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Is it possible to retrieve the last modified date of a file using Javascript?

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I have a set of links on a web page that link to PDF forms and .doc forms. These files are not stored in a database, simply stored as they are, locally on the server. Is it possible to retrieve the last modified date of a PDF or DOC file using Javascript? I don't have any specific need to use Javascript, but it is preferable.

UPDATE: Now that I realize that Javascript can't access the filesystem, is there an alternative method?

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answered 15 Years ago latrelllloydb · Accepted Answer

Using the modern fetch method:

var lastMod = null;

fetch(xmlPath).then(r => {

    lastMod = r.headers.get('Last-Modified');

    return r.text();

})