Pulling info from a directory listing to put into web page

[Guest]

Hello,

I have no idea if this can be done in FrontPage or not. I've never really
used it.

What I have is a table that lists my documents. The first column is the
document number the second column is a detailed description of the document.
I need the third column to contain the date the file was last edited. This
is where I get in trouble.

That info changes all the time and I hate to always have to edit my web page
just to update the date. Is there a way to pull the information from a
standard directory listing and match up the document number to the filename
and then pull the date?

I may be posting in the wrong place, sorry if I am. I'm new to all of this.

Regards,

Cindy

 

[Mike Mueller]

Cindy-
Use the microsoft knowledge base article #224364.

Mike


: Hello,
:
: I have no idea if this can be done in FrontPage or not.
I've never really
: used it.
:
: What I have is a table that lists my documents. The first
column is the
: document number the second column is a detailed
description of the document.
: I need the third column to contain the date the file was
last edited. This
: is where I get in trouble.
:
: That info changes all the time and I hate to always have
to edit my web page
: just to update the date. Is there a way to pull the
information from a
: standard directory listing and match up the document
number to the filename
: and then pull the date?
:
: I may be posting in the wrong place, sorry if I am. I'm
new to all of this.
:
: Regards,
:
: Cindy

 

[Guest]

Thanks. I can see where this would solve my problem, but its entirely over
my head. Thanks anyway. I'll just continue to update it by hand for now.

Cindy

 

[Mike Mueller]

Cindy-
It may be over your head in that you won't know how it
works, but; all it is very easy to implement. The only
requirements are that you are hosted on a windows server and
that directory browing is enabled.


1: Create a new web page, and go into html view. Delete all
of the code
2: Select and copy all the code from inside the grey box.
3: Open notepad. Paste the text. Select all and copy it.
4: Paste the text into your webpage, which should still be
in htm view
5: Save the page, as an active server page.

Done

I just did this, file is called default.asp- here is what it
produces

http://www.lannonfire.com/samples/

Mike



Cindy wrote:
: Thanks. I can see where this would solve my problem, but
: its entirely over my head. Thanks anyway. I'll just
: continue to update it by hand for now.
:
: Cindy
:
: "Mike Mueller" wrote:
:
:: Cindy-
:: Use the microsoft knowledge base article #224364.
::
:: Mike
::
::
:: message
::
::: Hello,
:::
::: I have no idea if this can be done in FrontPage or not.
:: I've never really
::: used it.
:::
::: What I have is a table that lists my documents. The
::: first
:: column is the
::: document number the second column is a detailed
:: description of the document.
::: I need the third column to contain the date the file was
:: last edited. This
::: is where I get in trouble.
:::
::: That info changes all the time and I hate to always have
:: to edit my web page
::: just to update the date. Is there a way to pull the
:: information from a
::: standard directory listing and match up the document
:: number to the filename
::: and then pull the date?
:::
::: I may be posting in the wrong place, sorry if I am. I'm
:: new to all of this.
:::
::: Regards,
:::
::: Cindy

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

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