Weborum Webmaster Forum > saving contents of textarea

CBrown

Dec 14 2004, 11:32 PM

sorry if this question is stupid...

how would I save the contents of a textarea as a .htm file?

thanks

Joe

Dec 15 2004, 12:48 AM

My guess would be to use PHP to set all entered data as a variable and then send it along to a text file (flat file) which is re-named to whatever.htm

Joe

Dec 15 2004, 12:56 AM

PHP

<?php

$fp = fopen("whatever.htm", "w") or die("Couldn't create new file");
$numBytes = fwrite($fp, "$inputvariable");

fclose($fp);

?>

Something like this if I'm not mistaken

Willy Duitt

Dec 15 2004, 03:45 AM

Save it where? Locally or on a server?

CBrown

Dec 15 2004, 03:58 AM

locally

Willy Duitt

Dec 15 2004, 05:37 AM

CODE

.....Willy

CBrown

Dec 15 2004, 06:29 AM

Willy... you are my hero.

you wouldn't happen to know the code to open it again would you?

Willy Duitt

Dec 15 2004, 07:09 AM

QUOTE(CBrown @ Dec 15 2004, 01:29 AM)

you wouldn't happen to know the code to open it again would you?
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Make up your friggin' mind

CODE

<html>
<head>
<title>File System Object Example</title>
<script language="javascript">
<!--//
var oFileSystem;
oFileSystem = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
function ShowFile(sFilePath){
frmEditHTML.tarHTMLText.value = oFileSystem.OpenTextFile(sFilePath).ReadAll();
}

function SaveAfterEditing(){
var oFile;
oFile = oFileSystem.CreateTextFile(frmEditHTML.filPath.value,1);
oFile.WriteLine(frmEditHTML.tarHTMLText.value);
oFile.Close();
}
</script>
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<b>Select the HTML File you want to Edit</b>
<form name="frmEditHTML">
<input type="file" name="filPath" onchange="ShowFile(this.value)">
<br><textarea name="tarHTMLText" cols=60 rows=20></textarea><br>
<input type="button" value="Save" name="cmdSave" onclick="SaveAfterEditing()">
</form>

</body>
</html>

.....Willy

CBrown

Dec 15 2004, 11:16 PM

Willy... YOU are the master

deltacode

Dec 19 2004, 11:15 AM

Hey just askin about this, if thts ok? Any way i was wondering how you would make a new file then be able to save it, along with the other parts, open,save and a new one if possible, can this be done?
-Many thanxs deltacode

Willy Duitt

Dec 19 2004, 04:11 PM

QUOTE(deltacode @ Dec 19 2004, 06:15 AM)

Hey just askin about this, if thts ok? Any way i was wondering how you would make a new file then be able to save it, along with the other parts, open,save and a new one if possible, can this be done?
-Many thanxs deltacode

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Welcome to Weborum...

Did you try running the above examples??
And if so, did you try adding them together on a page and target the same textarea??

.....Willy

deltacode

Dec 19 2004, 04:48 PM

Thanxs

, Yeah i tried that but it it has no create new file method.
-deltacode

Willy Duitt

Dec 19 2004, 05:30 PM

The first script creates a new file...
If you want to change or create the name, add a prompt...

deltacode

Dec 23 2004, 06:16 PM

Well you know what youre talking about so would yo able to tell me how to do the following using this script?:

CODE

<html>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function saveCaret(elem) {
if ( elem.isTextEdit )
elem.caretPos = document.selection.createRange();
}

function insertText(elem, wordInsert) {
if ( elem.isTextEdit && elem.caretPos ) {
var bookmark = wordInsert;
var caretPos = elem.caretPos;
caretPos.text = bookmark;
function Bold() {
var formData = document.selection.createRange().text;
if (formData != '') {
document.selection.createRange().text = '<b>'+formData+'</b>';
</script>
<INPUT onclick=Bold() type=button class=but value=bold ><br><TEXTAREA class=area name=message rows=20 cols=60 value="text" ></TEXTAREA>
</html>

This works but what i want it to do is, instead of using a button could i use a drop down menu to inser text?

Willy Duitt

Dec 23 2004, 07:57 PM

QUOTE(deltacode @ Dec 23 2004, 01:16 PM)

Well you know what youre talking about so would yo able to tell me how to do the following using this script?:

CODE

<html>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function saveCaret(elem) {
if ( elem.isTextEdit )
elem.caretPos = document.selection.createRange();
}

function insertText(elem, wordInsert) {
if ( elem.isTextEdit && elem.caretPos ) {
var bookmark = wordInsert;
var caretPos = elem.caretPos;
caretPos.text = bookmark;
function Bold() {
var formData = document.selection.createRange().text;
if (formData != '') {
document.selection.createRange().text = '<b>'+formData+'</b>';
</script>
<INPUT onclick=Bold() type=button class=but value=bold ><br><TEXTAREA class=area name=message rows=20 cols=60 value="text" ></TEXTAREA>
</html>

This works but what i want it to do is, instead of using a button could i use a drop down menu to inser text?
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Firstly, you are missing a closing brace in your Bold() function... And yes, you can use a dropdown menu by passing the value as an arguement to the function...

But, you have me completely confused here... What does this script have to do with saving and opening files on a local drive which is what this thread is about...

If you wish to discuss another script please start another thread to keep from confusing things further...

.....Willy

deltacode

Feb 24 2005, 05:18 PM

Hello once again this time i was wondering if you could open a document withopught using the browse button just a standard button i thought u could do something like this:

CODE

is it like this and is it possible?

-Many thnxs deltacode.