Read Client Side Text File in ASP.Net?

Hi,
I would appreciate if some one could help me out.
I have to read a client side ini file in Aspx page and use that data in
server side processing. Can any one help me out here?

Please refer to a link if possible.

Thanks,
Dinoo

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"dinoo" <> wrote in message
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> I would appreciate if some one could help me out.
> I have to read a client side ini file in Aspx page and use that data in
> server side processing. Can any one help me out here?

Presumably, this is an enclosed environment where every client PC is set up
so that this INI file is in precisely the same location...?

Mark Rae

Hi Dinoo,

If the ini file is on the client, you're going to have to use an ActiveX
control inside the browser (and adjust permissions to get it) and then send
the contents to the server. That's messy.

Or, you have to convince the user to upload the ini file using the browser
so the server can process the contents.

Perhaps you could explain more about what you need to do?

Ken
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]


"dinoo" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I would appreciate if some one could help me out.
> I have to read a client side ini file in Aspx page and use that data in
> server side processing. Can any one help me out here?
>
> Please refer to a link if possible.
>
> Thanks,
> Dinoo

Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]

There is a INI file which is shared across applications. One of the
applications would be converted to web applications now and will require the
ini settings details to process the request. Hence I need to read this ini
file at the client and send some of the details to server for further
processing.

Can you recommend a activex control/ code to do this?

If I go for uploading a ini file to server then is there a way that I can
automatically upload the file to the server without user's intervention. The
path is always the same for all the clients.

Thanks,
dinoo

"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" wrote:

> Hi Dinoo,
>
> If the ini file is on the client, you're going to have to use an ActiveX
> control inside the browser (and adjust permissions to get it) and then send
> the contents to the server. That's messy.
>
> Or, you have to convince the user to upload the ini file using the browser
> so the server can process the contents.
>
> Perhaps you could explain more about what you need to do?
>
> Ken
> Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
>
>
> "dinoo" <> wrote in message
> news:66D735A8-2CC8-4163-B1F0-...
> > Hi,
> > I would appreciate if some one could help me out.
> > I have to read a client side ini file in Aspx page and use that data in
> > server side processing. Can any one help me out here?
> >
> > Please refer to a link if possible.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dinoo
>
>
>

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Hi Dinoo,

I've never needed to do that, so I can help you except to say that a search
on Google for

activex read .ini file

shows quite a few components.

Good luck!

Ken
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]


"dinoo" <> wrote in message
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> There is a INI file which is shared across applications. One of the
> applications would be converted to web applications now and will require
> the
> ini settings details to process the request. Hence I need to read this ini
> file at the client and send some of the details to server for further
> processing.
>
> Can you recommend a activex control/ code to do this?
>
> If I go for uploading a ini file to server then is there a way that I can
> automatically upload the file to the server without user's intervention.
> The
> path is always the same for all the clients.
>
> Thanks,
> dinoo
>
> "Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi Dinoo,
>>
>> If the ini file is on the client, you're going to have to use an ActiveX
>> control inside the browser (and adjust permissions to get it) and then
>> send
>> the contents to the server. That's messy.
>>
>> Or, you have to convince the user to upload the ini file using the
>> browser
>> so the server can process the contents.
>>
>> Perhaps you could explain more about what you need to do?
>>
>> Ken
>> Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
>>
>>
>> "dinoo" <> wrote in message
>> news:66D735A8-2CC8-4163-B1F0-...
>> > Hi,
>> > I would appreciate if some one could help me out.
>> > I have to read a client side ini file in Aspx page and use that data in
>> > server side processing. Can any one help me out here?
>> >
>> > Please refer to a link if possible.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Dinoo
>>
>>
>>

Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]

dinoo,
to be a little more specific, browser security restrictions prevent
client-side code from reading / writing to the client machine's filesystem
(except for cookies and IE userData behavior xml files, if the browser is set
to accept them).

Same with "automatically uploading" - the only way to upload is to present
an HtmlInputFile control and have the user click it's "Browse" button, select
a file, and press the "upload" (submit) button.

If you are still working on digesting this as new information, then it's
unlikely that you are quite ready to author an ActiveX control to perform
these functions, although as other posters have indicated, this is likely
your only choice.
Peter

--
Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com
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"dinoo" wrote:

> There is a INI file which is shared across applications. One of the
> applications would be converted to web applications now and will require the
> ini settings details to process the request. Hence I need to read this ini
> file at the client and send some of the details to server for further
> processing.
>
> Can you recommend a activex control/ code to do this?
>
> If I go for uploading a ini file to server then is there a way that I can
> automatically upload the file to the server without user's intervention. The
> path is always the same for all the clients.
>
> Thanks,
> dinoo
>
> "Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Hi Dinoo,
> >
> > If the ini file is on the client, you're going to have to use an ActiveX
> > control inside the browser (and adjust permissions to get it) and then send
> > the contents to the server. That's messy.
> >
> > Or, you have to convince the user to upload the ini file using the browser
> > so the server can process the contents.
> >
> > Perhaps you could explain more about what you need to do?
> >
> > Ken
> > Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
> >
> >
> > "dinoo" <> wrote in message
> > news:66D735A8-2CC8-4163-B1F0-...
> > > Hi,
> > > I would appreciate if some one could help me out.
> > > I have to read a client side ini file in Aspx page and use that data in
> > > server side processing. Can any one help me out here?
> > >
> > > Please refer to a link if possible.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dinoo
> >
> >
> >

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"dinoo" <> wrote in message
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> There is a INI file which is shared across applications. One of the
> applications would be converted to web applications now and will require
> the
> ini settings details to process the request. Hence I need to read this ini
> file at the client and send some of the details to server for further
> processing.
>
> Can you recommend a activex control/ code to do this?

Apart from what has already been suggested, I would *strongly* suggest that
you take a step back here and consider replacing the INI file with a
server-side solution - maybe a database table or ActiveDirectory...

Mark Rae