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Asked: 2026-06-06T02:57:14+00:00

I wrote vbscript inside my html file for my site and I can’t get

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I wrote vbscript inside my html file for my site and I can’t get it to work. I know it only works in internet explorer as thats the common answer I see people write with this issue. I am able to get basic vbscript working, but when trying to use filesystemobjects to open a text file nothing happens. Code being used is below.

<Script type="text/vbscript">

Dim fsobj, objtxt, thearr

Set fsobj = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objtxt = fsobj.OpenTextFile("./subfolder/foo.txt", 1)

thearr = split(objtxt.readline, ",")    
document.write(thearr(0) & " and " & thearr(1))

</script>

I get the code to work when saving with asp extension but not when I save as html, is there a way to get it to work with only using the html extension? If not does someone have an explanation as to why scripting filesystemobject without the asp extension doesn’t work? I seem to can’t search for the answer I’m looking for.

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  1. Editorial Team

    When you were using the FileSystemObject from an ASP page, then you were manipulating the file-system of the server. This is permitted.

    However, when you use the code above, you are executing the code on the client. It is not permitted to access the clients file-system from inside Internet Explorer, as it would have serious security implications. The technical term is “sandboxing“.

    If you need to interact with the file-system on the client machine, you will need to use a technology such as ActiveX.

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