get file object using full path

Question

is there a way to get a file object using the directory full path of the file itself? this piece of code wont work:

var file1 = new File("D:\\path\\to\\file\\file.txt");

I need to get the file object since I have a function that has a file object as its parameter.

bryan

Answer 1

That would be very tragic if browsers could suddenly start accessing users' file systems without their permission.

I would suggest using <input type="file">. This way the user chooses which file they will allow the browser to access.

Answer 2

I would suggest you to use: <input type="file" id="fileUpload"> and get the file name using

$('input[type=file]').change(function () {
    console.log(this.files[0])
});