Unable to use selectInput() on OpenProcessing

Prestigious

What I am wanting is that when the user presses a button they will then be prompted to select a file to use as an input. The code I have works fine on Java mode but when I try it on OpenProcessing nothing happens when I press the button.

void keyTyped() 
{
  if (key == 'p')
  {
    selectInput("Select the file you wish to use:", "fileSelected");
  }
}

void fileSelected(File selection) {
  if (selection == null) {
    println("Window was closed or the user hit cancel.");
  } else {
    arrayString = loadStrings(selection.getAbsolutePath());
    for (int i = 0; i < arrayString.length; i = i + 1)
    {
      String[] info = split(arrayString[i], '_');
      arrayString[i] = info[0];
      minimum[i] = int(info[1]);
      maximum[i] = int(info[2]);
    }
  }
}

quark

You don't say whether you are using Java or JavaScript mode but the most probable cause is a security exception. A program running on a web server is not allowed access to the local file system.

Which mode are you using?

Prestigious

I was using JavaScript mode.

quark

I was using JavaScript mode.

Ooops :\"> had I looked at the forum section it would have been obvious.

I am not sure about access restrictions in JavaScript mode although I am aware that it can be different if the script is run from the local machine or from a remote server; and even this is dependent on the browser.

Perhaps someone else can give you a more definitive answer.

PhiLho

Yes, to my knowledge, a JS script cannot read a local file, unless it is served by the same server (than the one delivering the script).