Aug 27, 2010 · To open file in browser with Java Script window.open () , the file should be available on WEB server. By creating Virtual Directory on your IIS that mapped to any physical drive you should …

Mar 30, 2017 · If you double click on a .js file, and if WSH has not been disabled, it results in Microsoft's "JScript" script engine being run to execute the script with JavaScript bindings for the execution …

Yes, JavaScript can read local files (see FileReader ()), but not automatically: the user has to pass the file or a list of files to the script with an HTML tag, <input type="file">.

Now, double click on that file in finder, and it should open it up in your browser. To open up the console to see the output of your javascript code, hit Command-alt-j (those three buttons at the same time).

If the user selects a file via <input type="file">, you can read and process that file using the File API. Reading or writing arbitrary files is not allowed by design. It's a violation of the sandbox. From …

Jan 11, 2018 · I would like to trigger download with window.open() function in javascript in local. The path should start with "/". I provide URL with / to start, however, it seems like window.open() function …

In my case I want to read a local JSON file and show it in a html file on my desktop, that's all I have to do. Note: Don't try to automate the file uploading using JavaScript, even that's also not allowed due …

Jan 15, 2015 · I want to be able to create a new file in my workspace, run (or require or whatever) the file and be able to use it's functions and variables in the chrome developer console.

Apr 12, 2018 · Explore solutions for opening local HTML files in Chrome using window.open method and related challenges discussed by developers.

Feb 17, 2020 · The browser has security concerns about setting directory for input file. Hence FileReader provides the file data as text without revealing it's directory name. …