Read file or URL Example
From PlainOldWebserver
HTML form and JavaScript CGI page to go with it to read a process a url or file you name.
readfile.html
<html> <head> </head> <body> <blockquote> <h4>Read file or URL:</h4> <form method='Get' action='read.sjs'> File Name or Url: <input size="60" name="fileurl"><br> <INPUT TYPE='SUBMIT' VALUE='echo'> </form> </blockquote> </body> </html>
read.sjs
<?sjs
// This gets the variables from the form in echo.html
fileurl = pow_server.GET['fileurl'];
// these lines clear up the urlencoded variables that were returned
fileurl = unescape(fileurl.replace(/\+/g," "));
// load the content or the file or url into "contents"
var contents = pow_file(fileurl)
?>
<html>
<body>
<blockquote>
<h3>The Contents of <a href="<?sjs document.write(fileurl); ?>">
<b><?sjs document.write(fileurl); ?></b></a> are below</h3>
<hr>
<?sjs document.write(contents); ?>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>
