Although it's the first time I post here, I often read posts.
So, here's my problem:
I have a form where users enter some data to generate HTML code. The HTML code is displayed in the same page in a textarea field (name Results) in the same form when user clicks "Generate HTML".
How can I do this (if possible):
1. Open the Results (textarea with generated HTML code) in a Notepad window. In other words, once the HTML code is generated is it possible to have a button that when the user clicks, it opens a notepad window with the same content as the textarea field?
2. Save ONLY the Results (content of textarea field) into a file?
3. Store the info (just the data entered in the form) in a file? They can have several files with different data and the file name is the one that entered in a field.
4. Retrieve (open) a particular file and populate a form with the data stored in that file. User would have to choose what file to open.
Carlos
Posted on: 7:04 pm on January 17, 2003
EBookCompiler
You need to make a file to open in Notepad
In the submit function run an Activ Script to 1. Use FSET to retrieve the field contents 2. Use the FILESAVEPROMPT/FILESAVEPROMPT2 functions to ask for the file name 3. Write the file out using FILEWRITE 4. Kick off notepad using something RUN('NOTEPAD.EXE {filename}'
To retrieve a file. Is a little more difficult 1. As there isn't a FILEOPENPROMPT command at present. I guess you could make your own form or store a list of recently used files in the earlier step and provide a way to pick from them using a drop down list or select 2. Read the file using FILEREAD 3. DISPLAY a page, expanding that variable
Posted on: 11:06 am on January 18, 2003
Carlos
Thanks Sunil,
What if I store the file names in INI file, get the list and prompt user to select one. Then I could check if file exists or not and open it.
Is there any concerns I must have by using this method?
Carlos
Posted on: 4:30 pm on January 18, 2003
EBookCompiler
Well I can't think of too much, but I suppose it depends on the application. I wouldn't do it like this for anything that need to be a secure application...
Try and verify the file exists and contains the right kind of stuff when you read it back... that kind of thing
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