Reading a file using JavaScript

function ReadFile(filename)
{
	try
	{
		var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
		var fh = fso.OpenTextFile(filename,1);
		var contents = fh.ReadAll();
		fh.Close();
		return contents;
	}
	catch (Exception)
	{
		var msg = "ERROR:"+"\""+filename+ "\""+ ": " +Exception.description;
		alert(msg);
		return msg;
	}
}