saveToTexFile

I am very new to JavaScript and Í'm trying to learn it on my own. I'm currently trying to implement a function that saves a page or table of information to a comma delimited or text delimited textfile but I need help. So far I have the following in one script:

function saveToTextFile() {
var Win3
Win3 = window.open("","SaveWindow","scrollbars,resizable,width=650,height=650");

for (var i=0;i < arrRecs.length; i++) {
Win3.document.writeln(arrRecs[i]+"<br>");
}

Win3.document.writeln('<hr><img src="' + baseURL + 'images/SaveAsInfo.gif"><br>');
Win3.document.writeln('<center><input name=Button onClick=document.all.WebBrowser.ExecWB(4,1) type=button value="Save As"><OBJECT classid=CLSID:8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2 height=0 id=WebBrowser width=0></OBJECT></center>');
Win3.document.close();


In a second script I have the following:
<p><font face=Verdana size=1 color="#336699"><b>|<a href="javascriptpener.parent.MapFrame.saveToTextFile() ">Save Results to Text File</a>|</p>

The hyperlink created above is supposed to execute the function by calling another window that has a saveas button. However, I get an error page message when I select my hyperlink.

PLEASE HELP!!!

I don't know how to write to a file in JavaScript (I don't think that it is possible due to security concerns in the browser - would you want somebody you don't know writing to your hard drive? ).
However, it is really easy to do it PHP (or ASP).

Here's a PHP example:





Check out www.php.net or the articles @ www.devarticles.com

Hi pentapenguin:

I appreciate your response to my inquiry. For clarification purposes, allow me to explain that it was not my intention to allow a browser user to write to my desktop. What I would like to do is have the user write the contents of a frame to THEIR own desktop in a texfile format. Nevertheless, I will investigate the PHP solutions you suggested.

once again, thanks.