Access denied for xml load

[sean]

var strPath = "c:\myXml.x ml";

var objDom = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.DOMDocum ent");
alert('step 1');
objDom.load(str Path);
alert('step 2');
............... .

AFTER step 1 I'm getting an errorrrrrrrrrrr r. Im just going crazy.
Error: Access denied!


Yes, if I put strPath like : http://somehost/myXml.xml it is going to
work.
But I need the user to be able to pick up this xml with an <input
type=file>.
It won't be any upload, invloved, just read the damn path to the xml
and load the xml. WHY is this happen?

Thanks!

[Dag Sunde]

Re: Access denied for xml load

Because JavaScript in a client-browser is running in
a "sandbox", and won't let you out as long as you
don't sign your scripts.

objDom.load("C: \..."); are accessing the local file-system.
Javascript are *only* allowed to access files on the
server it originated.

(And thank God for that!)


If you really need this functionality, I would recommend
that you contact Thawte or VeriSign to get yourself a
Code Signing certificate, and convince your users to accept and
install your certificate when they access your page.

Signed Scripts *can* access local files.

--
Dag.


"sean" <jackie_sean@ya hoo.se> wrote in message
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> var strPath = "c:\myXml.x ml";
>
> var objDom = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.DOMDocum ent");
> alert('step 1');
> objDom.load(str Path);
> alert('step 2');
> ...............
>
> AFTER step 1 I'm getting an errorrrrrrrrrrr r. Im just going crazy.
> Error: Access denied!
>
>
> Yes, if I put strPath like : http://somehost/myXml.xml it is going to
> work.
> But I need the user to be able to pick up this xml with an <input
> type=file>.
> It won't be any upload, invloved, just read the damn path to the xml
> and load the xml. WHY is this happen?
>
> Thanks![/color]