Q836 How can I save the contents of a form to a local text file by pressing the Submit button?

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Q836 How can I save the contents of a form to a local text file by pressing the Submit button?

You can't write to files on the client using Client Side JavaScript. This would be a serious breach of JavaScript security if this were possible.

Bradley Zohn writes:

I believe the answer is misleading. You can write to a local file using PrivilegeManager and the UniversalFileWrite to write local files. While technically it requires calling java.io.OutputStreamWriter, it certainly can be done using javascript.

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• 13:44:22 7/14/00 Bradley Zohn