Get File Path in local System in JavaScript

Question

I am trying to get the client local path without hard coding in JavaScript. I used the below code to get the path, but it is retrieved from the server. Can someone help me how to get local file path in JavaScript.

recordPath = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(
                                          HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("saveFile")));

Answer 1

You cannot get an absolute file path via javascript. You can only get file paths relative to the server page.

location.pathname;
location.hostname;

All absolute paths should be handled on the back end, and should not be hard coded into js, which is freely visible to the user.

Answer 2

Javascript does not allow showing drive paths. You can try vbScript for it. Check This Out :

How to get Hard Disk number from drive letter using VBScript