Problems with jQuery getJSON using local files in Chrome

Question

I have a very simple test page that uses XHR requests with jQuery\'s $.getJSON and $.ajax methods. The same page works in some situations and not in others. Specificially,

Answer 1

An additional way to get around the problem is by leveraging Flash Player's Local Only security sandbox and ExternalInterface methods. One can have JavaScript request a Flash application published using the Local Only security sandbox to load the file from the hard drive, and Flash can pass the data back to JavaScript via Flash's ExternalInterface class. I've tested this in Chrome, FF and IE9, and it works well. I'd be happy to share the code if anyone is interested.

EDIT: I've started a google code (ironic?) project for the implementation: http://code.google.com/p/flash-loader/