Problem while accessing USERPROFILE folder through JavaScript

[jagrutkumar dalwadi]

I am accessing the User profile folder of windows and read one file called test.txt using wscript.shell of Active object.

My question is that it is not working in Mozilla/chrome, but only in IE due to ActiveX object.

Code:

	function ReadProcessFromFile(){
		
		//get the location of file with userprofile
		var wshshell=new ActiveXObject("wscript.shell");//for ie it is working.
		var userprofile=wshshell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%USERPROFILE%");
		var filepath = userprofile+"\\test.txt";
		
		try{
			//read file data
			var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
			var s	= fso.OpenTextFile(filepath, 1, true);
			row = s.ReadAll(); 
			s.Close();	

			//get the list of process seperated by -
			var processList = new Array();
			processList = row.split("-");
			for(i=0;i<processList.length;i++)
			document.write("><br>"+processList[i]);
			
			
		}catch(err){
			alert("File not found..");
			document.write("<br>File not found..");
		}
	}

What should i do to make application cross platform independent?

Provide any idea regarding this.

[Bear Bibeault]

Use a signed applet perhaps?