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In html, is there any way to display some text from a given text file on a webpage? Thanks!
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You can do it with php - www.codenstuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4032
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You can use JavaScript to access the file:
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<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<textarea id="text"></textarea>
<script>
var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
req.open("GET", "file.txt", false);
req.send();
var textarea = document.getElementById("text");
textarea.innerText = req.responseText;
</script>
</body>
</html>
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thanks! Also, if there is an error reading the text file, what text would be displayed?
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It will display the server's error response.
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is there a way to make it display no text if there is an error?
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Cheatmasterbw wrote:In html, is there any way to display some text from a given text file on a webpage? Thanks!Looks like mandai's got you covered, however let me remind you that html is a markup language (Hence Hypertext Markup Language) if you're unaware of what that means, just Google it, and you should findout.
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i guess i should be good with that.
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Cheatmasterbw wrote:is there a way to make it display no text if there is an error?Yes you can check the status code with req.status.
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