combining and manipulating text files based on a user selection

[ExtremePimpness]

how would you manipulate text files over the internet in a circumstance like this one?

i have a page with check boxes and each one is assigned to a text file and based apon which boxes are checked i want to compile a new text file from them what would be the easiest way to do such a thing.

Regards,

E.P.

[Jerry Grant]

What exactly is the requirement?

On the client using DHTML, or at the Server using ASP?

If locally, then you will need to download the text files to the client first. On the server, then you would have to submit your request, then the new text would be delivered to the browser.

Let me know and I'll see if I can help with a sample.

[ExtremePimpness]

i can use either of them but i would prefer asp but i know nothing about it. thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

[Jerry Grant]

ExtremePimpness

Sorry not to have got back to you, I was out at a customers office all day yesterday, I'll build an ASP sample and post it later................

[ExtremePimpness]

thank you i am looking forward to seeing it but i am also kinda busy right now i am working on a new modal of a program that me and alex read are working on and i will get back with you shortly but i want to thank you for all of the time and effort that you have put into the example for me. I know alot but it is spread out over so many languages that i only know alittle about any of them but i am getting very good with VB

Thanx Again

E.P.

[Jerry Grant]

Here is a quick sample,........ If you still need one in ASP!
Put all the files in the same folder in IIS or PWS and run Test.ASP

[ExtremePimpness]

thank you i will look it over over the weekend and thank you i will post back on monday

[ExtremePimpness]

As i am new to asp is there any way that you can give me detailed instructions on how to run it sorry that i am so unexperianced with asp but we all have to learn somtime

[Jerry Grant]

Well, I see that you are using WimME, I don't know if this supports PWS? I know it is not on the CD!

If you have a PC with Win98, then load PWS, for WinNT or Win2000, then load IIS.

If using Visual Interdev
Load a new project and assign it to localhost. This will create a virtual folder under of C:\inetpub\wwwroot on your PC.

Load all the files (add files command on project explorer right-click menu) into the root of your project. Then select the Test.asp file and in the right-click menu set it as the start page. Then use F5 to run.

No Visual Interdev
If you dont have Visual Interdev then create a folder under the C:\inetpub\wwwroot folder, call it Testsite, and coy the files in here.

Open IE and type the following in the in the command line: http://localhost.testsite.test.asp
This should then allow you to run the sample.

I hope this allows you to get started!

[ExtremePimpness]

taht makes sence but it did not work it just brought up a blank screen. i used the second method