Read Excel Data With Javascript?

I want to read excel data using javascript. I'm using active xobject method to get it but it won't work for me. The excel file and html files are on my desktop, so the path of the

Solution 1:

In IE9 you can make this work by specifying the complete file system path:

var excel_file = excel.Workbooks.Open("c:/temp/jitender.xlsx");