How to open a .txt file from ASP.NET

[ESPN Lover]

Here's a quick function to load the entire text file into a string.

private string LoadFile( string file )
{
string contents = "";
using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(file))
{
contents = sr.ReadToEnd();
}
return contents;
}

 

[ESPN Lover]

Oh, and the format for calling the LoadFile function might be like:

string filesContents = LoadFile( "c:\\temp\\mytext.txt")

or like

string filesContents = LoadFile(@"c:\temp\mytext.txt") // in this example,
the @ sign automatically escapes the backslashes!

 

[Juan Manuel Alegría B.]

Hi group!!! I am new in the ASP.NET programming. I am trying to open a
..txt file but I can't do it.

I am using: but i don't know if its the right way. Thanks for help me.
Dim proc As New System.Diagnostics.Process

proc.Start(file:///C:/bitacora.txt)

 

[ESPN Lover]

Where is the application going to be "run" on...client or server?

Once the .txt file is in notepad, what is going to happen to it?

 

[Juan Manuel Alegría B.]

I think, I din't be clear with the question.

I want to open the .txt file within an aplication... like Notepad, Excel,
etc. Not just read it.

Thanks...

 

[ESPN Lover]

Even though this seems easy, this is a really difficult task without the
end-user openning the application themselves since if you stream text down,
most browsers will display it as is. Plus, there's no known way to launch
applications on a client's machine via a web page. Who's to say they even
have the application on their computer? Even if they did, it'd be a big
security hole to allow a web page to launch programs on someone's machine.

Tell us what exactly is the requirements are, and there may be other ways to
handle this.

 

[Juan Manuel Alegría B.]

The application is going to be run on client. And I just want to show the
file on the notepad.

 

[Juan Manuel Alegría B.]

Thanks, Now I understand that is difficult in that way, I'll try showing
the information in a container control.

Thanks again for your time.

 

[Guest]

Having an application on a client-side run is not impossible if you try to
use client script like the following;
'----------------------------------------------
<script language="vbscript">
Sub cmdExcel1_onclick()
set appXl = createobject("excel.application")
With appXl
.Workbooks.Add
.Worksheets.Add
End With

appXl.Visible = True
exlrowCnt = exlrowCnt + 1
appXl.cells.Font.Size = 10
appXl.Columns("A:A").Select
appXl.selection.ColumnWidth = 20
appXl.Columns("B:CZ").Select
appXl.selection.ColumnWidth = 5
appXl.Columns("B:B").Select
appXl.ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = True

appXl.cells(1,1) = 2394023034
End Sub
</script>

<input type=button value="get Excel" name="cmdExcel1">
'----------------------------------------------
the thing is when you try to write a data( calculated or managed by server)
on the client's application.
of course, this can be done by the function "RegisterClientScriptBlock()"
with the asp.net. (refer to the msdn about
"Page.RegisterClientScriptBlock()") thogh,
do i really have to concatenate string values and server-side value together?

i hope any one help me...