[SOLVED] JavaScript GUI For shelp.sh - Reading a File in JavaScript, Displayed on Linux Client

des_a · 03-18-2024, 09:11 PM

Here is my code:

Code:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Help Displayer</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javaScript">
<!-- Hide javascript
function help(topic, subtopic)
{
 const path = "/etc/settings/shelp/"
 const fr = new FileReader(path + topic + "/" + subtopic)
 fileReader.onload = function(event) 
 {
  alert(fileReader.result)
 }
 inputElement.onchange = function(event)
 {
  fileReader.readAsText(event.target.files[0])
 }
}
-->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="green">
<FONT COLOR="blue"><H1 ALIGN="center">Help Displayer</H1>
<FORM>
Help on which topic? <B>TOPIC</B>&nbsp;<INPUT NAME="subject1" TYPE="text">&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>SUBTOPIC</B>&nbsp;<INPUT NAME="subject2" TYPE="text"><BR>
<BR>
<INPUT NAME="submit" TYPE="button" VALUE="Help" onClick="help(this.subject1.value, this.subject2.value)"><BR>
<BR>
<INPUT NAME="reset" TYPE="reset">
</FORM>
</FONT>
</BODY>
</HTML>

I'm trying to create a GUI for my shelp.sh standard script command. Needing to use javascript in an HTML page, is part of my rules of my challenge right now, if I'm going to do it now. I don't want to have to install a server in order to do this. This does nothing on click of the help button. Please help me write the file out as an alert. If it's very, very simple, I'm ok with using other languages as well, as long as JavaScript and HTML integrates it together, and I understand what I'm doing. I will tie it in with the shell scripts, AFTER this works. Please help me. When I finish this, it will be used on my network, and shared via github a few different ways.

des_a · 03-18-2024, 09:15 PM

If this is impossible, just say so please. Also, I would prefer it's cross browser on Linux, but most of the time, it will probably use firefox. If it's also cross platform, and the thing would work on windows, even better. But I don't want it to get too complicated. The owner of the text files, is root, and they are 777 permissions, but could be changed, as long as it's at least readable by ugo.

des_a · 03-18-2024, 09:15 PM

I can also install the file into the settings directory, if I must.

michaelk · 03-18-2024, 09:25 PM

I am not sure it is possible to read a file from the client with a web browser. That would be a big security problem.

des_a · 03-19-2024, 01:18 AM

Too bad. I'm declaring it as impossible. Thank you though! It was a nice experiment, while it lasted!

NevemTeve · 03-19-2024, 02:21 PM

Maybe you could right click on your desktop and select `Create shortcut` from the context menu.

dugan · 03-19-2024, 03:44 PM

You need Electron (or something similar, like nwjs) for this.

des_a · 03-20-2024, 06:37 AM

I think node.js and electron are outside of the scope of what I'm doing. I'm only trying to create simple things that work on the web right now. I'm just marking it as impossible, and moving on. For this, since what I wanted to do is impossible, I might just use another tool to create a GUI. Later! Done for now. This would be useful to have, but it's not going to make or break me. Maybe as I need specifically the GUI more, I'll revisit this. I'll just keep working on other stuff for now. Thanks anyway though!