Absolute file path for java script

javascript reference absolute
Alex picture Alex · Jun 18, 2011 · Viewed 11.7k times · Source

I have a small javascript library written by myself. I want to reference it in my web application, but it doesn't work

<script src='file:\\C:\Path\To\Script\Script.js'></script>

Is it possible to reference javascript when all you know is the absolute path?

Answer

KooiInc picture KooiInc · Jun 18, 2011

The file: url needs 3 forward slashes, and the path also needs forward slashes:

<script src='file:///C:/Path/To/Script/Script.js'></script>

This will ofcourse only work if you load the script within a html-file on your disk that's loaded in your browser.

Related questions

JavaScript by reference vs. by value

I'm looking for some good comprehensive reading material on when JavaScript passes something by value and when by reference and when modifying a passed item affects the value outside a function and when not. I'm also interested in when assigning …

Read More
Does JavaScript pass by reference?

Does JavaScript pass by references or pass by values? Here is an example from JavaScript: The Good Parts. I am very confused about the my parameter for the rectangle function. It is actually undefined, and redefined inside the function. There …

Read More
Require() function in JavaScript

When I open console of Chrome 14 and type... require (or require(), if that matters) I get: ReferenceError. This means that JavaScript doesn't have that function by default, right? At least on web browsers. Why I'm talking about that? I needed …

Read More