is it possible to read a file using javascript?

Question

Hi all i just want to know if we can read a file using javascript like

what we do

fp=("r","path")

like that is it possible?

Answer 1

No, that's not possible in a browser. Javascript runs in a sandboxed environment and doesn't have access to the file system. You might need to special plugins to be installed on the client browser in order to access his file system.