Get Folder Javascript

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Is there a way in Javascript that we can get a folder in the root folder to a variable then use .getFiles() to get the files in that folder?

I worked with scripting in Photoshop with Javascript and these codes works:

Destination = Folder ('G:/My Projects/Project 2/Sounds');
Files = Destination.getFiles();

But in web developing it does not work. Is there a way? Thank you.

Is there a way that I can use paths like ('/Sounds') ?

you are mixing 2 environments together ;)

Thai Tran
– Thai Tran

2017-02-03 04:00:46 +00:00
Commented Feb 3, 2017 at 4:00 — Thai Tran
– Thai Tran, Commented Feb 3, 2017 at 4:00

Pbd · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-03 04:06:09Z

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No. For your web browser, the root of the folder starts at html page you are serving. Only those directories and sub-directories which lie within the same folder as the html page can be accessed. To achieve what you desire, you probably need to write a server too.

yeah. if you have following directory structure

/(root1)
|--file1
/(root)
 |--index.html
 |--dir1/
 |--dir2/
 \--dir3/
   |--file

Only dir1,dir2 and dir3 contents can be accessed. file1 can't be accessed.

edited Feb 3, 2017 at 4:06

answered Feb 3, 2017 at 4:00

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Lan Mai Over a year ago

Is there a way that I can use paths like ('/Sounds') ?

Pbd Over a year ago

yeah. if you have following directory structure / |--index.html |--dir1/ |--dir2/ \--dir3/ |--file

Lan Mai Over a year ago

Hi, can you show me the right way for the 'syntax' ? Like if I want to access dir3, I use 'Destination = Folder('dir3')' ?

Pbd Over a year ago

what exactly is the requirement?

nem035 · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-03 04:04:20Z

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The browser doesn't allow you to access the file system due to security reasons.

What if any page you visit could do this?

// over simplified example
var passwords = File('C:/passwords.txt');

edited Feb 3, 2017 at 4:04

answered Feb 3, 2017 at 3:59

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Lan Mai Over a year ago

Is there a way that I can use paths like ('/Sounds') ?

nem035 Over a year ago

You can look at a directory through the browser using the file protocol. For example file://path/to/Sounds

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