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Check if a local file (in client machine) is exit via Js

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User283528319 posted
Hi all,
I need to check if a pdf file in the client machine exists ( to upload it to server).
I need to check C:\Myprogram\Temp folder for 20 seconds and if MyDocument.pdf comes in it I want to upload it to server.
Is there any easy way to do this?
Thank you.
Monday, April 1, 2019 4:54 PM
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User475983607 posted
fatihbarut
Hi all,
I need to check if a pdf file in the client machine exists ( to upload it to server).
I need to check C:\Myprogram\Temp folder for 20 seconds and if MyDocument.pdf comes in it I want to upload it to server.
Is there any easy way to do this?
Thank you.
It's not possible. Browser security will not allow a web application to upload files from the user's machine. The user must select the files.
A desktop application (file listener) can implement this type of feature.
- Marked as answer by Anonymous Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:00 AM
Monday, April 1, 2019 5:00 PM
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User475983607 posted
fatihbarut
Hi all,
I need to check if a pdf file in the client machine exists ( to upload it to server).
I need to check C:\Myprogram\Temp folder for 20 seconds and if MyDocument.pdf comes in it I want to upload it to server.
Is there any easy way to do this?
Thank you.
It's not possible. Browser security will not allow a web application to upload files from the user's machine. The user must select the files.
A desktop application (file listener) can implement this type of feature.
- Marked as answer by Anonymous Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:00 AM
Monday, April 1, 2019 5:00 PM -
User753101303 posted
Hi,
Unclear. If you meant from a browser you can't do that for safety reasons. Only a user can select a local file that is then uploaded to your web server.
From where comes that PDF file ? Rather than being produced on the client side and uploaded it can't be created directly on the web server ? (it's not a file printed locally to a PDF printer using server side data ????)
Monday, April 1, 2019 5:04 PM -
User283528319 posted
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Monday, April 1, 2019 7:16 PM