Javascript help

[EmperorIQ]

How can I check if a webserver is down?

I want to see if the server is down, and if it is, it will load a default apge on the client's computer. How can I do this?

thanks.

 

[tfinch2]

 

[EmperorIQ]

Hey, thanks!

 

[EmperorIQ]

bump! ok, this helped, but I have one more question.

is there a way for me to load a page from the client's computer?

I tried this

windows.location="file://D:/ls.html";

I tried googling, and found nothing.

Thanks,!

 

[Thyme]

That would be a huge security problem if javascript were able to do that. You'd have to use Active X or a Firefox extension or something that would have to be installed on top of the browser if you want that functionality.

 

[EmperorIQ]

Originally posted by: Thyme
That would be a huge security problem if javascript were able to do that. You'd have to use Active X or a Firefox extension or something that would have to be installed on top of the browser if you want that functionality.

that's what I figured (security problem) but my managers said it was possible. Imma go google this activeX thing you're talkinga bout.

 

[EmperorIQ]

maybe a new suggestion?

I'm working on a kiosk, and I want it to go to a default page if a webserver is down, how can I do this?

 

[Thyme]

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ

Originally posted by: Thyme
That would be a huge security problem if javascript were able to do that. You'd have to use Active X or a Firefox extension or something that would have to be installed on top of the browser if you want that functionality.

that's what I figured (security problem) but my managers said it was possible. Imma go google this activeX thing you're talkinga bout.

Not really sure how easy those are to make these days. (I haven't toyed with them since VB 4)

 

[Thyme]

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ
maybe a new suggestion?

I'm working on a kiosk, and I want it to go to a default page if a webserver is down, how can I do this?

You can set up Apache/IIS on the kiosk and then use that. That'd be pretty easy--much easier than ActiveX

 

[GullyFoyle]

If you run IE on the kiosk, you may be able to customize the error page that gets displayed when there is a certian type of error. See this article: http://windows.about.com/od/tipsarchive/l/bltip568.htm

 

[EmperorIQ]

Originally posted by: DanDeighan
If you run IE on the kiosk, you may be able to customize the error page that gets displayed when there is a certian type of error. See this article: http://windows.about.com/od/tipsarchive/l/bltip568.htm

Hey! thanks a lot, that webpage helped a lot. I didn't use an existing registry key and modify it, but I added another key and used that!