I am currently coding a program using the language JSP. I was wondering if/how you would restrict the directories a File Open dialogue box can browse, for instance:
The default directory is in C:/userFiles/username/ I want the user to be able to browse files in that /username/ directory, or directories within that directory, but not any directories above like C:/, or C:/userFiles. I have done some research, and I could not come across an answer. Is this possible with JSP, HTML, or Java and if so, how would I do it? I would prefer JSP or HTML.
Additional Info:
The dialogue box would browse files on a remote server, not on the user’s computer.
The File Open dialog is on the client machine and is part of the operating system. You cannot change its behaviour.
In order to list files on a SERVER you would not use a File Open dialog, you’d be turning the list of files into HTML and serving that to the browser. Since you’re the one writing the server-side code, you are ALREADY the one in control over which files make it into that list in the first place.
Saying you’d prefer “JSP or HTML” is a pretty good indicator that you don’t fully understand the client-server relationship of the web.