Why can I not use XMLHttpRequest to access a local resource from a local resource ?

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 05:08:03 -0700

Why can I not use XMLHttpRequest to access a local resource from a local resource ? 

Source URL :


file:///F:/Hellenic-Institute/Research/Etheridge/Electronic-Edition/Index.html


Error diagnostic :


Timestamp: 25/03/2014 12:01:55
Error: NS_ERROR_DOM_BAD_URI: Access to restricted URI denied
Source File: 
file:///F:/Hellenic-Institute/Research/Etheridge/Electronic-Edition/Index.html
Line: 264


Relevant code fragment :


        function LoadApparatusCriticus ()
                {
                        var XHR = new XMLHttpRequest ()
                        var URL = 
"../Resources/Production/Texts/Glosses/ApparatusCriticus.html"
                        XHR.open ("GET", URL, false)
                                {
                                        XHR.send(null)
                                }       
                 . . .
                }


Philip Taylor
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