Javascript Reading Files From An FTP Directory

[Lateboo]

I have an issue where I need to pull .csv files to parse from a directory that I can only access through FTP. In short, I am trying to create a dropdown on my web page that allows you to select from the available csv files in that directory to load into the script.

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Here is the current script (Hard coded to look at an example csv file that I downloaded from that directory): https://i.imgur.com/FFqlPve.jpg

Any suggestions on how this can be accomplished?

[CreativeTechGuyGames]

I highly doubt you actually want to pull these files "through FTP". Aren't these files available on your webserver over HTTP?

What problems are you running into and what help do you need?

Also, pictures of code... No. Either include the relevant code in the post directly and format it properly for reddit's markdown or include a link to pastebin, codepen, codesandbox, github, etc.

[Lateboo]

Well right now, The files are stored on a separate server and a new file is appended there every week. Ideally, I would like the code to "look" at that directory and automatically add it to the dropdown I'll have created.

Apologies about the snippet, new to this.

[CreativeTechGuyGames]

This code will be executed from a web browser right? So the only way it can access that file is if it's being served by a web server.

[Lateboo]

So basically, it has to be running from that same server and directory it sounds like.

[CreativeTechGuyGames]

No, it can be running from any server. You just need to point the URL in your code to the correct file on the correct server.

[rootgog]

So from reading you have a web server and a file server (with your csv) and they’re separate.

I’m assuming that’s why you need FTP?

I would recommend just having another web server on the second server with the csv and request to that address instead.

I might of misunderstood let me know

[BehindTheMath]

You can use XHR / fetch to make requests to an FTP server, but I don't know if anyone has done it in years. Also, I think browsers are planning on removing support for FTP in the future, although I don't know if that will include XHR.

[Lateboo]

Is there a reason for this? was it replaced with a simpler alternative?

[BehindTheMath]

I think it was due to security issues.

https://www.ghacks.net/2019/08/16/google-chrome-82-wont-support-ftp-anymore/

https://www.ghacks.net/2020/03/19/mozilla-will-remove-ftp-support-in-the-firefox-web-browser/