List files of a directory in client side

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

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>

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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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.


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