Measuring file size with JavaScript -
I haven't been able to locate a way to do that in the way you would like to.
You could use your own knowledge of the file size and make each one a variable of some sort:
size_of_image1="40K";
Perhaps someone else has seen a command for it? I couldn't find anything like it on the Netscape JavaScript site.
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Anonymous posted this at 16:54 — 17th April 1999.
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Is there a way with JavaScript to measure the size of a file on a server?
eg. Have a value returned to the user like 20kb
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Anonymous posted this at 19:00 — 20th April 1999.
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Thanks for your response John.
I have thought about placing the file size within a variable but this is not suitable for what I am trying to do.
I want to use the image size information to give viewers an estimated download time. If I could create this script, I'm sure there would be many web-designers who could benefit from it!
I thought that maybe you could do this with ActiveX. I have no previous experience with ActiveX and if there is anyone out there who can point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.
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jsharris posted this at 02:49 — 22nd May 1999.
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Depends if you are using ASP, because teh NT host will allow you to create a filesystem object (an activex object) which has a Size method - this is what i use.
Anonymous posted this at 01:35 — 25th May 1999.
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Response to jsharris.
Do you know of any sites where I can get info about ASP and ActiveX?
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