Working with Text Files

[Danielvb]

Hello people

Please I need your help. I have two pages in ASP Iselect.asp and Idisplay.asp.

The first page (Iselect.asp) the user select from the drop downbox a state and once he/she hit the submit bottom the paramenters passes to the other page (Idisplay.asp).

The second page (Idisplay.asp)receives the paramenters and look for the file in a ditrectory (c:\STATES\) that contains 50 text files using the name of the 50 states of the USA.

The second page (Idisplay.asp) search for the file and display the information in the same page (Idisplay.asp).

Question:

How can I accomplish the search for the file and display the information in the browser without loosing the alingment of the text file.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Daniel
Hollywood, FL

 

[rac2]

You might try wrapping the text from the file in preformatting tags.

<pre>
<%
response.write strFromTheTextFile
%>
</pre>

 

[GaryC123]

if i get what you want...

whichfile=request(&quot;state&quot & &quot;.htm&quot;
Call ReadDisplayFile(whichfile)

SUB ReadDisplayFile(FileToRead)
whichfile=server.mappath(FileToRead)
Set fs = CreateObject(&quot;Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot
Set thisfile = fs.OpenTextFile(whichfile, 1, False)
tempSTR=thisfile.readall
response.write tempSTR
thisfile.Close
set thisfile=nothing
set fs=nothing
end sub

amend 'server.mappath(FileToRead)' to the directory where the files are stored. Saturday 12.00

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[Danielvb]

Thanks You are the best guys

Thanks for your help

Daniel
Hollywood,FL