Re: Only VBScript

From: Alf P. Steinbach (alfps_at_start.no)
Date: 10/27/03 

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:59:31 GMT

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:55:14 +0000 (UTC), Richard Heathfield <dontmail@address.co.uk.invalid> wrote:

>Alf P. Steinbach wrote:
>
>> On 26 Oct 2003 21:26:20 -0800, michael.koshy@pacfusion.com (mickykt)
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I am a bit urgent with this .I need help.
>>>
>>>I have a text file.I want to use an html page that has 2 text
>>>fields.One should be populated by data read from the text file and
>>>another is for the user to enter.There is a save button and as the
>>>user saves the new value must be updated to the textfile.
>>>
>>>I difficult part is that i cannot use ASP or JSP.
>>
>> Why don't you use PSP?
>>
>>
>>>I can only use Html and VBScript for some security issues.
>>
>> Security is the opposite of VBScript.
>
>This isn't exactly correct, IMHO. It's like saying that pepperoni and
>sausage pizza is the opposite of merge sort. That is, the two concepts have
>absolutely no correlation whatsoever. You can have VBScript and security
>without the two cancelling each other out, just like you can have merge
>sort and pizza without them cancelling out.

Well, I did exaggerate a bit. But only to get the point across. Mostly,
using VBScript for application code is not commensurate with security; among
other things, scripting support must be enabled to run the thing...