Load XML File from Client Machine using Javascript

[Krishnraj]

Hi all, I Develop one application in which i want to load XML file from client machine using javascript and process its nodes. How can i load XML file which is stored at client machine into my application??? :doh: Thanks in advance...

Krishnraj

[Manas Bhardwaj]

Javascript does not have the power to to access the file system. you will need to use ActiveX which will read the file for you.

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[Krishnraj]

Hi manas, First-of-all thanks for reply... Do u have any idea regarding the kind of ActiveX available which read the xml file from client machine as i have a short deadline?? Thanks Again buddy.. :)

Krishnraj

[Manas Bhardwaj]

Krishnraj wrote:

Do u have any idea regarding the kind of ActiveX available

var xmlDocument = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.3.0");
xmlDocument.load(src);

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[Abhishek Sur]

pass the xml string to this function and get the Document object. After that you can call GetElementsByTagName to get nodes

function(text) getXMLDocument {
try {
xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
xmlDoc.async = "false";
xmlDoc.loadXML(text);
}
catch (e) {
try {
var parser = new DOMParser();
xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(text, "text/xml");
}
catch (e) {
alert(e.message);
return;
}
}
return xmlDoc;
}

var doc = getXMLDocument('xxgg');
var elements = doc.getElementsByTagName('item');

I think this is what you needed. :-D

Abhishek Sur

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