Static File append in formdata to http post angular 7

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Hi,

Hi I am trying to attach a file in formData , attaching file by uploading input type=file is working fine
But in my scenario I am having static file in assets folder so whenever Im trying to post api formData should have file: attachment in order to get access. I am trying on this more than a day still I couldn’t fix this issue.Please someone assist on this.Thanks in advance

let formData = new FormData();    
formData.append('file','../../../../../assets/file.txt');
this.http.post(this.parameter, formData).subscribe(event => {
});

this returns null in formData and seems no attachment happens with this
and another way,

var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
request.open('POST', '../../../../../assets/file.txt', true);
request.send(formData);

this returns 404 not found even though path is correct.

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It seems like you are trying to make an http request to the local file system which isn’t going to work. You will either need to set up a server route to handle the request, or since (i’m assuming) you are using Meteor, you could use a Meteor method call to accomplish this.

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Thanks for the reply @copleykj ., I am trying to attach a local assets file in formData in order to hit my api request. How to create Meteor method for this ? Do we have any way in angular file handling?