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Asked: June 1, 20262026-06-01T03:22:13+00:00 2026-06-01T03:22:13+00:00

I am trying to run a small javascript script. one of the parameters of

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I am trying to run a small javascript script. one of the parameters of the XMLHttpRequest is a file path, so a URL would look like:

http://myaddress:myport/action/C:\\PATH\\TO\\MY\\FILE.EXT/some/other/params

however, XMLHttpRequest changes the address to:

http://myaddress:myport/action/C://PATH//TO//MY//FILE.EXT/some/other/params

which breaks the application. How can I prevent XMLHttpRequest from changing the requested address?

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    2026-06-01T03:22:14+00:00Added an answer on June 1, 2026 at 3:22 am

    Don’t put raw special characters in the URL.

    encodeURIComponent('C:\\PATH\\TO\\MY\\FILE.EXT')
    "C%3A%5CPATH%5CTO%5CMY%5CFILE.EXT"
    
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