Directory Browsing with JavaScript

[Bakunin]

Hi,
I am trying to build up a simple directory listing sctring to retrieve say, a word document. What I would ideally like to do is view my local directory folders in a browser and navigate to the relevant document in a directory, and from this return a string containing the entire directory mavigation I have just completed.

I currently have some source from //javascript.internet.com to view a directory listing, but when I double click to go to another folder it opens another window. I would prefer to keep all the navigation in one window.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[doublehelix]

If your code isn't too long post it please.

 

[Bakunin]

Here is the source. unfortunately it uses IFRAME, which is extremely hard to work with, no events etc.

do you have any ideas?

function FolderChoose()
{
var location=document.UserLocation.FolderLocation.value;
document.frames['MyComputer'].location.href = location;
}

<INPUT TYPE=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;FolderLocation&quot; length=&quot;25&quot; size=&quot;20&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Open Folder&quot; onClick=&quot;FolderChoose();&quot; id=button1 name=button1></P>
<P><font size=&quot;2&quot;>EXAMPLE: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer</font></P>
</FORM>
<IFRAME NAME=&quot;MyComputer&quot; SRC=&quot;about:blank&quot; WIDTH=&quot;50%&quot; HEIGHT=&quot;20%&quot;></IFRAME>
</CENTER>

 

[doublehelix]

I am a bit confused by the script. A problem I see is in the pathing of the &quot;document.UserLocation.FolderLocation.value&quot; line. Where does UserLocation come from? Is that the name of the form (which is what I am assuming)?

At any rate, when I explicitly declared a value for location using the following:

location=&quot;

http://google.com&quot;;

It brought google up, so it looks like the construct of

var location=document.UserLocation.FolderLocation.value;

is the problem. Without knowing where UserLocation comes from it is hard to say what the problem is. Looks like you are close to the solution though.

 

[doublehelix]

Doh... helps if I read your first post again. Yea, it opens up in another window. Interesting dilema. Let me check a couple of things and get back to you.

 

[Bakunin]

Many thanks