Search a folder for XML files with Javascript

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Is there a way to, with JavaScript, get a list of files from a target folder?

I need to search a folder for XML-files and, if there are any, save the names of them in an array.

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sofrito · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-17 02:09:27Z

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HTML5 finally provides a standard way to interact with local files, via the File API specification.

http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/file/dndfiles/

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:15:36Z

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No. JavaScript works only in the client. Without AJAX calls, JavaScript has no way of looking through folders on the server or on the client's computer.

A language like PHP or Ruby has a part in the server that would allow it access to the file system on the server, but not plain JavaScript.

As sofrito notes below, HTML5 now has a File API which can be used to manipulate files. However, the API can't do all the things that I listed above: Javascript still can't look through folders on your computer or another person's with the same ability as a C++, Java, Python or Ruby program.

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McKayla · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-17 01:56:12Z

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No, not really. But you can statically type the array.

var xml = [ "something.xml", "somethingelse.xml", "anotherthing.xml" ];

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