XMLHttpRequest

[eTianbun]

Am just trying to GET a TXT/XML file in my local system using AJAX, but i keep geting the error: " Access denied!" any idea why?EXAMPLE

x = new XMLHttpRequest;

y=x.open('GET','file.xml',true); //ERROR: Access denied!

Edited April 22, 2012 by eTianbun

[Ingolme]

It sounds like you're working on the local filesystem with Internet Explorer. Use a different browser, or call the script through HTTP.

[eTianbun]

IE, Yeah! I used firefox, i got an error, but the error is not clear, it is just a sequence of characters which is not clear.

Edited April 22, 2012 by eTianbun

[Ingolme]

Firefox will show something in the error console if the document you're loading is not XML but you can ignore that. Besides the error, is the program doing what you want it to?

[eTianbun]

Not doing what i want!

[Ingolme]

Can you show your code or an online page that has the problem? Describe what the expected result is and what the code is currently doing.

[eTianbun]

Acually, the code i gave, is all. Am just testing the xmlhttp object, to see how it really works. Can you please try it, using IE8, and tell me if you have same problem? This is confusing.

[Ingolme]

As I said earlier, Internet Explorer gives security errors when run in the filesystem. Try it on a server and it should work.