Can Local Javascript Edit/save Files On Same Local Machine? How Using Jquery?

I'm building a little locally run CSS driven site map for auditing a huge intranet site. I've already coded the ability, to bring up a context menu which provides for options to ma

Solution 1:

It is possible to write to the local filesystem using the Filewriter object, as described here: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/file/filesystem/

Solution 2:

I don't think this is possible even in IE's trusted zone, at least not with pure javascript (you may be able to with an activeX control / maybe flash or silverlight with the right trust levels).

It's a slightly different subject, but there is a writeup on HTML 5 local storage which may help for background reading: http://diveintohtml5.ep.io/storage.html