read the excel file from the directory not from the address that you given

Question

I am using html5 and javascript. I want to read the Excel file which is chosen by the user from the directory (using a file dialog) but all I know is to read an excel file by th

Answer 1

Try the following code, it is a bit of a hack and it seems to work with IE7. However, it will not work with other browsers because they will not show the file path. Other browsers will also never be able to show the ActiveXObject (Excel).