check if a file on the user's PC exists

[JeroenDortmans]

How can I check if a file on the user's PC exists (so not on the server side, but the client side). I did try the following script:

<%
Set fs=CreateObject(&quot;Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot

If (fs.FileExists(&quot;c:\COCO_recognize_file.txt&quot)=true Then
Response.Write(&quot;File c:\COCO_recognize_file.txt exists.&quot
Else
Response.Write(&quot;File c:\COCO_recognize_file.txt does not exist.&quot
End If

set fs=nothing
%>

But this doesn't work. Who can help me?

 

[btt423]

Due to security concerns, ASP doesn't allow access to the user's hard drive. If it was allowed, developers could essentially do what they wanted with the user's system... and that would be bad!

I believe there are ways to do this kind of thing using signed java applets, but I'm not exactly sure how or even where to start with it.

Hope this helps...