List files of a directory in client side

[Hamed]

Dear Folks

I am programming a page that asks user a directory name and lists files
of type *.xls in the directory in client's machine. He/She will then
select some files to upload them to the server.

Is there any way to ask a directory name and then list the files of
that directory in client's machine? The typical browser that is used is
IE but I am not allowed to use ActiveX objects.

I found http://tinyurl.com/a4hhs the message talked about it but it
seems it is about server side file listing not client side.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Regards

[VK]

> Is there any way to ask a directory name and then

list the files of that directory in client's machine?
The typical browser that is used is
IE but I am not allowed to use ActiveX objects.

No.

You can:
1) Use properly signed Java swing applet with JFileChooser.

2) Buy a 3rd party signed object/plugin.

In both above cases you're still dependable on user decision - grant
permissions or not.

3)
<form method="post" action="action.cgi" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Please choose XLS files you want to download:<br>
<input type="file" name="file1"><br>
<input type="file" name="file2"><br>
...
</form>

[ASM]

Hamed wrote:

Dear Folks

I am programming a page that asks user a directory name and lists files
of type *.xls in the directory in client's machine. He/She will then
select some files to upload them to the server.

Is there any way to ask a directory name
because you know exactly the path of this directory ?
on a foreign machine ?
and then list the files of
that directory in client's machine? The typical browser that is used is
IE but I am not allowed to use ActiveX objects.

I found http://tinyurl.com/a4hhs the message talked about it but it
seems it is about server side file listing not client side.

all what I know is
<form>
Select a file <imput type=file> and validate (button)
</form>

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[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Hamed wrote:

I am programming a page that asks user a directory name and lists files
of type *.xls in the directory in client's machine. He/She will then
select some files to upload them to the server.

Is there any way to ask a directory name and then list the files of
that directory in client's machine?

Yes, use

<input
type="file"
name="..."
accept="application/vnd.ms-excel,application/msword">.

It may not filter for Excel files as it should, but at least the user
can select the file. And, more important, it works with plain HTML.
PointedEars