>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>Is there any way for ASP to use the DOM or any other client-side functions to read a file on the client (i.e. a text file or something)?
>>>
>>>I'm pretty sure this is not possible (I would have to run a program which resides on the client and upload it to the web server or something).
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help!
>>>
>>>-JT
>>
>>If they are using IE then the answer is yes, if they will let you. You would have to use VB script on the client side to do it.
>
>Can you point me towards any articles/examples of this?
>
>Thanks Jeff!
>
>-JT

I don't have any links to articles off the top of my head.

Have you done any Server side COM objects or automation? Like Word or Excel, anything like that? If they have Word or Excel and they will allow you to automate them you can use either from their browser. IE ONLY!

< script language=vbscript >
dim oxx
set oxx=CREATEOBJECT("Excel.application")
oxx.visible=True
oxx.Workbooks.OPEN "< % =theirexcelfile % >",,True