Can you read a file at a URL location using vbscript or javascript?

I would appreciate a response on this.

I have clients who will be placing text files information about in a
network directory for example: http://www.protegen.com/clients/

Is it possible to read these text files using either vbscript or
javascript. What I am attempting to do is to read these files and then
create charts for viewing by each client.

A direct email to me at douglas.taylor@protegen.com will help.


Thanks for you response.

Douglas Taylor
Email: douglas.taylor@protegen.com
Protegen Business Intelligence
www.protegen.com

Laurent
Thu Dec 04 09:07:05 CST 2003

Hi,

Doug wrote:

> I would appreciate a response on this.
>
> I have clients who will be placing text files information about in a
> network directory for example: http://www.protegen.com/clients/
>
> Is it possible to read these text files using either vbscript or
> javascript. What I am attempting to do is to read these files and then
> create charts for viewing by each client.
>
> A direct email to me at douglas.taylor@protegen.com will help.
>
>
> Thanks for you response.
>
> Douglas Taylor
> Email: douglas.taylor@protegen.com
> Protegen Business Intelligence
> www.protegen.com

One way it to script a Java applet:
http://www.galasoft-LB.ch/myjava/WebLoadFile/Demo/Demo.html

Laurent
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douglas
Fri Dec 05 08:11:13 CST 2003

>
> One way it to script a Java applet:
> http://www.galasoft-LB.ch/myjava/WebLoadFile/Demo/Demo.html
>
> Laurent

Laurent,

Thanks for your response. Your demo is great and it allows me to read
files that already exist. However, I don't think your Java applet will
work for my particular situation.

What I am attempting to do is create an automated way of processing my
clients files. I would like to read the files from the client's
network directory, and then trigger an application on my server to
create charts.

Any thoughts?

Douglas Taylor
Email: douglas.taylor@protegen.com
Protegen Business Intelligence
www.protegen.com

Laurent
Fri Dec 05 10:52:41 CST 2003

Hi,

Doug wrote:

>>One way it to script a Java applet:
>>http://www.galasoft-LB.ch/myjava/WebLoadFile/Demo/Demo.html
>>
>>Laurent
>
>
> Laurent,
>
> Thanks for your response. Your demo is great and it allows me to read
> files that already exist. However, I don't think your Java applet will
> work for my particular situation.
>
> What I am attempting to do is create an automated way of processing my
> clients files. I would like to read the files from the client's
> network directory, and then trigger an application on my server to
> create charts.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Douglas Taylor

Thanks for the compliment.

If I were you, I would pass everything on the server, and have the
server read your client's files (given that it can access them at all,
which would be a precondition), and then process the charts.

It would be more reliable in any case.

HTH,

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