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How can you put text from a file into a textarea box, when the file is selected from a Select list!Hi All, Hope someone can help here!! I'm putting a standard mail page together, that will allow my users to sent templete emails out to people. The files are stored in text files. I have come up with a script to produce the names into a Select list, but know i'm wanting them to be read into a textarea box, to allow me to submit them into from the form into the sendmail.asp page! but the only way i can pass them out, is into a iframe, which doesn't seem to allow me to then pass them into the sendmail.asp page for sending. Anyone help? Cheers Shaiboy shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
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Re: How can you put text from a file into a textarea box, when the file is selected from a Select liAre the files on the server?
Here's a simple method where the page posts back to itself, and there are
two files in the same directory on the server named file1.txt and file2.txt.
<%
Dim sFile
sFile = Request.Form("cboFile")
%>
<body>
<form method="post" action="self.asp">
<select name="cboFile" onchange="this.form.submit();">
<option value="file1.txt"<% If sFile = "file1.txt" Then Response.Write "
selected=""selected"""%>>File 1</option>
<option value="file2.txt"<% If sFile = "file2.txt" Then Response.Write "
selected=""selected"""%>>File 2</option>
</select>
<textarea><%If sFile <> "" Then Server.Execute sFile%></textarea>
<input type="submit" />
</form>
Ray at work
"Shaiboy_UK" <shaiboy_uk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2d280450.0412140453.730c7aa4@posting.google.com...
> Hi All,
>
> Hope someone can help here!!
>
> I'm putting a standard mail page together, that will allow my users to
> sent templete emails out to people. The files are stored in text
> files. I have come up with a script to produce the names into a
> Select list, but know i'm wanting them to be read into a textarea box,
> to allow me to submit them into from the form into the sendmail.asp
> page! but the only way i can pass them out, is into a iframe, which
> doesn't seem to allow me to then pass them into the sendmail.asp page
> for sending.
>
> Anyone help?
>
> Cheers
> Shaiboy
> shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
Post Follow-up to this message Re: How can you put text from a file into a textarea box, when the file is selected from a Select li"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
message news:Old%23Eje4EHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Are the files on the server?
>
> Here's a simple method where the page posts back to itself, and there are
> two files in the same directory on the server named file1.txt and
> file2.txt.
>
> <%
> Dim sFile
> sFile = Request.Form("cboFile")
> %>
>
> <body>
> <form method="post" action="self.asp">
> <select name="cboFile" onchange="this.form.submit();">
> <option value="file1.txt"<% If sFile = "file1.txt" Then Response.Write
> "
> selected=""selected"""%>>File 1</option>
> <option value="file2.txt"<% If sFile = "file2.txt" Then Response.Write
> "
> selected=""selected"""%>>File 2</option>
> </select>
> <textarea><%If sFile <> "" Then Server.Execute sFile%></textarea>
> <input type="submit" />
> </form>
>
> Ray at work
>
Hi Ray,
Tried and doesn't work, script at:
http://www.theukserver.net/testscript/test2.asp
files all listed at http://www.theukserver.net/testscript/
Let me know
Cheers
Shaiboy
shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
Post Follow-up to this message Re: How can you put text from a file into a textarea box, when the file is selected from a Select liWhat "doesn't work" about it? You don't have any file names listed in the dropdown for one thing. Also, the form does not post back to itself. Ray at work "Shaiboy_UK" <shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:QZGvd.13186$tg2.7600@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk... > > > Tried and doesn't work, script at: > http://www.theukserver.net/testscript/test2.asp > files all listed at http://www.theukserver.net/testscript/ > > Let me know > > Cheers > Shaiboy > shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk > >
Post Follow-up to this message Re: How can you put text from a file into a textarea box, when the file is selected from a Select li"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in message news:ufG1xHh4EHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > What "doesn't work" about it? You don't have any file names listed in the > dropdown for one thing. Also, the form does not post back to itself. > > Ray at work > Hi I used the script that you gave!!! Cheers Shaiboy shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
Post Follow-up to this message Re: How can you put text from a file into a textarea box, when the file is selected from a Select liNo, not quite. View your source and you'll see that you're missing a " and a space. Ray at home "Shaiboy_UK" <shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:329acfF3jc7tcU1@individual.net... > "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in > message news:ufG1xHh4EHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > > Hi > > I used the script that you gave!!! > > Cheers > Shaiboy > shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk >
Post Follow-up to this message Re: How can you put text from a file into a textarea box, when the file is selected from a Select li"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in message news:e$5Wfej4EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > No, not quite. View your source and you'll see that you're missing a " > and a space. > > Ray at home > Missing a " and a space? where? checked the code and was missing a > You code wouldn't work with the extra " in it!!! Cheers Shaiboy shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
Post Follow-up to this message Re: How can you put text from a file into a textarea box, when the file is selected from a Select li"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in message news:e$5Wfej4EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > No, not quite. View your source and you'll see that you're missing a " > and a space. > > Ray at home > Even with this, working, it isn't doing what i want, i want to be able to submit this to the sendmail.asp page, but this will just submit it to self.asp Cheers Shaiboy shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
Post Follow-up to this message Re: How can you put text from a file into a textarea box, when the file is selected from a Select liShaiboy, This is a STARTING point. Yes, this will submit back to itself and load the selected file into a textbox. From there, you can write code that handles the e-mailing portion if the user submits the form by clicking submit, pressing enter, or pressing Ctrl+M. Ray at home "Shaiboy_UK" <shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:329dttF3gtco6U1@individual.net... > "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in > message news:e$5Wfej4EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > > Even with this, working, it isn't doing what i want, i want to be able to > submit this to the sendmail.asp page, but this will just submit it to > self.asp > > Cheers > Shaiboy > shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk >
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