reading data off files and populating tables

[maxpower1]

i use client side javascript to get input lines from the data file. I need to populate the screen with this data(assuming using <table> tag). Then when a user clicks on a particular row(in <tr> or <td>, it will display a new window with the info from the row clicked(I know how to do this too).

My question is: What is the best way to implement the population of data onto the screen that allows me to attach the rowclick event to the data presented on the screen?

thx

 

[DGA15]

Manpower1.

I saw your post, and perhaps you can help me.
How can I read a text file using Java Script?
My text file is 50 rows with 5 comma-delimited fields in each.

As I read each row in the file,I plan to place each row into a 50 row array, and later parse out the fields I want into variables.

Any help in reading a text file (either in the site or at a defined URL) will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Billg

 

[maxpower1]

First of all:-
1. Do you want to read it using server script or..
2. Do you want to read it using client script.

I designed mine using client side. I did this using IE 6. First of all, this is an intranet application. User don't have access to the outside world. Hence, I ENABLED the security option in IE(I think it's the third option from the top under Internet Options (Click on security tab and then the custom level button).

I did not try this in netscape but I heard security is
pretty &quot;intense&quot; in Netscape. Like I said, this is an intranet app.

Anyways,
HERE IS MY SCRIPT (It returns one line at a time). It search for a number and return the string on the right. You might want to improvise it to your liking. Let me know if I could assist you further:-

function searchDeviceDescr(iDisabledCode) {

sDisabledCode = iDisabledCode.toString() + &quot; &quot;;

var deviceFSO = new ActiveXObject (&quot;Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot;

try {
var deviceTStream = deviceFSO.OpenTextFile (&quot;C:\\somedirectory\\text.DAT&quot;

while (! deviceTStream.AtEndOfStream) {

//read the text
var strLineText = deviceTStream.ReadLine();

if ((strLineText.substr(0, sDisabledCode.length)) == (sDisabledCode.substr(0, sDisabledCode.length))) {

//sResult contains the substring needed
var sResult = strLineText.substr(sDisabledCode.length, strLineText.length);
deviceTStream.Close();
return sResult;
}
}
deviceTStream.Close();

}
catch (ex){
alert(&quot;File Text.dat not found: &quot; + ex);
}

}