How to get file path in browser (using protocol or other method to get full path)

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815 views Asked by David542 At 11 June 2015 at 03:11

Using a desktop mac computer, is it possible to enable someone to drag and drop a file into a web page and return the full path of the file?

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Having something similar to the S3 dialogue box and then enabling a user to drag a file in there and the full path show up. Would this be possible to do within the browser alone? What about with a protocol that the user has installed on his computer? For example, something like: https://support.shotgunsoftware.com/entries/127152-Launching-External-Applications-using-Custom-Protocols-under-OSX. If so, how would that be done?

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**Peter Yao** · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-11 03:21:42

Peter Yao On 11 June 2015 at 03:21 BEST ANSWER

It would not be possible to do it through the browser alone.

As for some other workaround, I am not sure.