File upload from local computer (for notebooks on WASM or community cloud)

[pepa8004]

Hi,

Is it possible for the app in WASM or the community cloud to upload a file from a disk on the local computer?

I have a CSV file containing some data that the app should then process (performing some statistical calculations and visualizations).

I tried using mo.ui.file_browser. This works fine when running locally, but when I put the notebook on WASM, I see a different filesystem, not my local hard drive.

Is there a solution so that the app/notebook on WASM or the community cloud can browse the local disk (e.g., using mo.ui.file_browser or some other method) and select data to process?

Thanks in advance.

[mscolnick]

You can use mo.ui.file() and let the user upload the file themselves. WASM notebooks don't have permissions to look at the user's files natively (which is intentional for security)