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user1811486
user1811486

Reputation: 1314

How can I move a file to other directory using JavaScript?

I am new to JavaScript. I need to move a file to another directory using JavaScript. How can simply move that file with JavaScript?

How can I solve this?

I tried this, but it didn't work....

<html>
<h2>Move file in JavaScript</h2>
<script language="javascript">
function moveFile(){
        var object = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
        var file = object.GetFile("Table1.xml");
        file.Move("./Docus/");
        document.write("File is moved successfully");
}
</script>
<form>
<input type="Button" value="Move File" onClick='moveFile()'>
</form>
</html>

How can I do this, anyone?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 50257

Answers (2)

Trogvar
Trogvar

Reputation: 856

As far as I understand the problem which you're trying to solve is to create some kind of rich UI (user interface), where user can drag-and-drop files through directory tree.

Well that's is surely possible, but the way to make it right - and with that I mean make it cross-browser compatible and secure - is with a serverside script (PHP, ASP.Net, whatever) running behind it, providing all the data and file-system operations, with a security layer on top of it.

And if you want an unsecure, MS Internet Explorer only solution - sure you can use ActiveX objects.

Upvotes: 1

Nishu Tayal
Nishu Tayal

Reputation: 20820

Tried this code, working perfectly : 

function moveFile(){
   var object = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
   var file = object.GetFile("C:\\wamp\\www\\phptest.php");
   file.Move("C:\\wamp\\");
   document.write("File is moved successfully");
}

In your code, issue seems to be in file path "./Docus/". Try to put absolute path and then check.

Upvotes: 3

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