Post by No Time To Play in Reading from an included text file in .zip with index.html file

Viewing post in Reading from an included text file in .zip with index.html file

Your game isn't kept as a zip file on the server. It's unpacked. You can load any file via AJAX, with a relative path.

I get a cross origin request error when I try to use AJAX (XMLHttpRequest) locally on my machine. I would assume that it wouldn't work on itch.io either, Am I right about that? If so, what am I doing wrong?

Like Reply

No Time To Play2 years ago

Of course you're getting that error when opening a local file directly. You need to use a web server. On itch.io you already have one by definition, so it should work.

Like Reply

FricativeMelon2 years ago

Thanks for your help! What would be the best way to be able to run the same code either on my own machine or through itch.io, and have it work either way (if there is one)?

Like Reply

quou2 years ago

Use Apache HTTP Server or something similar to run it from local host.

Like Reply

Colin Kierans2 years ago

This is what I use to turn a folder on my machine into a localhost:3000 site: https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-server

Like Reply