Browser script to automatically copy a "locked" file from a user's system (Windows)

Question

Hi,

For an automated web-backup solution we're thinking of, how can we access and copy a "locked" file from a user's system onto our webserver? This is of course with the user's permissions.

Just seeking code that demonstrate this.

Added: I know where the file is located, I do NOT want to prompt the user to select the file everytime. It should be that he accesses the website and the site automatically backups the file for him (a first time setup is fine)...

Answer 1

If this is a web app, I sure hope what you want to do isn't actually possible. Imagine the security implications of that.

Answer 2

You could use Java applets: http://www.captain.at/programming/java/