Hi I tried to save/edit/create a file as I am used to with js. However nothing is working in the chrome extension.
Does someone know how to do it? I looked here on stackover and did not found satisfied results.
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Chrome extensions cannot create/modify local files. – Iván Nokonoko Dec 05 '21 at 18:56
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@IvánNokonoko thanks but how can I import files? Is there an option to save it in the chrome data and afterwards crawl/open it with another program? – HiFive122 Dec 05 '21 at 21:34
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You can dynamically create and initiate file download in browser, then use any program from there on, on the local system, to read the file from downloads directory. – Neea Dec 06 '21 at 07:15
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@Neea thanks for your answer, what would be the shortest js code to generate this type of download files? – HiFive122 Dec 09 '21 at 11:44
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see this answer for an example: https://stackoverflow.com/a/19328891/4054683 – Neea Dec 09 '21 at 16:12