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Created December 31, 2016 05:55
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Use Javascript to read a text file
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readTextFile.html
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body >
<input type='file' onchange='openFile(event)'><br>
<div id='output'>
</div>
<script>
var openFile = function(event) {
var input = event.target;
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(){
var text = reader.result;
var output = document.getElementById('output');
output.innerText = text;
};
reader.readAsText(input.files[0]);
};
</script>
</body>
</html>
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