Loading csv file into jQuery?

Question

I have a CSV file that I would like to use as source data for a jQuery flot graph.

Should I:

1. Find a jQuery plugin that will load the CSV file directly?

Answer 1

Use the jQuery CSV plugin to get an array. Build / sort the array however you need for the chart.

jQuery CSV Plugin

It just occured to me you may be thinking of reading a flat CSV file with jQuery. That's not possible. Giving javascript access to the filesystem sounds like a terrible idea. You can always use $.get() to load a file on a server, though.