[Javascript] [OT:rant, no flame intended] client side file i/o

[Hakan Magnusson]

Considering the number of security issues in Internet Explorer regarding 
exactly this, Microsoft might as well stop releasing security fixes and 
claim it to be a feature. o_O

Regards,
H

Cutter (JavaScript List) wrote:
> Vadi,
> 
> To my knowledge, this is not capable using javascript. I have never seen 
> any documentation allowing javascript access into the client system 
> outside of the browser. If you were only using Windows and IE you would 
> be able to use JScript (an MS scripting language, similar to 
> javascript), but I see this would not meet your requirements. There are 
> too many security concerns to allow a browser scripting language access 
> to a client system...
> 
> Cutter
> 
> Vadi wrote:
> 
>>
>>  Hello List!!
>>
>>   I'm newbie, I'm trying to read a file from the local drive at 
>> client  machine.
>> This is not allowed by default, but it allows us to do with signed 
>> applets,
>> loading a signed applet takes time, I was wondering If there is a way to
>> read local files without applets and without using ActiveXObjects, as I
>> want to make it platform dependent.
>>
>>  I'm working with respect to netscape, IE is not considered. Help is  
>> required
>> immediate.
>>
>>  Thanks in advance.
>>
> 
> 
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