Hi,

I have a question.

Is there anyway to read a text file into an html <textarea> field in ASP?

I'm creating an online email form in ASP and would love to load a generic letter into a text area that users can edit.

It's not crucial, but it would be great.

Thanks
Donna

With an assist from http://www.w3schools.com/asp/showasp.asp?filename=demo_readtextfile :

Dim F, FS, Letter
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
Set f = fs.OpenTextFile(Server.MapPath("your_letter_here.txt"), 1)
f.Close
Letter = f.ReadAll
Set f = Nothing
Set fs = Nothing
Response.Write "<textarea name=""letter"">" & Letter & "</textarea>" & vbCrLf

It's always best to write anything to a variable, so that you can manipulate it later if you need to. So I modded that script somewhat. But the basic idea is still there.

Adam,

Thanks - Donna

Adam,

I tried your code and it worked. I only had to move the f.close down until after the file read.

This is awesome! I LOVE ASP!

Donna

You will also love ASP.NET which is better than ASP.

There is some good IDE (Integrated Development Environment) available for you.
Try learning ASP.NET also.

Happy Learning...

I'm not sure how I feel about ASP.NET. I find it easier and faster to code right into ASP.