Question

is it possible to create a text file “on the fly” and then ask the client to download it?

i only have two options available to me:
1. javascript
2. asp classic

which of these 2 can do this?

Answer 1

You can use classic ASP by creating a text file on disk then redirecting to the text file. Note that the file in this example test.txt is created in the folder where the page lives (E.G., \inetpub\wwwroot, etc.)

<%
Dim fs, fname

Set fs = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fname = fs.CreateTextFile(Server.MapPath("test.txt"), true)

fname.WriteLine("Hello World!")
fname.Close

Set fname = Nothing
Set fs = Nothing

Response.Redirect("text.txt")
%>