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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Signed Scripts Testing</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2">
function setFile(str) {
self.blur();
var frame = new java.awt.Frame();
var dlog = new java.awt.FileDialog(frame, "Save As...", java.awt.FileDialog.SAVE);
dlog.show();
var filename = dlog.getDirectory() + dlog.getFile();
netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalFileWrite");
var outputStream = new java.io.FileOutputStream(filename);
var writer = new java.io.BufferedWriter(new java.io.OutputStreamWriter(outputStream));
writer.write(str);
writer.flush();
writer.close();
outputStream.close();
dlog.dispose();
netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.disablePrivilege("UniversalFileWrite");
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<FORM>
<TEXTAREA NAME="input" COLS=20 ROWS=10 WRAP="virtual"></TEXTAREA><BR>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Save File" onClick="setFile(this.form.input.value);"><P>
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
Length:
Too short
Comments:
If you really need to store data on the client, you can use individual cookies for each record in a file. The size limitation for cookie data and the cookies limit in your browser will be the greatest limitation to this method.
Worth:
Length:
Just right
Technical:
Comments:
You need to have a look at Google Gears or Adobe Apollo!