CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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Rohit Chugh
Rohit Chugh

Reputation: 57

how to create text file in any drive using javascript

<textarea id="textbox">Type something here</textarea> <button id="create">Create file</button> <a download="info.txt" id="downloadlink" style="display: none">Download</a>

<script>
(function () {
var textFile = null,
  makeTextFile = function (text) {
    var data = new Blob([text], {type: 'text/plain'});

    // If we are replacing a previously generated file we need to
    // manually revoke the object URL to avoid memory leaks.
    if (textFile !== null) {
      window.URL.revokeObjectURL(textFile);
    }

    textFile = window.URL.createObjectURL(data);

    return textFile;
  };


  var create = document.getElementById('create'),
    textbox = document.getElementById('textbox');

  create.addEventListener('click', function () {
    var link = document.getElementById('downloadlink');
    link.href = makeTextFile(textbox.value);
    link.style.display = 'block';
  }, false);
})();
</script>

I have already tried this code but this code is not creating a text file. After submitting it is just showing download option but I want to store a text file in any drive

Upvotes: 0

Views: 138

Answers (1)

Haardik
Haardik

Reputation: 317

It is not possible in Javascript to save files through the browser to anywhere on the host PC as that would pose a great security risk to the client. You can either ask them to download the file or usewindow.localStorage

Upvotes: 1

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