I want to write a .txt file using the javascript console in IE.
I already have the strings that I would like to write on the file; so, what I would like to do is:
var refTab=document.getElementById("historymatch_tb0");
var ttl;
for ( var i = 0; row = refTab.rows[i]; i++)
{
row = refTab.rows[i];
for ( var j = 0; col = row.cells[j]; j++ )
{
WriteInFile (col.innerHTML);
}
}
What I don't have is the function WriteInFile because I triyed this:
function WriteInFile (a)
{
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var filename = "c:\\Users\\Riccardo\\a.txt";
var f = fso.OpenTextFile(filename, 2, true);
f.WriteLine(a);
f.Close();
}
this doesn't works,
The script doesn't give me errors but the file is empty and The console shows the word: undefined!
Where is the problem?
Thanks!
Since HTML5 this is possible. See http://www.w3.org/TR/file-writer-api/#the-filesaver-interface and http://eligrey.com/blog/post/saving-generated-files-on-the-client-side
If I am understanding you correctly, what you are really asking is for a way to persist information in js between sessions. I understand how a file looks great for that task. But since browsers have a very limited access to the filesystem, that is not ideal.
Instead of using a local file, you can persist the information you need in the browser's Web Storage. You can come later and retrieve it. See http://www.html5rocks.com/en/features/storage for details
Maybe it's some browser issue ?
I tried in IE9 - it works correctly (see jsfiddle - it's your code)
var a = "Hello";
WriteInFile(a);
http://jsfiddle.net/nb5N7/1/
But, also I must enable not safe activeX execution
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/41b3a68b-dd16-48a8-b86c-02a1e543081c/activexobjectscriptingfilesystemobject-automation-server-cant-create-object
(see answer)
UPD: why you are minused me ?
UPD2:
for ( var i = 0; row = refTab.rows[i]; i++)
maybe possible issue here ?
you should write
var i = 0; i < refTab.rows.lenght; i++
instead of
for ( var i = 0; row = refTab.rows[i]; i++)
and, also, try add alert(1); to for cycle (to check is it work correctly)