I'm trying to read text from a file saved in my website's directory but keep getting a 404 error when attempting to find it.
The directory structure is simple in this example:
+ - index.html
|
+ - README.md
|
+ - license.txt
|
+ - js
|
+ - app.js
Inside of app.js I have the following function that allows one to look for files and read their text.
function findPostContent(file) {
var rawFile = new XMLHttpRequest();
var allText = {};
rawFile.open("GET", file, false);
rawFile.send();
if (rawFile.status === 200 || rawFile.status === 0) {
allText = rawFile.responseText;
return;
}
console.log("can't find file");
return allText;
}
When I run it looking for license.txt it finds it without fail. However when I run it looking for README.md I get a 404.
findPostContent("license.txt"); // Works fine!
findPostContent("README.md"); // 404?
Anyone have any insights as to why this is occurring? I thought this might be a security issue, per this question but if so, why is it able to read license.txt without fail?
