Webmaster Forum / ASP / Database Access / March 2007

1. It's going to involve client-side script so you will need to go to a
client-side scripting newsgroup like microsoft.public.scripting.jscript
2. Browser security is deliberately configured to prevent the exactly the
type of thing you are intending to do (think of the havoc hackers and
spammers could wreak if they were able to willy-nilly drop data/files/etc.
on a client's machine in the background with no invovement of the user).
Most likely you will be advised to use an HTA (hypertext application) which
requires a user's permission to run. An hta is simply and html page with
special tags, saved with an extension of .hta.