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Using JavaScript, the CreateTextFile()/OpenTextF
does not work right. It always gives me "Permission Denied" when I try
to create a file. But the same thing works fine with VBScript. Can you
tell me what's wrong that I'm doing ?
does not work right. It always gives me "Permission Denied" when I try
to create a file. But the same thing works fine with VBScript. Can you
tell me what's wrong that I'm doing ?
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sorry, let me look at it and try to give you more info....
Explain how CreateTextFile() and OpenTextFile() is supposed to work, i.e. arguments and such, and i'll try to figure out why it won't work. It must be the ONE function not covered in my JS book. However, I was able to answer you question(kinda) from general JavaScript history and knoledge about the history of the language.
One of the main reasons many browsers didn't support JS or Java until recently is because they were worried it wasn't secure enough, it is someone's program who you don't know that is running on unsuspecting client's machines. That's why netscape by default warns you about JS and Java, and it can be disabled. The first versions were pretty buggy and it was very possible, especially in Java, that one could read file of a client's hard drive or network and relay them to a server(uhh oh). But, as you know can see, those "problems" have been fixed for the most part(i.e. perm errors).
One of the main reasons many browsers didn't support JS or Java until recently is because they were worried it wasn't secure enough, it is someone's program who you don't know that is running on unsuspecting client's machines. That's why netscape by default warns you about JS and Java, and it can be disabled. The first versions were pretty buggy and it was very possible, especially in Java, that one could read file of a client's hard drive or network and relay them to a server(uhh oh). But, as you know can see, those "problems" have been fixed for the most part(i.e. perm errors).
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I appreciate your concern on answering my question, thanks !
The CreateTextFile() is supposed to create a text file with these arguments;
CreateTextFile ("fname",createFlag,permis
where:
createFlag - create a file if non-exsistant, otherwise overwrite.
permissions- permissions given to the file
FYI-This works okay in VBScript with any combinations of these arguments.
With OpenTextFile(), the story is stightly different.It does not work in JScript but in VBScript these two forms do not work
Set tf = fs.OpenTextFile ("e:\textFile.txt",1,TRUE,
In these it complains of invalid argument TRUE.
Set tf = fs.OpenTextFile("e:\txtFil
tf.WriteLine("This is a test")
It says "Permission Denied". In this case we are trying to append to a pre-exsistant file.
I have added lot of extra infomation in this comment, which may help you debug the problem.
Thanks, in advance.
The CreateTextFile() is supposed to create a text file with these arguments;
CreateTextFile ("fname",createFlag,permis
where:
createFlag - create a file if non-exsistant, otherwise overwrite.
permissions- permissions given to the file
FYI-This works okay in VBScript with any combinations of these arguments.
With OpenTextFile(), the story is stightly different.It does not work in JScript but in VBScript these two forms do not work
Set tf = fs.OpenTextFile ("e:\textFile.txt",1,TRUE,
In these it complains of invalid argument TRUE.
Set tf = fs.OpenTextFile("e:\txtFil
tf.WriteLine("This is a test")
It says "Permission Denied". In this case we are trying to append to a pre-exsistant file.
I have added lot of extra infomation in this comment, which may help you debug the problem.
Thanks, in advance.
Alright, i've sone some testing, and i'm sorry to say, I don't know why it dosen't work or how to fix it, but I do know the reason is related to JS' Security features. To do any more testing i'd need the HTML file you're using it in. If you can send it to me, i might be able to look at it again.....
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