trying to make an mp3 player applet of sorts that will index a folder on my local media and make a list, which its adresses will feed into the audio tag (using chrome beta), but im stumpedat the html and know very little javascript! help!
monstercameron
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Jump to PostYou cant scan folders using JavaScript and HTML. Even if you use server side scripts like PHP,ASP.NET you will just be able to scan web folders on your server. So unless you want an online mp3 player, the thing is sort of impossible using client side scripts, html.
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GreenDay2001
You cant scan folders using JavaScript and HTML. Even if you use server side scripts like PHP,ASP.NET you will just be able to scan web folders on your server. So unless you want an online mp3 player, the thing is sort of impossible using client side scripts, html.
MidiMagic
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If you want to scan the files on the server, you need a server-side script, not javascript.
You can't look at the files on the client's computer for security reasons.
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