How to get local folder contents using JavaScript

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I am trying to get local folder contents using JavaScript. I have tried the Filesystem API, but I got error like this:

DOMException: It was determined that certain files are unsafe for access within a Web application, or that too many calls are being made on file resources

How can I get images in a local folder and show these images as HTML? Folder structure and images inside a folder are changing dynamically.

Edit: I tried the filesystem here: https://github.com/maciel310/angular-filesystem

Is the page being served locally? Are you asking the end user to drag a folder into the page, or are you trying to access the contents of their hard drive without their intervention? — cdhowie
– cdhowie, Commented Jan 20, 2017 at 16:57
By "being served locally," I mean you are accessing it from a file: URI, not from http://localhost. — cdhowie
– cdhowie, Commented Jan 20, 2017 at 17:05
I tried both file:URI and localhost, but I got the same error. — nanokozmos
– nanokozmos, Commented Jan 20, 2017 at 17:10
What about the second half of the question? Is the user dragging a folder into your web application? If not, do you understand why it's a grave security problem to allow web applications unfettered access to a user's local disks? — cdhowie
– cdhowie, Commented Jan 20, 2017 at 18:03

shiva prasad · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-20 18:41:04Z

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FileSystem API is currently being supported only on Chrome and Opera http://caniuse.com/#feat=filesystem

Also you need to obtain permissions from the user to access peristent data.

For more info refer to this article : https://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/file/filesystem/#Reading a directory's contents

answered Jan 20, 2017 at 18:41

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DevNebulae Over a year ago

But before this is standardized, don't use it.

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