I'm looking to create a number of HTML pages that are the result of specific queries to a database. The database is a directory of individuals and their unit association. A HTML page will be generated for each unit. Is it possible to create a ASP script that generates these HTML files, saves them to a specific directory and then updates(overwrites the file(s)) them on a specific interval(daily basis.)

I'm familiar with most aspects of this inquiry except for how to implement ASP to create, save and overwrite HTML files.

Any help is appreciated.

-Dunpeal

Easy enough.

Use your System.IO class and do something like this:

If File.Exists(Server.MapPath("./somepath/file.html")) Then File.Delete(Server.MapPath("./somepath/file.html"))

File.CreateText(Server.MapPath("./somepath/file.html"))

//Write to the text file

That should create an html file for you.

HTH.

"The one language all programmers understand is profanity."

Thanks for the response. I will give this a whirl. Is it also possible to create a function that resides with in the ASP page that automatically re-creates these pages on a interval basis? Say re-create the pages every day at a specified time.

Yes and No. There is no way (that i know of) to have an asp script automatically run at a designated time without setting up some sort of scheduled task on the server. You could, however, just set up a scheduled task to navigate to X url at X time and execute the script.

HTH.

"The one language all programmers understand is profanity."

Thanks again! I've been sucessful in using the FileSystemObject. I will look in to creating a scheduled task to perform the rest of this functionality.

Will this work to schedule a task?

http://www.tele-pro.co.uk/scripts/mi...edule_task.htm

That might work but remember, ASP and ASP.NET do not run on the same Thread so, while it is possible to run ASP and ASP.NET in the same application, you can not access session values from .NET in Classic and vice versa. (As well as a multitude of other things.)

Guess the only real way to find out if it will work or not is to test it!

"The one language all programmers understand is profanity."