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  Create folder in local file system Martin Heller <mr_heller@yahoo.dk> - 2014-01-14 12:40 +0100
    Re: Create folder in local file system Bjoern Hoehrmann <bjoern@hoehrmann.de> - 2014-01-14 12:53 +0100
      Re: Create folder in local file system Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-01-14 13:08 +0100
        Re: Create folder in local file system Dr J R Stockton <reply1400@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2014-01-15 20:12 +0000
          Re: Create folder in local file system Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-01-17 22:54 +0100
            Re: Create folder in local file system Dr J R Stockton <reply1400@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2014-01-18 23:17 +0000

#22614 — Create folder in local file system

I am trying to automate the creation of folders in the local filesystem 
based on input in a list input form on a SharePoint intranet site.

So far I have achieved this by using jQuery to modify the input form and 
an ActiveXObject for creating the folder

   fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
   fldr = fso.CreateFolder("\\path\to\folder");

This works fine in older versions of Internet Explorer, but in newer 
versions and other browsers this is not working.

Does a browser-independent method exist for creating a folder/file in 
the local file system using JavaScript? I do understand that there are 
security concerns associated with allowing the browser to access and 
modify the local filesystem, but this being an intranet site I am 
willing to loosen the security settings to gain some functionality.

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#22615

* Martin Heller wrote in comp.lang.javascript:
>This works fine in older versions of Internet Explorer, but in newer 
>versions and other browsers this is not working.
>
>Does a browser-independent method exist for creating a folder/file in 
>the local file system using JavaScript? I do understand that there are 
>security concerns associated with allowing the browser to access and 
>modify the local filesystem, but this being an intranet site I am 
>willing to loosen the security settings to gain some functionality.

There might be ways to make it work with newer versions of IE, but no,
there is no browser-independent method for this, nor do all browsers
implement browser-specific methods for it.
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#22617

Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote:

> * Martin Heller wrote in comp.lang.javascript:
>> This works fine in older versions of Internet Explorer, but in newer 
>> versions and other browsers this is not working.
>>
>> Does a browser-independent method exist for creating a folder/file in 
>> the local file system using JavaScript? I do understand that there are 
>> security concerns associated with allowing the browser to access and 
>> modify the local filesystem, but this being an intranet site I am 
>> willing to loosen the security settings to gain some functionality.
> 
> There might be ways to make it work with newer versions of IE, but no,
> there is no browser-independent method for this, nor do all browsers
> implement browser-specific methods for it.

It might be useful to point to the section "How can I access the
client-side filesystem?" of the newsgroup's FAQ.[1]  Maybe the
information there might need some update.

[1] <http://pointedears.de/scripts/faq/cljs/#readFile>

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Christoph M. Becker

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#22636

In comp.lang.javascript message <52d528b5$0$6566$9b4e6d93@newsspool4.arc
or-online.net>, Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:08:23, Christoph Michael Becker
<cmbecker69@arcor.de> posted:

>It might be useful to point to the section "How can I access the
>client-side filesystem?" of the newsgroup's FAQ.[1]  Maybe the
>information there might need some update.

That section needs rewriting by someone truly literate in English who
possesses both intelligence and knowledge.  For a start, one needs to
consider the possible implications of "I access" in its Subject.

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#22659

Dr J R Stockton wrote:

> In comp.lang.javascript message <52d528b5$0$6566$9b4e6d93@newsspool4.arc
> or-online.net>, Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:08:23, Christoph Michael Becker
> <cmbecker69@arcor.de> posted:
> 
>> It might be useful to point to the section "How can I access the
>> client-side filesystem?" of the newsgroup's FAQ.[1]  Maybe the
>> information there might need some update.
> 
> That section needs rewriting by someone truly literate in English who
> possesses both intelligence and knowledge.  

Wouldn't you be a suitable candidate? :)

>                                             For a start, one needs to
> consider the possible implications of "I access" in its Subject.

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#22706

In comp.lang.javascript message <52d9a676$0$6556$9b4e6d93@newsspool4.arc
or-online.net>, Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:54:07, Christoph Michael Becker
<cmbecker69@arcor.de> posted:

>Dr J R Stockton wrote:
>
>> In comp.lang.javascript message <52d528b5$0$6566$9b4e6d93@newsspool4.arc
>> or-online.net>, Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:08:23, Christoph Michael Becker
>> <cmbecker69@arcor.de> posted:
>>
>>> It might be useful to point to the section "How can I access the
>>> client-side filesystem?" of the newsgroup's FAQ.[1]  Maybe the
>>> information there might need some update.
>>
>> That section needs rewriting by someone truly literate in English who
>> possesses both intelligence and knowledge.
>
>Wouldn't you be a suitable candidate? :)

Insufficiently - I want to read it, AFTER it has been rewritten.


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