[jthomas]

I am trying to write a help documentation web site that will work on both the web and on the user's computer (like on a cd). For this reason, I'm using Javascripts from dynamic drive rather than server includes. I don't know Javascript, so I've found a script that allows me to dynamically load external html's into the div of my choice. It works fine for FF and IE 6 and IE 7 on the web, and works fine for FF and IE 6 on the local file syste. However, when I get to IE 7, after I allow blocked content, I get an "access is denied error."

You can preview what I have so far at Medicaid Billing System - User Documenation

My question is: Is there a way to allow Javascript to access local files? This seems to be a big deal on the web so I'm prepared for no answers. I came across something called DeskRun that allowed you to deploy your AJAX creation as a windows executable, but any trace of that program and the developers don't seem to exist anymore.

Thanks.

[paulanthony]

You could use frames?

[Bill Posters]

Originally Posted by jthomas

Is there a way to allow Javascript to access local files?

The issue is likely to be that IE disallows scripts to be run from local files (presumably in order to prevent infected machines running malicious scripts). The user is presented with an error alert with the option to allow the scripting to proceed.
However, iirc, for the user to permanently avoid these alerts, they'd need to tweak the security settings in the Internet Options.

[rfresh]

@jthomas

For security reasons, JS cannot access files on the client.


I'm a little confused about the statement to ajax and an executable windows app? An executable windows app that is ajax enabled, isn't that called a web browser? I've never heard of an ajax enabled windows app - just doesn't make sense to me.

RalphF
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[jthomas]

Originally Posted by rfresh

I've never heard of an ajax enabled windows app - just doesn't make sense to me.

Google Javaline DeskRun. I can't find it anywhere, but you can find some articles that talk about it.

I don't want to use frames because I want the page to grow with the height of the content. Is there a way to make content resize a frame?