Depending on what you're trying to do there might be some java or flash applet that will let you do that. Theoretically you could just store the path and tell the applet to open that file.
Your users would have to agree to install the applet and understand the risks. On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 7:50 PM, Jordon Bedwell <envyge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Jordon Bedwell <envyge...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 9:24 PM, sagar p. <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > >> I apologize if I am unclear. My question was to access client's local > >> file system, not the Heroku's. I wonder if your answer still sticks to > >> 'NO'. > > > > This is exactly what my "no, just no" referred to. And not for any > > more reason than it's a huge security risk that you should not throw > > you or your users into unless you absolutely know what you are doing > > and they absolutely understand the risk they are taking. > > To elaborate there are other reasons why the no applies, but this is > the only reason I care about. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- ~ Jeremiah:9:23-24 Android 2D MMORPG: http://solrpg.com/, http://www.youtube.com/user/revoltingx -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
