How to fetch a file with its name (located with in a folder in local machine) and download it in browser with Node.js

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How do I fetch a file from local machine with its file name and dowloand the same in Node.js without using third-party libraries?

I have seen this answer similar to this - How to download a file with Node.js (without using third-party libraries)?

but it shows to download using URL, but I need to fetch and download from my local, is it possible ?

node version I'm using is - 6.10.0

is fs what you're looking for? nodejs.org/api/fs.html you already tagged your question with it so is there something else? — crimson589
– crimson589, Commented Jul 17, 2020 at 5:56
I'm using the older version of node - 6.10.0, will it work with the link you sent? — Mar1009
– Mar1009, Commented Jul 17, 2020 at 5:59
Yes, fs has been part of node from the start. nodejs.org/docs/latest-v6.x/api/fs.html — crimson589
– crimson589, Commented Jul 17, 2020 at 6:21
Confused. Are you asking how to send a file using your browser from the browser's local hard disk to your server? Or are you asking how your server can fetch a file directly from a remote computer with no browser involved? — jfriend00
– jfriend00, Commented Jul 17, 2020 at 6:46

microsaurus_dex · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-17 06:05:57Z

Not sure why you need "download" from your "local" - you're there already no? If you need to read from your local in order to process or move it somewhere look at the File System module https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_file_system

var fileStream = fs.createReadStream(filePath);

then you can do something with that file like upload it elsewhere

s3.upload({ Bucket: bucketName, Key: keyName, Body: fileStream});

hth

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