Loading a list of images into an array

[Running Bear]

Does anyone have any advice or ideas on loading an unknown number of files from a directory. I want to pull out all the gif files and load them onto a page using javascript?

so what I need to do is loop through a directory adding the file name to an array where the file type is '.gif' Then loop through the array writting the images into a table.

Cheers Al

[requestcode]

JavaScript can not read directories. You will have to use a Server Side language such as PHP or Perl to accomplish that.

[ez4ne12c]

You could also use ActiveX controls inside a javascript..
it is not very secure..
it only works for IE but technically that would do what you want..
personally if you can use perl or PHP that is much better way to go
ez

[Running Bear]

RequestCode & ez4ne12c,

Thanks for your tips :thumbsup:

Cheers Al

[Graeme Hackston]

If you're using activeX you'll find this function helpful

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/jscolfiles.asp

[Running Bear]

Graeme,

Thanks for the link.

Cheers Al