File path for loading table

p5.js Beginners
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I have to load a file in a different folder.
the current folder is “FileConverter”, and i have to open at “upload/FDR.csv”

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I try the following code but it doesent work

function preload(){
  
    table = loadTable("../upload/FDR.csv",'csv','header');   
  }

  function setup(){
...
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For privacy & security reasons browsers block any access to files outside the folder where the JS app (its “.html” file) is running! :eye:

For such cases, we can request the user to drop the file onto an element: :droplet:

http://p5js.SketchPad.cc/sp/pad/view/ro.CYTkHWj9smgw8Q/latest

Or open a file dialog: :file_folder:

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