Is JavaScript even the right choice

Davetoo · Oct 11, 2004

I have a simple problem and don't want to reinvent the wheel.

I have an Intranet site that I want to just view and browse the Windows folders via the users browser. Simple enough.

What I don't like is the built-in method...the directory browsing is hard to read and cumbersome.

So, I'd like to use something that will read a Windows folder (located on the web server), and display it as HTML for the user. If there's a folder, I want them to be able to then click on the folder and display the sub-folder, same way it displayed the parent folder.

Is this something that Javascript would be good at?

I thought it would be a simple matter, but having searched all afternoon for an existing script I've come up empty.

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chessbot · Oct 11, 2004

I doubt that there is a way to loop through the contents of a folder that works on all browsers. There may be an IE-specific method, using ActiveX, but I suggest you use a server-side language and CSS for display.

--Chessbot

"So it goes."
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dwarfthrower · Oct 11, 2004

VBScript via ASP would be my choice.

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Davetoo · Oct 12, 2004

Thanks for the info and direction.

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It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

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