How to display plain text files containing javascript code?

**William Morris** · Jul 19 '05, 10:33 AM

Re: How to display plain text files containing javascript code?

How are you referencing the page? Is it an include file? Are you loading
it directly, as in http://mydomain.com/mytextfile.txt?

"hoke" <anonymous@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:D2AD9F50-385D-4F60-873F-0BA3F5CF28A5@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
> I want to display plain text files in the browser. The files contain html[/color]
and javascript and have a .txt extension.[color=blue]
>
> This works fine with files with just html. Unfortunately when showing[/color]
files with javascript, I get an "error on page" warning and the page is not
displayed. I suppose that when Internet Explorer discovers a <script> tag he
starts to interpret it. This is not what I want. After all Internet Explorer
is a browser and not an interpreter.[color=blue]
>
> Can anybody tell me, or refer me to some documentation, about the reason[/color]
why Internet Explorer is not just displaying plain text files as they are.[color=blue]
>
> How can I send plain text files to the client and tell the browser: do not[/color]
interpret this page, just display it. I suppose it has got something to do
with MIME types but i am not sure.[color=blue]
>
> A workaround would be welcome aswell.
>
> I discovered that everything between <textarea></textarea> tags is[/color]
displayed as it is (even other tags) but I prefer to display the file
itself.[color=blue]
>
> With kind regards
>
> Hoke
>
>
>[/color]

**hoke** · Jul 19 '05, 10:34 AM

Re: How to display plain text files containing javascript code?

I am loading it directly like this http://holke.mine.nu/gemini-it/secti...ate-block.txt).

Later I will try it with redirect like response.Redire ct("create-block.txt")

**Bob Barrows** · Jul 19 '05, 10:34 AM

Re: How to display plain text files containing javascript code?

hoke wrote:[color=blue]
> I want to display plain text files in the browser. The files contain
> html and javascript and have a .txt extension.
>
> This works fine with files with just html. Unfortunately when showing
> files with javascript, I get an "error on page" warning and the page
> is not displayed. I suppose that when Internet Explorer discovers a
> <script> tag he starts to interpret it. This is not what I want.
> After all Internet Explorer is a browser and not an interpreter.
>
> Can anybody tell me, or refer me to some documentation, about the
> reason why Internet Explorer is not just displaying plain text files
> as they are.
>
> How can I send plain text files to the client and tell the browser:
> do not interpret this page, just display it. I suppose it has got
> something to do with MIME types but i am not sure.
>
> A workaround would be welcome aswell.
>
> I discovered that everything between <textarea></textarea> tags is
> displayed as it is (even other tags) but I prefer to display the file
> itself.
>
> With kind regards
>
> Hoke[/color]

Does your process allow you to use HTMLEncode() on the contents of the text
file before sending it to the response?

Bob Barrows

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**Roland Hall** · Jul 19 '05, 10:34 AM

Re: How to display plain text files containing javascript code?

"hoke" wrote:
: I want to display plain text files in the browser. The files contain html
and javascript and have a .txt extension.
:
: This works fine with files with just html. Unfortunately when showing
files with javascript, I get an "error on page" warning and the page is not
displayed. I suppose that when Internet Explorer discovers a <script> tag he
starts to interpret it. This is not what I want. After all Internet Explorer
is a browser and not an interpreter.
:
: Can anybody tell me, or refer me to some documentation, about the reason
why Internet Explorer is not just displaying plain text files as they are.
:
: How can I send plain text files to the client and tell the browser: do not
interpret this page, just display it. I suppose it has got something to do
with MIME types but i am not sure.
:
: A workaround would be welcome aswell.
:
: I discovered that everything between <textarea></textarea> tags is
displayed as it is (even other tags) but I prefer to display the file
itself.

Hoke...

You do not need to save an additional version of your server-side code with
..txt.

Just use this to view the original source. Change the file name from
somefile.asp to your file and include a path to get there if it is not in
the same directory. I usually save this file with a prefix to the original
source file name, i.e. ss_somefile.asp .
DO NOT modify this file to pass arguments to it because that will allow
anyone to view any file you have.

<%@ Language=VBScri pt %>
<%
Dim strURL
strURL = "somefile.a sp"
Dim strDir, strFileName
strDir = Request.ServerV ariables("APPL_ PHYSICAL_PATH")
strFileName = Replace(strURL, "/","\")
strFileName = strDir & strFileName

Const ForReading = 1
Dim objFSO, objTextStream
Set objFSO = Server.CreateOb ject("Scripting .FileSystemObje ct")
Set objTextStream = objFSO.OpenText File(strFileNam e, ForReading)

Response.Write "<HTML><BOD Y>"
Response.Write "<XMP>" & objTextStream.R eadAll & ""
Response.Write ""
objTextStream.C lose
Set objTextStream = Nothing
Set objFSO = Nothing
%>

HTH...

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