Read local file using XMLHttpRequest in IE

Question

I am using following code to read local file.

request = new (window.ActiveXObject || XMLHttpRequest)("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
request.open("GET", url, 0);
request.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
request.send();
document.write(request.responseText);
return request.responseText;

But it will not work in IE.It throws an error 'Access Denied'.Is there any other way to read local file using java script?

possible duplicate of [Access denied in IE 10 and 11 when ajax target is localhost](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22098259/access-denied-in-ie-10-and-11-when-ajax-target-is-localhost) — Alex, Jan 16 '15 at 11:34
with `local ` you mean `inside user's PC` or `inside the same webserver/localhost`? — Frogmouth, Jan 16 '15 at 11:37
It's impossible because it's security hole. BTW, this was blocked in IE5.5. ;) — Ginden, Jan 16 '15 at 11:51

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 16 '15 at 15:15

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Is there any other way to read local file using java script?

No, unless explicitly allowed by user using <input type="file">. Then it can be processed using HTML5 File APIs

I can recommend you quite good tutorial on File API.

answered Jan 16 '15 at 15:15

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