Opening a txt file from <a href= 3

[sweetleaf]

Hi,

Does anyone know how i can open a .txt file when the user clicks on a hyperlink on my page.
Basically i have

<a href=&quot;c:\Book25.txt>Click Here</a>

but instead what happens is that it's opened inside of the browser and so the user can't modify anything.

Any help is greatly appreciated

 

[stinkybee]

you can do it using javascript and an ActiveX object like this.

<a href=&quot;javascript:OpenPrograms()&quot;>Open Notepad</a>

<script>
function OpenPrograms()
{
var obj_ws = new ActiveXObject(&quot;WScript.Shell&quot
obj_ws.Run(&quot;notepad.exe&quot;
}
</script>

 

[sweetleaf]

hi,

how would I then open the specific document inside notepad.exe?

thanks

 

[elegidito]

basically the same, just change the stuff in bold.

<a href=&quot;javascript:OpenPrograms()&quot;>Open Notepad</a>

<script>
function OpenPrograms()
{
  var obj_ws = new ActiveXObject(&quot;WScript.Shell&quot;)
  obj_ws.Run(&quot;

URfileHere.txt

");
}  
</script>

this will open the file in notepad, or their default text editor.
hope it helps. Suceess, thats the way you spell success!
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[sweetleaf]

very cool solution - thanks guys it works great!