Is there a way to access local files that are not in the current directory in Firefox?
Yes, you set security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy to false . If you have already done this, your problem is caused by something else, and you need to ask another question (preferably with some code). I tested it with the following HTML file:
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.6.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> jQuery.getScript("file:///.../test.js", function(data, status){ alert(status + ":\n\n" + data + "\n\n" + window.a); }); </script>
With test.js will be:
alert("Test succeeded"); var a = 1;
With security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy set to true nothing happens (even a message in the error console). When it is set to false , I see the message "Test succeeded" , and then another message with the message success: alert("Test succeeded"); . As expected.
What is Firefox 6.0.1 for Windows 7 x64. Change Same thing with Firefox 3.6.21.
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