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Load local file with JS
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loadFile.html
<html>
<body>
<form id="jsonFile" name="jsonFile" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post">
<fieldset>
<h2>Json File</h2>
<input type='file' id='fileinput'>
<input type='button' id='btnLoad' value='Load' onclick='loadFile();'>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
function loadFile() {
var input, file, fr;
if (typeof window.FileReader !== 'function') {
alert("The file API isn't supported on this browser yet.");
return;
}
input = document.getElementById('fileinput');
if (!input) {
alert("Um, couldn't find the fileinput element.");
}
else if (!input.files) {
alert("This browser doesn't seem to support the `files` property of file inputs.");
}
else if (!input.files[0]) {
alert("Please select a file before clicking 'Load'");
}
else {
file = input.files[0];
fr = new FileReader();
fr.onload = receivedText;
fr.readAsText(file);
}
function receivedText(e) {
let lines = e.target.result;
var newArr = JSON.parse(lines);
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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