http://www.programmersheaven.com/ Contains the latest posts from the thread 'Can javascript open and write to a text file? - windows' posted on the 'JavaScript' forum at Programmer's Heaven. en Copyright 2012 Programmers Heaven Wed, 23 May 2012 21:11:50 -0700 Wed, 23 May 2012 21:11:50 -0700 Argotic Syndication Framework 2007.3.0.1, http://www.codeplex.com/Argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 360 http://www.programmersheaven.com/images/ph.gif http://www.programmersheaven.com/ 88 31 http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351263/can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/ I'm looking for a lightweight language to do simple text search / replacement / filtering. I have many years of C /C++ experience and don't relish the thought of installing visual studio. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!<br /> http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351263/can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/ Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:31:22 -0700 JavaScript http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351270/re-can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/#351270 : I'm looking for a lightweight language to do simple text search / replacement / filtering. I have many years of C /C++ experience and don't relish the thought of installing visual studio. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!<br /> : <br /> Javascript is out of the question. Perhaps VBScript, java or another (non-MS) C++ compiler.<br /> http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351270/re-can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/#351270 Mon, 25 Dec 2006 13:21:50 -0700 JavaScript http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351272/re-can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/#351272 : I'm looking for a lightweight language to do simple text search / replacement / filtering. I have many years of C /C++ experience and don't relish the thought of installing visual studio. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!<br /> : <br /> <br /> As far as I know, JS can`t do file handling because of security issues. However, you might find Python appropriate for this:<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28programming_language%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28programming_language%29</a><br /> http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351272/re-can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/#351272 Mon, 25 Dec 2006 13:26:11 -0700 JavaScript http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351277/re-can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/#351277 : : I'm looking for a lightweight language to do simple text search / replacement / filtering. I have many years of C /C++ experience and don't relish the thought of installing visual studio. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!<br /> : : <br /> : Javascript is out of the question. Perhaps VBScript, java or another (non-MS) C++ compiler.<br /> : <br /> <br /> thank you for your reply<br /> http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351277/re-can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/#351277 Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:14:08 -0700 JavaScript http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351278/re-can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/#351278 : : I'm looking for a lightweight language to do simple text search / replacement / filtering. I have many years of C /C++ experience and don't relish the thought of installing visual studio. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!<br /> : : <br /> : <br /> : As far as I know, JS can`t do file handling because of security issues. However, you might find Python appropriate for this:<br /> : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28programming_language%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28programming_language%29</a><br /> : <br /> thank you for your help<br /> http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351278/re-can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/#351278 Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:15:08 -0700 JavaScript http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351756/re-can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/#351756 : I'm looking for a lightweight language to do simple text search / replacement / filtering. I have many years of C /C++ experience and don't relish the thought of installing visual studio. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!<br /> : <br /> ACtually You can store anything you need in cookies and put them to expire in something like a year or two years or never, JavaScript is a cool tool for lighweight programming and testing of code, mainly because you'll need nothing to start, no compiler no IDE, nothing as for reading you can allways use streaming HTTP or read it as an open document...<br /> http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/java-script/351263/351756/re-can-javascript-open-and-write-to-a-text-file-----windows/#351756 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 13:26:14 -0700 JavaScript