No, I'm afraid there is no way to do that. This is by design. There are just too many things malicious sites could do with such a feature.
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 5:58 AM, avinocur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a situation where I need to access a user provided directory on > the local filesystem, and retrieve and upload all the files under that > directory (including the files stored in sub directories) > I cannot ask the end user to store all the files in the same > directory, as the structure in which they're stored contains > information that I also need to retrieve. > I understand that this is a problem that may better be solved by a > desktop application, but there was a specific request for this > functionality to be developed as a web application. > The question is if there's any way of accessing a certain directory on > the local filesystem using the Gears Filesystem/Desktop API? > I mean, is there a way of browsing under that directory, in order to > retrieve all the files stored under that directory tree? > > I welcome any ideas and suggestions. > > Thanks in advance, > > Adrian. >
