Is it possible to use Msxml2.XMLHTTP to upload a text file?

[Eric]

I have a form with an INPUT type=file in it.
I have another button that calls a function to exercise the oHTTP below.

I think I need to open with the path of the CGI script on the server.
What should the send have in it?

oHTTP.open("POS T", ??????????, false);
oHTTP.send(???? ??????????????? ?);

Thanks.

[Martin Honnen]

Re: Is it possible to use Msxml2.XMLHTTP to upload a text file?



Eric wrote:
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> I have a form with an INPUT type=file in it.[/color]

Then to upload the file let the user use an
<input type="submit">
button.[color=blue]
> I have another button that calls a function to exercise the oHTTP below.
>
> I think I need to open with the path of the CGI script on the server.
> What should the send have in it?
>
> oHTTP.open("POS T", ??????????, false);
> oHTTP.send(???? ??????????????? ?);[/color]

Msxml2.XMLHTTP can upload the contents of a text file, for instance you
can send a HTTP POST request where the request body is the file content:

var fso = new ActiveXObject(' Scripting.FileS ystemObject');
var stream = fso.OpenTextFil e('test20031223 .txt', 1, false);
var fileContent = stream.ReadAll( );
var httpRequest = new ActiveXObject(' Msxml2.XMLHTTP' );
httpRequest.ope n('POST', 'http://host/dir/file.asp', false);
httpRequest.set RequestHeader(' Content-Type', 'text/plain');
httpRequest.set RequestHeader(' Content-Length', fileContent.len gth);
httpRequest.sen d(fileContent);

The only problem is that usual from script within a HTML page loaded via
HTTP from a web server security restrictions will not allow you to read
files from the file system of the client.

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Martin Honnen

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