# Saving a text file from a web page & save us from PERL/PHP

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-a-text-file-from-a-web-page-save-us-from-perl-php/120652>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 19, 2007, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-a-text-file-from-a-web-page-save-us-from-perl-php/120652 "2007-11-19T15:56:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-a-text-file-from-a-web-page-save-us-from-perl-php/120652/1 "2007-11-19T15:56:25Z")

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…unfortunately…our company is developing a web page from hand written  
HTML & CSS and will deploy it using IIS with normal IIS cgi…HOW can i  
retrofit anything ruby (or easy javascript) to produce from within a  
‘submit’ button a timestamped named text file to be stored in some  
directory practically and easily? this is not a rails questions but will  
enable me to get ruby ‘in the door’ by writing an email app that i  
already know how to write…We just need to jump this hurdle  
practically and easily just this once…and RUBY can and will take it  
from the text files…any help will save this from the invasion of  
pearl or PHP script guys. our webmaster insisted on developing this page  
by hand and not using ruby.