how to save text file from browser

[mike1242]

Does anyone have any idea how to save information as text file in an active browser (IE and Netscape), which may be returned from cgi execution? Is there any API I can use?

[campbell]

Here is a basic Page for a feedback for you can make what u want of the form. BUt this is how you save to a text file and send to an email
<form action="--WEBBOT-SELF--" method="POST">
<!--webbot bot="SaveResults" U-File="_private/feedback.txt"
S-Format="TEXT/TSV" S-Label-Fields="TRUE" B-Reverse-Chronology="FALSE"
S-Email-Format="TEXT/PRE" S-Email-Address="[email protected]"

#--------------------------------------------------------
# THEN the form itself
#--------------------------------------------------------

B-Email-Label-Fields="TRUE" S-Date-Format="%d %b %Y" S-Time-Format="%H:%M:%S"
S-Builtin-Fields="REMOTE_NAME REMOTE_USER HTTP_USER_AGENT Date Time" -->
<p><strong>What kind of comment would you like to send?</strong></p>
<dl>
<dd><input type="radio" name="MessageType" value="Complaint">Complaint <input type="radio" name="MessageType" value="Problem">Problem
<input type="radio" checked name="MessageType" value="Suggestion">Suggestion
<input type="radio" name="MessageType" value="Praise">Praise</dd>
</dl>
<p><strong>What about us do you want to comment on?</strong></p>
<dl>
<dd><select name="Subject" size="1">
<option selected>Web Site</option>
<option>Company</option>
<option>Products</option>
<option>Store</option>
<option>Employee</option>
<option>(Other)</option>
</select> Other: <input type="text" size="26" maxlength="256" name="SubjectOther"></dd>
</dl>
<p><strong>Enter your comments in the space provided below:</strong></p>
<dl>
<dd><textarea name="Comments" rows="5" cols="42"></textarea></dd>
</dl>
<p><strong>Tell us how to get in touch with you:</strong></p>
<dl>
<dd>
<table>
<tr>
<td>Name
<td><input type="text" size="35" maxlength="256" name="Username">
</tr>
<tr>
<td>E-mail
<td><input type="text" size="35" maxlength="256" name="UserEmail">
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tel
<td><input type="text" size="35" maxlength="256" name="UserTel">
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FAX
<td><input type="text" size="35" maxlength="256" name="UserFAX">
</tr>
</table>
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dd><input type="checkbox" name="ContactRequested" value="ContactRequested">
Please contact me as soon as possible regarding this matter.</dd>
</dl>
<p><input type="submit" value="Submit Comments"> <input type="reset" value="Clear Form"></p>
</form>


I hope this helps

[campbell]

This works for IE I dont know about netscape the engine I used was FrontPage 2000

Originally posted by campbell
Here is a basic Page for a feedback for you can make what u want of the form. BUt this is how you save to a text file and send to an email
<form action="--WEBBOT-SELF--" method="POST">
<!--webbot bot="SaveResults" U-File="_private/feedback.txt"
S-Format="TEXT/TSV" S-Label-Fields="TRUE" B-Reverse-Chronology="FALSE"
S-Email-Format="TEXT/PRE" S-Email-Address="[email protected]"

#--------------------------------------------------------
# THEN the form itself
#--------------------------------------------------------

B-Email-Label-Fields="TRUE" S-Date-Format="%d %b %Y" S-Time-Format="%H:%M:%S"
S-Builtin-Fields="REMOTE_NAME REMOTE_USER HTTP_USER_AGENT Date Time" -->
<p><strong>What kind of comment would you like to send?</strong></p>
<dl>
<dd><input type="radio" name="MessageType" value="Complaint">Complaint <input type="radio" name="MessageType" value="Problem">Problem
<input type="radio" checked name="MessageType" value="Suggestion">Suggestion
<input type="radio" name="MessageType" value="Praise">Praise</dd>
</dl>
<p><strong>What about us do you want to comment on?</strong></p>
<dl>
<dd><select name="Subject" size="1">
<option selected>Web Site</option>
<option>Company</option>
<option>Products</option>
<option>Store</option>
<option>Employee</option>
<option>(Other)</option>
</select> Other: <input type="text" size="26" maxlength="256" name="SubjectOther"></dd>
</dl>
<p><strong>Enter your comments in the space provided below:</strong></p>
<dl>
<dd><textarea name="Comments" rows="5" cols="42"></textarea></dd>
</dl>
<p><strong>Tell us how to get in touch with you:</strong></p>
<dl>
<dd>
<table>
<tr>
<td>Name
<td><input type="text" size="35" maxlength="256" name="Username">
</tr>
<tr>
<td>E-mail
<td><input type="text" size="35" maxlength="256" name="UserEmail">
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tel
<td><input type="text" size="35" maxlength="256" name="UserTel">
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FAX
<td><input type="text" size="35" maxlength="256" name="UserFAX">
</tr>
</table>
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dd><input type="checkbox" name="ContactRequested" value="ContactRequested">
Please contact me as soon as possible regarding this matter.</dd>
</dl>
<p><input type="submit" value="Submit Comments"> <input type="reset" value="Clear Form"></p>
</form>


I hope this helps