On Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 12:01:21 PM UTC-7, @TiddlyTweeter wrote: > > The import mechanism allows browsing to find a file to import. > > Is it possible to specify an exact address of a file (preferably with > relative addressing) so you can just click a button and activate import? > I'm not clear if its possible or how to do it if it is. >
It's no longer possible, due to increases in browser security. If you could access an "exact address of a file" without going through the system interface, then it would be possible to trick people into clicking a button that reads system data without them knowing it. Basically, the system file I/O dialog box is limited by the browser so it can be used to select a file, but the data *returned* by that box only includes the filename, extension, and file *content*... but NOT the path to the file, as that could be used to probe your local directory structure to look for vulnerabilities (at least... that's the theory). -e -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/6233fd87-391d-4cb5-a602-72816ed754d8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
