Read file from computer

[JKowalski]

Hello,

what is the code to load the content of a file from my PC which contains JS code when I use the "try it" screen here, running on chrome, windows10? 

<script scr="?????/javascript">

Thank you.

Edited August 11, 2020 by JKowalski

[Ingolme]

The file:/// protocol would be used for this, but browsers don't allow websites to load Javascript files from your filesystem for security reasons.

[JKowalski]

Ah, now I understand. Thank you very much!

[Makwana Prahlad]

At first, you need to use a input[type=file] to get a File.

 

<input type=file id=file/>
<div id=result></div>

And then use FileReader to read file to target format, just like base64, text, buffer.

const file = document.getElementById('file').files[0]
const result = document.getElementById('result')
const reader = new FileReader
reader.addEventListener('load', () => {
    result.innerHTML = reader.result
})
reader.readAsText(file, 'UTF-8')

See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileReader

[Ingolme]

15 hours ago, Makwana Prahlad said:

At first, you need to use a input[type=file] to get a File.

 

<input type=file id=file/>
<div id=result></div>

And then use FileReader to read file to target format, just like base64, text, buffer.

const file = document.getElementById('file').files[0]
const result = document.getElementById('result')
const reader = new FileReader
reader.addEventListener('load', () => {
    result.innerHTML = reader.result
})
reader.readAsText(file, 'UTF-8')

See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileReader

If you read the thread instead of just the title, the question was regarding running Javascript from a local file.