Open Local File With XMLHTTPRequest/ActivcXObject
Mar 21, 2006Can anyone tell me how to use XMLHTTPRequest or MS ActivcXObject open a
local file?
Can anyone tell me how to use XMLHTTPRequest or MS ActivcXObject open a
local file?
my file is located at c:AdminFiles.xml
i tried the following ways
window.open("c:/AdminFiles.xml",'HeavyXml');
window.open("c:AdminFiles.xml",'HeavyXml');
window.open("c:\AdminFiles.xml",'HeavyXml');
in the above i'm getting the following error: "Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (c) isnt associated with any program"
window.open("file:///c:\AdminFiles.xml",'HeavyXml');
the last attempt give to respond at all...
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