Write to a textfile using Javascript

Question

Under Firefox, I want to do something like this :

I have a .htm file, that has a button on it. This button, when I click it, the action will write a text inside a local .txt file. By the way, my .htm file is run locally too.

I have tried multiple times using this code, but still cant make my .htm file write to my textfile:

function save() {
try {
    netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalXPConnect");
} catch (e) {
    alert("Permission to save file was denied.");
}
var file = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/local;1"]
    .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile);
file.initWithPath( savefile );
if ( file.exists() == false ) {
    alert( "Creating file... " );
    file.create( Components.interfaces.nsIFile.NORMAL_FILE_TYPE, 420 );
}
var outputStream = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/network/file-output-stream;1"]
    .createInstance( Components.interfaces.nsIFileOutputStream );

outputStream.init( file, 0x04 | 0x08 | 0x20, 420, 0 );
var output = 'test test test test';
var result = outputStream.write( output, output.length );
outputStream.close();

}

This part is for the button:

<input type="button" value="write to file2" onClick="save();">

Answer 1

What kind of content are you trying to write out? Would a cookie be a better option for your program?

Answer 2

Javascript is not allowed to access hard drive but you can use ActiveXObject to create or write to text file using Javascript.

function writeToDisk(writeString) {

var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); var a = fso.CreateTextFile(theFile, true); a.WriteLine(writeString); a.Close(); }

Happy coding

Answer 3

Even if you run it locally, I doubt that Firefox will let you access the filesystem. However, if you create an extension it would be able to access the filesystem.