Is it possible to use Javascript to list all the files contained in a subfolder?
I have a bunch of images that need to be linked too, but I would like it to be dynamic because the list will be changing a lot.
Thankyou!!!
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Is it possible to use Javascript to list all the files contained in a subfolder?
No. You would usually set up a simple server side script that does the listing (e.g. using PHP's glob()), and output a JSON array, for example.
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Reporter
It depends. If the oparating system from server is Windows, you can use Jscript. JScript is a "extension" of Javascript.
Pekka
@reporter I don't see how - JScript running on the client's browser can not do anything on server side, either
AlexMorley-Finch
so then, how would i pass the file name array from php to javascript? can the two even be used together?
Pekka
@Alex you could use Ajax to make a call to a PHP script that outputs JSON. Or you could do a
<script src='myfile.php'> and have myfile.php output a JSON arrayReporter
@Pekka If you use an IIS you the option to use vbscript or jscript language by default. Create an .asp file (asp-classic) and read your directory. On client side, if you want to read a folder structure either you have to install an IIS or create a WSH Script that uses JScript as language. If you want use just the general javascript you can't do it (but I think you can do that with new version of javascript (Keyword: HTML5). But I'm not sure about this)
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