is there a way to implement browsing file system directory in facelets i don't want the user to type the directory i search it in primefaces showcases but i didn't find it .
Any help will be appreciated
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1For what purpose? File uploading? – Gnappuraz Dec 14 '12 at 16:18
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@Gnappuraz no just for choosing a path of a directory which will be saved in database for example (c:\dir) – Amira Dec 14 '12 at 16:26
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Browsing client side or server side? Please be more specific. – siebz0r Dec 14 '12 at 23:10
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@siebz0r browsing client machine file system ti choose a directory path .Many thanks – Amira Dec 15 '12 at 07:32
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For security reasons you cannot browse the filesystem with HTML/JavaScript. If you want to do such a thing you could use a Java applet or a Flash element, but I found such things repulsive.
The reason you want to do this is unclear to me. If it's for downloading a file and selecting a destination, you should be using a regular file download.
You might want to do more research. I found a couple questions on SO that are comparable:
