"HikksNotAtHome" <hikksnotathome@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031219125309.08626.00002246@mb-m27.aol.com...[color=blue]
> In article <3fe2ea41$0$18386$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> , "PhilM"
> <philm@nospam.com.am> writes:
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> >New to javascript.
> >Is it possible to use javascript to scan a directory client side.[/color]
>
> No. Not in a default security environment.
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> >If so, could someone point me in the general direction of information on[/color][/color]
how[color=blue][color=green]
> >to. I do not know what keywords I should be googling for :(
> >
> >I am aiming to return array of image files to use in a 'slideshow' script
> >that will be cut to cd.
> >I have already found a slideshow script, but now need to populate array,[/color][/color]
and[color=blue][color=green]
> >will be using php to ultimately write the html code with the javascript
> >embede for user to save.[/color]
>
> If the images are on the CD, and PHP is generating it all, have PHP[/color]
generate a[color=blue]
> list of the files in the folders and then write it as a JS array. Problem
> solved.
> --
> Randy[/color]
PHP on server can access a users PC directory? I didn't think this was
possible.
The aim is to ultimately create plain html file(with embedded javascript)
for the user to place above a directory of images on their hard drive, that
they can then cut to disk, and use on any comp as a presentation kind of
thing.
PhilM
