm trying to have a user input their name on a webpage and then have the webpage store that name in a text file on the server. I have a form on a webpage where a user types their name in and then after pressing submit the name gets saved in a text file. But for some reason this does not work for me. Please help!! Here is my code.

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
 function WriteToFile(passForm) {
	
    set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");  
    set s = fso.CreateTextFile("C:\test.txt", True);
    s.writeline("HI");
	s.writeline("Bye");
	s.writeline("-----------------------------");
    s.Close();
 }
  </SCRIPT>

</head>

<body>
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</p>
<form onSubmit="WriteToFile(this)">
Type your first name: 
<input type="text" name="FirstName" size="20">
<br>Type your last name: 
<input type="text" name="LastName" size="20">
<br>
<input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>

ca8msm · Jan 2, 2006

If you want to create a text file on the server then you'll have to use a server side language (such as ASP, PHP etc).

If you want to create the text file on the client then I think you'll have to use an ActiveX object otherwise you may run into permission problems (you may run into problems anyway as the user may deny you access) e.g.

Code:

<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
function WriteToFile()
{
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var s = fso.CreateTextFile("C:\\Test.txt", true);
s.WriteLine('Hello');
s.Close();
}
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="WriteToFile()">

</body>
</html>

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astalmokas · Jan 20, 2006

Hello,

I need to create a text file on client side right as ca8msm wrote (I want to write all user input in a text.log before submitting it to server - sometimes the connection to server freezes and a lot of input dissapiers without beeing registered on a server).

BUT, I get an error "[object Error]" with THE first sentence:
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

I turned off NIS blocking, checked all Explorer properties about script....
Do I need to enable or install any ActiveX?

Any suggestions about this error? Thanks in advance

kaht · Jan 20, 2006

Either:

1. You're using a non-ie browser (which doesn't support activex objects)

2. you're using an ie browser on an xp machine with sp2 installed and the activex object is being blocked

-kaht

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astalmokas · Jan 21, 2006

Yes, it's XP with sp2, IE6. All options in IE about ActivX are Enabled or Prompt. Maybe some Add-on (ActiveX) must be installed additionaly. Or it must be by default - then what it's name in Add-on list or somewhere else.

Thanx

BillyRayPreachersSon · Jan 21, 2006

Are you running this locally, or from a web server? You need to ensure that the settings are correct for the "zone" from which you are running this, AFAIK.

Hope this helps,
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