How do I disable user from making any changes on a text file?

[EdRev]

I have a link on my page to a .txt file on the server. I want to make this file a read-only file and disable the user from making any changes to it and disable the dialog boxes from popping -up. Also, I want the user to be able to print this file but not the whole web page (the document only displays on one frame).

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[wushutwist]

Make file read only from the server (you know, right-click, properties, check read-only.)
Wushutwist

 

[Nanda]

OR,
set the attributes property of file to 1 (read-only)
<% set Fobj = Server.creatObject(&quot;Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot
set afile = FObj.GetFile(&quot;C:\test.txt&quot
afile.attributes = 1
%>

HTH

 

[asptim]

Don't show the file as a link? If you have some users that are supposed to be able to access the file, then show those users the link to the file by setting a cookie or session variable and by first making all users log into your site.. To print the page, the text open a new window and query only the text file.. on a white background..That should be acceptable most of the time..

Tim

 

[palbano]

Could any of you please explain to me how the user can change the file on the server when their only access to the file is HTTP since HTTP does not support that action?

-pete